Pt/Au双金属纳米粒子的制备及表征

Poly (N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)-protected Pt/Au bimetallic nanoparticles were obtained by reducing the mixture of HAuCl4 and H2PtCl6 with sodium borohydride. UV-vis spectra, transmission electronic microscopy and X-my diffraction reveal that the prepared bimetallic nanoparticles are of alloy structure.     

Pt纳米粒子修饰的多孔硅电极的制备及其电催化性能

通过循环伏安法电沉积使直径约为7 nm的Pt纳米粒子均匀地分散于多孔硅表面, 拟用作微型质子交换膜燃料电池的催化电极. 与刷涂法相比较, 电沉积Pt纳米粒子的多孔硅电极(Pt/Si)呈现出高的Pt利用率和增强的电催化活性. 当Pt载量为0.38 mg•cm−2时, 其电化学活性比表面积高达148 cm2•mg−1, 是刷涂相近质量的纳米Pt/C催化剂的多孔硅电极Pt-C/Si的2倍多；该修饰电极对甲醇氧化也呈现了增强的催化性能和好的稳定性, 在0.5 V(vs SCE)极化1 h后电流密度为4.52 mA•cm−2, 而刷涂了相近Pt量的Pt-C/Si电极的电流密度只有0.36 mA•cm−2.     

壳聚糖的改性及其纳米粒子的制备

通过壳聚糖上的氨基与硬脂酸和硫辛酸的羧基脱水缩合反应,将硬脂酸和硫辛酸接枝在壳聚糖上,引入的疏水性基团使修饰的壳聚糖具有两亲性。对修饰壳聚糖残留的自由氨基进行甲基化,使氨基的pKa值由6.6增加到6.8~7.1。修饰的壳聚糖在水介质中经超声分散即可形成纳米粒子,纳米粒子的Zeta电位为正值,说明修饰壳聚糖中残留的氨基和甲基化的氨基处于纳米粒子的表面。纳米粒子经二硫苏糖醇还原,然后经空气中的氧气氧化,在纳米粒子中形成二硫键交联结构。     

阳离子聚合物修饰纳米Pt颗粒的合成

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微量Co修饰的碳载超细Pt纳米粒子的制备及其在燃料电池氧还原催化中的应用

质子交换膜燃料电池(PEMFC)具有清洁、高效等优点,是一种理想的汽车动力电源.然而,由于其阴极氧还原反应(ORR)速率缓慢,需要使用大量的Pt基催化剂,导致燃料电池成本居高不下,严重制约了PEMFC的商业化发展.将Pt与过渡金属Fe, Co, Ni等形成合金,对表面Pt原子的几何结构和电子结构进行调变,可以有效提高催化剂的活性,实现Pt用量和燃料电池成本的降低.但是目前合金催化剂多采用溶剂热、浸渍-高温退火等制备方法,使用有毒有害试剂和难清洗的表面活性剂,且过程复杂、能耗高,不利于大规模化生产.此外,合金中过渡金属占比高,在燃料电池工况下,大量过渡金属溶解,加速了膜的降解,导致实际PEMFC性能的降低.对此,我们探索了一种简便有效的方法制备高活性、高稳定性的碳载Pt-Co催化剂.在没有添加表面活性剂的情况下,采用硼氢化钠辅助乙二醇还原法合成了具有超小尺寸和均匀分布的Pt-Co纳米颗粒,后续酸刻蚀处理去除不稳定的Co原子,重组双金属纳米颗粒的表面结构形成富Pt壳层,进一步提高了催化剂的活性和稳定性.通过电感耦合等离子体、X射线粉末衍射、透射电子显微镜、高分辨透射电子显微镜、高角环形暗场-扫描透射-元素分布及光电子能谱等物理表征证实了微量Co改性的碳载超细铂合金纳米颗粒的组成和结构.进一步对催化剂进行旋转圆盘电极和单电池测试,结果表明, Pt_(36)Co/C具有明显高于商业化Pt/C的有效电化学活性面积和电池性能.此外,加速衰减测试和衰减前后的电镜图片表明, Pt_(36)Co/C催化剂的稳定性相较于Pt/C亦有所增强.分析Pt-Co/C催化性能提高的原因,主要归于以下三点:(1)催化剂纳米颗粒在载体上分布均匀,且具有超小的粒径尺寸,提供了大量的三相反应界面位点;(2)双金属配体和电子效应的协同作用,降低了氧化物质在催化表面的吸附能力,加速了ORR的电催化动力学;(3)酸蚀刻导致的不稳定Co的溶解及催化剂表面结构的重排,形成了富Pt壳层结构,有利于提高催化剂的稳定性.这种简单有效的合金制备方法可以在电催化领域推广使用.     

