分子动力学方法研究纳米摩擦问题

分子动力学方法中忽略了电子相互作用,因而具有高效率,可以从原子水平研究大体系的动态过程。随着计算技术的进步,分子动力学逐渐在纳米工程领域显现了巨大的应用前景。本文综述了利用分子动力学方法从微观角度研究摩擦行为的进展,同时也就其进一步的应用做了展望。     

从零维到三维的金范式: 金单质概念的新发展

含有零维金纳米球的胶体金,在古埃及就已经被用于制造彩色玻璃,但直到20世纪,人们才对其进行系统的研究。20世纪下半叶,一维金纳米棒的合成及其奇异的光学性质引起了科学家对金纳米颗粒的关注。随后,二维金纳米片、三维金纳米哑铃等金纳米颗粒的相继出现,丰富和发展了金单质的概念。几种新的金单质的发现,构建了从零维到三维的金范式,从而启发人们对“金单质”及其应用进行更加深入的探究。     

纳米金属铜与纳米氧化锌之间相互作用的EPR和XPS研究

由于纳米材料独特的表面效应、电子效应及量子尺寸效应 ,已被广泛应用于各个领域 .有关纳米材料研究的报道很多 [1～ 7] ,大部分是关于纳米材料的制备[1～ 4 ] 及其特性研究 .对于纳米金属及纳米氧化物之间相互作用的研究迄今尚未见报道 .本文采用超声分散和机械研磨法物理混合纳米金属铜粉和纳米氧化锌 ,借助 EPR和 XPS技术对样品进行了表征 ,发现混合体系出现了 Cu2 + 的顺磁信号 ,Zn L3M4 5M4 5俄歇动能和 O1s的电子结合能亦发生了变化 ,表明纳米 Cu0 和纳米 Zn O之间存在相互作用 ,作用形式为 Cu— O—Zn.1　实验部分1 .1　样品…     

基于石墨烯纳米材料的DNA测序研究进展

设计和研发快速、准确、价廉、高通量的DNA测序方法,对于预防早期疾病和了解相关疾病机理具有非常重要的意义。新型纳米材料石墨烯由于具有独特的结构和性质,在化学和生物科学等领域发挥着重要的作用。该文介绍了DNA测序的研究现状以及应用石墨烯纳米材料的优势,重点阐述了DNA链通过石墨烯纳米孔、石墨烯纳米间隙、石墨烯纳米带时产生不同的电流信号识别碱基序列的原理,同时介绍了DNA链与石墨烯的相互作用对DNA测序的影响,并对DNA测序的研究方向进行了展望。该文为基于石墨烯纳米材料的DNA测序提供了作用原理、理论研究以及检测方法等参考。     

在纳米Cu-ZnO上仲丁醇的催化脱氢

Cu- Zn O催化剂在醇类脱氢反应、甲醇合成和酯类氢解等催化反应中有着广泛的应用 [1～ 4 ] ,但将其应用于丁醇脱氢反应的报道较少[5,6] .本工作制备了纳米铜和纳米氧化锌 ,并采用超声方法制备了纳米铜和纳米氧化锌的混合催化剂 ,考察了 3种催化剂在仲丁醇脱氢制备甲基乙基酮 (MEK)反应中的催化活性 .反应结果表明 ,与单独的纳米铜和纳米氧化锌相比 ,混合催化剂不但保持了较高的脱氢活性 ,且使反应的稳定性大大提高 .对催化剂的 XRD,BET和 EPR研究结果表明 ,Zn O起到分散和稳定 Cu粒子的作用 ,铜和氧化锌之间存在某种相互作用 .1　实…     

纳米通道内表面浸润性对气泡的作用

运用分子动力学模拟方法研究了在质量力驱动下不同浸润性壁面纳米通道中气泡的分布及其运动状况, 提出了一种统计纳米通道中气泡运动速度的方法. 结果显示, 在亲水性壁面的纳米通道中, 气泡位于通道中间, 气泡的运动速度接近但小于通道中心流速, 在势能强度较大时, 壁面吸附的分子较多, 气泡也较大, 反之则气泡较小; 对超疏水性壁面, 气泡则位于固壁附近, 两个壁面形成对称的一对气泡, 气泡的运动速度接近但大于边缘速度. 流体总的流动速度随着流体粒子与壁面粒子作用的减弱而增大, 滑移速度则逐渐从负转变为正.     

纳米无机粒子/聚合物复合材料界面结构的研究

纳米粒子具有许多特性,聚合物中加入纳米粒子可以制备得到性能更加优异的复合材料,其中纳米粒子和聚合物基体间的界面对决定纳米复合材料的性能起着重要作用.本文综述了近些年来表征纳米无机颗粒/聚合物复合材料中界面结构的研究手段,如红外光谱(FTIR)、热重(TGA)、电子显微镜、小角中子散射(SANS)及小角X射线散射(SAXS)等,及界面结构与复合材料力学性能和热稳定性关系的研究进展.同时也介绍了纳米粒子对复合材料的渗透、光催化、阻燃、介电及导电性能的影响.最后对这一领域的研究进行了展望.     

