Preparation and characterization of Pb<Subscript>0.56</Subscript>Sr<Subscript>0.44</Subscript>Zr<Subscript>0.52</Subscript>Ti<Subscript>0.48</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> inverse opal

Pb_0.56Sr_0.44Zr_0.52Ti_0.48O₃ (PSZT) inverse opal photonic crystals (PCs) have been synthesized by a process of self-assembly in combination with a sol–gel procedure. PSZT inverse opals show pure perovskite structure with good orders in three dimensions. The evident photonic band gaps have been observed in the transmittance spectra with a blue-shift phenomenon due to the decrease of opal template periods. PSZT inverse opals also exhibit the reflection peaks in basic agreement with the calculated results. This three-dimensional (3D) ordered PSZT inverse opals have shown interesting optical characteristics and potential applications in optoelectronic and photonic devices.     

Silver‐coated inverse opals formed from polystyrene spheres for surface‐enhanced Raman scattering

We have developed a new substrate for surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) measurements involving a thin silver layer deposited over an ion‐etched TiO₂ inverse opal. The latter is formed by chemically infiltrating a polystyrene opal array with TiO₂ followed by a thermal decomposition of the spheres. The SERS response of the these substrates is examined for several sphere sizes and lasers wavelengths; the results show that such substrates yield high enhance factors, comparable to substrates involving a silver layer deposited directly on a polystyrene opal array. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

甲基丙烯酸/丙烯酰胺双单体共聚反蛋白石光子晶体的制备

以烧结后的二氧化硅光子晶体为模板,采用溶胶凝胶法向模板间隙填充以甲基丙烯酸(MAA)和丙烯酰胺(AM)为双功能单体,N,N’-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺(BIS)为交联剂的聚合物前驱液,制备了甲基丙烯酸/丙烯酰胺共聚(PMAM)双单体反蛋白石凝胶光子晶体.通过紫外可见光谱分析表明,反蛋白石结构的凝胶膜对pH响应范围在4.0～7.0之间.由于其不受离子强度的影响,除了可以作为pH传感器外,还可以作为金属离子及生物小分子等分子印迹光子晶体传感器的基体膜.     

成分和拓扑形貌可控的氧化锌/氧化钛复合反蛋白石的合成及其光催化性

利用自组装胶体晶体模板导向电沉积制备氧化锌反蛋白石,利用液相沉积法在室温下制备复合氧化锌/氧化钛反蛋白石. 当对氧化锌反蛋白石进行20 min的液相沉积处理时,可以获得具有非密堆积三维有序多孔结构的氧化锌/氧化钛复合反蛋白石. 当液相沉积时间达到60 min时,则得到壁厚明显增强的纯氧化钛反蛋白石(TIO-LPD60). 讨论了样品成分和拓扑形貌变化的机理. 紫外光催化性能的初步研究显示,反蛋白石膜的光催化性能同时受到来自成分和拓扑形貌两方面的显著影响. 对比纯的氧化锌或者氧化钛反蛋白石,尽管样品具有相似的反蛋白石壁厚,ZnO/TiO₂复合反蛋白石被证实具有明显增强的光催化活性. 然而,当反蛋白石壁厚从约52 nm增加到约90 nm时,TIO-LPD60显示了最高的光催化活性.     

Functional Polymer‐Opals from Core–Shell Colloids

Colloidal photonic crystals were prepared from monodisperse core–shell particles. The shell is hereby formed from a functional monomer, such as glycidylmethacrylate or different reactive ester monomers, which can perform chemical reactions and the core from a standard monomer, which yields highly monodisperse colloids. It was possible to crystallize the core–shell particles into artificial opals with excellent optical properties. Reactions on the functional surface of the colloids were carried out, which lead to a dramatic rise in the mechanical stability or to a functionalization of His‐tagged silicatein, which acts as nanoreactor to synthesize and immobilize gold nanoparticles from auric acid onto the core–shell colloids.

     

胶体自组装法形成光子带隙材料

光子带隙晶体使人们可以有效地控制和操纵光子,但是构建光子晶体,尤其是近红外及可见光区域的光子晶体是一个困难的工作,它对材料提出了很高的要求.本文从化学的角度,利用自组装方法,对胶体晶体和反蛋白石等类光子带隙材料包括半导体、金属、金属氧化物、聚合物、染料等进行较全面的介绍,同时介绍了如何从这些材料获得光子带隙.     

Light harvesting hexamolybdenum cluster integrated with the 3D ordered semiconductor inverse opals for optoelectronic property

Solar energy-harvesting materials have significantly contributed to the development of energy-saving applications for several decades. We have mainly used a new concept composed of the electrophoretic deposition technique and photonic crystal structural engineering to understand the tunable light-absorption and electronic conduction properties. A hexamolybdenum cluster compound (denoted as the Mo₆ cluster) was successfully functionalized on a tin pyrophosphate semiconductor integrated within an inverse opal photonic crystal. The size of the periodical pores, surface modification, and chemical composition of the infiltration material of the inverse opal film have been investigated to control the photonic bandgap in the visible range and the efficiency of the deposited Mo₆ cluster. The photoactive Mo₆ clusters act as a visible light harvester and generate an efficient photo-induced current upon light absorption that is enhanced by a slow photon effect occurring at the photonic stopband edges. The electron and proton are transferred in the inorganic-organic network via hydrogen bonds by a hopping mechanism to generate a rapid photoconductivity response during light irradiation. Specific attention focused on the role of humidity and temperature regarding the reproducibility of the experiments and the photosensitivity of the nanocomposite. The suitable tunable photo-induced conduction property in organic-inorganic materials opens a new opportunity for the applicability of cluster-based compounds in visible optoelectronic devices.