Flexible active matrix addressed displays manufactured by printing and coating techniques

A flexible electrochromic active matrix addressed display, including 8 × 8 pixels, is demonstrated by using solution processing based on standard printing and coating manufacturing techniques. Each organic electrochromic display (OECD) pixel and its corresponding organic electrochemical transistor (OECT) are located on different sides of the flexible PET substrate. Electronic vias generated through the plastic substrate connects each OECD pixel with one addressing OECT. When comparing this display with actively addressed OECDs with all its components located on the same side, the present approach based on this electronic via substrate provides an enhanced pixel resolution and a relatively more simplified manufacturing process. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2012     

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two One-dimensional Cobalt(Ⅱ) Compounds with the Flexible Dipyridyl Ligan

Two one-dimensional cobalt(Ⅱ) compounds {[Co(Hbpma)(H2O)4 ] 2 ·3SO 4 ·4.5H2O} n1 and {[Co(Hbpma)(NCS) 3 (H2O)]·2.85H2O}n2 (bpma = N,N -bis(3-pyridylmethyl)amine) have been synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 crystallizes in triclinic, space group P1 with a = 15.8780(5), b = 16.2187(5), c = 16.4858(5) , α = 91.0420(10), β = 94.5190(10), γ = 101.4360(10)°, V = 4145.7(2) 3 , C 24 H 53 Co 2 N 6 O 24.50 S 3 , M r = 1031.76, Z = 4, D c = 1.653 g/cm 3 , μ(MoKα) = 1.046 mm -1 , F(000) = 2148, S = 1.017, the final R = 0.0269 and wR = 0.0644 for 13032 observed reflections (I > 2σ(I)). For complex 2, it belongs to triclinic, space group P1 with a = 9.3761(11), b = 10.5814(13), c = 11.2972(14) , α = 85.472(2), β = 88.058(2), γ = 76.203(2)°, V = 1085.0(2) 3 , C 15 H 21.70 CoN 6 O 3.85 S 3 , M r = 502.79, Z = 2, D c = 1.539 g/cm 3 , μ(MoKα) = 1.112 mm -1 , F(000) = 519, S = 1.070, the final R = 0.0358 and wR = 0.0899 for 3466 observed reflections (I > 2σ(I)). Two complexes 1 and 2 are both found to be one-dimensional coordination polymers bridged by the protonated bpma ligands, which are assembled into three-dimensional supramolecular structures through the hydrogen bonding interactions and π-π packing interactions.     

Green solvent approach for printable large deformation thermoplastic elastomer based piezoresistive sensors and their suitability for biomedical applications

Composites based on biocompatible thermoplastic elastomer styrene‐ethylene/butylene‐styrene (SEBS) as matrix and multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) as nanofillers show excellent mechanical and piezoresistive properties from low to large deformations. The MWCNT/SEBS composites have been prepared following a green solvent approach, to extend their range of applicability to biomedical applications. The obtained composites with 2, 4, and 5 wt % MWCNT content provide suitable piezoresistive response up to 80% deformation with a piezoresistive sensibility near 2.7, depending on the applied strain and MWCNT content. Composite sensors were also developed by spray and screen printing and integrated with an electronic data acquisition system with RF communication. The possibility to accurately control the composites properties and performance by varying MWCNT content, viscosity, and mechanical properties of the polymer matrix, shows the large potential of the system for the development of large deformation printable piezoresistive sensors. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2016 , 54, 2092–2103     

碳纳米管制备蓝光石墨烯量子点及其在柔性有机存储器上的应用

通过化学裁剪法打开碳纳米管获得了粒径一致、性能稳定、具有蓝色荧光的石墨烯量子点。该方法属于化学溶液法，具有成本低廉、工艺简单、条件易控等优势。将该样品与半导体聚合物按一定比例混溶，通过旋涂技术形成基于石墨烯量子点掺杂的聚合物复合薄膜，进而制成柔性存储器。该柔性可弯曲存储器具有低驱动电压、接近10³的ON/OFF 比率、较好的循环次数，较好的重复性和稳定性。该研究结果为柔性有机存储器领域的研究展开了新的方向。     

Flexible Polyester Cellulose Paper Supercapacitor with a Gel Electrolyte

A low-cost polyester cellulose paper has been used as a substrate for a flexible supercapacitor device that contains aqueous carbon nanotube ink as the electrodes and a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-based gel as the electrolyte. Gel electrolytes have attracted much interest due to their solvent-holding capacity and good film-forming capability. The electrodes are characterized for their conductivity and morphology. Because of its high conductivity, the conductive paper is studied in supercapacitor applications as active electrodes and as separators after coating with polyvinylidene fluoride. Carbon nanotubes deposited on porous paper are more accessible to ions in the electrolyte than those on flat substrates, which results in higher power density. A simple fabrication process is achieved and paper supercapacitors are tested for their performance in both aqueous and PVA gel electrolytes by using galvanostatic and cyclic voltammetry methods. A high specific capacitance of 270 F g⁻¹ and an energy density value of 37 W h kg⁻¹ are achieved for devices with PVA gel electrolytes. Furthermore, this device can maintain excellent specific capacitance even under high currents. This is also confirmed by another counter experiment with aqueous sulfuric acid as the electrolyte. The cycle life, one of the most critical parameters in supercapacitor operations, is found to be excellent (6000 cycles) and less than 0.5 % capacitance loss is observed. Moreover, the supercapacitor device is flexible and even after twisting does not show any cracks or evidence of breakage, and shows almost the same specific capacitance of 267 F g⁻¹and energy density of 37 W h kg⁻¹. This work suggests that a paper substrate can be a highly scalable and low-cost solution for high-performance supercapacitors.     

