电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法测定地质样品中的金

建立了王水溶解-聚氨酯泡沫塑料吸附-电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法测定地质样品中的金。探讨了振荡时间对回收率的影响,最终确定振荡时间为1h。在优化条件下,方法的相对标准偏差(RSD,n=12)在4.2%~9.0%,加标回收率在92.00%~114.6%,方法检出限为0.11ng/g。方法操作简单,测定精密度高,检出限低,满足大批量地质样品的分析需要。     

A Dilute and Shoot Strategy for Determining Alternaria Toxins in Tomato-Based Samples and in Different Flours Using LC-IDMS Separation

Alternaria toxins are emerging mycotoxins whose regulation and standardization are in progress by the European Commission and the European Committee for Standardization. This paper describes a dilute and shoot approach to determine five Alternaria toxins in selected food samples using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The strategy involves sample extraction with acidified aqueous methanol, followed by a solvent change accomplished via sample evaporation and reconstitution. The quantification is based on isotope dilution, applying all corresponding isotopically labeled internal standards to compensate possible matrix effects of the analysis. The main advantages of the present method over other existing methods includes simple and effective sample preparation, as well as detection with high sensitivity. The five-fold sample dilution can decrease matrix effects, which were evaluated with both external and internal standard methods. The results demonstrated a limit of quantification lower than 1.0 µg/kg for all five analytes for the first time. The newly presented method showed acceptable accuracy (52.7–111%) when analyzing naturally contaminated and spiked standard samples at the described levels. The method was validated for tomato-based and flour samples (wheat, rye, and maize). The absolute recovery ranged from 66.7% to 91.6% (RSD < 10%). The developed method could be an alternative approach for those laboratories that exclude sample cleanup and pre-concentration of state-of-the-art instruments with enhanced sensitivity.     

Comprehensive and High-throughput Electrolysis of Water and Urea by 3–5 nm Nickel and Copper Coordination Polymers

Metal-organic coordination polymers (CP) have attracted the scientific attention for electrochemical water oxidation as it has the similar coordination structure like natural photosynthetic coordinated complex. However, the harsh synthesis conditions and bulky nature pose a major challenge in the field of catalysis. Herein, 3–5 nm CP particles synthesized at room temperature using aqueous solutions of Ni²⁺/Cu²⁺ and 2,5-dihydroxyterepthalic acid as precursor were applied for alkaline water and urea electrolysis. The overpotential required is only 300 mV at 10 mA cm⁻² by Nano-Ni CP for water oxidation, with turnover frequency (TOF) of 21.4 s⁻¹ which is around 8 times higher than its bulk-counterpart. Overall water and urea splitting were achieved with Nano-Cu (−) ∥ Nano-Ni (+) couple on Ni foam at 1.69 and 1.52 V to achieve 10 mA cm⁻², respectively. High electrochemical surface area (ECSA), high TOF, and enhanced mass diffusion are found to be the key parameters responsible for the state-of-the-art water and urea splitting performances of nano-CPs as compared to their bulk counterparts.     

Recent advances in analytical methodologies based on mass spectrometry for the environmental analysis of halogenated organic contaminants

Halogenated organic contaminants, including legislated and potential persistent organic pollutants and their precursors, represent a major environmental concern due to their hazardous effects in humans and wildlife as well as their ability to bioaccumulate through the food chain, their high resistance to environmental degradation, and their long-range atmospheric transport potential. The monitoring of these compounds in the environment at ultra-trace concentration levels requires highly selective and sensitive analytical methodologies. The lack of reference step-by-step methods led to a high number of reliable determinations depending on analytes, the complexity of the sample, and available instrumentation. Thus, this review article is mainly focused on the last advances in the analytical methodologies for the determination of halogenated organic contaminants. Methodologies regarding sample treatment, chromatographic separation, and mass spectrometry analysis have been reviewed to finally highlight the future perspectives for the improvement of the analytical determinations of these compounds and the throughput of environmental control laboratories in this field.     

Capillary electrophoresis method for analysis of inorganic and organic anions related to habitability and the search for life

In situ missions of exploration require analytical methods that are capable of detecting a wide range of molecular targets in complex matrices without a priori assumptions of sample composition. Furthermore, these methods should minimize the number of reagents needed and any sample preparation steps. We have developed a method for the detection of metabolically relevant inorganic and organic anions that is suitable for implementation on in situ spaceflight missions. Using 55 mM acetic acid, 50 mM triethylamine, and 5% glycerol, more than 21 relevant anions are separated in less than 20 min. The method is robust to sample ionic strength, tolerating high concentrations of background salts (up to 900 mM NaCl and 300 mM MgSO₄). This is an important feature for future missions to ocean worlds. The method was validated using a culture of Escherichia coli and with high salinity natural samples collected from Mono Lake, California.     

