APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
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2026
·Vol. 40
·期 5
·e70572
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IF 4.3
Quanfeng Ye,Lingyi Li,Zhijun Xia,Chenyi Zhang,Jie Zhang
Near-infrared (NIR) luminescent rare-earth complexes are highly sought-after for bioimaging and optical communication due to their distinctive optical characteristics. Herein, a series of Nd 3+ and Yb 3+ complexes were synthesized via a multistep protocol: first, forming an intermediate ligand–metal framework from appropriate precursors; then, coordinating with NdCl 3 ·6H 2 O or YbCl 3 ·6H 2 O; and finally, modifying with specific organic reagents. Their NIR luminescence properties were systematically investigated, revealing characteristic emission bands corresponding to the f-f electronic transitions of Nd 3+ and Yb 3+ . The energy transfer processes within the complex structures and the influence of the ligand environment on emission intensity and lifetime were analyzed. These results offer insights into designing efficient rare-earth NIR luminescent materials, which show promise for NIR-based applications such as bioimaging and optical communication.
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MATERIALS & DESIGN
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2025
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IF 7.9
Yuhan Yang,Haohao Ji,Mengmeng Xie,Dewen Wang,Wenhao Zhou,Jian Zhang,Yu Liu,Shiwei Wang,Zheng Wang
Gradient doping of Nd: YAG (Nd: Y 3 Al 5 O 12 ) can relieve thermal effect during laser operation in solid-state lasers. Direct ink writing (DIW) is an effective method for fabricating gradient-doped structures. However, the delay issue during component switching significantly affects rare-earth ion concentration distribution in the samples, which includes delivery delay and transitional delay. They were respectively optimised by reducing the volume of mixing zone and by modifying component switching mode. Firstly, simulations of the mixing zone before and after optimisation were conducted using ANSYS Fluent to demonstrate the mixing uniformity. Secondly, the processes of component changes during extrusion were simulated to demonstrate the effectiveness of the two delay optimisation methods. Line patterns were printed using DIW with varying mixing zone volumes and component switching modes. The delay optimisation methods were confirmed to significantly reduce the impact of the delay by measuring Nd 3+ ion concentration. Furthermore, a mathematical model was developed to assess the influence of two delay optimisation methods on the delay. Finally, 0–0.5–1–0 at% Nd: YAG gradient-doped laser ceramics were successfully fabricated based on the proposed delay optimisation method, and the performance characterization of the Nd: YAG laser ceramics confirmed the efficacy of the method.
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光学工程
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GREEN CHEMISTRY
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2025
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IF 9.2
Wen-Jing Shi,Zhen-Hong He,Mei-Xia Yang,Yue Tian,Lu-Ting Pan,Xin-Yan Wei,Weitao Wang,Kuan Wang,Huan Wang,Zhao-Tie Liu
Utilizing renewable energy-derived H2 to convert CO2 into valuable chemicals represents a crucial strategy for achieving carbon emission reduction and enabling resource utilization. Conventional photocatalytic CO2 methanation, however, is hindered by low activity and inefficient energy utilization, limiting its practical application. In the present work, we developed a Cu and Nd co-doped Co3O4 catalyst that synergistically harnesses both light and thermal energy for photothermal catalytic CO2 methanation. The optimized catalyst with a molar ratio of 9/1/1 for Co/Cu/Nd (denoted as CCNO-9) achieves a remarkable CH4 formation activity of 27.3 mmol·gcat-1·h-1 at 200 °C, especially at ambient pressure. The incorporation of foreign Cu and Nd atoms in Co3O4 lattice induces the formation of abundant heterogeneous interfaces and oxygen vacancies, thereby exposing additional active sites for CO2 adsorption and activation. In-situ DRIFTS studies revealed that the Nd promotes the conversion of CO2 into *HCO3- and *COOH key intermediates. The photothermal synergy significantly enhances the reaction. Photoexcitation generates electrons and holes for CO2 reduction, while the thermal energy assists in overcoming the reaction energy barriers. DFT calculations confirmed that the CCNO-9 catalyst requires the lowest energy barrier for the rate-determining step from *COOH to *CH4. This study presents a very active and stable photothermal catalytic system for efficient CO2 conversion, advancing the development of low-carbon catalytic technologies.