Pt/Au双金属纳米粒子和壳聚糖/二氧化硅溶胶-凝胶杂化膜漆酶传感电极的邻苯二酚检测

利用Pt/Au双金属纳米粒子和壳聚糖/二氧化硅（CS-SiO₂）溶胶-凝胶复合材料固定漆酶（Lac）,制得漆酶生物电极（Pt-Au-CS-SiO₂-Lac/GC）. 采用循环伏安曲线（CV）研究了邻苯二酚（CC）在该漆酶电极的电化学性能. 实验结果表明,Pt-Au-CS-SiO₂-Lac/GC电极对邻苯二酚的电催化在8×10^-7 ~ 1×10^-4 mol·L^-1浓度范围,其浓度与还原峰电流呈线性关系,相关系数r = 0.9993,检出限7.9×10^-8 mol·L^-1,该检测方法灵敏度高,线性范围宽,稳定性好.     

羧甲基壳聚糖磁性纳米粒子的合成及应用

通过合成油酸修饰的Fe3O4纳米粒子和羧甲基壳聚糖直接包埋油酸修饰的Fe3O4纳米粒子的两步合成法制备了羧甲基壳聚糖磁性纳米粒子。采用透射电子显微镜、傅里叶变换红外光谱、振动样品磁强计和同步热分析测试技术对制备的羧甲基壳聚糖磁性纳米粒子进行了表征。所得磁性纳米粒子呈规则球形,粒径约为10 nm;表面含羧基,且具有很好的顺磁性和稳定性。考察了羧甲基壳聚糖磁性纳米粒子对阿霉素的载药量和对阿霉素在磷酸盐缓冲溶液中的缓释性能。结果表明,磁性纳米粒子对阿霉素展示了较高的载药量(91.8 mg/g),结合了阿霉素的磁性复合物对阿霉素的缓释作用明显,说明制备的羧甲基壳聚糖磁性纳米粒子有望作为治疗肿瘤的纳米磁靶向药物输送载体。     

石墨烯-壳聚糖/金纳米粒子修饰电极同时测定亚硫酸根和亚硝酸根

采用滴涂法得到了石墨烯(GR)-壳聚糖(CS)修饰的玻碳电极(GCE),再采用电沉积的方法将HAuCl4直接还原成金纳米粒子,沉积在GR-CS表面,制得了GR-CS/AuNPs GCE修饰电极。采用透射电子显微镜(TEM)分别对制备的GR和构建的修饰电极GR-CS/AuNPs GCE进行了形貌表征。用循环伏安法研究了SO32-和NO2-在GR-CS/AuNPs GCE上的电化学行为。结果表明,此修饰电极对SO32-和NO2-均有较好的电催化活性作用,并且能实现对两种物质的同时测定,SO32-和NO2-在该修饰电极上的线性范围分别为5～410μmol/L和1～380μmol/L,检出限(S/N=3)分别为1.0和0.25μmol/L。GR-CS/AuNPs GCE具有很好的稳定性、重现性和灵敏度。此电极用于实际水样的SO32-和NO2-的含量测定,回收率为97.2%～102.6%,结果令人满意。     

吡啶-水体系中快速合成纳米Pt的新方法

在吡啶-水体系中用KBH4还原H2PtCl4首次制得了贵金属Pt纳米粒子且纳米Pt体系不受空气的影响可以较长时间的存在，并通过透射电镜(TEM)、低能电子衍射和紫外漫反射(UV-Vis)对其进行了表征．Pt纳米粒子的平均粒径在2．0～3．0nm，该体系同时也可以制备Ru、Pd等纳米粒子．     

