Miniaturized electrochemical sensors and their point-of-care applications

Most of the current analytical methods depend largely on laboratory-based analytical techniques that require expensive and bullky equipment,potentially incur costly testing,and involve lengthy detection processes.With increasing requirements for point-of-care testing(POCT),more attention has been paid to miniaturized analytical devices.Miniaturized electrochemical(MEC)sensors,including different material-based MEC sensors(such as DNA-,paper-,and screen electrode-based),have been in strong demand in analytical science due to their easy operation,portability,high sensitivity,as well as their short analysis time.They have been applied for the detection of trace amounts of target through measuring changes in electrochemical signal,such as current,voltage,potential,or impedance,due to the oxidation/reduction of chemical/biological molecules with the help of electrodes and electrochemical units.MEC sensors present great potential for the detection of targets including small organic molecules,metal ions,and biomolecules.In recent years,MEC sensors have been broadly applied to POCT in various fields,including health care,food safety,and environmental monitoring,owing to the excellent advantages of electrochemical(EC)technologies.This review summarized the state-of-the-art advancements on various types of MEC sensors and their applications in POCT.Furthermore,the future perspectives,opportunities,and challenges in this field are also discussed.     

Machine Learning towards Screening Solid-state Lithium Ion Conductors

Machine learning is an emerging method to discover new materials with specific characteristics.An unsupervised machine learning research is highlighted to discover new potential lithium ionic conductors by screening and clustering lithium compounds,providing inspirations for the development of solid-state electrolytes and practical batteries.     

Surface defect-rich ceria quantum dots anchored on sulfur-doped carbon nitride nanotubes with enhanced charge separation for solar hydrogen production

Designing defect-engineered semiconductor heterojunctions can effectively promote the charge carrier separation.Herein,novel ceria(CeO2) quantum dots(QDs) decorated sulfur-doped carbon nitride nanotubes(SCN NTs) were synthesized via a thermal polycondensation coupled in situ depositionprecipitation method without use of template or surfactant.The structure and morphology studies indicate that ultrafine CeO2 QDs are well distributed inside and outside of SCN NTs offering highly dispersed active sites and a large contact interface between two components.This leads to the promoted formation of rich Ce³⁺ ion and oxygen vacancies as confirmed by XPS.The photocatalytic performance can be facilely modulated by the content of CeO2 QDs introduced in SCN matrix while bare CeO2 does not show activity of hydrogen production.The optimal catalyst with 10% of CeO2 loading yields a hydrogen evolution rate of 2923.8 μmol h-1 g-1 under visible light,remarkably higher than that of bare SCN and their physical mixtures.Further studies reveal that the abundant surface defects and the created 0 D/1 D junctions play a critical role in improving the separation and transfer of charge carriers,leading to superior solar hydrogen production and good stability.     

Superfast and solvent-free core-shell assembly of sulfur/carbon active particles by hail-inspired nanostorm technology for high-energy-density Li-S batteries

The demand on low-carbon emission fabrication technologies for energy storage materials is increasing dramatically with the global interest on carbon neutrality.As a promising active material for metal-sulfur batteries,sulfur is of great interest due to its high-energy-density and abundance.However,there is a lack of industry-friendly and low-carbon fabrication strategies for high-performance sulfur-based active particles,which,however,is in critical need by their practical success.Herein,based on a hail-inspired sulfur nano-storm(HSN)technology developed in our lab,we report an energy-saving,solvent-free strategy for producing core-shell sulfur/carbon electrode particles(CNT@AC-S)in minutes.The fabrication of the CNT@AC-S electrode particles only involves low-cost sulfur blocks,commercial carbon nanotubes(CNT)and activated carbon(AC)micro-particles with high specific surface area.Based on the above core-shell CNT@AC-S particles,sulfur cathode with a high sulfur-loading of 9.2 mg cm^-2 delivers a stable area capacity of 6.6 mAh cm^-2 over 100 cycles.Furthermore,even for sulfur cathode with a super-high sulfur content(72 wt%over the whole electrode),it still delivers a high area capacity of 9 mAh cm^-2 over50 cycles in a quasi-lean electrolyte condition.In a nutshell,this study brings a green and industryfriendly fabrication strategy for cost-effective production of rationally designed S-rich electrode particles.     

