Distribution of lanthanum among the chloroplast subcomponents of spinach and its biological effects on photosynthesis:location of the lanthanum binding sites in photosystem II

Positive, nil and/or negative effects of REEs on crops’ growth and yield were observed by room cultivation or field experiments in many countries. Especially in China, rare earth elements (REEs) containing fertilizers were applied to more than 300 species of field crops, and re-sulted in a mean productivity increase of 5%―15%[1]. Since the 1970s many approaches in the understanding of physiological and biochemical effects of REEs on plantmetabolism, yield and quality have been made[2―4]…     

Recent Progress on Nanoscale Rare Earth Luminescent Materials

1 Results The size of nanoscale rare earth luminescent materials is often smaller than that of the excitement or emission wavelength,and it has amazing surface state density. Therefore,it shows a lot of new luminescent phenomena such as the shift of CTS,the broadening of emission peaks,the variation of fluorescent lifetimes and quantum efficiency,and the increase of quenching concentration.It is not only of academic interest but also of technological importance for advanced phosphor applications to research and understand these materials.Accordingly, the recent work on nanoscale luminescent rare earth materials has been summarized in this article.Firstly luminescent characteristic of nanoscale rare earth luminescent particles different from those of bulk materials has been introduced;secondly,the chemical preparation methods of nanosized rare earth luminescent materials have been discussed.And special stress has been laid on summarizing the structure,micro-morphology and luminescence properties of nanoscale rare earth materials,which include silicate,vanadate,phosphate,borates and rare earth oxides.     

Selected multiferroic perovskite oxides containing rare earth and transition metal elements

Multiferroic materials are currently the subject of intensive research worldwide, because of both their fundamental scientific problems and also possible technological applications. Among a number of candidates in the laboratories, compounds consisting of rare earth and transition metal perovskite oxides have very unusual structural and physical properties. In contrast to the so-called type I multiferroics, ferroelectricity may be induced by magnetic ordering or by applying external fields. In this review, the recent progress on the experimental and theoretical studies of some selected type II multiferroics is presented, with a focus on the perovskite oxides containing rare earth and transition metal elements. The rare earth orthoferrite crystals, rare earth titanate strained film, and rare earthbased superlattices are systematically reviewed to provide a broad overview on their promising electric, magnetic, and structural properties. The recent experimental advances in single-crystal growth by optical floating zone method are also presented. First-principles investigations, either supported by experimental results or awaiting for experimental verifications, are shown to offer useful guidance for the future applications of unconventional multiferroics.     

Synthesis and characterization of organometallic macrocyclic rhodium (Ⅲ) complex with pyrazine ligands

The synthesis and structure research of organometal-lic macrocyclic complexes has been a very active field of modern chemistry [1—3]. In this field, Pd2+, Pt2+ complexes were first used as the building block, connected by het-erocyclic ligands, to construct metal macrocyclic com-pound[4,5]. The fac-Re(CO)5X (X = Cl, Br) fragment, for example, was shown to be a versatile building block for the synthesis of metallamacrocycles[6]. Some of this kind of molecule have been found applications in…     

Polymerization of Isoprene by Amidinate-Ligated Yttrium Catalysts.Unprecedented Switching of the Regio-and Stereoselectivity with an Alkyl Aluminum Compound

1 Results Search for catalysts which can control the regio- and stereoselectivity for olefin polymerization is a very important research subject.For the polymerization of isoprene,we have recently achieved,for the first time,the isospecific 3,4 polymerization by using a cationic rare earth metal alkyl catalyst bearing a silylene-linked cyclopentadieny-phosphido ligand[1], and the cis-1,4 living polymerization by a bis(phosphinophenyl)amido-ligated rare earth metal catalyst[2]. In addition to these ligand-modification approaches,we wish to report here that an alkyl aluminum compound can be used to switch the regio- and stereoselectivity in the polymerization of isoprene catalyzed by an amidinate-ligated yttrium catalyst (Scheme 1).The isolation and structural characterization of the amidinate-ligated yttrium complex and the Y/Al heterotrimetallic complexes and their relation to the polymerization mechanism will also be described.     

