Synthesis and characterization of novel fluorinated polyimides derived from 1,1′-bis(4-aminophenyl)-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethane and aromatic dianhydrides

A novel fluorinated aromatic diamine 1,1′-bis(4-aminophenyl)-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethane (6FDAM) was synthesized in a simple procedure, which was then employed to prepare a series of fluorinated polyimides with commercial aromatic dianhydrides, such as pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA), 2,2-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane (6FDA), 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA) and 4,4′-oxydiphthalic anhydride (ODPA). The polyimides exhibited good solubility in strong dipolar solvents such as NMP, DMAc, DMF and m-cresol as well as some of low boiling point organic solvents of THF and CHCl₃, etc. Experimental results indicated the polyimides possessed low moisture adsorptions of 0.42-0.95%, low dielectric constant of 2.71-2.95 at 1 MHz, high dielectric strength of 92.0-122.6 kV/mm and good optical transparency with cutoff wavelengths of UV-vis at 330-375 nm. The polyimides also exhibited good mechanical properties as well as excellent thermal and thermo-oxidative stability. The fluorinated polyimides possessed better solubility, lower dielectric constant and water adsorption as well as higher optical transparency than the representative non-fluorinated polyimide derived from PMDA and 4,4′-oxydianiline (ODA).     

介质阻挡放电等离子体与吸附在CuZSM-5上的NO或NO/O2的相互作用

采用吸附和程序升温脱附(TPD)技术研究了介质阻挡放电等离子体对CuZSM-5催化剂上吸附的氮氧化物作用. 实验表明, 介质阻挡放电等离子体使催化剂表面吸附的NO及Cu活性位上吸附的NOx物种脱附, 并引发表面化学反应生成新的氮氧化物. 对于NO/N2体系, 介质阻挡放电等离子体与吸附在CuZSM-5上NO作用, 主要生成N2O和O2. 在富氧体系NO/O2/N2, 则生成较大量的N2O、NO2和NO. 等离子体预处理活性下降的CuZSM-5, 可明显提高其催化分解NO活性. 对比有或无介质阻挡放电等离子体预处理NO或NO/O2饱和吸附的CuZSM-5上的NO-TPD结果表明, 等离子体提高催化剂活性的原因与其使催化剂Cu活性位上吸附的NOx物种脱附有关.     

聚合物单原子光催化剂的载流子分离和表面反应机制

近10年来, 研究者制备了大量的单原子催化剂(SACs), 其在光、 电、 热等催化体系中展现出优异的催化性能及较高的实用性和经济性. 光催化过程的独特性使其在催化本质上明显不同于热催化和电催化过程, 即处于激发态的电子和空穴参与反应, 而非基态的价电子. 本文首先探讨了有机聚合半导体与传统无机金属化合物半导体的区别, 指出聚合物半导体介电常数通常较小且光生电子与空穴的中心距离过短(计算上通常 ^{<1 nm), 导致其界面处几乎不存在明显的能带弯曲. 将金属离子引入聚合物半导体的骨架中可以有效引入给体-受体对, 在提高载流子分离效率的同时延长其寿命. 在高效聚合物基单原子光催化剂的设计过程中, 引入单原子金属位点后的激发态电荷分布及捕获态电子对反应的驱动力是决定催化剂整体性能的关键因素. 时间-空间双因子布局分析法和瞬态吸收光谱可为研究者提供相关信息. 随着人工智能的进一步发展, 建立回归精度接近或达到密度泛函理论水准的能量函数, 从而反推激发态下体系的能量变化, 有望为光催化反应的激发特性与反应活性建立可靠的联系. 此外, 配体和溶剂化效应在今后的研究中也应被仔细考虑.}     

X-site doping in ABX3 triggers phase transition and higher Tc of the dielectric switch in perovskite

Material stability is always the key factor for applied materials especially the working environment that requires higher temperature sensitivity or temperature fluctuation range. In which, the stimulus-response perovskite materials are just sensitive to stability to ensure the accuracy and stability of the signals, in the applied devices of batteries and memory storage devices and so on. However, it is still a tremendous challenge to improve the stability of perovskite materials, and maintain reliability in the devices. Here, a novel ABX₂X'₁ (X-site doping in an ABX₃) compound [CEMP]-[CdBr₂(SCN)] (1, CEMP = 1-(2-chloro-ethyl)-1-methyl-piperidine) with remarkable high-temperature reversible dielectric switching behavior was proposed. The strategy of [SCN]⁻doping in perovskite for improving the stability was successfully achieved. Meanwhile, the steric hindrance is increased while the energy barrier is also increased by replacing hydrogen with flexible groups, which leads to a high-temperature reversible phase transition. The new finding provides a new direction to enrich new applications and design ideas of perovskite materials. Especially the X-site strategy of doping or substitution in the ABX₃, it will promote ingenious and perfect experimental results in material synthesis and performance improvement by chemistry disciplines.     

