Real-Time Reconstruction of Arbitrary Slices for Quantitative and In Situ 3D Characterization of Nanoparticles

A detailed 3D investigation of nanoparticles at a local scale is of great importance to connect their structure and composition to their properties. Electron tomography has therefore become an important tool for the 3D characterization of nanomaterials. 3D investigations typically comprise multiple steps, including acquisition, reconstruction, and analysis/quantification. Usually, the latter two steps are performed offline, at a dedicated workstation. This sequential workflow prevents on-the-fly control of experimental parameters to improve the quality of the 3D reconstruction, to select a relevant nanoparticle for further characterization, or to steer an in situ tomography experiment. Here, an efficient approach to overcome these limitations is presented, based on the real-time reconstruction of arbitrary 2D reconstructed slices through a 3D object. Implementation of this method may lead to generalized implementation of electron tomography for routine nanoparticle characterization in 3D.     

稀氢氟酸中硅表面氢终端的原位拉曼光谱研究

本文用共焦显微拉曼系统原位观察了Ｓｉ（１００）表面氢终端原子在稀氢氟酸中的变化过程。研究表明：在硅片浸入氢氟酸溶液的初期,表面主要被硅和三个氢原子的结合体（Ｓｉ Ｈ３）以及硅和两个氢原子的结合体（Ｓｉ Ｈ２）所覆盖。随着腐蚀过程的延长,Ｓｉ Ｈ３越来越少,Ｓｉ Ｈ２的信号不断增强,并且,硅和单个氢原子的结合体（Ｓｉ Ｈ）的信号也开始出现。最终,硅表面主要被Ｓｉ Ｈ２所覆盖,有少量Ｓｉ Ｈ３和Ｓｉ Ｈ键。本文还表明,拉曼光谱用来原位观察半导体材料表面终端原子键在溶液中的变化是很有用的工具     

金银合金纳米粒子的合成及其SERS研究

采用柠檬酸三钠作为保护剂,通过水合肼还原的方法合成了不同组成的Au-Ag合金纳米粒子。UV-Vis光谱中只观察到一个位于单金属银和金之间的等离子体共振峰, 表明金银已形成合金。TEM显示合成的粒子非核壳结构,金银分布均匀, 合金粒径在25 nm左右。用吡啶为探针分子研究了合金的表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS), 结果表明吡啶在合金表面表现出了不同于纯金和纯银的行为。     

Influence of Hydrothermal Temperature on Structures and Photovoltaic Properties of SnO2 Nanoparticles

Two SnO₂ nanoparticles were synthesized by hydrothermal method at 170°C and 180°C, respectively. Transmission electron microscope observations reveal that the diameters of both the nanoparticles are around 6nm. At the same time, surface photovoltage spectroscopy measurements show that the nanoparticle synthesized at 180°C has more surface electronic states at 0.3eV below the conduction band than the one synthesized at 170°C. This means that the temperatures chosen in hydrothermal synthesis have significant influence on the surface electronic characteristics of resultant SnO² nanoparticles but the effect on their sizes is not obvious. However, after being calcined at 500°C for 2h, the diameter of the nanoparticle synthesized at 180°C increased to 23nm and that of the nanoparticle synthesized at 170°C increased to 32nm as calculated from X-ray diffraction pattern.     

憎水性金属纳米粒子及其LB膜的制备与光谱表征

用油酸钠和十四烷基硫醇作为稳定剂,制备了高度单分散的疏水性银和金纳米溶胶。考察了单粒子层的π－Ａ曲线并建造了纳米粒子的ＬＢ膜。通过紫外可见光谱讨论了纳米粒子的分散状态,由红外光谱结果讨论了纳米粒子表面有机吸附层的状态。     

金膜表面等离激元诱导邻巯基苯甲酸脱羧反应的表面增强拉曼光谱研究

贵金属纳米结构表面等离激元共振(SPR)因其广泛的用途而备受关注,它不仅可以催化某些特殊的表面反应,同时还能产生表面增强拉曼散射效应(SERS),极大增强分子的表面拉曼信号,因此两者结合后可在纳米结构表面采用SERS光谱跟踪SPR催化反应.目前此类研究主要集中在氮氮(N N)偶联,因此亟待拓展SPR反应种类及提高催化活...     

Size Effects in the Catalytic Activity of Unsupported Metallic Nanoparticles

The influence of the size of nanoparticles on their catalytic activity was investigated for two systems on unsupported, i.e. gasborne nanoparticles. For the oxidation of hydrogen on Pt nanoparticle agglomerates, transport processes had to be taken into account to extract the real nanoparticle size effects. The results indicate an optimum particle size for the catalytic activity below 5nm which points clearly toward a real volume effect. In the case of the methanation reaction on gasborne Ni nanoparticles, no transport limitations were observed and the product concentration was directly proportional to the activity of the primary particles. We found an activity maximum for particles of about 19nm in diameter. This size is too large to be attributed to a real nanoparticle size effect induced by the electronic band structure. Therefore, we concluded that the particle size influences the adsorption behavior of the carbon monoxide molecules. In fact, it is known that intermediate adsorption enthalpies may favor dissociation processes, which is an essential step for the reaction, as manifested in the so called volcano-shaped curve. Then, in addition to the material dependence of the adsorption, we would also encounter a direct size dependence in the case of methanation on gasborne Ni nanoparticles.     