密度泛函理论方法研究稀土-过渡金属化合物的磁性和自旋密度图

Magnetic coupling constants J for the complete structures of rare earth\|transition metal compounds:LGdCu(NO\-3)\-3·Me\-2CO(1,Gd(Ⅲ)Cu(Ⅱ)) and [Ce(C\-4H\-7ON)\-4(H\-2O)\-3][Cr(CN)\-6]·2H\-2O(2, Ce(Ⅲ)Cr(Ⅲ)) have been calculated by the combination of the broken\|symmetry approach with the spin project method under the DFT framework.The J value for 1 is a small number in absolute value -2 4cm -1 for calculation,3 5cm -1 for experimental measurement.The spin density distributions are in detail discussed on the basis of Mulliken population analysis,taking into account the coexistence of spin delocalization and spin polarization mechanisms.For 1,the spin distribution in the ground state may be understood as a result of the competition between two mechanisms:a spin delocalization from Cu(Ⅱ) and a spin polarization of Gd(Ⅲ),and the former is dominant.In the case of 2,both transition metal Cr(Ⅲ) and rare earth Ce(Ⅲ) display a spin polarization effect on the surrounding atoms,where a counteraction of the opposite polarization effects leads a low spin density on the bridging ligand C1N1.In the ground state of 2,the stronger polarization effect of Cr(Ⅲ) even causes the positive spin density on the adjacent bridging atom N1.     

[Zn(bim)2]·(H2O)1.67: A metal-organic open-framework with sodalite topology

Considerable efforts have been focused on the crystal engineering of the supramolecular architectures with desired properties such as zeolitic, magnetic and electric conducting materials[1—3]. But crystal engineering is still a great challenge to the chemists since lack of control over the coordination modes of metal centers and ligands during assembly of extended structures[4]. Some successful synthetic strategies based on topologic control of building blocks have been developed especially i…     

Palladium(Ⅱ) and Platinum(Ⅱ) Compounds Derived From Potentially Terdentate Ligands

1Introduction Transition metalcomplexes derived from potentially terdentate ligands have attracted great interest in the late years. Among all the examples described so far, those containing palladium(Ⅱ) or platinum(Ⅱ) and ligands holding three heteroatoms with different donor abilities are particularly relevant. In compounds of this kind, the potential hemilability[1] of one of the terminal σ(M-donor atom) bonds, plays an important role in the view of their applications in homogeneous catalysis[2]. On the other hand, it is well-known that in dimetallic complexes the presence of two different metals in a close vicinity may influence their mutual cooperation in a wide variety of processes[3]. Besides that, some examples of the utility of chiral palladium( Ⅱ ) as well as platinum( Ⅱ ) complexes as precursors for organic and/or organometallic synthesis, as chiral recognitors or discriminators, or even in Bio-Medicine have also been reported[4- 6]. However, chiral heterodimetallic compounds holding ferrocenyl units and potentially terdentate ligands are scarce.     

Modifying agent selection for Al-7Si alloy by Miedema model

To determine the modifying agents for Al-7Si alloys, microstructure observation and mixing enthalpy analysis using Miedema model for Al-7Si alloy with additions of different rare earth elements were performed, and the effects of rare earth elements on the modification of eutectic silicon morphology were investigated. The results of mixing enthalpy analysis show that these four rare earth elements, La, Sm, Pr, and Ce, which have the large negative mixing enthalpies with Si, can be selected as modifying agents for eutectic silicon morphology. The element with the largest negative mixing enthalpy is Ce. Furthermore, the microstructures indicate that these four elements can effectively modify the eutectic (α)Al-Si crystals in Al-7Si alloy, and the most effective one is also Ce. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results show that the eutectic temperature depressions due to the additions of modifying agents are the important reasons for the modification of eutectic (α)Al-Si crystals.     

