Clip[5]arenes: A new family of molecular clips

Here we report the design and syntheses of two new triptycene-based rigid acyclic C-shaped hosts, clip[5]arenes C[5]OH and C[5]ME, and the strong host–guest complexation between C[5]OH and an electron-poor bipyridinium salt, paraquat G. The K_a value for the host–guest complex C[5]OH???G was calculated to be (1.09?±?0.36)??×??10⁵?M^?1 in acetone by using a non-linear curve-fitting method based on the UV–vis absorption titration experiments. Furthermore, based on this new host–guest recognition motif, a novel pseudopolyrotaxane-like supramolecular structure was constructed with C[5]OH threaded on polyviologen polymer VP-10.     

Direct Electrochemistry of Hemoglobin and Its Electrocatalysis Based on Hyaluronic Acid and Room Temperature Ionic Liquid

A biocomposite material of hyaluronic acid (HA) and room temperature ionic liquid, 1‐butyl‐3‐methyl‐imidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BMIMBF₄) was fabricated and characterized by voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Hemoglobin (Hb), as a model protein, was immobilized in this biocomposite on glassy carbon electrode to investigate its direct electrochemistry. A pair of well‐defined, quasireversible cyclic voltammetric peaks appeared with the formal potentials (E°′) at ?0.360 V (vs. SCE). The Hb modified electrode exhibited an excellent electrocatalytic activity to the reduction of H₂O₂ with a wide linear range, good selectivity, sensitivity and reproducibility, which had potential application to fabrication the third‐generation biosensor.     

High photocatalytic activity and stability for decomposition of gaseous acetaldehyde on TiO2/Al2O3 composite films coated on foam nickel substrates by sol-gel processes

A set of anatase titanium dioxide (TiO₂) films coated on foam nickel that modified by Al₂O₃ films as transition layer (indicated as TiO₂/Al₂O₃ films) were synthesized via sol-gel route. The bulk and surface properties of the TiO₂/Al₂O₃ films were characterized by thermal gravimetric and differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), and BET. The photocatalytic activities of TiO₂/Al₂O₃ films were investigated based on the degradation of gaseous acetaldehyde under ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. The foam nickel is a promising substrate material in practical applications because of its excellent hydrodynamic properties for gas passing. The TiO₂/Al₂O₃ composite films showed much higher photocatalytic activity and stability for degradation of gaseous acetaldehyde than the onefold TiO₂ films. The significant enhancement in photocatalytic activity and stability can be ascribed to the coating of Al₂O₃ transition layer, which concentrates the target substances around TiO₂ particles and increases the specific surface area (SSA) of the substrate (the SSAs of bare foam nickel and Al₂O₃ modified foam nickel are 0.12 and 113.7 m²/g, respectively) to provide more sites for TiO₂ loading.     

二氧化碳氧化丙烷制丙烯催化反应的研究铬镁铝复合氧化物催化剂的制备、表面微量吸附量热及催化性能

以共沉淀法合成的铬镁铝类水滑石为前体,制备了一系列不同原子比的铬镁铝复合氧化物,研究了其对二氧化碳氧化丙烷制丙烯反应的催化性能.采用微量吸附量热技术,以CO2和NH3为探针分子定量地表征了样品表面酸碱中心的强度和数量,并与其催化性能进行了关联.结果表明,Cr:Mg:Al原子比为1:1:1的催化剂具有较大的比表面积(94.5m2/g),样品中Mg(Al1.5Cr05)O4物相的含量最多.样品表面存在数量较多强度较强的酸性中心和数量最少强度较弱的碱性中心,对NH3吸附,它的吸附热为145 kJ/mol,吸附覆盖度为3.55μmol/m2;对CO2吸附,它的吸附热为115kJ/mol,吸附覆盖度为0.063μmol/m2.该样品的催化活性最高,在温度为650℃,CO2/C3H8摩尔比为3.6,GHSV(C3H8)为3000 h-1时,C3H8的转化率为22.8%,C3H6的选择性为83.5%,收率为19.1%.     

