Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T12:41:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T14:09:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Amostras de dióxido de cério dopadas com La e Fe foram confeccionadas e caracterizadas por uma técnica nuclear baseada em interações hiperfinas conhecida como Correlação Angular Gama-Gama Perturbada (CAP). Como o composto em questão não é radioativo, foram utilizados núcleos radioativos como ponta de prova 111In 111Cd, que decaem através de uma cascata gama-gama 171-245 keV, com nível intermediário possui uma meia-vida de 84ns, spin 5/2- e um momento de quadrupolo elétrico Q= 0,83. Inicialmente uma metodologia para a produção das amostras precisou ser elaborada. As amostras de dióxido de cério e seus dopantes foram produzidas através do processo Sol-Gel, passando por uma calcinação e sinterização até a finalização da amostra. Sendo caracterizada por diversos tipos de técnicas (Difração de Raios-X e Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura) culminando no estudo através da técnica CAP, para uma compreensão das interações quadrupolares elétricas das amostras e também a possibilidade da existência de comportamento magnético (assunto intensamente investigado dado o interesse na área da spintrônica). Os resultados encontrados foram analisados frente aos conhecimentos encontrados na literatura e as discussões foram feitas em função da variação do elemento dopante, tipos de tratamentos térmicos usados na sinterização e as diferentes temperaturas de medidas. Permitindo uma discussão e interpretação física dos resultados encontrados. / Dissertação (Mestrado) / IPEN/D / Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SP / FAPESP:11/05408-2

Submitted by Mery Piedad Zamudio Igami (mery@ipen.br) on 2017-03-10T15:20:01Z No. of bitstreams: 1 22060.pdf: 3959215 bytes, checksum: 0a58b276270c30e02d2f6935bafba229 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-10T15:20:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 22060.pdf: 3959215 bytes, checksum: 0a58b276270c30e02d2f6935bafba229 (MD5) / Neste trabalho avaliou-se a ação positiva da substituição de lantânio por praseodímio e de lantânio por magnésio na performance eletroquímica de eletrodos de ligas de armazenamento de hidrogênio em estado bruto de fusão e com tratamento térmico. O La foi substituído por Mg nas ligas La0,7-xMgxPr0,3Al0,3Mn0,4Co0,5Ni3,8 (x=0,0-0,7) e por Pr nas ligas La0,7-yPryMg0,3Al0,3Mn0,4Co0,5Ni3,8 (y=0,0-0,7). Os parâmetros eletroquímicos analisados foram ativação, capacidade de descarga, retenção da capacidade de descarga, autodescarga e alta taxa de descarga. As ligas apresentaram comportamento passivo em relação à corrosão. As análises por MEV/EDS e por DRX com refinamento por Rietveld revelaram a presença majoritária de fases similares às fases LaNi5, PrNi5, LaMg2Ni9 e PrMg2Ni9 em função das composições das ligas estudadas. Os parâmetros de rede e os volumes da célula unitária das fases diminuíram com a substituição crescente de La por Mg e de La por Pr. As capacidades de descarga máxima decresceram com a substituição crescente de La por Mg e de La por Pr, acompanhando o decréscimo da abundância da fase similar à fase LaNi5 e o aumento da abundância da fase similar à fase LaMg2Ni9. Comparativamente, menores taxas de autodescarga e maior estabilidade cíclica foram observadas para o eletrodo da liga na condição x=0,1, ao passo que o eletrodo da liga na condição y=0,0 apresentou maiores valores de alta taxa de descarga, indicando melhor performance cinética. / Tese (Doutorado em Tecnologia Nuclear) / IPEN/D / Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SP

O galato de lantânio contendo substituições parciais de estrôncio e magnésio (La1-xSrxGa1-yMgyO3-δ) apresenta estrutura tipo perovsquita e alta condutividade para íons de oxigênio. Outras características desta cerâmica são o extenso domínio eletrolítico e a baixa condutividade eletrônica. É um material promissor para uso como eletrólito sólido em células a combustível de óxido sólido que operam em temperaturas intermediárias, devido sua alta condutividade iônica e estabilidade em uma ampla faixa de pressão parcial de oxigênio. Neste trabalho, a composição La0,9Sr0,1Ga0,8Mg0,2O3-δ foi preparada pelo método convencional de mistura de óxidos a partir de diferentes rotas e pelo método de complexação de cátions. As amostras foram consolidadas pelo método convencional de sinterização e por sinterização rápida. Pelo método de mistura de óxidos foi possível obter a fase ortorrômbica do LSGM, mas não foi possível eliminar as fases SrLaGaO4, La4Ga2O9 e SrLaGa3O7, independente