Observation of a quadrupole plasmon mode for a colloidal solution of gold nanoprisms

The synthesis and optical properties of single crystalline gold nanoprisms have been investigated. A three-step mediated seed growth process in an aqueous solution generated gold nanoprisms with a relatively homogeneous size distribution. The purity of these nanostructures has allowed us to observe a weak quadrupole resonance in addition to a strong dipole resonance associated with these novel structures. The experimental optical spectra agree with discrete dipole approximation calculations that have been modeled from the dimensions of gold nanoprisms produced in this synthesis.     

Photophysical properties of borondipyrromethene analogues in solution

The photophysical properties of seven new 8-(p-substituted)phenyl analogues of 4,4-difluoro-3,5-dimethyl-8-(aryl)-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (derivatives of the well-known fluorophore BODIPY) in several solvents have been studied by means of absorption and steady-state and time-resolved fluorimetry. For each compound, the fluorescence quantum yield and lifetime are lower in solvents with higher polarity owing to an increase in the rate of nonradiative deactivation. Increasing the electron withdrawing strength of the p-substituent on the phenyl group in position 8 also leads to lower fluorescence quantum yields and lifetimes. When the p-substituent on the phenyl group in position 8 is a tertiary amine [8-(4-piperidinophenyl), 8-(4-N,N-dimethylaminophenyl), and 8-(4-morpholinophenyl)], the low quantum yields of these compounds in more polar solvents can be rationalized by the inversion of the energy levels of an apolar, highly fluorescent and a polar, nonfluorescent excited state, where charge transfer from the tertiary amine to the BODIPY unit occurs. These amine analogues can be protonated at low pH in aqueous solution. Fluorescence titrations yielded pK(a) values of their conjugate ammonium salts which are in agreement with the electron donating tendency of the amine group: piperidino (4.15) > dimethylamino (2.37) > morpholino (1.47), with the pK(a) values in parentheses. The rate constant of radiative deactivation (k(f)) is the same for all compounds in all solvents studied (k(f) = 1.4 x 10(8) s(-1)).     

Synthesis of multi-hydroxyl and sulfonyl dual-functionalized room temperature ionic liquids

Starting from the hydroxylamine (dimethyl amino ethanol, triethanolamine) and 1,3-propane sultone, a series of hydroxyl and sulfonyl dual-functionalized zwitterionic salts and corresponding acidic room temperature ionic liquids have been synthesized. The hydroxyl groups of the synthesized substances were confirmed by the 1H NMR measurement. These zwitterionic salts and ionic liquids may be used for synthesizing other functionalized ionic liquids or ionic liquid-polymer (polyelectrolyte).     

Studies on synthesis and infrared and fluorescence spectra of new europium and terbium complexes with an amide-based open-chain crown ether

An amide-based open-chain crown ether ligand and its complexes with europium and terbium were synthesized. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectra and conductivity. The europium and terbium ions were found to coordinate to the C=O oxygen atoms and pyridine nitrogen atoms. The fluorescence properties of these complexes in DMF and CH3OH/CHCl3 were studied. Under the excitation of UV light, these complexes exhibit characteristic fluorescence of europium and terbium ions. The solvent factors influencing the fluorescent intensity are discussed.     

葡萄糖和水混合溶液多组分电解质热力学 Ⅱ.HCl-NaCl-d-Glucose-H_2O体系(5—45℃)

本文续前报在恒定溶液总离子强度I=1.00mol·kg~(-1),改变葡萄糖在混合溶液中的质量百分数x=5%、15%和20%的条件下,应用电动势法测定了无液接界电池(A)和电池(B)的电动势: Pt,H_2(1.013×10~5Pa)|HCl(m),d-Glucose(x),H_2O(1-x)|AgCl-Ag (A) Pt,H_2(1.013×10~5Pa)|HCl(m_A),NaCl(m_B),d-Glucose(x),H_2O(1-x)|AgCl-Ag(B) 其中x代表葡萄糖在水中的质量百分数,m_A和m_B分别是HCl和NaCl在混合溶液中的质量摩浓度。利用电池(A)的电动势数据得到了AgCl-Ag电极在d-Glucose-H_2O混合溶液中的标准电极电势Φ_m~0,讨论了HCl的迁移性质,利用电池(B)的电动势数据,确定了HCl在HCl-NaCl-d-Glucse-H_2O体系中的活度系数γ_A,实验结果表明:在恒定总离子强度下,HCl的活度系数服从Harned规则。HCl的迁移自由能与葡萄糖的质量百分数x成线性关系。计算了HCl     

