Sacrificial template synthesis of ultrathin polyaniline nanosheets and their application in highly sensitive electrochemical dopamine detection

Unique functional nanomaterials as electroactive media for efficiently electrochemical biosensing have always been an ever-increasing topic in biotechnology and environmental fields. In this study, we report a simple sacrificial template-guided polymerization strategy to fabricate ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) polyaniline (PANI) nanosheets for electrochemical detection of dopamine (DA). By using vanadium pentoxide nanosheets as both sacrificial templates and oxidants, the resulting PANI nanosheets show an ultrathin thickness of ca. 4 nm with a favorable electrical conductivity of ca. 10 S cm^?1. Furthermore, PANI nanosheets have been modified on a glass carbon electrode for highly sensitive DA detection. The proposed DA sensor delivers a linear range of 0.5–300 μM with a low detection limit of 0.118 μM (S/N = 3). In addition, the as-fabricated electrochemical sensor exhibits an outstanding selectivity, stability, reproducibility, and repeatability, enabling its feasible application for DA detection in real samples. Therefore, the ultrathin PANI nanosheets reported here are good candidates as electrodes for the sensitive and selective DA detection.     

Development of Apple Tissue Based Biocathode and MWCNT−Pt−Au Nanomaterial Based Bioanode Biofuel Cell

A biofuel cell (BFC) was fabricated by combining multiwalled carbon nanotube -platinum-gold (MWCNT−Pt−Au) hybrid nanomaterial, glucose oxidase (GOx) and benzoquinone included carbon felt electrode (CFE) bioanode with apple tissue included CFE biocathode. The working parameters of bioanode were optimized both experimentally and chemometrically. For the biocathode, apple, banana and pear tissues were tried and best power output was obtained with apple tissue. By combining MWCNT−Pt−Au/GOx/CFE bioanode with apple tissue based biocathode, single cell, double cell with membrane and with salt-bridge BFCs were formed. The best power output with highest current density were obtained with single cell BFC.     

DDAB修饰纳米氧化锌的合成及XANES研究

用改进的反胶束法合成了半导体纳米级氧化锌,表面由DDAB(双十二烷基二甲基溴化铵)修饰.改进的方法与传统方法的区别是反胶束法中所需要的水是由含水的锌盐直接提供,在有机溶剂中直接形成了微反应池.TEM(透射电子显微镜)照片证实了氧化锌的尺寸为纳米级,其粒径可由锌盐和DDAB的使用量之比来控制.并用基于北京同步辐射的X射线吸收近边结构谱来研究纳米材料的表面结构重组和畸变性质等.     

纳米晶粒在高压下的相转变

本文报道了晶粒尺寸对压力诱导相转变的最新进展。用热力学理论分析了造成纳米晶体材料（纳米晶）的相转变压力与同种大块材料不同的主要因素是体积变化比，表面能差和内能差。通过估算这三个因素的具体大小，可解释文献报道的实验结果，并可确定大块材料和纳米晶之间相转变压力发生差异的控制因素。在纳米晶中，晶粒尺寸对结构稳定性和相转变压力的影响与体系本身有关。     

Alumina‐supported nickel catalyst for liquid‐phase reactions: an expedient and efficient heterogeneous catalyst for hydrogenation reactions

The preparation of a new nickel(0)/Al₂O₃ catalyst for hydrogenation reactions is described. The nickel(0)/Al₂O₃ catalysts were prepared by impregnation of alumina with a solution of a nickel(II) salt. After drying, the nickel(II) salt was reduced under mild conditions into nickel(0) using t‐BuONa‐activated sodium hydride in tetrahydrofuran at 65 °C. The nickel(0)/Al₂O₃ catalysts obtained were characterized by transmission electron microscopy and energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy. The supported catalysts were successfully used in solution‐phase hydrogenation of double and triple bonds. Although the activity of the nickel(0)/Al₂O₃ is comparable to non‐supported nickel(0) reagents, it has the advantage of being reusable more than ten times with only a slight decrease of reactivity. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Polypyrrole-cobalt-carbon nanocomposites as efficient counter electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells

In this work, we demonstrate a new kind of Pt-free counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells(DSCs). Polypyrrole-cobalt-carbon(PPY-Co-C) nanocomposites, with the advantages of low cost and simple preparation, show favorable catalytic activity in promoting tri-iodide reduction. The DSC composed of the PPY-Co-C nanocomposite electrode exhibits an acceptable energy conversion efficiency of 6.01%, a considerable short-circuit photocurrent of 15.33 mA cm-2, and a low charge-transfer resistance of 1.5 Ω cm2. The overall performance of PPY-Co-C is superior to the carbon counterparts and comparable with the platinum reference, rendering them efficient and promising counter electrode materials for DSCs.     