PMMA/PS纳米复合材料的制备及分散相稳定性研究

纳米复合材料具有许多优异的性能，但是由于纳米粒子常常很难以纳米尺寸均匀地分散在基体中，有时即使实现了纳米级分散，在后加工或应用过程中又会发生二次团聚，使得纳米材料的特性不能充分发挥．因此，要获得性能优异的纳米复合材料首先必须解决纳米材料在基体中的均匀、稳定分散问题．     

无机纳米晶-生物界面作用的分子机制

无机纳米晶材料以其独特的光、电、磁、力学性质,成为疾病诊断与治疗功能的关键材料.本文总结了无机纳米晶的表面化学活性、离子释放性、晶相结构、晶格缺陷、表面吸附和表面修饰等与尺寸相关的理化性质与生物效应之间的关系.综述了无机纳米晶与蛋白质、磷脂生物膜间的界面相互作用,探讨了纳米晶-生物界面作用的分子机理.这有助于理解无机纳米晶的生物行为和毒理性质,指导设计安全、高效的纳米晶生物医学材料.     

金纳米通道的研究及其在分析化学中的应用

微纳尺度的研究是微纳米技术的重要组成部分。本文重点对金纳米通道的制备及其在分离分析、传感器等方面的研究和应用作了评述。展望了金纳米通道的应用前景。     

Organic/inorganic nanocomposite polymer electrolyte

The organic/inorganic nanocomposites polymer electrolytes were designed and synthesized. The organic/inorganic nanocom-posites membrane materials and their lithium salt complexes have been found thermally stable below 200℃. The conductivity of the organic/inorganic nanocomposites polymer electrolytes prepared at room temperature was at magnitude range of 10-6 S/cm.     

Ordered nanostructured ceramic–metal composites through multifunctional block copolymer-metal nanoparticle self-assembly

A novel strategy for fabrication of ordered ceramic–metal nanocomposites was demonstrated by multifunctional block copolymer/metal nanoparticle self-assembly. Hybrid organic–inorganic block copolymer poly(3-methacryloxypropyl-T8-heptaisobutyl-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-block-N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) was synthesized and used as a bi-functional structure directing agent for ligand-stabilized platinum nanoparticles to form ordered organic–inorganic nanocomposites with dense loading of inorganic species in both microphase separated domains. Subsequently, thin films of the hybrid material were converted to ordered silica (ceramic)–platinum (metal) nanocomposites via UV-assisted ozonolysis. This is the first time ordered ceramic–metal nanocomposites were achieved through a bottom-up approach, opening up opportunities for the design and synthesis of a broad range of ordered inorganic–inorganic nanocomposites.     

Two-dimensional nanocomposites based on chemically modified graphene

The multiple functional groups and unique two-dimensional (2D) morphology make chemically modified graphene (CMG) an ideal template for the construction of 2D nanocomposites with various organic/inorganic components. Additionally, the recovered electrical conductivity of CMG may provide a fast-electron-transport channel and can thus promote the application of the resultant nanocomposites in optoelectronic and electrochemical devices. This Concept article summarizes the different strategies for the bottom-up fabrication of CMG-based 2D nanocomposites with small organic molecules, polymers, and inorganic nanoparticles, which represent the new directions in the development of graphene-based materials.     

Organic–inorganic hybrid diblock copolymer composed of poly (ε‐caprolactone) and poly(MA POSS): Synthesis and its nanocomposites with epoxy resin

Organic–inorganic hybrid diblock copolymers composed of poly(ε‐caprolactone) and poly(MA POSS) [PCL‐b‐P(MA POSS)] were synthesized via reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer polymerization of 3‐methacryloxypropylheptaphenyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (MA POSS) with dithiobenzoate‐terminated poly(ε‐caprolactone) as the macromolecular chain transfer agent. The dithiobenzoate‐terminated poly(ε‐caprolactone) (PCL‐CTA) was synthesized via the atom transfer radical reaction of 2‐bromopropionyl‐terminated PCL with bis(thiobenzoyl)disulfide in the presence of the complex of copper (I) bromide with N,N,N′,N″,N″‐pentamethyldiethylenetriamine. The results of molecular weights and polydispersity indicate that the polymerizations were in a controlled fashion. The organic–inorganic diblock copolymer was incorporated into epoxy to afford the organic–inorganic nanocomposites. The nanostructures of the organic–inorganic composites were investigated by means of transmission electron microscopy and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. Thermogravimetric analysis shows that the organic–inorganic nanocomposites displayed the increased yields of degradation residues compared to the control epoxy. In the organic–inorganic nanocomposites, the inorganic block [viz., P(MA POSS)] had a tendency to enrich at the surface of the materials and the dewettability of surface for the organic–inorganic nanocomposites were improved in terms of the measurement of surface contact angles. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2013     

Direct Anisotropic Growth of CdS Nanocrystals in Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Templates for Heterojunction Optoelectronics