das condições de sinterização utilizadas. Precipitados de óxido de magnésio foram observados nas amostras preparadas pelos dois métodos de síntese empregados identificados apenas por microscopia eletrônica de varredura. As densidades obtidas foram superiores a 97% da densidade teórica em amostras sinterizadas a 1450 °C/4 h, para os materiais preparados por mistura de óxidos. Amostras preparadas por método de complexação de cátions e aquelas consolidadas por sinterização rápida apresentaram menores valores de densidade. Grãos de tamanhos micrométricos foram obtidos para os dois métodos de sinterização. Amostras calcinadas a 1250°C apresentaram maiores densidades e maiores valores de condutividade iônica dos grãos e dos contornos de grãos, quando comparadas com as demais amostras. / Lanthanum gallate with partial substitution on La and Ga sites (La1-xSrxGa1-yMgyO3-δ) has perovskite structure and high oxide-ion conductivity. Other properties of this ceramic material comprise a relatively wide electrolytic domain and low electron conductivity. Doped lanthanum gallate is a potential solid electrolyte for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells due to its high ionic conductivity and stability in a wide range of oxygen partial pressure. In this work, the composition La0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3-δ was prepared by the conventional method of mixing of the starting oxides followed by different processing routes and by the cation complexation method. The ceramic specimens were consolidated by conventional sintering and by fast firing. All specimens prepared by solid state reaction show the characteristic orthorhombic phase of lanthanum gallate and SrLaGaO4, La4Ga2O9 and SrLaGa3O7 secondary phases, independent on the method of sintering. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy coupled to scanning electron microscopy evidenced that all prepared specimens contain MgO grains precipitated along the grain boundaries. High relative densities were obtained for specimens prepared by solid state reaction and consolidated by conventional sintering at 1450 °C/4 h. All specimens exhibit micron sized grains independent on the sintering method. The highest values of relative density and ionic conductivity were obtained for specimens calcined at 1250°C.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 chrishebertdejesusfranco.pdf: 4893679 bytes, checksum: 66f0f0a8b8adf726daadd7a28c127959 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-07-23 / Este trabalho aborda a síntese e caracterização estrutural de três novos polímeros de coordenação derivados da combinação dos íons lantanídeos, neodímio(III) e lantânio(III), com o ácido 5-sulfoisoftálico nomeados como Nd-5sis-gel, La-5sis-gel e Nd-5sis, além da síntese de outros dois compostos derivados do ácido p-sulfobenzoico combinado com os íons lantanídeos nomeados como Nd-psb e La-psb. Os compostos foram sintetizados, principalmente, por meio de reações solvotérmicas que se mostraram mais eficientes e com maior reprodutibilidade e por meio de cristalização em gel, em que a metodologia apesar de favorecer a formação de cristais, não se mostrou adequada para garantir a reprodutibilidade das sínteses. Todos os compostos apresentados foram caracterizados por técnicas espectroscópicas de absorção na região do infravermelho e de espalhamento Raman e análise elementar de carbono, hidrogênio e nitrogênio. As estruturas cristalinas para os polímeros de coordenação Nd-5sis-gel, La-5sis-gel e Nd-5sis foram determinadas por difração de raios X por monocristal, em que uma correção de absorção de raios X no conjunto de reflexões coletadas se mostrou adequada para a determinação estrutural desses compostos. Análise termogravimétrica e difração de raios X por policristais com variação de temperatura para o polímero bidimensional, Nd-5sis, foram realizadas e os resultados mostram uma estabilidade térmica até 550 °C, com um ligeiro ganho de massa em atmosfera de oxigênio após o processo de desidratação após 150 °C referente à formação de fases cristalinas de carbonatos e óxido carbonato de neodímio na estrutura. Estudos em relação a efeitos de estrutura e superfície foram desenvolvidos para o composto Nd-5sis utilizando um modelo de reação com peroxido de hidrogênio, a formação do complexo neodímio-hidroperoxo na superfície permitiu a determinação da quantidade de sítios na superfície do polímero bidimensional. Foram ainda desenvolvidos dois testes catalíticos utilizando o composto Nd-5sis como catalisador heterogêneo nas reações de condensação cíclica de glicerol e ureia e na oxidação de linalol. As