Cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals for ultraviolet and blue light blocking

Using cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals, CsPb(Cl/Br)_3, as a light absorber, we report a highly effective UV and blue light blocking film. The CsPb(Cl/Br)_3 nanocrystals are well dispersed in the ethyl cellulose(EC) matrix to compose a UV and blue light shielding film, and the absorption edge of the film is tunable by adjusting Cl to Br ratio using anion exchange. The CsPbCl_2 Br-EC film exhibits a transmittance of 5% at 459 nm, 90% at 478 nm and 95% in the range of 500–800 nm, which makes it excellent for UV and blue light shielding. In addition, the as-prepared EC-CsPb(Cl/Br)_3 film shows excellent photostability under UV irradiation. Results demonstrate that this EC-CsPb(Cl/Br)_3 based materials with sharp absorbance edges, tunable blocking wavelength, and high photostability can be useful for the applications in UV and blue light blocking and optical filters     

A Study of Pt4+-Adsorption and Its Reduction by Bacillus Megaterium D01

The properties of Pt4+-adsorption and its reduction by Bacillus megaterium D01 were studied by means of ICP,anode-stripping voltammetry,TEM,IR and XPS.The results of ICP analyses showed that the Pt4+-adsorptive efficiency of the strain D01 was as high as 94.3% under the conditions of 100 mg Pt4+/L,1 g biomass/L,pH 3.5 and at 30 ℃ for 24 h.Moreover,it was confirmed from anode stripping voltammetry that the strain D01 possessed a strong reducibility.The TEM analysis indicated that the strain D01 was able to adsorb and reduce Pt4+ to Pt0,small particles.The XPS result further supported the reduction of Pt4+ to Pt2+,followed by the further recuction to Pt0.The IR spectrum implied that D01 biomass adsorption of Pt4+ may result in the complexation of the C=O bond to the Pt species.     

DEVELOPMENT OF DOUBLE-BARRELED CALCIUM ION-SELECTIVE MICROELECTRODE

A new PVC matrix membrane double-barreled calcium ion-selective microelectrode based on liquid ion exchanger has been designed and constructed.The tip diameter of about 2.5μm as well as lower selectivity coefficients for K+,Na and Mg2+are adequate for in-tracellular measurements of Ca activities.The inner wall of the selective channel was made to be hydrophobic by treatment withalkyl-alcohols.By means of this microelectrode some physiologicalphenomena related to Ca2+activities have been studied,and Caconcentrations in clinical microsamples have also been determined.     

Photoluminescent Property Effect of Sc3+ on Er3+/y3+/yb3+ Doped Al2O3 Powders

The photoluminescence (PL) property effect of Sc3+ on the Er3+/Y3+/Yb3+ doped Al2O3 powders prepared by sol-gel method has been investigated. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) implied that the distribution of dopants (Er3+ , Y3+ , Yb3+ , Sc3+) was improved effectively with the rise of Sc3+ concentration. The Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR) results demonstrated that the ligand around the quenching center -OH and the population of -OH were altered by introducing different amounts of Sc3+ . The PL intensity centered at 1530 nm was increasingly improved with the rise of Sc3+ concentration, as well as the corresponding full widths at the half maximum (FWHM) and lifetime. The optimized PL intensity was 4.7 times higher than that non-Sc3+ doped sample for the Al2O3 powders codoped with 10mol% Sc3+ . This material can be promising candidates for optical fiber amplifier.     

ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE PREPARED BY ELECTROCHEMICAL POLYMERIZATION OF PYRROLE IN POLY-(p- PHENYLENE TEREPHTHALAMIDE) MATRIX

The preparation of PPy/PPTA conductive composite films by electrochemical method is presented.The first step is to cast a thin layer of poly (p-phenylene-terephthalamide) (PPTA) on a slice of Pt working electrode. The second step is to electrochemically polymerize pyrrole on the PPTA/Pt working electrode. Both of the electrical conductivity and the mechanical properties of the PPy/PPTA composite film are better than those of the pure PPy film, and the film has excellent flexibility at low temperature, even in liquid nitrogen.The SEM picture of the cross-section of PPy,/PPTA composite film showed that the two components were well mixed.Cyclic voltammograms of PPy,/PPTA film in aqueous solution showed that the conductive films could be reduced and reoxidized.     

