凝聚态化学的研究对象与主要科学问题

本文提出了“凝聚态化学(Condensed Matter Chemistry)”的概念,提出其研究对象是由传统化学上被视为反应主体的原子、离子以及分子等“基本粒子”,藉“稳定的粘连关系”凝聚形成的具有特定组成、多层次结构与性质、功能的物质凝聚态。本文以固态为例,讨论了(1)凝聚态的多层次结构;(2)凝聚态的化学性质与化学反应;(3)凝聚态构筑化学中的前沿科学问题;(4)凝聚态化学中的高新表征方法与技术的发展与开拓。并对四个领域中的主要科学问题进行了比较深入的探讨,为进一步再认识传统化学,特别是对其中心问题,即化学反应的再认识提供了方向与基础,为开展“凝聚态的多层次结构-化学性质与化学反应-凝聚态物质的构筑定向合成与精准制备”三个方面的关系研究,总结规律与“分态”建立“凝聚态结构理论”与“凝聚态化学反应理论”,建设“凝聚态化学”提供了科学体系与内容,并为进一步开展“凝聚态工程学”研究提供了前提与基础。     

喷墨打印聚合物薄膜均匀性调控研究进展

聚合物发光显示材料具有发光颜色在全可见光区可调、可溶液简单加工及适用于柔性大面积基底的特点,成为目前研究的热点。 在聚合物发光薄膜图案化技术中,喷墨打印因为具有加工过程简单高效、适用于溶液方式加工、柔性的加工过程等特点而被认为是最具有应用潜力的技术。 高质量聚合物薄膜的制备是高精度发光显示器件制作的关键,但喷墨打印液滴在干燥过程中通常伴随着“咖啡环”现象,造成薄膜不均匀沉积。 因此,消除“咖啡环”现象,实现聚合物薄膜的均匀沉积,是喷墨打印高性能器件的重要研究方向。 本文主要论述了“咖啡环”效应的产生机理,如何抑制喷墨打印聚合物薄膜加工过程中的“咖啡环”效应,最终实现聚合物薄膜均匀性调控。     

从铜离子、酸中心与铝分布的关系分析不同模板剂制备Cu-SSZ-13的NH3-SCR性能

铜离子改性的SSZ-13沸石是以氨气为还原剂选择催化还原柴油发动机尾气中氮氧化物反应(NH₃-SCR)的优良催化剂。本文综述并具体分析了酸中心位点对于Cu-SSZ-13中铜离子落位、迁移的影响,以及骨架铝分布对其决定性的作用,强调了“成对”酸中心,“强铝对”对于催化剂水热稳定性的重要作用,并总结了目前控制“铝对”形成的方法。以此为基础分析了不同有机模板剂、共模板剂法制备的Cu-SSZ-13在催化NH₃-SCR反应中的表现,为使用廉价模板剂或共模板剂替代TMADaOH合成具有良好NH₃-SCR催化活性和水热稳定性的Cu-SSZ-13提供参考。     

从固体化学到凝聚态化学

“凝聚态化学”是化学学科一个新的发展领域,其基本思想是超越分子和理想晶体的界限,多层次地研究物质的组成、结构、性质、制备以及它们之间的关系。本文简要回顾了从固体物理到凝聚态物理的历史以及固体化学的发展历史,分析了固体化学的学科特点,指出固体化学的发展必然孕育着“凝聚态化学”的形成,同时指出,化学学科中的多个领域也都会将“凝聚态化学”作为自己的发展方向。建议了从固体化学向“凝聚态化学”发展的途径:完善固体化学学科的知识体系,拓展固体化学的知识范围,创造“凝聚态化学”的标志性成果。最后强调,与凝聚态物理学家密切合作,共建“凝聚态科学”大厦。     

