AlGaN基宽禁带半导体光电材料与器件

AlGaN基材料是带隙可调的直接带隙宽禁带半导体材料,是制备紫外(UV)光电子器件的理想材料.经过数十年的研究,目前已经在异质衬底外延生长AlGaN基材料、高效掺杂等方面取得了巨大进展.以此为基础,AlGaN基紫外光电器件制备领域也得到长足发展.在本综述中,主要介绍了高质量AlGaN基材料的MOCVD外延生长方法、掺杂方法以及近年来在紫外发光、紫外探测器件方面取得的进展.     

Samarium(II) Monoalkyl Complex Supported by a β-Diketiminato-Based Tetradentate Ligand: Synthesis,Structure, and Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Internal Alkynes

The synthesis and catalytic applications of trivalent rare-earth metal alkyl complexes have been well developed, but the chemistry of divalent rare-earth metal alkyl complexes lagged much behind. Herein, we report the synthesis, structure, and catalytic applications of a samarium(II) monoalkyl complex supported by a β-diketiminato-based tetradentate ligand, [LSmCH(SiMe₃)₂] (L=[MeC(NDipp)CHC(Me)NCH₂CH₂N(Me)CH₂CH₂NMe₂]⁻, Dipp=2,6-(iPr)₂C₆H₃). This complex is synthesized by the salt metathesis reaction of samarium iodide [LSm(μ-I)]₂ and KCH(SiMe₃)₂ in 63 % yield. Its structure is characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, showing a distorted square-pyramid coordination geometry. This samarium(II) monoalkyl complex exhibits high catalytic activity in the hydrosilylation of aryl and methyl-substituted unsymmetrical internal alkynes with secondary hydrosilanes, selectively providing the α-(E) products in high yields.     

Enhanced electrochemical performance of LiNi0.83Co0.12Mn0.05O2 cathodes with a fast-ion conductor Li0.33La0.56TiO3 coating layer

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Ni-rich layered cathode materials LiNixCoyMn(1-x–y)O2 (x ≥ 0.8) suffer from capacity decay due to structural deterioration during...     

Enhanced Four-Electron Oxygen Reduction Selectivity of Clamp-Shaped Cobalt(II) Porphyrin(2.1.2.1) Complexes

The molecular structure, electrochemistry, spectroelectrochemistry and electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) features of two Co^II porphyrin(2.1.2.1) complexes bearing Ph or F₅Ph groups at the two meso-positions of the macrocycle are examined. Single crystal X-ray analysis reveal a highly bent, nonplanar macrocyclic conformation of the complex resulting in clamp-shaped molecular structures. Cyclic voltammetry paired with UV/Vis spectroelectrochemistry in PhCN/0.1 M TBAP suggest that the first electron addition corresponds to a macrocyclic-centered reduction while spectral changes observed during the first oxidation are consistent with a metal-centered Co^II/Co^III process. The activity of the clamp-shaped complexes towards heterogeneous ORR in 0.1 M KOH show selectivity towards the 4e⁻ ORR pathway giving H₂O. DFT first-principle calculations on the porphyrin catalyst indicates a lower overpotential for 4e⁻ ORR as compared to the 2e⁻ pathway, consistent with experimental data.     

Metal-Organic Framework Thin Films as Ideal Matrices for Azide Photolysis in Vacuum

Studies on reactions in solutions are often hampered by solvent effects. In addition, detailed investigation on kinetics is limited to the small temperature regime where the solvent is liquid. Here, we report the in situ spectroscopic observation of UV-induced photochemical reactions of aryl azides within a crystalline matrix in vacuum. The matrices are formed by attaching the reactive moieties to ditopic linkers, which are then assembled to yield metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and surface-mounted MOFs (SURMOFs). These porous, crystalline frameworks are then used as model systems to study azide-related chemical processes under ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) conditions, where solvent effects can be safely excluded and in a large temperature regime. Infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) allowed us to monitor the photoreaction of azide in SURMOFs precisely. The in situ IRRAS data, in conjunction with XRD, MS, and XPS, reveal that illumination with UV light first leads to forming a nitrene intermediate. In the second step, an intramolecular rearrangement occurs, yielding an indoloindole derivative. These findings unveil a novel pathway for precisely studying azide-related chemical transformations. Reference experiments carried out for solvent-loaded SURMOFs reveal a huge diversity of other reaction schemes, thus highlighting the need for model systems studied under UHV conditions.     

