Assembly of well-aligned multiwalled carbon nanotubes in confined polyacrylonitrile environments: electrospun composite nanofiber sheets

Highly oriented, large area continuous composite nanofiber sheets made from surface-oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) were successfully developed using electrospinning. The preferred orientation of surface-oxidized MWNTs along the fiber axis was determined with transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction. The surface morphology and height profile of the composite nanofibers were also investigated using an atomic force microscope in tapping mode. For the first time, it was observed that the orientation of the carbon nanotubes within the nanofibers was much higher than that of the PAN polymer crystal matrix as detected by two-dimensional wide-angle X-ray diffraction experiments. This suggests that not only surface tension and jet elongation but also the slow relaxation of the carbon nanotubes in the nanofibers are determining factors in the orientation of carbon nanotubes. The extensive fine absorption structure detected via UV/vis spectroscopy indicated that charge-transfer complexes formed between the surface-oxidized nanotubes and negatively charged (-CN[triple bond]N:) functional groups in PAN during electrospinning, leading to a strong interfacial bonding between the nanotubes and surrounding polymer chains. As a result of the highly anisotropic orientation and the formation of complexes, the composite nanofiber sheets possessed enhanced electrical conductivity, mechanical properties, thermal deformation temperature, thermal stability, and dimensional stability. The electrical conductivity of the PAN/MWNT composite nanofibers containing 20 wt % nanotubes was enhanced to approximately 1 S/cm. The tensile modulus values of the compressed composite nanofiber sheets were improved significantly to 10.9 and 14.5 GPa along the fiber winding direction at the MWNT loading of 10 and 20 wt %, respectively. The thermal deformation temperature increased with increased MWNT loading. The thermal expansion coefficient of the composite nanofiber sheets was also reduced by more than an order of magnitude to 13 x 10(-6)/ degrees C along the axis of aligned nanofibers containing 20 wt % MWNTs.     

二维拉曼相关光谱研究稀土离子Eu3+对血红蛋白结构的影响

用二维拉曼相关光谱技术研究了稀土离子Eu³⁺对血红蛋白结构的影响.结果表明,以Eu³⁺浓度作为微扰,血红蛋白的结构敏感谱带均对微扰敏感,氧化态和自旋态标志谱带1374和1640cm^-1发生了同步变化,且明显先于其它谱带强度的变化,稀土离子Eu³⁺对血红蛋白的作用主要是影响它的氧化态和自旋态.     

Inorganic electrides

Inorganic electrides are a novel kind of ionic compounds in which the anions are electrons confined in a complex array of cavities or channels and the cations are nanoscale arrays of alkali metal ions that provide charge balance. In electrides the donated electron behaves like a low-density correlated electron gas, whereby the dimensionality of the electron gas and its electronic and magnetic properties are determined by the topology of the cavities in the host matrix. Unlike traditional electrides, in which alkali cations are encapsulated within an organic cage, inorganic electrides are thermally stable. The current inorganic electrides based on alkali metal loaded zeolites can be designed as useful reduced-dimensionality materials. Inorganic electrides are powerful reducing agents, and they are able to reduce small aromatic molecules to the radical anions within the channels of the zeolite.     

Preparation of modified multi‐walled carbon nanotubes as a reinforcement for epoxy shape‐memory polymer composites

Effectively improving the mechanical properties and thermal resistance of epoxy shape‐memory polymers (ESMPs) without affecting their shape‐memory performance is necessary to expand these polymers in practical applications. In this article, modified multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were prepared and used as efficient reinforcement for enhancing the comprehensive properties of ESMPs. Increases of nearly 289% to 444% for impact strength and 112% to 184% for tensile force were obtained by adding only 0.1 to 1 wt% epoxy‐modified MWCNTs. The addition of unmodified and carboxyl‐modified MWCNTs was also investigated but showed less impact on the mechanical properties of the ESMPs than epoxy‐modified MWCNTs. Thermogravimetry analysis (TGA) and dynamic mechanical analyses (DMA) showed that less than 1 wt% modified MWCNTs can enhance the heat resistance of ESMPs greatly. Although the shape recovery time for composite materials increased upon adding the MWCNTs, the entire recovery time was still less than 1 minute, and the shape recovery rate was relatively high, nearly 100%.     

