Characterizing the Role of Iodine Doping in Improving Photovoltaic Performance of Dye‐Sensitized Hierarchically Structured ZnO Solar Cells

We report two novel types of hierarchically structured iodine‐doped ZnO (I? ZnO)‐based dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSCs) using indoline D205 and the ruthenium complex N719 as sensitizers. It was found that iodine doping boosts the efficiencies of D205 I? ZnO and N719 I? ZnO DSCs with an enhancement of 20.3 and 17.9 %, respectively, compared to the undoped versions. Transient absorption spectra demonstrated that iodine doping impels an increase in the decay time of I? ZnO, favoring enhanced exciton life. Mott–Schottky analysis results indicated a negative shift of the flat‐band potential (V_fb) of ZnO, caused by iodine doping, and this shift correlated with the enhancement of the open circuit voltage (V_oc). To reveal the effect of iodine doping on the effective separation of e^?‐h⁺ pairs which is responsible for cell efficiency, direct visualization of light‐induced changes in the surface potential between I? ZnO particles and dye molecules were traced by Kelvin probe force microscopy. We found that potential changes of iodine‐doped ZnO films by irradiation were above one hundred millivolts and thus significantly greater. In order to correlate enhanced cell performance with iodine doping, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, incident‐photon‐current efficiency, and cyclic voltammetry investigations on I? ZnO cells were carried out. The results revealed several favorable features of I? ZnO cells, that is, longer electron lifetime, lower charge‐transfer resistance, stronger peak current, and extended visible light harvest, all of which serve to promote cell performance.     

纳米SO42-/ZrO2的合成及其在酯交换反应中的催化性能

采用两步晶化-后浸渍法合成了纳米SO₄^2-/ZrO₂固体酸催化剂,并考察了其在植物油与甲醇酯交换反应中的催化性能。XRD、N₂吸附-脱附和TEM等结果表明,经过600℃焙烧,催化剂仍保持单一四方相,粒径大小为5~10 nm,比表面积为137 m²·g^-1,孔径为3.6 nm。NH₃-TPD结果表明,随着焙烧温度升高,催化剂表面的酸含量和酸强度逐渐增加,超强酸含量的增加,更有利于反应在温和条件下进行。在酯交换反应中,当醇油物质的量之比为20：1,反应温度为135℃,反应时间为6 h,600℃焙烧后催化剂用量为5%（w/w）时,植物油能够完全转化为脂肪酸甲酯。与传统的SO₄^2-/ZrO₂催化剂相比,该催化剂在低温反应条件下具有更高的催化性能和良好的重复使用性。     

基于自由基配体的Dy(Ⅲ)配合物的设计、合成、结构及磁性

以氮氧自由基为配体,合成了2例未见文献报道的氮氧自由基-稀土配合物[Dy（hfac）₃（NIT-C₃H₅）（H₂O）]与[Dy（hfac）₃（NIT-C₃H₅）]_n（hfac=六氟乙酰丙酮,NIT-C₃H₅=2-环丙烷基-4,4,5,5-四甲基-2-咪唑啉-3-氧化-1-氧基自由基）。单晶结构分析表明配合物1为单核结构,单斜晶系P2₁/c空间群;配合物2为一维结构,单斜晶系P2₁/c空间群。交流磁化率测试结果表明配合物2虚部表现出频率依赖,这表明配合物2是单链磁体。     

CoSAPO-34分子筛的合成、表征及其光催化脱氮性能

利用水热合成法,以三乙烯四胺（TETA）为模板剂,正硅酸乙酯、磷酸、氢氧化铝及乙酸钴为原料,合成了CoSAPO-34分子筛。通过扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、粉末X射线衍射（XRD）、热重（TG）、N2吸附-脱附和紫外-可见漫反射光谱（UV-Vis DRS）等方法对合成的分子筛进行表征。以吡啶-正辛烷体系为模拟油品对分子筛催化剂的脱氮效果进行评价,考察了样品的用量、光催化时间及循环催化次数对其脱氮性能的影响。结果表明：当合成原料的物质的量之比为n_P2O5：n_AL2O3：n_SiO2：n_Co：n_TETA=1：0.26：0.82：0.81：2.05,在200 ℃晶化24 h,合成得到粒径约为50 μm、仍保持了SAPO-34分子筛的骨架结构、形貌为立方体的CoSAPO-34分子筛,而且该分子筛具有较好的热稳定性。在500 W氙灯光照条件下反应150 min,样品对质量分数为100 μg·g^-1模拟油品的脱除率达到70%,循环3次光催化脱氮活性基本保持不变。     

Enantiomeric separations of four basic drugs containing N-alkyl groups by a RP-HPLC system using SBE-β-CD as chiral mobile phase additive

The chiral separations of four pharmaceutical racemates which contain N-alkyl groups were satisfactorily resolved using SBE-β-CD as a chiral mobile phase additive(CMPA)in a RP-HPLC system(the resolution is 2.701 for ondansetron hydrochloride,1.996 for sulpiride,1.293 for clenbuterol hydrochloride and 0.816 for omeprazole).In addition,the effects of different parameters such as CD type and CD concentration were investigated.The separation mechanism arises through the combination of several potential interactions,including electrostatic interactions as well as hydrogen bonding interactions and hydrophobic inclusion interactions,which allow for the SBE-β-CD–drug complexation with strong stereoselectivity and stability.The resolution also relates to the number and location of N atoms in the enantiomers.This method will be applicable to the isolation of various types of biologically important enantiomers containing N-alkyl groups.     

Surface Modification of Bituminous Coal and Its Effects on Methane Adsorption

This paper studied the role of O‐containing groups over the coal surface in methane adsorption. The coal was modified with H₂SO₄, (NH₄)₂S₂O₈ or H₂SO₄/(NH₄)₂S₂O₈), respectively, to introduce O‐containing functional groups, and characterized by proximate analysis, ultimate analysis, Boehm titration, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and nitrogen adsorption. The results of ultimate analysis, Boehm titration and XPS indicate that there were increases in terms of both the content of oxygen and the quantities of O‐containing groups over the modified coals surface, especially for the carboxyl. Nitrogen adsorption shows that the modified coals possessed higher surface area and pore volume than that of 0‐XQ. The methane adsorption data were measured at 298 K at pressures up to 4.0 MPa by the volumetric method and fitted well by Langmuir model. Experimental results implied that O‐containing groups and pore structure affected methane adsorption. The adsorption capacities decreased as increasing quantities of O‐containing groups.