多孔氧化铁纳米盘的制备与表征

通过水热-高温处理两步法,合成了直径150～200 nm厚度40～80 nm的多孔α-Fe₂O₃纳米盘颗粒。并用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、氮气吸附-脱附仪和震动样品磁强计(VSM)对样品进行了表征。对颗粒生长的机理进行了初步研究,结果表明磷酸根离子对α-Fe₂O₃纳米颗粒(001)面的选择性吸附在盘状颗粒的生长过程中起着重要作用。合成的多孔纳米盘颗粒BET比表面积为27 m²·g^-1,孔径在2～100 nm的范围内分布,样品还具有明显的铁磁性,较其他结构的α-Fe₂O₃纳米颗粒具有较高的矫顽力。     

水热法合成硒化锡纳米盘及其形成机理探讨

本制备方法以二氧化硒(SeO2)为硒源,以氯化亚锡(SnCl2·2H2O)为锡源,以水合肼(N2H4·H2O)为还原剂在180 ℃ 的条件下利用水热法合成了硒化锡纳米盘.产物分别用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)表征手段进行了表征,探索了硒化锡纳米盘的形成机理.通过一系列反应物中不同硒元素与锡元素的摩尔比的条件实验,讨论了其对反应所得产物的影响;另外,通过不同反应温度的条件实验,研究了反应体系温度对所得反应产物的影响,讨论了相关的规律.     

Doxorubicin Encapsulated in TPGS-Modified 2D-Nanodisks Overcomes Multidrug Resistance

Multidrug resistance (MDR) is regarded as a main obstacle for effective chemotherapy, and P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-mediated drug efflux has been demonstrated to be the key factor responsible for MDR. In this study, a novel pH-responsive hybrid drug delivery system was developed by conjugating d -α-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate (TPGS), a kind of P-gp inhibitor, on the surface of laponite nanodisks to overcome MDR. The prepared LM-TPGS display excellent colloidal stability, a high encapsulation efficiency of doxorubicin (DOX), and a pH-responsive drug release profile. In vitro experiments verified that LM-TPGS/DOX could exhibit significantly enhanced therapeutic efficacy in treating DOX-resistant breast cancer cells (MCF-7/ADR) through inhibiting the activity of P-gp-mediated drug efflux and effectively accumulating DOX within cancer cells. In vivo results revealed that LM-TPGS/DOX outstandingly suppressed MCF-7/ADR tumors with low side effects. Therefore, the high drug payload, enhanced inhibition efficacy to drug-resistant cells, and low side effects make the LM-TPGS/DOX a promising nanoplatform to reverse MDR for effective chemotherapy.     

A green synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-ones and 1,5-benzodiazepines catalyzed by Sn(HPO4)2.H2O nanodisks under solvent-free condition at room temperature

Abstract

Heterogeneous Tin (IV) hydrogen phosphate nanodisks [Sn(HPO4)2.H2O] efficiently catalyzed the one-pot three component condensation of aromatic aldehydes, β-ketoesters and urea to produce 3,4–dihydropyrimidin-2-ones under solvent-free conditions at room temperature. Also, the catalyst is equally applicable for the preparation of 1,5–benzodiazepines under the same reaction conditions. The optimum load of the catalyst required is 10 mole% and reusable. Hence, the process is green.

Strong near-field couplings of anapole modes and formation of higher-order electromagnetic modes in stacked all-dielectric nanodisks

We theoretically study the near-field couplings of two stacked all-dielectric nanodisks, where each disk has an electric anapole mode consisting of an electric dipole mode and an electric toroidal dipole (ETD) mode. Strong bonding and anti-bonding hybridizations of the ETD modes of the two disks occur. The bonding hybridized ETD can interfere with the dimer's electric dipole mode and induce a new electric anapole mode. The anti-bonding hybridization of the ETD modes can induce a magnetic toroidal dipole (MTD) response in the disk dimer. The MTD and magnetic dipole resonances of the dimer form a magnetic anapole mode. Thus, two dips associated with the hybridized modes appear on the scattering spectrum of the dimer. Furthermore, the MTD mode is also accompanied by an electric toroidal quadrupole mode. The hybridizations of the ETD and the induced higher-order modes can be adjusted by varying the geometries of the disks. The strong anapole mode couplings and the corresponding rich higher-order mode responses in simple all-dielectric nanostructures can provide new opportunities for nanoscale optical manipulations.     

