Orientations of ZnO grown on GaN

On semipolar epitaxial ZnO grown by chemical vapor deposition consists of two distinct orientations as evidenced by transmission electron microscopy and X‐ray diffraction. The initially grown ZnO on GaN follows the GaN lattice with the epitaxial relationship of // and The other oriented ZnO domains then grow on faceted with and with good coherency with the ‐oriented grains. (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Quantum communication for satellite-to-ground networks with partially entangled states

To realize practical wide-area quantum communication,a satellite-to-ground network with partially entangled states is developed in this paper.For efficiency and security reasons,the existing method of quantum communication in distributed wireless quantum networks with partially entangled states cannot be applied directly to the proposed quantum network.Based on this point,an efficient and secure quantum communication scheme with partially entangled states is presented.In our scheme,the source node performs teleportation only after an end-to-end entangled state has been established by entanglement swapping with partially entangled states.Thus,the security of quantum communication is guaranteed.The destination node recovers the transmitted quantum bit with the help of an auxiliary quantum bit and specially defined unitary matrices.Detailed calculations and simulation analyses show that the probability of successfully transferring a quantum bit in the presented scheme is high.In addition,the auxiliary quantum bit provides a heralded mechanism for successful communication.Based on the critical components that are presented in this article an efficient,secure,and practical wide-area quantum communication can be achieved.     

Synthesis of Cu vanadate nanorods for visible‐light photocatalytic degradation of gentian violet

Cu vanadate nanorods have been synthesized via the hydrothermal process using polymer polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) as the surfactant. X‐ray diffraction (XRD) shows that the nanorods are composed of monoclinic Cu₅V₂O₁₀ phase. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation shows that the diameter and length of the nanorods are 50–300 nm and 3 μm, respectively. PVP concentration, hydrothermal temperature and duration time play essential roles in the formation and sizes of the Cu vanadate nanorods. A PVP‐assisted nucleation and crystal‐growth process is proposed to explain the formation of the Cu vanadate nanorods. Gentian violet (GV) is used to evaluate the photocatalytic activities of the Cu vanadate nanorods under solar light. The GV concentration clearly decreases with increasing irradiation time, and content of the Cu vanadate nanorods. GV solution with the concentration of 10 mg L⁻¹ can be totally degraded under solar light irradiation for 4 h using 10 mg Cu vanadate nanorods. The Cu vanadate nanorods have good photocatalytic activities for the degradation of GV under solar light.     

纳米Fe3O4/高岭土复合粉体制备及其对亚甲基蓝吸附性能研究

以天然高岭土为载体、利用化学共沉淀法成功地制备出纳米Fe3O4/高岭土复合粉体。采用XRD、FSEM对复合粉体的物相组成、粒径、显微结构、形貌进行了表征,并研究了其磁分离性能和对亚甲基蓝(MB)的吸附性能。结果显示,复合粉体中的铁氧化物呈单一的Fe3O4相,Fe3O4晶粒的尺寸为10~30 nm,且均匀负载于高岭石晶体表面。当Fe3O4、高岭土质量比为1∶5时,复合粉体的磁分离率高达90.12%,并具有良好的吸附性能。复合粉体对MB的去除率随着吸附时间的延长、吸附温度的升高、溶液p H的增大和投入量的增加而逐步提高,随着MB溶液初始浓度的增大而逐步减小;对MB的吸附量随初始浓度的增大而逐步增大。     

A Multifunctional Photoswitch: 6π Electrocyclization versus ESIPT and Metalation

A terthiazole‐based molecular switch associating 6π electrocyclization, excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT), and strong metal binding capability was prepared. The photochemical and photophysical properties of this molecule and of the corresponding nickel and copper complexes were thoroughly investigated by steady‐state and ultrafast absorption spectroscopy and rationalized by DFT/TDDFT calculations. The switch behaves as a biphotochrome with time‐dependent photochemical outcome and displays efficient ESIPT‐based fluorescence photoswitching. Both photochemical reactions are suppressed by nickel or copper metalation, and the main factors contributing to the quenching of the electrocyclization are discussed.     

Rhodium(III)‐Catalyzed N‐Nitroso‐Directed CH Addition to Ethyl 2‐Oxoacetate for Cycloaddition/Fragmentation Synthesis of Indazoles

Rh^III‐catalyzed N‐nitroso‐directed C?H addition to ethyl 2‐oxoacetate allows subsequent construction of indazoles, a privileged heterocycle scaffold in synthetic chemistry, through the exploitation of reactivity between the directing group and installed group. The formal [2+2] cycloaddition/fragmentation reaction pathway identified herein, a unique reactivity pattern hitherto elusive for the N‐nitroso group, emphasizes the importance of forward reactivity analysis in the development of useful C?H functionalization‐based synthetic tools. The synthetic utility of the protocol is demonstrated with the synthesis of a tricyclic‐fused ring system. The diversity of covalent linkages available for the nitroso group should enable the extension of the genre of reactivity reported herein to the synthesis of other types of heterocycles.     

