An NMR study of methanol diffusion in polymer electrolyte fuel cell membranes

Methanol diffusion in two polymer electrolyte membranes, Nafion 117 and BPSH 40 (a 40% disulfonated wholly aromatic polyarylene ether sulfone), was measured using a modified pulsed field gradient NMR method. This method allowed for the diffusion coefficient of methanol within the membrane to be determined while immersed in a methanol solution of known concentration. A second set of gradient pulses suppressed the signal from the solvent in solution, thus allowing the methanol within the membrane to be monitored unambiguously. Over a methanol concentration range of 0.5–8 M, methanol diffusion coefficients in Nafion 117 were found to increase from 2.9 × 10⁻⁶ to 4.0 × 10⁻⁶ cm² s⁻¹. For BPSH 40, the diffusion coefficient dropped significantly over the same concentration range, from 7.7 × 10⁻⁶ to 2.5 × 10⁻⁶cm² s⁻¹. The difference in diffusion behavior is largely related to the amount of solvent sorbed by the membranes. Increasing the methanol concentration results in an increase in solvent uptake for Nafion 117, while BPSH 40 actually excludes the solvent at higher concentrations. In contrast, diffusion of methanol measured via permeability measurements (assuming a partition coefficient of 1) was lower (1.3 × 10⁻⁶ and 6.4 × 10⁻⁷ cm² s⁻¹ for Nafion 117 and BPSH 40 respectively) and showed no concentration dependence. The differences observed between the two techniques are related to the length scale over which diffusion is monitored and the partition coefficient, or solubility, of methanol in the membranes as a function of concentration. For the permeability measurements, this length is equal to the thickness of the membrane (178 and 132 μm for Nafion 117 and BPSH 40 respectively) whereas the NMR method observes diffusion over a length of approximately 4–8 μm. Regardless of the measurement technique, BPSH 40 is a greater barrier to methanol permeability at high methanol concentrations.     

离子选择性微电极用于原位测量离子扩散系数

扩散系数是描述物质扩散过程的重要参数,而用膜池法、放射性或荧光示踪法、分子动力学模拟等现有方法无法原位进行生物体系中离子扩散系数的实时测量。 本文利用离子选择性微电极响应迅速、高选择性、高灵敏度、高空间分辨率、对样品无污染等优势,通过分析单个植物细胞原生质体在培养液中破裂时所形成的离子浓度脉冲信号,建立了相应的点源扩散模型,推导出了描述离子浓度随时间变化的理论公式,并通过该公式对实验测得的脉冲信号进行拟合,得到了离子的扩散系数,从而建立了一种用离子选择性微电极原位测定离子扩散系数的新方法,并将其应用于芦荟细胞原生质体破裂时离子扩散系数的测定,得到了Ca²⁺、Na⁺和K⁺的扩散系数分别为(6.51±0.12)×10^-6、(2.93±0.15)×10^-5和(3.03±0.35)×10^-5 cm²/s。 对比发现,拟合得到的Ca²⁺、Na⁺和K⁺扩散系数均略高于已报道的数值(纯水中),这一现象的产生可能是因为原生质体是在低渗液中吸水膨胀,细胞膜内压力升高产生内外压力差,该压力差会加速细胞破裂时离子的扩散。 这一方法对生物体系无干扰,较好地解决了生物体系中离子扩散系数原位实时测量的难题。     

Temperature dependence of the density of calamitic and discotic nematic lyotropic liquid crystals containing sodium lauryl sulphate/decanol/water

Experimental results for the temperature dependence of density at normal pressure for two compositions of sodium lauryl sulphate/decanol/water solutions, exhibiting either a calamitic or a discotic lyotropic nematic phase at room temperature, are presented. Within the limits of experimental precision (±1 ×10^-5 g cm^-3), the systems show no jump in density at the nematic to isotropic phase transition. Over the studied temperature range, the mean thermal expansion coefficients were also evaluated.     

玻碳电极表面因瓦合金的电化学成核机理

在弱酸性因瓦合金(含镍质量分数为32~36 % 的镍铁合金)镀液中, 以线性扫描伏安法、循环伏安法和恒电位阶跃法对因瓦合金在玻碳电极表面的电沉积过程及其成核机理进行研究. 结果表明, 在该体系下, 因瓦合金在玻碳电极表面的电结晶属于扩散控制下的不可逆电极过程. 运用Scharifker-Hills理论模型(SH)拟合实验数据表明, 因瓦合金在玻碳电极表面的共沉积更加符合三维瞬时成核的成核规律. 运用Heerman-Tarallo理论模型(HT)分析得到因瓦合金在玻碳电极表面的成核生长的动力学参数, 当阶跃电位从-1.11 V变化至-1.17 V (vs SCE), 成核密度数(N₀)由0.72×10⁵ cm^-2提高至1.91×10⁵ cm^-2, 成核速率常数(A)从 40.35 s^-1增至 194.38 s^-1, 扩散系数(D)为(7.67±0.15)×10^-5 cm²•s^-1, 变化不大.     

