碳量子点在八面双锥和纳米片TiO2上的光催化

依次用溶剂热法和水热法制备得到暴露(101)晶面的八面双锥体二氧化钛OBP-TiO2和不同碳负载量的N-CDs/OBP-TiO2复合催化剂,以及暴露(001)晶面的纳米片二氧化钛TNS和不同碳负载量的N-CDs/TNS复合催化剂。利用TEM、XRD、XPS等表征手段对这2类复合催化剂的形貌结构、化学成分等作了鉴定。系统研究了碳量子点负载量对可见光降解RhB的光催化性能影响。实验发现,由于N-CDs的加入,均能较大提高2类复合催化剂的光催化性能。(101)高裸露晶面N-CDs/OBP-TiO2比(001)高裸露晶面N-CDs/TNS的光催化活性高。     

两个二亚胺-铜(Ⅰ)-膦配合物的合成、结构和太赫兹时域光谱（英文）

本文报道了2个新的Cu(Ⅰ)配合物:[Cu(PPh3)2(dppz)]I(1)(PPh3=三苯基膦,dppz=二吡啶并[3,2-a∶2′,3′-c]吩嗪)和[Cu2(dppm)2(dppz)2]Cl2(2)(dppm=双(二苯基膦)甲烷)的合成,并通过X射线单晶衍射、元素分析、核磁共振氢(膦)谱、荧光光谱和太赫兹时域光谱对其进行了分析和表征。分析结果显示配合物1是一个单核配合物,中心Cu(Ⅰ)离子与2个含膦配体(PPh3)和1个含氮配体(dppz)进行配位,形成了一个扭曲的四面体结构。与1不同的是,配合物2是由CuCl,dppm和dppz以1∶1∶1的比例混配得到的双核配合物。其中,双膦配体dppm作为桥联配体,连接了2个Cu(Ⅰ)离子。荧光光谱表明所有的发射峰均源于金属到配体的电荷转移跃迁(MLCT)。同时,使用太赫兹时域光谱技术表征了2种配合物以及相应的配体。     

高光效高热稳定性蓝色荧光粉Ca2-ySrySiO4:Ce3+,Li+的组成筛选和发光机理

采用高温固相法合成了一系列Ca_(2-x-y)Sr_(y-x)SiO_4∶x Ce~(3+),x Li~+蓝色固溶体荧光粉。XRD结果表明,所合成的固溶体荧光粉均为单一物相。随着Sr~(2+)成分的增加,Ca_(2-y)Sr_y SiO_4物相从单斜晶系β-Ca_2SiO_4向正交晶系α′-Ca_2SiO_4转变,发射光谱逐渐红移。组成为Ca_(1.75)Sr_(0.25)SiO_4时,荧光粉的发射波长最长(454 nm),Stokes位移最大。基质为Ca_(1.1)Sr_(0.9)SiO_4的晶体结构可诱导掺杂离子Ce~(3+)取代SrO_(10)格位、Li~+取代CaO8格位。优化的荧光粉Ca_(1.05)Sr_(0.85)SiO_4∶0.05Ce~(3+),0.05Li~+(CS_(0.85)SO∶CeLi)在375 nm紫外光激发下,发射445 nm的蓝光,内量子效率(IQE)达到91.18%,200℃时发射强度保持室温发光强度的98.70%。根据晶体结构、晶体场分裂和掺杂离子质心位移等理论,讨论了CS_(0.85)SO∶CeLi综合发光效应最佳的内在原因。     

Synthesis of carbon dots with a tunable photoluminescence and their applications for the detection of acetone and hydrogen peroxide

Carbon dots(CDs) with multi-color emissive properties and a high photoluminescent quantum yield(PLQY) have attracted great attention recently due to their potential applications in chemical,environmental,biological and photo-electronic fields.Solvent-dependent effect in photoluminescence provides a facial and effective approach to tune the emission of CDs.In this study,green emissive nitrogen-doped carbon dots(N-CDs) are synthesized from p-hydroquinone and ethylenediamine through a simple hydrothermal method.The as-prepared N-CDs possess a robust excitation-independent green luminescence and a high PLQY of up to 15.9%.Further spectroscopic characterization indicates that the high PLQY is achieved by the balance of nitrogen doping states and the surface passivation extent in CDs.The N-CDs also exhibit solvent-dependent multi-color emissive property and distinct PLQY in different solvents(the maximum can reach up to 25.3%).Furthermore,the as-prepared N-CDs are applied as fluorescence probes to detect acetone and H2O2 in water.This method has exhibited a low detection limit of acetone(less than 0.1 %) and a quick and linear response to the H_2O_2 with the concentration from 0 to 120 μmol/L.This work broadens the knowledge of applying CDs as probes in the bio and chemical sensing fields.     

Preparation and formaldehyde sensitive properties of N-GQDs/SnO2 nanocomposite

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have both the properties of graphene and semiconductor quantum dots, and exhibit stronger quantum confinement effect and boundary effect than graphene. In addition, the band gap of GQDs will transform to non-zero from 0 eV of graphene by surface functionalization, which can be dispersed in common solvents and compounded with solid materials. In this work, the SnO₂ nanosheets were prepared by hydrothermal method. As the sensitizer, nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs) were prepared and composited with SnO₂ nanosheets. Sensing performance of pristine SnO₂ and N-GQDs/SnO₂ were investigated with HCHO as the target gas. The response (R_a/R_g) of 0.1% N-GQDs/SnO₂ was 256 for 100 ppm HCHO at 60 °C, which was about 2.2 times higher than pristine SnO₂ nanosheet. In addition, the material also had excellent selectivity and low operation temperature. The high sensitivity of N-GQDs/SnO₂ was attributed to the increase of active sites on materials surface and the electrical regulation of N-GQDs. This research is helpful to develop new HCHO gas sensor and expand the application field of GQDs.     

