不同基材上TiO2膜的表征和光催化活性评价

 采用溶胶-凝胶法在平行条件下制备了负载于钛、铝、不锈钢和玻璃等不同基材上的TiO2浸渍提拉膜,利用原子力显微镜、俄歇电子能谱、X射线衍射、漫反射紫外-可见光谱和苯甲酰胺光催化降解等手段对TiO2膜进行了表征和催化活性评价. 实验结果表明,基材的种类对TiO2膜的性能有较大影响,各膜样品虽均为锐钛矿晶型,但表面形貌显著不同. TiO2/Ti, TiO2/steel, TiO2/Al和TiO2/glass上TiO2的平均粒径分别是152, 205, 241和477 nm,且前两者的粒径分布较为集中. TiO2/Ti和TiO2/Al样品表面仅有Ti和O元素存在,而TiO2/steel和TiO2/glass表面则分别检测到有Fe和Na,Ca及Si等基材元素渗出. 各膜样品对苯甲酰胺光催化降解的活性次序是:TiO2/Ti＞TiO2/Al＞TiO2/glass＞TiO2/steel. 根据实验结果可以推测,在焙烧阶段各基材上前驱体膜烧结行为的不同以及基材元素的渗出是造成不同基材上的TiO2膜在表面形貌、化学组成、光吸收性能以及光催化活性方面存在明显差异的主要原因.     

Dispersing and functionalizing multiwalled carbon nanotubes in TiO2 sol

We report that oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) can be synchronously dispersed and functionalized in TiO2 sol via an in situ sol-gel process. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used to characterize the functionalized MWCNTs. The results revealed that the hydrolysis and condensation originated from Ti(OC4H9)4 molecules favor the dispersion of MWCNTs in as-prepared TiO2 sol. Based on the strong interaction between the oxidized MWCNTs and TiO2 sol during the in situ sol-gel process, MWCNT (core)-TiOx (shell) tubular composites and TiO2 nanotubes can be obtained through filtrating, washing, and annealing of this kind of TiO2 sol containing functionalized MWCNTs, as revealed by TEM, XPS, Raman spectroscopy, and redispersion experiment. By casting the dilute dispersion of functionalized MWCNTs onto a hydrophilic Si surface, discrete and individual nanotubes can be observed by AFM.     

Anaerobic Respiration on Self-Doped Conjugated Polyelectrolytes: Impact of Chemical Structure

We probe anaerobic respiration of bacteria in the presence of conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPEs). Three different CPEs were used to probe how structural variations impact biocurrent generation from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. For the self-doped anionic CPE only, absorption spectroscopy shows that the addition of S. oneidensis MR-1 leads to the disappearance of the polaron (radical cation) band at >900 nm and an increase in the band at 735 nm due to the neutral species, consistent with electron transfer from microbe to polymer. Microbial three-electrode electrochemical cells (M3Cs) show an increase in the current generated by S. oneidensis MR-1 with addition of the self-doped CPE relative to other CPEs and controls. These experiments combined with in situ cyclic voltammetry suggest that the doped CPE facilitates electron transport to electrodes and reveal structure–function relationships relevant to developing materials for biotic/abiotic interfaces.     

Synthesis,Structures, and Properties of Highly Strained Cyclophenylene–Ethynylenes with Axial and Helical Chirality

Single and double cyclophenylene–ethynylenes (CPEs) with axial and helical chirality have been synthesized by the Sonogashira cross-coupling of di- and tetraethynyl biphenyls with a U-shaped prearomatic diiodoparaphenylene followed by reductive aromatization. X-ray crystallographic analyses and DFT calculations revealed that the CPEs possess highly twisted bent structures. Bend angles on the edge of the paraphenylene units were close to the value of [5]cycloparaphenylene (CPP)—the smallest CPP to date. The double and single CPEs possessed stable chirality despite flexible biphenyl structures because of the high strain in the diethynyl–paraphenylene moiety. In both the single and double CPEs, orbital interactions along the biphenyl axis were observed by DFT calculations in LUMO and LUMO+2 of the single CPE and LUMO+1 of the double CPE, which likely cause lowering of these orbital energies. Concerning chiroptical properties: boosting of the g_abs value was observed in the biphenyl-based double CPE, as well as the binaphthyl-based single CPE, compared to the biphenyl-based single CPE.     