A modified finite element method for determining equilibrium capillary surfaces of liquids with specified volumes

This paper describes a modified finite element method (MFEM) for determining the static equilibrium shape of the capillary surface of a liquid with a prescribed volume constrained by rigid boundaries with arbitrary shapes. It is assumed that the liquid is in static equilibrium under the influence of surface tension, adhesion, and gravity forces. This problem can be solved by employing the conventional FEM; however, a major difficulty arises due to the presence of the volume (integral) constraint and usually requires the use of the Lagrange multiplier method, the sequential unconstrained minimization technique, or the augmented Lagrange multiplier method. With the MFEM, the space variables defining the equilibrium surfaces (or curves) are expanded in terms of parametric interpolation functions, which are designed such that the boundary conditions and the integral constraint equation are automatically satisfied during each iteration of a direct numerical search process. Hence, there is no need to include Lagrange multipliers and/or penalty factors and the problem can be treated more simply as one involving unconstrained optimization. This investigation indicates that the MFEM is more efficient and reliable than the other methods. Results are presented for several case study problems involving liquid solder drops. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

三粒子纠缠W态隐形传态的正交完备基展开与算符变换

先是对利用单个两粒子及单个三粒子纠缠态作为量子信道实现三粒子纠缠W态的隐形传态方案进行讨论.然后由波函数的叠加原理与算符变换出发,将体系的总量子量按照Bell基展开实现量子隐形传态,给出了变换算符与实际操作算符之间的联系.进一步验证出变换算符可逆是成功实现三粒子纠缠W态隐形传态的必要条件的结论. 关键词： 三粒子纠缠W态 Bell基展开 变换算符 隐形传态     

非标记夹心式电化学可卡因适体传感器的研究

设计一种基于双链核酸适体的非标记夹心式电化学适体传感器, 建立简单、高灵敏度的可卡因分析方法. 首先将末端巯基修饰的捕获适体探针组装在金电极表面, 构建可卡因适体传感器. 该传感器与目标分子可卡因和部分互补的检测适体探针作用后, 在电极表面形成适体/可卡因/适体复合物. 以六氨合钌为信号分子, 基于单链适体和适体/可卡因/适体复合物对六氨合钌吸附量的不同, 通过计时电量法检测电极表面吸附六氨合钌的还原电量, 进行可卡因的分析检测. 在优化的条件下, 还原电量与可卡因浓度在1～50 mmol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系, 检出限为0.1 mmol/L. 用于血清中可卡因的检测, 回收率为96.4%～104%. 该方法简单, 灵敏度高, 可作为一种通用型的适体传感器模型.     

Fretting wear behavior of laser-nitrided Ti–5Al–5Mo–5V–1Cr–1Fe alloy fabricated by laser melting deposition

Fretting wear behavior of laser-nitrided titanium alloy (Ti–5Al–5Mo–5V–1Cr–1Fe) fabricated by laser melting deposition (LMD) has been investigated to explore surface engineering for protection against wear damage of laser melting deposited titanium alloy. The morphology and volume of the wear scars of unmodified and laser-nitrided LMD Ti–5Al–5Mo–5V–1Cr–1Fe tested at different frequencies, 10 and 50 Hz, were studied using non-contact three-dimensional surface profilometer and scanning electron microscope. Friction coefficients measured at different frequencies or loading forces were compared for unmodified and laser-nitrided LMD specimens. Experimental results show that laser-nitrided LMD specimens have shown fretting resistance superior to unmodified LMD specimens due to the presence of hard TiN dendrites in the laser-nitrided layer. W-shaped wear scar caused by local rotation of fretting ball at the two ends of the scar was observed. Given a constant loading force of 50 N, unmodified and laser-nitrided LMD specimens exhibited similar friction coefficients and their friction coefficients increased with test frequency. The friction coefficients of both specimens increased with the reduction of normal load, which corresponds to the trend in Hertzian contact model.     