PBFC-PI量子动力学方法及应用

对多原子体系的量子动力学计算非常重要, 然而, 对含六原子以上的分子体系进行精确量子动力学计算仍具挑战性. 面向过程的基函数定制(PBFC)-并行迭代(PI)方法是一种高效的量子动力学方法, 已应用于对含九原子的丙二醛异构体系的氢迁移速率的精确量子计算. 本综述首先阐明了PBFC的基本思想, 之后重点回顾了PBFC-PI方法的具体内容、 该方法与其它方法的结合及其应用方面的新进展. 应用这些方法实现了对单氢迁移、 协同双氢迁移和分步双氢迁移3种类型基准体系的大规模并行计算, 有助于获得对氢迁移过程的新认识.     

修饰吡啶衍生物的染料敏化光阳极水氧化性能的研究

染料敏化光电化学电池(DSPECs)是构建人工光合作用体系的潜在方式,其优势在于可通过优化染料结构来拓展可见光吸收范围,从根本上提高太阳能利用效率.染料敏化光阳极在受激发产生电荷分离之后,激发电子注入TiO₂半导体导带,由于其导带位置比传统的可见光半导体,如BiVO4和Fe3O4等相比较负,因此理论上可以在较小的偏压下取得较大的光电转换效率,也更有利于和光阴极相耦合实现无偏压分解水.电荷传输动力学研究表明,注入到TiO₂导带的电子向氧化态光敏剂和催化剂的回传是造成体系能量损失的主要原因,集中体现在光电流密度和效率的降低.目前,已经报道了多种手段来减少DSPECs光阳极表面的电子回传,包括使用带有长烷基链的锚定基团对水氧化催化剂进行修饰,在半导体表面引入电子中介体以及使用核-壳结构的基底等.其中,SnO2/TiO₂基底被广泛应用在染料敏化光阳极中,这种基底可以提高光生电子的注入效率,同时两种金属氧化物之间的异质结有效抑制了电子回传,从而提高了DSPECs的光电活性.然而,核-壳结构基底需要使用原子层沉积技术来制备,所以操作相对复杂.本文基于Ru-bda(bda=2,2'-联吡啶-6,6'-二羧酸)结构的分子水氧化催化剂和带有磷酸修饰基团的三联吡啶钌通过共吸附的方式制备染料敏化光阳极,在不使用核-壳结构基底的情况下,利用吡啶衍生物对TiO₂电极表面的修饰来减少电子回传.本文利用一系列吡啶衍生物作修饰负载在TiO₂光阳极上(TiO₂|RuP,1;RuP=Ru(4,4'-(PO3H2)2-2,2'-联吡啶)(2,2'-联吡啶)2;1=Ru(bda)(L)2,bda=2,2'-联吡啶-6,6'-二羧酸,L=(10-吡啶-4-基氧基)癸基)膦酸.在100 mW/cm2的白光照射下(λ>400 nm),TiO₂|RuP,1,P1(P1=4-羟基吡啶)光阳极在0.4 V(vs.NHE)的外加偏压下获得了1 mA/cm2的光电流密度,其光电流比未修饰吡啶的光阳极增加了42%.同时,其入射光子-电流转化效率在470 nm波长的单色光光照下达到最大,为13.6%.经过吡啶衍生物所修饰的光阳极光电性能和文献中利用核-壳结构基底所制备的类似光阳极性能相当,且光电流密度随吡啶对位取代基供电性能的增强而增大.瞬态吸收光谱和电化学阻抗谱测试表明,吡啶吸附在光阳极上能有效地抑制界面上的电子回传,延长电荷分离寿命,是光电流增加的根本原因,这也表明有机小分子修饰是提高染料敏化光阳极性能的简单、有效的策略.     

