Photo‐excited Oxygen Reduction and Oxygen Evolution Reactions Enable a High‐Performance Zn–Air Battery

The storage of solar energy in battery systems is pivotal for a sustainable society, which faces many challenges. Herein, a Zn–air battery is constructed with two cathodes of poly(1,4‐di(2‐thienyl))benzene (PDTB) and TiO₂ grown on carbon papers to sandwich a Zn anode. The PDTB cathode is illuminated in a discharging process, in which photoelectrons are excited into the conduction band of PDTB to promote oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and raise the output voltage. In a reverse process, holes in the valence band of the illuminated TiO₂ cathode are driven for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) by an applied voltage. A record‐high discharge voltage of 1.90 V and an unprecedented low charge voltage of 0.59 V are achieved in the photo‐involved Zn–air battery, regardless of the equilibrium voltage. This work offers an innovative pathway for photo‐energy utilization in rechargeable batteries.     

Synthesis and relaxivity of polyamide paramagnetic metal complexes for magnetic resonance imaging

A new class of paramagnetic macromolecular magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents has been developed. Eight new polyamide ligands were synthesized by copolymerization of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid dianhydride or diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid dianhydride and diamine monomers. Their gadolinium(III), manganese(II) and iron(III) complexes were also synthesized. All polyamide ligands and metal complexes were characterized by ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectra and elemental analyses. Relaxivity studies showed that the polyamide paramagnetic metal complexes had obviously higher relaxation effectiveness as compared to corresponding simple monomeric paramagnetic metal complexes.     

Identity-Based Quantum Designated Verifier Signature

International Journal of Theoretical Physics - Designated verifier signatures are very useful in the applications such as e-voting and auction. In this paper, an identity-based quantum designated...     

利用可见-近红外-中红外超快光谱揭示离子交换法制备的少层MoS2中缺陷介导的载流子动力学

本文结合可见-近红外-中红外瞬态吸收光谱技术对离子交换法制备的少层MoS₂中缺陷介导的载流子动力学进行了详细的解析. 在近红外瞬态吸收光谱中观察到的宽带漂白信号表明少层MoS₂纳米片带隙中分布着大量的缺陷态. 实验结果明确揭示了载流子被缺陷态的快速捕获以及进一步的复合过程,证明带隙中的缺陷态对MoS₂光生载流子动力学过程起着至关重要的作用. 在中红外瞬态吸收光谱中观察到的正信号到负信号的转变进一步证实了在导带下小于0.24 eV处存在被载流子占据的缺陷态. 这些在少层MoS₂纳米片中存在的缺陷态可以作为有效的载流子捕获中心来辅助光生载流子在皮秒时间尺度内完成非辐射复合过程.     

端羧基聚丁二烯及端羧基聚（丁二烯－co－丙烯腈）离聚体的合成及表征

用溶液法由液体端羧基聚丁二烯（ＣＴＰＢ）及液体端羧基聚（ＣＴＢＮ）合成了Ｌｉ＾＋、Ｎａ＾＋、Ｋ＾＋、Ｍｇ＾２＋、Ｚｎ＾２＋、Ａｌ＾３＋的遥爪型离聚体，考察了反应条件对离聚体形成的影响及离聚体稀溶液的性质。并用红外光谱，透射电子显微镜、动态粘弹谱仪研究和表征了部分ＣＴＰＢ、ＣＴＢＮ遥爪型离聚体。     

双酚A聚砜链对对苯二酚聚砜链结晶性能的影响

本文报导了双酚A聚砜(B)与对苯二酚聚砜(H)两组份含量不同的嵌段共聚物的X射线衍射结果,B链的加入,使共聚物的结晶性能被破坏,B/H为0.48(摩尔比)时,所得共聚物已呈现出完全非晶相结构的特征.由IGC及DSC实验测定,表明这两种聚砜链是相容的.     

基于氧化铁纳米材料特性的生物分离和生物检测

氧化铁纳米粒子是一种新型的磁功能材料,被广泛应用于生物、材料以及环境等众多领域.本文介绍了超顺磁氧化铁纳米粒子的制备方法,比较了各种方法的优缺点;评述了磁性氧化铁纳米粒子在细胞、蛋白质和核酸分离及生物检测中的应用,对多功能复合磁性氧化铁纳米粒子的构建, 在生物医学领域中的应用具有的指导意义.     

Enantioselective synthesis of beta-aryl-gamma-amino acid derivatives via Cu-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-reductions of gamma-phthalimido-substituted alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid esters

A series of chiral beta-aryl-substituted gamma-amino butyric acid derivatives were synthesized in good enantioselectivities via the Cu-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate reduction of gamma-phthalimido-alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid esters using Cu(OAc)2 x H2O as a catalyst precursor, (S)-BINAP as a ligand, PMHS as a hydride source, and t-BuOH as an additive. The methodology has been applied successfully to the enantioselective synthesis of a chiral pharmaceutical, (R)-baclofen.     

Chloroacetate‐Promoted Selective Oxidation of Heterobenzylic Methylenes under Copper Catalysis

The efficient selective oxidation and functionalization of C? H bonds with molecular oxygen and a copper catalyst to prepare the corresponding ketones was achieved with ethyl chloroacetate as a promoter. In this transformation, various substituted N‐heterocyclic compounds were well tolerated. Preliminary mechanistic investigations indicated that organic radical species were involved in the overall process. The N‐heterocyclic compounds and ethyl chloroacetate work synergistically to activate C? H bonds in the methylene group, which results in the easy generation of free radical intermediates, thus leading to the corresponding ketones in good yields.