纳米硅-氧化硅薄膜的XPS测量

利用XPS能很好地分辨出硅基纳米硅 氧化硅膜层中的n Si和n SiO2 。对Si2 p峰进行的拟合处理 ,可计算出n Si和n SiO2 的含量 ,其结果与RF 磁控溅射沉积薄膜中所用的复合靶Si和SiO2 的面积比基本一致。

反应蒸发沉积的纳米硅氧化硅薄膜的发光及其氧的存在形态

通过改变蒸发源、衬底温度和氧的流量 ,用反应蒸发法制备了不同晶粒尺寸的Si/SiOx 薄膜。用X射线衍射、X光电子能谱和红外光谱分别测试了薄膜的结构、组分及氧在薄膜中的存在形态。实验发现氧的存在形态与蒸发条件密切相关 :对以硅为蒸发源的样品 ,衬底温度较低时 ,以间隙氧形态存在。随着衬底温度的升高 ,SiOx 量逐渐增多 ,间隙氧逐渐减少 ,72 0℃以上产生SiO2 。氧流量的增加有利于间隙氧的生成和氧含量的增加 ;对以SiO为蒸发源的样品 ,衬底温度较低时 ,主要以间隙氧的形态存在 ,同时存在SiO2 和SiOx。随着衬底温度的升高 ,有利于SiOx 和SiO2 的增加。 80 0℃退火后 ,SiOx 增多 ,同时产生大量SiO2 白硅石。荧光光谱表明 :薄膜的发光跟氧的存在形态密切相关 ,其可能原因是纳米硅被大量宽禁带的SiO2 或SiOx基体包裹所产生的量子效应。

Effects of nano-SiO_2 on reinforcing and toughening polypropylene

SiO2 nano particle, through surface modification by silicane coupling agent KH-570, was successfully applied to make nano SiO2/PP composite material by the melt-out blending process with twin-screw extruder. Effects of nano SiO2on the reinforcing and toughening of PP were studied by analyzing the material impact broken fracture, the crystal structure and the diameter of SiO2nano particle using SEM, XRD and TEM, respectively. Results showed that the impact strength and the tensile strength of nano SiO2/PP composite material were improved apparently; the impact strength of PP was fracture was increased to 67% when the nano SiO2 content was 4%; while the nano SiO2 particle upon surface treatment will impose obvious heterogeneous nucleation function over PP crystal.

Synthesis of Waterborne Polyurethane Modified by Nano-SiO_2 Silicone and Properties of the WPU Coated RDX

A series of nano silica/silicone modified waterborne polyurethane(WPU) have been synthesized from polytetramethylene glycol and isophorone diisocyanate, dihydroxymethyl propionic acid and triethylamine, ethylenediamine, trimethylolpropane, nano-SiO2 and the silane coupling agent KH550. The effect of the dosage of nano-SiO2 on the WPU-Si membrane and the coated RDX(cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine) particles have been studied in terms of their surface properties, mechanical properties, and thermal stability. The results showed that with the increase of Si content, the stability of the emulsion reduced gradually. The material with more Si content displayed an increased thermodynamic stability, an increased high temperature resistance, an increased tensile strength and a decreased elongation at break. With the increase of Si content, the surface tension of the material decreased, the bibulous rate reduced, and the contact angle increased gradually, so that the surface tension of the polyurethane and RDX are close to each other which could improve the performance of coating.

Preparation and Characterization of Nanosized Al-MCM-41 Using Different Silica Sources

Silica sources influence different aspects of Al-MCM-41 product. The crystallinity of nanosized Al-MCM-41 zeolites prepared crystallization and lead to change in the properties of the final from precursors mixtures containing different silica sources, e.g. tetraethylorthosilicate （TEOS）, colloidal silica （CS）, silicic acid （SA） and fumed silica （FS） have been studied. The produced samples are investigated using XRD, SEM, FT-IR, pyridine adsorption and N2 physisorption. XRD results show that the products obtained from different silica sources are in Al-MCM-41 phase. SEM results show that silica sources influence the produced Al-MCM-41 shape. Using silicic acid leads to formation of spherical crystals, TEOS gives cubical crystals, colloidal silica forms spherical crystals with smaller aggregated, and fumed silica gives rounded crystals. N2 physisorption results show that silica sources influence pore-diameter and pore-volume of the produced Al-MCM-41 ; the pore diameter of the produced Al-MCM-41 in case of colloidal silica, TEOS, fumed silica, and silicic acid are 12, 20, 15, and 17A respectively. Also, the pore volume of the produced AI-MCM-41 in case of colloidal silica, TEOS, fumed silica and silicic acid are 0.78, 0.71, 0.76, and 0.8 cm^3/gm, respectively.

Synthesis and Characterization of Modified Epoxy Resins by Silicic Acid Tetraethyl Ester and Nano-SiO_2

A kind of modified epoxy resins was obtained by condensation of epoxy resin with silicic acid tetraethyl ester（TEOS） and nano-SiO2. The reactions were performed with hydrochloric acid as a catalyst at 63 ℃. The structure, thermal stability and morphological characteristics of the modified epoxy resins were studied through infrared spectra（FT-IR） analysis, thermogravimetric（TG） analysis and scanning electron microscopy respectively. It has been found from the IR and TG study that modified epoxy resins have greater thermal stability than epoxy resins, and its thermal stability has been improved by the formation of inter-crosslinked network structure. The modified epoxy resins exhibit heterogeneous morphology and heterogeneity increases with more TEOS feeding, which in turn confirms the formation of inter-crosslinked network structure in modified epoxy resins.