大气“霾化学”:概念提出和研究展望

大气污染是人类面临的重大环境挑战。我国大气污染具有高度的复合污染特征,其形成过程既有高强度的颗粒物均相成核现象,又有多介质非均相致霾过程,同时耦合了强的大气氧化性以及O₃污染,是不同于洛杉矶光化学烟雾和伦敦烟雾的新型“霾化学”烟雾污染。“霾化学”区别于并突破现有的理论认识,是解析我国典型多介质复合污染环境下PM_2.5成因以及PM_2.5与O₃污染间非线性复杂关系,综合研究气、液、固多介质非均相过程的大气污染化学。研究“霾化学”过程对精准控制我国乃至其他国家大气复合污染意义重大。本文提出和总结了大气“霾化学”概念,并对“霾化学”理论的完善和发展进行了展望。     

烯烃的氢甲酰化串联反应研究

氢甲酰化串联反应是在氢甲酰化反应的基础上,与一个或多个不同类型的反应“一锅法”实现醛类化合物的后续定向转化,得到新的有机分子的合成方法。该反应的产物在日化工业、农业、医药中间体的生产中具有十分重要的用途。本文首先简述了近年来烯烃氢甲酰化串联反应制备高附加值化学品的重要性,随后重点介绍了几种常见的烯烃氢甲酰化串联反应:“异构化-氢甲酰化”串联反应、“氢甲酰化-缩醛化”串联反应、“氢甲酰化-氢化”串联反应和“氢甲酰化-(还原)胺化”串联反应等,以及其在设计新型(多功能)催化剂体系和高效合成目标产物方面的研究进展,最后总结了烯烃氢甲酰化串联反应存在的问题以及对未来发展趋势进行了展望。     

十四族卡本衍生物: 一类重要的活性中间体

几十年来, 在基础有机化学和理论化学研究领域, 对具有非八隅体电子构型的碳物种的非常规成键特性的研究一直十分活跃. 在这方面, 最近已成功地分离出一种独特的零价碳卡本物种, 并将其定义为“碳双卡宾”或“弯曲的联烯”. 这是继自由基、卡宾、卡拜被合成后, 又一重要的活性中间体. 这种中性的双配位螯合的碳原子中心具有两对孤对电子, 具有很强的配位能力. 本综述简要介绍了卡本的发现历史、基本性质以及相关的配位化学行为; 同时介绍了其相关配合物在催化等方面的应用.     

“蛋黄蛋壳”结构纳米电极材料设计及在锂/钠离子/锂硫电池中的应用

“蛋黄蛋壳”结构纳米材料,具有易于调控的“蛋黄”、“蛋壳”和“空腔”结构,可视作“纳米反应器”,在催化、储能等领域表现出显著的应用潜力。尤其在电化学能源存储和转换方面,该结构纳米电极具有大的比表面积和独特的核壳结构,在充放电过程中可缓解电极的体积变化,提供快速的离子/电子输运通道,强化中间产物的吸附和提升转换反应效率等,能显著提高电极稳定性、倍率性能和循环性能,是一类较为理想的电极材料。本文针对“蛋黄蛋壳”结构纳米电极在锂/钠离子电池、锂硫电池等新兴二次电池领域的实际应用,总结了具有该结构纳米电极的设计与合成策略,包括:模板法、奥斯特瓦尔德熟化、电化学置换、克肯达尔效应等,评述了各种策略的优缺点以及电极材料的应用进展,最后对该类材料在锂/钠体系及锂硫电池二次电池方面的研究与应用前景进行了展望。     

基于单体设计的可回收高分子研究进展

现代社会的发展越来越依赖高分子材料, 但其大量使用后不当处置不仅造成资源浪费, 更造成严重的生态环境问题. 将废弃高分子材料解聚回单体, 然后通过聚合反应重新生成与解聚之前等值的高分子材料, 实现高分子材料循环利用被认为是解决上述问题的重要手段之一. 近年来, 通过单体设计发展“理想单体”从而调节“聚合—解聚”平衡, 实现温和条件下高分子材料闭环回收的策略取得了长足进展. 本文将从闭环回收聚酯、聚碳酸酯、含硫聚合物、聚环状烯烃等方面进行综述, 并对该领域的挑战和未来发展方向进行简要讨论.     