Grafting of single, stimuli-responsive poly(ferrocenylsilane) polymer chains to gold surfaces

Redox-responsive poly(ferrocenylsilane) (PFS) polymer molecules were attached individually to gold surfaces for force spectroscopy experiments on the single molecule level. By grafting ethylenesulfide-functionalized PFS into the defects of preformed self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of different omega-mercaptoalkanols on Au(111), the surface coverage of PFS macromolecules could be conveniently controlled. Atomic force microscopy (AFM), contact angle, as well as cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry measurements were carried out to characterize the morphology, wettability, and surface coverage of the grafted layers. The values of the PFS surface coverage were found to depend on the chain length of the omega-mercaptoalkanol molecules and on the concentration of the PFS solution but not on the insertion time or on the molar mass of PFS. The equilibrium surface coverages were successfully described by Langmuir adsorption isotherms. For low-surface coverage values (< 6.2 x 10(-4) chain/nm2), achieved by PFS insertion from very dilute solutions (8 x 10(-6) M) into long-chain SAMs, AFM and differential pulse voltammetry showed that surfaces exposing isolated individual polymer chains were obtained. The isolated PFS macromolecules were subjected to in situ AFM-based single molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS) measurements. The single chain elasticity of PFS in isopropanol (and ethanol) was fitted with the modified freely jointed chain (m-FJC) model. This procedure yielded a Kuhn segment length of 0.33 +/- 0.05 nm and a segment elasticity of 32 +/- 5 nN/nm.     

溶胶-凝胶-水热晶化法制备锐钛矿TiO2纳米膜的耐蚀性能

以钛酸正丁酯为前驱体, 采用溶胶-凝胶-水热晶化法在不锈钢(SS)表面制备TiO₂纳米膜. 利用X射线衍射(XRD)、Raman光谱、场发射扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、原子力显微镜(AFM)和俄歇电子能谱(AES)表征了TiO₂纳米膜的晶型、表面形貌和表面化学组成. 通过极化曲线和电化学阻抗谱(EIS)研究了TiO₂纳米膜的耐蚀性能. 170 °C下水热晶化制备的锐钛矿TiO₂与450 °C焙烧制备的锐钛矿TiO₂的结晶度类似, 但两种TiO₂薄膜的表面结构存在明显差异, 水热晶化法制备的TiO₂纳米膜在3.5% (w) NaCl溶液中的耐蚀性能优于焙烧法制备的.     

Correlating interface heterostructure, charge recombination, and device efficiency of poly(3-hexyl thiophene)/TiO2 nanorod solar cell

The charge recombination rate in poly(3-hexyl thiophene)/TiO(2) nanorod solar cells is demonstrated to correlate to the morphology of the bulk heterojunction (BHJ) and the interfacial properties between poly(3-hexyl thiophene) (P3HT) and TiO(2). The recombination resistance is obtained in P3HT/TiO(2) nanorod devices by impedance spectroscopy. Surface morphology and phase separation of the bulk heterojunction are characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The surface charge of bulk heterojunction is investigated by Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM). Lower charge recombination rate and lifetime have been observed for the charge carriers in appropriate heterostructures of hybrid P3HT/TiO(2) nanorod processed via high boiling point solvent and made of high molecular weight P3HT. Additionally, through surface modification on TiO(2) nan,orod, decreased recombination rate and longer charge carrier lifetime are obtained owing to creation of a barrier between the donor phases (P3HT) and the acceptor phases (TiO(2)). The effect of the film morphology of hybrid and interfacial properties on charge carrier recombination finally leads to different outcome of photovoltaic I-V characteristics. The BHJ fabricated from dye-modified TiO(2) blended with P3HT exhibits 2.6 times increase in power conversion efficiency due to the decrease of recombination rate by almost 2 orders of magnitude as compared with the BHJ made with unmodified TiO(2). In addition, the interface heterostructure, charge lifetime, and device efficiency of P3HT/TiO(2) nanorod solar cells are correlated.     

Improved high-efficiency organic solar cells via incorporation of a conjugated polyelectrolyte interlayer

The power conversion efficiencies of bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells can be increased from 5 to 6.5% by incorporating an ultrathin conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) layer between the active layer and the metal cathode. Poly[N-9'-heptadecanyl-2,7-carbazole-alt-5,5-(4',7'-di-2-thienyl-2',1',3'-benzothiadiazole)] (PCDTBT) and [6,6]-phenyl C(71) butyric acid methyl ester (PC(71)BM) were chosen for the photoactive layer. CPEs with cationic polythiophenes, in both homopolymer and block copolymer configurations, were used to improve the electronic characteristics. The significant improvement in device performance and the simplicity of fabrication by solution processing suggest a promising and practical pathway for improving polymer solar cells with high efficiencies.     

