Cascaded DNA circuits-programmed self-assembly of spherical nucleic acids for high signal amplification

Signal amplification is an important issue in DNA nanotechnology and molecular diagnostics. In this work, we report a strategy for the catalytic self-assembly of spherical nucleic acids(SNAs) programmed by two-layer cascaded DNA circuits through integrating an entropy-driven catalytic network, a catalytic hairpin assembly circuit, and a facile SNA assembly-based reporter system. This integrated system could implement ～100,000-fold signal amplification in the presence of 1 p M of input target.Possessing powerful amplification ability of nucleic acid signal, our strategy should be of great potential in fabricating more robust dynamic networks to be applied for signal transduction, DNA computing, and nucleic acid-based diagnostics.     

Regulating silver nanowire size enables efficient photoelectric conversion

The increasing demand for the state-of-the-art transparent conductive electrodes has received great interest in synthesizing silver nanowires(AgNWs) with a uniform diameter that exhibit excellent conductance, transparency, flexibility and mechanical ductility. Herein, we report the controllable synthesis of ultrathin AgNWs with high aspect ratio via a polyol-assisted process.The diameter of AgNWs can be continuously modulated from 20 to 80 nm by simply adjusting the aging time. The selfassembled films fabricated by using AgNWs with a diameter of 20 nm as building blocks enable an excellent performance and show a sheet resistance of ～30 Ω/sq and an optical transmittance of 94%. In addition, such nanowire-based conductive films can keep the excellent flexibility and resistance after bending 10,000 cycles. Similarly, the intelligent dimming films prepared by this AgNW films also have excellent flexibility and stability.     

光电化学技术应用于抗氧化分析的研究进展

在新陈代谢过程中, 机体会产生大量以自由基为主要形式的氧化活性物质, 而抗氧化剂可以通过电子转移的方式捕获并中和自由基, 从而有效抵御自由基引起的细胞损害, 以保障和维护人体健康. 食品作为人体外源性抗氧化剂的重要来源可以有效补充因体内代谢及体液排出而损失的抗氧化物质, 因此对食品中抗氧化物质消除自由基的能力即抗氧化能力的测定和评价具有重要意义. 光电化学技术作为一种简单快捷、 低成本、 低背景且高灵敏度的测定方法, 能够有效克服光学法、 色谱法和电化学法等传统测试手段在抗氧化容量分析中的不足. 本文综述了基于半导体及其复合材料的光电化学传感平台的构建及食品体系抗氧化容量分析的研究进展, 评论了多种检测体系的特点并对其研究前景进行了展望.     

Determination of 90Sr in different matrices via ion-exchange chromatography and LSC

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - A cation-exchange chromatographic method was utilized to isolate strontium. The interference of recovery yield, calcium and magnesium, and the...     

Luminescent Thin Films Enabled by CsPbX3 (X=Cl,Br, I) Precursor Solution

Inorganic cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals are candidates for lighting and display materials due to their outstanding optoelectronic properties. However, the dissolution issue of perovskite nanocrystals in polar solvents remains a challenge for practical applications. Herein, we present a newly designed one-step spin-coating strategy to prepare a novel multicolor-tunable CsPbX₃ (X=Cl, Br, I) nanocrystal film, where the CsPbX₃ precursor solution was formed by dissolving PbO, Cs₂CO₃, and CH₃NH₃X into the ionic liquid n-butylammonium butyrate. The as-designed CsPbX₃ nanocrystal films show high color purity with a narrow emission width. Also, the blue CsPb(Cl/Br)₃ film demonstrates an absolute photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQY) of 15.6 %, which is higher than 11.7 % of green CsPbBr₃ and 8.3 % of red CsPb(Br/I)₃ film. This study develops an effective approach to preparing CsPbX₃ nanocrystal thin films, opening a new avenue to design perovskite nanocrystals-based devices for lighting and display applications.     

GaN单晶衬底上同质外延界面杂质的研究

氮化镓单晶衬底上的同质外延具有显著的优势,但是二次生长界面上的杂质聚集一直是困扰同质外延广泛应用的难题,特别是对电子器件会带来沟道效应,对激光器应用会影响谐振腔中的光场分布。本文通过金属有机化合物化学气相沉积(MOCVD)生长的原位处理,实现了界面杂质聚集的有效抑制。研究发现,界面上的主要杂质是C、H、O和Si,其中C、H、O可以通过原位热清洗去除;界面Si聚集的问题主要是由衬底外延片保存过程中暴露空气带来的,其次是氮化镓衬底中Si背底浓度,在外延过程中,生长载气对氮化镓单晶衬底不稳定的N面造成刻蚀,释放的杂质元素会对二次生长界面产生影响,本文较系统地阐明了界面杂质的形成机制,并提出了解决方案。     

Surface modification boosts exciton extraction in confined layered structure for selective oxidation reaction

Science China Chemistry - Extracting photogenerated species from bulk to surface is an essential process for gaining efficient semiconductor-based photocatalysis. However, compared with charged...     

Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Ethyl Chlorofluoroacetate with Aryl Bromides

A combinatorial nickel-catalyzed monofluoroalkylation of aryl bromides with the industrial raw regent ethyl chlorofluoroacetate has been developed. The two key factors to successful conversion are the combination of nickel with readily available nitrogen and phosphine ligands and the using of a mixture of different solvents. Mechanistic investigations indicated a new zinc regent might generated in situ and be involved in the reaction process.     

ISSDE: A Monte Carlo implicit simulation code based on Stratonovich SDE approach of Coulomb collision

A Monte Carlo implicit simulation program, Implicit Stratonovich Stochastic Differential Equations(ISSDE), is developed for solving stochastic differential equations(SDEs) that describe plasmas with Coulomb collision. The basic idea of the program is the stochastic equivalence between the Fokker–Planck equation and the Stratonovich SDEs. The splitting method is used to increase the numerical stability of the algorithm for dynamics of charged particles with Coulomb collision. The cases of Lorentzian plasma, Maxwellian plasma and arbitrary distribution function of background plasma have been considered. The adoption of the implicit midpoint method guarantees exactly the energy conservation for the diffusion term and thus improves the numerical stability compared with conventional Runge–Kutta methods. ISSDE is built with C++ and has standard interfaces and extensible modules. The slowing down processes of electron beams in unmagnetized plasma and relaxation process in magnetized plasma are studied using the ISSDE, which shows its correctness and reliability.