Reductive Amination of Aldehydes and Ketones with Primary Amines by Using Lithium Amidoborane as Reducing Reagent

A variety of secondary amines were obtained in high isolated yields in the reductive amination of aldehydes and ketones by using lithium amidoborane as reducing agent. Compared to ammonia borane, lithium amidoborane has higher reducibility, and thus, exhibits faster reaction rate.     

High‐Loading Nano‐SnO2 Encapsulated in situ in Three‐Dimensional Rigid Porous Carbon for Superior Lithium‐Ion Batteries

Tin oxide nanoparticles (SnO₂ NPs) have been encapsulated in situ in a three‐dimensional ordered space structure. Within this composite, ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) acts as a carbon framework showing a desirable ordered mesoporous structure with an average pore size (≈6 nm) and a high surface area (470.3 m² g^?1), and the SnO₂ NPs (≈10 nm) are highly loaded (up to 80 wt %) and homogeneously distributed within the OMC matrix. As an anode material for lithium‐ion batteries, a SnO₂@OMC composite material can deliver an initial charge capacity of 943 mAh g^?1 and retain 68.9 % of the initial capacity after 50 cycles at a current density of 50 mA g^?1, even exhibit a capacity of 503 mA h g^?1 after 100 cycles at 160 mA g^?1. In situ encapsulation of the SnO₂ NPs within an OMC framework contributes to a higher capacity and a better cycling stability and rate capability in comparison with bare OMC and OMC ex situ loaded with SnO₂ particles (SnO₂/OMC). The significantly improved electrochemical performance of the SnO₂@OMC composite can be attributed to the multifunctional OMC matrix, which can facilitate electrolyte infiltration, accelerate charge transfer, and lithium‐ion diffusion, and act as a favorable buffer to release reaction strains for lithiation/delithiation of the SnO₂ NPs.     

不同变质程度煤的高分辨率透射电镜分析

利用高分辨率透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)分析了三种不同变质程度煤样的结构特征。基于傅里叶-反傅里叶变换方法,并结合Matlab、Arcgis和Auto CAD软件,通过图像分析技术,获得了HRTEM照片的晶格条纹参数。结果表明,三种煤样的晶格条纹呈现不同特征,按条纹长度分别归属于1×1-8×8共计八个类型。以3×3为临界点,在1×1和2×2中,ML-8中芳香层片的比例高于DP-4和XM-3;在3×3-8×8中,ML-8中芳香层片的比例低于DP-4和XM-3。对比HRTEM和XRD参数d002发现,随着镜质组反射率的增加d002都呈现递减趋势。     

Some interesting properties of black hydrogen-treated TiO2 nanowires and their potential application in solar energy conversion

Hydrogen treatment has been proposed as a simple and effective strategy to enhance the performance of Ti O2 nanostructures for applications such as photocatalysis and photoelectrochemical(PEC) water splitting. While some studies have suggested that the black color can be ascribed to surface disorder, other reports have suggested that it is caused by the "oxygen vacancy" states associated with Ti3+ within the bandgap of the Ti O2. The chemical nature and potential use of the bandgap states responsible for the black color of increased visible absorption is not yet well understood and subject of strong interest. Here we briefly review current understanding of the possible mechanisms behind the black color of hydrogen-treated Ti O2 nanowires and its relevance to photocatalysis and solar water splitting for hydrogen generation. One important conclusion to date is that while hydrogen treatment enhances photocurrent of Ti O2 with UV excitation, no noticeable photocurrent can be detected with visible light, which seems to be due to the very short lifetimes of the bandgap oxygen vacancy states arising from hydrogen treatment.     

Simulation of dielectric resonator for a high-T_c radio frequency superconducting quantum interference device

Nowadays,the high-critical-temperature radio frequency superconducting quantum interference device (high-T c rf SQUID) is usually coupled to a dielectric resonator that is a standard 10 × 10 × 1 mm 3 SrTiO 3 (STO) substrate with a YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ (YBCO) thin-film flux focuser deposited on it.Recently,we have simulated a dielectric resonator for the high-T c rf SQUID by using the ANSOFT High Frequency Structure Simulator (ANSOFT HFSS).We simulate the resonant frequency and the quality factor of our dielectric resonator when it is unloaded or matches a 50-impedance.The simulation results are quite close to the practical measurements.Our study shows that ANSOFT HFSS is quite suitable for simulating the dielectric resonator used for the high-T c rf SQUID.Therefore,we think the ANSOFT HFSS can be very helpful for investigating the characteristics of dielectric resonators for high-T c rf SQUIDs.     

银杏叶化学组分群动态FTIR指纹图谱研究

比较了相同产地不同月份与相同月份不同产地银杏叶的FTIR图谱,研究了银杏叶化学组分群随气候、季节、地域等的差异而呈现出的动态分布规律。结果表明,从4月份到10月份,银杏叶内化学组分群呈现动态分布与变化,其变化在6月16日,9月1日,10月4日3个时段。5月份所采集的不同产地银杏叶的化学组分群分布基本一致。这在银杏叶药材种植质量管理规范(GAP)基地的建设、确保银杏叶原料的稳定性以及其后各类相关指纹图谱的研究及制定等方面具有重要意义。     

Properties of HfO2 thin films prepared by dual-ion-beam reactive sputtering

HfO₂ thin films were prepared in dual-ion-beam reactive sputtering (DIBRS) method. Spectrophotometer, surface thermal lensing (STL) technique, Rutherford backscattering (RBS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were employed in measuring the transmittance, absorptance, stoichiometry, and microstructure, respectively. Experimental results indicate that the peak transmittance value of the sample is about 90%. Weak absorptance measurement for 1064 nm wavelength laser by STL technique investigated that the absorption is 180 ppm for as-grown sample, which is larger than expected. Substoichiometry is the main cause for larger absorptance, which could be proved by RBS and annealing test results. XRD result shows that the films are polycrystalline, and the monoclinic is the dominant phase.     

Novel titration method for surface-functionalised silica

This paper describes three inexpensive and fast analytical methods to characterise grafted particle surfaces. The reaction of silica with (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane, (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane and N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid hydrate, respectively, leads to NH₂-, SO₃H- or COOH-functionalised silica, which were characterised by X-ray photoelectron spectrometry and titration in nonaqueous media as well as with two titration methods in a water-based environment. In the work presented, factors influencing the titrations are pointed out and solutions are presented to overcome these limiting factors are shown.     

Entanglement Purification for Mixed Entangled Quantum Dot States via Superconducing Transmission Line Resonators

An entanglement purification protocol for mixed entangled states is presented via double quantum dot molecules inside a superconducing transmission line resonator （TLR）. In the current scenario, coupling for arbitrary double quantum dot molecules can be tuned via the TLR in the large detuning region by controlling the qubit level splitting. The TLR is always empty and only virtually excited, so the interaction is insensitive to both the TLR decay and thermal field. Discussion about the feasibility of our scheme shows that the entanglement purification can be implemented with high fidelity and successful probability.