A METHOD OF PREPARING SPHERICAL NANO-CRYSTAL CELLULOSE WITH MIXED CRYSTALLINE FORMS OF CELLULOSE Ⅰ AND Ⅱ

A new kind of nano-crysta cellulose (NCC) prepared from natural cotton fiber has been obtained by the method ofacid hydrolysis. Compared to most other nanophase materials that derive from inorganic materials, our products are preparedfrom natural cotton fibers. The products are of spherical shape with mixed crystal forms of cellulose I and II. The preparationconditions determine the properties of the products. Prior treatment is a critical procedure. The properties of the products arealso strongly affected by such conditions as the kinds of acids used, the ratio of the acid mixture, the acid concentration, theultrasonic agitation time and hydrolysis temperature. The number average molecular weight of NCC is determined by gelpermeation chromatography (GPC). The particle size and shape were determined by transmission electron microscopy(TEM). X-ray diffraction was used to detect the crystallinity and average crystallite size of the panicle.

Effect of Oleic Acid-modified Nano-CaCO3 on the Crystallization Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene

Oleic acid (OA)-modified CaCO3 nanoparticles were prepared using surface modification method. Infrared spectroscopy (IR) was used to investigate the structure of the modified CaCO3 nanoparticles, and the result showed that OA attached to the surface of CaCO3 nanoparticles with the ionic bond. Effect of OA concentration on the dispersion stability of CaCO3 in heptane was also studied, and the result indicated that modified CaCO3 nanoparticles dispersed in heptane more stably than unmodified ones. The optimal proportion of OA to CaCO3 was established. The effect of modified CaCO3 nanoparticles on crystallization behavior of polypropylene (PP) was studied by means of DSC. It was found that CaCO3 significantly increased the crystallization temperature, crystallization degree and crystallization rate of PP, and the addition of modified CaCO3 nanoparticles can lead to the formation of β-crystal PP. Effect of the modified CaCO3 content on mechanical properties of PP/CaCO3 nanocomposites was also studied. The results showed that the modified CaCO3 can effectively improve the mechanical properties of PP. In comparison with PP, the impact strength of PP/CaCO3 nanocomposites increased by about 65% and the flexural strength increased by about 20%.

Modified Scherrer Equation to Estimate More Accurately Nano-Crystallite Size Using XRD

Scherrer Equation, L=Kλ/β.cosθ, was developed in 1918, to calculate the nano crystallite size (L) by XRD radiation of wavelength λ (nm) from measuring full width at half maximum of peaks (β) in radian located at any 2θ in the pattern. Shape factor of K can be 0.62 - 2.08 and is usually taken as about 0.89. But, if all of the peaks of a pattern are going to give a similar value of L, then β.cosθ must be identical. This means that for a typical 5nm crystallite size and λ Cukα1 = 0.15405 nm the peak at 2θ = 170° must be more than ten times wide with respect to the peak at 2θ = 10°, which is never observed. The purpose of modified Scherrer equation given in this paper is to provide a new approach to the kind of using Scherrer equation, so that a least squares technique can be applied to minimize the sources of errors. Modified Scherrer equation plots lnβ against ln(1/cosθ) and obtains the intercept of a least squares line regression, ln=Kλ/L, from which a single value of L is obtained through all of the available peaks. This novel technique is used for a natural Hydroxyapatite (HA) of bovine bone fired at 600°C, 700°C, 900°C and 1100°C from which nano crystallite sizes of 22.8, 35.5, 37.3 and 38.1 nm were respectively obtained and 900°C was selected for biomaterials purposes. These results show that modified Scherrer equation method is promising in nano materials applications and can distinguish between 37.3 and 38.1 nm by using the data from all of the available peaks.

Preparation and thermal decomposition mechanism of Mg,Al-hydrotalcite nano-crystals with titania doping

The highly pure nano-crystal Mg,Al-hydrotalcite with titania doping was synthesized by one-step liquid reaction method at atmospheric pressure. The preparation of the Mg,Al-hydrotalcite nano-crystal after doping titania was investigated according to the results of XRD, TEM, IR and DSC. Moreover, based on the DSC test results, the thermal mechanism functions of the Mg,Al-hydrotalcite with titania doping were studied after calculation and comparison.