Pt纳米粒子/Pd纳米线复合材料对乙醇的电催化氧化研究

采用恒电位法在多孔阳极氧化铝模板中电沉积Pd纳米线阵列,再运用循环伏安法在Pd纳米线阵列表面沉积Pt纳米粒子制备出复合纳米材料电极。运用循环伏安法和计时电流法研究了该复合纳米材料电极对乙醇的电催化性能的影响。结果表明,Pt纳米粒子/Pd纳米线复合电极相比于单独的Pd纳米线电极或Pt纳米粒子电极,对乙醇氧化有更高的电催化活性和很好的稳定性。     

Light-induced aggregation of colloidal gold nanoparticles capped by thymine derivatives

The colloid stability of thymine-coated gold nanoparticles under light irradiation as a function of particle size, surface charge, and exposure time was investigated in alkaline, aqueous solutions as well as in a 0.5 vol % of DMF in H(2)O mixture. With increasing exposure to light irradiation at 280 nm, more and more particles coagulated. Light-induced aggregation of colloidal gold nanoparticles was attributed to reorientation of thymine terminal groups tethered on gold particle surfaces. A smaller particle size and negatively charged surface reduced the rate of photodimerization or even inhibited the photoreaction. UV-vis and FTIR spectroscopy confirmed the photodimerization of terminal thymine molecules under 280 nm light irradiation. The reaction kinetics of thymine photodimerization appears to be a combination of first-order reactions, each having different rates, reflecting the inhomogeneity and high curvature of the gold nanoparticle surfaces.     

Preparation and characterization of gold nanoparticles capped by peptide-biphenyl hybrids

Gold nanoparticles were prepared using peptide-biphenyl hybrids (PBHs) as capping agents. AuNPs were characterized by different techniques including UV-Vis, TEM, EDX, FT-IR, elemental analysis, (1)H NMR and (13)C CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy. TEM analysis showed that AuNPs present diameters in the range of 1.8-3.7 nm, depending on the structure and the amount of the capping PBH used. FT-IR spectroscopy and solid-state (13)C NMR revealed that the carboxylic group of PBHs, especially in the case of the acid ligands, interacts with the gold surface (in the form of carboxylate). The results confirm that PBHs are excellent stabilizers of AuNPs, being one of the first examples on the use of peptidomimetics-gold hybrid materials.     

Synthesis and characterization of water-soluble CdSe nanoparticles capped by AOT

Water-soluble CdSe nanoparticles were synthesized using AOT (sodium bis(2-ethylehexyl)-sulfosuccinate) as stabilizer, cadmium acetate and Na2SeSO3 as precursors in aqueous phase. The influence of some key factors, such as reaction time, temperature, concentration and molar ratio of precursors on the optical properties of CdSe nanoparticles was systematically investigated through UV-Vis and PL spectra. Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to characterize the crystalline structure of synthesized CdSe nanoparticles. As-prepared CdSe nanoparticles exhibit an apparent quantum confinement effect and typical hexagonal wurtzite structures. Finally, the optimal experimental conditions were obtained.     

Gold-ligand interaction studies of water-soluble aminoalcohol capped gold nanoparticles by NMR

Novel reproducible preparations of gold nanoparticles capped by aminoalcohols have been set up by reduction of HAuCl4 with NaBH4 in aqueous solution. The characterization of Au@aminoalcohol nanoparticles performed by 1H NMR, ATR-FTIR, UV-vis spectroscopies, and TEM microscopy highlighted the binding site and the nature of the Au-NH bond.     

Organically capped silicon nanoparticles with blue photoluminescence prepared by hydrosilylation followed by oxidation

A facile method of preparing stable blue-emitting silicon nanoparticles that are dispersible in common organic solvents is presented. Oxidation of yellow-emitting silicon nanoparticles with an organic monolayer grafted to their surface, using either UV irradiation in solution or heating in air, converted them to blue-emitting particles. The evolution of the PL spectrum and infrared absorption spectrum of the particles was followed during the oxidation process. The PL spectrum showed a decrease in the PL emission peak near 600 nm and the appearance and increase in intensity of a PL emission peak near 460 nm rather than a smooth blue shift of the emission spectrum from yellow to blue. The organic monolayer grafted to the particle surface was not degraded by this oxidation process, as demonstrated by FTIR and NMR spectroscopy. Similar results were achieved for particles with styrene, 1-octene, 1-dodecene, and 1-octadecene grafted to their surface, demonstrating that it is the silicon nanocrystal, and not the organic component, that is essential to this process. The organic monolayer allows the nanoparticles to form stable, clear colloidal dispersions in organic solvents and provides for the possibility of further chemical functionalization of the particles. Combined with previous work on organically grafted silicon nanoparticles with green through near-infrared emission, this enables the efficient and scalable preparation of stable colloidal dispersions of organically grafted silicon nanoparticles with emission spanning the entire visible spectrum.     