尖晶石LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4正极材料首周充放电过程的结构与动力学研究

以NaOH为沉淀剂,采用共沉淀法制备尖晶石LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄正极材料,使用X-射线衍射（XRD）、傅里叶转换红外光谱（FTIR）和扫描电镜（SEM）分析材料结构与表面形貌. 结果表明,该材料属于空间群的无序尖晶石LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄材料,由八面体粒子团聚成3 ~ 6 μm的大粒子. 恒电流充放电结果显示,材料在0.1C倍率下首周放电比容量为121.5 mAh·g^-1,经过150周充放电后,材料比容量无明显衰减,其容量保持率为99%. 用PITT和原位XRD联用技术研究了充放电过程中材料的结构与锂离子扩散系数之间的关系. PITT法测得材料中锂离子的扩散系数为10^-10 ~ 10^-11 cm²·s^-1.     

锂在高有序热解石墨(HOPG)电极中的扩散系数

用循环伏安、交流阻抗和电位阶跃法研究了平板高有序热解石墨(HOPG)电极在1mol/LLiPF₆和体积比为1∶1的EC/DMC溶液中的电化学行为.结果表明,石墨的嵌锂反应仅发生在边界面上.随着嵌锂量的增加,表面SEI膜的电阻和嵌入反应的极化电阻减小.用交流阻抗谱和电位阶跃方法测定的锂在高有序热解石墨中的扩散系数一致,并随充电程度的增加而显著减小.在电极电位(vs.Li/Li⁺) 0.2～0.05V区间,扩散系数由10^-11cm²/s下降到10^-12cm²/s.     

Interconversion kinetics and ordering of 1,4- and 1,1-dimethylcyclohexane in liquid-crystalline solutions by 1D and 2D deuterium NMR

Deuterium NMR spectra of perdeuteriated 1,4-dimethylcyclohexane-d₁₆ and 1,1-dimethylcyclohexane-d₁₆ dissolved in the nematic solvent ZLI 2452 are reported for the temperature range -40 to +80°C. Between -30 and +60°C the spectra exhibit characteristic exchange broadening and coalescence due to the ring inversion process. In the extreme slow exchange regime, peak assignment and determination of relative signs of the deuterium quadrupole interactions were made using 2D exchange spectroscopy and structural parameters derived from molecular mechanics calculations. In the intermediate temperature range the lineshapes were interpreted quantitatively in terms of the ring interconversion kinetics yielding the kinetic equations, k = 1.38 × 10¹³ exp (-45.2/RT)s^-1 for 1,4-dimethylcyclohexane, and k = 4.05 × 10¹³ exp (-49.0/RT)s^-1 for 1,1-dimethylcyclohexane, where R is in kJ mol^-1. The complete ordering matrix of both compounds was determined over the whole temperature range of the measurements.     

Probing chiral amino acids at sub-picomolar level based on bovine serum albumin enantioselective films coupled with silver-enhanced gold nanoparticles

A novel electrochemical sensor with capability of probing chiral amino acids with gold nanoparticle (n-Au) labels using bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a chiral selector and subsequent signal amplification step by silver enhancement is introduced. The assay relies on the stereoselectivity of BSA embedded in ultrathin γ-alumina sol–gel film coated on the surface of the glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The recognition to the n-Au-labeled l- or d-amino acids for BSA-GCE could be monitored by the differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), while the DPV signal was greatly amplified by the anchored silver atoms on the n-Au, leading to a new way of quantitatively analysis of chiral amino acids electrochemically at sub-picomolar level. With l-tryptophan as the probe solute, the linear concentration range was from 1.33 × 10⁻¹² to 1 × 10⁻⁹ mol L⁻¹ and detection limit was 5 × 10⁻¹³ mol L⁻¹. For tryptophan enantiomers, the enantioselectivity coefficient 2.3 was obtained.     

Dielectric and elastic properties of a nematic phase induced by charge transfer interaction in a binary system containing disc-shaped molecules

The dielectric constants and the elastic coefficients for splay (K₁) and bend (K₃) of the charge transfer induced nematic (N_c) phase of tridecyl pentakis(phenylethynyl)phenyl ether (1) doped with different amounts of 2,4,7-trinitrofluorenone (2) were determined by studying the electric field induced bend deformation using the capacitance method. A negative dielectric anisotropy was observed. For the bend elastic constant K₃ values up to 22 × 10^-12 N are found which are one order of magnitude higher than the respective values of discotic nematic (N_D) phases. Values of 0·6-0·8 are obtained for the ratio K₁/K₃; these show a minimum for the equimolar complex.     