Nano-indentation profiles of intrinsic hardness and modulus of films based on silsesquioxane modified with titanium tetrabutoxide

This study is to analyze the influence of the modifier, 5～25 wt % titanium tetrabutoxide (TBO), on the hardness and elastic modulus of the films based on SSO deriving from hydrolytic condensation of (3-glycidoxypropyl)trimethoxysilane (GPMS) and vinyltrimethoxysilane (VMS), by the continuous stiffness measurement (CSM) technique of an instrumented-indentation testing (IIT) device. Films were synthesized by adding the stoichiometric amount of ethylenediamine (EDA) and benzoyl proxide (BPO) to SSO solutions in ethanol, dip-coating over glass substrates, and curing using an appropriate thermal cycle. Intrinsic values of hardness and elastic modulus were determined with the average values in “plateau region” from “four-layer” explanation. And the brittle index of the modified coating systems was analyzed.

The effect of SiO_2 particle size on iron based F–T synthesis catalysts

The effect of particle size of silica, as catalyst binder, on the chemical and mechanical properties of iron based FT catalyst was studied in this work. The samples were characterized using XRD, BET, TEM, FT-IR, and H2-TPR, re- spectively. The attrition resistance and the FT activity were tested. Si-8-Si-15 catalysts prepared with 8-15 nm silica sol show good attrition resistance （attrition loss 〈 4%）, especially Si-13 with an attrition loss of 1.89%. He- matite appeared in XRD patterns when silica sol above 15 nm is used. TEM micrographs show that no obvious SiO2 particles appear when silica sol particle with size less than 8 nm was used, but SiO2 particles coated with small ferrihydrite particles appear when silica sol above 8 nm was used. Si-O-Si vibration peak in FT-IR spectra increases with increasing silica sol size. Samples prepared with silica sol show good stability of FT reactions, and the average molecular weight of FT products increases with the increase of SiO2 particle.

Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for the Analytical Extraction of Triphenyltin from Water

A rapid, precise, sensitive and simple method has been developed for the extraction and determination of TPT （triphenyltin）, DPT （diphenyltin） and MPT （monophenyltin） in seawater samples. The procedure is based on the use of the dual functionalization of mesoporous silica with diol and Cl6 alkane groups for the collection of TPT and its derivatives, DPT and MPT, from seawater samples, followed by ethylation of the target matrices using sodium tetraethylborate （NaBEt4） and quantification by gas chromatography with pulsed flame photometric detection. The modified extraction method replaces conventional solid- and liquid-phase extraction with solid dispersion of silica nanoparticles. The partitioning of the analyte between a carefully size-selected silica nanoparticles （solid phase） and a liquid phase occurs as the solid moves through the sample as a colloidal sol. By tailoring the size of the particles to approximately 250 nm in diameter, they can be easily dispersed in aqueous solution, without the need for any mechanical or hand shaking and the solid can then be readily recovered, together with the analytes, by simple filtration or centrifugation. Recoveries of TPT, DPT and MPT chloride spiked matrices rang from 87.3±1.1 to 98.1±1.3 in seawater samples （n = I 1 samples）. The limit of detection obtained was typically in the range of 0.1-3 ng Sn/L. The proposed method shows excellent linearity in the range of 0.5-2 ng Sn/L and good repeatability （RSD 〈 5% at 0.02 ng TPT （as Sn）/L）. The method performance is demonstrated with real seawater samples.

Rapid, cost-effective DNA quantification via a visuallydetectable aggregation of superparamagnetic silicamagnetite nanoparticles

DNA and silica-coated magnetic particles entangle and form visible aggregates under chaotropic conditions with a rotating magnetic field, in a manner that enables quantification of DNA by image analysis. As a means of exploring the mechanism of this DNA quantitation assay, nanoscale SiO2-coated Fe304 （Fe3O4@SiO2） particles are synthesized via a solvothermal method. Characterization of the particles defines them to be -200 nm in diameter with a large surface area （141.89 m2/g）, possessing superparamagnetic properties and exhibiting high saturation magnetization （38 emu/g）. The synthesized Fe3O4@SiO2 nanoparticles are exploited in the DNA quantification assay and, as predicted, the nanoparticles provide better sensitivity than commercial microscale Dynabeads for quantifying DNA, with a detection limit of 4 kilobase-pair fragments of human DNA. Their utility is proven using nanoparticle DNA quantification to guide efficient polymerase chain reaction （PCR） amplification of short tandem repeat loci for human identification.

Hollow mesoporous Ia3d silica nanospheres with single- unit-cell-thick shell： Spontaneous formation and drug delivery application

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles （MSNs） are promising for drug delivery and other biomedical applications owing to their excellent chemical stability and biocompatibility. For these applications, a hollow morphology with thin shell and open mesopores is preferred for MSNs in order to maximize the loading capacity of drugs. Herein we report a novel and direct synthesis of such an ideal drug delivery system in a dilute and alkaline solution of benzylcetyl- dimethylammonium chloride and diethylene glycol hexadecyl ether. The mixed surfactants can guide the formation of MSNs with cubic Ia3d mesostructure, and at a concentration of sodium hydroxide between 9.8 and 13.5 mM, hollow MSNs with uniform sizes of 90-120 nm and a single-unit-cell-thick shell are formed. A mechanism for the formation of the hollow Ia3d MSNs, designated as MMT-2, is proposed based on in situ small-angle X-ray scattering measurements and other analyses. MMT-2 exhibits much higher loading capacity of ibuprofen and degrades faster in simulated body fluid and phosphate buffered saline than non-hollow MSNs. The degradation of MMT-2 can be significantly retarded by modification with polyethylene glycol. More interestingly, the degradation of MMT-2 involves fragmentation instead of void formation, a phenomenon beneficial for their elimination. The results demonstrate the uniqueness of the hollow Ia3d MSNs and the great potential of the material for drug delivery and biomedical applications.