纳米层状双金属氢氧化物改性PU/PMMA的制备及其弛豫行为

采用原位聚合法,制备了聚氨酯(PU)/聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)/层状双金属氢氧化物(LDH)纳米复合体系(PU/PMMA/LDH).通过广角X射线衍射(WXRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)对其结构和形貌进行了表征,并通过热失重(TGA)、动态力学分析(DMA)和宽频介电谱(BDRS)研究了LDH含量(φ)对PU/PMMA体系热稳定性和弛豫行为的影响.结果表明,当φ<1 wt%时,LDH在聚合物基体中以剥离结构为主,PU/PMMA/LDH体系的玻璃化温度(Tg)降低,最大损耗因子(tanδmax)增大;而当φ>1 wt%时,LDH在聚合物基体中以插层结构为主,插层结构对聚合物分子链的限制使复合体系的Tg升高、tanδmax降低.LDH表面与PU硬段间的氢键作用,使复合体系的α介电弛豫转变随φ增加而向高温方向移动,弛豫过程激活参数增大.     

One inorganic-organic hybrid derived from reduced molybdophosphate and trinuclear cadmium(Ⅱ) fragment

One new polyoxometalate (POM)-based inorganic-organic hybrid [Cd3Ⅱ(HPO4)(Hbpp)(H2O)2]{CdⅡ[P4- Mo6O28H3.5(OH)3]2} (H4tpb)·7H2O (1) (bpp = 1,3-bis-(4-pyridyl)propane, tpb = 1,2,4,5-tetra(4-pyridyl)-benzene) constructed from reduced molybdophosphate [P4Mo6O28H3.5(OH)3]5.5- (P4Mo6), trinuclear CdⅡ-phosphate-Hbpp fragment and protonated tpb has been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by IR, elemental analyses and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The complex 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic system with the space group P21/c and cell parameters of a = 15.672(12)Å, b = 23.839(19)Å, c = 27.654(2)Å, β = 115.850(10)8, V = 9297.9(12) Å3, Z = 4, R1 = 0.0534 and wR2 = 0.1135. In complex 1, the P4Mo6 units are bridged by CdⅡ ions to form the classic sandwich-type [Cd(P4Mo6)2] dimers, which are further connected into a two dimensional network via the trinuclear CdⅡ subunits. The tpb is synthesized in situ from the bpp ligands and connects the adjacent 2D layers into a 3D supramolecular framework through hydrogen bonding interactions. The electrochemical and fluorescent properties of complex 1 have been investigated.     

高温下淀粉的凝胶化作用

凝胶化作用是淀粉及改性产品生产过程中存在的一种现象。淀粉凝胶化作用的结果导致了在其产品中产生了只溶胀但不溶解的颗粒,从而影响了淀粉产品的整体性能。文章初步探讨了淀粉在高温成型过程中凝胶化作用的方式和起因。结果表明,淀粉浆料在高温成型过程中所产生的凝胶团粒是淀粉不完整的凝胶化作用的结果,足量的水分和高温是形成较多的凝胶化淀粉颗粒的原因。     

高温下淀粉凝胶化颗粒的结构特征

凝胶化作用是淀粉改性过程中存在的一种现象。采用红外光谱和X-射线衍射方法探讨了淀粉凝胶化颗粒的结构和结晶变化过程。结果表明,在淀粉的高温成型过程中,凝胶化颗粒化学结构没有发生明显的变化,结晶状态则趋于完全无定型化。     

Effect of La_2O_3/γAl_2O_3 Catalyst on the Activation of CH_4 and CO_2 to C_02 Hydrocarbons under Non-equilibrium Plasma

The oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) to C2 hydrocarbons using carbon dioxide as oxidant is an attractive process from environmental point of view. Only a few research papers reported for it1-3. In general, the yield of C2 hydrocarbons was about 6%. This indicated that the method of catalytic activation was unfavorable to the reaction. It is necessary for us to find a new method in order to activate reaction and improve C2 hydrocarbon yield. Non-equilibrium plasma is a cold plasma in…