Metal-Organic Frameworks-derived Indium Clusters/Carbon Nanocomposites for Efficient CO2 Electroreduction

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide into value-added products is a promising way to recycle the greenhouse gas, thus solving the crisis of global warming. Pressing challenges remain in regulating the catalytic selectivity. In this work, we demonstrated a metal-organic frameworks-assisted approach to synthesizing In species loaded on the surface of N doped carbon matrix. By controlling the particle sizes, the catalytic selectivity can be easily altered. The obtained In_c/NC possesses the outstanding capability for converting CO₂ into CO. And 80.09% Faraday efficiency (FE) of CO can be achieved at 0.8 V vs. RHE. While the In₂O₃/C exhibits different catalytic behaviors, the main product is formic acid and the FE is more than 50% at 0.8 V vs. RHE. The selectivity reversal can be attributed to the strong interactions between In clusters and N atoms of carbon supports, which efficiently inhibits the formation of the by-product, formic acid. Our research has paved a new way to modulate catalytic selectivity by manipulating the fine structures of the catalysts.     

SrIr9In18 – A Structurally Complex Intermetallic Compound with Sr@Ir4In12, Ir@In8 and Ir@In9 Building Units

Single crystals of SrIr₉In₁₈ were obtained by induction melting of the elements in a glassy carbon crucible followed by annealing at 1070 K. SrIr₉In₁₈ was structurally characterized by X-ray powder and single crystal diffraction: P4 m2, a = 811.21(5), c = 854.49(5) pm, wR₂ = 0.0511, 1223 F² values, and 46 variables. The structure is of a new type. The basic building units are Ir@In₈ (distorted square-prismatic, square anti-prismatic and bicapped trigonal prismatic coordination) and Ir@In₉ (distorted trigonal prismatic coordination) polyhedra, which condense to a three-dimensional network, which leaves large cavities for the strontium cations, which are coordinated to four iridium and twelve indium atoms. The [Ir₉In₁₈]^2– polyanionic network is stabilized through Ir–In (267–290 pm) and In–In (302–354 pm) bonding.     

SrIrIn6 – An Intergrowth of SrIrIn4 with Indium Slabs

The indium-rich intermetallic compound SrIrIn₆ was synthesized from the elements in a sealed tantalum ampoule at 1173 K, followed by slow cooling for crystal growth. SrIrIn₆ crystallizes with a new structure type which was characterized by X-ray powder and single crystal diffraction: Pmma, a = 852.34(2), b = 434.54(5), c = 1059.18(6) pm, wR₂ = 0.0178, 884 F² values, and 32 variables. The SrIrIn₆ structure shows two basic building units: (i) Ir@In₉ tricapped trigonal prisms (261–292 pm Ir–In) and (ii) distorted bcc In@In₈ cubes (301 to 329 pm In–In). The strontium cations fill cages within the complex three-dimensional [IrIn₆] network and have coordination number 13 (Sr@In₁₃) in form of a tricapped pentagonal prism. The SrIrIn₆ structure can be described as a simple intergrowth variant of SrIrIn₄ (LaCoAl₄ type) with indium slabs. The crystal chemical similarities with the structures of SrIrIn₄, SrIr₂In₈ and Eu₃Ir₂In₁₅ are discussed.     

Carbometalation and Heterometalation of Carbon‐Carbon Multiple‐Bonds Using Group‐13 Heavy Metals: Carbogallation,Carboindation, Heterogallation,and Heteroindation

Organogallium and ‐indium compounds are useful reagents in organic synthesis because of their moderate stability, efficient reactivity and high chemoselectivity. Carbogallation and ‐indation of a carbon‐carbon multiple bond achieves the simultaneous formation of carbon‐carbon and carbon‐metal bonds. Heterogallation and ‐indation construct carbon‐heteroatom and carbon‐metal bonds. Therefore, these reaction systems represent a significant synthetic method for organogalliums and ‐indiums. Many chemists have attempted to apply various types of unsaturated compounds such as alkynes, alkenes, and allenes to these reaction systems. This minireview provides an overview of carboindation and ‐gallation as well as heteroindation and ‐gallation.     