características do polímero de coordenação permitiram a obtenção de valores de conversão e seletividade para a reação de condensação cíclica comparáveis com vários catalisadores descritos na literatura e a partir dos dados experimentais foi possível determinar a taxa da reação e estimar a taxa de produção e consumo de glicerina e carbonato de glicerina em um processo catalítico. A estabilidade química e estrutural do polímero bidimensional foi avaliada até o quarto ciclo de reação e foi observado que o polímero apresenta uma boa atividade catalítica após um processo de recristalização adequado entre um ciclo e outro da reação. Os testes catalíticos para oxidação de linalol se mostraram viáveis apresentando bons valores de conversão e seletividade para a reação. Sendo que a formação do complexo neodímiohidroperoxo na superfície foi fundamental para garantir a atividade catalítica. Além disso, o caráter heterogêneo da reação foi avaliado e os resultados indicam que o composto Nd-5sis atua como catalisador heterogêneo da reação, uma vez que a remoção do polímero na reação de oxidação interrompe o processo de conversão. A estabilidade estrutural do composto Nd5sis foi avaliada, após o primeiro ciclo, e os resultados indicam uma estabilidade da estrutura cristalina ao final da reação. / This work deals with the synthesis and structural characterization of three new coordination polymers derived from lanthanum(III) and neodymium(III) ions with 5-sulfoisophthalic acid, named as Nd-5sis-gel, La-5sis-gel and Nd-5sis, in addition to the synthesis of two other compounds derived from p-sulfobenzoic acid combined with these lanthanide ions named as Nd-psb and La-psb. The compounds were synthesized mainly by solvothermic reactions, which were efficient and with greater reproducibility and by gel crystallization, in which the methodology, despite of favoring the formation of crystals, it was not suitable to security the reproducibility of the syntheses. All the compounds were investigated by spectroscopic techniques of infrared absorption and Raman scattering and elemental analysis of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen. The crystalline structures for the coordination polymers Nd-5sis-gel, La-5sis-gel and Nd-5sis were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction, in which a X-ray absorption correction applied to the collected reflections proved to be appropriate for the structural determination of these compounds. Thermogravimetric analysis and X-ray diffraction of polycrystalline materials with temperature variation for the two-dimensional polymer, Nd-5sis, were performed and the results show a thermal stability up to 550 °C, with a slightly increased in weight in oxygen atmosphere after the dehydration process after 150 °C, related to the formation of crystalline phases of neodymium carbonates and oxocarbonate in the structure. Studies on the structural and surface effects were carried out for the Nd-5sis by means of a reaction model with hydrogen peroxide. The formation of the neodymiumhydroperoxide complex on the surface allowed the determination of the amount of sites on the surface of the two-dimensional polymer. Two catalytic tests were also performed for the Nd-5sis as a heterogeneous catalyst in the cycloaddition reactions between glycerol and urea and for the oxidation of linalool. The properties of the coordination polymer allowed getting conversion and selectivity values for the cycloaddition reaction comparable with several catalysts described in the literature and from the experimental data it was possible to set the reaction rate and to estimate the production and consumption rate of glycerol and glycerol carbonate in a catalytic process. The chemical and structural stability of two-dimensional coordination polymer was evaluated up to the fourth cycle of reaction and it was observed that the polymer shows a good catalytic activity after a suitable recrystallization process between one cycle and another of the reaction. The catalytic tests for linalool oxidation show viably good conversion and selectivity values for the reaction. The formation of the neodymium-hydroperoxide complex on the surface was essential to ensure catalytic activity. In addition, the heterogeneity of the reaction was evaluated and the results show that the Nd-5sis acts as a heterogeneous catalyst in the reaction, since the removal of compound, in the oxidation reaction, stops the conversion process. The structural stability of Nd-5sis was evaluated after the first cycle and the results indicate that at the end of the reaction the crystalline structure is preserved.