浸渍硅胶薄层色谱板分离钴和镍及数字图像分析法定量(英文)

Thin layer chromatography(TLC) of cobalt and nickel has been performed on silica gel layers induced with alkali mediated cellulose extract.A novel combination of 10% aqueous solutions of Tween-20 and potassium thiocyanate in 1∶1(v/v) was identified as the best mobile phase for the selective separation of Co2+from Ni2+on the impregnated Silica Gel G layers.The chromatographic characteristics of the cations were studied and the limits of detection as well as the limits of quantification for Co2+and Ni2+were determined.The quantitative estimation of the cations was achieved from the digital image analysis of respective chromatograms.The proposed quantitative method was successfully applied with 0-0.50% error for the determination of Co2+from Ni2+in spiked samples of bauxite,soil and rock containing common cations such as Al3+,Fe2+,Ti4+,Zn2+,Mn2+,Cu2+,Cr6+,Mg2+,etc.under the optimized chromatographic conditions.     

TERNARY COMPLEXES OF Cu(ATP)AND HETEROAROMATIC N BASE-ISOQUINOLINE AND BENZIMIDAZOLE:STABILITY CONSTANT AND STACKING EFFECT

The stability constants of the binary complexes ofCu~(2+) with isoquinoline and benzimidazole as well as the ternarycomplexes of Cu(ATP)with the same ligands have been measuredin aqueous solution spectrophotometrically and a strongstacking interaction between the heteroaromatic ring of theligands and the purine moiety of ATP has been found.The factof this stacking interaction is much stronger than that in thesystems of Cu(ATP)with pyridine and imidazole shows thatthe stacking interaction increases with the size of theheteroaromatic ring of the ligands.     

Studies on the Structure and Properties of Cordierite Synthesized by Talc-Magnesite

Homogeneous cordierite has been synthesized at low cost by talc-magnesite and coal gangue as the main raw materials. The mechanism of synthesizing cordierite under such a com- posing system of raw materials, and the effect of temperature on the crystal cell parameters and microstructure and thermal expansion coefficient of cordierite crystal have been studied via testing methods of XRD, SEM, etc. The result shows that the homogeneous cordierite can be synthesized by the systematic composing materials of “talc-magnesite—coal gangue—talc” with heat pre- servation at 1350 ℃ for 1 h; as the keeping time is prolonged, Al3+ and Mg2+ in cordierite crystal are replaced by a few impurity ions such as Fe3+, Fe2+, etc., and the crystal cell parameters of cordierite present an increase trend; as the high-temperature heat preservation is prolonged, the content of glassy phase in the sample is increased, its density is improved, and its thermal expansion coeffi- cient presents an increase trend.     

LiCoO_2 electrode/electrolyte interface of Li-ion batteries investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

The storage behavior and the first delithiation of LiCoO2 electrode in 1 mol/L LiPF6-EC:DMC:DEC elec- trolyte were investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). It has found that, along with the increase of storage time, the thickness of SEI film increases, and some organic carbonate lithium compounds are formed due to spontaneous reactions occurring between the LiCoO2 electrode and the electrolyte. When electrode potential is changed from 3.8 to 3.95 V, the reversible breakdown of the resistive SEI film occurs, which is attributed to the reversible dissolution of the SEI film component. With the increase of electrode potential, the thickness of SEI film increases rapidly above 4.2 V, due to overcharge reactions. The inductive loop observed in impedance spectra of the LiCoO2 electrode in Li/LiCoO2 cells is attributed to the formation of a Li1-xCoO2/LiCoO2 concentration cell. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that the lithium-ion insertion-deinsertion in LiCoO2 hosts can be well described by both Langmuir and Frumkin insertion isotherms, and the symmetry factor of charge transfer has been evaluated at 0.5.     