Dielectric properties of graphene oxide doped P(VDF-TrFE) films

The samples of polyvinylidene fluoride/trifluoroethylene with different amount of graphene oxide dopant 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25% were fabricated and their phase situation were estimated. Moreover the para–ferroelectric phase transition was studied using the dielectric spectroscopy technique. The results of dielectric measurements allowed to perform Cole–Cole analysis and to estimate the activation energy of the films. On the basis of these results the influence of graphene oxide dopant on structure and properties of polyvinylidene fluoride/trifluoroethylene was discussed.     

The effect of irregularity on the dielectric dispersion characteristics of spherical cellular suspension

The dielectric dispersion characteristics of cellular suspensions are fundamentally determined based on the analogy to composite dielectric materials when periodically and discrete arrangement of cells is assumed. However, under native physiological conditions, when flocculation and clamping events usually occur, those assumptions are usually not valid. In the framework of this study, an examination of irregularity effect on the dispersion characteristics of spherical cellular suspensions is presented. Here, the permittivity spectra of the suspensions have been determined by both measurements of living K562 cell suspensions and finite numerical simulations. Based on the measured and simulated spectra, the dispersion characteristics of the suspensions, for several destinies and arrangements of cells, have been quantitatively analyzed using the Havriliak–Negami empirical formula. Generally, a strong correlation between the low dispersion characteristics was observed as the concentration and density of the cells was increased. In addition, all characteristics found to be significantly deviated in comparison to the characteristics of a periodically arrayed suspension. However, when low-dense arrangement was assumed, the correlation found to be much lower when all characteristics found to be less perturbated. Based on a simple model of interacting cells, it is suggested that those deviations are related to intercellular interactions between adjacent cells.     

Synthesis of N-deficient GaN nanoparticles and its enhanced dielectric response

In this paper, GaN nanoparticles were firstly synthesized through a facile solid-state reaction using an organic reagent cyanamide (CN₂H₂) and Ga₂O₃ as precursors. The structural properties were investigated in detail. It is found that these nanoparticles having average size of 40 nm were N-deficient with the N vacancies reaching as high as 12%. The Raman scattering spectrum of these nanoparticles presented some interesting features. The room-temperature frequency spectrum of the relative dielectric constant ?_r was measured and indicated that these nanoparticles exhibited sharp enhancement at low frequency range comparing with GaN nanomaterials and N-deficient microparticles. It is thought both the rotation direction polarization (RDP) and the space charge polarization (SCP) process should be responsible for the enhancement of ?_r in these N-deficient GaN nanoparticles.     

Combining X-ray scattering with dielectric and calorimetric experiments for monitoring polymer crystallization

In order to understand nucleation; crystallization and other phase transitions in polymers, polymer based composites, or in liquid crystals simultaneous experiments with a combination of different methods are useful. Due to different sample geometry, contact faces with the sample holder, and thermal conditions it is usually difficult to compare the results of several individual experiments. As an important supplement to the classical techniques for studying crystallization like X-ray scattering, or differential scanning calorimetry, measurements which test molecular mobility like dielectric or mechanical spectroscopy are of interest during isothermal and non-isothermal crystallization. From such simultaneous experiments one can learn about the existence of pre-ordered structures before formation of crystals, as detected by DSC or X-ray scattering.In this contribution we present the development of a device for simultaneous measurements of electrical properties and X-ray scattering intensities, which was extended to a microcalorimeter and allows measuring thermal properties like heat capacity and thermal conductivity additionally at the same time and at the same sample volume.     

Optical and electrical characteristics of (LiCl) x (P2O5)1 − x glass

Homogeneous (LiCl) _x (P₂O₅)_1 − x glasses were synthesised using a melt-quenching method for x = 0.1–0.6 in the interval of 0.05. The amorphous structure of the samples was evident by the X-ray diffraction spectrum. The short range structures of the binary phosphate samples were examined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, whilst the density of the samples was measured as supportive data for the investigations. The results of refractive indices as measured using an ellipsometer reveal the homogeneity of samples and was found to depend on the glass composition. The electrical properties of the glasses were investigated by ac impedance spectroscopy from 10 mHz to 1 MHz for temperatures ranging from room temperature to 573 K. An estimation of the bulk resistivity was obtained by taking the intercepts on the real axis at low frequencies of the complex impedance plot. The dc conductivities derived from the reciprocal of resistivity values were found to obey the Arrhenius relationship, and its activation energy shows a decreasing trend with the increase in LiCl content in the glass. Lastly, an equivalent circuits consisting of real and complex capacitors is proposed to describe the dielectric response of the glass.