简介:Silicaaggregateswerepreparedbybase-catalyzedhydrolysisandcondensationofalkoxidesinalcohol.Polyethyleneglycol(PEG)wasusedasorganicmodifier.ThesolswerecharacterizedusingSmallAngleX-rayScattering(SAXS)withsynchrotronradiationasX-raysource.Thestructureevolutionduringthesol-gelprocesswasdeterminedanddescribedintermsofthefractalgeometry.As-producedsilicaaggregateswerefoundtobemassfractals.Thefractldimensionsspannedtheregime2.1-2.6correspondingtomorebranchedandcompactstructures.BothRLCAandEdenmodelsdominatedthekineticgrowthunderbase-catalyzedcondition.
简介:SmallX-rayScattering(SAXS)experimentusingSynchrotronRadiationasX-raysourcewasusedtodeterminetheaveragewallthicknessofmesoporoussilicaprepardbycondensationoftetraethylorthosilicate(TEOS)usingnon-ionicalkylpolyethyleneoxide(AEO9)surfactantastemplates.Theresultsagreedwiththatofhigh-resolutionTEM(HRTEM)measurement.
简介:Asmall-anglex-rayscattering(SAXS)techniqueusingsynchrotronradiationasthex-raysourcehasbeenemployedtocharacterizethemicrostructureofmesoporoussilicapreparedbyone-pottemplate-directedsynthesismethodology.ThescatteringofpuresilicaagreedwithPorod’slaw.thescatteringoforganomodifiedmesoporoussilicashowedanegativedeviationfromPorod’slaw,suggestingthataninterfaciallayerexistsbetweentheporesandsilicamatrix.Itwastheorganicgroupscomprisingtheinterface,asshownby^29Sicross-polarizationmagic-anglespinningnuclearmagneticresonanceimaging(^29SicpMAS/NMR)andFouriertransforminfraredspectroscopy(FTIR),thatcausedthisnegativedeviationofSAXSintensityfromPorod’slaw,andtheaveragethichnessoftheinterfaciallayercouldbededucedfromthisnegativedeviation.Copyright2001johnWileyandSons,Ltd.
简介:Poly(bis(phenoxy)phosphazene)(SPBPP)/phosphotungsticacid(PWA)/silicacompositemembranesforfuelcellswereprepared.ThecompositemembraneswerecharacterizedbyusingFTIR,TGAandSEMtechniquies.IncorporationofPWAparticlesandsilicaparticlesintotheSPBPPpolymermatrixandaspecificinteractionbetweenthemwereconfirmedbyFTIRspectra.TGAresultsshowedthatthecompositemembraneshadhighthermalstability.HomogeneousdistributionofPWAandsilicaparticleswithintheSPBPPmatrixwasverifiedbySEMmicrographs.Thedopedmembranesshowedincreasedwateruptakeandprotonconductivity.
简介:Anefficientmethodtomountacoupledsilicamicrosphereandtaperedfibersystemisproposedanddemonstratedexperimentally.Forthepurposeofoptomechanicalstudies,high-quality-factoroptical(Q_o~10~8)andmechanicalmodes(Q_m~0.87×10~4)aremaintainedafterthemountingprocess.Forthemountedmicrosphere,thecouplingsystemismorestableandcompactand,thus,isbeneficialforfuturestudiesandapplicationsbasedonoptomechanicalinteractions.Especially,thepackagedoptomechanicalsystem,whichistestedinavacuumchamber,pavesthewaytowardquantumoptomechanicsresearchincryostat.
简介:SmallangleX-rayscatteringexperimentshavebeenperformedtostudythemicrostructureofmessoporoussilicameterialspreparedbycondensationoftetraethylorthosilicateusingnonionicalkylpolyethyleneoxide(AEO9)andioniccetyltrimethylammoniumbromide(CTAB)surfactantastemplates.Itistheporeswithinthenanometrerangethatproducethemaincattering.ThescatteringofthepuresilicasystemsobeyPorod’slaw.Thismaybebecausethetemplatesproducesomeadditionalscatteringbackgroundandthenmakethescatteringofporesdistorted.TheresultsshowthatthefullremovaloftemplatesfromtheporesofthematerialsbySoxhletextractionisveryeasyforAEO9,butitisdifficultforCTAB.Thepositivedeviationcorrectionisalsoperfromed.
简介:Polyacrylamide/silica(PAM/SiO2)compositecapsulesweresynthesizedbyinversePickeringemulsionpolymerization.Silicananoparticlesmodifiedwithmethacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane(MPS)wereusedasastabilizer.Transmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM),scanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM),Fouriertransforminfrared(FT1R)spectroscopy,andthermalgravimetricanalysis(TGA)wereusedtocharacterizethemorphologyandcompositionofthecompositecapsules.SEMandTEMimagesshowedthatcapsulesconsistedofaparticleshellandapolymerinnerlayer.Thecapsulesizedependsonthenanoparticleconcentrationinthecontinuousphase.Thecompositerigiditylargelydependsontheacrylamideconcentration.FTIRandTGAresultsindicatedtheexistenceofpolyacrylamideandSiO2inthecompositeparticles.AqueousHg(Ⅱ)removaltestingbythePAM/SiO2compositecapsulesindicatedpromisingpotentialforremovingheavymetalionsfromwastewater.