Unraveling the stabilization mechanism of solid electrolyte interface on ZnSe by rGO in sodium ion battery

Transition metal selenides have been widely studied as anode materials of sodium ion batteries(SIBs),however,the investigation of solid-electrolyte-interface(SEI)on these materials,which is critical to the electrochemical performance of SIBs,remains at its infancy.Here in this paper,ZnSe@C nanoparticles were prepared from ZIF-8 and the SEI layers on these electrodes with and without reduced graphene oxide(rGO)layers were examined in details by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies at varied charged/discharged states.It is observed that fast and complicated electrolyte decomposition reactions on ZnSe@C leads to quite thick SEI film and intercalation of solvated sodium ions through such thick SEI film results in slow ion diffusion kinetics and unstable electrode structure.However,the presence of rGO could efficiently suppress the decomposition of electrolyte,thus thin and stable SEI film was formed.ZnSe@C electrodes wrapped by rGO demonstrates enhanced interfacial charge transfer kinetics and high electrochemical performance,a capacity retention of 96.4%,after 1000 cycles at 5 A/g.This study might offer a simple avenue for the designing high performance anode materials through manipulation of SEI film.     

CXN天然沸石的研究2: 吸附性质

采用N~2,NH~3,CO~2,乙烯,丙烯,水,甲醇,乙醇,丙醇等作为吸附剂,研究了由我国CXN天然沸石改性制得的H-STI和Na-STI沸石的吸附性质,H-STI和Na-STI沸石的BET表面积及微孔孔体积约为420m^2/g和0.20m^3/g。根据NH~3和CO~2在H-STI沸石上的吸附等温线计算得到它们的吸附热分别为44.8和26.5kJ/mol。乙烯,丙烯,甲醇,乙醇,丙醇等在Na-STI沸石上的吸附等温线表明该沸石对有机分子的吸附具有链长选择性。在低分压下水相对于甲醇的吸附量表明沸石具有一定的疏水性质。     

常温常湿条件下Au/MeO~x催化剂上CO氧化性能

利用共沉淀法制备了Au/MeO~x催化剂(Me=Al,Co,Cr,Cu,Fe,Mn,Ni,Zn)。在常温常湿条件下,考察了不同氧化物负载的金基催化剂的CO氧化性能。结果表明,氧化物种类对催化剂的活性和稳定性均有较大的影响。Cu,Mn,Cr等氧化物负载的金基催化剂的活性较差,而Zn,Fe,Co,Ni,Al等金属氧化物负载的金基催化剂可将CO完全氧化,又具有一定的稳定性,在相同反应条件下,CO完全转化时的稳定性顺序为Au/ZnO>Au/α-Fe~2O~3>Au/Co~3O~4>Au/γ-Al~2O~3≈Au/NiO。还发现水对Au/MnO~x催化剂的活性和稳定性有负作用,而对180℃焙烧制备的Au/ZnO-180催化剂的活性和稳定性均有明显的湿度增强作用。     

Boost oxygen reduction reaction performance by tuning the active sites in Fe-N-P-C catalysts

Cost-effective atomically dispersed Fe-N-P-C complex catalysts are promising to catalyze the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)and replace Pt catalysts in fuel cells and metal-air batteries.However,it remains a challenge to increase the number of atomically dispersed active sites on these catalysts.Here we report a highly efficient impregnation-pyrolysis method to prepare effective ORR electrocatalysts with large amount of atomically dispersed Fe active sites from biomass.Two types of active catalyst centers were identified,namely atomically dispersed Fe sites and Fe_xP particles.The ORR rate of the atomically dispersed Fe sites is three orders of magnitude higher than it of Fe_xP particles.A linear correlation between the amount of the atomically dispersed Fe and the ORR activity was obtained,revealing the major contribution of the atomically dispersed Fe to the ORR activity.The number of atomically dispersed Fe increases as the Fe loading increased and reaching the maximum at 1.86 wt%Fe,resulting in the maximum ORR rate.Optimized Fe-N-P-C complex catalyst was used as the cathode catalyst in a homemade Zn-air battery and good performance of an energy density of 771 Wh kgZn^-1,a power density of 92.9 m W cm^-2 at 137 m A cm^-2 and an excellent durability were exhibited.     