Al-MOF基多级孔Al2O3固定化酶反应器的构筑及构效关系研究

针对生物酶在固相载体负载后存在的催化活性与稳定性之间“此消彼长”的问题, 本工作采用“自牺牲模板”策略以铝基金属有机骨架材料(Al-MOF)为前驱体设计制备多级孔Al₂O₃ (MHAl₂O₃)材料, 再以“聚多巴胺(PDA)”仿生膜对材料表面进行功能化修饰后用以固载辣根过氧化物酶(HRP). 通过调节前驱体的煅烧温度来实现载体孔径大小的调控, 探讨了载体的孔道限域效应对固定化酶反应器催化活性的影响, 所得固定化酶反应器的热稳定性和重复使用性显著提高. 为了解析固定化酶反应器的构效关系, 采用酶动力学和热动力学参数研究了固定化酶反应器催化过程中酶与底物的相互作用, 结果表明固载后酶分子对底物的亲和性和专一性得到提升. 将固定化酶反应器用于模拟废水中苯胺黑药的催化降解时, 表现出非常高效的催化效率.     

Fast evaporation of spreading droplets of colloidal suspensions

When a coffee droplet dries on a countertop, a dark ring of coffee solute is left behind, a phenomenon often referred to as the coffee-ring effect. A closely related yet less-well-explored phenomenon is the formation of a layer of particles, or skin, at the surface of the droplet during drying. In this work, we explore the behavior of a mathematical model that can qualitatively describe both phenomena. We consider a thin axisymmetric droplet of a colloidal suspension on a horizontal substrate undergoing spreading and evaporation. In contrast to prior work, precursor films (rather than pinned contact lines) are present at the droplet edge, and evaporation is assumed to be limited by how quickly molecules can transfer out of the liquid phase (rather than by how quickly they can diffuse through the gas phase). The lubrication approximation is applied to simplify the mass and momentum conservation equations, and the colloidal particles are allowed to influence the droplet rheology through their effect on the viscosity. By describing the transport of the colloidal particles with the full convection-diffusion equation, we are able to capture depthwise gradients in particle concentration and thus describe skin formation, a feature neglected in prior models of droplet evaporation. The highly coupled model equations are solved for a range of problem parameters using a finite-difference scheme based on a moving overset grid. The presence of evaporation and a large particle Peclet number leads to the accumulation of particles at the liquid-air interface. Whereas capillarity creates a flow that drives particles to the droplet edge to produce a coffee ring, Marangoni flows can compete with this and promote skin formation. Increases in viscosity due to particle concentration slow down droplet dynamics and can lead to a reduction in the spreading rate.     

Controlling the Shape of Evaporating Droplets by Ionic Strength: Formation of Highly Anisometric Silica Supraparticles

Anisometric silica supraparticles are produced by a simple process of evaporation of sessile droplets containing fumed silica deposited on a superhydrophobic substrate. The shape of the supraparticles is directly controlled by the salt (NaCl) concentration, becoming anisometric beyond a threshold concentration, as quantified by light microscopy. This process is easily extended to supraparticles containing further functional colloidal components.     

Direct-write fabrication of colloidal photonic crystal microarrays by ink-jet printing

An array of the colloidal photonic crystals was directly fabricated using an ink-jet printing. The colloidal ink droplets containing the monodispersed polystyrene latex particles were selectively deposited on a hydrophobic surface. Solvent evaporation from each ink droplet leads to a formation of microdome-shaped colloidal assembles of close-packed structures. Microspectroscopic analysis has confirmed that the individual assembly serves as a photonic crystal and its optical properties can be correlated with the microstructural features. Unlike other techniques of patterned growth of colloidal photonic crystal, the substrate does not need to be patterned first and no template is needed in the direct writing by the ink-jet printing. Using our strategy, we have rapidly produced the colloidal photonic crystal microarrays composed of different-sized spheres addressably patterned on the same substrate.     

