Morphology-dependent electrochemistry of FeOOH nanostructures

Four kinds of iron hydroxide (FeOOH) structures with the morphologies of bulk, nano-sheet, nano-sphere, and nano-rod were synthesized using solvothermal processes. During synthesis different reagents were added to tune the morphology of FeOOH structures. These structures were characterized using TEM and SEM as well as from their Raman and XPS spectra. Voltammetric response of these structures as well as redox probes and endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) on these structures based electrodes was investigated. The morphology-dependent electrochemistry of these FeOOH structures was found. The highest redox activity of FeOOH was achieved on the FeOOH nano-rod structure based electrode, which was the best interface as well for the electrochemistry of both redox probes and EDCs. On such an interface, the highest magnitudes of both diethylstilbestrol (DES) and bisphenol A (BPA) were obtained.     

Acyclic cucurbiturils and their applications

Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry - Acyclic cucurbit[n]urils are a novel type of cucurbituril derivatives, consisting of a central glycoluril tetramer skeleton, two...     

Electrical switching effect in a photochromic molecule between two graphene electrodes

We propose a single-molecule electrical switches consisting of a photochromic dimethyldihydropyrene/cyclophanediene molecule sandwiched between two graphene electrodes and investigate the electronic transport by using density-functional theory and nonequilibrium Green's function methods. The “open” and “closed” isomers of the photochromic molecule are shown to have electrical switching behavior and negative differential resistance effect. Moreover, it is also found that the switching ratio between two different conductive states depends on the ambient temperature, and the device behaves as a stable electrical switch around room temperature, which is in agreement with a recent experimental study of another photochromic molecule diarylethene reported by Jia et al. (2016) [17].     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Property of CuPb2(OH)2Cl3

A new copper(I)-lead(II) oxyhalide, Cu Pb2(OH)2Cl3, has been prepared by hydrothermal reaction and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray analysis. The compound crystallizes in tetragonal, space group I4(1)/acd with a = b = 13.77(1), c = 15.38(1) , V = 2916.2(2), Z = 4, Mr = 618.29, Dc = 5.633 g/cm3, μ = 49.97(2) mm-1, F(000) = 4192, the final R = 0.0204 and w R = 0.0452 for 757 observed reflections with I 2σ(I). The structure of Cu Pb2(OH)2Cl3 contains one-dimensional helical chains built by Cu Cl4 tetrahedra with corner-sharing along the c-axis, in which the Pb2+ and OH- ions are located at the voids between chains. Optical reflectance spectrum measurements indicate that it is a semiconductor with a band-gap of 3.23 e V.     

顺式六氢-1H-呋喃并[3,4-C]吡咯的合成

以N-（甲氧甲基）-N-（三甲基硅甲基）苄胺和马来酸二甲酯为原料通过环加成、氢化铝锂还原、T_SOH催化脱水、氢氧化钯/碳催化氢化脱苄基四步反应,设计并合成了一种含氮、氧的杂环化合物--顺式六氢-1H-呋喃并[3,4-C]吡咯,其结构经¹H NMR, ¹³ C NMR和MS（ESI）表征。      

Dyeing behavior and mechanism of Crocein Orange G on carboxymethyl cotton fabric

Cellulose - Traditional cotton fiber dyeing requires an abundance of salt, which leads to environmental pollution. Consequently, decreasing or eliminating the use of salt has become the primary...     

含有1,4,7-三苄基-1,4,7-三氮杂环壬烷的两个双核铜配合物的合成、表征及其与DNA的相互作用

合成了2个含有1,4,7-三苄基-1,4,7-三氮杂环壬烷（Bn₃tacn）的双核铜配合物：[Cu₂（Bn₃tacn）₂（m-bdc）（CH₃CN）₃（H₂O）₂]ClO₄（1）和[Cu₂（Bn₃tacn）₂（OH）₂]（ClO₄）₂（2）。配合物1由间苯二甲酸采取单双齿方式桥连Cu（Ⅱ）离子,配合物2由OH桥连。配合物1和2晶体均属于单斜晶系,分别为P2₁/c空间群和C2/c空间群。分别对2个配合物进行了红外光谱、紫外-可见光谱和元素分析表征。研究了配合物1与DNA的相互作用,对配合物2进行了循环伏安测试。     

Glass fabrics self-cracking catalytic growth of boron nitride nanotubes

Glass fabrics were used to fabricate boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) with a broad diameter range through a combined chemical vapor deposition and self-propagation high-temperature synthesis (CVD-SHS) method at different holding times (0min, 30min, 90min, 180min and 360min). SEM characterization has been employed to investigate the macro and micro structure/morphology changes of the glass fabrics and BNNTs in detail. SEM image analysis has provided direct experimental evidences for the rationality of the optimized self-cracking catalyst VLS growth mechanism, including the transformation situations of the glass fabrics and the BNNTs growth processes respectively. This paper was the further research and compensation for the theory and experiment deficiencies in the new preparation method of BNNTs reported in our previous work. In addition, it is likely that the distinctive self-cracking catalyst VLS growth mechanism could provide a new idea to preparation of other inorganic functional nano-materials using similar one-dimensional raw materials as growth templates and catalysts.     

Ultrasound mediation for one-pot sonosynthesis and deposition of magnetite nanoparticles on cotton/polyester fabric as a novel magnetic,photocatalytic, sonocatalytic,antibacterial and antifungal textile

A magnetic cotton/polyester fabric with photocatalytic, sonocatalytic, antibacterial and antifungal activities was successfully prepared through in-situ sonosynthesis method under ultrasound irradiation. The process involved the oxidation of Fe²⁺ to Fe³⁺ via hydroxyl radicals generated through bubbles collapse in ultrasonic bath. The treated samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and vibrating sample magnetometry. Photocatalytic and sonocatalytic activities of magnetite treated fabrics were also evaluated toward Reactive Blue 2 decoloration under sunlight and ultrasound irradiation. Central composite design based on response surface methodology was applied to study the influence of iron precursor, pH and surfactant concentration to obtain appropriate amount for the best magnetism. Findings suggested the potential of one-pot sonochemical method to synthesize and fabricate Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles on cotton/polyester fabric possessing appropriate saturation magnetization, 95% antibacterial efficiency against Staphylococcus aureus and 99% antifungal effect against Candida albicans, 87% and 70% dye photocatalytic and sonocatalytic decoloration along with enhanced mechanical properties using only one iron rich precursor at low temperature.