Structural Stability,Tunable Electronic,and Optical Properties of XSi2N4/Cs2SnI6 (X = Cr,Mo, W) Heterostructures: First-Principles Studies

Novel optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices are promising, exploiting MoSi₂N₄-based van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures. Herein, six vertical XSi₂N₄/Cs₂SnI₆ (X = Cr, Mo, W) heterostructures are constructed and the atomic structure, stability, and optoelectronic properties via first-principles calculations are investigated. The results of binding energies indicate that XSi₂N₄/SnI₄ is energetically favorable to be established compared to the XSi₂N₄/CsI. Computed charge density differences show that at the XSi₂N₄/SnI₄ interface, there is no significant charge migration or rearrangement, making it unsuitable for use in charge transport devices. It is worth noticing that the built-in electric field induced by electron transfer from CsI to the XSi₂N₄ layer prevents light-induced electron and hole recombination, thereby improving carrier lifetime. Furthermore, the CrSi₂N₄/CsI heterostructure exhibits a wider range of visible light absorption, demonstrating its potential for applications in photoelectronic devices. The electronic and optical properties of XSi₂N₄/Cs₂SnI₆ can be tuned through element substitution. The findings could provide useful guidance for designing XSi₂N₄/Cs₂SnI₆ photoelectronic and photovoltaic devices.     

Polarimetric-Spectral-Sensitive Compressed Ultrafast Photography Enables Real-Time Intensity Visualization of Time-Varying Polarized Ultrafast Laser Pulses

Ultrafast laser pulses with complex spatiotemporal and polarization couplings have shown great application prospects in coherent control, particle acceleration, molecular dynamics excitation, and chiral or anisotropic detection. It is very important to observe the polarization-coupled ultrafast laser pulses for characterizing the performance of laser source and understanding the laser-matter interaction, but there is currently no detection technique that can completely characterize them, including the spatio-, spectral-, and polarimetric-temporal information. In this work, a polarimetric-spectral-sensitive has been compressed ultrafast photography (PS-CUP) to realize the real-time intensity visualization of time-varying polarized (TP) ultrafast laser pulses. PS-CUP can not only distinguish the polarization state of a TP pulse, but also realize the spatio-, spectral- and polarimetric-temporal measurement. To demonstrate the ability of polarization resolving detection, PS-CUP is used to successfully distinguish between the sinistral and dextral TP pulses and measure the angle and degree of linear polarization of a dextral TP pulse, respectively, and the experimental results are highly consistent with theoretical simulations. Owing to the unprecedented multidimensional detection ability, PS-CUP is prospected to provide a powerful tool for the diagnosis of various complex ultrafast laser pulses and the detection of ultrafast chiral optics.     

密封界面微孔结构的三维分形重构技术与泄漏特性

基于分形粗糙表面的三维数值重构技术,对界面微孔结构的分形表征进行详细研究,并应用分形多孔介质输运理论构建界面泄漏机理模型,建立微观形貌与宏观泄漏率之间的理论关系式.用有限元分析法对单粗糙峰的接触变形进行模拟,获得最大孔径的变形位移,实现微观接触力学与微观泄漏模型的有效耦合.应用所提出的预测模型对金属垫片泄漏率进行计算,结果与已有实验结果相吻合.由预测模型可知,粗糙表面分形维数、特征尺度系数以及变形位移量对微孔几何结构影响显著,是影响界面泄漏率的关键因素.     

Nanopore‐Based Confined Spaces for Single‐Molecular Analysis

The field of nanopore sensing at the single‐molecular level is in a “boom” period. Such nanopores, which are either composed of biological materials or are fabricated from solid‐state substrates, offer a unique confined space that is compatible with the single‐molecular scale. Under the influence of an electrical field, such single‐biomolecular interfaces can read single‐molecular information and, if appropriately fine‐tuned, each molecule plays its individual ionic rhythm to compose a “molecular symphony”. Over the past few decades, many research groups have worked on nanopore‐based single‐molecular sensors for a range of thrilling chemical and clinical applications. Furthermore, for the past decade, we have also focused on nanopore‐based sensors. In this Minireview, we summarize the recent developments in fundamental research and applications in this area, along with data algorithms and advances in hardware, which act as infrastructure for the electrochemical analysis.     

Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Isoindolinones

As important reactive species, isoindolinones represent a cluster of valuable building blocks for the construction of natural‐product‐like compounds. In particular, chiral isoindolinones are the key structural feature of naturally occurring bioactive molecules. During the past decade, great advances have been made in the asymmetric synthesis of isoindolinone skeleton compounds. Hence, recent progress in catalytic asymmetric synthesis of isoindolinones is reviewed here, with emphasis on chiral organocatalysis and transition metal complexes enabled transformations. Different organocatalysts (chiral phosphoric acids, phase transfer catalysts, chiral thioureas) and chiral transition‐metal complexes (Rh, Pd, Ir, Cu, Mg, and Ni) are included in this transformation.     