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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive treatment of cancer with an advantage of having localized photo-activation of the drug at the targeted tumor cells leaving the healthy cells unaffected by the photo-toxicity of the PDT agent. Organic molecules and 4d/5d metal complexes have been extensively studied for their DNA cleavage activity and photo-cytotoxicity in UV and/or visible light. The photoactivity of the current PDT drugs is due to reactive singlet oxygen species. To address the hypoxic nature within neoplasia and to get a realistic scenario to build model and potent PDT agents, attempts have been made in this thesis work to design and synthesize new cobalt and copper complexes having a variety of ancillary ligands and planar phenanthroline bases showing efficient visible light-induced anaerobic plasmid DNA cleavage activity. The disulfide and thiol compounds are known to generate thyil radical in anaerobic medium in presence of some electron donating solvent. To exploit this chemistry of the sulfur anion radical as a reactive species damaging DNA under light irradiation, we have prepared copper(II) complexes of bis(2-hydroxybenzylamino-ethyl)disulfide and D-penicillaminedisulfide and characterized. The complexes are moderate binders to calf thymus DNA and exhibit plasmid DNA cleavage activity in red light. Near-IR light-induced double-strand DNA cleavage activity is observed for the complexes having 3,3' -dithiodipropionic acid and phenanthroline bases. These complexes show lethal double strand breaks in SC DNA responsible for the inhibition in DNA repair mechanism in the cells thus becoming potent candidates as transcription inhibitors. The work has been extended to achieve better visible light-induced plasmid DNA cleavage activity and UV light-induced photocytotoxicity using a more bio-compatible metal ion, viz. cobalt(II) with the same ligand system and enhancement in the photocytotoxicity is observed. To investigate the role of the disulfide ancillary ligands, complexes of salicylideneaminothiophenol bound to the copper(II) are prepared and the complexes show significant plasmid DNA cleavage activity in red light. Finally, ternary cobalt(III) phenanthroline base complexes are prepared to study their DNA cleavage activity in red light and photo-cytotoxicity in UV light. The complexes show efficient plasmid DNA cleavage activity in red light, significant cytotoxicity in UV light, low dark cytotoxicity, and protein (BSA, lysozyme) cleavage activity in UV light. The mechanistic aspects of the photo-induced DNA and protein cleavage activity of the complexes have been studied. A dual involvement of the charge transfer and d-d band is observed in the photosensitization process leading to generation of reactive oxygen species. In summary, the thesis work presents cobalt and copper complexes having thiolate and disulfide moieties that are designed and synthesized as new photodynamic therapeutic agents showing anaerobic DNA cleavage activity in red light and photocytotoxicity. The present study opens up new strategies for designing and developing cobalt and copper based photosensitizers for their potential photochemotherapeutic applications under hypoxic reaction conditions. References: Lahiri, D. et al., J Chern. Sci, 2010, 122, 321-333; Inorg. Chern., 2009, 48, 339-349; Dalton Trans. 2010,39,1807-1816; Polyhedron, 2010, 29, 2417-2425.

