Polymerizable Molecular Silsesquioxane Cage Armored Hybrid Microcapsules with In Situ Shell Functionalization

We prepared core–shell polymer–silsesquioxane hybrid microcapsules from cage‐like methacryloxypropyl silsesquioxanes (CMSQs) and styrene (St). The presence of CMSQ can moderately reduce the interfacial tension between St and water and help to emulsify the monomer prior to polymerization. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) and TEM analysis demonstrated that uniform core–shell latex particles were achieved. The polymer latex particles were subsequently transformed into well‐defined hollow nanospheres by removing the polystyrene (PS) core with 1:1 ethanol/cyclohexane. High‐resolution TEM and nitrogen adsorption–desorption analysis showed that the final nanospheres possessed hollow cavities and had porous shells; the pore size was approximately 2–3 nm. The nanospheres exhibited large surface areas (up to 486 m² g^?1) and preferential adsorption, and they demonstrated the highest reported methylene blue adsorption capacity (95.1 mg g^?1). Moreover, the uniform distribution of the methacryloyl moiety on the hollow nanospheres endowed them with more potential properties. These results could provide a new benchmark for preparing hollow microspheres by a facile one‐step template‐free method for various applications.     

Influence of Intermolecular Interactions on Valence Tautomeric Behaviors in Two Polymorphic Dinuclear Cobalt Complexes

Two polymorphic structures have been well determined in a valence tautomeric (VT) dinuclear cobalt complex. These polymorphs showed distinct thermal‐ and photomagnetic behavior, and are thus ideal for studying the “pure” intermolecular factors to VT transitions. In polymorph 1A , the VT cations are arranged head‐to‐waist with their neighbors and exhibit weak π???π interactions, resulting in a gradual and incomplete thermal VT transition. In contrast, the cations in polymorph 1B are arranged head‐to‐tail and exhibit relatively strong π???π interactions, leading to an abrupt and complete thermal VT transition with adjustable hysteresis loop at around room temperature. The VT process for both polymorphs can be induced by light, but the light‐excited state of 1B? 2H₂O has a higher thermal relaxation temperature than that of 1A? 3H₂O.     

冶金法生产太阳能级硅的除硼方法、技术及工艺

太阳能作为一种绿色可再生能源受到了广泛关注,而杂质去除是从冶金级硅中获得太阳能级硅所需的纯化过程,对硅基太阳能电池的制备至关重要。冶金法制备太阳能级多晶硅新工艺技术由于其能耗低、成本低和污染少等优点,成为研究开发的热点,但如何有效地去除硼是我们面临的最严峻的挑战之一。本文综述了硼的热力学和动力学性质(溶解度、扩散率、扩散系数、传质系数和活度系数)以及近年来除硼的相关课题研究(吹气、炉渣处理、等离子体处理、酸浸和溶剂精炼)。研究发现,溶剂精炼是一种很有前途的获取高纯硅的方法,硅的富集率以及硼的去除率均可达到90%以上,而添加剂能够加强硼化物的形成和析出来改进除硼工艺,且后续几乎可被完全消除,不会对精炼硅造成污染,这将更加有效除硼并增加工艺实用性。最后本文对几种除硼工艺进行了比较分析,并对冶金法的应用前景进行了展望。     

Temperature memory effect and its stability revealed via differential scanning calorimetry in ethylene‐vinyl acetate within glass transition range

In this article, we reveal the temperature memory effect (TME) in a commercial thermoplastic polymer, namely ethylene‐vinyl acetate (EVA), within its glass transition range via a series of differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) tests. In addition, we investigate the influence of heating holding time and also compare the observed TME in current study with that of shape memory alloys (SMAs). It is concluded that the TME via DSC (without any macroscopic shape change) is achievable within the glass transition range of a polymer. Conversely, although the observed TME shares the many similar features as those in SMAs, due to the nature of micro‐Brownian motion in the glass transition of polymers, the resulted TME is strongly affected by the heating holding time. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2016 , 54, 1731–1737     

Fermion Tunnels of Cylindrical Symmetric Black Hole and?the?Corrected Entropy

Using the method proposed by Banerjee and Majhi, we researched fermion tunneling from cylindrical symmetric black hole, and obtained the correctional entropy. In our work, we first prove that the ratios of the wave function’s components are constants near the horizon, so the reasonable action form of the Dirac equation can then be gotten. From the method beyond semiclassical approximation, we finally calculate the Hawking temperature and correctional entropy.     

Synthesis of some novel 5-substituted benzamido-6-arylamino-pyrazolo[3,4-D]pyrimidin-4-one derivatives for herbicidal activity

Abstract

Sixteen novel 3-methylthio-5-substituted benzamido-6-arylamino-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4 (5H)-one derivatives (4a–p) were successfully synthesized from iminophosphoranes, aryl isocyanate, and substituted benzoylhydrazine. The structures of the title compounds were elucidated by FT-IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and HRMS. Herbicidal activity of the compounds 4a–p against Brassica napus (rape), Echinochloa crusgalli (barnyard grass), Cucumis sativus (cucumber), and Triticum aestivum (wheat) were determined. The results showed that 5-(2-chlorobenzamido)-6-phenylamino-3-methylthio-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4 (5H)-one (4c) displayed remarkable inhibition activity against the stalk and root of rape with 100% inhibition rate at the dosages of 10?mg/L and 100?mg/L, and 5-(4-nitrobenzamido)-6-phenylamino-3-methylthio-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4 (5H) -one (4d) exhibited excellent activity against the stalk and root of barnyard grass with 100% inhibition rate at the same dosages.     

Fast naked-eye detection of amines with viologen derivatives

Three viologen derivatives with the ability to detect amines were synthesised. Upon interacting with amines, a rapid colour change caused by electron transfer and charge transfer between viologen derivatives and amines can be directly observed by naked eyes. With fluorine substituents, the detection sensitivity of these viologen derivatives for amines is remarkably enhanced to reach the level of ppm.     

Fabrication of self-organized TiO2 nanotube arrays for photocatalytic reduction of CO2

The photocatalytic conversion of CO₂ and H₂O to alcohols was achieved using self-organized TiO₂ nanotube arrays (TNAs), which were prepared by electrochemical anodization of Ti foils in 1 M (NH₄)₂SO₄ electrolyte containing 0.5 wt% NH₄F. Experimental results revealed that the morphology and structure of self-organized TNAs could be strongly influenced by the applied voltage and anodization temperature, and the optimized TNAs were prepared by electrochemical anodization of Ti foils under optimal conditions (i.e., at 20 V for 2 h at 30 °C). The as-prepared TNAs were amorphous and could be transformed to anatase phase during the thermal treatment at 450 °C in air for 3 h. By using the annealed TNAs as a photocatalyst, the photocatalytic reduction of CO₂ to alcohol, predominately methanol and ethanol, was demonstrated under Xenon lamp illumination. Based on the photocatalytic measurements, the production rates of methanol and ethanol were calculated to be ～10 and ～9 nmol cm^?2 h^?1, respectively. In addition, the formation mechanism of methanol and ethanol was also tentatively proposed.