Regulation of carbon distribution to construct high-sulfur-content cathode in lithium-sulfur batteries

Lithium-sulfur(Li-S)battery is regarded as one of the most promising next-generation energy storage systems due to the ultra-high theoretical energy density of 2600 Wh kg^-1.To address the insulation nature of sulfur,nanocarbon composition is essential to afford acceptable cycling capacity but inevitably sacrifices the actual energy density under working conditions.Therefore,rational structural design of the carbon/sulfur composite cathode is of great significance to realize satisfactory electrochemical performances with limited carbon content.Herein,the cathode carbon distribution is rationally regulated to construct high-sulfur-content and high-performance Li-S batteries.Concretely,a double-layer carbon(DLC)cathode is prepared by fabricating a surface carbon layer on the carbon/sulfur composite.The surface carbon layer not only provides more electrochemically active surfaces,but also blocks the polysulfide shuttle.Consequently,the DLC configuration with an increased sulfur content by nearly 10 wt%renders an initial areal capacity of 3.40 mAh cm^-2 and capacity retention of 83.8%during 50 cycles,which is about two times than that of the low-sulfur-content cathode.The strategy of carbon distribution regulation affords an effective pathway to construct advanced high-sulfur-content cathodes for practical high-energy-density Li-S batteries.     

Confined Ni-In intermetallic alloy nanocatalyst with excellent coking resistance for methane dry reforming

Carbon dioxide and methane are two main greenhouse gases which are contributed to serious global warming.Fortunately,dry reforming of methane(DRM),a very important reaction developed decades ago,can convert these two major greenhouse gases into value-added syngas or hydrogen.The main problem retarding its industrialization is the seriously coking formation upon the nickel-based catalysts.Herein,a series of confined indium-nickel(In-Ni)intermetallic alloy nanocatalysts(In_xNi@SiO₂)have been prepared and displayed superior coking resistance for DRM reaction.The sample containing 0.5 wt.%of In loading(In_0.5Ni@SiO₂)shows the best balance of carbon deposition resistance and DRM reactivity even after 430 h long term stability test.The boosted carbon resistance can be ascribed to the confinement of core–shell structure and to the transfer of electrons from Indium to Nickel in In-Ni intermetallic alloys due to the smaller electronegativity of In.Both the silica shell and the increase of electron cloud density on metallic Ni can weaken the ability of Ni to activate C–H bond and decrease the deep cracking process of methane.The reaction over the confined InNi intermetallic alloy nanocatalyst was conformed to the Langmuir-Hinshelwood(L-H)mechanism revealed by in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy(in-situ DRIFTS).This work provides a guidance to design high performance coking resistance catalysts for methane dry reforming to efficiently utilize these two main greenhouse gases.     

分子动力学模拟浓度和温度对TATB/PCTFE PBX力学性能的影响

为探讨高聚物粘结炸药(Polymer Bonded Explosive, PBX)的力学性能随温度和高聚物浓度而变化的规律, 用分子动力学(MD)方法和compass力场, 对著名高能炸药1,3,5-三氨基-2,4,6-三硝基苯(TATB)与常用高聚物粘结剂聚三氟氯乙烯(PCTFE)所构成的TATB/PCTFE PBX进行模拟计算. 结果表明, 在一定范围内, 随高聚物浓度的增加, PBX的弹性系数和模量减小, 表明其刚性减小、弹性增加; 而随温度的升高, PBX的刚性减小、弹性增强. 还发现PBX的结合能随浓度增高而增大, 随温度升高而减小.     