Synthesis,Structures, and Properties of Highly Strained Cyclophenylene–Ethynylenes with Axial and Helical Chirality

Single and double cyclophenylene–ethynylenes (CPEs) with axial and helical chirality have been synthesized by the Sonogashira cross‐coupling of di‐ and tetraethynyl biphenyls with a U‐shaped prearomatic diiodoparaphenylene followed by reductive aromatization. X‐ray crystallographic analyses and DFT calculations revealed that the CPEs possess highly twisted bent structures. Bend angles on the edge of the paraphenylene units were close to the value of [5]cycloparaphenylene (CPP)—the smallest CPP to date. The double and single CPEs possessed stable chirality despite flexible biphenyl structures because of the high strain in the diethynyl–paraphenylene moiety. In both the single and double CPEs, orbital interactions along the biphenyl axis were observed by DFT calculations in LUMO and LUMO+2 of the single CPE and LUMO+1 of the double CPE, which likely cause lowering of these orbital energies. Concerning chiroptical properties: boosting of the g_abs value was observed in the biphenyl‐based double CPE, as well as the binaphthyl‐based single CPE, compared to the biphenyl‐based single CPE.     

Langmuir--Schaefer films of Nafion with incorporated TiO(2) nanoparticles

An easy method of incorporating TiO(2) nanoparticles into Nafion perfluorinated ionomer is proposed. Ultrathin films of Nafion were prepared by employing the Langmuir-Schaefer (LS) technique. The pressure-area isotherm study of a Langmuir monolayer of Nafion at the air-water interface on different concentrations of NaCl as the subphase allowed us to find the best experimental conditions for the deposition of stable Langmuir-Schaefer films. Incorporation of TiO(2) nanoparticles was performed by dipping Nafion LS films in a solution of TiO(2) nanoparticles. The uniformity of the TiO(2) incorporation was detected by UV-visible spectroscopy. The morphology of the Nafion, Nafion/TiO(2) nanoparticles thin films, and the changes due to the annealing procedure were investigated by atomic force microscopy. Interestingly, the AFM investigation showed that Nafion and Nafion/TiO(2) LS films have thermal stability up to 600 degrees C.     

Self-assembled metal colloid films: two approaches for preparing new SERS active substrates

In this paper, we propose two new approaches for preparing active substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). In the first approach (method 1), one transfers AgI nanoparticles capped by negatively charged mercaptoacetic acid from a AgI colloid solution onto a quartz slide and then deoxidizes AgI to Ag nanoparticles on the substrate. The second approach (method 2) deoxidizes AgI to Ag nanoparticles in a colloid solution and then transfers the Ag nanoparticles capped by negatively charged mercaptoacetic acid onto a quartz slide. By transfer of the AgI/Ag nanoparticles from the colloid solutions to the solid substrates, the problem of instability of the colloid solutions can largely be overcome. The films thus prepared by both approaches retain the merits of metal colloid solutions while they discharge their shortcomings. Accordingly, the obtained Ag particle films are very suitable as SERS active substrates. SERS active substrates with different coverages can be formed in a layer-by-layer electrostatic assembly by exposing positively charged surfaces to the colloid solutions containing oppositely charged AgI/Ag nanoparticles. The SERS active substrates fabricated by the two novel methods have been characterized by means of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy. The results of AFM and UV-vis spectroscopy show that the Ag nanoparticles grow with the increase in the number of coverage and that most of them remain isolated even at high coverages. Consequently, the surface optical properties are dominated by the absorption due to the isolated Ag nanoparticles. The relationship between SERS intensity and surface morphology of the new active substrates has been investigated for Rhodamine 6G (R6G) adsorbed on them. It has been found that the SERS enhancement depends on the size and aggregation of the Ag particles on the substrates. Especially, we can obtain a stronger SERS signal from the substrate prepared by method 1, implying that for the metal nanoparticles capped with stabilizer molecules such as mercaptoacetic acid, the in situ deoxidization in the film is of great use in preparing SERS active substrates. Furthermore, we have found that the addition of Cl- into the AgI colloid solution changes the surface morphology of the SERS active substrates and favors stronger SERS enhancement.     

Effects of pretreatments and modifiers on electrochemical properties of carbon paste electrodes

The electrochemical properties of carbon paste electrodes (CPEs), including unmodified and modified with protein and polycations, were investigated by impedance spectroscopy (IS) using ferricyanide and ferrocene monocarboxylic acid (FcMA) as redox probes. Various electrochemical pretreatments were applied to the unmodified CPE. The heterogeneous charge transfer rate constant of ferro/ferricyanide couple is enhanced by 2 to 10 times compared with that obtained at untreated electrodes. It was found that for ferricyanide the more suitable pretreatments are successive cyclic voltammetric scans, cathodization and a square wave-like stepping rather than high-potential anodization. However, the pretreatment only exhibits a slight effect on the kinetics of FcMA. At the CPEs containing modifier, the electron transfer rate of the redox couple depends more on the pH of electrolyte solution if ferro/ferricyanide is used. The results can be explained by the differently charged states of the CPEs that were caused by the protonation or deprotonation of the modifiers in various pH solutions and demonstrate the importance of the electrostatic interaction on the kinetics of the highly polar species such as ferricyanide. The different adsorptive behavior of ferricyanide and FcMA is also discussed.     

