Novel precursors for boron nanotubes: the competition of two-center and three-center bonding in boron sheets

We present a new class of boron sheets, composed of triangular and hexagonal motifs, that are more stable than structures considered to date and thus are likely to be the precursors of boron nanotubes. We describe a simple and clear picture of electronic bonding in boron sheets and highlight the importance of three-center bonding and its competition with two-center bonding, which can also explain the stability of recently discovered boron fullerenes. Our findings call for reconsideration of the literature on boron sheets, nanotubes, and clusters.     

Practical aspects of (1)H transverse paramagnetic relaxation enhancement measurements on macromolecules

The use of (1)H transverse paramagnetic relaxation enhancement (PRE) has seen a resurgence in recent years as method for providing long-range distance information for structural studies and as a probe of large amplitude motions and lowly populated transient intermediates in macromolecular association. In this paper we discuss various practical aspects pertaining to accurate measurement of PRE (1)H transverse relaxation rates (Gamma(2)). We first show that accurate Gamma(2) rates can be obtained from a two time-point measurement without requiring any fitting procedures or complicated error estimations, and no additional accuracy is achieved from multiple time-point measurements recorded in the same experiment time. Optimal setting of the two time-points that minimize experimental errors is also discussed. Next we show that the simplistic single time-point measurement that has been commonly used in the literature, can substantially underestimate the true value of Gamma(2), unless a relatively long repetition delay is employed. We then examine the field dependence of Gamma(2), and show that Gamma(2) exhibits only a very weak field dependence at high magnetic fields typically employed in macromolecular studies. The theoretical basis for this observation is discussed. Finally, we investigate the impact of contamination of the paramagnetic sample by trace amounts (5%) of the corresponding diamagnetic species on the accuracy of Gamma(2) measurements. Errors in Gamma(2) introduced by such diamagnetic contamination are potentially sizeable, but can be significantly reduced by using a relatively short time interval for the two time-point Gamma(2) measurement.     

Adaptive complete synchronization of chaotic dynamical network with unknown and mismatched parameters

In this paper, an adaptive controller is designed to synchronize the chaotic dynamical network with unknown and mismatched parameters. Based on the invariance principle of differential equations, some generic sufficient conditions for asymptotic synchronization are obtained. In order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method, an example is provided and numerical simulations are performed. The numerical results show that our control scheme is very effective and robust against the weak noise.     

Trehalose-protected lipid membranes for determining membrane protein structure and insertion

Trehalose preserves lipid bilayers during dehydration and rehydration by replacing water to form hydrogen bonds between its own OH groups and lipid headgroups. We compare the lipid conformation and dynamics between trehalose-protected lyophilized membranes and hydrated membranes, to assess the suitability of the trehalose-containing membrane as a matrix for membrane protein structure determination. (31)P spectra indicate that the lipid headgroup of trehalose-protected dry POPC membrane (TRE-POPC) have an effective phase transition temperature that is approximately 50K higher than that of the hydrated POPC membrane. In contrast, the acyl chains have similar transition temperatures in the two membranes. Intramolecular lipid (13)C'-(31)P distances are the same in TRE-POPC and crystalline POPC, indicating that the lipid headgroup and glycerol backbone conformation is unaffected by trehalose incorporation. Intermolecular (13)C-(31)P distances between a membrane peptide and the lipid headgroups are 10% longer in the hydrated membrane at 226 K than in the trehalose-protected dry membrane at 253 K. This is attributed to residual motions in the hydrated membrane, manifested by the reduced (31)P chemical shift anisotropy, even at the low temperature of 226 K. Thus, trehalose lyoprotection facilitates the study of membrane protein structure by allowing experiments to be conducted at higher temperatures than possible with the hydrated membranes.     

纳构件加工后的力学特性

"采用分子动力学模拟的方法,运用镶嵌原子模型,研究了经过刻划后的单晶铜纳构件在不同拉伸速度条件下的力学行为. 通过原子位图、缺陷原子透视图、径向分布函数及应力-应变关系研究加工后纳构件在拉伸负载作用下的变化特性,并与理想单晶铜纳构件进行对比分析．模拟结果表明,加工后的纳构件的屈服强度较理想纳构件的屈服强度有明显下降,屈服强度随着刻槽深度的增加而下降,而且屈服强度对刻槽方向和拉伸速度敏感;纳结构在拉伸负载作用下,其应力应变关系出现了双峰形式,即工作硬化现象,二次屈服后表现为Z字形逐波下降形式．刻划深度、刻划     

溶胶-凝胶法制备Pb(Zr1?xTix)O3复合梯度薄摸以及介电与热释电特性

"在Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si基片上用溶胶-凝胶法生长制备了PZT(Pb(Zr1-xTix)O3)复合梯度铁电薄膜． 薄膜最终结构由6层组成,"向上"梯度薄膜在Pt底电极上的第一层从PbZrO3开始,顶层是PZT(50/50),即第一层是PbZrO3,第二层PZT90/10 (10%Ti),第三层是PZT80/20,第四层PZT70/30,第五层PZT60/40,第六层PZT50/50．每一层与此相反的是"向下"梯度PZT薄膜．用X射线衍射、俄歇电子能谱和阻抗分析来研究梯度薄膜的结构与介电特性．600     

(111)取向生长Pb(Zr0:95Ti0:05)O3纳米晶薄膜的铁电与热释电特性

" 在Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si基片上用溶胶-凝胶法与快速退火工艺制备了300 nm厚的锆钛酸铅Pb(Zr0:95Ti0:05)O3 (PZT95/5)反铁电薄膜．结果显示600~700 ℃晶化处理的钙钛矿PZT95/5薄膜具有高度(111)取向生长特性．薄膜的电性能测量采用金属-铁电-金属电容器结构．在20 V电压作用下,600~700 ℃晶化处理的PZT95/5薄膜显示出饱和电滞回线．在1 kHz下,600、650和700 ℃晶化的薄膜介电常数与损耗分别为519与0.028、677与0.029、987     

纳米氧化锌的过饱和控制生长与大小分布控制.