TATB基PBX结合能和力学性能的理论研究

以SCF-MO-AM1方法和MM-COMPASS力场, 对TATB (1,3,5-三氨基-2,4,6-三硝基苯)与系列高聚物组成的PBX(高聚物粘结炸药)尺寸匹配原子簇, 分别进行全优化几何构型计算, 发现两种方法求得的结合能存在良好的线性关系. 对TATB (3×3×4)超晶胞及其与系列氟聚物组成的双组分PBX, 实施COMPASS力场下的分子动力学(MD)周期性模拟计算, 首次求得其弹性系数、模量和泊松比, 发现添加少量高聚物即能有效改善炸药的力学性能.     

二元Ni-Al合金极端条件下的弹性和热力学性能：全电子准谐波近似

通过在原子尺度上建模来研究Al、NiAl和Ni3Al合金在极端高温和高压下的点阵常数、弹性常数、弹性模量、泊松比和弹性各向异性因子等性质．计算得到的弹性常数均满足相应的力学稳定条件．由于NiAl和Ni3Al具有较高的B／G值,在0～30GPa内都属于延展性材料．通过包含电子热运动对体系吉布斯自由能贡献的全电子准谐近似方法,得到了高温高压下Al、NiAl和Ni3Al合金的热膨胀系数、体积模量、热容和熵等．计算值与已有的实验值和理论值符合较好．     

HMX和HMX/HTPB PBX的晶体缺陷理论研究

建立空位和掺杂点缺陷模型, 用分子动力学(MD)方法, 研究晶体缺陷对β-环四亚甲基硝胺(HMX)和β-HMX/HTPB(端羟基聚丁二烯)高聚物粘结炸药(PBX)的力学性能和爆炸性能的影响. 结果表明, 相对于HMX“完美”晶体(1)考察缺陷晶体(2和3), 以及相对于HMX完美晶体基PBX(1)考察缺陷PBX 2和PBX 3, 均发现弹性系数和(拉伸、体积、剪切)模量下降, 导致体系刚性减弱, 延展性和韧性增强. 这与在基炸药HMX晶体(1, 2和3)中分别加入HTPB高聚物粘结剂形成PBX 1, PBX 2和PBX 3呈现类似的相应的变化趋势和效果. 此外, 研究表明, 爆炸性质也依赖于体系的组成和结构. 因加入的是低能高聚物, 故PBX(1), PBX(2)和PBX(3)的爆热、爆速和爆压均比相应的基炸药(1, 2和3)低, 即晶体(1)＞PBX(1), 晶体(2)＞PBX(2), 晶体(3)＞PBX(3). PBX(1), PBX(2), PBX(3)与对应基炸药(1, 2, 3)的爆速和爆压取相同变化次序, 亦即PBX(1)＞PBX(2)＞PBX(3)对应于晶体(1)＞晶体(2)＞晶体(3). 这些计算结果和规律对PBX配方设计显然具有指导作用.     

聚乙烯/氧化铝复合材料形态、流变和力学性能

将聚乙烯（PE）和氧化铝（AO）熔融共混制得综合性能更好的PE/AO复合材料。通过对其进行流变分析、热力学性能分析、力学性能分析、导热性能分析和断面微观结构分析,探究AO质量分数对复合材料结构及性能的影响。结果表明,随着AO质量分数的增加,复合材料逐步转为脆性材料,其弹性模量、屈服强度、导热系数、储能模量同步增加;当AO质量分数为10%时,复合材料的断裂强度为18.2 MPa,综合性能最好。     

RDX基PBX的模型、结构、能量及其与感度关系的分子动力学研究

以RDX（环三亚甲基三硝胺）为基、PS（聚苯乙烯）为粘结剂构成PBX（高聚物粘结炸药）的MD（分子动力学）模拟初始模型.比较分别以1根46链节和2根23链节PS置于RDX（001）晶面上的两种（PBX1和PBX2）模型下的MD模拟结果,发现二者的结构、相互作用能和力学性能均很接近.取PBX2进行5种温度（195,245,295,345和395 K）下的NPT系综、MD模拟系统研究,发现随温度依次升高,各体系中RDX引发键N NO2键的最大键长（Lmax）递增,N–N键连的N与N之间的双原子作用能（EN-N）和内聚能密度（CED）递减,与感度随温度升高而增大的实验事实相一致.综合已有工作,对高能复合材料（如PBX和固体推进剂等）的感度理论研究,建议关注其中易爆燃组分在外界刺激下的结构和能量变化,其引发键Lmax和作为引发键强度度量的双原子作用能（如EN-N）,可作为热和撞击感度相对大小的理论判据.     

