Physico-chemical properties of 3-methoxy-2-nitrobenzoates of some rare earth elements(Ⅲ)

The complexes of 3-methoxy-2-nitrobenzoates of Pr（Ⅲ）, Nd（Ⅲ）, Sm（Ⅲ）, Eu（Ⅲ）, Gd（Ⅲ）, Tb（Ⅲ）, Er（Ⅲ） and Tm（Ⅲ） with the formula： Ln（C8H6NO5）3·2H2O, where Ln=lanthanides（Ⅲ）, were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, Forier transform irtrared （FTIR） spectroscopy, magnetic and thermogravimetric studies and also by X-ray diffraction （XRD） measurements. The complexes had col- ours typical for Ln（Ⅲ） ions. The carboxylate groups bound as bidentate chelating. On heating to 1173 K in air they decomposed in the same way, at first, dehydrated in one step to anhydrous salts, and then decomposed to the oxides of respective metals with intermediate formation of the oxycarbonates. The enthalpy values of the dehydration process changed from 133.72 to 44.50 kJ/mol. Their solubility in water at 293 K was of the order of 10-4 mol/dm3. The magnetic moments of analysed complexes were determined by Gouy＇s method in the range of 76-303 K.

Synthesis of lanthanum ricinoleate and its effect on thermal stability and mechanical properties in PVC

The lanthanum ricinoleate（abbreviated as Lari3） of rare earth heat stabilizer was synthesized by the reaction of ricinoleic acid, lanthanum nitrate and sodium hydroxide. The IR and fluorescence spectra methods confirmed the structure of the product. The thermal stability of PVC in the presence of Lari3 was studied by the Congo method and using TG analysis. The results showed that Lari3 could be used as a thermal stabilizer for PVC. When the ratio of Lari3/pentaerythritol was 3：1, the complex exhibited better synergistic effect. Incorporation of Lari3 to PVC resulted in a marked increase of maximum and onset degradation temperature as well as elongation and impact strength of PVC. Lari3 might replace the labile chlorine atoms to interrupt the formation of conjugated double bonds in PVC chains and act as HCl scavenger to restrain the self-catalyticdehydrochlorination.

Thermal stability and optical properties of a novel Tm^(3+) doped fluorotellurite glass

A series of fluorotellurite glasses based on（81–x）Te O2-（10＋x）KF-9La2O3（TKL）, where x=0 mol.%, 5 mol.%, 10 mol.%, 15 mol.%, doped with 2000 ppm Tm2O3, were prepared by the conventional melt quenching method.The influence of KF content on the thermal stability and optical spectroscopic properties of the Tm3＋ doped fluorotellurite glasses were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）, X-ray diffraction（XRD）, density measurement, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR）, UV-VIS-NIR optical spectroscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy.Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters of Tm3＋ in as-prepared glasses were determined and used to calculate the spontaneous emission probabilities and the radiative lifetime for the 4f-4f transitions of the Tm3＋ ions.Stimulated emission cross sections in the 1470 nm region（σse） were evaluated by Füchtbauer-Ladenburg formula.The results showed that KF substitution of Te O2 was beneficial to improving the thermal stability, decreasing glass density and reducing the content of OH related groups for the investigated fluorotellurite glasses.The glass with composition of 66 Te O2-25KF-9La2O3（named TKL25） had the longest radiative lifetime of the 3H4（361 μs） and the largest FWHM×σse value（420.07×10–28 cm3）, which made it a promising material for S-band fiber amplifiers.

Magnetic Properties and Thermal Stability of Sintered Nd-Fe-B Magnet with Dy-Ni Additive

A sintered（Nd_（0.8）Pr_（0.2））_（30.7）FebalB_（0.98）Cu_（0.2） magnet with 3% intergranular Dy_（85）Ni_（15） additive is prepared to study the magnetic properties and thermal stability of the Nd-Fe-B magnet. The results show that the magnet with or without additive obtains its optimum comprehensive magnetic properties at the sintering temperature of 1 030 ℃ and 1 040 ℃, respectively. The maximum coercivity of the magnet with additive reaches 15.16 k Oe, while that of the magnet without additive is just 11.88 k Oe. Further investigation on microstructure indicates that the grains of the magnet with additive form a modified ＂core shell＂ structure. Adding Dy_（85）Ni_（15） can significantly enhance the coercivity of Nd-Fe-B magnet and thus decrease its coercivity temperature coefficient.

Effect of fluxes on synthesis and luminescence properties of BaSi_2O_2N_2:Eu^(2+) oxynitride phosphors

Eu^2＋ activated BaSi2 O2 N2 oxynitride bluish-green phosphor was synthesized adopting conventional high-temperature solid-state reaction method, in which BaF2, Na2 CO3 and NH4 Cl were used as the fluxes.The phase formation, size distribution and microscopic morphology were characterized to investigate the influence of adding fluxes on photo luminescence properties. The results indicate that with the addition of BaF2 flux, the particle morphology becomes regular and size distribution narrows and the phase purity of BaSi2 O2 N2：Eu^2＋ phosphor can be improved effectively. The photoluminescence intensity of BaSi2 O2 N2：Eu^2＋ phosphor with BaF2 as flux gets enhanced obviously, which is much higher than that of Na2 CO3, NH4 Cl and without flux. The optimum content of BaF2 flux is 4 wt%, and the maximum photoluminescence intensity of the BaSi2 O2 N2：Eu^2＋ phosphor prepared with BaF2 flux rises to 141%,meanwhile, the phosphors with BaF2 flux exhibits low thermal quenching. The results indicate that the BaSi2 O2 N2：Eu^2＋ is sort of promising bluish-green phosphor for application in full-spectra LED.