Krypton ion irradiation-induced amorphization and nano-crystal formation in pyrochlore Lu_2Ti_2O_7 at room temperature

Polycrystalline pyrochlore Lu2Ti2O7 pellets are irradiated with 600-keV Kr^3＋ions up to a fluence of 1.45 ×10^16Kr^3＋/cm^2. Irradiation induced structural modifications are examined by using grazing incidence x-ray diffraction（GIXRD） and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy（TEM）. The GIXRD reveals that amorphous fraction increases with the increase of fluences up to 2 × 10^15Kr^3＋/cm^2, and the results are explained with a direct-impact model.However, when the irradiation fluence is higher than 2 × 10^15Kr^3＋/cm^2, the amorphous fraction reaches a saturation of-80%. Further TEM observations imply that nano-crystal is formed with a diameter of -10 nm within the irradiation layer at a fluence of 4 × 10^15Kr^3＋/cm^2. No full amorphization is achieved even at the highest fluence of 1.45 × 10^16Kr^3＋/cm^2（-36 displacement per atom）. The high irradiation resistance of pyrochlore Lu2Ti2O7 at higher fluence is explained on the basis of enhanced radiation tolerance of nano-crystal structure.

Growth Pattern and Its Indication of Spheroidal Nano-Micro Crystal Aggregates of Pyrite in the Baiyunpu Pb-Zn Polymetallic Deposit, Central Hunan

The Baiyunpu deposit lies in the southwest plunging Dachengshan anticline in central Hunan, which is a large Pb-Zn polymetallic deposit. The orebodies were surrounded by the Qiziqiao Formation limestone in the Middle Devonian, and its geological occurrence is consistent with the wall rocks. A large number of spheroidal pyrite aggregates are found unevenly distributed in the ores. The spheroidal aggregates are made up of kernels and concentric rings. The kernels are composed of approximately epigranular pyrite nanocrystals, while the rings are composed of accumulated pyrite microcrystals growing along the radial direction. The spheroidal pyrite aggregate and its outer zones can be divided into five areas（A–E）. The results of electron probe micro analysis（EPMA） show that from the zone A1 to B, Co/Ni 〈1, the sum of Co and Ni is 0.08%–0.26%, S/Fe increases from 2.06 to 2.15. While from the zone C to E, Ni cannot be detected and S/Fe decreases from 2.22 to 2.08. Powder X-ray diffraction（XRD） analysis in the micro zone shows obvious crystalline characteristics in the aggregates. Moving from the inside outwards, the maximum diffraction peak intensity of the（111） and（220） crystal planes of pyrite increases, and the crystallinity improves. The degree of change in the（111） plane is the most prominent. Considering the theory of crystal growth along with the geologic features of the depositional environment where the spheroidal pyrite aggregates developed, we confirm that the spheroidal aggregates are the result of nano-micro crystalline gathering and growth occurring by the following sequence of processes：nano-crystalline nucleation and growth, gathering into a ball, oriented growth of microcrystals, continuous accumulation, and adjustment of grain boundaries. The formation of the spheroidal pyrite aggregates in the late Qiziqiao Formation of the Middle Devonian occurred in a neutral to weak alkaline and reductive sedimentary environment in the normal oxygen-rich shallowwater carbonate platform edge. The variations in the S/Fe ratio and crystallisation characteristics indicate that during pyrite crystal growth, the sulphur fugacity was high locally and rose constantly, the degree of supersaturation decreased locally and the growth environment was stable relatively.

Effect of Anion Surface Active Agent on the Preparation of SrTiO_3 Nano-Crystals

SrTiO_3 nano-crystal samples with floccule or flake crystal morphology,which were indexed as a perovskite-type crystal structure based on the results of XRD and TEM,were successfully prepared by one-step liquid reaction method.And the growth mechanism of the SrTiO_3 nano-crystals under the liquid condition with/without adding the surface active agent was investigated.It was found that adding the surface active agent contributes to the processing in which the ions gathering bodies transit to a more stable phase through the chemical reaction and form the flake SrTiO_3 nano-crystals.