Double inversion of emulsions induced by salt concentration

The effects of salt on emulsions containing sorbitan oleate (Span 80) and Laponite particles were investigated. Surprisingly, a novel double phase inversion was induced by simply changing the salt concentration. At fixed concentration of Laponite particles in the aqueous phase and surfactant in paraffin oil, emulsions are oil in water (o/w) when the concentration of NaCl is lower than 5 mM. Emulsions of water in oil (w/o) are obtained when the NaCl concentration is between 5 and 20 mM. Then the emulsions invert to o/w when the salt concentration is higher than 50 mM. In this process, different emulsifiers dominate the composition of the interfacial layer, and the emulsion type is correspondingly controlled. When the salt concentration is low in the aqueous dispersion of Laponite, the particles are discrete and can move to the interface freely. Therefore, the emulsions are stabilized by particles and surfactant, and the type is o/w as particles are in domination. At intermediate salt concentrations, the aqueous dispersions of Laponite are gel-like, the viscosity is high, and the transition of the particles from the aqueous phase to the interface is inhibited. The emulsions are stabilized mainly by lipophilic surfactant, and w/o emulsions are obtained. For high salt concentration, flocculation occurs and the viscosity of the dispersion is reduced; thus, the adsorption of particles is promoted and the type of emulsions inverts to o/w. Laser-induced fluorescent confocal micrographs and cryo transmission electron microscopy clearly confirm the adsorption of Laponite particles on the surface of o/w emulsion droplets, whereas the accumulation of particles at the w/o emulsion droplet surfaces was not observed. This mechanism is also supported by the results of rheology and interfacial tension measurements.     

Self-assembly patterning of colloidal crystals constructed from opal structure or NaCl structure

We developed a novel self-assembly process to fabricate an orderly array of particle wires constructed from a close-packed colloidal crystal without preparation of patterned templates. A substrate was immersed vertically into a SiO2 colloidal solution, and the liquid surface moved downward upon evaporation of solution. Particles formed a mono-/multiparticle layer, which was cut by the periodic drop-off of solution. The orderly array of particle wires was successfully fabricated, showing the suitability of the self-assembly process for the fabrication of nano-/microstructures constructed from nano-/microparticles or blocks. The mechanism of the assembly process and control of thickness, width, and interval of particle wires were further discussed. Moreover, an array of particle wires constructed not from close-packed face-centered cubic (or hexagonal close packed) structure but from two kinds of particles was realized to fabricate an array of particle wires with NaCl structure by this self-assembly process.     

Monte Carlo computer simulations and electron microscopy of colloidal cluster formation via emulsion droplet evaporation

We consider a theoretical model for a binary mixture of colloidal particles and spherical emulsion droplets. The hard sphere colloids interact via additional short-ranged attraction and long-ranged repulsion. The droplet-colloid interaction is an attractive well at the droplet surface, which induces the Pickering effect. The droplet-droplet interaction is a hard-core interaction. The droplets shrink in time, which models the evaporation of the dispersed (oil) phase, and we use Monte Carlo simulations for the dynamics. In the experiments, polystyrene particles were assembled using toluene droplets as templates. The arrangement of the particles on the surface of the droplets was analyzed with cryogenic field emission scanning electron microscopy. Before evaporation of the oil, the particle distribution on the droplet surface was found to be disordered in experiments, and the simulations reproduce this effect. After complete evaporation, ordered colloidal clusters are formed that are stable against thermal fluctuations. Both in the simulations and with field emission scanning electron microscopy, we find stable packings that range from doublets, triplets, and tetrahedra to complex polyhedra of colloids. The simulated cluster structures and size distribution agree well with the experimental results. We also simulate hierarchical assembly in a mixture of tetrahedral clusters and droplets, and find supercluster structures with morphologies that are more complex than those of clusters of single particles.     

