Ultrathin two-dimensional porphyrinic metal-organic framework nanosheets induced by the axial aryl substituent

Ultrathin two-dimensional metal-organic framework nanosheets have emerged as a promising kind of heterogeneous catalysts. Herein, we report a new kind of 2D porphyrinic metal-organic framework nanosheets of Rh2-PCN-222, which was prepared from the self-assembly of the metalloporphyrin ligand Rh(TCPP)(DCB) (TCPP = 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-methoxycarbonylphenyl)porphyrin; DCB = 3,4-dichlorobenzene) and ZrCl₄ in the presence of two kinds of monocarboxylic acids as the modulating reagent. The thickness of Rh2-PCN-222 nanosheets was characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and determined to be 5.4-9.6 nm. It was found that the axial aryl dichlorophenyl substituent, which controlled the anisotropic growth of MOFs, was essential for the formation of nanosheets. Catalytic results showed that Rh2-PCN-222 nanosheets were efficient for CO₂ transformation.     

A synergy establishment by metal-organic framework and carbon quantum dots to enhance electrochemical water oxidation

Available online Integrating transition metal centered MOFs with conductive materials is a feasible route to enhance electron transfer efficiency of materials. Herein, a composite porous structure CQDs₁₀@Ni FeMOF-A was fabricated via introducing carbon quantum dots（CQDs） into porous Ni Fe-MOF. The CQDs would make partial loss of lattice in MOF during its growth, leading to the composite building block with the coexistance of crystalline region and amorphous region. The calcining treat...     

A synergy establishment by metal-organic framework and carbon quantum dots to enhance electrochemical water oxidation

Available online Integrating transition metal centered MOFs with conductive materials is a feasible route to enhance electron transfer efficiency of materials. Herein, a composite porous structure CQDs₁₀@Ni FeMOF-A was fabricated via introducing carbon quantum dots（CQDs） into porous Ni Fe-MOF. The CQDs would make partial loss of lattice in MOF during its growth, leading to the composite building block with the coexistance of crystalline region and amorphous region. The calcining treat...     

Porous phosphate heterostructures containing CdS quantum dots: assembly, characterization and photoluminescence

The synthesis and characterization of cadmium sulphide (CdS) quantum dots, conjugated in a porous phosphate heterostructure functionalized with aminopropyl groups is described. The resulting material has fluorescence properties with maximum emission intensity at 575 nm. The fluorescent materials are not soluble in water and exhibit high stability in aqueous solution in the pH ranges from 2 to 9. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy confirmed the qualitative elemental composition of the synthesized materials and X-ray photoelectron spectra showed a surface S/Cd atomic ratio of 1.09. SEM images show that the materials are amorphous, possessing porous with sizes of several tens nanometres, homogeneous and exhibit a layered morphology. The adsorption–desorption analysis by N₂ at 77 K showed the accessibility of the CdS quantum dots onto the pores of the structure. The CdS quantum dots were stabilized by mercaptopropionic acid and bounded to the host materials by amine groups.     

Interaction of CdTe/CdS quantum dots with antibodies

In the study,we observed the strong adsorption of CdTe/CdS QDs to antibodies and the formation of QDs-antibodies conjugates. Capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection(CE-LIF),fluorescence spectrometry and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy(FCS) were used to characterize the QDs conjugates with antibody.We found that the QDs-antibody conjugates possessed high fluorescence,small hydrodynamic radii and good stability in aqueous solution.     

硫化镉量子点增敏化学发光体系测定痕量苯酚的研究

在碱性条件下,硫化镉量子点对鲁米诺-H2O2化学发光体系具有显著的增敏作用,而苯酚对该体系的化学发光有强烈抑制作用,以此建立了流动注射化学发光检测苯酚的新方法.在优化实验条件下,苯酚浓度在5.0×10-9 ～5.0×10-7g/L(r=0.9935)和5.0×10-6 ～1.0×10-3g/L(r=0.9982)范围内...     

Multifarious roles of carbon quantum dots in heterogeneous photocatalysis

As a new member of carbon material family, carbon quantum dots(CQDs) have attracted tremendous attentions for their potentials in the heterogeneous photocatalysis applications. Due to the unique microstructure and optical properties, the roles of CQDs played in the CQDs-based photocatalytic systems have been found to be diverse with the continuous researches in this regard. Herein, we provide a concise minireview to elaborate the multifarious roles of CQDs in photocatalysis, including photoelectron mediator and acceptor, photosensitizer, photocatalyst, reducing agent for metal salt, enhancing adsorption capacity and spectral converter. In addition, the perspectives on future research trends and challenges are proposed, which are anticipated to stimulate further research into this promising field on designing a variety of efficient CQDs-based photocatalysts for solar energy conversion.     

