A novel fluorometric detection of Cu(2+) based on self-assembled bilayers

Fluorescent reagent sodium 1-naphthylamine diacetate (NADA) was assembled onto gold electrodes via its electrostatic interaction with cysteine (Cys) that was directly assembled on the gold electrode surface. Formation of the self-assembled bilayers was confirmed and primarily characterized by cyclic voltammetry and X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS). The Cys modification of the gold electrode prevented direct adsorption of NADA onto the gold electrode and hence eliminated fluorescence quenching by gold. Strong fluorescence was observed from the NADA self-assembled bilayers at gold surface and was highly efficiently quenched by Cu²⁺ that allowed for an extremely highly sensitive detection of Cu²⁺ with a detection limit of 0.2 ppt and quantitative detection range of 0.5–9 ppt. The fluorescence from NADA/Cys/Au can be easily regenerated and therefore the present report showed a reusable method for immobilizing reagent in fabricating fluorescent chemosensors.     

PEG-covered lipid surfaces: bilayers and monolayers

In this review paper we survey the ways in which various micropipet techniques have been used to study the mechanochemical and interactive features of lipid bilayer vesicles and monolayer-coated gas bubbles. Special emphasis will be made on characterizing the barrier properties of grafted PEG layers and how a hierarchical approach that uses a short barrier and extended ligand allows us to start to mimic nature's own solution to the problem of ubiquitous repulsion and specific attraction. The information gained from such studies not only characterizes the membrane and other lipid surfaces and their intersurface interactions from a fundamental materials science perspective, but also provides essential materials property data that are required for the successful design and deployment of lipid-based carriers and other capsules in applications involving this so-called ‘stealthy’ surface.     

Assessing the Apparent Effective Thickness of the Supported Hybrid Bilayer Membranes Consisting of Octadecanethiol and Phospholipid by ac Impedance Spectroscopy

The electrochemical behavior of the gold electrode modified by hybrid bilayer membranes in different concentrations of Fe(CN)₆^3?/Fe(CN)₆^4? was investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry technology. The electron transfer between gold and the redox species separated by the hybrid bilayers assembly was completed by an electron tunneling process. A detailed equivalent circuit for electron transport across the HBMs is proposed. It was found that the apparent effective thickness of the hybrid bilayer membranes was lower than that of the sum of the chain length of octadecanethiol and phospholipid so some possible collapsed sites might exist at the hybrid bilayer membranes.     

CuI/Al双层电极的有机场效应晶体管

制备了CuI/Al为源极和漏电极的并五苯基场效应晶体管.相对于纯金属(Al, Au)电极的晶体管,所研制的晶体管的迁移率、阈值电压VT、开关电流比I_on/I_off等参数都有明显改善.研究发现,在Al电极与并五苯半导体之间引入CuI作为空穴注入层,能够明显降低Al电极与并五苯之间的空穴注入势垒.紫外-可见光谱和X射线光电子能谱数据表明,这种空穴注入势垒的降低源自并五苯和Al向CuI的电子转移. 关键词： 有机场效应晶体管 CuI/Al双层源漏电极 电子转移     

Electric- and magnetic-field-tuned Landau levels and Hall conductivity in AA-stacked bilayer graphene

We theoretically study the combined effect of magnetic and electric fields on the Landau levels and Hall conductivity in AA-stacked bilayer graphene. From the analytic expressions derived, we obtain explicit criterions for determining the zero-energy Landau level and different level crossings in the graphene bilayer. For providing a scheme of experimental verification, we further explore the quantum Hall effect in such a biased bilayer. It is found that the zero-conductance Hall plateau in this system can vanish at certain specific combinations of magnetic and electric fields, accompanying with the occurrence of resonance Hall conductivity steps.     

Uncompensated magnetization and exchange-bias field in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/YMnO3 bilayers: The influence of the ferromagnetic layer

We studied the magnetic behavior of bilayers of multiferroic and nominally antiferromagnetic o-YMnO₃ (375 nm thick) and ferromagnetic La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ and La_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃ (8…225 nm), in particular the vertical magnetization shift M_E and exchange-bias field H_E for different thickness and magnetic dilutions of the ferromagnetic layer at different temperatures and cooling fields. We have found very large M_E shifts equivalent to up to 100% of the saturation value of the o-YMO layer alone. The overall behavior, including XMCD magnetization shift measured at the Mn-L edge of the LSMO layer only, indicates that the properties of the ferromagnetic layer contribute substantially to the M_E shift and that this does not correlate straightforwardly with the measured exchange-bias field H_E.     

Sol-gel preparation and characterization of nanoporous ZnO/SiO2 coatings with broadband antireflection properties

Nanoporous ZnO/SiO₂ bilayer coatings were prepared on the surface of glass substrates via sol-gel dip-coating process. The structural, morphological and optical properties of the coatings were characterized. The refractive indices of ZnO layer and SiO₂ layer are 1.34 and 1.21 at 550 nm, respectively. The transmittance and reflectance spectra of the coatings were investigated and the broadband antireflection performance of the bilayer structure was determined over the solar spectrum. The solar transmittances in the range of 300-1200 nm and 1200-2500 nm are increased by 6.5% and 6.2%, respectively. The improvement of transmittance is attributed to the destructive interference of light reflected from interfaces between the different refractive-index layers with an optimized thickness. Such antireflection coatings of ZnO/SiO₂ provide a promising route for solar energy applications.     

Bilayer rGO-Based Photothermal Evaporator for Efficient Solar-Driven Water Purification[]**

Interfacial evaporation has emerged as a promising approach to produce freshwater. However, an urgent concern is that, due to the illegal discharge of industrial wastewater, most water bodies are polluted by trace volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are easily volatilized and enriched in the collected water during the interfacial evaporation process. Herein, a bilayer photothermal evaporator was reasonably designed for contaminated water purification. The bottom hydrophilic rGO-sodium alginate (SA) sheets purposefully disintegrate water transport channels, thus quickly removing VOCs through physical adsorption. The rGO-SA-TiO₂ upper layer sufficiently absorbs incident light and therefore persistently generates reactive oxidizing species to degrade upward VOCs. Notably, the oriented microchannels inside the evaporator allow sustained light reflections to improve the utilization of solar energy. The evaporation rate can reach 1.63 kg m⁻² h⁻¹ with a considerably high VOC removal efficiency of up to 96 %. Such an integrated bilayer evaporator provides an effective strategy to obtain clean water via solar distillation.     

胆酸钠与支撑磷脂双层膜作用的电化学研究

采用电化学方法研究胆酸钠(NaC)与s-BLM的相互作用, 并结合实验结果对NaC与s-BLM的作用机理进行了讨论.     

羟自由基对支撑磷脂双层膜的破坏及水溶性抗氧化剂保护作用的电化学研究

以支撑磷脂双层膜(supported bilayer lipid membrane, s-BLM)作为生物膜模型, 利用Fenton体系产生羟自由基(hydroxyl free radical, •OH), 采用循环伏安法研究了s-BLM与•OH之间的相互作用. 结果表明: •OH通过与磷脂发生化学反应, 诱发s-BLM上形成孔洞或缺陷, 这种作用对时间、FeSO₄和H₂O₂的浓度具有依赖性, 且不可恢复. 具有还原性基团的抗氧化剂维生素C, 还原型谷胱甘肽和L-半胱氨酸, 通过与•OH发生氧化还原反应, 可抑制•OH与s-BLM的相互作用, 降低•OH对s-BLM结构的破坏程度.