Second Harmonic Generation Spectroscopy as a Method for In Situ and Online Characterization of Particle Surface Properties

Non‐linear optical spectroscopy is a recently established technique used in the investigation of the properties of colloidal interfaces. Since it is an optical method it is non‐invasive, can be applied in situ, and can provide real time resolution. Until recently, only a few papers concerning this method have been published, but these all show the great potential and the large field of applications of the technique. This paper gives an overview of the fundamentals of the technique and its possible applications.     

Pt纳米微粒自组装体系的电化学和原位FTIR反射光谱研究

用化学还原法制备了铂金属纳米微粒 ,透射电子显微镜 (TEM)表征纳米Pt微粒的平均直径为 2 5nm。通过二硫醇将Pt纳米微粒组装到多晶金电极表面。以Fe(CN) 4- 3-6 的氧化还原作为探针反应的电化学研究表明 ,Au表面组装二硫醇后抑制了电极 /溶液界面的电子传递过程 ,而在二硫醇上再组装铂纳米微粒后 ,电子传递又可进行。运用电化学FTIR反射光谱研究了Pt纳米微粒组装电极在酸性介质中CO的吸附 ,检测到CO的线型、桥式吸附态 ,分别在 2 0 30和 184 5cm- 1 附近给出红外吸收谱峰 ,并且有增强红外效应。此外 ,还观察到Pt纳米微粒上的CO孪生吸附态。红外吸收峰位于 2 10 0cm- 1 附近。     

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Analysis of Breast Cancer Tissues; Identifying Differences between Normal Breast,Invasive Ductal Carcinoma,and Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast

Abstract

A nondestructive method employing Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) microspectroscopy coupled with attenuated total reflectance (ATR) objective for the analysis of histopathological specimens is described. Malignant breast tissue specimens have been analyzed to demonstrate the hypothesis that chemical changes taking place in biological tissue can be reliably and reproducibly identified. This study is the first report to elucidate clear spectral differences between different ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) grades. Sixty individual cases of breast carcinoma including DCIS and invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) and seven cases of normal breast tissues were studied using the FTIR-ATR spectroscopic technique. FTIR analysis of tissue sections has provided distinct spectra that can be used to distinguish between the nuclear grades of DCIS and IDC of the breast. It was concluded that FTIR could objectively and reproducibly discriminate between DCIS and IDC grades without sample destruction. In the future, applications of FTIR approaches should become feasible in the nondestructive express classification of grades and diagnosis of breast carcinoma.     

An In Situ Testing Method for Analyzing the Changes of Active Groups in Coal Oxidation at Low Temperatures

This study details an in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analytical system that was employed to follow chemical variations in the functional groups on coal surface during the oxidation process at low temperatures. In the reported in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy system, a special chamber was used to contain the coal powders, and a gas inlet tube and a programmable heater were used to simulate different reaction atmospheres and temperatures. The comparisons between in situ and ex situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy spectra indicate that the in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy data offer a more accurate reflection of changes in the functional groups. The real-time changes of aliphatic hydrocarbon groups and oxygen-containing groups in a lignite coal sample were analyzed from 30°C to 220°C using in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The experimental results indicate that the chemical variations in the functional groups are affected by their relative chemical activities. The results show that the presence of aliphatic groups on the coal surface varies with temperature. Over the range of 30–70°C the presence of these groups decreases, but then their abundance increases over the range of 70–180°C and finally decreases again when the temperature is increased to between 180°C and 220°C. With respect to oxygen-containing functional groups, three various trends were observed as the test temperature was varied. Our conclusion was that these variations are a function of the reaction activities of the various oxygen-containing functional groups.     

缺氧及富氧条件下CuFe2O4催化热解酸性红B的原位FTIR反射光谱研究

用原位红外漫反射光谱法研究了在缺氧及富氧条件下CuFe2O4催化热解酸性红B(ARB)的反应过程。结果表明，两种反应气氛对染料分子中磺酸基团的热分解没有影响，但对偶氮基团及芳环的氧化分解影响显。在空气中，ARB的热解更迅速，300℃时可完全氧化为CO2及硝酸盐。而在N2气氛中，加热至300℃时ARB难以完全氧化热解，此时即使再通空气也不易将其完全氧化，而要在更高温度下(500℃)才能快速、彻底氧化成CO2及硝酸盐。     

测量金属膜粗糙度的表面等离子激元光谱方法

介绍了确定金属膜表面粗糙度的表面等离子激元光谱方法。测量了二种银膜在表面等离子激元激发条件下的光散射强度分布。通过与理论计算的拟合，得到了描写这二种银膜／空气同粗糙界面的特征参数。     

