Solvothermal Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Material, Fe_2O(OH)(C_5H_4NCOO)SO_4

A novel inorganic organic hybrid material, Fe 2O(OH)(C 5H 4 ~NCOO)SO 4 was synthesized via solvothermal route using a reaction of FeCl 3·6H 2O, KCNS, and 4 cyanopyridine in aqueous solution of H 2O 2 and ethanol at 130 ℃ for 3 d. The compound crystallized in monoclinic space group P 2 1, with cell parameters a =0 73850(15) nm, b =0 65100(13) nm, c =1 0546(2) nm, β =90 36(3)°, V =0 50700(18) nm 3 and Z =2. The structure is constructed with inorganic layered [Fe 2O(OH)SO 4] + cations linked by organic (C 5H 4NCOO) - anions. The compound is thermally stable up to approximately 240 ℃.

Optical Waveguides from Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials

Organic/inorganic material has attracted great attentions because its importance as photonic materials. We report on our recent results on organic/inorganic hybrid sol-gel materials and optical waveguides like splitter, thermo-optic switch and micro-cavity laser.

Recent progress on advanced transmission electron microscopy characterization for halide perovskite semiconductors

Halide perovskites are strategically important in the field of energy materials. Along with the rapid development of the materials and related devices, there is an urgent need to understand the structure–property relationship from nanoscale to atomic scale. Much effort has been made in the past few years to overcome the difficulty of imaging limited by electron dose,and to further extend the investigation towards operando conditions. This review is dedicated to recent studies of advanced transmission electron microscopy(TEM) characterizations for halide perovskites. The irradiation damage caused by the interaction of electron beams and perovskites under conventional imaging conditions are first summarized and discussed. Low-dose TEM is then discussed, including electron diffraction and emerging techniques for high-resolution TEM(HRTEM) imaging. Atomic-resolution imaging, defects identification and chemical mapping on halide perovskites are reviewed. Cryo-TEM for halide perovskites is discussed, since it can readily suppress irradiation damage and has been rapidly developed in the past few years. Finally, the applications of in-situ TEM in the degradation study of perovskites under environmental conditions such as heating,biasing, light illumination and humidity are reviewed. More applications of emerging TEM characterizations are foreseen in the coming future, unveiling the structural origin of halide perovskite’s unique properties and degradation mechanism under operando conditions, so to assist the design of a more efficient and robust energy material.

Boron Oxide Glasses and Nanocomposites: Synthetic, Structural and Statistical Approach

Three different precursors of boron-aqua and glycerol solutions of boric acid and ethanol solution of trimethyl borate were used for the preparation of organic–inorganic advanced materials. The films and bulk materials samples were heat treated at 100, 400, 800？C for 2 h. The hybrid samples were stable and transparent until 100？C. The further increase of temperature to 400？C led to destruction of samples, and at 800？C they were molten. The structural changes during the pyrolysis were studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, differential thermal analysis, and X-ray diffraction. Details of surface morphology were observed by scanning electron microscopy. The obtained BO_3 and BO_4 groups were identified in the molten materials after pyrolysis. The quantities and order of borate structural units as well as residual carbon in the networks depended on boron precursor type. PVA/PEG/B_2O_3 hybrid materials were proved to be appropriate precursors for synthesizing borate and carboborate glass and carbon/borate glass nanocomposites. To access the impact of the experimental conditions on the structural changes of the nanocomposites, cluster analysis of the IR-spectral data was used as a classification method.