泡沫镍负载Pd-Ir作为Al-H_2O_2半燃料阴极的研究

以泡沫镍为基体,应用电化学沉积法制备Pd-Ir/Ni复合催化剂.由SEM、XPS分析样品的表面形态、组成以及各组分的价态.电化学测试表明该催化剂对H2O2电还原具有较高的催化性能,当过氧化氢的浓度为0.4 mol/L时,极限电流密度可超过318 mA/cm2.以纯铝或其合金作阳极、Pd-Ir/Ni作阴极组装Al-H2O2半燃料电池,得出其最大放电功率可达198 mW/cm2.     

Some intriguing items in the history of scientific balances

The short survey covers the development of the balance since its invention in the Neolithic era. Scales have been used most probably first as tools in trading, but already in Old Egyptian papyrus its use in techniques is documented. Its theory was cleared by Aristotle and Archimedes and at least at that time it was used as a scientific instrument. Today the balance is still the most widely used instrument in science and there are still improvements.     

染料敏化太阳能电池TiO2电极的制备及电解质的影响

采用溶胶-凝胶水热法制备了锐钛矿型纳米晶TiO₂薄膜电极,在乙二醇碳酸酯(EC)/1,2-丙二醇碳酸酯(PC)电解液体系中,研究了I₂和KI含量对电极光电性能的影响,发现随着电解液中I₂含量的增加,电池的短路光电流呈现先增加后减小的趋势,但光电流增加和减少的幅度并不大,同时体系的暗电流不断增加,光电压不断下降;随着电解液中KI含量的增加,电池的短路光电流也不断增加,当KI的含量大于0.2 mol/L时,电池的短路光电流的增加的趋势减缓.并对电解液中I₂和KI含量对电池光电性能影响的原因进行了初步的探讨.     

两种功能化纳米金粒子固酶电极的催化性能

以合成的4-巯基苯甲酸功能化纳米金粒子和聚乙烯基吡啶包覆纳米金粒子分别作为固酶载体,制备了2种新型固酶电极,在此基础上组装了2种酶燃料电池。采用电化学方法结合紫外可见分光光度法、透射电镜技术等手段研究了固酶载体的形貌,酶-载体间相互作用对电极表面固定酶分子的光谱学性质,酶-电极间直接电子迁移能力和催化底物反应性能的影响,进一步评估和比较了两种酶燃料电池的能量输出性能。实验结果表明：4-巯基苯甲酸功能化纳米金粒子固酶基电极可以实现酶-电极间的直接电子迁移而且对葡萄糖和氧气具有良好的催化性能(催化反应起始电位分别为-0.03和0.96 V,底物转化频率分别是1.3和0.5 s^-1),其催化性能的重现性、长期使用性能、酸碱耐受性和热稳定性良好,随着自组装固酶层数的增加,催化性能随之增强直至达到极限催化电流;电池性能测试结果表明4-巯基苯甲酸功能化纳米金粒子固酶基燃料电池的开路电压为0.88 V,最大输出能量密度：864.0 μW·cm^-2,长期使用性能优异(储存3 周后仍可达到最佳能量输出的80%以上)。     

Influence of Extraction Barrier on the Loss Process of Photogenerated Charge Carrier in Polymer Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

Based on a full device model adopting three-dimensional Pauli master equation approach, the charge carrier loss process due to poor extraction channels between electrode and active layer in polymer bulk heterojunction(BHJ) solar cells was studied. The influence of barrier height on device performance was simulated to reveal the importance of electrode improvement. It was found that relatively large extraction barrier height(over 0.40 eV) can lead to the significant diminishing of the overall charge collection efficiency, since bimolecular recombination rate would increase to a high level due to enhanced space charge accumulation effect near electrodes. In contrast, the percentage of charge carrier annihilated due to geminate recombination did not change significantly with barrier height variation. Our simulation results may provide the basis for a more accurate model and potential direction of polymer BHJ solar cells improvement.     

