Deep Eutectic Supramolecular Polymers: Bulk Supramolecular Materials

Application of new strategies for supramolecular self‐assembly can significantly impact the properties and/or functions of supramolecular polymers. To realize a facial strategy for the development of solvent‐free supramolecular polymers in bulk, “deep eutectic solvents” were employed. Cyclodextrins and natural acids were used to prepare deep eutectic supramolecular polymers ( DESP s). Deep eutectic solvents have special characteristics that endow DESP s with unique macroscopic properties and excellent processability. DESP s exhibit supramolecular adhesion and temperature‐dependent behavior originating from the combined effects of deep eutectic solvents and supramolecular polymerization. Because DESP s are solvent‐free and display interesting macroscopic properties, they have potential as new adaptive materials.     

制备奇偶SU(2)相干态腔场纠缠态

利用一个参量频率转换过程，在腔中制备双模SU(2)相干态，然后在一系列全同的SU(2)相干态腔场注入一个A型三能级原子，使之与腔场的一个模发生拉曼相互作用，通过系列原子一腔场相互作用生成腔场一原子纠缠态，通过对原子进行选择性测量，可获得奇偶SU(2)相干态腔场纠缠态。     

Microstructure of a-SiOx:H

A set of a-SiO_x:H (0.52 <x< 1.58) films are fabricated by plasma-enhanced-chemical-vapor-deposition (PECVD) method at the substrate temperature of 250°C. The microstructure and local bonding configurations of the films are investigated in detail using micro-Raman scattering, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). It is found that the films are structural inhomogeneous, with five phases of Si, Si₂O:H, SiO:H, Si₂O₃:H and SiO₂ that coexist. The phase of Si is composed of nonhydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si) clusters that are spatially isolated. The average size of the clusters decreases with the increasing oxygen concentration x in the films. The results indicate that the structure of the present films can be described by a multi-shell model, which suggests that a-Si cluster is surrounded in turn by the subshells of Si₂O:H, SiO:H, Si₂O₃:H, and SiO₂.     

CI Study of CO adsorption on MgO(1 0 0)

Using CI embedding method, we have studied the adsorption of CO on MgO(1 0 0). The MgO(1 0 0) substrate is described by a Mg₉O₉ (3 × 3 × 2) core cluster, embedded in ionic (Mg²⁺/O²⁻) core potentials. The adsorption energy is calculated to be 0.11 eV at the CI level with a blue shift of 19 cm⁻¹ for CO stretching on MgO(1 0 0). The dispersion accounts only 35% of the total binding energy of CO on MgO(1 0 0). The CO/MgO(1 0 0) interaction is weak and mainly of the van der Waals type with only slight chemical bonding characters.     

Correlation of oil-water and air-water contact angles of diverse silanized surfaces and relationship to fluid interfacial tensions

The use of air-water, θ(wa), or air-liquid contact angles is customary in surface science, while oil-water contact angles, θ(ow), are of paramount importance in subsurface multiphase flow phenomena including petroleum recovery, nonaqueous phase liquid fate and transport, and geological carbon sequestration. In this paper we determine both the air-water and oil-water contact angles of silica surfaces modified with a diverse selection of silanes, using hexadecane as the oil. The silanes included alkylsilanes, alkylarylsilanes, and silanes with alkyl or aryl groups that are functionalized with heteroatoms such as N, O, and S. These silanes yielded surfaces with wettabilities from water wet to oil wet, including specific silanized surfaces functionalized with heteroatoms that yield intermediate wet surfaces. The oil-water contact angles for clean and silanized surfaces, excluding one partially fluorinated surface, correlate linearly with air-water contact angles with a slope of 1.41 (R = 0.981, n = 13). These data were used to examine a previously untested theoretical treatment relating air-water and oil-water contact angles in terms of fluid interfacial energies. Plotting the cosines of these contact angles against one another, we obtain the relationship cos θ(wa) = 0.667 cos θ(ow) + 0.384 (R = 0.981, n = 13), intercepting cos θ(ow) = -1 at -0.284, which is in excellent agreement with the linear assumption of the theory. The theoretical slope, based on the fluid interfacial tensions σ(wa), σ(ow), and σ(oa), is 0.67. We also demonstrate how silanes can be used to alter the wettability of the interior of a pore network micromodel device constructed in silicon/silica with a glass cover plate. Such micromodels are used to study multiphase flow phenomena. The contact angle of the resulting interior was determined in situ. An intermediate wet micromodel gave a contact angle in excellent agreement with that obtained on an open planar silica surface using the same silane.     

