Lattice Distortion in Hollow Multi-Shelled Structures for Efficient Visible-Light CO2 Reduction with a SnS2/SnO2 Junction

Precise control of the micro-/nanostructures of nanomaterials, such as hollow multi-shelled structures (HoMSs), has shown its great advantages in various applications. Now, the crystal structure of building blocks of HoMSs are controlled by introducing the lattice distortion in HoMSs, for the first time. The lattice distortion located at the nanoscale interface of SnS₂/SnO₂ can provide additional active sites, which not only provide the catalytic activity under visible light but also improve the separation of photoexcited electron–hole pairs. Combined with the efficient light utilization, the natural advantage of HoMSs, a record catalytic activity was achieved in solid–gas system for CO₂ reduction, with an excellent stability and 100 % CO selectivity without using any sensitizers or noble metals.     

Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4): An Interface Enabler for Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries

Solid-state Li metal batteries (SSLMBs) have attracted considerable interests due to their promising energy density as well as high safety. However, the realization of a well-matched Li metal/solid-state electrolyte (SSE) interface remains challenging. Herein, we report g-C₃N₄ as a new interface enabler. We discover that introducing g-C₃N₄ into Li metal can not only convert the Li metal/garnet-type SSE interface from point contact to intimate contact but also greatly enhance the capability to suppress the dendritic Li formation because of the greatly enhanced viscosity, decreased surface tension of molten Li, and the in situ formation of Li₃N at the interface. Thus, the resulting Li-C₃N₄|SSE|Li-C₃N₄ symmetric cell gives a significantly low interfacial resistance of 11 Ω cm² and a high critical current density (CCD) of 1500 μA cm⁻². In contrast, the same symmetric cell configuration with pristine Li metal electrodes has a much larger interfacial resistance (428 Ω cm²) and a much lower CCD (50 μA cm⁻²).     

Dual Metal Active Sites in an Ir1/FeOx Single-Atom Catalyst: A Redox Mechanism for the Water-Gas Shift Reaction

Herein, we report a theoretical and experimental study of the water-gas shift (WGS) reaction on Ir₁/FeO_x single-atom catalysts. Water dissociates to OH* on the Ir₁ single atom and H* on the first-neighbour O atom bonded with a Fe site. The adsorbed CO on Ir₁ reacts with another adjacent O atom to produce CO₂, yielding an oxygen vacancy (O_vac). Then, the formation of H₂ becomes feasible due to migration of H from adsorbed OH* toward Ir₁ and its subsequent reaction with another H*. The interaction of Ir₁ and the second-neighbouring Fe species demonstrates a new WGS pathway featured by electron transfer at the active site from Fe³⁺−O⋅⋅⋅Ir²⁺−O_vac to Fe²⁺−O_vac⋅⋅⋅Ir³⁺−O with the involvement of O_vac. The redox mechanism for WGS reaction through a dual metal active site (DMAS) is different from the conventional associative mechanism with the formation of formate or carboxyl intermediates. The proposed new reaction mechanism is corroborated by the experimental results with Ir₁/FeO_x for sequential production of CO₂ and H₂.     

Self-Assembly of Highly Stable Zirconium(IV) Coordination Cages with Aggregation Induced Emission Molecular Rotors for Live-Cell Imaging

The self-assembly of highly stable zirconium(IV)-based coordination cages with aggregation induced emission (AIE) molecular rotors for in vitro bio-imaging is reported. The two coordination cages, NUS-100 and NUS-101, are assembled from the highly stable trinuclear zirconium vertices and two flexible carboxyl-decorated tetraphenylethylene (TPE) spacers. Extensive experimental and theoretical results show that the emissive intensity of the coordination cages can be controlled by restricting the dynamics of AIE-active molecular rotors though multiple external stimuli. Because the two coordination cages have excellent chemical stability in aqueous solutions (pH stability: 2–10) and impressive AIE characteristics contributed by the molecular rotors, they can be employed as novel biological fluorescent probes for in vitro live-cell imaging.     

纳米银/二维石墨相氮化碳/还原氧化石墨烯复合材料的制备及其光催化降解抗生素

为优化石墨相氮化碳(g-C₃N₄)光催化剂的结构,改善其对污染物的降解性能,本文以三聚氰胺为前驱体,通过高温煅烧和热氧化剥离制备了二维石墨相氮化碳(2D-C₃N₄),并用光还原法一步合成纳米银/二维石墨相氮化碳/还原氧化石墨烯(Ag/2D-C₃N₄/rGO)复合光催化剂。通过X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis DRS)、光致发光光谱(PL)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、氮气吸附脱附等温曲线(BET)等对材料进行表征。 以头孢曲松钠为目标污染物,探究pH值、催化剂用量、头孢曲松钠初始浓度等因素对催化剂的吸附、降解性能的影响,并探究降解反应机理。 当pH=6.0,催化剂用量为0.3 g/L,头孢曲松钠初始浓度为10.0 mg/L时,复合材料对头孢曲松钠的降解率可达到89.1%。 催化剂的稳定性较强,具有实际应用价值,可用于处理含头孢类抗生素的废水。     