Effects of rare earth elements on the microstructureand properties of magnesium alloy AZ91D

The effects of rare earth elements on the microstructure and properties of magnesium alloy AZ91D alloy were studied. The different proportion of rare earth elements was added to the AZ91D and the tensile tests were carried out at different temperatures. The experimental results show that at room temperature or at 120℃ the AZ91D's strength decrease with the increasing amount of the rare earth elements. However, the ductility is improved. The influence of 0.14%Sb (mass fraction) on the AZ91D's strength is like that of rare earth elements (0.2%-0.4%) (mass fraction). Microstructure graphs demonstrate that appropriate amount of rare earth elements (0.1%-0.2%) can fine AZ91D's grain and improve its ductility.     

一种新型稀土光能转换材料的合成及应用

合成了一种新型的多支化苯甲酸配体,并且以该配体作为第一配体,1,10-邻菲罗琳作为第二配体、Eu3+离子作为发光中心,合成了多支化稀土光能转换材料.通过IR、元素分析、DSC、TG和荧光光谱对有机稀土光能转换材料的结构以及热性能和荧光性能进行了研究.红外光谱表明配体和phen与稀土Eu3+进行了配位.荧光光谱表明该稀土光能转换材料具有优异的荧光性能.     

苯甲酸铕发光配合物的合成与表征

在乙醇和水的混合溶剂中,合成了稀土铕 [Eu(III)]-苯甲酸[HL]二元发光配合物.通过元素分析、等离子体原子发射光谱分析(ICP-AFS)、红外光谱分析(FT-IR),推测其化学组成为EuL1.5(OH)1.5.X线衍射分析(XRD)结果表明,配合物是与配体结构完全不同的新的晶体物质.扫描电镜分析(SEM)结果表明苯甲酸铕配合物为微小粒子,晶粒大小约为50～100 nm.热分析(TG-DTA)结果表明,配合物在470 ℃以下稳定性较好.荧光光谱分析(PL)结果表明,配合物在紫外光的激发下发出铕的特征荧光.     

乙二胺N,N-二(4-乙酰胺苯甲酸)-二乙酸配合物合成、表征与性能研究

通过乙二胺四乙酸二酐与对氨基苯甲酸的酰化反应合成了乙二胺N,N-二(4-乙酰胺苯甲酸)二乙酸(H4L),并以此为配体分别与稀土离子Sm3+、Gd3+、Eu3+和过渡金属离子Mn2+、Fe3+组装得到系列配合物.用红外光谱、紫外-可见光谱、元素分析及热重-差热分析对配合物进行了组成与结构的表征,配合物的组成可表示为M(HL)?3H2O（M=Sm3+, Eu3+,Gd3+,Fe3+）或者M(H2L)?3H2O（M=Mn2+）.配合物Gd(HL) ?3H2O的荧光发射光谱中没有离子特征谱图,而配合物Eu(HL)?3H2O在618nm处5D07F3跃迁的发射峰最强.配合物Gd(HL)?3H2O的弛豫率为7.43mmol/(L?s),体外弛豫性能明显提高.     

Y^3＋,La^3＋对CaSO4：Eu^2＋发光性质的影响

用沉淀法合成了掺杂Y~(3 ),La~(3 )的CaSO_4:Eu~(2 )稀土发光材料,研究了材料的晶体结构和荧光光谱,根据实验结果,所制样品基本上属正交晶系、C_(2v)空间群,Eu离子在CaSO_4中的激发峰为基态到4f~65d(E_g),(T_(2g))激发态的跃迁;样品发射主峰位于383um,属于Eu~(2 )的~5P_(7/2)→~8S_(2/7)跃迁,说明样品中Eu离子主要以Eu~(2 )的形式存在。CaSO_4:RE(La,Y)本身没有荧光,Y~(3 ),La~(3 )掺入CaSO_4:Eu中未改变基质的晶型结构,但可增强CaSO_4:Eu中Eu~(2 )的荧光强度。     