<p>U ovom radu su sintetisani prahovi na bazi lantan-galata, citratnom sol-gel<br />metodom i hemijskom sintezom u parnoj fazi (CVS), a njihovim presovanjem<br />i sinterovanjem su dobijeni keramički uzorci kontrolisane mikrostrukture. Cilj<br />disertacije je bio dobijanje guste keramike koja bi mogla da se primeni kao<br />jonski provodni elektrolit u gorivnim ćelijama sa čvrstim elektrolitom (SOFC),<br />a koje bi radile na srednjim temperaturama od 500&ndash;700 &deg;C (IT-SOFC). Po prvi<br />put su sintetisani nanoprahovi lantan-galata u gasnoj fazi i utvrđeno je da ovako<br />dobijeni polazni prahovi, zbog svojih superiornih karakteristika omogućavaju<br />snižavanje temperature sinterovanja za 150 &deg;C, &scaron;to je veoma povoljno kako sa<br />stanovi&scaron;ta dizajniranja mikrostrukture, tako i zbog u&scaron;tede energije u procesu<br />proizvodnje gorivnih ćelija. Ipak, zbog nedovoljne kontrole hemijskog sastava<br />i stehiometrije sintetisanih prahova, &scaron;to je i najveći nedostatak CVS metode<br />dobijanja perovskitnog LaGaO₃, nije bilo moguće dobiti keramiku koja bi ispunjavala zahteve za primenu u SOFC. S druge strane, citratna sol-gel metoda<br />pruža veliku kontrolu pomenutih parametara zbog čega je bila moguća sinteza<br />čitavog niza čvrstih rastvora lantan-galata. Ovom metodom su tako sintetisani<br />čist lantan-galat (LG) i dopirani prahovi kod kojih je deo lantana supstituisan<br />stroncijumom, a deo galijuma magnezijumom: La_0,85Sr_0,15Ga_0,85Mg_0,15O_3-<br />La_1-xSr_xGa_0,8Mg_0,2O_3-, gde je x = 0,10, 0,15 ili 0,20 (LSGM). Svi ovako sintetisani</p><p>prahovi su zahtevali naknadnu kalcinaciju na 900 &deg;C, ali su potrebne<br />gustine (&gt;95% teorijske gustine) postignute sinterovanjem na temperaturi<br />od 1450 &deg;C već nakon 2 h, &scaron;to je izuzetno kratko imajući u vidu literaturne<br />podatke. Takođe, sinterovani uzorci su po faznom sastavu bili čista LSGM<br />keramika, a impedansna merenja su pokazala da je najveću provodljivost imao<br />uzorak La_0,85Sr_0,15Ga_0,8Mg_0,2O_3-. Ovaj sastav je dalje kori&scaron;ćen u cilju provere</p><p>mogućnosti za dodatno povećanje provodljivosti te su pripremljeni i uzorci kod kojih je izvr&scaron;ena parcijalna supstitucija magnezijuma sa niklom ili kobaltom:<br />La_0,85Sr_0,15Ga_0,8Mg_0,2-yMyO_3-, gde je M = Ni ili Co, a y = 0,03 ili 0,05 (LSGMN i</p><p>LSGMC). Pokazano je da dodatak male količine prelaznih metala značajno utiče<br />na mehanizam provođenja, ali da je na vi&scaron;im temperaturama jonska provodljivost<br />i dalje dominantna. Konstatovano je da se dodavanjem male količine Ni ili Co u<br />LSGM mogu dobiti materijali koji bi služili kao elektroliti u IT-SOFC, pri čemu je<br />potencijal nikla kao dopanta ne&scaron;to veći nego kobalta.</p> / <p>Powders based on lanthanum-gallate have been synthesised in this work by using citrate sol-gel method in the liquid phase and by chemical vapour synthesis (CVS). As-synthesised powders were calcined, pressed and finally sintered in order to produce ceramic samples with controlled microstructure. The main goal of this dissertation has been obtaining of dense ceramics for application in ion conducting electrolyte for solid oxide fuel cells working at 500&ndash;700 &deg;C (IT-SOFC). Lanthanum-gallate nanopowders have been synthesised in the gas phase for the first time and it has been determined that these starting powders posses superior properties which could lower down the sintering temperature for about 150 &deg;C. This is very significant considering microstructure design, but also high energy consumption during the manufacturing process of fuel cells. However, it has not been possible to obtain ceramics with exact properties needed for SOFC application using CVS due to the lack of control of chemical