Graphene Oxide Nanosheets Modified with Single‐Domain Antibodies for Rapid and Efficient Capture of Cells

Peripheral blood can provide valuable information on an individual’s immune status. Cell‐based assays typically target leukocytes and their products. Characterization of leukocytes from whole blood requires their separation from the far more numerous red blood cells. 1 Current methods to classify leukocytes, such as recovery on antibody‐coated beads or fluorescence‐activated cell sorting require long sample preparation times and relatively large sample volumes. 2 A simple method that enables the characterization of cells from a small peripheral whole blood sample could overcome limitations of current analytical techniques. We describe the development of a simple graphene oxide surface coated with single‐domain antibody fragments. This format allows quick and efficient capture of distinct WBC subpopulations from small samples (～30 μL) of whole blood in a geometry that does not require any specialized equipment such as cell sorters or microfluidic devices.     

基于微流控芯片的CD4+T淋巴细胞计数检测

CD4 +T淋巴细胞是人体免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)的主要感染细胞,慢性HIV感染者逐渐耗尽CD4 +T淋巴细胞,使免疫系统变弱,导致获得性免疫缺陷综合症(AIDS),因此,CD4 +T淋巴细胞的数量对HIV/AIDS的诊断和治疗至关重要。全球范围内HIV/AIDS正处于快速增长期,现有的CD4 +T淋巴细胞计数检测方法由于仪器昂贵、操作复杂、检测成本高,不利于疾病诊疗的普及与推广。为实现低成本、方便、快捷的临床检测,基于微流控芯片的CD4 +T淋巴细胞计数检测方法与技术的研究正日益受到人们的重视。本文在回顾传统CD4 +T淋巴细胞检测方法的基础上,综述、归纳了基于微流控芯片的CD4 +T淋巴细胞计数方法,在全面分析其技术特点的基础上,进一步评述了其综合性能、适用范围、及典型优缺点。最后,本文针对基于微流控芯片的CD4 +T淋巴细胞计数检测技术的发展趋势及商业化应用前景进行了讨论和展望。     

Nitrile Oxide‐Norbornene Cycloaddition as a Bioorthogonal Crosslinking Reaction for the Preparation of Hydrogels

This communication describes the first application of cycloaddition between an in situ generated nitrile oxide with norbornene leading to a polymer crosslinking reaction for the preparation of poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels under physiological conditions. Hydrogels with high water content and robust physical strength are readily formed within 2–5 min by a simple two‐solution mixing method which allows 3D encapsulation of neuronal cells. This bioorthogonal crosslinking reaction provides a simple yet highly effective method for preparation of hydrogels to be used in bioengineering.

     

Tuning the energy gap of conjugated polymer zwitterions for efficient interlayers and solar cells

Narrow band gap conjugated polymer zwitterions (CPZs) were synthesized by Suzuki polymerization and characterized to understand their electronic properties and utility as cathode modification layers in solar cells. The polymers were prepared from diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) and iso-indigo monomers containing sulfobetaine (SB) pendant groups, benefiting from an ion-rich aqueous phase in the polymerizations. UV–vis absorption spectroscopy revealed the optical energy gap value for the CPZs, ranging from 1.7 to 1.2 eV. Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy of the CPZs as thin layers on Ag metal showed that the pendent zwitterions impart an interfacial dipole (Δ) to the metal and a work function reduction of ∼0.9 eV. OPVs fabricated using a conventional bulk heterojunction (BHJ) device architecture of ITO/PEDOT:PSS/(PTB7:PC₇₁BM)/CPZ/Ag led to dramatic improvements in power conversion efficiency (PCE) values relative to devices having bare Ag cathodes (PCE < 2% for bare Ag vs. 6.7–7.7% for CPZ/Ag). The benzothiadiazole (BT)/DPP polymer denoted as PT₂BTDPPSB gave an optimal PCE of 7.7% in a conventional BHJ OPV device architecture fabricated on a Ag cathode. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015 , 53, 327–336