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In the present work, the nanocrystalline CeB6 and SmB6 powder are successfully prepared by evaporative condensation method. The phase composition, grain morphology, microstructure and optical absorption properties for each of the prepared powders are studied systematically. The results show that the main phase of nanocrystalline CeB6 powder and SmB6 powder are both composed of CaB6-type cubic structure with space group of Pm-3m. The scanning electron microscope results show that the synthesized CeB6 and SmB6 nanoparticles display an spherical morphology with an average grain size of 50 nm. The high resolution transmission electron microscopy observation results show that there exist many intrinsic crystal defects in nanocrystalline SmB6, such as lattice distortions or edge dislocations, due to the high volatility characteristic of Sm atom in the condensation (crystallization) process. The optical absorption results show that the absorption valley of nanocrystalline CeB6 and SmB6 are respectively located at 599 nm and 632 nm, indicating the high transparency characteristic of visible light. To further qualitatively explain the difference in optical absorption mechanism between CeB6 and SmB6, the first principle calculations are employed to calculate their band structures, densities of states, optical absorption energy, and plasma resonance frequency energy. The calculation results show that there is an electron band crossing the Fermi energy for both CeB6 and SmB6, indicating their typical conductor behaviors. The upmost valence band of CeB6 and SmB6 are composed of B-2p and B-2s states, and their bottommost conduction bands are mainly composed of Ce-4f, Ce-5d, Sm-4f, Sm-5d, B-2p and B-2s states. In addition, the volume plasma of carrier electrons can be described in the electron energy-loss function. The peak position in the low energy region of the loss function corresponds to the relevant plasma frequency. As a result, the calculated low energy loss function of CeB6 and SmB6 are 1.96 eV and 1.5 eV, respectively. Moreover, the calculated absorption valley of CeB6 and SmB6 respectively appear at 639 nm and 800 nm, which are in good accordance with the experimental results. Therefore, as an efficient optical absorption materials, the nanocrystalline CeB6 and SmB6 should open the way to extending the optical applications of rare-earth hexaborides.
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Keywords:
- evaporative condensation method /
- rare earth hexaboride /
- nanocrystalline material /
- optical absorption
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图 1 (a) 蒸发冷凝实验示意图; (b)形成稳定熔区照片
Figure 1. (a) Sketch of evaporation-condensation method; (b) photo of stable molten zone.
图 2 (a)和(b)原料CeB6和SmB6粗粉的FESEM照片; (c)和(d)蒸发冷凝法制备的纳米CeB6和SmB6的FESEM照片; (e)和(f)为纳米CeB6和SmB6的XRD图谱
Figure 2. (a), (b) FESEM image of precursor powder CeB6 and SmB6; (c), (d) FESEM image of CeB6 and SmB6 nanocrystals prepared by evaporation condensation; (e), (f) XRD spectra of CeB6 and SmB6 nanocrystals prepared by evaporation condensation.
图 3 (a) 纳米CeB6的TEM照片; 单颗粒纳米CeB6的(b) HRTEM照片、(c) 快速傅里叶变换照片、(d) HAADF-STEM分析, 以及相应(e), (f) Ce和B的元素分布照片
Figure 3. (a) TEM image of nanocrystalline CeB6; (b) HRTEM image, (c) fast Fourier transform pattern, (d) HAADF-STEM, and (e), (f) elemental distribution of Ce and B for single particle of nanocrystalline CeB6.
图 4 (a), (c) 纳米CeB6和SmB6的HRTEM照片; (b), (d) 反快速傅里叶照片
Figure 4. (a), (c) HRTEM images of nanocrystalline CeB6 and SmB6; (b), (d) inverse fast Fourier transform image of nanocrystalline CeB6 and SmB6.
图 5 纳米CeB6和SmB6光吸收图谱
Figure 5. Optical absorption spectra of nanocrystalline CeB6 and SmB6.
图 6 第一性原理计算能带结构图 (a) CeB6; (b) SmB6
Figure 6. First-principle calculation results of band structure: (a) CeB6; (b) SmB6.
图 7 第一性原理计算态密度曲线 (a) CeB6; (b) SmB6
Figure 7. First-principle calculation results of total density of states (TDOS) and partial density of states (PDOS) curves: (a) CeB6; (b) SmB6.
图 8 (a) CeB6和(b) SmB6的能量损失函数曲线
Figure 8. Energy loss function curves of (a) CeB6 and (b) SmB6.
图 9 第一性原理计算光吸收曲线 (a) CeB6; (b) SmB6
Figure 9. First principle calculation results of optical absorption curves: (a) CeB6; (b) SmB6.
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Bao L H, Narengerile, Tegus O, Zhang X, Zhang J X 2013 Acta Phys. Sin. 62 196105
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
Liu H L, Zhang X, Wang Y, Xiao Y X, Zhang J X 2018 Acta Phys. Sin. 67 048101
Google Scholar
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Wang Y, Zhang X, Zhang J X, Liu H L, Jiang H, Li L L 2016 J. Inorg. Mater. 31 797
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Google Scholar
Bao L H, Zhang J X, Zhou S L, Zhang N 2011 Acta Phys. Sin. 60 106501
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Han W 2017 Ph. D. Dissertation (Guangzhou: South China University of Technology) (in Chinese)
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Google Scholar
Wu J L, Liu S 2003 Precious Metals 24 1
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
Zhou A Q, Xu X H, Yao W F, Zeng F L, Song B Q 2004 Chin. J. Chem. Phys. 3 305
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Bao L H, Tao R Y, Tegus O, Huang Y K, Leng H Q, Anne de Visser 2017 Acta Phys. Sin. 66 186102
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