Synthesis of Site‐Specifically Phosphate‐Caged siRNAs and Evaluation of Their RNAi Activity and Stability

A complete set of new photolabile nucleoside phosphoramidites were synthesized, then site‐specifically incorporated into sense or antisense strands of siRNA for phosphate caging. Single caging modification was made along siRNA strands and their photomodulation of gene silencing were examined by using the firefly luciferase reporter gene. Several key phosphate positions were then identified. Furthermore, multiple caging modifications at these key positions led to significantly enhanced photomodulation of gene silencing activity, suggesting a synergistic effect. The caging group on both the terminally phosphate‐caged siRNA and the single‐stranded caged RNA has comparatively high stability, whereas hydrolysis of the caged group from the internally caged siRNA was observed, irrespective of the presence of Mg²⁺. Molecular dynamic simulations demonstrated that enhanced hydrolysis of the caging group on internally phosphate‐caged siRNAs was due to easy fragmentation of the caging group upon formation of the pentavalent intermediate of the phosphotriester with attack by water. The caging group in the terminally phosphate‐caged siRNA or single‐stranded caged RNA prefers to form π–π stacks with nearby nucleobases. In addition to providing explanations for previous observations, this study sheds further light on the design of caged oligonucleotides and indicates the direction of future development of nucleic acid drugs with phosphate modifications.     

Unconventional Assembly of Bimetallic Au–Ni Janus Nanoparticles on Chemically Modified Silica Spheres

This paper reports that Janus Au?Ni nanoparticles (JANNPs) can self‐assemble onto silica spheres in a novel way, which is different from that of single‐component isotropic nanoparticles. JANNPs modified with octadecylamine (ODA) assemble onto catechol‐modified silica spheres (SiO₂?OH) to form a very special core–loop complex structure and finally the core–loop assemblies link each other to form large assemblies through capillary force and the hydrophobic interaction of the alkyl chains of ODA. The nanocomposites disassemble in the presence of vanillin and oleic acid because of the breakage of the catechol–metal link. Vanillin‐induced disassembly enables the JANNPs to reassemble into a core–loop structure upon ODA addition. The assembly of SiO₂?OH and isotropic Ni or Fe₃O₄ particles generates traditional core–satellite structures. This unconventional self‐assembly can be attributed to the synergistic effect of Janus specificity and capillary force, which is also confirmed by the assembly of thiol‐terminated silica spheres (SH?SiO₂) with anisotropic JANNPs, isotropic Au, and Ni nanoparticles. These results can guide the development of novel composite materials using Janus nanoparticles as the primary building blocks.     

Highly Enantioselective Catalytic System for Asymmetric Copolymerization of Carbon Dioxide and Cyclohexene Oxide

A new ligand can be easily prepared, and its intramolecular dinuclear zinc complexes act as a high performance catalyst for the asymmetric alternating copolymerization of cyclohexene oxide and CO₂ under very mild conditions (1 atm CO₂, room temperature), affording completely alternating polycarbonates with up to 93.8 % enantiomeric excess (ee) and 98 % yield. A high M_n value of 28 600 and a relatively narrow polydispersity (M_w/M_n ratio) of 1.43 were also achieved.     

2-(4’-羧基苯基)咪唑-4,5-二羧酸构筑的稀土(Gd,Dy)MOFs的合成、晶体结构及与DNA作用

由2-(4’-羧基苯基)咪唑-4,5-二羧酸(HCPhIDC,C12H8N2O6,H4L)和稀土硝酸盐合成了两个稀土配合物[Ln(HCPhIDC)(H2O)2]·3H2O(Ln=Gd(1),Dy(2)),通过元素分析、红外光谱对其进行表征,用单晶X射线衍射方法测定了配合物的晶体结构。结构分析表明:两种晶体属于异质同晶型,同属于三斜晶系,空间群为P1,具有(3,6)-双节点的二维(43)(46·66·83)拓扑结构。测定了配体和配合物与EBDNA体系的作用,结果表明:配体本身对DNA的插入作用很强,而在与稀土离子形成配合物以后,其插入作用反而减弱,这是由于配体本身的分子结构具有良好的平面性,可以很好地插入到DNA的双螺旋结构中,当形成配合物后,整个分子的平面性反而降低了,从而导致插入作用减弱,因此猝灭常数大大降低。