New Low Bandgap Dithienylbenzothiadiazole Vinylene Based Copolymers: Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties

Two new low‐bandgap block copolymers derived from dithienylbenzothiadiazole (DTBT) and different electron‐rich functional groups (dioctoxyl benzene and N‐octyl‐diphenylamine), poly(1,4‐dioctoxyl‐2,5‐divinylbenzene‐co‐4,7‐dithiophene‐2′‐yl‐2,1,3‐benzothiadiazole) (PPV‐DTBT), poly(3,8‐divinyl‐N‐octyl‐diphenylamine‐co‐4,7‐dithiophene‐2′‐yl‐2,1,3‐benzothiadiazole) (PDPAV‐DTBT), were synthesized by Heck cross‐coupling polymerization. PPV‐DTBT and PDPAV‐DTBT are easily soluble in common organic solvents such as o‐dichlorobenzene and chloroform. DSC and TGA results indicate that these copolymers possess good thermal stabilities. PPV‐DTBT and PDPAV‐DTBT films exhibit broad absorption bands at 300–765 nm (with an optical bandgap of 1.62 eV) and 300–733 nm (with an optical bandgap of 1.69 eV), respectively. The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of PPV‐DTBT were estimated by cyclic voltammetry to be −5.43 and −3.74 eV, respectively, and the HOMO and LUMO of PDPAV‐DTBT were −5.37 and −3.7 eV, respectively. Preliminary photovoltaic cells based on the composite structure of ITO/PEDOT: PSS/PPV‐DTBT:PCBM (1: 2, w/w)/Al showed an open‐circuit voltage of 0.75 V, a power conversion efficiency of 0.6%, and a short circuit current of 1.7 mA · cm⁻².

     

The effect of activation technology on the electrochemical performance of calcium carbide skeleton carbon

Porous CaC₂-derived carbon (CCDC) was synthesized by one-step route from CaC₂ in a freshly prepared chlorine environment at lower temperature. As-prepared CCDC was activated by H₃PO₄, ZnCl₂, and KOH, respectively. The effects of the activation technology on the structure and morphology of CCDC were studied by X-ray diffraction, physical N₂ adsorption/desorption, and transmission electron microscopy. It has been found that the pore structure and specific surface area of CCDC are apparently improved after activation; the CCDC activated by KOH especially showed an excellent specific surface area of 1,100?m²?g^?1. The electrochemical performance of supercapacitors using activated CCDC as electrode active material was studied by cyclic voltammery, galvanostatic charge/discharge, and cycle life measurements. The results indicated that the CCDCs activated by H₃PO₄, ZnCl₂, and KOH revealed enhanced capacitances of 172.6, 198.1, and 250.1?F?g^?1 in 6?M KOH electrolyte, which were increased by 11.4, 27.8, and 61.2?% compared with the pristine CCDC (155?F?g^?1), respectively. Furthermore, the supercapacitors using all activated CCDCs as electrode active material exhibited excellent cycle stability, and the specific capacitance for all activated CCDC samples had nearly no change after 5,000 cycles.     

磁性纳米颗粒Fe3O4的醇改性制备机理及应用

利用化学沉淀法, 以乙二醇(EG)、 聚乙二醇(PEG)和甘露醇(D-M)分别为表面改性剂制备了改性的Fe₃O₄颗粒(分别命名为E-Fe₃O₄, P-Fe₃O₄和D-Fe₃O₄). 实验结果显示, 醇类分子能成功地修饰在Fe₃O₄颗粒表面, 但 未改变其形貌、 大小、 晶相和磁性．采用傅里叶变换红外光谱、 离子选择性电极法、 Zeta电位和接触角等 手段研究其改性机理, 发现P-Fe₃O₄和D-Fe₃O₄样品表面醇修饰与水分子介导的氢键有关, E-Fe₃O₄则通过表面羟基直接与乙二醇形成了更稳定的氢键, 即使经热处理(120 ℃)乙二醇分子仍被固定在Fe₃O₄表面. 表面带有疏水基团的E-Fe₃O₄具有适中的亲水性(接触角32.92°)和水中分散性(粒径200~300 nm). 带负电荷的E-Fe₃O₄被应用于水中阳离子染料结晶紫(CV)的吸附和磁性分离, 对CV吸附量为19.33 mg/g, 是未改性前(8.41 mg/g)的2.3倍, 通过外加异丙醇可以促进CV脱附．     

