NH3处理温度对N掺杂P25-TiO2的可见光催化活性的影响

研究了NH3处理温度对N掺杂P25-TiO2可见光催化活性的影响以及可见光催化活性与表面组成和结构的关系．实验结果表明：NH3处理温度在600℃时,有最高活性;在700℃,P25-TiO2转变为以金红石相为主,表面未发生N掺杂,这与700℃时NH3分解有关;N掺杂浓度、可见光吸收两者与可见光催化活性之间均不存在顺变关系．讨论揭示：N掺杂P25-TiO2的可见光催化活性是由三个要素协同作用产生：（i）表面生成大量束缚单电子氧空位（Vo）,（ii）表面有N掺入,（iii）晶型以锐态矿为主,三者缺一不可．     

TOPCon太阳电池发射极Al2O3/SiNx与SiO2/Al2O3/SiNx叠层膜钝化性能的比较

本文对TOPCon电池发射结的叠层钝化膜进行了研究,对比了3种不同叠层钝化膜(SiO₂/SiN_x、Al₂O₃(1.5 nm)/SiN_x、SiO₂/Al₂O₃(1.5 nm)/SiN_x)的钝化性能。结果表明:Al₂O₃(1.5 nm)/SiN_x的钝化性能优于SiO₂/SiN_x,SiO₂/Al₂O₃(1.5 nm)/SiN_x的钝化水平最佳,隐开路电压均值可达到705 mV。基于Al₂O₃/SiN_x叠层膜研究了Al₂O₃厚度(1.5 nm、3 nm和5 nm)对钝化性能和电池转换效率的影响。当Al₂O₃厚度由1.5 nm增加到3 nm时,钝化性能得到明显提升,隐开路电压均值提高了20 mV,达到707 mV,对应电池的光电转换效率升高了0.23个百分点,与SiO₂/Al₂O₃(1.5 nm)/SiN_x叠层膜电池的转换效率持平。然而,当Al₂O₃厚度继续增加至5 nm时,隐开路电压均值保持不变。因此可以使用Al₂O₃(3 nm)/SiN_x叠层膜代替SiO₂/Al₂O₃(1.5 nm)/SiN_x叠层膜,不仅简化了电池的工艺步骤,而且降低了生产成本。     

TDDFT investigation on electronically excited-state hydrogen-bonding properties and ESIPT mechanism for the 2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)-phenol compound

Structural Chemistry - In this work, DFT and TDDFT approaches have been executed to make a detailed exploration about the excited state luminescent properties as well as excited state...     

(Ti/ZnO)N成分调制纳米多层膜的结构与透光导电性研究

采用射频(RF)和单极中频直流脉冲磁控溅射方法,在玻璃基板上制备了(Ti/ZnO)_N成分调制纳米多层膜,并研究了调制周期数对其结构及透光导电性能的影响。通过X射线衍射、拉曼光谱、原子力显微镜、紫外可见吸收光谱以及霍尔效应测试结果表明:(Ti/ZnO)_N成分调制纳米多层膜以(002)取向的纤锌矿型ZnO结构为主,具有明确的成分调制结构,各Ti层和各ZnO层厚度均匀连续,各界面平整且无明显扩散。在可见光范围的平均透光率大于85%,电阻率最小可达到2.63×10^-2 Ω·cm。     

An adapted isotope dilution 1H–13C heteronuclear single-quantum correlation (ID-HSQC) for rapid and accurate quantification of endogenous and exogenous plasma glucose

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry - A wide variety of methods, such as enzymatic methods, LC-MS, and LC-MS/MS, are currently available for the concentration determination of plasma glucose in...     

Incorporating Transition-Metal Phosphides Into Metal-Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Photocatalysis

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been shown to be an excellent platform in photocatalysis. However, to suppress electron–hole recombination, a Pt cocatalyst is usually inevitable, especially in photocatalytic H₂ production, which greatly limits practical application. Herein, for the first time, monodisperse, small-size, and noble-metal-free transitional-metal phosphides (TMPs; for example, Ni₂P, Ni₁₂P₅), are incorporated into a representative MOF, UiO-66-NH₂, for photocatalytic H₂ production. Compared with the parent MOF and their physical mixture, both TMPs@MOF composites display significantly improved H₂ production rates. Thermodynamic and kinetic studies reveal that TMPs, behaving similar ability to Pt, greatly accelerate the linker-to-cluster charge transfer, promote charge separation, and reduce the activation energy of H₂ production. Significantly, the results indicate that Pt is thermodynamically favorable, yet Ni₂P is kinetically preferred for H₂ production, accounting for the higher activity of Ni₂P@UiO-66-NH₂ than Pt@UiO-66-NH₂.     

Homogeneous and stable carbon nanotube dispersion assisted by cellulose in NaOH/thiourea aqueous solution

Cellulose - Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been proposed as next-generation lightweight structural materials, yet their application is facing challenges due to the poor dispersity in most solvents,...     

From n-alkane to polyacetylene on Cu (110): Linkage modulation in chain growth

Science China Chemistry - Direct coupling or transformation of inert alkanes based on the selective C-H activation is of great importance for both chemistry and chemical engineering. Here, we...     

Investigation of enzymatic C–P bond formation using multiple quantum HCP nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

The biochemical mechanism for the formation of the C–P–C bond sequence found in l ‐phosphinothricin, a natural product with antibiotic and herbicidal activity, remains unclear. To obtain further insight into the catalytic mechanism of PhpK, the P‐methyltransferase responsible for the formation of the second C–P bond in l ‐phosphinothricin, we utilized a combination of stable isotopes and two‐dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Exploiting the newly emerged Bruker QCI probe (Bruker Corp.), we specifically designed and ran a ¹³C‐³¹P multiple quantum ¹H‐¹³C‐³¹P (HCP) experiment in ¹H‐³¹P two‐dimensional mode directly on a PhpK‐catalyzed reaction mixture using ¹³CH₃‐labeled methylcobalamin as the methyl group donor. This method is particularly advantageous because minimal sample purification is needed to maximize product visualization. The observed 3:1:1:3 multiplet specifically and unequivocally illustrates direct bond formation between ¹³CH₃ and ³¹P. Related nuclear magnetic resonance experiments based upon these principles may be designed for the study of enzymatic and/or synthetic chemical reaction mechanisms. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Probing molecular orientation at bulk heterojunctions by polarization-selective transient absorption spectroscopy

A bulk heterojunction in organic solar cells is where charge separation and recombination occur. Molecular orientation at the interface is one of the key factors that dictate solar cell efficiency. Although X–ray scattering-based methods can determine donor/acceptor domain orientations between an anisotropic phase and an isotropic fullerene-based phase, the rise of nonfullerene solar cells presents a new challenge in delineating local molecular directions at the interface between two anisotropic donor/acceptor domains. Here, we determine interfacial molecular orientations of three high-efficiency small molecule solar cells(ZR1:Y6, B1:BO–4 Cl, and BTR:BO–4 Cl) using polarization-selective transient absorption spectroscopy. The polarization anisotropy of charge separation dynamics indicates an angle of ～90° between ZR1 and Y6 molecules at the interface, an angle close to 0° between B1 and BO–4 Cl, and random orientations between BTR and BO–4 Cl. These observations provide complementary information to X–ray scattering measurements and highlight polarization-selective transient absorption spectroscopy as a tool to probe interfacial structure and dynamics of key photophysical steps in energy conversion.