用加脉冲梯度场的NMR自旋回波法测量高分子聚合过程中的自扩散系数

通过扩散系数的测量,可以了解高分子聚合反应整个过程的机理,进而控制聚合反应的进程。但能够测量高分子聚合过程中自扩散系数变化的仪器并不多。当前,加脉冲梯度场的自旋回波法被认为是最为有效和实用的方法^[1],此项研究围内尚未报道。     

纳米MgO掺杂改善LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2正极材料

将氢氧化物共沉淀法制备的(Ni_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3)（OH）₂在500℃热处理5 h得到具有尖晶石结构、纳米尺寸的氧化物M₃O₄(M=Ni_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3).将其与LiOH及不同量的纳米MgO混合均匀,并在850℃热处理24 h制备了Li(Ni_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3)_1/xMg_xO₂（x=0,0.01,0.02,0.03,0.04,0.05）正极村料.随着Mg掺杂量的增大,正极材料的晶胞参数增大;少量的Mg掺杂增大了锂离子的扩散系数,而过度掺杂却使锂离子扩散系数有所降低,其中Li(Ni_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3)_0.98Mg_0.02O₂的锂离子扩散系数最大,其脱出和嵌入扩散系数分别为D_Li-dein=29.20×10^-11cm²·S^-1和D_Li-in=4.760×10^-11cm²·s^-1;其以3C倍率充放电的平均放电比容量为139.3 mAh·g^-1,比未掺杂的原粉约高9.5 mAh·g^-1;另外其循环性能也得到了大幅度改善.     

Surface anchoring of nematic liquid crystal 8OCB on a DMOAP-silanated glass surface

Dynamic light scattering spectroscopy has been used to determine the temperature dependence of the anchoring strength of the nematic liquid crystal 8OCB on DMOAP-silanated glass surfaces inducing homeotropic alignment. Wedge-type glass cells with known thickness profile starting from 150 nm to several microns have been used in the experiments. The relaxation rates of the nematic fluctuations with the wave vector perpendicular to the confining surfaces have been measured as a function of the cell thickness. Fitting of the thickness dependence of the relaxation rate allows for straightforward determination of the surface extrapolation length and therefore also the strength of the surface anchoring, which is 1×10^-4 J m^-2. The overall experimental accuracy of the experiments is discussed.     

磺化聚芳醚酮砜/聚芳醚砜噁二唑复合型质子交换膜的制备与性能

为了降低质子交换膜(PEM)的甲醇渗透系数和改善PEM在中高温(80~120 ℃)时的质子传导率, 以自制的磺化度(SD)为100%的磺化聚芳醚酮砜(SPAEKS)与聚芳醚砜噁二唑(PAESO)为原料, 采用溶液共混法制备了SPAEKS/PAESO复合膜, 并用傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)和热重分析(TGA)对其进行了表征. 结果表明, 该复合膜具有较好的化学稳定性和热稳定性. 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)照片显示, 复合膜具有较好的致密结构, 其甲醇渗透系数为3.9×10^-7~6.6×10^-7 cm²/s, 低于SPAEKS的8.7×10^-7 cm²/s. 在100 ℃时复合膜的质子传导率达到0.074 S/cm, 高于SPAEKS膜的0.066 S/cm.     

Polysaccharides at interfaces 1. Adsorption of cholesteryl-pullulan derivatives at the solution-air interface. Kinetic study by surface tension measurements

The surface properties of a series of cholesteryl-pullulan (CHP) derivatives have been assessed by surface tension measurements at the solution-air interface. The results reveal that these properties are related to the nature of the hydrophobic cholesteryl group substituted in pullulan, and that the unsubstituted polysaccharide does not display any surface activity. The adsorption kinetics of such an amphiphilic macromolecule has been shown to be diffusion controlled, obeying the Ward and Tordai¨diffusional model only at low solution concentrations. In the 2 × 10⁻⁷–5 × 10⁻⁶ mol l⁻¹ concentration range for which this model is verified, the calculated diffusion coefficients are concentration dependent. The non-ideality of the system at higher concentrations may be explained both by the presence of solute/solute interactions in solution and in adsorbed monolayers, and by the existence of an adsorbed layer, even at time t₀, which prevents the process of adsorption from being governed only by diffusion.     

