Reaction mechanism of lanthanum nitrate-doped Mo–La material during solid–liquid spray doping processing

At three critical temperatures which were obtained by thermo-gravimetry-differential thermal analysis–differential scanning calorimetry（TG/DTG/DSC）curves of lanthanum nitrate crystal, the air thermal decomposition experiments and solid–liquid spray doping simulation procedures of lanthanum nitrate crystal were carried out, and their products were analyzed by X-ray diffraction（XRD）. Meanwhile, the spray doping processing of Mo O2–50 wt% La（NO3）3composite powder was undergone with lanthanum nitrate solution as the dopant,and doped Mo O2powder was analyzed by XRD. The results demonstrate that during the traditional solid–liquid spray doping processing, lanthanum nitrate, in the form of either crystal or aqueous solution, would be converted into La（NO3）3á4H2O by the dehydration reaction, rather than be decomposed to La2O3and NO or NO2. Therefore, it is inferred that the oxynitride gas produced from the process is attributed to the decomposition of residual HNO3in lanthanum nitrate crystal. The source of HNO3is supported by the chemical composition of lanthanum nitrate crystal.

INFLUENCE OF DOPING COMPONENT ON THE SOL-GEL PROCESS

Si-29 and Li-7 NMR have been used to study the sol-gel process. It has been found that the doping components (such as TlNO3, LiNO2, and Cd(NO3)(2)) could promote the hydrolysis and condensation reactions and their ratio, thus they could influence the gelation time. The lithium species has been demonstrated to remain as free hydration. ions during the whole sot-gel process and not to participate in forming the inorganic network.

Synthesis and Characterization of Cubic Zinc Titanate Doped with Lithium

Cubic （Zn,Li）TiO3 powders were synthesized through a modified sol-gel route including the Pechini process via a three-step heat treatment.The as-synthesized （Zn,Li）TiO3 could be stable up to 1000 °C.The dielectric constant and dielectric loss tangent of all the synthesized （Zn,Li）TiO3 samples at different measurement frequencies showed the similar tendency.At the same frequency,the dielectric constant and the dielectric loss tangent of （Zn,Li）TiO3 samples decreased and increased,respectively,with the lithium doping content increase.The as-prepared （Zn,Li）TiO3 showed improved microwave dielectric properties,and its maximum value of quality factor could reach 34000 GHz.

Optical properties and dynamic process in metal ions doped on CdSe quantum dots sensitized solar cells

In recent years, the nanostructure for solar cells have attracted considerable attention from scientists as a result of a promising candidate for low cost devices. In this work, quantum dots sensitized solar cells with effective performance based on a co-sensitized Cd S∕Cd Se：Mn2＋（or Cu2＋） nanocrystal, which was made by successive ionic layer absorption and reaction, are discussed. The optical, physical, chemical, and photovoltaic properties of quantum dots sensitized solar cells were sensitized to Mn2＋and Cu2＋dopants. Therefore, the short current（JSC）of the quantum dot sensitized solar cells is boosted dramatically from 12.351 mA∕cm2 for pure Cd Se nanoparticles to 18.990 mA∕cm2 for Mn2＋ions and 19.915 mA∕cm2 for Cu2＋ions. Actually, metal dopant extended the band gap of pure Cd Se nanoparticles, reduced recombination, enhanced the efficiency of devices, and improved the charge transfer and collection. In addition, Mn2＋and Cu2＋dopants rose to the level of the conduction band of pure Cd Se nanoparticles, which leads to the reduction of the charge recombination, enhances the lightharvesting efficiency, and improves the charge diffusion and collection. The results also were confirmed by the obtained experimental data of photoluminescence decay and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

Characterization and Electrochemical Properties of Nanostructured Zr-Doped Anatase TiO_2 Tubes Synthesized by Sol–Gel Template Route

A series of nanostructured Zr-doped anatase TiO_2 tubes with the Zr/Ti molar ratio of 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, and0.09 were prepared by a sol–gel technology on a carbon fiber template. The electrochemical performance of Zr-doped anatase TiO_2 as anodes for rechargeable lithium batteries was investigated and compared with undoped titania. Tests represented that after 35-fold charge/discharge cycling at C/10 the reversible capacity of Zr-doped titania（Zr/Ti = 0.03） reaches 135 m A h g^（-1）, while the capacity of undoped titania（Zr/Ti = 0） yielded only 50 m A h g^（-1）. Based on the results of the physicochemical investigation, three reasons of improving electrochemical performance of Zr-doped titania were suggested. According to the scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, Zr^（4＋） doping induces a decrease in nanoparticle size, which facilitates the Li＋diffusion. The Raman investigations show the more open structure of Zr-doped TiO_2 as compared to undoped titania due to changing of the unit cell parameters, that significantly affects on the reversibility of the insertion/extraction process. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy results indicate that substitution of Zr^（4＋） for Ti^（4＋） into anatase TiO_2 has favorable effects on the conductivity.