Synthesis of Nanostructured Erbium Oxides and Investigation of Influence Oxides on the Immune System and of Some Animal Tissues

Nanostructured erbium oxides （Er2O3） with coherent scattering length 26, 31, 62 and 65 nm were obtained using as a precursor of erbium chloride and erbium oleate. The influences of Er203 on the immune system and some animal tissues were carried out. The experiments have been made on white mouse＇s and outbred rats. Complex pharmaco-toxicological research presented erbium oxide nanostructure size of coherent scattering regions 26, 31, 56 and 65 nm showed that when administered orally no acute toxicity, no effect on the immune system of the body, has no effect on blood cells. But, long-term （30 day） intragastric administration shows toxicities on the internal organs of experimental animals, which lead to structural changes and functional impairment due to tissue accumulation of nanoparticles.

Preparation and Performance of Al_2TiO_5-TiO_2-SiO_2 Honeycomb Ceramics by Doping Rare Earth

A preferable honeycomb ceramics of Al2TiO5-TiO2-SiO2 doped by CeO2 and Er2O3 with high performance was prepared by means of extrusion molding and the effects of CeO2 and Er2O3 on the mechanical strength, thermal stability, and sintering temperature of ATS ceramics were mainly investigated. The experimental results and the microscopic analysis by scanning electron microscope, X-ray powder diffxaction, and TG-DSC showed that adding CeO2 and Er2O3 into ATS could prohibit the growth of their crystal grains and make their size uniform, which finally decrease its sintering temperature, and also enhance its mechanical performance as well as thermal stability. After the reforming, ATS doped by 0.5% CeO2 ＋0.5% Er2O3 was sintered at 1250 ℃, its bending strength reached to 177A MPa and thermal expansion coefficient was 3.8 ~ 10^-6/℃ at 25 - 1000℃, which provided a promising basis of making monolithic honeycomb catalyst of deNOx.

Effects of Doping CeO_2,Er_2O_3 on Properties of TiO_2-SiO_2 Ceramics for Catalyst Supporter of deNO_x

Effects of doping CeO2 and Er2O3 on the mechanical strength, thermal expansion coefficient, sintering temperature of TiO2-SiO2 ceramics were investigated. The experimental results and the microscopic analysis of SEM, XRD, TG-DSC, FT-IR and TEM show that adding CeO2 and Er2O3 into TiO2-SiO2 ceramics can prohibit the growth of its crystal grains, make their size uniform and form them into a dense structure, which finally enhance its mechanical behaviors, and the lower thermal expansion coefficient that leads to an excellent property of thermal shock resistance. After the reforming TiO2-SiO2 ceramics doped by CeO2 was sintered at 1380℃, the bending strength reached to 83 MPa, and the thermal expansion coefficient was 9.8×10-6/℃within the temperature range of 25 ~ 800℃, which provides a promising basis of making equipped honeycomb catalyst of deNOx.

Electrodeposition of functionally graded Ni-W/Er2O3 rare earth nanoparticle composite film

Multi-layered functionally graded(FG)structure Ni-W/Er2O3 nanocomposite films were prepared by continuously changing the deposition parameters,in which the Er2O3 and W contents varied with thickness.The microstructure and chemical composition of the electrodeposited Ni-W/Er2O3 films were determined by scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDS).The anti-corrosion and wear properties of the electrodeposition films were investigated by electrochemical measurement and ball-on-disk friction test.The microhardness distribution of the cross section of nanocomposites was measured by nanoindentation.The results showed that with decreasing agitation rate or increasing average current density,the contents of Er2O3 nanoparticles and tungsten were distributed in a gradient along the thickness,and the contents on the surface were larger.By comparison,FG Ni-W/Er2O3 films had better anti-corrosion and wear properties than the uniform Ni-W/Er2O3 films.Atomic force microscopy(AFM)and profilometry measurements indicated that Er2O3 nanoparticles had an effect on the surface roughness.

Synthesis and Characterization of Rare Earth Ion Doped Nano ZnO

Zinc oxide(ZnO) doped with erbium at different concentrations was synthesized by solid-state reaction method and characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopic(SEM), UVabsorption spectroscopy, photoluminescence(PL) study and vibrating sample magnetometer. The XRD studies exhibit the presence of wurtzite crystal structure similar to the parent compound ZnO in 1% Er^(3+)doped Zn O,suggesting that doped Er^(3+)ions sit at the regular Zn^(2+)sites. However, same studies spread over the samples with Er^(3+)content>1% reveals the occurrence of secondary phase. SEM images of 1% Er^(3+)doped ZnO show the polycrystalline nature of the synthesized sample. UV-visible absorption spectrum of Er^(3+)doped ZnO nanocrystals shows a strong absorption peak at 388 nm due to ZnO band to band transition. The PL study exhibits emission in the visible region, due to excitonic as well as defect related transitions. The magnetizationfield curve of Er^(3+)doped ZnO nanocrystals showed ferromagnetic property at room-temperature.

Preparation and Characterization of Er_2O_3 Nanocrystals by Schiff Base Salt Combustion Method

The nanocrystals Er_2O_3 were prepared by using a combustion method with Schiff base as a chelating agent. The Er(Ⅲ) coordanation compound of Schiff base, obtained from erbium nitrate and retinal Schiff base, underwent a combustion process and voluminous ashes formed when calcimining the complex in air. Pure cubic Er_2O_3 nanocrystals with a diameter of 13 nm were produced. The nanocrystals were homogeneous and rigid coacervation was not observed. The photoluminescence emission spectrum of the erbium(Ⅲ) oxide nanocrystals shows that it has a characteristic peak at 1 54 μm, and some other shoulder peaks appear on both sides of the main peak.

Deciphering the role of rGO in tuning dielectric properties of Er_(2)O_(3)/ZnO/rGO nanocomposites synthesized via facile approach

The present research investigated the effect of reduced graphene oxide(rGO) integration with assynthesized Er_(2)O_(3)/ZnO nanocomposites on dielectric properties. The samples were characterized by Xray diffraction(XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), diffuse reflectance spectroscopy(DRS), and energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS). Complex impedance spectroscopy was utilized to characterize dielectric relaxation phenomena in Er_(2)O_(3)/ZnO and Er_(2)O_(3)/ZnO/rGO nanocomposites. All the samples exhibit single relaxation phenomena which are ascribed to grain boundaries. The addition of rGO to Er_(2)O_(3)/ZnO nanocomposite results in the enhancement of dielectric response due to increased local field intensity caused by the formation of conductinginsulating interfaces. Furthermore, the AC conductivity of the Er_(2)O_(3)/ZnO/rGO is increased at higher frequencies due to the presence of free charge carriers in rGO. At higher frequencies, Er_(2)O_(3)/ZnO/rGO nanocomposite with increased concentration of ZnO exhibits a more stable dielectric constant with extremely low dielectric loss. Hence, the inclusion of rGO in Er_(2)O_(3)/ZnO nanocomposites makes it a novel prospective candidate in the field of energy storage devices.