SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A SERIES OF NOVEL INORGANIC MICROPOROUS CRYSTALS,BePO_4-CIn(n=4-7).

A series of novet beryllophosphate zeolites,named BePO_4-CIn(n=4-7), are synthesized hydrothermally and characterized with X-ray powder diffraction,IR spectra,SEM,thermat analysis and ion-exchange.

Sonocatalytic activity of LuFeO_3 crystallites synthesized via a hydrothermal route

LuFeO3 crystallites of different sizes and morphologies were synthesized via a hydrothermal route. The sonocatalytic properties of the as-synthesized samples were investigated by degrading various organic dyes, including acid orange 7 （AOT）, rhodamine B （RhB）, methyl orange （MO）, and methylene blue （MB）, under ultrasonic irradiation, revealing that they exhibit excellent sonocatalytic activity toward the degradation of these dyes. Particularly, the synthesized bar-like particles with lengths of-3 μm and widths of-1μm have the highest sonocatalytic activity, and the degradation percentage of AO7 reaches 89% after 30 min of sonocatalysis. The effects of inorganic anions such as CI-, NO3-, SO42-, PO43-, and HCO3- on the sonocatalysis efficiency were investigated. Hydroxyl radicals （·OH） detected by fiuorimetry using terephthalic acid as a probe molecule were found to be produced over the ultrasonic-irradiated LuFeO3 particles. The addition of ethanol, which acts as a· OH scavenger, leads to quenching of ＂OH radicals and a simultaneous decrease in the dye degrada- tion. This suggests that ＂OH is the dominant active species responsible for the dye degradation.

Hydrothermal synthesis and optical properties of Zn_(1-x)Mn_xS nanorods

Zn1-xMnxS （x = 0-0.05） nanorods were successfully synthesized through a hydrothermal route. The morphology, composition and microstructure of Zn1-xMnxS nanorods were characterized respectively by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and Raman spectrometer. The optical properties of Zn1-xMnxS nanorods were determineded by UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy and photo- luminescence （PL） emission spectroscopy. The results show that the introduction of Mn^2＋ on interstitial sites in ZnS lattice has significant influence on the Raman spectra, UV-Vis absorption spectra and PL emis- sion spectra. With the increase of Mn^2＋, the lengths of the sampled nanorods become shorter and the morphologies of the products show disorder accompanied by some nanoparticles. The absorption band edge shifts to longer wavelength. The intensity of the ZnS-related emission gradually becomes weaker, whereas, the Mn^2＋-related broad emission spectra located at 580 nm gradually red-shifts and increases. Occupation of Zn^2＋ sites in the lattice by Mn^2＋ ions results in lattice distortion and influences the energy level structure of ZnS. The Mn doping is found responsible for the changes in the defect-related emission of the ZnS nanorods.

Controlled preparation and self-assembly of NdVO_4 nanocrystals

Phase-pure t-NdVO_4 nanocrystals with different shapes have been synthesized by facile and repeatable hydrothermal methods. The as-synthesized t-NdVO_4 nanoparticles were characterized by various techniques of X-ray diffraction（XRD）. scanning electron microscope（SEM） and transmission electron microscope（TEM）. The growth process and assembly behavior of t-NdVO_4 nanorod arrays were investigated. The results show that the morphology of t-NdV04 nanocrystals is greatly related to the pH value of precursor solution and that strong basic solution is not in favor of the formation of t-NdVO_4 nanoparticles. Due to the strong adhesive action and stabilization of OH^-ions to some crystal faces of NdVO_4, neodymium vanadate crystallite grows into oriented short nanorods and then into nanorod arrays. The shape, crystalline and dimension of NdVO_4 nanocrystals can be effectively governed in our work.