Dynamic and static nature of activated interactions in transition states as elucidated by quantum theory of atoms-in-molecules dual functional analysis: A case of ligand exchange at the N of sulfonylimino-λ3-bromanes

A method to elucidate the dynamic and static natures of the activated interactions in transition states (TSs) is proposed using quantum theory of atoms-in-molecules (QTAIM) dual functional analysis (QTAIM-DFA). The natures are determined for the ligand exchange at the N of sulfonylimino-λ³-bromanes, RBr-*-N(SO₂CF₃)-*-X′R′ (R, R′ = Me or Ph, X′ = Br′ or I′). Asterisks (*) emphasize the presence of bond critical points within the interactions in question. While data from the optimized structures of TSs correspond to the static nature, those from the perturbed and optimized structures represent the dynamic nature. The nature of the interactions in Br-*-N-*-X′ calculated with QTAIM-DFA, using the perturbed structures generated using the normal coordinates for the imaginary frequencies (NIV), was very similar to that in trigonal bipyramidal adduct formation through charge transfer. The results with NIV were precisely the same as those obtained based on intrinsic reaction coordinate (IRC). The high applicability of QTAIM-DFA is demonstrated when analyzing the activated interactions in TSs.     

基于金纳米粒子及石墨烯量子点的四环素分子印迹电化学传感器研究

该文以四环素为模板分子,4-氨基苯硫酚(4-ATP)为功能单体,采用循环伏安法在金纳米粒子和石墨烯量子点复合材料修饰的玻碳电极表面电聚合分子印迹膜,制备四环素(TC)分子印迹传感器(MIPs/GQDs-AuNPs/GCE),并通过循环伏安法(CV)、电化学交流阻抗法(EIS)和线性扫描伏安法(LSV)等研究了其电化学响应性能。结果表明,该传感器对四环素具有良好的电流响应。在最佳实验条件下,TC氧化峰电流值与其浓度在2.0×10~(-8)～3.0×10~(-5) mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.999 4,检出限为1.5×10~(-9) mol/L,加标回收率为97.9%～106%。该传感器稳定性好、响应灵敏、选择性高,具有良好的应用前景。     

Semiconductor Quantum Dots as Components of Photoactive Supramolecular Architectures

Luminescent quantum dots (QDs) are colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals consisting of an inorganic core covered by a molecular layer of organic surfactants. Although QDs have been known for more than thirty years, they are still attracting the interest of researchers because of their unique size-tunable optical and electrical properties arising from quantum confinement. Moreover, the controlled decoration of the QD surface with suitable molecular species enables the rational design of inorganic-organic multicomponent architectures that can show a vast array of functionalities. This minireview highlights the recent progress in the use of surface-modified QDs – in particular, those based on cadmium chalcogenides – as supramolecular platforms for light-related applications such as optical sensing, triplet photosensitization, photocatalysis and phototherapy.     

Nitro-, Cyano-, and Methylfuroxans,and Their Bis-Derivatives: From Green Primary to Melt-Cast Explosives

In the present work, we studied in detail the thermochemistry, thermal stability, mechanical sensitivity, and detonation performance for 20 nitro-, cyano-, and methyl derivatives of 1,2,5-oxadiazole-2-oxide (furoxan), along with their bis-derivatives. For all species studied, we also determined the reliable values of the gas-phase formation enthalpies using highly accurate multilevel procedures W2-F12 and/or W1-F12 in conjunction with the atomization energy approach and isodesmic reactions with the domain-based local pair natural orbital (DLPNO) modifications of the coupled-cluster techniques. Apart from this, we proposed reliable benchmark values of the formation enthalpies of furoxan and a number of its (azo)bis-derivatives. Additionally, we reported the previously unknown crystal structure of 3-cyano-4-nitrofuroxan. Among the monocyclic compounds, 3-nitro-4-cyclopropyl and dicyano derivatives of furoxan outperformed trinitrotoluene, a benchmark melt-cast explosive, exhibited decent thermal stability (decomposition temperature >200 °C) and insensitivity to mechanical stimuli while having notable volatility and low melting points. In turn, 4,4′-azobis-dicarbamoyl furoxan is proposed as a substitute of pentaerythritol tetranitrate, a benchmark brisant high explosive. Finally, the application prospects of 3,3′-azobis-dinitro furoxan, one of the most powerful energetic materials synthesized up to date, are limited due to the tremendously high mechanical sensitivity of this compound. Overall, the investigated derivatives of furoxan comprise multipurpose green energetic materials, including primary, secondary, melt-cast, low-sensitive explosives, and an energetic liquid.     

Shock Processing of Amino Acids Leading to Complex Structures—Implications to the Origin of Life

The building blocks of life, amino acids, are believed to have been synthesized in the extreme conditions that prevail in space, starting from simple molecules containing hydrogen, carbon, oxygen and nitrogen. However, the fate and role of amino acids when they are subjected to similar processes largely remain unexplored. Here we report, for the first time, that shock processed amino acids tend to form complex agglomerate structures. Such structures are formed on timescales of about 2 ms due to impact induced shock heating and subsequent cooling. This discovery suggests that the building blocks of life could have self-assembled not just on Earth but on other planetary bodies as a result of impact events. Our study also provides further experimental evidence for the ‘threads’ observed in meteorites being due to assemblages of (bio)molecules arising from impact-induced shocks.