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催化化学
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物理化学
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Surfaces and Interfaces
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2025
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IF 6.3
Wei Cai,Xinqi Zhang,Jianwei Zheng,Jingwu Zheng,Rongyao Li,Haibo Chen,Liang Qiao,Yao Ying,Wangchang Li,Jing Yu,Juan Li,Shenglei Che
To address the operational safety hazards associated with using high-concentration inorganic phosphoric acid as a surface treatments to enhance the high-temperature oxidation resistance of Nd-Fe-B magnetic powders, this study innovatively proposes an environmentally friendly organic phosphonic acid (methylene diphosphonic acid, MDPA) as an alternative solution. By comparing the effects of inorganic phosphoric acid and MDPA surface treatments on the magnetic properties and thermal stability of magnetic powders, it was found that phosphating-treated samples exhibited slight decrease in coercivity H cj and maximum magnetic energy product (BH) max at room temperature compared to untreated samples. However, at 340 °C, the (BH)max and Hcj of untreated samples dropped sharply by 98.55 % (from 4.97 to 0.07 MGOe) and 92.72 % (from 9.62 to 0.70 kOe), respectively. In contrast, the inorganic phosphate-treated samples showed only a slight decline of 13.55 % (from 4.53 to 3.92 MGOe) and 1.22 % (from 9.39 to 9.28 kOe). The MDPA-treated samples exhibited the best thermal stability, with minimal losses in both (BH)max and Hcj, decreasing by only 6.88 % (from 4.66 to 4.34 MGOe) and 0.69 % (from 9.43 to 9.36 kOe), respectively. Microstructural analysis revealed that the dense metal phosphate conversion layer formed during phosphating was the key to maintaining high-temperature magnetic performance. Specifically, inorganic phosphoric acid treatment preferentially corroded Nd-rich intergranular phases, resulting in a higher Nd content in the conversion layer. In contrast, the iron phosphate salt formed by MDPA treatment dominates the transformation layer, effectively reduces the damage to the microstructure of the magnetic powder. Our research provides a surface treatment solution that combines safety and efficiency for the performance protection of rare-earth magnetic powders in high-temperature injection molding processes.
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表面工程
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Materials Today Chemistry
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2026
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IF 6.7
Sara Adeeba Ismail,Wenqi Lei,Lulu Jiang,Donglin Han
Ba 7 Nb 4 MoO 20 is a pure oxide ion conductor in both dry and wet oxygen atmospheres at the operating temperature of solid oxide fuel cells and has the promising potential to be applied as electrolyte materials. In this work, donor-doping trivalent rare earth elements R ( R = Y, Ce, Nd, Ho, Er and Yb) to replace the divalent Ba cations increases oxygen content slightly, but effectively enhances oxide ion conduction. Although the solubility of these dopants is less than x = 0.02 in Ba 7- x M x Nb 4 MoO 20+0.5 x , the Ba 6.98 Er 0.02 Nb 4 MoO 20.01 composition exhibits the highest conductivity, reaching 0.0066 and 0.0085 S cm −1 at 700 and 800 °C, respectively, nearly 6 times higher than that of pristine Ba 7 Nb 4 MoO 20 . H 2 O/D 2 O isotope effect measurement verifies that these materials are essentially pure oxide conductors even in wet atmospheres. It is hard to believe that the trace-level dopant concentration can influence the conduction behavior effectively. However, the slight change in the oxygen content, particularly in the BaO 2 conduction plane, is possible to influence the conductivities. The oxygen occupancy in the O1 and O5 sites thereby seems to be highly sensitive to and dependent on the occupancy of the dopants over the Ba and Nb/Mo sites.