TiO2纳米粒子膜的制备、表面态性质和光催化活性

在酸性和碱性条件下,用TiCl4水解法制备了TiO2纳米粒子膜催化剂.采用原子力显微镜(AFM),X射线衍射(XRD),表面光电压谱(SPS)和场诱导表面光电压谱(EFISPS)测定了催化剂表面的微结构及能级结构.对催化剂进行了光催化降解苯酚实验,测定了其光催化活性.结果表明,酸性条件下制备的TiO2膜催化剂的光催化活性较高,其结果接近于P25.用能带理论解释了TiO2纳米粒子膜催化剂光催化活性的差异,分析了膜厚对光催化活性的影响.     

Adsorption morphology,light absorption,and sensitization yields for squaraine dyes on SnS2 surfaces

The sensitization properties of two squaraine dyes adsorbed onto the van der Waals surface of n-doped tin disulfide single crystals were studied using atomic force microscopy (AFM), vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy, and photoelectrochemical techniques. Quantum yield per absorbed photon (QYAP) values of near unity were observed for submonolayer coverages of 2,4-bis(4-(N-methyl-N-hexylamino)phenyl)squaraine (1-6SQ) in aqueous electrolyte when a sufficiently positive bias was applied, demonstrating the advantages of SnS(2) as a photoanode for fundamental studies of dye sensitization. Islandlike and microcrystalline morphologies, associated with aggregate formation and revealed by AFM, could be correlated with spectral shifts in both the absorbance and photoaction spectra. A related dye, 2,4-bis(4-(N,N-dimethyl)-2-hydroxyphenyl)squaraine (1-1OHSQ), at similar coverages showed slightly lower QYAP, ascribed to a recombination path due to the different aggregate structures.     

P(VDF-HFP)-PMMA/CaCO3(SiO2)复合聚合物电解质的电化学性质

采用激光扫描共焦显微镜、X射线衍射、循环伏安和交流阻抗等方法对由聚(偏二氟乙烯-六氟丙烯)(P(VDF-HFP))、聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)以及纳米碳酸钙(二氧化硅)制备的几种复合聚合物电解质(CPE)膜P(VDF-HFP)-PMMA/CaCO3(SiO2)的性能进行了研究. 结果表明, PMMA的加入能提高CPE的吸液率, 从而增大其离子导电率. 在P(VDF-HFP)与PMMA质量比为1:1条件下制得的CPE性能最佳. 用P(VDF-HFP)-PMMA为聚合物基体与纳米级SiO2、CaCO3进行复合制成的聚合物膜, 无机粒子的加入没有破坏原来聚合物非晶结构; 室温下CPE的电导率达到3.42 mS·cm-1; 电化学稳定窗口为4.8 V. 电池Li/CPE/GMS(石墨基材料)的测试证明, CPE与石墨负极有很好的相容性. 聚合物电池Li/CPE(CaCO3)/LiCoO2比Li/CPE)(SiO2)/LiCoO2具有更优越的倍率放电性能.     

新型WO3/TiO2纳米管催化剂的合成及其在环戊烯选择氧化反应中的 性能研究

采用水热合成法以P25为原料制备了介孔TiO2纳米管, 并根据TEM和XPS表征结果对其形成机理进行了初步分析. 然后, 以制备出的介孔TiO2纳米管为载体, 钨酸铵为钨源, 采用传统浸渍方法制备了介孔WO3/TiO2纳米管催化剂. 利用N2吸附, TEM, XRD, XPS及Raman等手段对固载后的多相催化剂进行了表征, 并研究了催化剂在环戊烯选择氧化制备戊二醛反应中的催化性能. 结果表明, 在介孔20% WO3/TiO2纳米管催化下环戊烯的转化率达97.9%, 戊二醛的选择性高达69.3%. 钨物种以高度分散状态存在于催化剂中, 并与载体间存在着较强的相互作用, 使得钨的溶脱量很小, 脱落的钨对反应几乎没有影响. 另外, 催化剂具有较高的稳定性, 可以重复套用7次. 失活后的催化剂可通过简单焙烧的方式再生.     