composition and stoichiometry of the as-synthesised powders, which are the main drawbacks of this method. On the other hand, citrate sol-gel method offered a possibility to precisely control aforementioned parameters which enabled synthesis of a whole range of lanthanum-gallate sollid solutions. So, pure perovskite lanthanum-gallate (LG) has been synthesised by using this liquid phase method, but also doped powders where part of lanthanum and gallium was supstituted with strontium and magnesium, respectively: La_0,85Sr_0,15Ga_0,85Mg_0,15O_3-and La_1-xSr_xGa_0,8Mg_0,2O_3-, where x = 0.10, 0.15 or 0.20 (LSGM). Calcination at 900 &deg;C was necessary step during the processing of these sol-gel powders but the sintering time at 1450 &deg;C was only 2 h which is quite short in comparison with available literature data. Additionaly, the sintered samples were phase pure LSGM ceramics and impedance measurement showed that the highest conductivity had sample La_0,85Sr_0,15Ga_0,8Mg_0,2O_3-. Accordingly, this composition has been used to check the possibility of further improvement of conductivity. A set of new samples has been prepared where one part of magnesium has been substituted with nickel or cobalt: La_0,85Sr_0,15Ga_0,8Mg_0,2-yMyO_3-, where M = Ni or Co and y = 0.03 or 0.05 (LSGMN i LSGMC). It has been shown that addition of small amount of transition metals significantly influences conduction mechanism, but at higher temperatures the ionic conductivity is still dominant. It has been found that electrolyte materials for IT-SOFCs could be obtained by incorporation of small quantities of Ni or Co into LSGM and that nickel is more promissing for this purpose than cobalt.</p>

Complex oxides are an intriguing field of solid-state research, as they can exhibit a wide variety of functional properties, such as ferroelasticity, ferroelectricity, ferro- and antiferromagnetism or an even more complicated type of magnetic ordering, the combination or interaction of those ferroic properties (multiferroicity), high spin polarization, or high-temperature superconductivity. Thus they are prospective candidates for future materials in microelectronics. It is a matter of fact that the performance of such oxide-based devices depends mainly on transport properties, which in turn depend on the distribution and density of intrinsic or extrinsic electronic interface states across the device structure. The present thesis focuses on the identification and characterization of such electronic properties by two different photoassisted spectroscopy techniques: surface photovoltage spectroscopy and photoelectron spectroscopy. This work especially deals with perovskite oxides, namely with the model perovskite strontium titanate (SrTiO3) as a substrate and three differently doped lanthanum manganite thin films (10-15 nm thickness) grown by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) on the SrTiO3 substrate(La0.7Sr0.3MnO3, La0.7Ca0.3MnO3, La0.7Ce0.3MnO3). The first part aims at the identification of electronic surface and interface states at the free SrTiO3 surface as well as at the three different lanthanum manganite/SrTiO3 interfaces. For that purpose three different experimental realizations of the surface photovoltage spectroscopy technique were implemented and employed: photoelectron spectroscopy under additional optical excitation, the capacitive detection of the photoinduced displacement current in a parallel-plate capacitor geometry under modulated optical excitation, and the classical Kelvin probe technique. The methods are evaluated comparatively with respect to their suitability to analyze the given oxidic interfaces. The main result of this first part is a map of the energetic positions and relaxation time constants of the surface states at the SrTiO3 surface