Atomic force microscopy enabled roughness analysis of nanostructured poly (diaminonaphthalene) doped poly (vinyl alcohol) conducting polymer thin films

The Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) helps in evaluating parameters like amplitude or height parameters, functional or statistical parameters and spatial parameters which describe the surface topography or the roughness. In this paper, we have evaluated the roughness parameters for the native poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA), monomer diaminonaphthalene (DAN) doped PVA, and poly (diaminonaphthalene) (PDAN) doped PVA films prepared in different solvents. In addition, distribution of heights, skewness and Kurtosis moments which describe surface asymmetry and flatness properties of a film were also determined. At the same time line profiles, 3D and 2D images of the surface structures at different scanning areas i.e. 5 × 5 μm² and 10 × 10 μm² were also investigated. From the roughness analysis and the surface skewness and coefficient of Kurtosis parameters, it was concluded that for PVA film the surface contains more peaks than valleys and the PDAN doped PVA film has more valleys than peaks. It was also found that the PDAN doped PVA film with acetonitrile solvent was used for substrate in electronics applications because the film gives less fractal morphology. Thus, the AFM analysis with different parameters suggested that the PDAN doped PVA films are smooth at the sub-nanometer scale.     

Highly oriented and ordered microstructures in block copolymer films

Block copolymer (BCP) films with long-range lateral ordering and orientation are crucial for many applications. Here, we report a simple, versatile strategy based on a solution casting procedure, to produce millimeter thick film of BCPs with highly oriented nanostructures. Transmission electron microscope (TEM), small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and Hansen solubility parameters were used to study the morphology and interactions of the system. A variety of BCP-solvent pairs were investigated. Factors including set-up geometry, BCP characteristics, solvent evaporation, surface tension, and interactions, such as solvent-BCP, solvent-substrate, and BCP-substrate were examined. A mechanism is proposed to describe the observed long-range lateral ordering and orientation in films up to 1 mm in thickness. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2018 , 56, 1369–1375     

Bootstrapping the empirical distribution of a linear process

The validity of the moving block bootstrap for the empirical distribution of a short memory causal linear process is established under simple conditions that do not involve mixing or association. Sufficient conditions can be expressed in terms of the existence of moments of the innovations and summability of the coefficients of the linear model. Applications to one and two sample tests are discussed.     

新型聚苯胺共聚物季铵盐的合成与性能研究

以邻硝基苯甲酸和苯胺为原料,经6步反应合成了一种新型的聚[苯胺-N-(2-氯乙基)-2-氨基苯甲酰胺]共聚物季铵盐(6),其结构和性能经UV-Vis,IR,X-射线衍射和离子交换容量表征。结果表明,季铵化成盐后,6的IR和UV吸收带发生了明显蓝移;6具有较好的共轭性,可能呈导电性;6呈非晶态结构,能溶于甲醇和DMF等极性溶剂,具有一定的离子交换能力。     

Global existence of weak solutions for the 3D chemotaxis-Navier–Stokes equations

In this paper, we consider the Cauchy problem for the three dimensional chemotaxis-Navier–Stokes equations. By exploring the new a priori estimates, we prove the global existence of weak solutions for the 3D chemotaxis-Navier–Stokes equations.     

Objective Bayesian analysis of the Frechet stress–strength model

Several reference priors and a general form of matching priors are derived for a stress–strength system, and it is concluded that none of the reference priors is a matching prior. The study shows that the matching prior performs better than Jeffreys prior and reference priors in meeting the target coverage probabilities.     

激酶ABL与肉豆蔻酰位点小分子作用机理的分子动力学模拟及自由能计算

采用分子动力学方法研究激酶ABL 与ATP 位点小分子imatinib、P16 及变构位点小分子STJ、MS7、MS9、3YY、MYR等的结合, 并用GBSA (generalized Born surface area)方法将结合自由能分解到各残基. 自由能计算结果表明, 小分子STJ、MS7、MS9 有利于imatinib 与ABL 结合; 小分子STJ、MS7、MS9 与激酶ABL的结合自由能接近, 绝对值均大于ABL 与3YY、MYR 的结合自由能. 能量分解表明, ABL 残基ILE502、VAL506、LEU510与STJ和MYR的相互作用是αI 螺旋处于弯曲状态的重要原因. 模拟过程中ABL肉豆蔻酰口袋残基均方根偏差(RMSD)变化值表明, STJ等小分子抑制剂与ABL结合后降低了肉豆蔻酰口袋残基的柔性.     

Ⅱ型TiO2/g-C3N4异质结的构筑促进高效光催化U(Ⅵ)还原

采用水热法将TiO₂纳米片修饰在中空管状g-C₃N₄上制备了TiO₂/g-C₃N₄(T-CN)复合催化剂。利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis DRS)和光电流响应等对其形貌、结构和光物理性能进行了表征。结果表明,TiO₂纳米片均匀地分散在中空管状g-C₃N₄表面,两者紧密结合形成异质结。TiO₂与g-C₃N₄的质量比为20%时制得的T-CN-20复合催化剂在60 min内对U (Ⅵ)的去除率为85.64%,是纯相g-C₃N₄的6.7倍。在10倍高浓度阳离子共存条件下的去除率仍大于69.8%,且具有优良的结构稳定性。对光催化产物分析可知,T-CN将U (Ⅵ)还原为难溶的U (Ⅳ)(63.68%)以去除铀,可有效解决含铀核废水中的U (Ⅵ)污染问题。根据能带理论分析,提出了复合催化剂异质结的Ⅱ型光催化机理。     

Modification of porous lignin with metalloporphyrin as an efficient catalyst for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates

Transition Metal Chemistry - The conversion of carbon dioxide into useful chemical raw materials is a necessary development for advancing carbon dioxide capture and storage technology. In this...     

Ternary Sn-Ti-O Electrocatalyst Boosts the Stability and Energy Efficiency of CO2 Reduction

Simultaneously improving energy efficiency (EE) and material stability in electrochemical CO₂ conversion remains an unsolved challenge. Among a series of ternary Sn-Ti-O electrocatalysts, 3D ordered mesoporous (3DOM) Sn_0.3Ti_0.7O₂ achieves a trade-off between active-site exposure and structural stability, demonstrating up to 71.5 % half-cell EE over 200 hours, and a 94.5 % Faradaic efficiency for CO at an overpotential as low as 430 mV. DFT and X-ray absorption fine structure analyses reveal an electron density reconfiguration in the Sn-Ti-O system. A downshift of the orbital band center of Sn and a charge depletion of Ti collectively facilitate the dissociative adsorption of the desired intermediate COOH* for CO formation. It is also beneficial in maintaining a local alkaline environment to suppress H₂ and formate formation, and in stabilizing oxygen atoms to prolong durability. These findings provide a new strategy in materials design for efficient CO₂ conversion and beyond.