Polar confinement modulates solvation behavior of methane molecules

Polar confinement induces an amorphous solidlike state of water characterized by an orientational correlation time longer than hundreds of picoseconds and significant structural disorder. Solvation behavior of methane molecules is dramatically modulated under polar confinement. Moreover our simulations indicate that the charges equivalent to those borne by atoms of amino acids could generate an electric field which is strong enough to stimulate the phase transition of water. In our results, polar confinement is found to be more capable of aggregating hydrophobic molecules. This study raises an interesting mechanism by which the cagelike structure of the Escherichia coli chaperonin GroEL and the cochaperonin GroES complex helps protein folding.     

Label-free detection of the aptamer binding on protein patterns using Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM)

Anti-lysozyme aptamers are found to preferentially bind to the edge of a tightly packed lysozyme pattern. Such edge-binding is due to the better accessibility and flexibility of the edge lysozyme molecules. Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) was used to study the aptamer–lysozyme binding. Our results show that KPFM is capable of detecting the aptamer–protein binding down to the 30 nm scale. The surface potential of the aptamer–lysozyme complex is approximately 12 mV lower than that of the lysozyme. The surface potential images of the aptamer-bound lysozyme patterns have the characteristic shoulder steps around the pattern edge, which is much wider than that of a clean lysozyme pattern. These results demonstrate the potentials of KPFM as a label-free method for the detection of protein–DNA interactions. Figure Aptamers preferentially bind on the edge of a protein pattern as revealed by Kelvin force microscopy.

对称面形光栅TE模的衍射特性

本文采用耦合波方法计算了对称面形光栅的衍射效率,分析了光栅截面面形为正弦、三角形、矩形、梯形光栅衍射效率与光栅周期、沟槽深度的关系,计算了光栅的峰值衍射效率。理论计算表明:合理地选择光栅周期、沟槽深度,对称面形光栅都可以达到很高衍射效率,接近100%;光栅的峰值衍射效率基本出现在Bragg衍射且光栅的周期等于衍射波长时。     

具有优异甲醇耐受性的Rh掺杂PdCu有序金属间化合物纳米粒子增强氧还原电催化

Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), as one of the important energy conversion devices, are of great interest in the fields of energy, catalysis and materials. However, the application of DMFCs is presently challenged because of the limited activity and durability of cathode catalysts as well as the poisoning issues caused by methanol permeation to the cathode during operation. Herein, we report a new class of Rh-doped PdCu nanoparticles (NPs) with ordered intermetallic structure for enhancing the activity and durability of the cathode for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and achieving superior methanol tolerance. The disordered Rh-doped PdCu NPs can be prepared via a simple wet-chemical method, followed by annealing to convert it to ordered phases. The results of transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), power X-ray diffraction (PXRD) analysis and high resolution TEM (HRTEM) successfully demonstrate the formation of near-spherical NPs with an average size of 6.5 ± 0.5 nm and the conversion of the phase structure. The complete phase transition temperatures of Rh-doped PdCu NPs and PdCu are 500 and 400 ℃, respectively. The molar ratio of Rh/Pd/Cu in the as-synthesized Rh-doped PdCu NPs is 5/48/47. Benefitting from Rh doping and the presence of the ordered intermetallic structure, the Rh-doped PdCu intermetallic electrocatalyst achieves the maximum ORR mass activity of 0.96 A·mg^-1 at 0.9 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) under alkaline conditions—a 7.4-fold enhancement compared to the commercial Pt/C catalyst. For different electrocatalysts, the ORR activities follow the sequence, ordered Rh-doped PdCu intermetallics > ordered PdCu intermetallics > disordered Rh-doped PdCu NPs > disordered PdCu NPs > commercial Pt/C catalyst. In addition, the distinct structure endows the Rh-doped PdCu intermetallics with highly stable ORR durability with unaltered half-wave potential (E_1/2) and mass activity after continuous 20000 cycles, which are higher than those of other electrocatalysts. Furthermore, the E_1/2 of the Rh-doped PdCu intermetallics decreases by only 5 mV after adding 0.5 mol·L^-1 methanol to the electrolyte, while the commercial Pt/C catalyst negatively shifts by 235 mV and a distinct oxidation peak can be observed. The results indicate that the ORR activity of the Rh-doped PdCu intermetallic electrocatalyst can be well maintained even in the presence of poisoning environment. Our results have demonstrated that Rh-doped PdCu NPs with ordered intermetallic structures is a potential electrocatalyst toward the next-generation high-performance DMFCs.     