A facile and sensitive detection of pathogenic bacteria using magnetic nanoparticles and optical nanocrystal probes

We report a facile and sensitive analytical method for the detection of pathogenic bacteria. Salmonella bacteria in milk were captured by antibody-conjugated magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) and separated from analyte samples by applying an external magnetic field. The MNP-Salmonella complexes were re-dispersed in a buffer solution then exposed to antibody-immobilized TiO(2) nanocrystals (TNs), which absorb UV light. After magnetically separating the MNP-Salmonella-TN complexes from solution, the UV-Vis absorption spectrum of the unbound TN solution was obtained. Because the light absorption intensity was reversely proportional to the Salmonella concentration, the assay exhibited high sensitivity toward low concentrations of Salmonella bacteria. The detection limit of Salmonella in milk was found to be more than 100 cfu mL(-1).     

大范围光纤布拉格光栅温度传感器增敏实验研究

简要分析了光纤布拉格光栅的温度响应及增敏原理,采用特殊耐高温有机聚合物对光纤光栅进行温度增敏封装,并通过改进光纤光栅的聚合物封装固化工艺,使用某种有机硅导热胶减小有机聚合物与套管材料的粘合度,消除了封装过程中由于聚合物材料不均匀收缩引起的光纤光栅反射谱啁啾化,实现20～180℃范围内光纤光栅传感器对温度高灵敏度测量。实验结果表明．聚合物封装光纤光栅传感器温度响应灵敏度在20～130℃为0．05nm／℃,在130～180℃达到了0．22nm／℃,并在两个区域保持较好的线性与重复性。此结构传感器封装工艺简单,易于实现,可用于高温恶劣环境下的温度单参量测量。     

甲烷水蒸气重整与甲烷无氧芳构化反应耦合提高Mo/MCM-49催化剂稳定性

甲烷无氧芳构化(MDA)和甲烷水蒸气重整(MSR)的耦合反应可以大幅度提高甲烷无氧芳构化反应的稳定性.单独的甲烷无氧芳构化反应失活较快,甲烷转化率从0.5 h的14.5%很快下降至15 h的3.5%.而采用联合MSR/MDA反应体系,甲烷的转化率从12.5 h的11.5%非常缓慢地下降至60 h后的6.5%.MSR反应原位生成的CO和H2能降低反应中生成的CHr物种数量,减少催化剂上积炭的牛成,进而延长反应时间.MSR反应过程中高比例H2的生成更能有效地减少与B酸相关的积炭的生成,从而更好地抑制反应的失活.     

New insights into the mechanism of wettability alteration during low salinity water flooding in carbonate rocks

There is not a consistent view about the mechanism of wettability alteration during low salinity water flooding. This paper highlights extensive wettability studies to investigate the wettability alteration on mineralogically different carbonates. Contact angle measurements were conducted to characterize wettability changes quantitatively. The results clearly revealed that wettability of carbonate rock surfaces can be altered to a more water-wet condition by lowering water salinity. The trend of the maximum change of contact angle (MCCA) variation with dolomite/calcite content in the rock is fairly linear under the same salinity, which demonstrates that carbonate minerals can affect rock wettability in a way. Also, the higher calcite content in the rock, the greater MCCA, i.e. the stronger effect of LSWF. Besides, the sensitivity of rock wettability to minerals is different under different salinity conditions. When the salinity is in the range of 2384.6?～?4769.2?mg/L, rock wettability is most sensitive to minerals. The analysis of the effect of ion composition showed that the effect of Ca²⁺ on wettability alteration is greater than that of Mg²⁺ at room temperature, and with the increase of the content of calcite in the rock, the effect of Ca²⁺ is more pronounced than that of Mg²⁺.     

锆掺杂二氧化铀中氧缺陷扩散机制的密度泛函计算研究

应用基于量子力学的密度泛函计算和过渡态搜寻的CI-NEB方法,研究了锆掺杂前后二氧化铀晶格中氧空位和氧间隙本征缺陷的扩散机理,计算了扩散路径和扩散能垒。计算结果表明,锆掺杂使得氧空位缺陷<100>方向的扩散能垒降低了0.40 eV,氧间隙交换机制的扩散能垒降低了0.07 eV。锆掺杂后,氧空位远低于氧间隙缺陷的扩散能垒。最后分析了扩散过程中氧原子和金属原子之间的键长,说明锆掺杂导致点缺陷扩散能垒降低与晶格畸变密切相关。Oxygen vacancy and interstitial diffusion mechanisms in uranium dioxide doped with zirconium are investigated by the density functional theory calculations. The migration pathways and barriers are identified using the climbing-image nudge elastic band (CI-NEB) method. It is found that the vacancy migration barrier along the <100> direction decreases by about 0.40 eV, while the indirect interstitial migration barrier decreases by about 0.07 eV in the zirconium doped uranium dioxide. The oxygen vacancy migration barrier is far lower than the oxygen interstitial migration barrier in the uranium dioxide doped with zirconium. Based on the analysis of bond length of local structures during the migration of oxygen atoms, it is concluded that the lattice distortion may be responsible for the reduction of oxygen migration barrier.