采用银纳米圆盘阵列提高LED发光特性的研究

为了提高GaN基蓝光LED的发光效率,设计了在LED有源层上方引入银纳米圆盘阵列的模型。利用时域有限差分方法计算了银纳米圆盘阵列不同结构参数情况下LED有源层自发辐射率的变化情况及光提取效率值。通过对有源区的近场分布和LED远场方向性的分析,理论上解释了利用该金属纳米结构生成的表面等离激元对LED性能增强的影响,利用该模型可使得表面等离激元与有源层有效耦合,从而增强有源层的自发辐射率。此外,银纳米粒子组成的阵列结构所生成的栅格矢量可以补偿表面等离激元的波矢量,从而可将局域化表面等离激元转为辐射性表面等离激元,显著提高LED顶端光提取效率。结果表明,当银纳米圆盘颗粒满足直径为120nm,厚度为30nm时,含该结构的GaN基蓝光LED自发辐射率比普通LED增强了3.6倍。在此基础上,当其按照晶格常数为220nm的三角晶格排列时,顶端光提取效率增强为2.5倍。这些结果为实际的高性能GaN基LED的设计与优化提供了一定的参考。     

溶剂热法制备Cd(OH)_2和CdO纳米盘研究性实验

利用溶剂热法设计了合成Cd(OH)2和CdO纳米盘的研究性实验.以Cd(CH3COO)2等为镉源,与NaOH在水和乙二醇的混合溶剂中反应得到Cd(OH)2纳米盘(中间镉产物),后在高温下煅烧中间产物分解得到CdO纳米盘.该实验有助于理解溶剂热法中各实验参量的作用以及如何通过调节各实验参量最终得到目标产物.     

Chemical synthesis of ZnO hexagonal thin nanodisks and dye‐sensitized solar cell performance

Well defined highly monodispersed single crystalline ZnO hexagonal thin nanodisks have been synthesized by a wet chemical route. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid is used as an organic ligand in the chemical synthesis. Ultraviolet near band edge emission is predominant over the defect level emission in these ZnO nanodisks. The ZnO nanodisks have an average diameter of 150 nm and thickness of 40 nm. A dye‐sensitized solar cell is fabricated using ZnO nanodisks by spray pyrolysis deposition and it exhibits an efficiency of 2.63% with the ruthenium sensitizer N719 dye. (© 2012 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Toward decentralized analysis of mercury (II) in real samples. A critical review on nanotechnology-based methodologies

In recent years, it has increased the number of works focused on the development of novel nanoparticle-based sensors for mercury detection, mainly motivated by the need of low cost portable devices capable of giving fast and reliable analytical response, thus contributing to the analytical decentralization. Methodologies employing colorimetric, fluorometric, magnetic, and electrochemical output signals allowed reaching detection limits within the pM and nM ranges. Most of these developments proved their suitability in detecting and quantifying mercury (II) ions in synthetic solutions or spiked water samples. However, the state of art in these technologies is still behind the standard methods of mercury quantification, such as cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma techniques, in terms of reliability and sensitivity. This is mainly because the response of nanoparticle-based sensors is highly affected by the sample matrix. The developed analytical nanosystems may fail in real samples because of the negative incidence of the ionic strength and the presence of exchangeable ligands. The aim of this review is to critically consider the recently published innovations in this area, and highlight the needs to include more realistic assays in future research in order to make these advances suitable for on-site analysis.     

Growth and characterization of Cl-doped ZnO hexagonal nanodisks

Cl-doped ZnO nanodisks were grown on a Si(111) substrate using a thermal evaporation method. The prepared nanodisks exhibited a hexagonal shape with an average thickness of 50 nm and average diagonal of 270 nm. In addition, undoped ZnO disks with hexagonal shape were grown under the same conditions, but the sizes of these undoped ZnO disks were on the micrometer order. A possible mechanism was proposed for the growth of the Cl-doped ZnO nanodisks, and it was shown that the Cl¹⁻ anions play a crucial role in controlling the size. X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy clearly showed an extension in the crystal lattice of ZnO because of the presence of chlorine. In addition, these nanodisks produced a strong photoluminescence emission peak in the ultraviolet (UV) region and a weak peak in the green region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Furthermore, the UV peak of the Cl-doped ZnO nanodisks was blueshifted with respect to that of the undoped ZnO disks.