Photoluminescence properties of a cationic trinuclear zinc(II) complex with the tetradentate Schiff base ligand 6‐methyl‐2‐({[(pyridin‐2‐yl)methyl]imino}methyl)phenolate

Metal complexes with Schiff base ligands have been suggested as potential phosphors in electroluminescent devices. In the title complex, tetrakis[6‐methyl‐2‐({[(pyridin‐2‐yl)methyl]imino}methyl)phenolato‐1:2κ⁸N,N′,O:O;3:2κ⁸N,N′,O:O]trizinc(II) hexafluoridophosphate methanol monosolvate, [Zn₃(C₁₄H₁₃N₂O)₄](PF₆)₂·CH₃OH, the Zn^II cations adopt both six‐ and four‐coordinate geometries involving the N and O atoms of tetradentate 6‐methyl‐2‐({[(pyridin‐2‐yl)methyl]imino}methyl)phenolate ligands. Two terminal Zn^II cations adopt distorted octahedral geometries and the central Zn^II cation adopts a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The O atoms of the phenolate ligands bridge three Zn^II cations, forming a dicationic trinuclear metal cluster. The title complex exhibits a strong emission at 469 nm with a quantum yield of 15.5%.     

Is there any sense to investigate volumetric and acoustic properties of more binary mixtures containing Ionic Liquids?

The excess speed of sound, excess molar volume and excess molar isentropic compressibility of 52 binary mixtures containing Ionic Liquids at T = 298.15 K were calculated using selected literature speed of sound and density data. The second components were alcohols: methanol, or ethanol, or 1-propanol, or 2-propanol, or 1-butanol or other solvents: acetone, acetonitrile, tetrahydrofuran, dichloromethane and dimethylsulfoxide. The Balankina’s relative excesses, X_bal, i.e. the ratios between excess and ideal quantities X^E/X^id were also determined to reduce the structural impact of pure components to absolute excesses. Analysis of quantities determined shows some patterns for concentration dependences of large groups of mixtures; thus, the scheme for influence of anion or cation of Ionic Liquids and solvent on Balankina’s relative excesses was proposed. It seems that presented analysis provide the knowledge about absolute and relative excess quantities for other mixtures without doing the experimental work. It is also visible that analysis of excess molar quantities and X_bal parameters can support the interpretation of interactions which occur between Ionic Liquids and solvent.     

有序介孔三氧化二铟/还原氧化石墨烯纳米复合材料的制备及可见光催化性能

以有序介孔三氧化二铟(m-In2O3)和还原氧化石墨烯(RGO)为原料,采用紫外光照射法合成了介孔三氧化二铟/还原氧化石墨烯(m-In2O3-RGO)复合光催化剂.利用N2吸附-脱附、X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、漫反射吸收光谱(DRS)和光电流测试等手段对样品进行表征.在可见光照射下,以对氯苯酚(4-CP)为目标污染物,考察了m-In2O3-RGO光催化剂的催化性能.结果表明,m-In2O3-RGO光催化剂具有完整的晶型和规则的孔道结构,有利于光生电子和空穴的分离.同时,作为固态电子受体与传输体的RGO促进了光生电子-空穴对的传输和分离,有效提高了可见光催化性能.掺杂2%(质量分数)RGO的复合光催化剂性能最佳,4 h可将4-CP降解96%以上,催化剂经多次循环使用后,其光催化活性基本保持不变.     

TiO_2/Ag_2NCN复合光催化剂的制备与可见光催化性能

利用银盐与单氰胺水溶液的沉淀反应,通过共混不同质量分数的纳米TiO2粒子制备了TiO2/Ag2NCN复合光催化剂.使用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱仪和紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱仪对复合光催化剂的结构进行了表征.结果表明,锐钛矿相TiO2纳米颗粒沉积在Ag2NCN表面形成异质结构,二者间以弱的物理作用力相结合.TiO2的掺杂使得复合颗粒的UV-Vis吸收光谱发生红移,带隙变窄.以亚甲基蓝(MB)为光催化降解对象,研究了TiO2/Ag2NCN复合颗粒的可见光催化活性.结果表明,与单一Ag2NCN相比,复合颗粒表现出增强的光催化性能.对TiO2/Ag2NCN复合颗粒的光催化反应动力学过程及光催化机理进行了探讨.     

Supercritical fluid extraction of lipids from linseed with on-line evaporative light scattering detection

Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) is a green alternative method of extraction for neutral lipids in seeds compared to conventional methods utilizing organic solvents. In this work, a novel method where SFE is hyphenated with an evaporative light scattering detector is presented. The method was subsequently applied to determine lipid content in crushed linseed. The new method enables rapid quantification of extracted lipids as well as be ability to continuously monitor the extraction rate in real-time, thus being able to determine the time point of completed extraction.     

