作为表面增强拉曼光谱基底的高度均匀Au纳米棒的构筑及对福美双的检测

采用种子生长法制备Au纳米棒(GNRs),随后进行组装和煅烧得到单层致密堆积的GNRs薄膜。在煅烧过程中,组装所需有机物在煅烧过程中分解,从而使得GNRs表面具有较高的清洁度。研究中发现,煅烧前后金纳米棒表面的间隙进一步提高,增强了其SERS(表面增强拉曼光谱)活性。为了研究其SERS活性,选择了2种探针分子以研究其灵敏度和均匀性,发现其具有较高的灵敏度和高的信号稳定性。随后将所制备的SERS基底成功用于检测超低浓度的农药分子。     

Cu/MoS2的熔盐电解法制备及其在碱性条件下析氢反应性能的提高

通过熔盐电解法并掺杂过渡金属Cu制备2种不同纳米结构的Cu/MoS_2。采用涂敷法制备工作电极,通过X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、能量散射X射线谱(EDS)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、选区电子衍射(SAED)以及各种电化学手段验证了其结构和性能。结果表明,纳米片状Cu/MoS_2在碱性溶液(1 mol·L~(-1)KOH)中表现出优异的析氢催化性能:在电流密度为10 mA·cm~(-2)时过电位为199.6 mV,Tafel斜率为59 mV·dec~(-1),双电层电容为26.1 mF·cm~(-2),等效电荷转移电阻为12.4Ω,具有较为良好的电化学耐久性和稳定性。     

Visible light induced tandem reactions: An efficient one pot strategy for constructing quinazolinones using in-situ formed aldehydes under photocatalyst-free and room-temperature conditions

A facile tandem route has been developed for constructing quinazolinones from various aminobenzamides and in-situ generated aldehydes. Visible light was found to play a dual role: first oxidizes the alcohol to the aldehyde and then facilitates its cyclization with o-substituted aniline. Furthermore, alcohols are perfect alternatives to aldehydes because they are greener, more available, more economical, more stable, and less toxic than aldehydes. The first reaction step continuously provides material for the second step, which effectively reduces loss through volatilization, oxidation, and polymerization of the aldehyde, while avoiding its toxicity. A variety of quinazolinones can be prepared in the presence of visible light without any additional photocatalyst. The developed synthesis protocol proceeds with the merits of mild conditions, broad substrate scope, operational simplicity, and high atom efficiency, with an eco-energy source under metal-free, photocatalyst-free, and ambient conditions.     

A new method for numerical differentiation based on direct and inverse problems of partial differential equations

In this paper, we mainly study a numerical differentiation problem which aims to approximate the second order derivative of a single variable function from its noise data. By transforming the problem into a combination of direct and inverse problems of partial differential equations (heat conduction equations), a new method that we call the PDEs-based numerical differentiation method is proposed. By means of the finite element method and the Tikhonov regularization, implementations of the proposed PDEs-based method are presented with a posterior strategy for choosing regularization parameters. Numerical results show that the PDEs-based numerical differentiation method is highly feasible and stable with respect to data noise.     

Defect induced paramagnetism in lightly doped ZnS:Fe nanoparticles

Nanoparticles of ZnS:Fe (0, 1, 3, and 5 at%) were synthesized by a refluxing route at 80 °C. All the samples exhibited cubic structure as revealed by X-ray powder diffraction studies. Blue emission of undoped samples was totally quenched by Fe doping. Magnetic measurements showed that the undoped ZnS was diamagnetic whereas all the doped samples were paramagnetic at room temperature. EPR signal characteristic of Fe³⁺ was observed in all the doped samples at room temperature. The paramagnetism of the present samples is attributed to the presence of uncoupled Fe³⁺ ions mediated by cation vacancies.     

A Novel L‐Cysteine Electrochemical Sensor Using Sulfonated Graphene‐poly(3,4‐Ethylenedioxythiophene) Composite Film Decorated with Gold Nanoparticles

By exploiting the electrostatic interaction between positively charged 3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene cation radicals and negatively charged sulfonated graphene (SG) sheets, we prepared a poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene)‐sulfonated graphene (SG‐PEDOT) composite film by a one‐step electrochemical process. The composite was further decorated with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and employed as an electrode material for the detection of L ‐cysteine (Cys). The SG‐PEDOT composite film is shown to provide a rough surface for the electrodeposition of AuNPs and to improve substrate accessibility and interaction with Cys. Moreover, the AuNPs‐decorated composite exhibits better electrocatalytic performance than that of a SG‐PEDOT composite only. Under optimum experimental conditions, the amperometric current of the sensor is linearly related to the concentration of Cys in the 0.1 to 382 µM range, and the detection limit is 0.02 µM (at S/N=3). The modified electrode displays favorable selectivity, good stability and high reproducibility. The method was successfully applied to the detection of Cys in spiked human urine.     

