碳点的高性能化和功能化改性:方法、特性与展望

碳点作为一种新型碳纳米材料,由于其出色的光学性能、低毒性、良好的生物相容性和易修饰性而被广泛应用于各个领域。为了满足不同领域的需求,几种用以调控碳点光学性能的方法已被提出,例如杂原子掺杂、半导体量子点掺杂、聚合物钝化和改性以及主-客体构建。其中,杂原子掺杂是通过单原子或多原子引入电子给体或受体改变其相邻碳原子的电子密度来增加荧光强度;半导体量子点也可与碳点进行复合提升电子分离效率而起到荧光增强的效果;就聚合物改性而言,聚合物不仅可以对碳点表面实施钝化和功能化,而且其固态(或固化)薄膜可以提供紧密的空间促进碳点表面的辐射跃迁起到荧光增强的效果。此外,由碳点-染料和多孔材料-碳点构成的两种主要的主-客体结构中,前者不仅对碳点的荧光发射强度有着促进的作用,更使得碳点具备了显著的红/近红外荧光发射性能,后者对固态发光碳点不仅提供了可能性和设计的灵活性,且为打开碳点新的应用领域提供了机会。本文将围绕四种碳点功能化的方法逐步展开讨论,并介绍相应碳点的光学性能、发光机理和潜在应用;论述功能化碳点的研究现状,并展望功能化碳点的研究方向。     

Molecular Simulations and Drug Discovery of Adenosine Receptors

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) represent the largest family of human membrane proteins. Four subtypes of adenosine receptors (ARs), the A₁AR, A_2AAR, A_2BAR and A₃AR, each with a unique pharmacological profile and distribution within the tissues in the human body, mediate many physiological functions and serve as critical drug targets for treating numerous human diseases including cancer, neuropathic pain, cardiac ischemia, stroke and diabetes. The A₁AR and A₃AR preferentially couple to the G_i/o proteins, while the A_2AAR and A_2BAR prefer coupling to the G_s proteins. Adenosine receptors were the first subclass of GPCRs that had experimental structures determined in complex with distinct G proteins. Here, we will review recent studies in molecular simulations and computer-aided drug discovery of the adenosine receptors and also highlight their future research opportunities.     

Convergence to the equilibrium for the Pauli equation without detailed balance condition

Let $A?B$ be an extension of commutative rings with identity, X an analytic indeterminate over B, and $R\text{:}=A+XB[[X]]$, the subring of the formal power series ring $B[[X]]$, consisting of the series with constant terms in A. In this Note we study when the ring R is Noetherian. We prove that R is Noetherian if and only if A is Noetherian and B is a finitely generated A-module. To cite this article: S. Hizem, A. Benhissi, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 340 (2005).     

Carbene complexes of rhodium and iridium from tripodal N-heterocyclic carbene ligands: synthesis and catalytic properties

Two tripodal trisimidazolium ligand precursors have been tested in the synthesis of new N-heterocyclic carbene rhodium and iridium complexes. [Tris(3-methylbenzimidazolium-1-yl)]methane sulfate gave products with coordination of the decomposed precursor. [1,1,1-Tris(3-butylimidazolium-1-yl)methyl]ethane trichloride (TIMEH(3)(Bu)) coordinated to the metal in a chelate and bridged-chelate form, depending on the reaction conditions. The crystal structures of two of the products are described. The compounds resulting from the coordination with TIME(Bu) were tested in the catalytic hydrosilylation of terminal alkynes.     

Mesure de Mahler et polylogarithmes

We prove two new relations between $\text{ζ(3),}\text{π}{}^2\text{ln}\text{2,}\text{π}\text{3}\text{L(χ}{}_{\mathrm{?3}}\text{,2)}$ and some multiple polylogarithms by evaluating twice the logarithmic Mahler measure of the polynomial 1+z₁+z₂+z₃. To cite this article: S. Boughzala, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 338 (2004).     

Design of a lattice-matched III–V–N/Si photovoltaic tandem cell monolithically integrated on silicon substrate

In this paper, we present a comprehensive study of high efficiencies tandem solar cells monolithically grown on a silicon substrate using GaAsPN absorber layer. InGaAs(N) quantum dots and GaAsPN quantum wells have been grown recently on GaP/Si susbstrate for applications related to light emission. For photovoltaic applications, we consider the GaAsPN diluted nitride alloy as the top junction material due to both its perfect lattice matching with Si and ideal bandgap energy for current generation in association with the Si bottom cell. Numerical simulation of the top cell is performed. The effect of layer thicknesses and doping on the cell efficiency are evidenced. In these structures a tunnel junction (TJ) is needed to interconnect both the top and bottom sub-cells. We compare the simulated performances of different TJ structures and show that the GaP(n+)/Si(p+) TJ is promising to improve performances of the current–voltage characteristic.     

Highly sensitive determination of atropine using cobalt oxide nanostructures: Influence of functional groups on the signal sensitivity

This study describes sensitive determination of atropine using glassy carbon electrodes (GCE) modified with Co₃O₄ nanostructures. The as-synthesised nanostructures were grown using cysteine (CYS), glutathione (GSH) and histidine (HYS) as effective templates under hydrothermal action. The obtained morphologies revealed interesting structural features, including both cavity-based and flower-shaped structures. The as-synthesised morphologies were noted to actively participate in electro-catalysis of atropine (AT) drug where GSH-assisted structures exhibited the best signal response in terms of current density and over-potential value. The study also discusses the influence of functional groups on the signal sensitivity of atropine electro-oxidation. The functionalisation was carried with the amino acids originally used as effective templates for the growth of Co₃O₄ nanostructures. The highest increment was obtained when GSH was used as the surface functionalising agent. The GSH-functionalised Co₃O₄-modified electrode was utilised for the electro-chemical sensing of AT in a concentration range of 0.01–0.46 μM. The developed sensor exhibited excellent working linearity (R² = 0.999) and signal sensitivity up to 0.001 μM of AT. The noted high sensitivity of the sensor is associated with the synergy of superb surface architectures and favourable interaction facilitating the electron transfer kinetics for the electro-catalytic oxidation of AT. Significantly, the developed sensor demonstrated excellent working capability when used for AT detection in human urine samples with strong anti-interference potential against common co-existing species, such as glucose, fructose, cysteine, uric acid, dopamine and ascorbic acid.