The chemical kinetics of the monoesterification between terephthalic acid(TPA)and 1,4-butanediol (BDO)catalyzed by a metallo-organic compound was studied using the initial rate method.The experiments were carried out ...The chemical kinetics of the monoesterification between terephthalic acid(TPA)and 1,4-butanediol (BDO)catalyzed by a metallo-organic compound was studied using the initial rate method.The experiments were carried out in the temperature range of 463-483 K,and butylhydroxyoxo-stannane(BuSnOOH)and tetrabutyl titanate[Ti(OBu)4]were used as catalyst respectively.The initial rates of the reaction catalyzed by BuSnOOH or Ti(OBu)4 were measured at a series of initial concentrations of BDO(or TPA)with the concentration of TPA(or BDO)kept constant.The reaction orders of reagents were determined by the initial rate method.The results indicate that the reaction order for TPA is related with the species of catalyst and it is 2 and 0.7 for BuSnOOH and Ti(OBu)4 respectively.However,the order for BDO is the same 0.9 for the two catalysts.Furthermore,the effects of temperature and catalyst concentration are investigated,and the activation energies and the reaction rate constants for the two catalysts were determined.展开更多
PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol) is a water soluble organic dielectric, easily solution processed to fabricate films by spin coating, dip coating or inkjet printing. It has been used as a dielectric layer in OTFTs (organic ...PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol) is a water soluble organic dielectric, easily solution processed to fabricate films by spin coating, dip coating or inkjet printing. It has been used as a dielectric layer in OTFTs (organic thin film transistors), and its dielectric constant is around 3.5-10. For OTFTs operating at lower voltage, it is desirable to increase the dielectric constant. Here, we report a technique to incorporate upto 50 wt% of TiO2 nanoparticles (15-25 nm) in PVA to increase its dielectric constant. Rutile phase of TiO2 is used, because of its higher dielectric constant (e = 114) compared to anatase phase (E = 31). We have made inks containing 10 and 50 wt% (of PVA) TiO2 nanoparticles, which is stable upto six months. PVA-TiO2 dispersions and PVA (without TiO2) were spin coated on indium tin oxide coated polyethylene terephthalate substrate. Film structure was studied using SEM (scanning electron microscopy). Absorption study of the films confirms presence of TiO2 nanoparticles. M-I-M capacitors were fabricated by thermally evaporating aluminium on top of the dielectric films. We observed enhancement in dielectric constant by a factor of 2 for PVA containing 50 wt% TiO2 in comparison to PVA's dielectric constant. There is no concomitant increase in the leakage current.展开更多
文摘The chemical kinetics of the monoesterification between terephthalic acid(TPA)and 1,4-butanediol (BDO)catalyzed by a metallo-organic compound was studied using the initial rate method.The experiments were carried out in the temperature range of 463-483 K,and butylhydroxyoxo-stannane(BuSnOOH)and tetrabutyl titanate[Ti(OBu)4]were used as catalyst respectively.The initial rates of the reaction catalyzed by BuSnOOH or Ti(OBu)4 were measured at a series of initial concentrations of BDO(or TPA)with the concentration of TPA(or BDO)kept constant.The reaction orders of reagents were determined by the initial rate method.The results indicate that the reaction order for TPA is related with the species of catalyst and it is 2 and 0.7 for BuSnOOH and Ti(OBu)4 respectively.However,the order for BDO is the same 0.9 for the two catalysts.Furthermore,the effects of temperature and catalyst concentration are investigated,and the activation energies and the reaction rate constants for the two catalysts were determined.
文摘PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol) is a water soluble organic dielectric, easily solution processed to fabricate films by spin coating, dip coating or inkjet printing. It has been used as a dielectric layer in OTFTs (organic thin film transistors), and its dielectric constant is around 3.5-10. For OTFTs operating at lower voltage, it is desirable to increase the dielectric constant. Here, we report a technique to incorporate upto 50 wt% of TiO2 nanoparticles (15-25 nm) in PVA to increase its dielectric constant. Rutile phase of TiO2 is used, because of its higher dielectric constant (e = 114) compared to anatase phase (E = 31). We have made inks containing 10 and 50 wt% (of PVA) TiO2 nanoparticles, which is stable upto six months. PVA-TiO2 dispersions and PVA (without TiO2) were spin coated on indium tin oxide coated polyethylene terephthalate substrate. Film structure was studied using SEM (scanning electron microscopy). Absorption study of the films confirms presence of TiO2 nanoparticles. M-I-M capacitors were fabricated by thermally evaporating aluminium on top of the dielectric films. We observed enhancement in dielectric constant by a factor of 2 for PVA containing 50 wt% TiO2 in comparison to PVA's dielectric constant. There is no concomitant increase in the leakage current.