结晶紫在纳米磷化镓粉体表面吸附的表面增强拉曼光谱分析

利用Raman光谱对结晶紫(Crystal Violet,CV)在纳米磷化镓(GaP)粉体表面的吸附状态进行了分析.结果表明:与普通拉曼散射谱(Normal Raman Scattering,NRS)相比,结晶紫表面增强拉曼散射(Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering,SERS)谱的4种振动模式,即:中央键的呼吸振动、环-C -环面外弯曲振动、环C-H面外弯曲振动以及N-环伸缩振动,在纳米GaP粉体表面得到增强;通过分析吸附前后结晶紫拉曼散射峰相对强度的变化,确定了结晶紫在纳米GaP粉体表面的吸附取向,并对其表面增强散射机理进行了探讨.     

一种在弱酸性介质中有电化学发光性能的鲁米诺衍生物

报道了一种鲁米诺的衍生物-3-(1-乙酰丙酮偶氮)苯二甲酰肼在酸性介质中的电化学发光行为,该化合物与鲁米诺类似,发生两步电化学氧化反应,但其氧化电位较鲁米诺低约0.5V,在氧化铟锡玻璃电极上具有良好的电化学发光性能,有效地避免了氧化铟锡玻璃电极本身的发光干扰.不仅在碱性介质中具有较高的电化学发光效率,而且在酸性介质中也产生较稳定的电化学发光,在1.0×10-6mol/L以上浓度,电化学发光强度与浓度有良好的线性关系.     

Microstructure evolution of room-temperature-sputtered ITO films suitable for silicon heterojunction solar cells

Thickness influence on structural, optical and electrical properties of sputtered indium tin oxide (ITO) with thickness ranging from 60 up to 430 nm films has been studied. At the increase of the film thickness crystallinity degree and grain size increased, whereas tensile structural distortion as well as resistivity decreased. It was observed that a microstructure evolution takes place: the initial amorphous layer evolved in polycrystalline phase, with a grain–subgrain surface morphology. Carrier concentration increased at the increase of the film thickness and a general relationship between electrical characteristics and structural distortion has been found. In thinner films larger tensile distortion allowed to include larger amount of interstitial O and/or Sn atoms in the lattice. An appreciable impact of the thickness was also observed on electro-optical properties in terms of changes in energy gap, resistivity and optical absorption. Silicon heterojunction solar cells have been produced and J_sc as high as 33.0 mA/cm² has been obtained.     

Knoevenagel Condensation of Acetylacetone with AldehydesCatalyzed by a New Catalyst Indium Trichloride

Duringthepastdecade,considerableattentionhasbeenfocusedontheorganoindiumchemistry.'AhandfulofpaPersontheaPplicationofallylindinmreagefltsandindinmpowdermediatedorganicreactionwerereported.'Mostrecelltly,indiumtfichloridehasbeenusedinorganicsynthesis.ForexamPle,InCl3-Me3SiClsystemhasbeenusedtopromotetheMukaiyamaaldolreaction,'Whiletheadditionofallylicstannanestoalde-hydespromotedbyInCl3hasalsobeenreported.'ItwasindicatedthatasanewLewisacidpromoter,InCl3mayreplacetheotherLewisacidssuchasB…     

Band bending at the conducting polymer/indium tin oxide interfaces with and without ultraviolet treatment

In this study, the effect of ultraviolet treatment on the band bending at the poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) doped with poly(4-styrenesulfonate)/indium tin oxide (PEDOT:PSS/ITO) interfaces were researched. The authors suggested that ultraviolet treatment could lead to a reduction in the band bending at the PEDOT:PSS/ITO interface, owing to the removal of carbon contamination at the ITO surfaces and a decrease in the number of the trap-states at the PEDOT:PSS/ITO interface.