Preparation and Luminescence Properties of Nylon 6 Composite Nanofibers

The luminescent fibers have a good application prospect. The feature of this paper is that efficient luminescent nylon 6(PA6) composite nanofibers are successfully prepared by electrospinning. The luminescent PA6 composite nanofibers composed of PA6, Eu(BA)_3Phen and Tb(BAO)_3Phen(BA= P-methylbenzoic acid, BAO=P-methoxybenzoic acid, and Phen=1,10-phenanthroline). The structure and properties were characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR), fluorescence spectroscopy, and thermogravimetriy(TG) analysis. The correspondence between polymer matrix and as-prepared composite nanofibers properties has also been studied in detail. Through using hexafluoroisopropanol(HFIP) as solvent, Eu(BA)_3Phen/PA6 and Tb(BAO)_3Phen/PA6 composite nanofibers exhibit good luminescence properties. It is noted that only 5% rare earth luminescent materials are added to Tb(BAO)_3Phen/PA6 composite nanofibers, and the luminescence intensity of the as-prepared nanofibers reaches half that of the pure rare earth luminescent materials. Furthermore, uniform dispersion of pure rare earth luminescent materials in the as-prepared nanofibers gives the composite nanofibers good mechanical properties and thermal stability. These results provide an important basis for the preparation and wide application of new PA6 luminescent fibers.     

水热法制备NaGd(WO_4)_2:Eu~(3+)发光材料

采用水热法,以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)为表面活性剂,合成了NaGd(WO4)2:Eu3+发光材料.采集XRD,SEM图谱来表征样品的晶型与形貌,利用激发光谱和发射光谱研究了材料的发光特性.结果表明,所制得的NaGd(WO4)2:Eu3+是由纳米棒组成的绒球状发光材料,球体直径为100nm,纳米棒长2～5μm.样品不仅可以被紫外光(266nm)激发,还能被近紫外光(393nm)和蓝光(464nm)有效激发,其主发射峰值位于614nm,为红色荧光成分,且当Eu3+掺杂物质的量分数为3%时,此发射峰达到最大,该发光粉可用于制造紫外光芯片激发的白光LED.     

铕镝离子掺杂锆酸钡纳米晶的制备及发光性质

采用溶胶-凝胶-燃烧法在700℃和较短的煅烧时间下制备了钙钛矿结构的BaZrO3纳米晶,对产物进行不同摩尔浓度的Eu3+、Dy3+掺杂,并对产物的发光性质进行了研究.结果表明:Eu3+掺杂的BaZrO3样品具有5D0→7F1(595 nm)和5D0-7F2(615 nm)的强电子吸收,且在Eu3+掺杂摩尔浓度为5%附近...     

Dy3+/Eu3+共掺钒酸钇荧光粉的合成及发光性质研究

采用高温固相合成法制备了Y1-x VO4:Dy3+x和Y0.994-yVO4:Dy3+0.006,Eu3+y系列样品,通过XRD确定其晶体结构.研究其荧光性质发现,Dy3+在YVO4中可同时发射出483 nm(蓝光)和573 nm(黄光)荧光,分别归属于4F9/2→6H15/2和4F9/26H13/2的能级跃迁,且Dy...     

Li6(La2Ca)Nb2O12荧光粉中掺杂Mn4+的发光特性

用高温固相法制备非稀土掺杂的Li₆(La₂Ca)Nb₂O₁₂∶Mn⁴⁺远红色发光荧光粉, 并通过X射线衍射和光谱技术研究荧光粉的晶体结构和发光性质. 结果表明, 在Li₆(La₂Ca)Nb₂O₁₂∶Mn⁴⁺的荧光光谱中, 以327,494 nm为中心出现2个宽激发带, 在700 nm远红光区出现Mn⁴⁺的²E_g→⁴A_2g跃迁发射峰, 其活化能ΔE=0.437 eV, 即该荧光粉具有较好的热稳定性.     

稀土配合物Eu(TTA)_3(TPPO)_2的合成、表征及发光性质研究

制备了Eu(TTA)3(TPPO)2二元及三元稀土配合物,通过热重差热分析、红外光谱、紫外光谱和元素分析对配合物的组成、结构进行了表征.研究了配合物溶解性、热稳定性和TPPO第2配体加入对配合物发光性的影响.荧光光谱的研究表明,第2配体的加入能有效地增强铕离子发光强度,配合物具有良好的发光性能,在紫外光激发下显示出Eu3+的特征发射峰,发出很强的红色荧光,是一种有潜在应用前景的红光发光材料.