新型MEMS压电矢量水听器

对一种具有U形槽或双U形槽结构的MEMS压电式矢量水听器进行了仿真分析与优化,采用微机械加工技术研制出水听器芯片,并对芯片进行了封装与性能测试。提出了理论灵敏度和能量综合分析的方法,在考虑杂散电容的情况下,对敏感结构进行了更加精确的优化。从实验结果可以看出,所提出的优化方法比仅考虑理论灵敏度的传统优化方法具有更高的准确度。此外,具有双U形槽结构的矢量水听器的灵敏度比传统的单臂悬臂梁结构的灵敏度高约5.9dB,并且具有良好的指向性。     

有机半导体非平衡态HOMO和LUMO能量位移规律与OLED中“热激子”形成的唯象理解

以能斯特方程为基础, 通过分析电流密度与氧化还原物种活度变化, 即载流子浓度变化的关系, 计算出有机半导体材料电极电势的变化, 从而建立起有机半导体前线轨道, 即最高占据分子轨道(HOMO)能级和最低未被占据分子轨道(LUMO)能级相对于热力学平衡态的能量位移随电流密度变化的数学关系. 进而依据能级能量位移引起的能隙变化, 提出了有机电致发光显示器（OLED）中“热激子”的产生机制.     

小冲杆高温蠕变试验平台在力学实验教学中的应用

传统的蠕变力学实验方法已无法满足新工科背景下本科生与研究生创新性实验教学的需要,为了使本科生与研究生在开放性实验教学中掌握力学实验分析的基本方法与技能,基于小冲杆试验技术建立了一套微试样高温蠕变试验系统.该系统作为一个科研平台,由常规单轴蠕变试验机与独立设计制造的微试样试验装置构成,能够为无法制备常规标准试样的新材料或...     

沉积物中石英ESR测年功率饱和效应的初步研究

介绍了几组沉积物中石英ESR功率饱和效应的基础实验情况,认为在用石英进行ESR测年时,微波功率的选择是一个重要参数,它直接影响累积剂量(AD)的求取,从而严重影响测年结果。在某些特定的地质环境下(如黄土,海洋沉积物),采用比较高的微波功率,可从沉积物石英的E'心得到较老沉积物(大于50万年)可信的ESR年代。     

一种新型稀土配合物Eu(TTA)2(N-HPA)Phen的发光特性研究

合成了一种新的含有3个配体的稀土配合物Eu（TTA）2（N-HPA）Phen（TTA-噻吩甲酰基三氟丙酮，N—HPA=N-苯基邻氨基苯甲酸，phen=邻菲咯啉）。将稀土配合物作为掺杂物与基质PVK按照不同质量比混合共溶，旋涂成膜。通过荧光光谱，分析了薄膜的发光特性，并将其应用于有机电致发光。研究了PVK和Eu（TTA）2（N—HPA）Phen之间的能量传递，并且制备了发光层为PVK：Eu（TTA）2（N—HPA）Phen，结构为ITO／PVK：Eu（TrA）2（N—HPA）Phen／BCP／Alq3／Al的多层器件，发现改变PVK和稀土配合物的掺杂比，可以不同程度地抑制PVK的发光，最终得到纯的Eu^3＋的红色发光。实验结果证明，在PVK：Eu（TTA）2（N—HPA）Phen=5：1的质量比下，从PVK到稀土配合物之间存在充分的能量传递。