具有电化学敏感性的超分子交联点及其水凝胶研究

本文通过主体分子环糊精（CD）和客体分子二茂铁（Fc）之间的包结络合作用,在CD稳定的CdS量子点（CD@QD）表面成功地引入了可聚合双键.所得超分子结构能够作为交联点与N,N-二甲基丙烯酰胺（DMA）单体共聚制备杂化超分子水凝胶（Fc-Gel）,称为超分子交联点（Fc-SCL）.Fc还赋予了该结构良好的电化学敏感性.随着Fc-SCL含量的增加,Fc-Gel的力学性能有所增强.此外,该凝胶还具有良好的荧光性质.实验表明,在凝胶形成过程中,CD和Fc之间的包结络合起了关键的交联作用,因此这种凝胶是一种由超分子作用诱导的有机-无机杂化水凝胶.     

偶联剂对TATB造型粉表面性质及力学性能的影响

采用偶联技术制备TATB造型粉，研究了偶联剂加入前后TATB造型粉的表面行为及其力学性能。结果表明采用偶联技术能够改善TATB造型粉的力学性能和氟橡胶对TATB的粘附。其中，KH550是一种较为理想的改善TATB造型粉性能的偶联剂。     

Raman spectroscopy of aminated and ultrafine 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene and PBX 9502 as a function of pressing pressure

The Raman spectra of emulsion aminated, wet aminated, dry aminated, and ultrafine 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB) and PBX 9502 explosive powders are measured in a pellet die at pressures from ambient to 180 MPa with a 632.8 nm helium-neon laser. Raman peak frequencies and line widths are calculated from accurately calibrated spectra. The spectral region below 400 cm(-1), where the pressure shifts of the Raman peaks are larger, is emphasized. The most salient effect of pressing is an approximate permanent doubling of the line width of the ambient 56.9 cm(-1) peak for all TATB types. This peak is also much wider in the ultrafine TATB powder than in the other TATB powders, which indicates that the process of creating the ultrafine powder also creates changes in the TATB crystals. The peaks in the spectra of the aminated TATBs and PBX 9502 are very similar, but differences in the fluorescence backgrounds correlate with the expected crystalline purity differences from the different amination processes. The peak frequencies versus pressure for several of the more intense low-frequency peaks can be fit well to linear functions between 40 and 180 MPa. The pressure slopes of the emulsion aminated peaks are consistently larger than the slopes of the other powders. Grüneisen parameters calculated from peaks below 100 cm(-1) are scattered, which is probably caused by the anisotropy of TATB crystals and different types of intermolecular bonds.     

TATB与二氟甲烷以及与聚偏二氟乙烯的分子间相互作用

动用密度泛函理论(SFT)B3LYP方法,取3－21G*基组,求得TATB(1,3,5-三氨基-2,4,6-三硝基苯)与CH~2F~2混合体系的三种优化构型以Boys-Bernardi方案校正基组叠加误差求得结合能。在B3LYP/6----311G*//B3LYP/3---21G*水TATB与CH~2F~2间的最大结合能为4.62kJ·mol^-1,还用MO－PM3方法计算TATB与---（CF~2CH~2}－(N=1,2,3,4,5,)的混合体系,由色散校正电子相关近似地求得其结合能力。当n＝5时,求得TATB与－（CF~2CH~2）--~n的最大结合能约为52.97kJ·MOL^-1。此外,自然键轨道分析用于讨论TATB与CH~2F~2之间的电荷转移。