过渡金属电催化剂在硅基光阳极分解水产氧中的作用

光电化学分解水可将太阳能转换为绿色的氢能,为目前的能源危机和环境问题提供了一种理想的解决方案.在分解水反应中,涉及四空穴过程的产氧半反应是制约性能的关键步骤,往往需要在半导体表面沉积电催化剂以加速产氧反应动力学.因此,全面理解电催化剂在光电化学分解水体系中的作用至关重要.在目前的产氧电催化剂中,过渡金属羟基氧化物电催化剂(MOOH,M=Fe,Co,Ni)因其环保、廉价、高效以及稳定的特性,已被广泛用于半导体光阳极分解水器件中.而且,MOOH可用简单的电沉积方法沉积在光电极表面,易于大面积制备.然而,电沉积法制备的MOOH具有复杂的结构,对其作用机制的全面理解更加困难.因此,本文以电沉积MOOH修饰的硅基光阳极(n⁺p-Si/SiO_x/Fe/FeOx/MOOH)作为模型,研究了不同电催化剂对硅光阳极光电化学产氧性能的影响.实验发现电催化剂的界面优化在电催化剂修饰的光电极中发挥着重要作用,这是因为优化的界面可以提升界面电荷传输,提供更多的催化反应活性位点以及更高的本征催化活性,从而更有利于光解水性能的提升.该项研究揭示了电催化剂在光解水器件中的作用,并为今后高效光解水器件的设计提供了一定指导.首先在多晶n⁺p-Si基底上热蒸镀了一层30 nm的金属Fe膜,并通过电化学活化将Fe膜表面转换为FeOx得到Fe/FeOx(记作aFe)界面层,然后利用电沉积方法制备MOOH表面修饰层,最终得到n⁺p-Si/SiO_x/aFe:MOOH光阳极.X射线光电子能谱、拉曼光谱以及扫描电子显微镜表面元素成像的表征结果均证实电极表面由于界面层金属Fe元素的掺杂而形成了Fe1-xNixOOH.在模拟太阳光下用于光解水产氧时,n⁺p-Si/SiO_x/aFe:NiOOH电极的起始电位为~1.01 VRHE(相对于可逆氢电极的电势),在1.23 VRHE下的光电流为38.82 mA cm^-2,显著优于n⁺p-Si/SiO_x/aFe、n⁺p-Si/SiO_x/aFe:FeOOH以及n⁺p-Si/SiO_x/aFe:CoOOH三个对比样品,且其稳定性达到75 h.另外,我们发现n⁺p-Si/SiO_x/aFe:MOOH电极的光电化学产氧性能均显著高于n⁺p-Si/SiO_x/aFe电极,且p++-Si/SiO_x/aFe:MOOH的电催化产氧性能也高于p++-Si/SiO_x/MOOH,不仅证明了aFe界面层对Si与MOOH层之间的界面接触作用的有效调控,而且表明双电催化剂体系(aFe:MOOH)的电催化产氧活性高于单电催化剂(MOOH).热力学分析表明,n⁺p-Si/SiO_x/aFe:MOOH光阳极的光电压大小与其光解水产氧性能并不一致,从而排除了热力学因素对性能的关键影响.进一步从塔菲尔斜率、电化学活性表面积和电化学阻抗谱对各电极的动力学进行了分析,证明了动力学因素在上述光阳极产氧性能中的主导作用.同时发现,由于aFe:NiOOH双电催化剂具有更高的本征电催化产氧性能,提供了更多的表面活性位点以及更有效地促进了光生载流子的传输,对动力学的提升效果更显著,从而使n⁺p-Si/SiO_x/aFe:NiOOH光阳极表现出最高的光解水产氧性能.     

电解水金属单原子催化剂的研究进展

氢能因其能量密度高、清洁无污染等特点,作为替代化石燃料的能源载体得到了广泛的研究.如何清洁高效地制备氢气受到了大量研究者的关注.当前,以化石能源的热反应所得副产氢气是主要来源.然而,采用该类方法不仅不能摆脱化石能源的使用以及温室气体的排放,还会造成生产氢气的纯度不高,碳氧化物杂质浓度过高的问题,严重影响氢气的后续使用.采用可再生能源(太阳能、风能等)所产富余电,进行电解水制氢,产生的氢气不含碳氧化合物杂质,纯度很高,可以真正实现碳的零排放,被认为是未来氢气来源的重要方式.目前,电解水制氢在制氢市场的所占份额较小,而造成这样局面的主要因素是该过程中的高能耗问题.为了降低能耗,开发高效催化剂加速两个电极上的电解反应的动力学尤为重要.近年,金属单原子催化剂(SACs)因其独特的结构,在很多研究中被用作电解水催化剂,进而开发出大量高性能的金属单原子电解水催化剂.本文综述了近年SACs在电解水催化方面的应用.首先,针对电解水反应本身,总结了阴阳极两侧的电极反应机制以及影响电极催化性能的关键吸附中间物种;然后,根据载体的不同,即合金、碳以及其它化合物将SACs分为三类,总结了相关电解水催化研究现状,并且针对不同类型SACs目前的发展情况,提出了它们各自存在的问题.其次,进一步总结了影响SACs电解水催化活性的因素,提出了四种决定SACs催化性能的影响因子,分别为金属原子的固有元素性质、配位环境、几何结构和负载量;同时讨论了这四类影响因素对SACs催化活性的影响机制,总结了调控各类影响因素的方法,为SACs的设计提出了一些建议.最后,展望了SACs在电解水催化中的应用,探讨了SACs在催化剂设计及催化机制研究方面的问题,提出了SACs在电解水催化中的未来发展方向.     

Vacuum Rabi Splitting and Kerr Effect of a Hybrid Spin–Magnon–Photon System

The vacuum Rabi splitting and Kerr effect are investigated theoretically in a hybrid spin–magnon–photon system, where the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond driven by two light fields is coupled to a spherical micromagnet embedded in a superconducting coplanar waveguide resonator. The results indicate that the phenomenon of the Mollow triplet and vacuum Rabi splitting can appear by controlling the spin–magnon coupling and magnon–photon coupling. It is shown that the probe absorption spectrum can be adjusted effectively via the pump frequency detuning. Moreover, it is demonstrated that the optical Kerr effect can be tuned by changing the Rabi frequency. This work may provide a possibility for the applications in quantum information processing and quantum sensing of magnetic signal.