Synergistic Effects of External Electric Field and Solvent Vapor Annealing with Different Polarities to Enhance β-Phase and Carrier Mobility of the Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) Films

In this work, the synergistic effects of external electric field(EEF) and solvent vapor annealing to enhance β-phase and carrier mobility of poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene)(PFO) films were investigated. It is found that EEF can promote the PFO β-phase conformation transition and orientate the PFO chains along the EEF direction with the assistance of polar solvent vapor annealing. PFO chain orderness is closely related to the solvent polarity. In particular, the β-phase content in the annealed film of strong polar chloroform vapor increases from 18.7% to 34.9% after EEF treatment. Meanwhile a characteristic needle-like crystal is formed in the film, as a result, the hole mobility is enhanced by an order of magnitude. The mechanism can be attributed to the fast polarization of solvent dipole under the action of EEF, thus forming a driving force that greatly facilitates the orientation of PFO dipole unit. Research also reveals that EEF driving of the PFO chains does not occur with an insoluble solvent vapor since the solvent molecules cannot swell the film, thus there is insufficient free volume for PFO chains to adjust their conformation. This research enriches the understanding of the relationship between solvent vapor annealing and EEF in orientation polymers, and this method is simple and controlled, and capable of integrating into large-area thin film process, which provides new insights to manufacture low-cost and highly ordered polymer films, and is of great significance to enhance carrier mobility and efficiency of photoelectric devices based on polymer condensed matter physics.     

EXTRAPOLATION AND DEFECT CORRECTION FOR DIFFUSION EQUATIONS WITH BOUNDARY INTEGRAL CONDITIONS

1IntroductionIn[8],we11avestudiedparabolicintegrodifferentialequationswithhomogeneousboundaryconditionsbyextrapolatiollandcorrectionmethods,andderivedGalerkinapproximationsofthirdorder.Nowweturntodiffusionequationswithboundaryintegralconditions.Letfibearectangulardomain.Weareconcernedwitlltheapproximationtothesolutionofthemodelproblemwheren(x,y)=(m(x,y),"Z(x,y))istheouter--normaldirectiononoff.2GlobalExtrapolationFirstofall,wediscussextrpolationfortheproblem(1.l).Throughouttilepaper,weassum…     

Extracting a single polyethylene oxide chain from a single crystal by a combination of atomic force microscopy imaging and single-molecule force spectroscopy: toward the investigation of molecular interactions in their condensed states

A thiol-labeled single polyethylene oxide chain has been pulled out of its single crystal and the corresponding extraction force obtained quantitatively by a good combination of atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging and AFM-based single-molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS). Our study extends the AFM-based SMFS to the investigation of polymer interactions in their condensed states (e.g., in polymer single crystals).     

A posteriori error estimate for the Stokes–Darcy system

We consider the a posteriori error estimates for finite element approximations of the Stokes–Darcy system. The finite element spaces adopted are the Hood–Taylor element for the velocity and the pressure in fluid region and conforming piecewise quadratic element for the pressure in porous media region. The a posteriori error estimate is based on a suitable evaluation on the residual of the finite element solution. It is proven that the a posteriori error estimate provided in this paper is both reliable and efficient. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Selective Quantification of Trace Silver in Water Samples by Displacement Solidified Floating Organic Drop Microextraction Coupled With Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

ABSTRACT

In this work, a novel displacement solidified floating organic drop microextraction (D-SFODME) technique was developed and coupled with electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) for the determination of trace silver in water samples without need of any masking agents. The method involved the formation of copper diethyldithiocarbamate (Cu–DDTC), extracted from the resultant Cu–DDTC with SFODME procedure using 1-undecanol. Then, the solidified floating organic drop was transferred into a sample solution containing silver ion, and another SFODME procedure was carried out. Trace Ag⁺ was selectively preconcentrated using 1-undecanol through a displacement reaction between Ag⁺ and the preconcentrated Cu-DDTC and the floating organic drop was diluted by ethanol for ETAAS detection. Interferences from coexisting heavy metal ions with lower stability of their DDTC complexes relative to Cu-DDTC were minimized. Under the optimal conditions, the limit of detection was 4.7 ng L^?1 (3σ) for silver with a sample volume of 5.0 mL, and an enrichment factor of 250 was achieved. The relative standard deviation under optimum conditions is 3.6% (n = 7). The proposed method was successfully applied to determine trace silver in some environmental samples with satisfactory results.     