Chiral Sensing Using Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Bis(phenanthroline dicarboxylic acid) EuIII Complex Induced by Allosteric‐type Interaction with Amino Acid Molecules

[Eu(pda)₂]^? and [Eu(bda)₂]^? (pda=1,10‐phenanthroline‐2, 9‐dicarboxylic acid; bda=2,2′ bipyridine 5,5′‐dicarboxylic acid) have an achiral D_2d structure in crystals. These complexes exhibit circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) in water containing chiral amino acids. In this work, induced CPL of [Eu(pda)₂]^? and [Eu(bda)₂]^? in water solutions containing a mixture of d ‐ and l ‐ amino acids were examined. Plots of g_lum values of the induced CPL as a function of mol‐fraction of l ‐ and d ‐ arginine reveal that [Eu(pda)₂]^? favors homo‐association ([Eu(pda)₂]^?‐(l ‐arginine)₂ or [Eu(pda)₂]^?‐(d ‐arginine)₂) over hetero‐association {[Eu(pda)₂]^?‐(l ‐arginine)?(d ‐arginine)}. This suggests that association of an arginine molecule induces a structural change in [Eu(pda)₂]^? to promote chiral selective association to another arginine, i.e., homo‐allosteric association. On the other hand, the system of [Eu(pda)₂]^? with histidine favors hetero‐allosteric association over homo‐association. No allosteric effect is recognized in CPL from [Eu(bda)₂]^?.     

原子层沉积：一种多相催化剂“自下而上”气相制备新策略

多相催化剂是极为重要的一类催化剂,在许多重要工业反应中扮演关键角色。然而,传统的湿化学合成手段在很多情况下难以做到对催化剂活性位点的结构、组成以及其周围局部环境的原子级精细调控,继而给优化催化剂性能、理解多相催化机理带来较大的挑战。原子层沉积(ALD)是一种气相催化剂合成技术,其原理是基于两种前驱体蒸汽交替进样并在载体表面上发生分子层面上的“自限制”反应,实现目标材料在载体表面上的精准沉积。利用其分子层面上的“自限制”反应特性,并通过改变沉积周期数、次序和种类等方法可以实现对催化剂活性位结构的原子级精细控制,进而为人们提供了一种催化剂“自下而上”精细可控合成的新策略。在本文中,我们总结了利用ALD方法在负载型单金属和双金属催化剂精细设计方面的进展,讨论了ALD方法在设计高效催化剂方面的特点与优势。特别地,我们总结了利用ALD方法制备单原子和双原子结构金属催化剂的方法与策略。此外,我们总结了利用氧化物可控沉积精准调控金属催化活性中心周围的微环境,从而实现提升催化剂活性、选择性和稳定性的方法。最后我们展望了ALD技术在催化剂制备领域中应用的潜力。     

手性杯芳烃及其超分子手性

杯芳烃是由苯酚单元通过亚甲基连接而成的空腔型分子,具有衍生位点多,构象丰富等特点,被称为第三代主体分子。在分子层次,依手性因素的结构特点不同,可将手性杯芳烃分为具有手性亚单元的杯芳烃、固有手性杯芳烃和桥手性杯芳烃。在超分子层次,杯芳烃自身或杯芳烃与其他分子或离子在溶液中、晶态中或二维表面可通过非共价键力形成多种拓扑结构的纳米手性聚集体。研究手性杯芳烃和基于杯芳烃的超分子手性组装体的合成、结构和性能,不仅在理解手性起源、手性结构等方面具有理论意义,而且有望获得以分子识别为基础的手性传感器、手性催化剂、手性分离材料、手性载体和手性纳米材料。本文综述近十年来有代表性的分子手性杯芳烃和以杯芳烃为组分的超分子手性聚集体的设计、合成、结构和功能。着重展示杯芳烃骨架在形成新颖分子手性和超分子手性上的优势,以及杯芳烃单元在实现特定功能如手性识别时发挥的作用。相信随着杯芳烃合成技术和杯芳烃超分子设计的发展,必将进一步发挥杯芳烃的结构优势,涌现出更多性能优异的手性杯芳烃功能分子和超分子手性杯芳烃功能材料。     

高三尖杉酯碱和三尖杉酯碱的合成研究

天然药物高三尖杉酯碱和三尖杉酯碱是从三尖杉植物的叶和茎中分离得到的微量生物碱,是手性化合物。结构上,二者不仅含有一个共同的母核三尖杉碱,酯基侧链的α位也均为手性叔醇。因母核三尖杉碱和酯基侧链较大的空间位阻,两个结构片段的酯化偶联具有较大的挑战性。设计合成位阻较小的侧链中间体是酯化反应发生的关键。因此,化学家们相继合成了结构多样的α-羰基羧酸侧链以及含有杂环的侧链中间体,如四元内酯杂环侧链、四氢呋喃杂环侧链、六氢吡喃杂环侧链、七元内酯杂环侧链,并成功地完成了高三尖杉酯碱、三尖杉酯碱和同属其他活性生物碱的合成。本文基于本课题组的相关研究,根据侧链片段的构建策略和方法,综述了天然药物高三尖杉酯碱、三尖杉酯碱以及其他天然产物的合成研究。不仅总结了近几年来的新进展,还对我国老一辈的科学家们在此方面作出的贡献进行了回顾。     

手性离子液体在毛细管电泳手性分离中的应用

简要介绍了手性离子液体用于毛细管电泳手性分离的一般原理,系统地介绍了基于手性离子液体的毛细管电泳对映体拆分的一元手性选择体系和二元手性选择体系,并在国内外研究现状的基础上展望了手性离子液体在毛细管电泳手性分离中的应用前景。