Four kinds of lanthanide ions（Sm^3＋,Yb^3＋,Eu^3＋,La^3＋）as an additive were added into the aqueous solution containing methanol,respectively,and their effects on methanol elecotrooxidation in aqueous solutions were studied with cyclic voltammetry.The results show that the four kinds of ions have promotion action upon the electrooxidation of methanol to different degrees.The best additive,Sm^3＋,can increase the anodic oxidation current of methanol by 80%and the peak potential shifted negatively about 50 mV.The promotion effects of the lanthanide ions were considered to be related to the extranuclear electron distribution of these ions and their adsorption on the Pt electrode surface.
Corrugated silicon nanocone(SiNC)arrays have been fabricated on a silicon wafer by two polystyrene-sphere-monolayer-masked etching steps in order to create high-performance antireflective coatings.The reflectance was reduced from above 35%to less than 0.7%in the range 400-1050 nm,and it remained below 0.5%at incidence angles up to 70°at 632.8 nm for both s-and p-polarized light.The fluorinated corrugated SiNC array surface exhibits superhydrophobic properties with a water contact angle of 164°.
