Molecular tilting and its impact on frictional properties of n-alkane self-assembled monolayers

Hydrophobic, methyl-terminated self-assembled monolayer (SAM) surfaces can be used to reduce friction. Among methyl-terminated SAMs, the frictional properties of alkanethiol SAMs and silane SAMs have been well-studied. In this research, we investigated friction of methyl-terminated n-hexatriacontane (C36) SAM and compared its friction properties with the alkanethiol and silane SAMs. Alkane SAM does not have an anchoring group. The alkane molecules stand on the surface by physical adsorption, which leads to a higher surface mobility of alkane molecules. We found that C36 SAM has a higher coefficient of friction than that of octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) silane. When an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip was swiped across the alkane SAM with a loading force, we found that the alkane SAM can withstand the tip loading pressure up to 0.48 GPa. Between 0.48 and 0.49Ga, the AFM tip partially penetrated the SAM. When the tip moved away, the deformed SAM healed and maintained the structural integrity. When the loading pressure was higher than 0.49 GPa, the alkane SAM was shaved into small pieces by the tip. In addition, we found that the molecular tilting of C36 molecules interacted with the tribological properties of the alkane SAM surface. On one hand, a higher loading force can push the rod-like alkane molecules to a higher tilting angle; on the other hand, a higher molecular tilting leads to a lower friction surface.     

Enhanced deep-red emission in donor-acceptor molecular architecture: The role of ancillary acceptor of cyanophenyl

Cyanophenyl as ancillary acceptor to modify donor-acceptor compound,plays an effective role in shifting the emission color to deep red and maintaining the luminescent efficiency.     

Quasi-Spherical Metrics and Applications

In this paper, using the idea of Bartnik [B2] on quasi-spherical metrics we continue our study on the boundary behaviors of compact manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature and nonempty boundary. Unlike the previous work [ST] of the authors and the work of Liu-Yau [LY], we only assume each boundary component has nonnegative curvature which is not identically zero. We also study the case that the boundary is embedded in the quotient of the infinity of the Euclidean space over a finite group. The regularity of the black hole boundary condition of quasi-spherical metrics is also discussed.Research partially supported by NSF of China, Projects 10001001 and 10231010.Research partially supported by Earmarked Grant of Hong Kong #CUHK4032/02P.     

White organic light-emitting devices

In view of their potential applications in flat panel displays, organic light-emitting devices have attracted much attention in the past decade. A challenging target in this field is to realize full color display applications. One of the approaches proposed for these is combining white emission with color filters, where efficient and pure white emission (especially at high brightness) is necessary. In this paper, three kinds of white organic light-emitting devices with different structures and materials are fabricated and their characteristics are discussed.     

石墨烯及其复合材料吸油性能研究进展

石油化工产品在国民经济生活中占有重要地位,但在石油开采和运输过程中漏油事件频发,对海洋生态环境造成重大污染.物理吸附除油方式以其成本低、污染小、可回收利用、操作简单等优点得到广泛应用.传统吸附材料往往具有双亲性,选择吸附性较差,需要进行表面疏水处理.石墨烯凭借其超大比表面积和亲油疏水的特性引起广泛关注.重点综述了石墨烯...     

Separation of electrical and optical energy gaps for constructing bipolar organic wide bandgap materials

An electrical and optical energy gaps separation strategy is put forward for the design of organic wide bandgap semiconductors. This new principle could achieve optimization of wide bandgap (both high singlet and triplet energies) and favorable carrier injection energy levels simultaneously.     

圆屏(球)和圆环菲涅耳衍射的解析表达式

在标量衍射理论的基础上，给出了圆屏（球）和圆环菲涅耳衍射的振幅及光强解极表达式。计算了光强分布曲线，并将计算实例和有关资料中的实验与计算结果进行了比较。同时指出所谓无衍射光束实际上是一种菲涅耳衍射现象。     

A wide band gap polymer derived from 3,6‐carbazole and tetraphenylsilane as host for green and blue phosphorescent complexes

We have synthesized a novel wide band gap polymer P36HCTPSi derived from 3,6‐carbazole and tetraphenylsilane by palladium‐catalyzed Suzuki coupling reaction. The resultant polymer shows a high glass transition temperature (217 °C) and good thermal stability. The conjugation length of P36HCTPSi is effectively confined because of the δ‐Si interrupted polymer backbone. The polymer exhibits a violet emission with a peak at 392 nm in solution, and the band gap estimated from the onset of its absorption is 3.26 eV. The high energy emission and wide band gap of P36HCTPSi make it appropriate host for green and blue emission phosphorescent materials. Efficient energy transfers from P36HCTPSi to both fac‐tris[2‐(2‐pyridyl‐kN)‐5‐methylphenyl]iridium(III) (green emission) and bis[(4,6‐difluorophenyl)pyridinato‐N,C²]‐(picolinato)iridium(III) (blue emission) were observed in photoluminescence (PL) spectra. Highly efficient phosphorescent polymer light‐emitting devices were realized by using P36HCTPSi as the host for iridium complexes, the maximum luminous efficiencies for green and blue devices were 27.6 and 3.4 cd/A, respectively. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 4784–4792, 2009     

Study of the effect of ligands on the fluorescence properties of terbium ternary complexes

Four ternary complexes of Tb(III) were synthesized by introducing the first ligand (L₁) (N-phenylanthranilic acid (N-HPA), α-furoic acid (FURA)) and the second ligand (L₂) (1,10-phenanthroline (Phen), 2,2′-dipyridyl (Bipy)), respectively. These complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectra, XRD, UV spectra and fluorescence spectra. The effect of L₁ and L₂ on the fluorescence properties of terbium complexes was discussed. It showed that all the complexes exhibited ligand-sensitized green emission. The fluorescent intensity increased in the sequence of Tb(FURA)₃Bipy < Tb(N-PA)₃Phen < Tb(FURA)₃Phen < Tb(N-PA)₃Bipy. It indicated that L₁ affected fluorescence properties of the complexes differently when the corresponding L₂ altered. Meanwhile, the influence of L₂ on the luminescence properties of the complexes also depends on L₁. The results showed that L₁ and L₂ affected each other and worked together as a whole. The matching of L₁, L₂ and Tb³⁺ ion is very important to the luminescence properties of Tb(III) ternary complexes.     

A Lightweight Semi-quantum E‑payment Protocol Based on Blockchain

International Journal of Theoretical Physics - How to apply E-payment based on quantum cryptography to our daily life is a significant problem. Inspired by the semi-quantum protocols, we present a...