[Cs_(6)Cl][Ga_(5)GeQ_(12)](Q=S,Se):two novel porous layered chalcohalides exhibiting two-band emission and ion exchange properties

The salt-inclusion materials have drawn significant attention for their manifold structural chemistry and novel physical/chemical properties.Herein,two new salt-inclusion chalcohalides,[Cs_(6)Cl][Ga_(5)GeQ_(12)](Q=S,Se),have been discovered via hightemperature flux methods.The two isostructural compounds are constructed by porous[Ga_(5)GeQ_(12)]^(5−)layers with[ClCs_(6)]^(5+)octahedra filled in the holes.The[Ga_(5)GeQ_(12)]^(5−)layer is composed of the honeycomb-like(Ga/Ge)_(18)Q_(42)rings containing(Ga/Ge)_(3)Q_(9)trimer as basic unit.The band gaps of the two compounds are 3.90 and 2.89 eV,respectively.[Cs_(6)Cl][Ga_(5)GeS_(12)]exhibits interesting two-band emission properties which are related to the intermediate-band electronic structure revealed by density functional theory(DFT)calculations.Owing to the porous layered structure,[Cs_(6)Cl][Ga_(5)GeS_(12)]exhibits topological ion exchange ability towards Cd^(2+)ions with the maximum sorption capacity of 250 mg/g and high distribution coefficient(Kd)near 106 mL/g.This work further enriches the structural diversity of salt-inclusion materials and extends their potential application range to ion exchange adsorption.

Thermal Characterization of Lauric Acid and Stearic Acid Binary Eutectic Mixture in Latent Heat Thermal Storage Systems with Tube and Fins

In order to obtain the suitable phase change material（PCM） with low phase change temperature and improve its heat transfer rate, experimental investigation was conducted. Firstly, different mass ratios of lauric acid（LA） and stearic acid（SA） eutectic mixtures were prepared and characterized by differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）. Then, the performance of eutectic mixture during charging process under different fin widths in vertical condition, and performance during charging and discharging processes under different inlet temperature heat transfer fluid（HTF） in horizontal condition were investigated, respectively. The results revealed that the LA-SA eutectic mixture had the suitable phase change temperature and desired latent heat for low-temperature water floor heating system. Wide fins and high inlet temperature HTF significantly enhanced the transfer rate and decreased the melting time.

Morita Context and Morita—Like Equivalence for the xst—Rings

The notion of the xst-rings was introduced by García and Marín [5] in 1999. In this paper, we consider Morita context, Morita-like equivalence and the exchange property for the xst-rings. The results of the first Morita theorem are generalized to the xst-rings. So we obtain an important Morita-like equivalence of the xst-rings, from which, as an immediate consequence, we deduce the main result of Xu-Shum-Turner [4] and the standard Morita equivalence, A ～ Mn(A), for a unital ring A. Moreover, we describe the properties of those well-known intermediate matrix rings, and show that the exchange property of a unital ring A coincides with the one for any Mn(A) as well as any intermediate matrix ring sitting between FM&(A) and FC&(A), which is an extension of a well-known result obtained by Nicholson [7].

High-efficient Synthesis of Zeolite LTA via a Wet-gel Crystallization Route

Zeolite LTA has been largely used as good adsorbent and detergent builder with a huge amount of demand Numerous efforts have been devoted to the exploration of new synthetic methods for preparing zeolites more conve- niently and efficiently. Herein, we reported a wet-gel crystallization route to synthesize zeolite LTA from simple filtration of the initial reaction mixture followed by heating for crystallization. The products were characterized in detail by means of X-ray diffraction, Raman spectra, scanning electron microscopy and elemental analysis. The yields of the solid products were also investigated, which suggested that the wet-gel method afforded an obvious improve- ment of products yield compared with the conventional synthesis route. For application as detergent builder, the cal- cium ion exchange rates of the wet-gel synthesized zeolites were similar with that of conventional LTA zeolites. Therefore the wet-gel route would be potentially important in industry due to its advantages of easy-performing, high-yielding and energy-saving.