as well as of the interface states at the lanthanum manganite/SrTiO3 interfaces within the SrTiO3 bandgap. The interface states were classified into film- and substrate-induced states and it could be demonstrated that an appropriate annealing procedure can dramatically decrease their densities. The second part tackles the problem of the manganese valence and the doping type of di- and tetravalent-ion-doped LaMnO3. The question whether the insulating parent compound LaMnO3 becomes an electron-doped semiconductor after doping with tetravalent cations such as Ce4+ - which would be in analogy to the well-established hole doping after partial substitution of La3+ by divalent cations such as Sr2+ or Ca2+ - has been discussed controversially in the literature so far. Due to the physics of the manganite crystal lattice the question can also be formulated in a different way: Can part of the manganese ions be driven from the Mn3+ state towards the Mn2+ state without any crystal instabilities or phase separation phenomena? In order to contribute to the clarification of this question, an extensive X-ray- and UV-photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS/UPS) investigation was performed. The three differently doped lanthanum manganite thin films were comparatively studied considering the exchange splitting of the Mn 3s core level line, which is a linear function of the Mn valence, as measured by XPS and the work function as extracted from UPS. All measurements were performed at different states of deoxygenation after heating in ultrahigh vacuum and reoxidation after heating in a pure oxygen atmosphere. Strong evidence for electron doping of the La0.7Ce0.3MnO3 film after deoxygenation was found. Furthermore, the reversible tunability of the Mn valence by variation of the oxygen content could be demonstrated for both tetravalent- and divalent-ion-doped lanthanum manganite films. / Oxidische Komplexverbindungen können eine Vielzahl an funktionellen Eigenschaften, wie z.B. Ferroelastizität, Ferroelektrizität, Ferro- und Antiferromagnetismus sowie kompliziertere magnetische Ordnungen, die Kombination und Interaktion solcher ferroischer Eigenschaften (Multiferroizität), hohe Spinpolarisation oder Hochtemperatursupraleitung aufweisen und gelten daher als aussichtsreiche Materialien für die zukünftige Mikroelektronik. Entscheidend für die Funktionsfähigkeit oxidischer Bauelemente sind deren elektronische Transporteigenschaften, die in äußerst sensibler Weise von der Verteilung und Dichte von ex- oder intrinsischen elektronischen Defektzuständen an Grenz- und Oberflächen innerhalb der Bauelementstruktur abhängen. Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Spektroskopie solcher elektronischer Eigenschaften mittels photonenbasierter Methoden. Im Fokus stehen dabei perowskitische Oxide , speziell das Modellperowskit Strontiumtitanat (SrTiO3) als Substrat und darauf mittels gepulster Laserdeposition (PLD) abgeschiedene dünne Filme (10-15 nm Dicke) dotierter Lanthanmanganate (La0.7Sr0.3MnO, La0.7Ca0.3MnO3, La0.7Ce0.3MnO3). Im Rahmen einer halbleiterphysikalischen Interpretation widmet sich der erste Teilder Identifikation elektronischer Ober- und Grenzflächenzustände an der SrTiO3-Oberfläche sowie an verschiedenen Lanthanmanganat/SrTiO3-Grenzflächen mittels dreier unterschiedlicher experimenteller Methoden zur Vermessung der Oberflächenphotospannung: der Photoelektronenspektroskopie unter zusätzlicher optischer Anregung, einer kapazitiven Detektionsmethode in Plattenkondensatorgeometrie unter modulierter optischer Anregung und der optischen Kelvin-Sonde. Neben einem auf die bei oxidischen Ober- und Grenzflächen auftretenden besonderen Herausforderungen zugeschnittenen Methodenvergleich werden Grenzflächenzustände bezüglich ihrer energetischen