Composite Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles with Dual-color Afterglow for Cross-correlation-based Living Cell Imaging

Room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials are characterized with emission after removing the excitation source. Such long-lived emission feature possesses great potential in biological fluorescence imaging because it enables a way regarding temporal dimension for separating the interference of autofluorescence and common noises typically encountered in conventional fluorescence imaging. Herein, we constructed a new type of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs)-based composite nanoparticles (NPs) with dual-color long-lived emission, namely millisecond-level green phosphorescence and sub-millisecond-level delayed red fluorescence by encapsulating a typical RTP dye and Rhodamine dye in the cavities of the MSNs with the former acting as energy donor (D) while the latter as acceptor (A). Benefiting from the close D-A proximity, energy match between the donor and the acceptor and the optimized D/A ratio in the composite NPs, efficient triplet-to-singlet Förster resonance energy transfer (TS-FRET) in the NPs occurred upon exciting the donor, which enabled dual-color long-lived emission. The preliminary results of dual-color correlation imaging of live cells based on such emission feature unequivocally verified the unique ability of such NPs for distinguishing the false positive generated by common emitters with single-color emission feature.     

Facile synthesis of nitrogen-doped carbon dots for Fe sensing and cellular imaging

A fast and facile approach to synthesize highly nitrogen (N)-doped carbon dots (N-CDs) by microwave-assisted pyrolysis of chitosan, acetic acid and 1,2-ethylenediamine as the carbon source, condensation agent and N-dopant, respectively, is reported. The obtained N-CDs are fully characterized by elemental analysis, transmission electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction pattern, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, UV–vis absorption, and photoluminescence spectroscopy. Doping N heteroatoms benefits the generation of N-CDs with stronger fluorescence emission. As the emission of N-CDs is efficiently quenched by Fe³⁺, the as-prepared N-CDs are employed as a highly sensitive and selective probe for Fe³⁺ detection. The detection limit can reach as low as 10 ppb, and the linear range is 0.010–1.8 ppm Fe³⁺. The as-synthesized N-CDs have been successfully applied for cell imaging and detecting Fe³⁺ in biosystem.     

Surfactant-Free and Controlled Synthesis of Hexagonal CeVO4 Nanoplates: Photocatalytic Activity and Superhydrophobic Property

Nanomaterials with both superhydrophobic surface properties as well as photocatalytic activities could have important industrial applications. Herein, we synthesized CeVO₄ nanocrystals with hexagonal nanoplate structures from the reaction of decavanadate (K₆V₁₀O₂₈⋅9 H₂O) and CeCl₃⋅H₂O precursors via a hydrothermal method. This synthetic route has four advantages: 1) the reaction condition is relatively mild, 2) it doesn′t need surfactants or templates, 3) it requires no expensive equipment, and 4) products are of higher purity. During synthesis, solution pH, and reaction temperature were found to play important roles in determining the growth process and final morphologies of the CeVO₄ products. These products were characterized spectrophotometrically and via scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Furthermore, the wettability of the as-synthesized film CeVO₄ nanoplates was studied by measuring water contact angle (CA). The largest CA measured was at 169.5 ° for a glass substrate treated with 0.06 g mL⁻¹ CeVO₄ followed by 2 % 1 H, 1 H, 2 H, 2 H-perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane. Finally, the CeVO₄ nanoplates exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity in degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) under UV irradiation and was stable even after repeated cycles of use.     

花瓣状Co-Al双金属硫化物/泡沫镍电极材料的制备及其超级电容性能的研究

采用低成本的两步水热法直接将Co-Al双金属硫化物生长在泡沫镍上,成功制备了CoAl₂S₄/Ni电极材料,利用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)和电化学测试等手段对其结构、形貌和超级电容性能进行了表征。结果表明,CoAl₂S₄/Ni电极材料呈现花瓣状的三维多孔结构,且表面粗糙,这种结构有利于电解液和电极材料的充分接触,具有良好的导电性和比电容性能;当电流密度为1A/g时,电极的放电比容量高达2187.1 F/g, 循环100次后比电容的保持率为90.1%,相关研究为超级电容器电极材料的制备及性能研究提供思路。     

激光诱导三维网状石墨烯的一步法制备及应用

三维多孔石墨烯作为一种优异的石墨烯碳材料, 其独特的多孔结构使得材料在具有较大比表面积的同时还保持着足够高的电子迁移率和机械稳定性, 在电子器件中得到了广泛的应用. 本文介绍的激光诱导石墨烯是一种以一步法直接制备得到的三维网状石墨烯材料, 该技术将三维石墨烯的制备和图案化相结合, 无需进行湿化学反应处理, 制作方法更简便, 材料性能更优异. 目前研究主要集中在通过掺杂提高性能和利用转移法实现不同基底器件的制备. 激光诱导石墨烯自身特有的属性如多孔微纳米结构和大的比表面积等使其在超级电容器和传感器等领域拥有较高的应用价值.