基于4-二苯基乙酸及1,3-二(4-吡啶基)丙烷的两个银配合物的结构和荧光

以同物质的量比例的4-二苯基乙酸(Hbpa)、1,3-二(4-吡啶基)丙烷(bpp)和[Ag(NH₃)](OH),在不同反应条件下制备了2个基于柔性配体的类三明治配合物[Ag₂(bpa)₂(bpp)₂]·2H₂O_n(1)和[Ag(bpa)(bpp)]·2H₂O_n(2),对其进行了单晶结构、元素分析、红外光谱、荧光光谱和粉末衍射表征。结构表明1是由T型配位的银离子和Ag…Ag超分子作用组装而成的二维配合物;配合物2则是由四面体构型银离子和π…π堆积作用组装的二维配位超分子。此外,1和2还可在可见光区的不同位置发射较强荧光。     

基于一种柔性二羧酸和不同双咪唑配体构筑的两例钴-穿插网格

利用一种柔性二羧酸,辅以不同的双咪唑配体在水热条件下构筑了两例具有穿插特征的钴配位聚合物,{[Co(bimb)(L)]·H₂O}_n(1)和{[Co(bbix)(L)]₂}_n(2)(H₂L=4,4'-(2,2'-oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyl)bis(oxy))dibenzoic acid, bimb=1,1'-(1,4-butanediyl)bis(imidazole), bbix=1,4-bis(benzimidazole-1-ylmethyl)-benzene)。单晶X-射线衍射研究发现配合物1为2D→3D 4-连sql拓扑构型的三重穿插网格;配合物2为3D 4-连6⁶ dia拓扑构型的六重穿插网格。该结构分析结果表明作为辅助配体的双咪唑配体的构型对配合物的穿插特征有重要影响。另外,我们还研究了配合物1和2的热稳定性及磁性。     

FIPSDock: A new molecular docking technique driven by fully informed swarm optimization algorithm

The accurate prediction of protein–ligand binding is of great importance for rational drug design. We present herein a novel docking algorithm called as FIPSDock, which implements a variant of the Fully Informed Particle Swarm (FIPS) optimization method and adopts the newly developed energy function of AutoDock 4.20 suite for solving flexible protein–ligand docking problems. The search ability and docking accuracy of FIPSDock were first evaluated by multiple cognate docking experiments. In a benchmarking test for 77 protein/ligand complex structures derived from GOLD benchmark set, FIPSDock has obtained a successful predicting rate of 93.5% and outperformed a few docking programs including particle swarm optimization (PSO)@AutoDock, SODOCK, AutoDock, DOCK, Glide, GOLD, FlexX, Surflex, and MolDock. More importantly, FIPSDock was evaluated against PSO@AutoDock, SODOCK, and AutoDock 4.20 suite by cross‐docking experiments of 74 protein–ligand complexes among eight protein targets (CDK2, ESR1, F2, MAPK14, MMP8, MMP13, PDE4B, and PDE5A) derived from Sutherland‐crossdock‐set. Remarkably, FIPSDock is superior to PSO@AutoDock, SODOCK, and AutoDock in seven out of eight cross‐docking experiments. The results reveal that FIPS algorithm might be more suitable than the conventional genetic algorithm‐based algorithms in dealing with highly flexible docking problems. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Laboratory Studies of Depressurization with a High Concentration of Surfactant in Low-Permeability Reservoirs

To solve the problem of high pressure of water injection in low permeability reservoirs, a high concentration of surfactant system was developed in this article. With the solubilization of oil in aqueous surfactant solution as a criterion, a formula was screened from anionic and nonionic-anionic surfactants, and the optimal depressurized system was obtained as follows, 13.3% surfactant HEX +2.23% n-propanol +4.47% n-butanol, the solubilization capability being up to 0.66 g/g. This system had good salt tolerance, and it exhibited water external microemulsion in the range of of 1 to 200 g/L NaCl. Core flooding results show that this high concentration of surfactant system formed water external microemulsion with the residual oil in the core, reducing the displacement pressure over 35%. Meanwhile, the effects of concentration and injection volume on depressurization were also investigated. It is indicated that a good depressurization effect was achieved after injecting 1 pore volume of the system with the salt concentration of 100 g/L.     

T-shaped non-symmetrical twin liquid crystalline compounds

New unconventional T-shaped non-symmetrical dimeric liquid crystalline compounds have been synthesised and their thermotropic properties studied on the hot-stage of a polarising microscope. These compounds consist of an azo-ester mesogenic unit with a range of terminal substituents (–CH₃, –OCH₃, –NO₂ or –Cl) at one end, interconnected by a flexible spacer (n?=?4, 5 or 10) via ether and ester linking units to a biphenyl moiety at the lateral hydroxyl position of the azo-ester. All the compounds were characterised using a combination of elemental analysis and standard spectroscopic methods. The compounds were found to exhibit enantiotropic nematic and smectic mesophases. The effect of different terminal substituents on mesomorphism is discussed.