Ab initio STUDIES ON NITROXYL RADICAL MODELS OF ORGANIC FERROMAGNETS

The magnetic coupling between the unpaired spin of nitroxyl group (>N--O) and itsneighbor sp~2 carbon atom has been studied in detail by UHF/6--31G and MP4/6-31G methods.and a number of conjugate nitroxyl diradicals have also been studied by ab initio UHFmethod. A simple topological rule about the ferromagnetic coupling between two nitroxylgroups has been revealed by our calculation. Based on this rule as well as ab initio cal-culation, some nitroxyl radical models of organic ferromagnets (OFM) have been proposed,and the possible way of synthesis has also been suggested. Moreover, the ab initio UHF-crystal orbital (UHF--CO) method has been used to characterize the electronic band struc-ture of one of the models. The ab initio UHF--CO results show that this model is a verypromising candidate of OFM,     

Impedance Studies of Spinel LiMn2O4 Electrode/electrolyte Interfaces

The formation process of solid electrolyte interphase（SEI） film on spinel LiMn2O4 electrode surface was studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy（EIS） during the initial storage in 1 mol/L LiPF6-EC：DMC：DEC electrolyte and in the subsequent first charge-discharge cycle. It has been demonstrated that the SEI film thickness increased with the increase of storage time and spontaneous reactions occurring between spinel LiMn2O4 electrode and electrolyte can be prevented by the SEI film. In the first charge-discharge cycle succeeding the storage, the electrolyte oxidation coupled with Li-ion insertion is evidenced as the main origin to increase the resistance of SEI film. The results also confirm that the variations of the charge transfer resistance（Rot） with the electrode potential（E） can be well described using a classical equation.     

Synthesis and characterization of novel star-shaped pyridine cored compounds with alternating carbazole and triphenylamine moieties

Amorphous 2,4,6-trissubstituted pyridines containing three peripheral carbazole or two triphenylarnine and one carbazole moieties,respectively,have been synthesized and characterized.The properties of the compounds are investigated by UV-vis absorption,photoluminescence spectroscopy,thermal analysis as well as cyclic voltammetry.The results show that the compounds have high thermal stability,emit blue light.Also,the compounds possess the HOMO and LUMO energy levels comparable to those of NPB.The effects of different substituents on the electronic properties of the materials have been discussed.     

ELECTROCHEMISTRY OF POLYANILINE UNDER LIGHT

The electrochemistry of polyaniline synthesized electrochemically in acidic solution under light irradiation has been studied as a function of the applied potentials, the concentration and acidity of electrolyte as well as pH at applied potentials in the rang+0.40 to-0.5V vs. SCE. It is concluded that under selected experimental conditions the reduced repeat groups in polyaniline are oxidized by air in the dark and that this oxidation process can be strongly photocatalyzed.     

Studies of surface processes of electrocatalytic reduction of CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> on Pt(210), Pt(310) and Pt(510)

Surface processes of CO2 reduction on Pt(210), Pt(310), and Pt(510) electrodes were studied by cyclic voltammetry. Different surface structures of these platinum single crystal electrodes were obtained by various treatment conditions. The experimental results illustrated that the electrocatalytic activity of Pt single crystal electrodes towards CO2 reduction is decreased in an order of Pt(210)＞Pt(310)＞Pt(510), i.e., with the decrease of (110) step density on well-defined surfaces. When the surfaces were reconstructed due to oxygen adsorption, the catalytic activity of all the three electrodes has been enhanced to a certain extent. Although the activity order remains unchanged, the electrocatalytic activity has been enhanced more significantly as the density of (110) step sites is more intensive on the Pt single crystal surface. It has revealed that the more open the surface structure is, the more active the Pt single crystal electrode will be, and the easier for the electrode to be transformed into a surface structure that exhibits higher activity under external inductions. However, the relatively ordered surfaces of Pt single crystal electrode are comparatively stable under the same external inductions. The present study has gained knowledge on the interaction between CO2 and Pt single crystal electrode surfaces at a microscopic level, and thrown new insight into understanding the surface processes of electrocatalytic reduction of CO2.     

Synthesis and characterization of novel star-shaped pyridine cored compounds with altemating carbazole and triphenylamine moieties

Amorphous 2,4,6-trissubstituted pyridines containing three peripheral carbazole or two triphenylamine and one carbazole moieties, respectively, have been synthesized and characterized. The properties of the compounds are investigated by UV-vis absorption, photoluminescence spectroscopy, thermal analysis as well as cyclic voltammetry. The results show that the compounds have high thermal stability, emit blue light. Also, the compounds possess the HOMO and LUMO energy levels comparable to those of NPB. The effects of different substituents on the electronic properties of the materials have been discussed.     

