Alloyed (ZnS)x(CuInS2)1−x Semiconductor Nanorods: Synthesis,Bandgap Tuning and Photocatalytic Properties

Rod-like nanocrystals of the semiconductor alloy (ZnS)_x(CuInS₂)_1−x (ZCIS) have been colloidally prepared by using a one-pot non-injection-based synthetic strategy. The ZCIS nanorods crystallize in the hexagonal wurtzite structure and display preferential growth in the direction of the c axis. The bandgap of these quarternary alloyed nanorods can be conveniently tuned by varying the ratio of ZnS to CuInS₂. A non-linear relationship between the bandgap and the alloy composition is observed. The ZCIS nanorods are found to exhibit promising photocatalytic behaviour in visible-light-driven degradation of Rhodamine B.     

Stretchable and transparent hydrogels as soft conductors for dielectric elastomer actuators

A soft ionic conductor can serve as an artificial nerve in an artificial muscle. A polyacrylamide hydrogel is synthesized containing a hygroscopic salt, lithium chloride. Two layers of the hydrogel are used as ionic conductors to sandwich a dielectric elastomer and fabricate a highly stretchable and transparent actuator. When the two layers of the hydrogels are subject to a voltage, the actuator reduces its thickness and expands. An areal strain of 134% is demonstrated. The voltage‐strain curves are calculated by using a model that accounts for the elastic constraint of the hydrogel and the inhomogeneous deformation of the actuator. For actuators fabricated with the hydrogel of various thicknesses and with the dielectric elastomer of various prestretches, excellent agreements are found between experimental data and theoretical predictions. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2014 , 52, 1055–1060     

MICROMECHANICS OF MACROELECTRONICS

The advent of flat-panel displays has opened the era of macroelectronics. Enthusiasm is gathering to develop macroelectronics as a platform for many technologies, ranging from paper-like displays to thin-film solar cells, technologies that aim to address the essential societal needs for easily accessible information, renewable energy, and sustainable environment. The widespread use of these large structures will depend on their ruggedness, portability and low cost, attributes that will come from new material choices and new manufacturing processes. For example, thin-film devices on thin polymer substrates lend themselves to roll-to-roll fabrication, and impart flexibility to the products. These large structures will have diverse architectures, hybrid materials, and small features; their mechanical behavior during manufacturing and use poses significant challenges to the creation of the new technologies. This paper describes ongoing work in the emerging field of research - the mechanics of macroelectronics, with emphasis on the mechanical behavior at the scale of individual features, and over a long time.     

Daphnilongerine, an unprecedented fused pentacyclic ring system alkaloid from Daphniphyllum longeracemosum Rosenth.

An unusual yuzurine-type alkaloid daphnilongerine (1), with an unprecedented fused pentacyclic skeleton in addition to seven known ones, daphnigracine (2), daphnezomine R, daphnigraciline, yuzurine, longistylumphyllines A, daphnilongeranin C, and calycinine A, was isolated from the fruits of Daphniphyllum longeracemosum. The structure and relative stereochemistry of 1 were determined by spectroscopic analysis.     

Multiplicity results for some elliptic systems near resonance with a nonprincipal eigenvalue

Some multiplicity results of solutions are obtained for a class of elliptic systems which are near resonance with a nonprincipal eigenvalue by the classical saddle point theorem and a local saddle point theorem in critical point theory.     

超分子抗癌药物双环铂的结构研究

铂类抗癌药物在水中的溶解度和稳定性直接与药物的活性和毒性有关.几十年来,为了改进药物的效能和降低药物的毒性,做了大量的研究.超分子铂类化合物可能具有与众不同的物理化学性质,我们成功设计和合成了一个新型的超分子抗癌药物-双环铂,己证实双环铂对人类的恶性肿瘤有好的治疗效果.用X射线单晶衍射法测定了双环铂的晶体结构,又用电喷雾离子化质谱研究了它在水溶液中的状态.根据实验结果提出了双环铂在水溶液中的结构模型,解释了双环铂在水中好的稳定性和溶解度.     

A novel sensor of potassium ions based on mode-filtered light detection

<正>A novel potassium ions sensor based on mode-filtered light detection was reported.The analyzer was consisting of an optical fiber immobilized with a dye of bromocresol green and a fused-silica capillary.It was found that mode-filtered light intensity decreased with the concentration of potassium ions and a linear detection range of 0.25-20 mmol/L(R~2 = 0.9977) was obtained with a detection limit of 9×10~(-5) mol/L as well as fast response,good reproducibility and reversibility in the working concentration range.     

Study on Au/Al2O3 catalysts for low-temperature CO oxidation in situ FT-IR

Au/Al2O3 catalyst was prepared by a modified anion impregnation method and investigated with respect to its initial activity and stability for low-temperature CO oxidation. The activity changes of the catalyst were examined after separate treatment in CO+O2 or CO2+O2. Furthermore, in situ FT-IR studies were performed to investigate the species on the surface when CO or CO+O2 or CO2+O2 was selected separately as adsorption gas. The results showed that Au/Al2O3 catalyst exhibited very high initial activity, but the catalytic activity was found to decrease gradually during CO oxidation with time on stream. And also, the activity of the catalyst declined after treatment in CO+O2 or CO2+O2. The formation and accumulation of carbonate-like species during CO oxidation or treatment in CO+O2 or CO2+O2 might be mainly responsible for the activity decrease, which was reversible.     

Hopf bifurcation of a bacteria-immunity system with delayed quorum sensing

On the basis of Zhang’s model (see [P. Fergola, J. Zhang, M. Cerasuolo, Z.E. Ma, On the influence of quorum sensing in the competition between bacteria and immune system of invertebrates, in: Collective Dynamic: Topics on Competition and Cooperation in the Biosciences: A Selection of Papers in the Proceedings of the BIOCOMP2007 International Conference, AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1028, 2008, pp. 215-232] for more details), we formulate a bacteria-immunity model to describe the competition between bacteria and immune cells with bacterial quorum sensing mechanism. A time delay is introduced to characterize the time in which bacteria receive signal molecules and then combat with immune cells. Subsequently, the length of delay which preserves the stability of the positive equilibrium is estimated and Hopf bifurcation occurs when time delay crosses through a critical value are researched. Further, by using the normal form theory and center manifold theory, the explicit formulaes are calculated which determine the stability, the direction and the period of bifurcating periodical solutions. Finally, numerical simulations are employed to verify the mathematical conclusions.     

杂环息夫碱化合物及其过渡金属配合物的合成与表征

本文合成了一种新的双齿(N,O)杂环息夫碱2-(2′-羟基)苯甲亚胺-5-(4′-硝基)偶氮苯吡啶(HL)与过渡金属的六种新配合物ML_2及M′L_3 [M=Mn(Ⅱ)、Co(Ⅱ)、Ni(Ⅱ)、Cu(Ⅱ)、Pd(Ⅱ);M′=Fe(Ⅲ)].采用元素分析、摩尔电导、红外光谱、紫外—可见光谱、磁化率以及热分析等研究了配合物的组成和性质.