Tutorial review on validation of liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry methods: Part I

This is the part I of a tutorial review intending to give an overview of the state of the art of method validation in liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC–MS) and discuss specific issues that arise with MS (and MS/MS) detection in LC (as opposed to the “conventional” detectors). The Part I briefly introduces the principles of operation of LC–MS (emphasizing the aspects important from the validation point of view, in particular the ionization process and ionization suppression/enhancement); reviews the main validation guideline documents and discusses in detail the following performance parameters: selectivity/specificity/identity, ruggedness/robustness, limit of detection, limit of quantification, decision limit and detection capability. With every method performance characteristic its essence and terminology are addressed, the current status of treating it is reviewed and recommendations are given, how to determine it, specifically in the case of LC–MS methods.     

利用基于Gouy-Chapman模型的离子有效电荷定量表征离子特异性效应

离子特异性效应在固-液界面反应中是普遍存在的. 近期研究指出, 在较低电解质浓度的某些体系中, 离子特异性效应可能并非来源于色散力、经典诱导力、离子半径或水合半径的大小等, 而是界面附近强电场中的离子极化作用. 这种作用可使界面附近的吸附态反号离子被强烈极化(高达经典极化的10⁴倍). 强烈极化的结果将导致离子在界面附近受到的库仑力远远超过离子电荷所能产生的库仑力, 这体现在离子的有效电荷将远大于离子的实际电荷. 因此胶体体系中基于这种强极化的离子有效电荷可以用来定量表征离子特异性效应的强度. 本研究在蒙脱石-胡敏酸混合悬液凝聚过程中发现了Na⁺、K⁺、Ca²⁺、Cu²⁺四种离子的离子特异性效应, 提出了基于激光散射技术测定离子有效电荷的方法, 并成功获得了被强烈极化后的离子有效电荷数值. 实验测得的Na⁺、K⁺、Ca²⁺、Cu²⁺四种离子的有效电荷值分别为: Z_{Na(effective)}=1.46, Z_K(effective)=1.86, Z_{Ca(effective)}=3.92, Z_{Cu(effective)}=6.48.该结果表明: (1) 离子在强电场中的极化将大大提高离子的有效电荷, 从而极大地增强离子所受的库仑作用力;(2) 离子的电子层数越多, 离子极化越强烈, 离子的有效电荷增加越多.     

Fe2BiTaO7纳米催化剂的组织结构及光催化性能

用固相反应合成法合成了光催化剂Fe2BiTaO7,通过XRD、SEM、TEM、紫外-可见漫反射等表征方法对其组织结构及光催化性能进行了研究。结果表明Fe2BiTaO7为立方晶系烧绿石结构,空间群为Fd3m,禁带宽度为1.72 e V。通过比较Fe2BiTaO7、P25TiO2、掺氮Ti O2和Bi2In Ta O7的可见光光催化降解罗丹明B,发现Fe2BiTaO7降解效果及催化活性均高于其它催化剂,并且Fe2BiTaO7降解罗丹明B效率是掺氮二氧化钛的1.5倍。Fe2BiTaO7降解罗丹明B的曲线符合一级动力学,一级动力学常数为0.022 93 min-1。研究了罗丹明B可能的降解路径和Fe2BiTaO7在可见光下降解苯酚的效果。Fe2BiTaO7(可见光)光催化剂系统适用于纺织工业废水处理。     

Full‐Color Emissive Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Electrospun Nanofibers Containing a Single Hyperbranched Conjugated Polymer for Large‐Scale,Flexible Light‐Emitting Sheets

White‐light‐emitting protocols based on organic materials have received much attention in the academic and industrial fields because of their potential applications in full‐color displays and back‐lighting units for liquid crystal displays. Here, the attempt is made to fabricate white‐light‐emitting, electrospun poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) sheets containing controlled concentrations of a single light‐emitting material composed of a type of hyperbranched conjugated polymer (HCP). The HCPs used here have the unique property of exhibiting a variety of fluorescence colors in the electrospun matrix that is caused by the different distances between HCP chains depending on their concentrations, leading to different degrees of intermolecular energy transfer. Therefore, the emission colors of the PEO sheets can be easily manipulated by simply varying the HCP concentrations in the PEO matrix. The resulting method for fabricating nanofibers comprising light‐emitting materials in the polymer matrix has great potential for easy fabrication of cost‐effective, flexible light‐emitting system.

     

Enhanced light‐vapor interactions and all optical switching in a chip scale micro‐ring resonator coupled with atomic vapor

The coupling of atomic and photonic resonances serves as an important tool for enhancing light‐matter interactions and enables the observation of multitude of fascinating and fundamental phenomena. Here, by exploiting the platform of atomic‐cladding wave guides, the resonant coupling of rubidium vapor and an atomic cladding micro ring resonator is experimentally demonstrated. Specifically, cavity‐atom coupling in the form of Fano resonances having a distinct dependency on the relative frequency detuning between the photonic and the atomic resonances is observed. Moreover, significant enhancement of the efficiency of all optical switching in the V‐type pump‐probe scheme is demonstrated. The coupled system of micro‐ring resonator and atomic vapor is a promising building block for a variety of light vapor experiments, as it offers a very small footprint, high degree of integration and extremely strong confinement of light and vapor. As such it may be used for important applications, such as all optical switching, dispersion engineering (e.g. slow and fast light) and metrology, as well as for the observation of important effects such as strong coupling, and Purcell enhancement.