The Dynamic Mechanisms for the Formation of Primary Metal Zoning of Cassiterite-Sulfide Deposits in the Gejiu Metallogenic Province, Yunnan

Copper and tin in cassiterite-sulfide deposits of the Gejiu metallogenic province are intimately associatedand show peculiar primary metal zoning. The authors made use of computer techniques to simulatenumerically the zoning of these ore deposits. The study shows that the regular spatial zoning probably resultedfrom the succession of multiple, intermittent and pulsatory mineralizations, The successive transports with di-verse velocities along channelways of the ore-forming solutions, taking place under conditions of definite dif-ference between metal concentrations, in solutions and wallrocks, followed by differential deposition, consti-tute possible dynamic mechanisms for the primary metal zoning.

Formation of Ultrafine Metal Particles and Metal Oxide Precursor on Anodized Al by Electrolysis Deposition

Nickel was deposited by ac electrolysis deposition in the pores of the porous oxide film of Al produced by anodizing in phosphoric acid. Ultrafine rod-shaped Ni particles were formed in the pores. At the same time a film of Ni oxide precursor was developed on the surface of the porous oxide film. The Ni particles and the Ni oxide precursor were examined by SEM, TEM and X-ray diffraction. The thickness of the barrier layer of the porous oxide film was thin and it attributed to the formation of the metal particles, while the formation of the oxide precursor was associated with the surface pits which were developed in the pretreatment of Al.

A detailed study of metallic glass formation in copper-hafnium-titanium alloys

Recently we have reported a number of bulk glass forming compositions in the CuHf-Ti system,with the critical thickness for complete glass formation,dc,ranging from 2 mm to 4 mm.In order to improve the glass forming ability （GFA） getting even larger dc,the prevailing approach is to use complex multicomponent systems.This strategy has been investigated by us for the Cu-Hf-Ti bulk glass forming alloy Cu55Hf25Ti20 using 〉1 at.pct additions of B,Y,Nb,Ta,Al,Mn,Si or V but with no significant improvement in the GFA.Clearly,it is necessary,in order to utilise the full potential of the base ternary system,to identify the best glass-forming compositions as a basis for extending the search into multi-dimensional compositional space.Thus,CuxHfyTiz alloys,where x=（40-70） at.pct,y=（5-30） at.pct,and z=（10-36） at.pct,were prepared by melt spinning andcopper mould suction-casting.The composition dependence of the GFA for the Cu-Hf-Ti alloys,as measured by dc for rod and ribbon samples,is reported over the composition range given above.

Defect energetics and magnetic properties of 3d-transition-metal-doped topological crystalline insulator SnTe

The introduction of magnetism in SnTe-class topological crystalline insulators is a challenging subject with great importance in the quantum device applications. Based on the first-principles calculations, we have studied the defect energetics and magnetic properties of 3d transition-metal(TM)-doped SnTe. We find that the doped TM atoms prefer to stay in the neutral states and have comparatively high formation energies, suggesting that the uniform TMdoping in SnTe with a higher concentration will be difficult unless clustering. In the dilute doping regime, all the magnetic TMatoms are in the high-spin states, indicating that the spin splitting energy of 3d TM is stronger than the crystal splitting energy of the SnTe ligand. Importantly, Mn-doped SnTe has relatively low defect formation energy, largest local magnetic moment, and no defect levels in the bulk gap, suggesting that Mn is a promising magnetic dopant to realize the magnetic order for the theoretically-proposed large-Chern-number quantum anomalous Hall effect(QAHE) in SnTe.

Langmuir-Blodgett film formation of rare-earth metal di-,triphthalocyanine complexes and observation of their thin film by means of TEM and STM

Three different kinds of rare-earth metal phthalocyanine complexes(Pc_2LuH,Pc_3Gd_2, R_(12) Pc_3Dy_2)were synthesized.Their ultra-thin films were prepared by the Langmuir-Blodgett techni- que.Crystallites were observed in Langmuir film of Pc_3Gd_2 by means of transmission electron micros- copy.The limiting molecular areas of the phthalocyanine derivatives on pure water increased in the order mono-,di-and triphthalocyanine,implying that these phthalocyanine molecules are stacked with a face-to-face orientation and edge-on to the water surface.By using scanning tunneling mic- roscopy individual molecules of lutetium diphthalocyanine adsorbed on graphite surfaces were imaged for the first time.

Detailed magnetic study on the formato-bridged MOFs with anion-tunable magnetic properties

Detailed studies of the structures, magnetic properties and photodimerization of a series of formato-bridged MOFs with the general formula M2(HCOO)3(4,4'-bpe)3(H20)3(X) (4,4'-bpe = 4,4'-bipyridylethylene, M = Mn (l-X-), X- = CIO4, NO3, BF4, I-, Br-; M = Co (2-X-), X- = C104, NO3; M = Zn (3-X-), X- = NO3) were reported. Careful magnetic measurements on an ori- ented single crystal of 1-C104 determined the spin-flop magnetic phase diagram and some intrinsic parameters, such as the in- tralayer coupling d, the anisotropy field HA and the exchange field HE. Different anions can remarkably tune the magnetic properties of l-X-, especially the critical fields of the spin-flop transition. Compound 2-C104 remained paramagnetic down to 2K.

Bulk scale production of carbon nanofibers in an economical way

An economical route for the scalable production of carbon nanofibers （CNFs） on a sodium chloride support has been developed. CNFs have been synthesized by chemical vapor deposition （CVD） method by using metal formate as catalyst precursors at 680℃. Products were characterized by SEM, TEM, Raman spectroscopy and XRD method. By thermal analysis, the purity of the as grown products and purified products were determined. This method avoids calcination and reduction process which was employed in commercial catalysts such as metal oxide or nitrate. The problems such as detrimental effect, environmental and even cost have been overcome by using sodium chloride as support. The yield of CNFs up to 7800 wt.% relative to the nickel catalyst has been achieved in the growth time of 15 min. The advantage of this synthesis technique is the simplicity and use of easily available low cost precursors.

Amorphization of Ni_(61)Nb_(39) Alloy by Laser Surface Treatment

The surface of Ni_（61）Nb_（39） crystalline ingot was treated by laser surface melting with different processing parameters.A fully amorphous layer with a thickness of approximately 10μm could be produced on the top surface under optimal parameters.An amorphous-crystalline composite layer with the depth from 10 to 50μm,consisting of amorphous matrix and intermetallic phases of Ni_3 Nb and Ni_6Nb_7,could be formed.The micro-hardness（about 831HV）of the treated surface was remarkably improved by nearly 100% compared with the value of the crystalline substrate caused by the formation of the fully amorphous structure.A finite volume simulation was adopted to evaluate the temperature distribution in the laser-affected zone of Ni_（61）Nb_（39） alloys and to reveal the mechanism of glass formation in the laser-affected zone.