简介:Thepresentpaperrepresentsthesynthesesofpolypropyloxymethyldithia15-crown-5and18-crown-6supportedonsilicaandtheirplatinumcomplexes.Theplatinumcomplexesareeffectivecatalystsforthehydrosilylationofolefinswithtriethoxysilane.Theinfluencesoftemperature,amountofplatinumcomplexesusedandthenatureofolefinsusedonthecatalyticactivityofthecomplexesarealsoinvestigatedinthispaper.
简介:Polymethylmethacrylate(PMMA)包含了硅石nanocomposite粒子被准备由超声地在硅石大音阶的第五音的表面上在situ导致了甲基methacrylate(MMA)的聚合。nanoparticles被Fourier变换描绘红外线的光谱学(FTIR),传播电子显微镜学(TEM),thermogravimetry(TG),扫描电子显微镜学(SEM)。结果证明有36nm的一种平均尺寸的coreshell结构nanocomposite粒子被获得,并且包含层的聚合物的厚度是大约8nm。有tert丁基hydroperoxide(TBHP)和增加的硅石大音阶的第五音的预告的处理?-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane(MAPTS)显著地提高了封装效果。由聚合物层修改了,硅石粒子能很好在矩阵被驱散并且利用了改进polyacrylates的机械表演。
简介:Inthispaper,amultidimensionaltuningmethodofthesilicamicrocapillaryresonator(MCR)isproposedanddemonstratedwherebytheextinctionratio(ER)aswellastheresonantwavelengthcanbeindividuallycontrolled.AnERtuningrangeofupto17dBandamaximumtuningsensitivityof0.3dB/μmarerealizedduetothetaperedprofileofthesilicaopticalmicrofiber(MF)whentheMFisadjustedalongitsaxialdirection.Comparedtodirecttuningofthecouplinggap,thismethodcouldlowertherequirementfortheresolutionofdisplacementstagetomicrometers.WhentheMFisadjustedalongtheaxialdirectionofthesilicamicrocapillary,aresonanceshiftof3.06nmandmaximumtuningsensitivityof0.01nm/μmareachieved.Thismethodavoidstheuseofanappliedexternalfieldtocontrolthesilicamicroresonators.Moreover,whenairisreplacedbyethanolandwaterinthecoreofthesilicamicrocapillary,amaximumresonanceshiftof5.22nmisalsoachievedtofurtherenlargetheresonancetuningrange.Finally,amicrobubbleresonatorwithahigherQfactorisalsofabricatedtoachieveanERtuningrangeof8.5dB.OurmethodfullytakesadvantageoftheuniquestructureoftheMCRtoseparatelyandeasilytuneitskeyparameters,andmaybroadenitsapplicationsinopticalsignalprocessingandsensing.
简介:Thecompositeofα-ZrPandfumedsilicawaspreparedbydispersingpredeterminedmolarratiosofpolycrystallineα-ZrPinwater.Admittancemeasurementofthesampleswasmadeinthefrequencerangefrom5Hzto1MHzandthetemperaturerangefrom-20℃to20℃.Theactivationenergyinconductionofthecomposites,withdifferentmolarfractionofα-ZrP,isabout5.9KJ/molat60%and40%relativehumidities.Theresultsshowthatthechargetransportmechanismwasnotchangedaftermixingfumedsilicaintoα-ZrPandthechargetransportmediumiswaterinα-ZrPandthecomposites.
简介:Acidicionicliquid([BsAIm][OTf])wasimmobilizedonsulfhydryl-group-modifiedSiO2(MPS-SiO2)viafreeradicaladditionreaction.The[BsAIm][OTf]loadingonacidicionicliquid-functionalizedsilica([BsAIm][OTf]/SiO2)wascontrolledthroughtuningthesulfydryl(SH)contentofMPS-SiO2.AllthesampleswerecharacterizedbyFT-IR,elementalanalysis,N2adsorption-desorptionmeasurementsandTGDTA.Thecatalyticperformanceof[BsAIm][OTf]/SiO2intheesterificationofoleicacidandthetransesterificationofglyceroltrioleateforbiodieselproductionwasinvestigated.Theresultsshowedthatwiththeincreaseof[BsAIm][OTf]loadingonSiO2thespecificsurfaceareaandporevolumeof[BsAIm][OTf]/SiO2decreased,andtheporediameterof[BsAIm][OTf]/SiO2narrowed.Intheesterificaitonofoleicacid,theoleicacidconversionincreasedwiththeincreasing[BsAIm][OTf]loading.Inthetransesterificationofglyceroltrioleate,withtheincreasing[BsAIm][OTf]loadingtheglyceroltrioleateconversiondecreasedandtheselectivitiestoglycerolmonooleateandmethyloleateincreased.