Nanoelectrospray—More than just a minimized-flow electrospray ionization source

The comparison between electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectra from NaCl solutions with and without analyte obtained under ionspray and nanospray conditions reveals different mass spectral behavior of the two ESI techniques. This can be attributed to the different initial droplet sizes which are in the microns range for ionspray, while in nanospray they are believed to be about one order of magnitude smaller. In the context of the widely accepted uneven-fission model, nanospray would then enter one fission generation later; in addition, a higher initial droplet surface charge density in nanospray results in early fissions without extensive evaporation and thus increase in sample and salt concentration. This rationalizes that ionspray spectra closely resemble nanospray spectra from solutions with about one order of magnitude higher salt concentrations, showing a higher tolerance of nanospray towards salt contamination. When the analyte is a peptide (in a solution containing a high molar surplus of salt), molecule ion formation effectively competes with salt cluster ion formation; when the analyte is a sugar, it is detectable beside a high salt concentration only with nanospray, indicating the supporting effect of surface activity on ion release in the case of peptides. A model is presented which explains the different mass spectral behaviour of ionspray and nanospray by suggesting different "predominant fission pathways" depending on the size of the initial droplets.     

Evaporation‐Driven Self‐Assembly of Colloidal Silica Dispersion: New Insights on Janus Particles

The evaporation driven self‐assembly of novel colloidal silica Janus particles was evaluated by scanning electron microscopy in comparison to unfunctionalized silica particles. The cyclodextrin‐ and azobenzene‐modified compound was obtained utilizing Pickering emulsion approach, in which the particles were immobilized on solidified wax droplets and subsequently functionalized. Silica particles were modified with 3‐aminopropyl trimethoxysilane and afterward reacted with tosyl‐β‐CD or phenylazo(benzoic acid), respectively. Mesoscopic structures of the colloidal dispersions, as dried films from aqueous solution, have been investigated by scanning electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. Interestingly, it has been observed that the Janus particles show a significantly different evaporation‐induced assembly than the unmodified particles.     

Evaporation rates of liquid drops containing dissolved salts

Evaporation rates of single liquid droplets containing a dissolved salt and floating freely in air are determined experimentally at three different air temperatures. Liquid droplets containing 0.15 M and 0.39 M sodium sulphite are suspended freely in an air stream and evaporation rates determined. The variation in mass of the droplets is linear with time and for this specific system an empirical relation is obtained to predict the mass of a droplet at any given time.     

Evaporative characteristics of sessile nanofluid droplet on micro‐structured heated surface

Micro‐structure patterned substrates attract our attention due to the special and programmable wettabilities. The interaction between the liquid and micro/nano structures gives rise to controllable spreading and thus evaporation. For exploration of the application versatility, the introduction of nanoparticles in liquid droplet results in interaction among particles, liquid and microstructures. In addition, temperature of the substrates strongly affects the spreading of the contact line and the evaporative property. The evaporation of sessile droplets of nanofluids on a micro‐grooved solid surface is investigated in terms of liquid and surface properties. The patterned nickel surface used in the experiments is designed and fabricated with circular and rectangular shaped pillars whose size ratios between interval and pillars is fixed at 5. The behavior is firstly compared between nanofluid and pure liquid on substrates at room temperature. For pure water droplet, the drying time is relatively longer due to the receding of contact line which slows down the liquid evaporation. Higher concentrations of nanoparticles tend to increase the total evaporation time. With varying concentrations of graphite at nano scale from 0.02% to 0.18% with an interval at 0.04% in water droplets and the heating temperature from 22 to 85°C, the wetting and evaporation of the sessile droplets are systematically studied with discussion on the impact parameters and the resulted liquid dynamics as well as the stain. The interaction among the phases together with the heating strongly affects the internal circulation inside the droplet, the evaporative rate and the pattern of particles deposition.