聚乙烯醇/氟基蒙脱土纳米复合材料的合成及性能研究

采用水热方法,在493 K条件下反应72小时,合成了氟基蒙脱土(F-MMT),在这种F-MMT中,硅酸盐结构中的一些OH-被F-取代。采用溶液插层方法,制备了聚乙烯醇/F-MMT纳米复合材料(PVA/F-MMT)。采用X 射线衍射、扫描电镜和透射电镜对F-MMT 和 PVA/F-MMT纳米复合材料进行了表征;结果表明,片状结构的F-MMT均匀分散于PVA中,形成了层离结构的纳米复合材料。热重分析、力学性能和紫外可见光谱的测试结果表明,在没有牺牲光学性能情况下,PVA/F-MMT纳米复合材料的热稳定性和力学性能都得到了提高。力学和热学性能的提高归功于F-MMT均匀而好的分散于聚合物基体中,以及PVA中的 OH- 和F-MMT 中F-之间强的氢键作用。     

TiO_2光电化学电池催化氧化甲基红

以钛基TiO2薄膜为光阳极,研究了光电化学电池中阳极光催化降解偶氮染料甲基红的动力学.结果表明,短接光电化学电池分隔了光催化过程的阴、阳极反应,有利于抑制光生载流子的复合,提高光催化氧化速率.相同实验条件下短路光电流越大,则甲基红降解速率越高.在基底和TiO2薄膜之间夹层SnO2得到组装电极Ti/SnO2/TiO2,进一步提高了光生载流子的分离效率;同时采用电化学阻抗谱(EIS)评价了电极的光催化性能.     

Cryo-ET bridges the gap between cell biology and structural biophysics

Cryo-electron tomography(cryo-ET) is a cutting-edge technology providing three-dimensional in situ ultra-structural information of macromolecular machineries, organelles, and eukaryotic cells in their native environment at an unprecedented level of detail. Cryo-ET enables the direct observation of dynamic macromolecular architectures of bio-samples in their naturally occurring physiological state, without any harmful artifacts introduced by heavy metal staining, dehydration, and chemical fixation, which occur in traditional transmission electron microscopy. Over decades, cryo-ET has been providing insights into numerous aspects of cellular biology by revealing the pristinely preserved ultra-structures of different cellular components comprising the crowded and complex environment of the cell, thus, bridging the gap between cellular biology and structural biophysics. In this paper, we review the fundamentals of this technique, its recent advances in optics, detection devices, and computational algorithms. The enhancement of our understanding of structural cellular biology by combining these improvements, when integrated with other methods, such as cryo-focused ion beam milling,correlative light and electron microscopy, is discussed via a few examples from research groups worldwide. We also believe that cryo-ET applications in cell biology continue to provide fundamental insights into the field, revolutionizing structural biology itself.     

TiO2光电化学电池催化氧化甲基红

以钛基TiO₂薄膜为光阳极，研究了光电化学电池中阳极光催化降解偶氮染料甲基红的动力学. 结果表明，短接光电化学电池分隔了光催化过程的阴、阳极反应，有利于抑制光生载流子的复合，提高光催化氧化速率. 相同实验条件下短路光电流越大，则甲基红降解速率越高. 在基底和TiO₂薄膜之间夹层SnO₂得到组装电极Ti/SnO₂/TiO₂，进一步提高了光生载流子的分离效率；同时采用电化学阻抗谱（EIS）评价了电极的光催化性能.     

Composite Electrodeposited PbO_2/Co_3O_4 on a Ti Substrate as Positive Electrode Materials for a Hybrid Supercapacitor

PbO_2/Co_3O_4 composites were prepared on a Ti substrate by means of a composite electrodeposition method in Pb~(2+) plating solution containing dissolved nano-Co_3O_4 particles. X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), energy dispersive spectrometry(EDS) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM) were used to characterize the chemical composition and morphology of the PbO_2/Co_3O_4 composites. The electrochemical and capacitance performance of the composites were investigated by cyclic voltammetry(CV), charge-discharge tests and electrochemical impedance(EIS). The results indicate that the composites comprise rutile phase Co_3O_4 and β-PbO_2. In addition, the surface of the composite electrode is rough and porous. The PbO_2/Co_3O_4 composites exhibit a high specific capacitance up to 215 F/g, which is ten times higher than that of the pure-PbO_2 and two times higher than that of the pure-Co_3O_4 in 1 mol/L NaOH electrolytes.