The direct growth of CdS nanocrystals in functional solid‐state thermotropic liquid crystal (LC) small molecules and a conjugated LC polymer by in situ thermal decomposition of a single‐source cadmium xanthate precursor to fabricate LC/CdS hybrid nanocomposites is described. The influence of thermal annealing temperature of the LC/CdS precursors upon the nanomorphology, photophysics, and optoelectronic properties of the LC/CdS nanocomposites is systematically studied. Steady‐state PL and ultrafast emission dynamics studies show that the charge‐transfer rates are strongly dependent on the thermal annealing temperature. Notably, annealing at liquid‐crystal state temperature promotes a more organized nanomorphology of the LC/CdS nanocomposites with improved photophysics and optoelectronic properties. The results confirm that thermotropic LCs can be ideal candidates as organization templates for the control of organic/inorganic hybrid nanocomposites at the nanoscale level. The results also demonstrate that in situ growth of semiconducting nanocrystals in thermotropic LCs is a versatile route to hybrid organic/inorganic nanocomposites and optoelectronic devices.     

纳米颗粒透明分散体及其高性能有机无机复合材料

纳米颗粒分散是无机纳米材料在有机体系中应用的关键.本文提出了采用纳米颗粒液相分散体制备高度分散纳米透明有机无机复合材料的新方法,发明了超重力反应-萃取相转移方法制备纳米颗粒液相透明分散体技术,介绍了其制备原理和实施效果,以及其在纳米复合节能膜、纳米润滑油脂和高固含量光学材料等有机无机纳米复合材料中的最新研究进展.     

Functional nanocomposites prepared by self-assembly and polymerization of diacetylene surfactants and silicic acid

Conjugated polymer/silica nanocomposites with hexagonal, cubic, or lamellar mesoscopic order were synthesized by self-assembly using polymerizable amphiphilic diacetylene molecules as both structure-directing agents and monomers. The self-assembly procedure is rapid and incorporates the organic monomers uniformly within a highly ordered, inorganic environment. By tailoring the size of the oligo(ethylene glycol) headgroup of the diacetylene-containing surfactant, we varied the resulting self-assembled mesophases of the composite material. The nanostructured inorganic host altered the diacetylene polymerization behavior, and the resulting nanocomposites show unique thermo-, mechano-, and solvatochromic properties. Polymerization of the incorporated surfactants resulted in polydiacetylene (PDA)/silica nanocomposites that were optically transparent and mechanically robust. Molecular modeling and quantum calculations and (13)C spin-lattice relaxation times (T(1)) of the PDA/silica nanocomposites indicated that the surfactant monomers can be uniformly organized into precise spatial arrangements prior to polymerization. Nanoindentation and gas transport experiments showed that these nanocomposite films have increased hardness and reduced permeability as compared to pure PDA. Our work demonstrates polymerizable surfactant/silica self-assembly to be an efficient, general approach to the formation of nanostructured conjugated polymers. The nanostructured inorganic framework serves to protect, stabilize, and orient the polymer, mediate its performance, and provide sufficient mechanical and chemical stability to enable integration of conjugated polymers into devices and microsystems.     

Biodegradable polymer nanocomposites: An overview

Biodegradable polymer nanocomposites, due to their biodegradability and other improved properties possess tremendous scope in the industrial sector. This current article reviews the recent studies carried out over biodegradable polymer nanocomposites that includes preparation, characterization, properties, and applications of nanocomposites based on biodegradable polymers. An orderly introduction of nanocomposites prepared by using various biodegradable aliphatic polyesters and polymers obtained from biomass products has been brought about. A wide range of organic and inorganic nanoparticles was used as additives or fillers to prepare nanocomposites with improved desired properties. Considering vast research on layered silicates/polymer nanocomposites, a special emphasis has been summarized at the end of the review.     

Magnetic polymer nanocomposites for environmental and biomedical applications

Hybrid nanomaterials have received voluminous interest due to the combination of unique properties of organic and inorganic component in one material. In this class, magnetic polymer nanocomposites are of particular interest because of the combination of excellent magnetic properties, stability, and good biocompatibility. Organic–inorganic magnetic nanocomposites can be prepared by in situ, ex situ, microwave reflux, co-precipitation, melt blending, and ceramic–glass processing and plasma polymerization techniques. These nanocomposites have been exploited for in vivo imaging, as superparamagnetic or negative contrast agents, drug carriers, heavy metal adsorbents, and magnetically recoverable photocatalysts for degradation of organic pollutants. This review article is mainly focused on fabrication of magnetic polymer nanocomposites and their applications. Different types of magnetic nanoparticles, methods of their synthesis, properties, and applications have also been reviewed briefly. The review also provides detailed insight into various types of magnetic nanocomposites and their synthesis. Diverse applications of magnetic nanocomposites including environmental and biomedical uses have been discussed.     

Bundle-like assemblies of cadmium hydroxide nanostrands and anionic dyes

Molecularly flat and extremely long bundle-like assemblies were prepared from cadmium hydroxide nanostrands and polysulfonated dyes. The dye molecules were regularly aligned along with the nanostrands, as confirmed by electron microscopies and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy. Strong electrostatic interaction between the two components was useful to control the fibrous morphologies and optical properties of these organic/inorganic nanocomposites.