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Ceramics-Switzerland
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2026
·Vol. 9
·期 6
·62
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IF 2.8
Wenhao He,Shaohua Su,Bijun Fang,Shuai Zhang,Xiaolong Lu,Jianning Ding
Lead-free [(Ba0.85Ca0.15)1−1.5xNdx][(Zr0.1Ti0.9)0.995Mn0.005]O3(x mol% Nd/Mn BCZT, x = 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1 mol%) ceramics were prepared by the traditional solid-state reaction method, in which the synergistic effects of sintering temperature and Nd/Mn co-doping on the phase structure, microstructural evolution, and electrical properties were systematically investigated. All ceramics exhibit a pure perovskite structure, with the tetragonal (P4mm) phase dominating at room temperature as confirmed by the X-ray diffraction Rietveld refinement. The sintering temperature (1475–1520 °C) is found to be the primary factor governing densification and grain growth, with the relative density peaking at 91.7% for the x = 0.5 mol% sample sintered at 1505 °C. Within this optimized processing window, increasing the Nd content induces a gradual migration of the Curie temperature (TC) toward lower temperatures, accompanied by enhanced relaxor behavior. A highlight of this work is the strategic balance between piezoelectric activity and mechanical quality factor through a “donor–acceptor” co-doping mechanism. Specifically, for the x = 0.5 mol% ceramics, an exceptionally high mechanical quality factor (Qm= 424.5) is achieved for samples sintered at 1490 °C, which is proposed to be associated with the temperature-modulated formation of
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Journal of Advanced Ceramics
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2022
·Vol. 11
·期 4
·629-640
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IF 11.534
Guo Weijia,Ma Zhiyu,Luo Yu,Chen Yugu,Yue Zhenxing,Li Longtu
Low-loss tungsten-bronze microwave dielectric ceramics are dielectric materials with potential application value for miniaturized dielectric filters and antennas in the fifth-generation (5G) communication technology. In this work, a novel Al/Nd co-doping method of Ba 4 Nd 9.33 Ti 18 O 54 (BNT) ceramics with a chemical formula of Ba 4 Nd 9.33+ z /3 Ti 18− z Al z O 54 (BNT-AN, 0 ⩽ z ⩽ 2) was proposed to improve the dielectric properties through structural and defect modulation. Together with Al-doped ceramics (Ba 4 Nd 9.33 Ti 18− z Al 4 z /3 O 54 , BNT-A, 0 ⩽ z ⩽ 2) for comparison, the ceramics were prepared by a solid state method. It is found that Al/Nd co-doping method has a significant effect on improving the dielectric properties compared with Al doping. As the doping amount z increased, the relative dielectric constant ( ε r ) and the temperature coefficient of resonant frequency ( τ f ) of the ceramics decreased, and the Q×f values of the ceramics obviously increased when z ⩽ 1.5. Excellent microwave dielectric properties of ε r = 72.2, Q×f = 16,480 GHz, and τ f = +14.3 ppm/°C were achieved in BNT-AN ceramics with z = 1.25. Raman spectroscopy and thermally stimulated depolarization current (TSDC) technique were firstly combined to analyze the structures and defects in microwave dielectric ceramics. It is shown that the improvement on Q×f values was originated from the decrease in the strength of the A-site cation vibration and the concentration of oxygen vacancies ( \({\rm{V}}_{\rm{O}}^{ \cdot \cdot }\) ), demonstrating the effect and mechanism underlying for structural and defect modulation on the performance improvement of microwave dielectric ceramics.
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材料科学
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电气工程
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陶瓷
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微波技术
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2021
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IF 13.273
Jing Wang,Zhong Yang,Jianyong Jiang,Chaoyong Deng,Kongjun Zhu
Flexible dielectric materials with benign energy storage performance are highly desirable for the miniaturization, portability and integration of modern electronics. However, the limited energy storage density seriously restricts their practical applications. Herein, multilayered composite films composed of the P(VDF-HFP) matrix and Nd doped BaTiO 3 nanofibers with various filling ratios, layer numbers and topological structures were systematically designed and constructed via the layer-by-layer non-equilibrium process. The 3-layered composite films (3.0 wt% filling ratio) with the pure P(VDF-HFP) layer adjacent to the electrodes revealed good mechanical behavior, greatly enhanced captured ions at interfacial regions and suppressed injected charges from electrodes, which facilitated the improvement of the breakdown strength and discharged energy density. And a maximum U e of 25.5 J/cm 3 with a E b of 719.9 MV/m was achieved, which was not only 1.4 times more than the pure P(VDF-HFP) via the same process, but also behaved better than counterparts with the similar filling ratios and was among the top U e values of related P(VDF-HFP)-based nanocomposites.