DNA-binding Studies of Daunorubicin in the Presence of Methylene Blue by Spectroscopy and Voltammetry Techniques

The interaction of daunorubicin with calf thymus DNA has been investigated with the use of methylene blue dye as a spectral probe by the application of UV-Vis spectrophotometry, spectrofluorometry and voltammetry. The voltammetric behavior of daunorubicin has been investigated at a glassy carbon electrode using cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry. Both UV-vis spectrophotometry and cyclic voltammetry studies confirmed the intercalation reaction. The results showed that both daunorubicin and methylene blue molecules could intercalate into the double helix of DNA. The apparent binding constant of daunorubicin with DNA has been found to be 7.8 ×104 L•mol－1. The fluorescence signal of daunorubicin and methylene blue was quenched with DNA addition. The Stern-Volmer equation was plotted based on the quenching fluorescence signal of daunorubicin.     

Highly efficient Fe/N/C catalyst using adenosine as C/N-source for APEFC

An environmentally friendly precursor, adenosine, has been used as a dual source of C and N to synthesize nitrogen-doped carbon catalyst with/without Fe. A hydrothermal carbonization method has been used and water is the carbonization media. The morphology of samples with/without Fe component has been compared by HRTEM, and the result shows that Fe can promote the graphitization of carbon. Further electro-chemical test shows that the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) catalytic activity of Fe-containing sample(C–Fe N) is much higher than that of the Fe-free sample(C–N). Additionally, the intermediates of C–Fe N formed during each synthetic procedure have been thoroughly characterized by multiple methods,and the function of each procedure has been discussed. The C–Fe N sample exhibits high electro-catalytic stability and superior electro-catalytic activity toward ORR in alkaline media, with its half-wave potential 20 mV lower than that of commercial Pt/C(40 wt%). It is further incorporated into alkaline polymer electrolyte fuel cell(APEFC) as the cathode material and led to a power density of 100 m W/cm~2.     

Electrochemical characteristics of poly(ophenylendiamine) film electrodes in phosphatic solution

The electrochemical characteristics of poly(o-phenylendiamine) (POPD) film modified electrodes have been investigated using different electrochemical techniques.The main interest is focused on the effect of potential and film thickness on the electrode process.Good agreement has been found for the apparent diffusion coefficient estimated by chronocoulometry and impedance spec-troscopy.The charge transfer process within POPD films is diffusion processes at negative and positive overpotentials and electron hopping mechanism at formal potential.The POPD film conductivity of the oxidized state is better than that of the reduced state.For all electrode processes,the H+ may penetrate the film/electrolyte interface and take part in charge transfer or protonation-deprotonation of phenazine rings.     

Study on the Structure and Properties of Ordered Conductive Polymer Ultrathin Film

A Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) inducing method was firstly used to prepare single layer and multilayer conducting composite PEDOT-PSS film. The film-forming ability of ionization ODA and ODA-SA monolayer spread on PEDOT-PSS nanoparticle sub-phase and the behavior of ODA/PEDOT-PSS assembly particles on pure water were firstly investigated. The results indicated that nanoparticles in the suphase are packed in the ionization monolayer and stable complex Langmuir film is formed at the air/water interface. It has been found that the best film-forming conditions for composite film are as follows:distinct interface was formed between ODA and PEDOT-PSS layer and single layer thickness of PEDOT-PSS was about 23 nm,well accordant to the size of PEDOT-PSS nanoparticles. Different structures were designed to test the conductive ability of these composite films and a variable range hopping (VRH) model was used to explain the film conductive mechanism. The results indicated that a 3D-VRH model explained well the transferring of charge carrier in the multilayer film.     

Electrochemical water oxidation by photo-deposited cobalt-based catalyst on a nano-structured TiO2 electrode

A cobalt-based catalyst was directly photo-deposited on the surface of a widely used n-type nano-structured semiconductor(TiO 2).Different thicknesses of the TiO 2 films as well as different time of photo-deposition of the Co-based catalyst on TiO 2 films have been optimized.It was found that the electrode with 3 layers of TiO 2 film(in 8 m thickness) and 1 hour photo-deposition of the cobalt-based catalyst by light irradiation from a 500 W Xenon lamp gave the highest current density(～5 mA/cm 2).Using this cobalt-modified TiO 2 film as a working electrode in an electrochemical device,highly efficient water oxidation has been demonstrated in a pH 7.0 aqueous solution with low overpotential.