Up-conversion luminescence properties and energy transfer of Er^(3+)/Yb^(3+)co-doped oxyfluoride glass ceramic containing CaF_2 nano-crystals

The Er^3＋/yb^3＋ co-doped transparent oxyfluoride glass-ceramics containing CaF2 nano-crystals were successfully prepared. After heat treatments, transmission electron microscopy （TEM） images showed that CaF2 nano-crystals of 20-30 nm in diameter precipitated uniformly in the glass matrix. luminescence of Er^3＋ at 540 nm and 658 nm was observed in Comparing with the host glass, high efficiency upconversion the glass ceramics under the excitation of 980 nm. Moreover, the size of the precipitated nano-crystals can be controlled by heat-treatment temperature and time. With the increase of the nano-crystal size, the intensity of the red emission increased more rapidly than that of the green emission. The energy transfer process of Er^3＋ and Yb^3＋ was convinced and the possible mechanism of Er^3＋ up-conversion was discussed.

Effect of Oleic Acid-modified Nano-CaCO_3 on the Crystallization Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene

Oleic acid OA-modified CaCO3 nanoparticles were prepared using surface modification method. In- frared spectroscopy IR was used to investigate the structure of the modified CaCO3 nanoparticles, and the result showed that OA attached to the surface of CaCO3 nanoparticles with the ionic bond. Effect of OA concentration on the dispersion stability of CaCO3 in heptane was also studied, and the result indicated that modified CaCO3 nanoparticles dispersed in heptane more stably than unmodified ones. The optimal proportion of OA to CaCO3 was established. The effect of modified CaCO3 nanoparticles on crystallization behavior of polypropylene PP was studied by means of DSC. It was found that CaCO3 significantly increased the crystallization temperature, crystal- lization degree and crystallization rate of PP, and the addition of modified CaCO3 nanoparticles can lead to the for- mation of β-crystal PP. Effect of the modified CaCO3 content on mechanical properties of PPCaCO3 nanocompo- sites was also studied. The results showed that the modified CaCO3 can effectively improve the mechanical proper- ties of PP. In comparison with PP, the impact strength of PPCaCO3 nanocomposites increased by about 65% and the flexural strength increased by about 20%.

Asymmetric Synthesis and Crystal Structure of (-)-N-[(3R)-3-Cyclohexyl]-3-phenylpropananoyl]bornane-10,2-sultam

The title compound （-）-N-[（3R）-3-cyclohexyl]-3-phenylpropananoyl]bornane-10,2sultam （C 25 H 35 NO 3 S,M r=429.60）,a derivative of camphorsultam,crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2 1 /c with a=10.3301（7）,b=19.4040（13）,c=11.8106（8）,β=100.5580（10）°,V=2327.3（3） 3,Z=4,D c=1.226 g/cm 3,λ=0.71073,μ（MoKα）=0.165 mm-1 and F（000）=928.X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the six-membered ring of sultam shows a boat form （Fig.1）.The planes constructed by （C（4）,C（5）,C（6）,C（7）） and （C（7）,C（8）,C（9）,C（4）） form a dihedral angle of 69.5°.The C（1）-C（2）-C（3） plane forms dihedral angles to the aforementioned planes of 89.8（1） and 85.9（3）°,respectively.And molecules are linked via hydrogen bonding （C-H···N/O） interactions.

The Transmission Modes and Losses of the Poled Nano-crystal and Polymer Composite PbTiO_3 / PEK-c Thin-film Waveguides

Composite thin films of PbTiO3 nano-crystals and high transparency polymer polyetherketone （PEK-c） for application of non-linear optical devices were prepared by spin coating. The size of PbTiO3 nano-crystals was estimated to be 30-40 nm using a transmission electron microscope. The refractive index and the mode propagation losses at 633 nm were measured using the prism coupling technique and improved photographic technique respectively. They were found to be 1.6545 and 2.00 dB cm^-1 （fundamental mode）,respectively. Moreover, it is observed that this loss is increased at higher mode indices.