自组装银纳米粒子及其SERS增强效应

采用柠檬酸三钠还原硝酸银方法制备出银纳米粒子, 并通过在玻璃表面修饰3-氨基丙基-三乙氧基硅烷( APTES)对银纳米粒子进行自组装。利用紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)测试手段对样品进行分析和表征。由测试结果可知银纳米粒子的尺寸比较均匀, 组装致密度较高, 基本以亚单层的形式分布于基底表面。进一步研究了以结晶紫(CV)为探针分子的自组装基底的表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS), 计算发现该基底的拉曼增强因子数量级达106。结果表明: 银纳米粒子自组装基底具有良好的SERS增强效应, 为痕量CV的检测提供了有效的方法。     

Study of Morphology and Mechanical Properties of In Situ PP/PS Alloy

The in situ polypropylene (PP)/polystyrene (PS) alloy was prepared in the presence of dicumyl peroxide (DCP). Purified styrene (St) and pre‐polymerized styrene (PSt), forming a dispersed PS phase in the PP matrix would react with PP matrix to form PP‐g‐PS graft co‐polymers acting as a compatibilizer in these alloys, leading to the formation of in situ PP/PS alloys with in situ compatibilizer during reactive blending in a mixer. The morphology development of the alloy was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and was described using the characteristic length L and the average characteristic length L_m. The shape of the dispersed PS phase was regular and the distribution of PS particles was uniform. Tensile properties of the alloy were improved with mixing time and fluctuated in a certain composition range.     

限域Pd纳米微粒的增强红外吸收及其对电位响应速度的原位分子探针红外反射光谱研究

Y型沸石分子筛的超笼为微反应器 ,以“瓶中造船”方式合成纳米钯粒子 (nm Pd)。分别以聚氯乙烯(PVC)和Nafion(高氟化树脂 )为粘合剂 ,采用混合滴涂法和分步滴涂法制备载钯分子筛修饰电极。以CO为探针 ,用电化学原位FTIR反射光谱研究吸附态CO的红外光学性能 ,研究发现采用上述两种方法制备的载钯分子筛修饰电极具有同样的CO增强红外吸收特性和不同的电位响应速度 ,表明CO增强红外吸收特性只与钯的纳米尺度有关 ,而分子筛修饰电极的电位响应速度和电子传输能力除与分子筛本身的结构有关外 ,还受粘合剂影响。     

粗糙铂电极上甲醛电氧化行为及其现场表面拉曼光谱研究

利用循环伏安法研究了酸性介质中甲醛在粗糙铂电极上电氧化行为 ,考察了支持电解质浓度 ,电极表面结构等因素对甲醛氧化行为的影响 ,发现了甲醛在粗糙铂电极上的自发解离现象。采用共焦显微拉曼技术研究了甲醛在粗糙铂电极上解离吸附行为 ,获得了甲醛在该电极表面解离吸附的分子水平信息 ,并且从分子水平验证了甲醛在粗糙铂电极上的自发解离现象。     

Higher Order Multipole Potentials and Electrostatic Screening Effects on Cohesive Energy and Bulk Modulus of Metallic Nanoparticles

Higher order multipole potentials and electrostatic screening effects are introduced to incorporate the dangling bonds on the surface of a metallic nanopaticle and to modify the coulomb like potential energy terms, respectively. The total interaction energy function for any metallic nanoparticle is represented in terms of two- and three-body potentials. The two-body part is described by dipole-dipole interaction potential, and in the
three-body part, triple-dipole (DDD) and dipole-dipole-quadrupole (DDQ) terms are included. The size-dependent cohesive energy and bulk modulus are observed to decrease with decreasing sizes, a result which is in good agreement with the experimental values of Mo and W nanoparticles.     

以合成包裹体为腔体进行高温下流体的拉曼光谱原位分析

在冷封口的水热高压容器中 ,合成了组成分别为H2 O 4 2 0wt%CO2 和H2 O 8 4 2wt%CO2 的两种流体包裹体。以此合成的包裹体作为腔体 ,用显微激光拉曼探针测量了其中液态流体在 2 90 0～ 380 0cm-1范围的高温拉曼光谱 ,对其中液态水的氢键随温度的变化进行了讨论。研究结果表明 ,随着温度升高 ,流体中水分子的氢键作用不断减弱。组成为H2 O 4 2 0wt%CO2 的包裹体 ,在 372℃均一为液体 ,均一时 ,水分子的氢键发生了突变 ,均一后 ,氢键受温度的影响比较小 ,到 5 5 0℃它还存在着比较强的氢键作用。组成为H2 O 8 4 2wt%CO2 的流体在 6 0 6℃时由气液两相变为纯气相 ,一直到拉曼光谱测量的最高温度 5 80℃ ,液态水还保持着比较强的氢键作用。