Extraction of Uranium in Nitric Media with Novel Asymmetric Tetra-Alkylcarbamide

The use of tetra-alkylcarbamides as novel ligands: N,N-butyl-N’,N’-hexylurea (L1: ABHU), and N,N-butyl-N’,N’-pentylurea (L2: ABPU), for the solvent extraction and complexation behaviors of uranium(VI) was synthesized and investigated in this study. The effects of HNO₃ and NO₃⁻ concentrations in the aqueous phase on the distribution ratio of U(VI) were examined. Under 5 mol/L HNO₃ concentration, D_U reached 5.02 and 4.94 respectively without third-phase formation. During the extraction, slope measurements and IR spectral analysis revealed that the U(VI) complexes are a form of UO₂(NO₃)₂·2L for both ligands. In addition, thermodynamic studies showed that the uranium extraction reaction was a spontaneous exothermic reaction. The deep structural analysis of the complexes was realized with DFT calculation. The bond length, bond properties, and topology of the complexes were discussed in detail to analyze the extraction behavior. This study enriches the coordination chemistry of U(VI) by tetra-alkylcarbamides, which may offer new clues for the design and synthesis of novel ligands for the separation, enrichment, and recovery of uranium in the nuclear fuel cycle.     

Robust Laminated Anode with an Ultrathin Titanium Nitride Layer for High-Efficiency Top-Emitting Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

The effective reflective anode remains a highly desirable component for the fabrication of reliable top-emitting organic light-emitting diodes (TE-OLEDs) which have the potential to be integrated with complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) circuits for microdisplays. This work demonstrates a novel laminated anode consisting of a Cr/Al/Cr multilayer stack. Furthermore, we implement an ultra-thin titanium nitride (TiN) layer as a protective layer on the top of the Cr/Al/Cr composite anode, which creates a considerably reflective surface in the visible range, and meanwhile improves the chemical stability of the electrode against the atmosphere or alkali environment. Based on [2-(2-pyridinyl-N)phenyl-C](acetylacetonate)iridium(III) as green emitter and Mg/Ag as transparent cathode, our TE-OLED using the TiN-coated anode achieves the maximum current efficiency of 71.2 cd/A and the maximum power efficiency of 66.7 lm/W, which are 81% and 90% higher than those of the reference device without TiN, respectively. The good device performance shows that the Cr/Al/Cr/TiN could function as a promising reflective anode for the high-resolution microdisplays on CMOS circuits.     

Photoinduced Nal-Promoted Radical Borylation of Alkyl Halides and Pseudohalides

Main observation and conclusion A method for photoinduced Nal-promoted radical borylation of aliphatic halides and pseudohalides with bis(catecholato)diboron(B2...     

离子导体驱动的介电弹性体软机器研究进展

基于介电弹性体的软机器在柔性机器人、能量收集、柔性电子等领域有着广泛的应用.传统的介电弹性器件由不透明的流体碳膏电极或其他硬材料制作的电子导体来驱动.可拉伸透明离子导体作为电极驱动介电弹性体时,两种软材料互相结合,为软机器提供了一种独特的实现方式.论文综述了离子导体驱动的介电弹性体软机器的近期研究进展,展望了未来的研究方向和存在的问题.     

Characterization methods of organic electrode materials

The development of novel organic electrode materials is of great significance for improving the reversible capacity and cycle stability of rechargeable batterie...     

基于TL494开关电源的设计

开关电源主回路将输入的15VAC电压整流滤波所得的直流电压通过升压斩波电路,变换为25-30VDC输出。主控制器为PIC16F877A单片机。整个系统由整流滤波电路、DC-DC变换器、控制电路、按键显示等模块组成。主控制器和TL494以闭环形式控制DC-DC变换电路,实现输出电压稳定可调。该电源还具有过流保护、自恢复、软启动和短路报警功能。     

Synthesis and Anti-Hepatocarcinoma Effect of Amino Acid Derivatives of Pyxinol and Ocotillol

Aiming at seeking an effective anti-hepatocarcinoma drug with low toxicity, a total of 24 amino acid derivatives (20 new along with 4 known derivatives) of two active ocotillol-type sapogenins (pyxinol and ocotillol) were synthesized. Both in vitro and in vivo anti-hepatocarcinoma effects of derivatives were evaluated. At first, the HepG2 human cancer cell was employed to evaluate the anti-cancer activity. Most of the derivatives showed obvious enhanced activity compared with pyxinol or ocotillol. Among them, compound 2e displayed the most excellent activity with an IC₅₀ value of 11.26 ± 0.43 µM. Next, H22 hepatoma-bearing mice were used to further evaluate the anti-liver cancer activity of compound 2e. It was revealed that the growth of H22 transplanted tumor was significantly inhibited when treated with compound 2e or compound 2e combined with cyclophosphamide (CTX) (p < 0.05, p < 0.01), and the inhibition rates of tumor growth were 35.32% and 55.30%, respectively. More importantly, compound 2e caused limited damage to liver and kidney in contrast with CTX causing significant toxicity. Finally, the latent mechanism of compound 2e was explored by serum and liver metabolomics based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-QTOF-MS) technology. A total of 21 potential metabolites involved in 8 pathways were identified. These results suggest that compound 2e is a promising agent for anti-hepato-carcinoma, and that it also could be used in combination with CTX to increase efficiency and to reduce toxicity.     

The relation between chemical structure of dicarboxylic dihydrazide compounds and nucleation effect in isotactic polypropylene

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - A series of dicarboxylic dihydrazide compounds (DCDH-R-n) were prepared and used as nucleating agents for isotactic polypropylene (iPP). To investigate...     

Inherent mass transfer engineering of a Co,N co-doped carbon material towards oxygen reduction reaction

Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is an important process for the conversion and utilization of a wide range of renewable energy sources, and is critical for the ...