NOx在固体电解质电解池上的电化学消除

 综述了近年来利用固体电解质电解池消除NO的研究进展．重点总结了电化学消除NO研究体系、电化学消除NO分解机制、O2－在固体电解质电解池中传导的控速步骤、电极种类和形态对NO分解性能的影响以及直流与交流电作用的差异等几个方面的研究结果．在RuO2—Ag—YSZ—Pd电解池上实现的NO选择性分解是迄今为止的最佳结果，500℃下NO的转化率为31．8％，NO的分解活性是O2的分解活性的13倍．该领域今后研究的主要方向是，进一步提高NO分解相对于共存O2离子化的选择性、降低O2－在阴极界面处的传导阻力和探寻可在更低温度传导O2－的新的固体电解质     

Quantitative study on selective stacking of zwitterions in large-volume sample matrix by moving reaction boundary in capillary electrophoresis

The paper advanced the theoretical procedures for quantitative design on selective stacking of zwitterions in full capillary sample matrix by a cathodic-direction moving reaction boundary (MRB) in capillary electrophoresis (CE) under control of electroosmotic flow (EOF). With the procedures, we conducted the theoretical computations on the selective stacking of two test analytes of L-histidine (His) and L-tryptophan (Trp) by the MRB created with 30 mM pH 3.0 formic acid-NaOH buffer and 2-80 mM sodium formate. The results revealed the following three predictions. At first, the MRB cannot stack His and Trp plugs if less than 12.5 mM sodium formate is used to form the MRB and prepare the sample matrix. Second, the MRB can stack His and/or Trp sample plugs completely if higher than 50 mM sodium formate is chosen to form the MRB. Third, the MRB can only focus His plug completely, but stack Trp plug partially if 20-50 mM sodium formate is used; this implied the complete MRB-induced selective stacking to His rather than Trp. All the three predictions were quantitatively proved by the experiments. With great dilution of sample matrix and control of EOF, controllable, simultaneous and MRB-induced selective stacking and separation of zwitterions were achieved. The theoretical results hold evident significances to the quantitative design of selective stacking conditions and the increase of detection sensitivity of zwitterions in CE. In addition, the control of EOF by cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) can evidently improve the stacking efficiency to both His and Trp.     

镧与镍共沉积的研究

由于含稀土的合金新材料具有多种特殊功能，因此，其制备技术已为人们所关注．制备含稀土合金的方法有高温烧结法、真空蒸发法、离子溅射法及电化学法等．其中电化学法设备简单，容易获得不同组份的表层材料，但是，由于稀土元素的电位很负，从电解质水溶液中沉积稀土及其合金是相当困难的，以往曾有采用熔融盐电解质或非水电解质制备稀土合金的一些报导[1，2]，而从电解质水溶液中电沉积稀土合金的报导甚少．本研究采用适宜的络合剂，实现了从电解质水溶液中电沉积Ni－La合金，镀层中钠含量最高达22．58％（质量分数，下同）．通过XPS及…     

Sm2Fe17合金的氢化-歧化过程演化

通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)和能谱分析(EDX)等手段重点研究了Sm2Fe17合金在氢化-歧化过程中的相组成、相的变化以及微观结构的演化规律。研究表明：在0．1MPa的H2气氛下，Sm2Fe17合金首先吸氢；400℃时合金出现部分脱氢现象；在T≥500℃逐渐开始歧化为SmHx和α—Fe，同时生成了大量的微晶或非晶组织；随着温度的升高，合金中的微晶非晶逐渐晶化，750℃时晶化完全，晶粒长大至20～100nm。通过对Sm2Fe17合金的氢化一歧化过程研究，建立了该过程的微观结构变化规律的物理模型。