Anion-directed assembly of a three-dimensional metal-organic rotaxane framework

A three-dimensional extended, metal-organic rotaxane framework (MORF) that incorporates encircled "struts" has been synthesized through a one-pot self-assembly process involving a macrocyclic tetraimidazolium "molecular box", naphthalene dicaboxylate dianion, and Zn(II) cations. The present system represents progress towards controlling the features of three-dimensional metal-organic frameworks.     

金属有机骨架复合材料在样品预处理中的研究进展

金属有机骨架（MOFs）材料是近几年涌现出的一类新型多功能多孔材料,以金属离子或金属簇为配位中心,与含氧或氮的有机配体通过配位作用形成多孔骨架结构。相比于其他传统无机多孔材料,MOFs具有比表面积高、孔隙率大、热稳定性好和结构与功能多样化的特点,因而被广泛用于气体存储、催化、吸附和分离等领域。MOFs复合材料在样品预处理方面的应用引起了研究者们的极大兴趣和广泛关注。由于MOFs材料和不同功能材料如高分子聚合物、碳基材料以及磁性材料组装复合,使MOFs复合材料的性能优于原来的MOFs材料。综述了近年MOFs复合材料在样品预处理的研究应用,尤其是在固相微萃取、固相萃取以及磁性固相萃取等方面的应用。     

Photosensitization of nanocrystalline TiO2 by self-assembled layers of CdS quantum dots

CdS quantum dots can be self-assembled on high surface area nanocrystalline TiO2 electrodes; spectroscopic and photoelectrochemical studies indicate that the size, and hence the absorption edge, of the CdS particles can be controlled; efficient photosensitization of the TiO2 electrode by the Q-particles has been achieved.     

Monolayer behavior and Langmuir-Blodgett manipulation of CdS quantum dots

Cadmium sulfide (CdS) quantum dots (QDs) were prepared and surface modified by dodecanthiol or mercaptosuccinic acid (MSA) to render a surface with alkyl chains (C(12)-CdS) or carboxylic acid groups (MSA-CdS), respectively. Due to the hydrophobic property of C(12)-CdS, the nanoparticles disperse well in chloroform and stay stable at the air/water interface. However, 3-dimensional (3D) aggregative domains and particle-free pores were formed in the monolayer due to poor particle-water interaction. For the MSA-CdS nanoparticles, the surface was hydrophobized through physical adsorption of a cationic surfactant, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The capped MSA on the CdS plays an important role in enhancing the adsorption of CTAB and improving the stability of the QDs at the air/water interface. Due to the reversible adsorption of CTAB on MSA-CdS, a hydrophilic area can be exposed in the water-contacting region of a nanoparticle when it stays at the air/water interface. Thus, the CTAB-MSA-CdS QD behaves as an amphiphilic compound at the air/water interface and has properties superior to those of C(12)-CdS QDs in fabrication of layer-by-layer 2D structure of particulate films. The distinct behaviors of the two QDs at the air/water interface and the related effect on the properties of LB films were studied using a number of methods, including pressure-area (pi-A) isotherm, relaxation and hysteresis experiments, in-situ observation of Brewster angle microscopy (BAM), the postdeposition analysis of atomic force microscopy (AFM), and UV-vis spectroscopy.     

Structural characteristics of nanomaterials based on CdS quantum dots

CdS nanoparticles with sizes where a quantum-size effect is observed are structurally characterized in a detailed way. The following complex of structural methods is used to characterize the nanoparticles: electron diffraction; analytical, diffraction, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy; and small-angle X-ray scattering.     

