Evaluation of the separation performance of polyvinylpyrrolidone as a virtual stationary phase for chromatographic NMR

Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) was used as a virtual stationary phase to separate p‐xylene, benzyl alcohol, and p‐methylphenol by the chromatographic NMR technique. The effects of concentration and weight‐average molecular weight (Mw) of PVP, solvent viscosity, solvent polarity, and sample temperature on the resolution of these components were investigated. It was found that both higher PVP concentration and higher PVP Mw caused the increase of diffusion resolution for the three components. Moreover, the diffusion resolution did not change at viscosity‐higher solvents. Moreover, the three components showed different resolution at different solvents. As temperature increased, the diffusion resolution between p‐xylene and benzyl alcohol gradually increased, and the one between p‐xylene and p‐methylphenol slightly increased from 278 to 298 K and then decreased above 298 K. It was also found that the polarity of the analytes played an important role for the separation by affecting the diffusion coefficient. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A Cation and Anion Dual Doping Strategy for the Elevation of Titanium Redox Potential for High-Power Sodium-Ion Batteries

Titanium-based polyanions have been intensively investigated for sodium-ion batteries owing to their superior structural stability and thermal safety. However, their low working potential hindered further applications. Now, a cation and anion dual doping strategy is used to boost the redox potential of Ti-based cathodes of Na₃Ti_0.5V_0.5(PO₃)₃N as a new cathode material for sodium ion batteries. Both the Ti³⁺/Ti⁴⁺ and V³⁺/V⁴⁺ redox couples are reversibly accessed, leading to two distinctive voltage platforms at ca. 3.3 V and ca. 3.8 V, respectively. The remarkably improved cycling stability (86.3 %, 3000 cycles) can be ascribed to the near-zero volume strain in this unusual cubic symmetry, which has been demonstrated by in situ synchrotron-based X-ray diffraction. First-principles calculations reveal its well-interconnected 3D Na diffusion pathways with low energy barriers, and the two-sodium-extracted intermediate NaTi_0.5V_0.5(PO₃)₃N is also a stable phase according to formation energy calculations.     

Thermal analysis model of scroll compressor with clearance leakage based on multiple scale method

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - The leakage of scroll compressor can reduce the working efficiency and cause risk, it is significant to study it in depth, thermal analysis of leakage...     

A homopolymer based on double B←N bridged bipyridine as electron acceptor for all-polymer solar cells

A homopolymer based on double B ← N bridged bipyridine was reported as a novel polymer electron acceptor. The resulting all-polymer solar cells show power conversion efficiencies of 2.44%–3.04%.     

A transflective polymer-stabilised blue-phase liquid display with partitioned wall-shaped electrodes

A transflective polymer-stabilised blue-phase liquid crystal display (BP-LCD) with partitioned wall-shaped electrodes is proposed. The etched polymer layer contributes to balance the optical phase retardation between transmissive (T) and reflective (R) regions. The partitioned wall-shaped electrodes generate uniform and horizontal fields throughout the entire LC layer to induce isotropic-to-anisotropic transition in the blue-phase liquid crystal medium through Kerr effect. Consequently, the accumulated phase retardation along beam path is large, resulting in reasonable low operation voltage and high transmittance both in T and R regions. This approach enables the BP-LCD to be addressed by amorphous silicon thin-film transistors. Moreover, it exhibits wide viewing angle and a well-matched gamma curve.     

An Efficient synthesis of pyrimido[4,5‐b]quinoline and indeno[2′,1′:5,6]pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidine derivatives via multicomponent reactions in ionic liquid

A series of pyrimido[4,5‐b]quinoline and indeno[2′,1′:5,6]pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidine derivatives were synthesized via the three‐component reaction of an aldehyde, 6‐aminopyrimidine‐2,4‐dione and 5,5‐dimethyl‐1,3‐cyclohexanedione or 1,3‐indanedione in ionic liquid 1‐n‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium bromide ([bmim]Br). This protocol has the advantages of easier work‐up, milder reaction conditions, high yields and an environmentally benign procedure compared with other methods.