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Analysis of atmospheric trace constituents from high resolution infrared balloon-borne and ground-based solar absorption spectra

Results of ongoing studies of high-resolution solar absorption spectra aimed at the identification and quantification of trace constituents of importance in the chemistry of the stratosphere and upper troposphere are presented. An analysis of balloon-borne and ground-based spectra obtained at 0.0025/cm covering the 700-2200/cm interval is presented. The 0.0025/cm spectra, along with corresponding laboratory spectra, improves the spectral line parameters, and thus the accuracy of quantifying trace constituents. Results for COF2, F22, SF6, and other species are presented. The retrieval methods used for total column density and altitude distribution for both ground-based and balloon-borne spectra are also discussed.

Goldman, A.↗

XPS analysis of 440C steel surfaces lubricated with perfluoropolyethers under sliding conditions in high vacuum

This work presents the results of the X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) analysis of AISI 440C ball surfaces lubricated with perfluoropolyether (PFPE) oils after friction experiments under sliding conditions at high load in air and vacuum environments. The PFPE lubricants tested were Demnum S100, Fomblin Z-25, and Krytox 143AB. It was found that all the PFPE lubricants were degraded by sliding contact causing the formation of inorganic fluorides on the metallic surfaces and a layer of organic decomposition products. KRYTOX 143AB was the least reactive of the three lubricants tested. It was also found that metal fluoride formed at off-scar areas. This suggests the formation of reactive species, such as COF2 or R(sub f)COF, during sliding experiments, which can diffuse through the lubricant film and react with the metallic surfaces away from the contact region. Comparison of reference specimens before sliding with those that had undergone the sliding tests showed that the amount of non-degraded PFPE remaining on the surface of the balls after the sliding experiments was greater than that of the balls without sliding.

Herrera-Fierro, Pilar↗

Analysis of Atmospheric Trace Constituents from High Resolution Infrared Balloon-Borne and Ground-Based Solar Absorption Spectra

Recent results and ongoing studies of high resolution solar absorption spectra will be presented. The analysis of these spectra is aimed at the identification and quantification of trace constituents important in atmospheric chemistry of the stratosphere and upper troposphere. Analysis of balloon-borne and ground-based spectra obtained at 0.0025/ cm covering the 700-2200/ cm interval will be presented. Results from ground-based 0.02/ cm solar spectra, from several locations such as Denver, South Pole, M. Loa, and New Zealand will also be shown. The 0.0025/ cm spectra show many new spectroscopic features. The analysis of these spectra, along with corresponding laboratory spectra, improves the spectral line parameters, and thus the accuracy of trace constituents quantification. The combination of the recent balloon flights, with earlier flights data since 1978 at 0.02/ cm resolution, provides trends analysis of several stratospheric trace species. Results for COF2, F22, SF6, and other species will be presented. Analysis of several ground-based solar spectra provides trends for HCl, HF and other species. The retrieval methods used for total column density and altitude distribution for both ground-based and balloon-borne spectra will be presented. These are extended for the analysis of the ground-based spectra to be obtained by the high resolution interferometers of the Network for Detection of Stratospheric Change (NDSC). Progress or the University of Denver studies for the NDSC will be presented. This will include intercomparison of solar spectra and trace gases retrievals obtained from simultaneous scans by the high resolution (0.0025/ cm) interferometers of BRUKER and BOMEM.

Goldman, A.↗

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy of CF4 on the GEC Reference Cell

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) has been used to characterize inductively coupled CF4 plasmas in a GEC Reference Cell in-situ In examining these FTIR spectra, several assumptions and approximations of FTIR analysis are addressed. This includes the density dependence of cross-sections, non-linear effects in the addition of overlapping bands and the effect of spatial variations in density and temperature, This analysis demonstrates that temperatures extracted from MR spectra may provide a poor estimate of the true neutral plasma temperature. The FTIR spectra are dominated by unreacted CF, accounting for 40-60% of the gas products. The amount of CF4 consumption is found to have a marked dependence on power, and is nearly independent of pressure in the range of 10-50 mtorr. Small amounts of C2F6 are observed at low power. Also observed are etching products from the quartz window SiF4 COF2 and CO which occur in approximately equal ratios and together account for less than 10% of the gas. The concentrations of these species are nearly independent of pressure. CFx radicals are below the detection limit of this apparatus (approx. 1012/cc).

Rao, M. V. V. S.↗

Kinetics of FO2 with NO, NO2, O3, CH4, and C2H6

The presence of fluorine containing compounds (e.g. HF and COF2) in the Earth's atmosphere is thought to be due solely to the decomposition of man-made chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons. The effect on atmosphere ozone of reactive fluorine-containing intermediates produced during CFC and HFC decomposition has attracted significant interest recently.

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Lithiophilic CoF 2 @C hollow spheres towards spatial lithium deposition for stable lithium metal batteries

Lithium metal (LM) is a promising anode for next-generation batteries due to its high theoretical capacity and low electrode potential. Nonetheless, side reactions, volume change, and unwanted lithium dendrite growth seriously limit the practical application of LM. Herein, with the aid of a hard template approach, a novel lithiophilic CoF 2 -carbon hollow sphere (CoF 2 @C-HS) composite material is successfully prepared via a facile in-situ fluorination and etching strategy. The lithiophilic CoF 2 acts as nucleation sites to reduce nucleation overpotential as well as induces the spatial Li deposition and the formation of LiF-rich solid electrolyte interphase (SEI), and the hollow carbon matrix can enhance the electrical conductivity and offer free space for LM deposition. Theoretical simulations reveal that the synergistic effect of lithiophilic CoF 2 and hollow carbon matrix homogenizes the electric field distribution and Li + flux. Benefiting from these advantages, the CoF 2 @C-HS-modified copper substrate electrode delivers an enhanced Coulombic efficiency (CE) of 93.7% for 280 cycles at 1 mA cm –2 and 1 mA h cm –2 . The symmetrical cell using CoF 2 @C-HS can stably cycle more than 1800 h with a low voltage hysteresis of 11 mV at a current density of 0.5 mA cm –2 and an areal capacity of 0.5 mA h cm –2 . Moreover, the Li@CoF 2 @C-HS composite anode enables more than 300 stable cycles at 1 C with a capacity retention of 95% in LiFePO 4 -based full cell and 110 stable cycles at 1 C in LiNi 0.8 Co 0.1 Mn 0.1 O 2 (NCM811)-based high-voltage full cell. Finally, this work might shed a new light on designing lithiophilic hosts to spatially confine LM deposition, realizing dendrite-free LM anodes and the practical applications of LM batteries.

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