Atmospheric CO_2 capture and photofixation to near-unity CO by Ti~(3+)-V_o-Ti~(3+) sites confined in TiO_2 ultrathin layers

To realize efficient atmospheric CO_2 chemisorption and activation,abundant Ti~(3+) sites and oxygen vacancies in TiO_2 ultrathin layers were designed.Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy and theoretical calculations first unveil each oxygen vacancy is associated with the formation of two Ti~(3+) sites,giving a Ti~(3+)-V_o-Ti~(3+)configuration.The Ti~(3+)-V_o-Ti~(3+) sites could bond with CO_2 molecules to form a stable configuration,which converted the endoergic chemisorption step to an exoergic process,verified by in-situ Fourier-transform infrared spectra and theoretical calculations.Also,the adjacent Ti~(3+) sites not only favor CO_2 activation into COOH*via forming a stable Ti~(3+)–C–O–Ti~(3+) configuration,but also facilitate the rate-limiting COOH~* scission to CO~* by reducing the energy barrier from 0.75 to 0.45 e V.Thus,the Ti~(3+)-V_o-TiO_2 ultrathinlayers could directly capture and photofix atmospheric CO_2 into near-unity CO,with the corresponding CO_2-to-CO conversion ratio of ca. 20.2%.     

二氧化硅包覆芒硝基相变储能微胶囊制备及性能表征

将四乙氧基硅烷(TEOS)和3-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷(APTES)作为硅源,芒硝基相变储能微胶囊作为芯材,通过乳液聚合的方法制备了二氧化硅包覆的芒硝基相变储能微胶囊。测得芒硝基相变储能微胶囊的熔化焓和凝固焓分别为136.4 J/g和76.9 J/g,融化和凝固温度分别为23.6℃和17.6℃。微胶囊的核-壳结构减轻了无机水合盐固液分离程度,抑制了相分层现象的发生。在100次循环后,熔化焓为64.3 J/g,具有较好的循环稳定性,可用于热能存储等领域。     

Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloids with Promoting Neurite Growth from Tabernaemontana divaricata

Main observation and conclusion Phytochemical investigations on Tabernaemontana divaricata led to the isolation of seven undescribed monoterpenoid indole alka-l...     

Guajamers A-I,Rearranged Polycyclic Phloroglucinol Meroterpenoids from Psidium guajava Leaves and Their Antibacterial Activity

Main observation and conclusion Eight new polycyclic phloroglucinol meroterpenoids guajamers A-H (1-8),a methylated benzoylphloroglucinol meroterpenoid guajamer...     

Base-Promoted Formylation and N-Difluoromethylation of Azaindoles with Ethyl Bromodifluoroacetate as a Carbon Source

Main observation and conclusion We reported for the first time that ethyl bromodifluoroacetate directly reacts with azaindole without transition metal catalysis...     

单片超导微带延迟线

设计仿真了微带曲折结构的延迟线,并采用直径为2英寸,厚度为0.3mm的铝酸镧衬底双面超导薄膜制备了实际的电路。实测结果显示:此单片高温超导微带延迟线样品在1~6GHz的频率范围内,延时26ns以上,插入损耗小于0.11dB/ns,驻波比优于1.3。     

Reductive Coupling of Aryl Halides via C-H Activation of Indene

Main observation and conclusion This paper describes the first case of a reductive coupling reaction with indene,a non-heteroatom olefin used as a reducing agen...     

Anomalous Impact of Surface Wettability on Leidenfrost Effect at Nanoscale

Leidenfrost effect is a common and important phenomenon which has many applications,however there is a limited body of knowledge about the Leidenfrost effect at the nanoscale regime.We investigate the impact of substrate wettability on Leidenfrost point temperature(LPT) of nanoscale water film via molecular dynamics simulations,and reveal a new mechanism different from that at the macroscale.In the molecular dynamics simulations,a method of monitoring density change at different heating rates is proposed to obtain accurate LPT under different surface wettability.The results show that LPT decreases firstly and then increases with the surface wettability at the nanoscale,which is different from the monotonous increasing trend at the macroscale.The mechanism is elucidated by analyzing the competitive effect of adhesion force and interfacial thermal resistance,as well as different contributions of gravity on LPT at the nanoscale and macroscale.The investigations can deepen the understanding of Leidenfrost effect at the nanoscale regime and also facilitate to guide the applications of heat transfer and flow transport.     

Surface pseudocapacitance of mesoporous Mo3N2 nanowire anode toward reversible high-rate sodium-ion storage

Sodium-ion storage devices are highly desirable for large-scale energy storage applications owing to the wide availability of sodium resources and low cost.Transition metal nitrides(TMNs)are promising anode materials for sodium-ion storage,while their detailed reaction mechanism remains unexplored.Herein,we synthesize the mesoporous Mo3N2 nanowires(Meso-Mo₃N₂-NWs).The sodium-ion storage mechanism of Mo3N2 is systematically investigated through in-situ XRD,ex-situ experimental characterizations and detailed kinetics analysis.Briefly,the Mo₃N₂ undergoes a surface pseudocapacitive redox charge storage process.Benefiting from the rapid surface redox reaction,the Meso-Mo₃N₂-NWs anode delivers high specific capacity(282 m Ah g^-1 at 0.1 A g^-1),excellent rate capability(87 m Ah g^-1 at 16 A g^-1)and long cycling stability(a capacity retention of 78.6%after 800 cycles at 1 A g^-1).The present work highlights that the surface pseudocapacitive sodium-ion storage mechanism enables to overcome the sluggish sodium-ion diffusion process,which opens a new direction to design and synthesize high-rate sodiumion storage materials.     

Bidirectional and Unidirectional Negative Differential Thermal Resistance Effect in a Modified Lorentz Gas Model

Recently,the negative differential thermal resistance effect was discovered in a homojunction made of a negative thermal expansion material,which is very promising for realizing macroscopic thermal transistors.Similar to the Monte Carlo phonon simulation to deal with grain boundaries,we introduce positive temperature-dependent interface thermal resistance in the modified Lorentz gas model and find negative differential thermal resistance effect.In the homojunction,we reproduce a pair of equivalent negative differential thermal resistance effects in different temperature gradient directions.In the heterojunction,we realize the unidirectional negative differential thermal resistance effect,and it is accompanied by the super thermal rectification effect.Using this new way to achieve high-performance thermal devices is a new direction,and will provide extensive reference and guidance for designing thermal devices.