"在非水介质中合成了纳米氧化锌,测定了纳米氧化锌的紫外吸收光谱,并用有效质量模型计算了粒子大小,开发并命名了一种称之为纳米粒子过饱和控制生长的技术,该技术涉及将小的纳米粒子悬浊液加入到大的粒子悬浊液中,结果因为不同大小粒子间的溶解度差异小的粒子将全部溶解,大的粒子将整体长大,大粒子悬浊液的粒子数将保持不变,大粒子的生长速度显著比Ostwald老化的高．该技术最显著的特征是只要最初两悬浊液粒子大小的差异足够大,分布不是太宽,则粒子大小的分布将会因为粒子如此长大而变窄．"     

具有光控氧空缺的钼掺杂Bi5O7Br纳米片用于光催化氮气合成氨

氨(NH3)作为合成燃料、化肥和潜在能源载体的重要前体,是现代化学工业中最重要的化学品之一.工业中主要通过高能耗的Haber-Bosch工艺在高温高压下将氮气和氢气转化为NH3,而原料氢气由天然气蒸汽获得,因而不仅消耗大量能源,而且导致温室气体二氧化碳的大量排放,对环境造成危害.光催化固氮以光能为驱动力,以水为质子源,为合成NH3提供了一种温和、绿色和可持续的方法.然而,传统固氮催化剂具有与N2结合弱、成键难以及电子转移效率低的缺点.为了克服上述问题,在催化剂中引入氧空缺和过渡金属作为给电子中心和活性位点的策略被广泛研究.本文以半导体Bi5O7Br纳米片作为研究对象,通过在水热合成过程中添加Na2MoO4前驱盐在Bi5O7Br中掺杂钼元素,合成了不同摩尔含量的钼掺杂Bi5O7Br(Mo-Bi5O7Br)纳米片,并将其应用于光催化N2还原反应,发现Mo-Bi5O7Br的光催化固氮性能显著优于空白Bi5O7Br的催化性能.扫描电镜、透射电镜、能量色散X射线元素映射以及X射线光电子能谱的结果表明,掺杂过程不会影响Bi5O7Br纳米片的晶相和形貌,掺杂后钼元素均匀地分布在Bi5O7Br纳米片晶格中.采用紫外可见漫反射光谱、电子自旋共振光谱、氮气程序升温脱附谱以及光电化学测试等方法研究了Mo-Bi5O7Br相较于空白Bi5O7Br纳米片在光催化N2还原反应中催化性能提升的原因.UV-vis DRS结果表明,钼掺杂对Bi5O7Br可见光吸收能力具有增强作用.以催化NH3产率最高的Mo-Bi5O7Br-1(Mo摩尔百分含量为1％)为研究样本,EPR结果表明,在黑暗条件下,只有Mo-Bi5O7Br-1样品可以检测到明显的表面氧空位(OVs)信号;在光照条件下,Bi5O7Br和Mo-Bi5O7Br-1两种样品都出现OVs的信号峰,但同等光照时间下的Mo-Bi5O7Br-1具有更高的信号强度.此外,OVs信号会随着光照时间的延长逐渐增强;当移除光源后,信号强度逐渐降低.这表明Mo-Bi5O7Br-1在光照下会产生更高浓度的表面光控OVs.N2-TPD结果表明,光控OVs作为活性位点促进催化剂对N2的吸附.关闭光源后,OVs被环境中的水或氧气中的氧原子重新填充,避免了OVs易被氧化而导致反应失活的缺点,有助于保持Mo-Bi5O7Br-1催化N2还原反应的活性和稳定性.光电化学表征结果表明,Mo-Bi5O7Br-1中的光生载流子的分离和迁移效率明显提高.以上结果表明,掺杂过渡金属钼有助于Bi5O7Br纳米片表面光控OVs的生成,光控OVs作为活性位点提升了Bi5O7Br吸附和活化N2的能力,钼掺杂和光控OVs协同提高Bi5O7Br内部光生载流子的分离迁移效率,增强Bi5O7Br光催化固氮合成氨的反应性能.     

N-[2,6-二氯-4-(1,2,4-噁二唑-3-基)苯基]-2-甲氧基烟酰胺的合成、晶体结构及抗肿瘤活性研究

报道一种新型1,2,4-噁二唑衍生物,N-[2,6-二氯-4-(1,2,4-噁二唑-3-基)苯基]-2-甲氧基烟酰胺（C15H10Cl2N4O3）的合成,其结构通过1H NMR、13C NMR、HRMS以及X-射线单晶衍射进行表征。该晶体结构属于三斜晶系, P 1(—) 空间群,晶胞参数 a = 7.1291 (9), b = 8.4352 (10), c = 14.0021 (18) ?, α = 73.834 (3), β = 77.407 (3), γ = 70.019 (3)°, Mr = 366.18, V = 752.97 (16) ?3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.611 g/cm3, μ(MoKα) = 0.454 mm-1, F(000) = 372.0 , 晶体尺寸为 0.36 × 0.2 × 0.1 mm,Rint = 0.023。初步活性研究发现,该化合物对LoVo, A549, SK-BR-3, HeLa这四种肿瘤细胞株具有明显的抑制作用,尤其是对HeLa细胞的抑制活性与阳性药物5-氟尿嘧啶 (5-FU)相当。