基于液体阵列比色传感器鉴别不同茶叶的新方法

基于茶多酚与三价铁的络合性以及对氧化铈的还原性,构建了交叉响应的液体阵列传感器,为茶叶种类的区分提供了一种新方法.利用水热法合成了硅酸锌空心微球和纳米棒作为三价铁的吸附剂,同时合成了可被茶多酚还原的纳米氧化铈,以硅酸锌-硫氰酸铁和氧化铈共同构建3×3阵列.对5种茶多酚和14种茶叶进行了检测,每个样本做5次平行实验,通过聚类分析(HCA)和主成份分析(PCA)方法对反应前后的图谱进行了分析.结果表明,该阵列能够将结构类似的茶多酚化合物准确区分,并且平行样本之间稳定性较好;同时对不同品种的茶叶样本区分效果良好,结合反应前后的差谱图可以实现对茶叶的定性分析.该方法在茶叶品质和食品质量的快速可视化检测方面具有潜在应用价值.     

Polyethylene glycol functionalized Fe3O4@MIL-101(Cr) for the efficient removal of heavy metals from Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort

In recent years, the quality and safety issues of Chinese medicinal herbs have received great attention worldwide. Thereinto, heavy metal contamination has been one of the most serious concerns. Compared to the wide research in the analysis of heavy metals in medicinal herbs, the studies on the removal of heavy metals are relatively limited. In this study, polyethylene glycol functionalized Fe₃O₄@MIL-101(Cr) (Fe₃O₄@MIL-101(Cr)@PEG) was designed and synthesized to remove heavy metals from the decoction of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. The in-house fabricated Fe₃O₄@MIL-101(Cr)@PEG was characterized by a porous structure and a large specific surface area. Then, the efficiency of the material for the removal of five heavy metals was tested under optimal adsorption conditions. Meanwhile, the content of Senkyunolide A, Senkyunolide I, and Ferulic acid, the solid content, and the HPLC fingerprints similarity were used as the quality monitoring indicators of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort decoction before and after the heavy metal removal. Results showed that the magnetic nanomaterial had excellent removal efficiency for As⁵⁺ (81.4 %), Cd²⁺ (88.19 %), and Pb²⁺ (83.79 %) and certain removal efficiency for Ni²⁺ (51.59 %) and Zn²⁺ (55.4 %) under the spiked concentration of 50 μg/mL. The content of Senkyunolide A, Senkyunolide I, and Ferulic acid were decreased by less than 8.00 % after the removal of heavy metals. Besides, the loss rate of solid content was only 0.18 %, and the fingerprints similarity was over 99.9 %. The results indicated that Fe₃O₄@MIL-101(Cr)@PEG could efficiently and selectively remove heavy metals from Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort without affecting its effective components. Due to the advantages of low-cost, simple manipulation, and good efficiency, the material can be recommended for heavy metals removal from the aqueous solutions of medicinal herbs, providing a new and promising application for the removal of exogenous contaminants in medicinal herbs.     

水滑石基催化剂催化合成碳纳米材料的研究进展

碳纳米材料是一类推动能源存储、 多相催化、 高性能复合和生物医药等领域发展的重要材料, 可控合成碳纳米材料对相关领域的发展具有重要意义. 水滑石(LDHs)材料具有层板金属种类及含量可调等特点, 经焙烧、 还原后可制备出金属种类、 密度和粒径分布各异的高分散、 高稳定金属纳米催化剂, 可实现高效催化生长各种类型的碳纳米材料. 此外, 通过调控反应条件和反应器等, 可以影响LDHs基金属纳米催化剂催化生长的碳纳米材料的结构和性能. 本文总结了LDHs基金属纳米催化剂的可控制备、 碳纳米材料结构调控以及利用LDHs基催化剂制备的碳纳米材料的应用等方面的研究工作, 并阐明了催化剂的可控制备是控制合成碳纳米材料的核心手段, 这为利用LDHs基催化剂进一步合成更高性能碳纳米材料的研究指明了方向. 此外, 本文还结合近些年在光、 电及光热催化方面的研究进展, 展望了基于新型LDHs纳米结构生长碳纳米材料的研究前景.     

纳米TiO_2的制备及其改性和应用研究进展

简要介绍了TiO2纳米材料的制备、改性方法及其应用;其制备方法包括气相法和液相法,液相法又包括溶胶-凝胶法、水热/溶剂热法、液相沉积法和微乳液法;其改性主要包括贵金属沉积、离子掺杂、染料敏化和半导体复合;其应用领域则主要包括光催化、光伏电池和光解水.