Flow injection analysis methods for determination of diffusion coefficients

Two flow injection analyses (FIA) methods for the determination of diffusion coefficients in a straight single tube FIA system were developed. Based on the analytical solution of the convection-diffusion equation, linear relationships of the logarithmic values of the dispersion coefficient (D) and the half-peak width (W_1/2) with the diffusion coefficient (D_m) were obtained. Experiments were designed to verify these methods. For example, for potassium hexacyanoferrate (III) a D_m value of 0.72 × 10⁵ cm² s⁻¹ was found versus a literature value of 0.76 × 10⁵ cm² s⁻¹ (error, 5%). For potassium hexacyanoferrate (II) a D_m value of 0.67 × 10⁵ cm² s⁻¹ was obtained versus a literature value of 0.63 × 10⁵ cm² s⁻¹ (error, 6%). The diffusion coefficients of some important biomedical compounds, such as dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine and ascorbic acid, were then determined. The values of 10⁵ D_m/cm² s⁻¹ are 0.60 ± 0.03, 0.44 ± 0.02, 0.60 ± 0.01 and 0.68 ± 0.06, respectively.     

激光光散射表征聚N－异丙基丙烯酰胺的分子量分布

采用自由基聚合法合成了聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(PNIPAAM)样品,由激光光散射法(LLS),包括绝对累积散射光强的角度依赖性(静态LLS)和线宽分布的角度依赖性(动态LLS)表征了合成的PNIPAAM样品的分子量分布。通过对动态光散射测得的电场-电场时间相关函数的拉普拉斯变换,求得平动扩散系数分布G(D);结合静态和动态光散射测量的结果,即M_w和G(D),确定了PNIPAAM样品的平动扩散系数D对分子量M的标定关系式D=2.84×10^-4M^-0.55,并将G(D)转换成分子量分布F_w(M).     

Kinetic processes of Hg6s6p(P1) in xenon

The principal route for decay of Hg 6s6p(³P₁) in xenon is shown to be bimolecular deactivation to the mercury ground state, with rate coefficient 9.1 × 10⁻¹³ cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹; relaxation to the ³P₀ state plays a negligible role. The equilibrium constant of the reaction Hg(³P₁) + Xe HgXe(A ³O⁺), has been recorded as 1.73 × 10⁻²⁰ cm³ molecule⁻¹ at 293 K.     

Pulse radiolysis study of reactions of alkyl and alkylperoxy radicals originating from methyl tert-butyl ether in the gas phase

UV spectra and kinetics for the reactions of alkyl and alkylperoxy radicals from methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) were studied in 1 atm of SF₆ by the pulse radiolysis-UV absorption technique. UV spectra for the radical mixtures were quantified from 215 to 340 nm. At 240 nm. σ_R = (2.6 ± 0.4) × 10⁻¹⁸ cm² molecule⁻¹ and σ_RO2 = (4.1 ± 0.6) × 10⁻¹⁸ cm² molecule⁻¹ (base e). The rate constant for the self-reaction of the alkyl radicals is (2.5 ± 1.1) × 10⁻¹¹ cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹. The rate constants for reaction of the alkyl radicals with molecular oxygen and the alkylperoxy radicals with NO and NO₂ are (9.1 ± 1.5) × 10⁻¹³, (4.3 ± 1.6) × 10⁻¹² and (1.2 ± 0.3) × 10⁻¹¹ cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹, respectively. The rate constants given above refer to reaction at the tert-butyl side of the molecule.     

The second and third order non-linear optical properties of liquid crystalline polymers

The second and third order non-linear optical susceptibilities of several donoracceptor substituted side chain polymers, some of which exhibit mesophases, will be reported. The susceptibilities were measured by harmonic generation from thin films, typically 0·5 μm thick, at a fundamental wavelength of 1064 nm and 1579 nm. For second harmonic generation, the spin coated films were contact poled on a glass substrate with an interdigited electrode pattern. Typical values obtained were χ⁽²⁾₃₁ = 1 × 10^-9 esu and χ⁽²⁾₃₃ = 3 × 10^-9 esu, the largest value was χ⁽²⁾₃₃ = 6·3 × 10^-9 esu. The difficulty in deriving reliable second order structure-property relations because of the large effect which the contact poling process has on the non-linear optical susceptibility of the films will be highlighted. The highest χ⁽³⁾ value of 5·8 × 10^-12 esu obtained from an amorphous film of a polymer with an asymmetrically substituted azo side group is comparable with the susceptibility of more typical third order non-linear materials such as the main chain polymers polyphenylacetylene and poly-p-phenylenebenzobisthiazole.     

Nafion修饰电极测定5-羟色胺

５－羟色胺（５－ＨＴ）属于吲哚胺类神经递质［１］,当人在病理状态时５－ＨＴ的量将会发生显著变化,如精神分裂症［２］病人血液中的５－ＨＴ比正常人少,因此,５－ＨＴ的测定对于某些疾病的诊断及病理学的研究具有重要意义．５－ＨＴ的测定方法主要为ＨＰＬＣ法．Ｈ...