Synthesis of Chiral Propargylamines,Chiral 1,2-Dihydronaphtho[2,1-b]furans and Naphtho[2,1-b]furans with C-Alkynyl N,N′-di-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-aminals and β-Naphthols

Chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed couplings of C-alkynyl N,N′-di-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-aminals with β-naphthols led to chiral propargylamines in moderate to high yields with high to excellent enantioselectivity, in which the reactions underwent sequential chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed in situ formation of N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-imines (N-Boc-imines) from the aminals, and 1,2-addition of β-naphthols to the N-Boc-imines. Chiral 1,2-dihydronaphtho[2,1-b]furans and naphtho[2,1-b]furans were prepared with satisfactory results when 10 mol% AgOAc and 20 mol% 2,6-lutidine or 1.2 equiv. of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) were added to the resulting chiral propargylamines solution, respectively.     

A novel fractional-order hyperchaotic system stabilization via fractional sliding-mode control

In this paper we numerically investigate the fractional-order sliding-mode control for a novel fractional-order hyperchaotic system. Firstly, the dynamic analysis approaches of the hyperchaotic system involving phase portraits, Lyapunov exponents, bifurcation diagram, Lyapunov dimension, and Poincaré maps are investigated. Then the fractional-order generalizations of the chaotic and hyperchaotic systems are studied briefly. The minimum orders we found for chaos and hyperchaos to exist in such systems are 2.89 and 3.66, respectively. Finally, the fractional-order sliding-mode controller is designed to control the fractional-order hyperchaotic system. Numerical experimental examples are shown to verify the theoretical results.     

6-氯-4-哌嗪基喹唑啉缩氨基硫脲类化合物的合成及体外抗肿瘤活性

以5-氯-2-氨基苯甲酸和甲酰胺为起始原料,经环化、氯化、取代和缩合反应,合成了3个未见文献报道的含哌嗪的喹唑啉衍生物5a~5c。 其结构用1H NMR、13C NMR、ESI-MS及IR测试技术进行了表征。 采用MTT法测试了化合物5a~5c对人胃癌SGC-7901、人口腔表皮样癌KB和人纤维肉瘤HT-1080的体外抗肿瘤活性。 结果表明,化合物5a~5c对人胃癌SGC-7901和人纤维肉瘤HT-1080有弱的抑制活性,而对人口腔表皮样癌KB无明显抑制活性。     

A novel stir bar sorptive extraction coating based on monolithic material for apolar, polar organic compounds and heavy metal ions

In this study, a novel stir bar sorptive extraction (SBSE) based on monolithic material (SBSEM) was prepared. The monolithic material was obtained by in situ copolymerization of vinylpyrrolidone and divinylbenzene in the presence of a porogen solvent containing cyclohexanol and 1-dodecanol with azobisisobutyronitrile as initiator. The influences of polymerization conditions on the extraction efficiencies were investigated, using phenol and p-nitrophenol as detected solutes. The monolithic material was characterized by various techniques, such as elemental analysis, scanning electron microscopy, mercury intrusion porosimetry, infrared spectroscopy. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were used to investigate the extraction efficiencies of SBSEM for apolar analytes. Hormones, aromatic amines and phenols were selected as test analytes to investigate the extraction efficiencies of SBSEM for weakly and strongly polar compounds. The results showed that the new SBSEM could enrich the above-mentioned organic compounds effectively. It is worthy to mention that the SBSEM can enrich some heavy metal ions, such as Cu²⁺, Pb²⁺, Cr³⁺ and Cd²⁺, through coordination adsorption. To our best knowledge, that is the first to use SBSE to enrich heavy metal ions.