Dielectric properties of sols of silver nanoparticles capped by alkyl carboxylate ligands

Sols of silver nanoparticles in toluene were studied by broadband dielectric spectroscopy (10⁻³–10⁵ Hz). The frequency dependences of the specific alternating current (ac) conductivity and the complex electric modulus were used to estimate the temperature/frequency intervals of long- and short-range charge transfer occurs, respectively. A considerable increase (by more than 30 °C) in the Vogel temperature T ₀ and the glass transition temperature T _g in sols compared with the pure solvent was found. It can be hypothesized that these cooperative effects reflect the initial stage of the superlattice formation. Although the dielectric characteristics of sols are generally controlled by the conductivity relaxation, the dielectric response was observed in the high-frequency range (1–10³ Hz) at low temperatures (from −50 to +10 °C). This response results from the presence of nanoparticles in solution. It is supposed that the relaxation is caused by the motion of ion impurities on the Ag nanoparticle surface within the carboxylate ligands shell. The dielectric properties of films strongly depend on both the characteristics of nanoparticles and the conditions of the film preparation. Like in sols, the direct current (dc) conductivity and the dielectric response of Ag nanoparticles in films are due to ion impurities.     

Study of electrolyte induced aggregation of gold nanoparticles capped by amino acids

This work reports the electrolyte induced aggregation of gold nanoparticles directly conjugated to amino acid by chemical reduction in aqueous solution. The study was focused on three different classes of amino acids depending on the nature of alpha substituent, viz. l-cysteine, l-leucine, and l-asparagine. The band broadening and the red shift of surface plasmon band with increase in flocculation parameter showed the aggregation of gold nanoparticles with increase in electrolyte concentration and decrease in pH as monitored by UV-visible spectrophotometer. The (1)H NMR spectrum demonstrates that the sulfide bond of cysteine and alpha amino group of leucine and asparagine interact with nanoparticles surface. Furthermore, transmission electron microscope (TEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were performed to characterize and to support the fate of stabilization of the gold nanoparticles by amino acid.     

Preparation and characterization of copper nanoparticles surface‐capped by alkanethiols

Cu nanoparticles surface‐capped by alkanethiols were synthesized using ligand exchange method in a two‐phase system. The effects of synthetic conditions, including the pH value of CuSO₄ solution, the ratio of cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide to CuSO₄, and reaction temperature, on the size and shape of as‐synthesized Cu nanoparticles were investigated. As‐synthesized Cu nanoparticles surface‐capped by alkanethiols with different chain lengths (C_xS‐Cu) were characterized by means of X‐ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectrometry, and ultraviolet–visible light spectrometry. The tribological behavior of C_xS‐Cu as an additive in liquid paraffin was evaluated with a four‐ball machine. Results indicate that cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide plays an important role in controlling the dispersion of Cu nanoparticles before adding modifier octanethiol into the reaction solution. C_xS‐Cu nanoparticles as additive in liquid paraffin possess excellent antiwear and friction‐reduction performance because of the deposition of nano‐Cu with low melting point on worn steel surface leading to the formation of a self‐repairing protective layer thereon. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Silver nanoparticles capped by oleylamine: formation, growth, and self-organization

Nearly monodisperse silver nanoparticles have been prepared in a simple oleylamine-liquid paraffin system. Intensive study has found that the formation process of silver nanoparticles could be divided into three stages: growth, incubation, and Ostwald ripening stages. Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and high-resolution TEM have all demonstrated the occurrence of Ostwald ripening, which could result in better control over the size and size distribution of silver nanoparticles. SAXS (small-angle X-ray scattering) results show that the as-obtained silver nanoparticles can self-assemble into ordered arrays. The possible reduction mechanism of silver ions by oleylamine is related to the Ag+-mediated conversion of primary amines to nitriles.