Insights into the β-phase of polyfluorene: characterization,regulation, and mechanism

Due to the unique blue-light properties, wide excited emission interval and so on, polyfluorenes (PFs) are among the most promising blue-light polymers that are widely used in organic lasers and organic light-emitting diodes. Usually, PFs exhibit two different phases: α-phase and β-phase, and the β-phase has higher photoluminescence efficiency and carrier mobility than the one of α-phase. Hence, improving the content of β-phase is very important to enhance the device performance. In this paper, we introduce the methods for characterizing the β-phase in PFs and summarize the recent research progress in regulating the β-phase content. Firstly, the differences between the α-phase and the β-phase of PFs in terms of structure, aggregation behavior, and optoelectronic properties are summarized. Then, the characterization for the β-phase, including ultraviolet–visible absorption spectrum (UV–vis), photoluminescence spectrum (PL), and Raman spectrum, transmission electron microscope (TEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) are introduced, and the calculating rules for the content of β-phase is also introduced. Furthermore, the methods to increase the content of β-phase are reviewed. Finally, a brief outlook on the challenges and future development prospects of β-phase in PFs are discussed.     

Excellent dielectric and actuated strain properties in CCTOx@BT(1−x)@KH560/NR system via a tunable BaTiO3 interfacial buffer layer

Dielectric elastomers (DEs) require high drive voltages to obtain large actuated strain, which limits their application in the biological field. In this work, we enhanced the dielectric properties of natural rubber (NR) composites by using core–shell structured (CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂)_x@(BaTiO₃)_(1−x) (CCTO_x@BT_(1−x)) high-dielectric particles with an buffer layer, and adjusted the thickness of the BT buffer layer by adjusting the addition of titanate during the preparation process, and then observed the relationship between the dielectric properties of NR composites and the thickness of the BT buffer layer. In addition, we modified the CCTO_0.75@BT_0.25 fillers surface with silane coupling agent KH560 to enhance the interfacial interaction between the inorganic fillers and polymeric matrix to obtain better dispersion and greater dielectric properties. As a result of the optimization of the CCTO_0.75@BT_0.25@KH560 structure, the actuated strain performance is greatly improved. The actuated strain of 5 per hundred rubber (phr) CCTO_0.75@BT_0.25@KH560/NR is 16.3% at 74.03 kV/mm, which is 6.52 times higher than the actuated strain obtained by NR (2.5%) at 50.28 kV/mm. This work presents a method to optimize the structure of core–shell fillers by modulating the buffer layer, and provides a new idea for further preparation of dielectric elastomer materials with large actuated strain at low voltage.     

Preparation of polymer-protected Pt/Co bimetallic colloid and its catalytic properties in selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamyl alcohol

A polymer-protected Pt/Co bimetallic colloid with a molar ratio of 3:1 has been prepared by a polyol process. Over the above Pt/Co bimetallic colloid catalyst, cinnamaldehyde can be selectively hydrogenated to cinnamyl alcohol with 99.8% selectivity at 96.2% conversion.     

CO加氢合成C2含氧化合物Rh-Sm/SiO2催化剂的研究

使用加压下的CO加氢反应、程序升温还原(TPR)、吸附氢的程序升温脱附(H2-TPD)以及CO和H2吸附等技术,研究了Rh-Sm/SiO2催化剂上Sm促进剂对合成二碳含氧化合物的促进效应.结果表明,Sm加入到Rh/SiO2中使催化剂的活性和二碳含氧化合物的选择性显著提高,催化剂上的Sm3+不易被还原,Sm的加入起着提高Rh分散度的作用,使催化剂上CO和H2的吸附量增大,倾向于促进乙酸和乙醛的生成.     

Na-W-Mn/SiO2催化剂体系中W和Mn对甲烷氧化偶联反应的作用

制备了一系列不同W,Mn含量的Na-W-Mn/SiO2催化剂,并进行了其催化甲烷氧化偶联反应性能评价和XPS,XRD表征.研究结果表明,W和Mn的含量分别为2.2%≤W≤8.9%和0.5%≤Mn≤3%时,催化剂具有较好的甲烷氧化偶联反应性能.Mn的表面浓度与甲烷的转化率和乙烯的选择性有较好的对应关系,W的表面浓度与乙烷的选择性有一定的关联,据此提出Na-O-Mn和Na-O-W都是甲烷氧化偶联反应的活性中心.反应的活性相是Na2WO4,Na2W2O7和Mn2O3.     

β-环糊精聚合物-二茂铁安培型葡萄糖氧化酶电极

利用 β-环糊精的空穴结构 ,通过主客体化学反应将二茂铁包络在 β-环糊精聚合物的空穴中 ,同时将葡萄糖氧化酶交联在 β-环糊精聚合物上 ,制成对葡萄糖有灵敏响应的生物传感器。循环伏安和安培检测表明包络在 β-环糊精聚合物空穴中的二茂铁更加接近酶的氧化还原中心 ,可以有效地作为葡萄糖氧化酶和玻碳电极之间的电子媒介体 ,葡萄糖浓度在1.0×10-2 ～8.0mmol/L范围内 ,其浓度与电流响应值呈良好的线性关系 ,方法的检出限为2.0×10-3 mmol/L(S/N=3) ,在10s之内达到最大响应的95 %。用该法测定了血清中的葡萄糖含量 ,结果与传统方法吻合。