Ionic strength of electrospray droplets affects charging of DNA oligonucleotides

The fundamental aspects of charging in electrospray ionization (ESI) are hotly debated. In the present study, ESI charging of DNA oligonucleotides was explored in both positive (ESI+) and negative (ESI?) polarity using mass spectrometry detection. Single‐stranded 12‐mer CCCCAATTCCCC in buffer solution (aqueous NH₄Ac, 100 mM) produced similar charge state distribution (CSD) in either ESI+ or ESI?. Similarity of CSD in ESI+ and ESI? was also observed for the double‐stranded 12‐mer CGCGAATTCGCG. By adding typical low‐vapor reagents (e.g. m‐nitro benzyl alcohol, m‐NBA; sulfolane) into the same buffer solution (<0.5% w/v), both CCCCAATTCCCC and CGCGAATTCGCG revealed strong supercharging (SC) effect in ESI?, while very little or no SC effect was observed in ESI+. With either sulfolane or m‐NBA, the CGCGAATTCGCG duplex dissociated into single strands in ESI?. No SC was observed in both ESI+ and ESI? for thermally denatured CGCGAATTCGCG duplex in NH₄Ac buffer without the reagents. These findings are difficult to reconcile with the earlier model, which attributes SC in aqueous buffer solution to the conformational changes of analytes. Our observations suggest that the ionic strength of ESI droplets strongly affects the CSD of biopolymers such as DNA oligonucleotides and that SC effect is related to the depletion of ionic strength during the ESI process. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

两个基于4-(1H-1,2,4-三氮唑)苯甲酸的稀土配位聚合物的合成、晶体结构及荧光性质(英文)

以4-(1H-1,2,4-三氮唑)苯甲酸为配体,采用水热法合成了2种稀土配位聚合物[Tb(tbc3)(H2O)3]n(1)和{[Nd(tbc3)(H2O)3]·H2O}n(2)(Htbc=4-(1H-1,2,4-三氮唑)苯甲酸)。运用X-射线单晶衍射法对该配位聚合物进行了结构测定,并对其进行了元素分析、红外光谱、TG及荧光光谱表征。单晶结构表明,配位聚合物1为三斜晶系,空间群P1,配位聚合物2属于单斜晶系,空间群为P21/c。配位聚合物1和2均为一维链结构,均通过非共价键作用形成三维超分子构造。     

Electrochemical sensor based on f-SWCNT and carboxylic group functionalized PEDOT for the sensitive determination of bisphenol A

A simple,sensitive,and reliable method for the voltammetric determination of bisphenol A(BPA) by using carboxylic group functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes(f-SWCNT)/carboxylic-functionalized poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)(PC4) complex modified glassy carbon electrode(GCE) has been successfully developed.The electrochemical behavior of BPA at the surface of the modified electrode is investigated by electrochemical techniques.The cyclic voltammetry results show that the as-prepared electrode exhibits strong catalytic activity toward the oxidation of BPA with a well-defined anodic peak at 0.623 V in PBS(0.1 mol/L,pH 7.0).The surface morphology of the 3D network of composite film is beneficial for the adsorption of analytes.Under the optimized conditions,the oxidation peak current is proportional to BPA concentration in the range between 0.099 and 5.794 μmol/L(R~2 = 0.9989),with a limit of detection of 0.032 μmol/L(S/N = 3).The enhanced performance of the sensor can be attributed to the excellent electrocatalytic property of/-SWCNT and the extraordinary conductivity of PC4.Furthermore,the proposed modified electrode displays high stability and good reproducibility.The good result on the voltammetric determination of BPA also indicates that the asfabricated modified electrode will be a good candidate for the electrochemical determination and analysis of BPA.     

Synthesis and characterization of novel blue emitting Na2CaSiO4:Ce3+ phosphor

The blue phosphors Na_(2?x)Ca_(1?x)SiO₄:xCe³⁺ were synthesized by the sol–gel method and their luminescence characteristics were investigated for the first time. Structural information about prepared samples is obtained by analyzing the XRD patterns and SEM micrographs. The photoluminescence (PL) excitation spectra indicate that the Na_(2?x)Ca_(1?x)SiO₄:xCe³⁺ phosphors can be effectively excited by ultraviolet (360 nm) light. The PL emission spectra exhibit tunable blue broadband emission with the dominant wavelength of 427–447 nm under excitation of 360 nm by controlling the doping concentration of Ce³⁺. The concentration quenching effect for Ce³⁺ was found at the optimum doping concentration of 4 mol%. The Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage 1931 chromaticity coordinates of Na_1.96Ca_0.96SiO₄:0.04Ce³⁺ are (0.1447, 0.0787), which are better color purity compared to the commercial Eu²⁺-doped BaMgAl₁₀O₁₇ phosphor. Na_1.96Ca_0.96SiO₄:0.04Ce³⁺ composition shows intense blue emission (peak wavelength, 439 nm) with relative intensity versus commercial BaMgAl₁₀O₁₇:Eu²⁺ blue phosphor (Nichia) 65 and 158 % under 254 and 365 nm excitation, respectively. All the results indicate that Na_(2?x)Ca_(1?x)SiO₄:xCe³⁺ phosphors are potential candidate as a blue emitting phosphor for UV-converting white light-emitting diodes.