Aggregated CdS quantum dots: Host of biomolecular ligands

In this contribution, we have studied structural and photophysical properties of aggregated CdS quantum dots (QDs) capped with 2-mercaptoethanol in aqueous medium. The hydrodynamic diameter of the nanostructures in aqueous solution was found to be approximately 160 nm with the dynamic light scattering (DLS) technique, which is in close agreement with atomic force microscopy (AFM) studies (diameter approximately 150 nm). However, the UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies confirm the average particle size (QD) in the nanoaggregate to be 4.0 +/- 0.5 nm. The steady-state and time-resolved photoluminescence studies on the QDs further confirm preservation of electronic band structure of the QDs in the nanoaggregate. To study the nature of the nanoaggregate we have used small fluorescent probes, which are widely used as biomolecular ligands (2,6-p-toluidinonaphthalene sulfonate (TNS) and Oxazine 1), and found the pores of the aggregate to be hydrophobic in nature. The significantly large spectral overlap of the host quantum dots (donor) with that of the guest fluorescent probe Oxazine 1 (acceptor) allows us to carry out F?rster resonance energy transfer (FRET) studies to estimate average donor-acceptor distance in the nanostructure, found to be approximately 25 Angstrom. The quantum dot aggregate and the characterization techniques reported here could have implications in the future application of the QD-nanoaggregate as host of small ligand molecules of biological interest.     

苯并咪唑基金属有机骨架/氧化石墨烯复合材料对罗丹明B的吸附

通过对溶剂热"一锅法"合成中碱性溶剂的调整,成功制备了2种形貌不同的Cd(Ⅱ)苯并咪唑基金属有机骨架(Cd-MOF)与氧化石墨烯(GO)的复合材料,利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)和傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)对复合材料的结构和性能进行了表征,并研究了其对水中罗丹明B (rhodamine B,RhB)的吸附性能。结果表明:GO的加入增强了Cd-MOF在水中的稳定性,提高了吸附能力;当溶液pH为3.5,吸附时间为60 min时,吸附率可达约95%。     

Stepwise assembly of metal-organic framework based on a metal-organic polyhedron precursor for drug delivery

A 12-connected network with fcu topology was firstly reported focusing on using predesigned metal-organic polyhedron (MOP) as the precursor, and its adsorption and delivery of the drug 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) was also determined.     

苯并咪唑基金属有机骨架/氧化石墨烯复合材料对罗丹明B的吸附

通过对溶剂热“一锅法”合成中碱性溶剂的调整,成功制备了2种形貌不同的Cd(Ⅱ)苯并咪唑基金属有机骨架(Cd-MOF)与氧化石墨烯(GO)的复合材料,利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)和傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)对复合材料的结构和性能进行了表征,并研究了其对水中罗丹明 B(rhodamine B,RhB)的吸附性能。结果表明：GO的加入增强了Cd-MOF在水中的稳定性,提高了吸附能力;当溶液pH为3.5,吸附时间为60 min时,吸附率可达约95%。     

量子点CdS修饰纳米结构TiO2复合膜的光电化学研究

半导体量子点作为宽禁带半导体材料的敏化剂有着重要的意义[1-5],利用量子点作为光敏剂有许多优点:第一,通过控制量子点的尺寸可以调节它们的能带以至于他们的吸收光谱能够被调节去匹配日光的光谱分布;第二,半导体量子点由于量子局限效应而有大的消光系数,并且有可以导致电荷快     

Assessing the purity of metal-organic frameworks using photoluminescence: MOF-5, ZnO quantum dots, and framework decomposition

Photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy was used to characterize nanoscale ZnO impurities, amine-donor charge-transfer exciplexes, and framework decomposition in samples of MOF-5 prepared by various methods. The combined results cast doubt on previous reports describing MOF-5 as a semiconductor and demonstrate that PL as a tool for characterizing MOF purity possesses advantages such as simplicity, speed, and sensitivity over currently employed powder XRD MOF characterization methods.     

Probing cytotoxicity of CdSe and CdSe/CdS quantum dots

Toxicities of CdSe and CdSe/CdS quantum dots(QDs) synthesized by ultrasound-assisted methods were investigated in vitro and in vivo.Five human cell lines were used to assess the cytotoxicity of as-prepared CdSe and CdSe/CdS by assays of MTT viability,red blood cell hemolysis,flow cytometry,and fluorescence imaging.The results show that these QDs may be cytotoxic by their influence in S and G2 phases in cell cycles.The cytotoxicity of QDs depends on both the physicochemical properties and related to target cells.     

Surfactant-directed assembly of mesoporous metal-organic framework nanoplates in ionic liquids

Mesoporous MOF nanoplates were formed in surfactant-IL solutions. This method is simple, requires less energy, and is environmental friendly, and can be easily applied to the synthesis of other MOFs with different morphologies and porosities.