Structure selective complexation of cyclodextrins with five polyphenols investigated by capillary electrokinetic chromatography

The complexation of five polyphenols, namely trans‐resveratrol, astilbin, taxifolin, ferulic acid, and syringic acid (guest molecules) with α‐, β‐, and γ‐cyclodextrin (host molecules), was investigated by capillary electrokinetic chromatography. The binding constants were calculated based on the effective electrophoretic mobility change of guests with the addition of cyclodextrins into the background electrolyte. Because of cavity size, cyclodextrins showed structure‐selective complexation property to different guest. The stability of the trans‐resveratrol complexes was in the order of β‐ > α‐ > γ‐cyclodextrin. The cavity size of α‐cyclodextrin was too small for astilbin and taxifolin molecules, and thus they could not form complexes. The molecular size of syringic acid was too big for all cyclodextrins cavity, and no cyclodextrin could form complexes with it. Temperature studies showed that the binding constants decreased with the rise of temperature. Enthalpy and entropy values were calculated and the negative values of these parameters indicated that the complexation process was enthalpy‐controlled. Van der Waals force and release of high‐enthalpy water molecules from the cyclodextrins cavity played important roles in the process.     

二维/二维S-型Bi3NbO7/g-C3N4异质结光催化剂驱动选择性CO2还原制CH4

人工光合作用可直接将二氧化碳转化为一系列碳氢化合物,实现大气中的碳循环,被视为一种既能解决能源短缺又能减少温室气体,进而改善人类生存环境的新型绿色技术.光催化二氧化碳还原体系需要合适的耦合氧化还原反应,以及对外界光源的有效利用以产生足够电子参与反应,因此构建高催化活性和高选择性的催化体系仍然面临着巨大挑战.此外,二维纳米结构(2D)由于具有比表面积大、离子的迁移路径短以及独特的平层电子转移轨道等特性,被证实有利于光催化还原CO₂过程.其中,Bi₃NbO₇特殊的片层结构和合适的能带位置,使其在光催化还原CO₂反应中表现出良好的催化性能.然而,Bi₃NbO₇的光生载流子易复合及反应中光腐蚀严重等缺陷导致其光利用率较低,限制了其实际应用.因此,构建S-型异质结是提高复合材料光催化活性的一种有前途的策略.S-型异质结不仅能有效地分离光生电子和空穴,而且这一电子转移过程赋予了复合物最大的氧化还原能力.同时,S-型光催化体系不仅拥有同样的强氧化和强还原能力,还可显著抑制副反应的发生及副产物的产生,有利于CO₂还原反应的高选择性进行.本文利用简易的溶剂热法制备了一系列S-型Bi₃NbO₇/g-C₃N₄(BNO/UCN)异质结光催化剂,与其纯组分催化剂相比,表现出优异的光催化还原CO₂活性,g-C₃N₄含量为80wt%的BNO/UCN-3光催化剂催化CO₂生成CH₄产率为37.59μmol·g^-1h^-1,是g-C₃N₄的15倍,CH₄选择性为90%;且循环反应10次后仍保持较高的活性及CH4选择性.光催化活性及选择性的显著增强是由于二维分布的纳米结构和S-型电荷转移路径.在可见光照射下,界面内建电场、带边缘弯曲和库仑相互作用协同促进了复合物相对无用的电子和空穴的复合.因此,剩余的电子和空穴具有较高的还原性和氧化性,使复合材料具有较高的氧化还原能力.自由基捕获实验、电子顺磁共振实验和原位X射线光电子能谱实验结果表明,光催化剂中的电子迁移遵循S-型异质结机理.综上,本文不仅为新型S-型异质结CO₂还原光催化剂的设计和制备提供了新方法,而且为未来解决能源短缺及实现碳中和目标提供一定的实验及理论依据.