Predictive model based on artificial neural net for purity of perovskite-type SrTiO_3 nanocrystalline

A three-layer structure back-propagation network model based on the non-linear relationship between the purity of the perovskite-type SrTiO3 nano-crystal samples and the technology factors, such as reaction time, reaction temperature, raw material adding amount of NaOH and SrCl2, and the rate of TiCl4/Hl, was established. The input variables were pretreated by using the main component analysis firstly. Moreover, the momentum terms were introduced so as to accelerate the converging rate and avoid the non-converging situation. At the same time, the variable learning speed was adopted. The results show that the improved back propagation neural network model is very efficient for the prediction of the perovskite-type SrTiO3 nano-crystal sample purity.

Atomic simulation on evolution of nano-crystallizaion in amorphous metals

The deformation-induced nano-crystallization behavior of amorphous pure Ni was investigated by using a molecular dynamics simulation. The microevolution mechanism of the nano-crystallization, the crystallization process in the multicomponent amorphous Ni-Pd alloys and the temperature effect on the nano-crystallization behavior in amorphous metals were studied. The results show that the small nano-crystalline grain will nucleate and grow during the compression deformation. The deformation induces the growth of the ordered clusters in the amorphous metals and the nano-crystalline grain grows under the shearing combination and shearing deposition. The nano-crystalline grain will nucleate in a lower strain under a higher temperature. The combining severe plastic deformation with thermal annealing treatments presents a new opportunity for developing bulk nano-crystalline materials with controlled microstructures.

Determination of the Nucleation Region Location of Si Nano-Crystal Grains Prepared by Pulsed Laser Ablation through Changing Position of Substrates

To determine the nucleation region location of Si nano-crystal grains, pulsed laser ablation of Si target is performed in Ar gas of 10 Pa at room temperature with laser fluence of 4 J/cm2, the substrates are located horizontal under ablation spot with different vertical distance. Characteristics of deposited grains are described by scanning electron microscopy, Raman scattering and X-ray diffraction spectra, the results indicate that deposition position on substrates in a certain range is relative to target surface, which changes according to different vertical distance of substrates to ablation spot. Grain size increased?at first and then decreased with addition of lateral distances to target in the range, but the integral distribution rule was independent of position of substrates. Combining with hydrodynamics model, nucleation division model, thermokinetic equation and flat parabolic motion, spatial nucleation region location of grains is obtained through numerical calculations, which is 2.7 mm-43.2 mm to target surface along the plume axis.

Crystal Structure,Nano-particle Morphology and Interaction with ATP of [NH_3CH_2CH(NH_2)CH_3]_2 [M(Ⅵ)O_2(OC_6H_4O)_2](M= Mo_(0.6)W_(0.4))and Its Activity to Promote DNA Cleavage

The title complex [ NH3 CH2 CH （ NH2 ） CH3 ]2 [ M （ Ⅵ ） O2 （ OC6 H4 O）2 ] （ M = Mo0. 6 W0.4 ） was synthesized via a simple solution-phase ehemieal route. The determination of single erystal X-ray diffraction revealed that the title eompound is erystallized in a monoelinie system with P2（ 1 ）/n spaee group, a = 1. 0913（10） nm, b = 1. 0442（10） nm, c=1.8842（19） nm, α=90°, β=96.530（17）°, γ=90°, Z=4, and V=2.133（4） nm^3. The mononuelear anionie unit [ M （ Ⅵ ） O2 （ 0C6 H4 O） 2 ] 2 - displays ehiral pseudo-oetahedral [ MO6 ] eoordination geometry and is linked by ehiral eations via hydrogen bond and π…π stacking interaetion. The transmission electron microseopy images show that the title eomplex is eomprised of nano-partieles with diameters ranging from 20 to 50 nm. The NMR study shows the ^1H downfield chemical shifts of [ NH3 CHa Hb CH （ NH2 ） CH3 ]^＋ eations in the title eomplex when it is mixed with adenosine-triphosphate（ ATP）, and the chemical shift difference between Ha and Hb is inereased greatly, and most of the eateeholate ligands dissociate from the eentral metal atoms. The DNA cleavage aetivity experiment reveals that DNA eleavage promoted by the title eomplex is lower than that by Na2 MoO4 whieh possesses antitumor propetty, but higher than that by Na2WO4.

