Double-Layered Plasmonic–Magnetic Vesicles by Self-Assembly of Janus Amphiphilic Gold–Iron(II,III) Oxide Nanoparticles

Janus nanoparticles (JNPs) offer unique features, including the precisely controlled distribution of compositions, surface charges, dipole moments, modular and combined functionalities, which enable excellent applications that are unavailable to their symmetrical counterparts. Assemblies of NPs exhibit coupled optical, electronic and magnetic properties that are different from single NPs. Herein, we report a new class of double-layered plasmonic–magnetic vesicle assembled from Janus amphiphilic Au-Fe₃O₄ NPs grafted with polymer brushes of different hydrophilicity on Au and Fe₃O₄ surfaces separately. Like liposomes, the vesicle shell is composed of two layers of Au-Fe₃O₄ NPs in opposite direction, and the orientation of Au or Fe₃O₄ in the shell can be well controlled by exploiting the amphiphilic property of the two types of polymers.     

Self-Optimization of the Active Site of Molybdenum Disulfide by an Irreversible Phase Transition during Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

The metallic 1T-MoS₂ has attracted considerable attention as an effective catalyst for hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs). However, the fundamental mechanism about the catalytic activity of 1T-MoS₂ and the associated phase evolution remain elusive and controversial. Herein, we prepared the most stable 1T-MoS₂ by hydrothermal exfoliation of MoS₂ nanosheets vertically rooted into rigid one-dimensional TiO₂ nanofibers. The 1T-MoS₂ can keep highly stable over one year, presenting an ideal model system for investigating the HER catalytic activities as a function of the phase evolution. Both experimental studies and theoretical calculations suggest that 1T phase can be irreversibly transformed into a more active 1T′ phase as true active sites in photocatalytic HERs, resulting in a “catalytic site self-optimization”. Hydrogen atom adsorption is the major driving force for this phase transition.     

Enhancing effect of boron trifluoride diethyl etherate electrolytes on capacitance performance of electropolymerized poly[poly(<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-vinyl-carbazole)] films

In this paper, poly[poly(N-vinyl-carbazole)] (PPVK) films electrodeposited in tetrahydrofuran (THF) containing 12 % boron trifluoride diethyl etherate (BFEE) were studied as electrode active material for supercapacitors. The morphology and thermal property were characterized by SEM, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and thermogravimetry (TG), respectively. The electrochemical capacitive behaviors of the PPVK films were also investigated by cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge/discharge, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The electrochemical results showed that the specific capacitance of PPVK films in CH₃CN solution was about 126 mF cm^?2 at 1.5 mA cm^?2 and the capacitance retention was only 14.4 % after 1000 cycles. It was exciting to improve the specific capacitance up to 169.3 mF cm^?2 at 1.5 mA cm^?2 and to make the cyclic stability increase to 81.8 % capacitance retention after 5000 cycles when the equivalent BFEE was added into the CH₃CN solution containing 0.05 M Bu₄NBF₄ electrolyte. These results clearly demonstrated that BFEE was an efficient promoter for the enhancement of the capacitance performance of PPVK films. Therefore, with the help of BFEE electrolyte, the PPVK films have potential application as capacitive materials in high-performance energy storage devices.     

Global dynamics of an age‐structured virus model with saturation effects

An infection‐age virus dynamics model for human immunodeficiency virus (or hepatitis B virus) infections with saturation effects of infection rate and immune response is investigated in this paper. It is shown that the global dynamics of the model is completely determined by two critical values R ₀, the basic reproductive number for viral infection, and R ₁, the viral reproductive number at the immune‐free infection steady state (R ₁<R ₀). If R ₀<1, the uninfected steady state E ⁰ is globally asymptotically stable; if R ₀>1 > R ₁, the immune‐free infected steady state E ^? is globally asymptotically stable; while if R ₁>1, the antibody immune infected steady state is globally asymptotically stable. Moreover, our results show that ignoring the saturation effects of antibody immune response or infection rate will result in an overestimate of the antibody immune reproductive number. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

氢、氟原子边缘修饰β-GeSe纳米带的第一性原理研究

采用第一性原理计算方法研究了二维β相GeSe的电子结构,通过对二维单层β-GeSe剪切得到一维β-GeSe扶手椅型纳米带.研究不同带宽(N=1-5)β-GeSe扶手椅型纳米带的几何结构和电子性质,发现不同带宽纳米带能带带隙不同,带隙总体上随着带宽减小,而纳米带直接带隙半导体性质不受带宽影响.通过使用H、F原子对GeSe扶手椅型纳米带边缘修饰,H原子修饰纳米带导致能带类型从直接带隙向间接带隙的转变.在费米能级附近处F原子各轨道对价带和导带贡献比H原子各轨道贡献多,在边缘修饰中纳米带对F原子更加敏感.未修饰和使用H原子修饰纳米带在可见光范围内没有吸收峰,用F原子修饰纳米带在可见光范围内出现吸收峰.研究表明可以通过边缘修饰调控纳米带光学特性.     

Long-Chain Alkane Dehydrogenation over Hierarchically Porous Ti-Doped Pt–Sn–K/TiO2–Al2O3 Catalysts

Kinetics and Catalysis - Hierarchically porous γ-Al2O3, TiO2–Al2O3 composite supports, and Pt–Sn–K/Al2O3 and Pt–Sn–K/TiO2–Al2O3 catalysts were prepared...     

铋基钙钛矿(CH3NH3)3Bi2I9薄膜的制备及在光伏电池中的应用

铋基钙钛矿由于稳定性强及毒性低,被认为是未来极具发展潜力的环保型钙钛矿材料。(CH₃NH₃)₃Bi₂I₉(MBI)因具有优异的光吸收性能而引起人们的普遍关注。本文介绍了MBI钙钛矿晶体的结构及性能,总结了其薄膜的制备方法,并重点叙述了不同方法制备的MBI钙钛矿薄膜在光伏电池中的应用情况。MBI钙钛矿与铅基钙钛矿的效率相比还有很大差距,如何提高其光电转换效率仍是今后研究的主要方向。     

硼氮杂薁基[4]螺烯的设计合成及性质研究※

本工作设计合成了分别含有B—N键和C=C键的薁基[4]螺烯类分子1a/1b和2, 其中B—N键和C=C键互为等电子体. 紫外-可见吸收光谱、电化学循环伏安测试和理论计算结果表明B—N键可以调控共轭骨架的电子结构及芳香性. 单晶结构表明1a具有螺旋几何构型, 晶体中存在P和M两种对映异构体. B—N键具有部分双键性质, 硼氮六元环具有一定的芳香性. 大位阻基团2,4,6-三甲基苯基(Mes)使得1b在三氟乙酸(TFA)作用下不会发生类似于1a的脱硼化, 而是发生和2相似的可逆质子响应, B—N键对薁单元的质子响应性质无明显影响. 三配位的硼原子可以进一步和氟离子配位, 使得1a对氟离子有明显的选择性响应, 而1b则因大位阻的Mes取代基的存在对氟离子无明显的响应性. 本工作报道了新型薁基硼氮杂螺烯及全碳螺烯分子, 为薁基多环芳烃的“自下而上”合成及性质研究提供了参考.