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介电材料
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能量存储
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纳米复合材料
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聚合物基复合材料
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2026
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IF 9.2
Tao Liu,Chuang Wang,Jingyuan Rao,Renrong Zheng,Yinlin Chang,Zetian Tao
Intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells require cathode with fast oxygen reduction kinetics, tunable defect chemistry, and high stability. Although BaFeO 3 -based perovskites exhibit promising catalytic activity and triple conductivity, their lattice stability and surface reaction kinetics require further improvement. Herein, a series of Ba 1-x Nd x Ce 0.2 Bi 0.1 Fe 0.7 O 3−δ (BNCBFx) cathodes are developed. The effects of Nd incorporation on the crystal structure, oxygen defect behavior, and electrochemical performance are systematically investigated. The single cell with BNCBF50 cathode delivers a low polarization resistance of 0.04 Ω cm 2 and a peak power density of 1730 mW cm −2 at 700 °C. Combined valence-state analysis and theoretical calculations reveal that Nd incorporation promotes charge compensation and oxygen vacancy formation, which in turn enhances oxygen adsorption/activation and lowers the proton migration barrier. Consequently, an ideal balance among lattice stability, oxygen vacancies, and surface catalysis is achieved, providing a rational strategy for designing high-performance SOFC cathodes via defect engineering.
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JOM
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2021
·Vol. 73
·期 12
·4376-4386
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IF 2.474
Zou Qi,Le Qichi,Chen Xingrui,Ban Chunyan,Jia Yonghui,Guo Ruizhen,Wang An
This work investigated the corrosion resistance of AZ80 (Mg-8Al-0.5Zn alloy) with different Nd contents in alkaline solution by the mass loss test, electrochemical test, scanning electron microscope, energy spectrum analysis, and x-ray diffraction. To remove the influence of the Mg 17 Al 12 phase, alloys were heat treated at 410°C for 10 h. Results revealed that Al 2 Nd and AlMnNd phases mainly exist in the alloy. The corrosion rate of the alloy increased when the Nd content was < 0.4 wt.% because the Al 2 Nd phase formed galvanic corrosion with the Mg matrix. With the increase of Nd content, AlMnNd phase appeared in the alloys, which decomposed during the corrosion process and formed a good protective film to reduce the corrosion rate.
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腐蚀工程
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2021
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IF 4.539
Wenjiang Huang,Di Mei,Junlong Zhang,Dongfang Chen,Jingan Li,Liguo Wang,Yifan Zhou,Shijie Zhu,Shaokang Guan
Severe and non-uniform degradation of magnesium (Mg) alloys limits their general application in the field of vascular stents . Polymer coatings , which have been widely used in biodegradable materials, can simultaneously reduce degradation and improve the biocompatibility of Mg alloys. In this study, polycaprolactone (PCL) coating was prepared on Mg–Zn–Y–Nd alloy by electrografting. The microstructure of the prepared coating is significantly influenced by current density and monomer concentration, according to scanning electron microscope/energy dispersive spectroscopy results. The electrografted PCL coating has two molecular weights , 15.5 × 10 3 g·mol −1 and 1.08 × 10 3 g·mol −1 , according to gel permeation chromatography results. Electrochemical and immersion tests show that the electrografted PCL coating has better anti-corrosion properties than the PCL coating prepared using the traditional dipping method. Meanwhile, human umbilical vein endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells culture results show that electrografted PCL coating improves the magnesium alloy’s ability to maintain cell viability . Furthermore, arginine-glycine-aspartic acid was fixed on the surface of the PCL coating to confirm the possibility of functionalisation of the electrografted PCL coating. The results show that the composite coating promotes cell adhesion.
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JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY
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2023
·Vol. 27
·期 3
·763-772
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IF 2.5
Jiang Tongzhou,Wu Fei,Ren Yurong,Qiu Jianhua,Chen Zhihui
High-entropy pyrochlore oxide (Y,Dy,Ce,Nd,La) 2 Sn 2 O 7 has been synthesized by the co-precipitation method. EDS and XPS analysis demonstrated the high-entropy structure in M 2 Sn 2 O 7 (M = Y, Dy, Ce, Nd, La) ultrafine powders, which is developed as the active material in lithium anode. The effects of different binders on the cycling performance and rate capability were discussed. Benefiting from the synergistic effects of high-entropy system and the strong intermolecular force provided by the sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) system, the optimized M 2 Sn 2 O 7 /CMC (M = Y, Dy, Ce, Nd, La) delivers a high initial discharge capacity of about 766 mAh g −1 and exhibits excellent cycle stability. A reversible capacity of 396 mAh g −1 and superior delivering retention of ~ 100% can be obtained at 100 mA g −1 after 100 cycles. Meanwhile, the capacity retention rate of 54.5% can still be reached after the cycling at various current densities from 0.05 to 1 A g −1 , demonstrating potential application prospect of the M 2 Sn 2 O 7 /CMC.
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