三元Ho3+-TiO2/Bi等离子体复合纤维制备及其可见光催化产氢性能

以电纺Ho³⁺-TiO₂纳米纤维为基质,葡萄糖酸钠为还原剂,采用水热法制备Ho³⁺-TiO₂/Bi等离子体复合纤维光催化剂。 利用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis DRS)和瞬时光电流(IP)等分析测试手段对样品的物相、形貌和光电性能等进行表征。 以三乙醇胺为电子给体,研究了Ho³⁺-TiO₂/Bi光催化分解水产氢的反应过程。 结果表明:在水热过程中,Bi³⁺被葡萄糖酸钠还原成单质Bi纳米颗粒,复合在Ho³⁺-TiO₂纳米纤维表面形成肖特基结。 金属Bi通过局域表面等离子体共振效应结合稀土元素丰富的能级结构和4f电子跃迁特性,对TiO₂进行双重修饰改性,有效提高了TiO₂的光催化活性和稳定性,可见光下产氢速率最大为43.6 μmol/(g·h)。     

QuEChERS提取-高效液相色谱-高分辨质谱法测定水产品中3种蓝藻毒素的含量

取水产品样品2.00g与2g无水硫酸钠混匀后加入提取剂10 mL甲醇,涡旋振荡5min后超声提取5 min,再离心5 min,取其上清液。在上清液中加入500 mg中性氧化铝和15mg石墨化碳黑(GCB)涡旋振荡1min,离心5min,取上清液,于40℃下吹氮至近干,用体积比为1∶1的流动相A-流动相B混合溶液溶解残渣并定容至2.0mL,经0.22μm滤膜过滤,取其滤液按高效液相色谱-高分辨质谱法测定其中3种蓝藻毒素的含量。色谱分离中用Hypersile Gold C8色谱柱(150mm×2.1mm,3μm)为固定相,用不同比例的流动相A和流动相B两溶液的混合液作为流动相进行程序梯度洗脱。质谱测定中采用电喷雾离子源,正、负离子切换模式。由于3种蓝藻毒素均产生基质减弱效应,制作工作曲线需用基质标准溶液以消除基质效应。结果表明:所测3种蓝藻毒素均在10~200μg·L^-1内与其峰面积之间呈线性关系,其检出限(3S/N)均为5μg·kg^-1。通过标准加入法进行回收试验,测得回收率为68.3%~104%,测定值的相对标准偏差(n=6)为7.7%~17%。     

涡旋提取-石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定土壤中有效态镉

土壤作为农业生产的重要载体,是保障农产品质量安全的关键源头。近年来,随着经济的快速发展,土壤中重金属污染问题日益凸显,已成为世界性的重大环境问题之一。目前针对土壤中重金属的调查分析大多处于总量水平,这并不能全面地评价重金属的生态风险,因为土壤-重金属-生物体之间存在复杂的动态相互作用,土壤中只有部分重金属能被生物体吸收,这部分能被生物体吸收利用的元素以特定的形态存在,这种特定的形态被称之为有效态。土壤中重金属能否被植物吸收主要取决于该元素的有效态[1],因此土壤中重金属有效态含量的测定,对评价和控制其生物毒害作用具有更实际的意义。镉是生物蓄积性强、具有"三致"作用的剧毒元素,会通过食物链富集到人体,从而对人体健康造成危害[2]。目前我国暂未制定土壤中有效态镉的限量标准,关于土壤中有效态镉含量测定方法的研究也较少[3-5],国家标准方法 GB/T 23739-2009(S)《土壤质量有效态铅和镉的测定原子吸收法》前处理采用振荡器低效提取,提取时间长,试剂用量大,提取液根据含量高低选用火焰原子吸收光谱仪或者石墨炉原子吸收光谱仪,操作较繁琐,无法满足批量样品快速分析的要求。文献[3-4]采用超声提取-电感耦合等离子体质谱法,前处理操作简单,但仪器成本较高,方法应用的推广有一定的局限性,且由于土壤样品基体复杂,容易堵塞雾化器导致仪器故障。     

Imidacloprid photo-degradation on Ag/AgBr modified TiO2: critical impacts and quantitative study on mechanism

Research on Chemical Intermediates - To improve the visible-light catalytic performance of TiO2 for practical application, Ag/AgBr modified TiO2 was fabricated in ionic liquid–water...     

普鲁士蓝正极材料的离子交换法制备及电化学储钾性能

采用氯化钾(KCl)和钠基普鲁士蓝(NPB)材料Na2-xMn[Fe(CN)6]z·yH2O为原料,通过离子交换法制备了掺钠钾基普鲁士蓝(NKPB)材料K1.9Na0.1Mn[Fe(CN)6]·0.4H2O。电化学测试表明,与用传统共沉淀法制备的钾基普鲁士蓝(KPB)材料K1.85Mn[Fe(CN)6]0.98□0.02·0.7H2O(□代表[Fe(CN)6]空位)相比,采用离子交换法制备的NKPB具有更高的容量(0.1C首次放电容量达136.3 mAh·g^-1)、较好的循环稳定性(0.5C经过100次循环,容量保持率为96.1%)和优异的倍率性能(5C和10C容量分别为87.6和68.4 mAh·g^-1)。NKPB优异的电化学性能与其高的钾含量、完整的晶体结构、钠离子掺杂、纳米级的颗粒尺寸,以及独特的开放框架结构有关。