Effect of polymer chain length on membrane perturbation activity of cationic phenylene ethynylene oligomers and polymers

The interactions of poly(phenylene ethynylene)- (PPE-) based cationic conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPEs) and oligo(phenylene ethynylene)s (OPEs) with different model lipid membrane systems were investigated to gain insight into the relationship between molecular structure and membrane perturbation ability. The CPE and OPE compounds exhibit broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, and cell walls and membranes are believed to be their main targets. To better understand how the size, in terms of the number of repeat units, of the CPEs and OPEs affects their membrane disruption activities, a series of PPE-based CPEs and OPEs were synthesized and studied. A number of photophysical techniques were used to investigate the interactions of CPEs and OPEs with model membranes, including unilamellar vesicles and lipid monolayers at the air/water interface. CPE- or OPE-induced dye leakage from vesicles reveals that the CPEs and OPEs selectively perturb model bacterial membranes and that their membrane perturbation abilities are highly dependent on molecular size. Consistent with dye-leakage assay results, the CPEs and OPEs also exhibit chain-length-dependent ability to insert into 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1'-rac-glycerol) (DPPG) monolayers. Our results suggest that, for PPE-based CPE and OPE antimicrobials, chain length can be tuned to optimize their membrane perturbation ability.     

固相法氯化聚乙烯增韧聚氯乙烯的研究Ⅱ．CPE的氯含量及共混方式与PVC／CPE相容性的关系

研究了聚氯乙烯（ＰＶＣ）与固相法氯化聚乙烯（ＣＰＥ）的相容性与氯含量、共混方式以及ＣＰＥ链结构的关系。动态力学性能表明ＰＶＣ／ＣＰＥ为部分相容体系，ＣＰＥ中类似ＰＶＣ的链段与ＰＶＣ形成相间过渡层，共混方式影响共混体系的相容程度。透射电镜结果表明ＣＰＥ呈连续网络结构分布于ＰＶＣ粒子表面。共混条件一定时，共混物的抗张强度随相容性的改善而增加。     

Major differences in the behaviour of carbon paste and carbon fibre electrodes in a protein-lipid matrix: implications for voltammetry in vivo.

The widely documented differences in behaviour of carbon fibre electrodes (CFEs) and carbon paste electrodes (CPEs) used for neurochemical analysis in vivo were investigated. Differential staircase voltammetry was used to study the electrooxidation of ascorbic acid (AA) at CFEs and CPEs in the presence of major constituents of brain tissue, viz., protein, lipid or a mixture of both. Both electrode types were poisoned by protein, reflected in positive shifts in the AA voltammetric peak potential, and also peak broadening, following exposure of the electrodes to protein solution. In contrast, CFEs and CPEs responded very differently to exposure to lipid suspension: CFEs exhibited poisoning whereas CPEs showed enhanced electron transfer kinetics for AA. This significant difference in the response of the two carbon materials to lipid was further demonstrated by showing that lipid could reverse the poisoning caused by protein for CPEs but not CFEs. It appears, therefore, that proteins adsorb on both CPEs and CFEs, hindering electron transfer from AA to the electrode surface. Surfactant lipid molecules, in contrast, have a cleaning effect on CPEs, removing pasting oil and adsorbed proteins from the CPE surface. These results provide an explanation for the stability of CPEs in brain tissue and for the contrasting instability of CFEs in the same environment. The data also suggest that a lipid-protein matrix represents a valuable in vitro chemical model of brain tissue that should allow a truer characterisation in vitro of new and existing in vivo sensors, reducing the need for animal experiments in these studies.     

Surface energy modified chips for detection of conformational states and enzymatic activity in biomolecules

A novel patterning method for anchoring biomolecules and noncovalent assembled conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE)/biomolecule complexes to a chip surface is presented. The surface energy of a hydrophilic substrate is modified using an elastomeric poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) stamp, containing a relief pattern. Modification takes place on the parts where the PDMS stamp is in conformal contact with the substrate and leaves low molecular weight PDMS residues on the surface resulting in a hydrophobic modification, and then biomolecules and CPE/biomolecule complexes are then adsorbed in a specific pattern. The method constitutes a discrimination system for different conformations in biomolecules using CPEs as reporters and the PDMS modified substrates as the discriminator. Detection of different conformations in two biomacromolecules, a synthetic peptide (JR2E) and a protein (calmodulin), reported by the CPE and resolved by fluorescence was demonstrated. Also, excellent enzyme activity in patterned CPE/horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzyme was shown, demonstrating that this method can be used to pattern biomolecules with their activity retained. The method presented could be useful in various biochip applications, such as analyzing proteins and peptides in large-scale production, in making metabolic chips, and for making multi-microarrays.