Influence of Nano-Nd_2O_3 on Crystallization Mechanism of Fused Quartz

The isothermal crystallization kinetics of pure fused quartz of blank specimen N- 0 and specimen N- 3 in troduced with 3 mass% nano-Nd2O3 was researched by means of XRD and Avrami equation. The results show that crystallization mechanisms of fused quartz in two specimens are both heterogeneous nucleation type caused by surface structure defects,and the grain growth mode of two specimens are both two-dimensional growth ac companied by one-dimensional and three-dimensiona growths,specimen N- 3 has the higher degree of grain growth in one-dimensional and three-dimensional than specimen N- 0; introducing nano-Nd2O3 can obviously reduce the ＂active nucleation sites＂of glass structure on the fused quartz particles surface,enhance the stability o glass structure,increase the activation energy of fused quartz crystallization from 874 k J · mol- 1to 1 270 k J·mol- 1,and decrease the crystallization rate of fused quartz obviously.

Trace Level Gas Sensing Characteristics of Nano-Crystalline Silver Decamolybdate

A soft-chemical method has been developed for the synthesis of nano-crystalline powders of silver decamolybdate. Gas sensing characteristics of this composition both in porous pellet and thin film configurations were investigated. The compound Ag6Mo10O33 was found to sense selectively ammonia at 503 K. Above 503 K it has significant cross sensitivity to petroleum gas (PG). Spin coated thin films exhibited selective sensing towards PG.

Enhancing energetic performance of metal-organic complex-based metastable energetic nanocomposites by spray crystallization

Energetic metal-organic complexes have been involved in nanothermites as novel oxidants.However,the existing preparation methods often lead to mixing inhomogeneity and small contact area of ingredients,the reactivity and functionality of the novel energetic nanocomposites are still limited.In this work,spray crystallization(SC)method was used to prepare novel energetic nanocomposites,the high-energy metal-organic complex[Ni(CHZ)_(3)](ClO_(4))_(2)(CHZ=1,3-diaminourea)was composited with nanoaluminum(n-Al).Results showed that n-Al/[Ni(CH_(2))_(3)](ClO_(4))_(2)energetic nanocomposites prepared by SC method increased heat release to 2977.6 J/g and peak pressure to 3.91 MPa with higher pressurization rate(1324.06 MPa/s),decreased sensitivity thresholds(>100 mJ)to electrostatic discharge(ESD)and enhanced detonation ability compared with[Ni(CHZ)_(3)](ClO_(4))_(2)alone and physically mixed(PM)n-Al/[Ni(CHZ)_(3)](ClO_(4))_(2).These results proved that it is significant to introduce energetic metal-organic complexes with inherent high energy in new-concept n-Al/energetic metal-organic complexes nanocomposites through SC method for a better performance of its application.

PP/PA6/nano-CaCO_3三元复合材料的结晶行为

通过应用偏光显微镜、广角X射线衍射、差示扫描量热(DSC)等手段分析和表征了PP/PA6/nano-CaCO3聚丙烯三元复合材料共混体系各组分对其结晶性能的影响。研究发现,PA6、nano-CaCO3对改性聚丙烯复合材料均有诱导成核结晶的作用,加入nano-CaCO3的复合材料的诱导结晶作用要高于加入PA6的复合材料,同时复合材料的结晶温度和结晶速率得到提高。改性后的复合材料结晶度都有不同程度的下降,其中PP/PA6/POE-g-MAH的结晶度为31.83%,PP/PA6/nano-CaCO3/POE-g-MAH的为33.83%。

火焰喷涂PA1010/nano-ZrO_2复合涂层的非等温结晶动力学

利用火焰喷涂法制备了聚酰胺1010(PA1010)/纳米氧化锆(nano-ZrO2)复合涂层。采用示差扫描量热法(DSC)研究其非等温结晶行为,对所得的数据分别用Jeziorny法、Ozawa法和Mo法进行处理。结果表明,用Jeziorny法和Mo法处理非等温结晶过程比较理想,而Ozawa法不适用。用Jeziorny法求出的参数Zc(结晶速率常数)和n(Avrami指数)均随降温速率的增加而增加;nano-ZrO2的加入使复合涂层的Zc和n略大于纯PA1010涂层;并使复合涂层结晶半衰期降低、结晶速率及结晶度增大。表明nano-ZrO2具有明显的成核剂作用,加快PA1010的结晶速率,提高涂层的结晶度。