Position in der Bandlücke des SrTiO3 und ihres Relaxationsverhaltens analysiert, als substrat- oder filminduziert klassifiziert, und die Verringerung ihrer Dichte nach geeigneter Ausheilprozedur wird nachgewiesen. Der zweite Teil der Arbeit befasst sich mit der in der Literatur bisher kontrovers diskutierten Frage, ob sich die isolierende Stammverbindung LaMnO3 durch Dotierung mit tetravalenten Kationen, wie z.B. Ce4+, in einen elektronendotierten Halbleiter verwandeln lässt - analog zur Herstellung lochdotierter Lanthanmanganate durch Dotierung mit divalenten Kationen, wie z.B. Sr2+ oder Ca2+. Die Frage ist äquivalent zur Betrachtung, ob unter Beibehaltung der Stabilität des Kristallgitters ein Teil der Manganionen vom Mn3+-Zustand in den Mn2+-Zustand übergehen kann. Um einen Beitrag zur Klärung dieses Problems zu leisten, wurden als elektronisch sensitive Methoden die Röntgen- und UV-Photoelektronenspektroskopie (XPS/UPS) gewählt. Die oben genannten Lanthanmanganatfilme wurden dazu hinsichtlich der Austauschaufspaltung der Mangan-3s-Linie im XP-Spektrum, die in linearer Weise von der Manganvalenz abhängt, und der anhand der Breite des UP-Spektrums ermittelten Austrittsarbeit jeweils nach Reinigung der Oberfläche im Ultrahochvakuum (UHV) vergleichend untersucht. Die Messungen wurden nach unterschiedlich starker Desoxidation durch Heizen im UHV und Reoxidierung durch Heizen in Sauerstoffatmosphäre durchgeführt. Es konnte nachgewiesen werden, dass eine Elektronendotierung des La0.7Ce0.3MnO3-Films bei geeigneter Einstellung des Sauerstoffgehalts tatsächlich möglich ist. Außerdem wurde gezeigt, dass sich sowohl in di- als auch in tetravalent dotierten Lanthanmanganatfilmen die Manganvalenz und damit der Dotierungstyp reversibel durchstimmen lässt.

Reducing the heat losses in heavy-duty diesel engines is of importance for improving engine efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions. Depositing thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) onto engine components has been demonstrated to have great potential to reduce heat loss from the combustion chamber as well as from exhaust components. The overall aim of this thesis is to evaluate the thermal cycling lifetime and thermal insulation properties of TBCs for the purpose of reducing heat losses and thermal fatigue in heavy-duty diesel engines. In the thermal cycling test inside exhaust manifolds, nanostructured yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) performed best, followed by YSZ with conventional microstructure and then La2Zr2O7. Forsterite and mullite could not withstand the thermal cycling conditions and displayed large cracks or spallation. Two sol-gel composite coatings displayed promising thermal cycling performance results in a furnace test under similar conditions. Thermal cycling testing of YSZ coatings having different types of microstructure, in a furnace at temperatures up to 800°C, indicated that the type of microstructure exerted a great influence. For the atmospheric plasma sprayed coatings, a segmented microstructure resulted in the longest thermal cycling lifetime. An even longer lifetime was seen for a plasma spray–physical vapour deposition (PS-PVD) coating. In situ heat flux measurements inside the combustion chamber indicated that plasma-sprayed Gd2Zr2O7 was the TBC material providing the largest heat flux reduction. This is explained by a combination of low thermal conductivity and high reflectance. The plasma-sprayed YSZ and La2Zr2O7 coatings provided very small heat flux reductions. Long-term testing indicated a running-in behaviour of YSZ and Gd2Zr2O7, with a reduction in heat flux due to the growth of microcracks in YSZ and the growth of macrocracks in Gd2Zr2O7. / <p>QC 20170821</p>

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