聚苯胺水性涂料的制备及其防腐性能

将有机磷酸(乙二醇单甲醚磷酸酯和乙二醇单甲醚磷酸二酯混合物)（OP）掺杂得到的导电聚苯胺（PANI-OP）加入到水性环氧树脂（WER）中,制备了聚苯胺水性防腐涂料,并且研究了其防腐蚀性能和防腐蚀机理。 透射电子显微镜观察表明,导电聚苯胺质量分数为0.1%时,其粒径分布范围为50~100 nm。 电化学阻抗谱以及开路电压的变化表明,聚苯胺的存在显著提高了涂层的防腐效果。 金属基底光电子能谱结果表明,聚苯胺水性涂料良好的防腐性能缘于在金属表面生成了致密的氧化物膜以及掺杂剂离子与溶解金属生成了不溶性的盐。     

A chlorinated non-fullerene acceptor for efficient polymer solar cells

After additive and thermal annealing treatment, the PM6:Y15 based device obtains a high power conversion efficiency of 14.13%.     

High efficiency ternary organic solar cells enabled by compatible dual-donor strategy with planar conjugated structures

Ternary organic solar cells(OSCs) have received extensive attention for improving the power conversion efficiency(PCE) of organic photovoltaics(OPVs). In this work, a novel donor material(ECTBD) consisting of benzodithiophene(BDT) central electron donor unit was developed and synthesized. The small molecular donor has the same central unit as PM6. The addition of ECTBD into PM6:Y6 system could improve the morphology of active blend layer. In addition, ECTBD showed good morphologically compatibility when blending with PM6:Y6 host, resulting in the improvement of fill factor and current density. As a result, the ternary devices based on PM6:ECTBD:Y6 ternary system achieved a highest PCE of 16.51% with fill factor of 76.24%, which was much higher than that of the binary devices(15.7%). Overall, this work provided an effective strategy to fabricate highly efficient ternary organic solar cells through design of the novel small molecular donor as the third component.     

High-Throughput System for Screening of Cephalosporin C High-Yield Strain by 48-Deep-Well Microtiter Plates

Improvement of microbial strains for the high-production of industrial products has been the hallmark of all commercial fermentation processes. Strain improvement has been conventionally achieved through mutation and selection. However, most of the screenings were performed in shake flasks, which made the screening procedure very complex, time-consuming, and inefficient. Most mutant spore suspension had no chance to be screened due to the low-throughput of shake flasks and had to be sacrificed. In this paper, in order to get a Cephalosporin C (CPC) high-yield stain, traditional mutagenesis was employed to obtain the mutant library and gave them the equal screening chance by a novel mixture culture method combined with high-throughput screening method. The good correlation of fermentation results between differing-scale cultivations confirmed the feasibility of utilizing the 48-deep microtiter plates as a scale-down tool instead of shake flasks for culturing high-aerobic microbes with long cultivation period. The microbioassay based on the antibacterial activity of CPC against Alcaligenes faecalis was used to select mutants. As a result, the high-yield strain W-6 was successfully screened out and the CPC titer was nearly 50 % higher than that of the parental strain in the shake flask. The CPC production of strain W-6 was further validated in 50 l bioreactor, and the CPC production reached 32.0 g/l, twofold higher than that of the wild strain.     

A High Yield Method of Extracting Alkaloid from Aconitum coreanum by Pulsed Electric Field

A high yield method to extract alkaloids from Aconitum coreanum using pulsed electric field (PEF) was developed, and the optimized extraction method compared to the other four extraction methods, consisting of cold maceration extraction, percolation extraction, heat reflux extraction (HRE), and ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UE). The experimental factors of the extraction methods such as electric field intensity, pulse frequency and solid-to-solvent ratio were evaluated. The content of Guanfu base A (GFA) was quantified by liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. The results indicated that the highest yield of GFA was 3.94 mg g⁻¹ by PEF with conditions of 20 kV cm⁻¹ electric field intensity, 8 pulse, 1:12 solid-to-solvent ratio, and 90 % ethanol–water solution. Meanwhile, the extraction time of PEF was <1 min, which is much less than the HRE of 10 h and even the newly used technique UE of 40 min. Moreover, the results of PEF extraction method showed obvious advantages, with the highest efficiency (120 L h⁻¹), the shortest extraction time (0.5–1 min), and the lowest energy costs, which could be applied in the industrial production of alkaloids from A. coreanum. Therefore, the application of the PEF extraction method is a promising and constructive method for extraction of GFA.