Reactivity of Liquid Ammonia Solutions of the Zintl Phase K12Sn17 towards Mesitylcopper(I) and Phosphinegold(I) Chloride

To gain more insight into the reactivity of intermetalloid clusters, the reactivity of the Zintl phase K₁₂Sn₁₇, which contains [Sn₄]^4? and [Sn₉]^4? cluster anions, was investigated. The reaction of K₁₂Sn₁₇ with gold(I) phosphine chloride yielded K₇[(η²‐Sn₄)Au(η²‐Sn₄)](NH₃)₁₆ ( 1 ) and K₁₇[(η²‐Sn₄)Au(η²‐Sn₄)]₂(NH₂)₃(NH₃)₅₂ ( 2 ), which both contain the anion [(Sn₄)Au(Sn₄)]^7? ( 1 a ) that consists of two [Sn₄]^4? tetrahedra linked through a central gold atom. Anion 1 a represents the first binary Au?Sn polyanion. From this reaction, the solvate structure [K([2.2.2]crypt)]₃K[Sn₉](NH₃)₁₈ ( 3 ; [2.2.2]crypt=4,7,13,16,21,24‐hexaoxa‐1,10‐diazabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane) was also obtained. In the analogous reaction of mesitylcopper with K₁₂Sn₁₇ in the presence of [18]crown‐6 in liquid ammonia, crystals of the composition [K([18]crown‐6)]₂[K([18]crown‐6)(MesH)(NH₃)][Cu@Sn₉](thf) ( 4 ) were isolated ([18]crown‐6=1,4,7,10,13,16‐hexaoxacyclooctadiene, MesH=mesitylene, thf=tetrahydrofuran) and featured a [Cu@Sn₉]^3? cluster. A similar reaction with [2.2.2]crypt as a sequestering agent led to the formation of crystals of [K[2.2.2]crypt][MesCuMes] ( 5 ). The cocrystallization of mesitylene in 4 and the presence of [MesCuMes]^? ( 5 a ) in 5 provides strong evidence that the migration of a bare Cu atom into an Sn₉ anion takes place through the release of a Mes^? anion from mesitylcopper, which either migrates to another mesitylcopper to form 5 a or is subsequently protonated to give MesH.     

MnO2‐Modified Persistent Luminescence Nanoparticles for Detection and Imaging of Glutathione in Living Cells and In Vivo

Persistent luminescence nanoparticles (PLNPs) hold great promise for the detection and imaging of biomolecules. Herein, we have demonstrated a novel nanoprobe, based on the manganese dioxide (MnO₂)‐modified PLNPs, that can detect and image glutathione in living cells and in vivo. The persistent luminescence of the PLNPs can be efficiently quenched by the MnO₂ nanosheets. In the presence of glutathione (GSH), MnO₂ was reduced to Mn²⁺ and the luminescence of PLNPs can be restored. The persistent luminescence property can allow detection and imaging without external excitation and avoid the background noise originating from the in situ excitation. This strategy can offer a promising platform for detection and imaging of reactive species in living cells or in vivo.     

New polypyrrole–carbon nanotubes–silicon dioxide solid‐phase microextraction fiber for the preconcentration and determination of benzene,toluene, ethylbenzene,and o‐xylene using gas liquid chromatography

For the first time, a polypyrrole–carbon nanotubes–silicon dioxide composite film coated on a steel wire was prepared by an electrochemical method. Scanning electron microscopy images showed that this composite film was even and porous. The prepared fiber was used as an absorbent for the headspace solid‐phase microextraction of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and o‐xylene, followed by gas chromatographic analysis. This method presented an excellent performance, which was much better than that of a polypyrrole–carbon nanotube fiber. It was found that under the optimized conditions, the linear ranges were 0.01–200 ng/mL with correlation coefficients >0.9953, the detection limits were 0.005–0.020 ng/mL, the relative standard deviations were 3.9–6.4% for five successive measurements with a single fiber, and the reproducibility was 5.5–8.5% (n = 3). Finally, the developed method was successfully applied to real water samples, and the relative recoveries obtained for the spiked water samples were from 91.0 to 106.7%.     

流动条件下两种不同亲水基团咪唑啉型缓蚀剂的缓蚀性能

选择了两种含有不同亲水基团的咪唑啉型缓蚀剂, 即1-胺乙基-2-十一烷基咪唑啉(AEI-11)和1-羟乙基-2-十一烷基咪唑啉(HEI-11), 分别在静态及动态条件下,采用失重法、极化曲线法、电化学阻抗谱法研究了上述缓蚀剂对N80钢在CO2饱和的3%(w)NaCl溶液中的缓蚀性能. 研究结果表明, 无论在静态和动态条件下, HEI-11均表现出更佳的缓蚀性能, 即咪唑啉型缓蚀剂的缓蚀性能与亲水基团的极性成正比; 在流动条件为5 m·s-1时, 缓蚀剂的缓蚀效率显著降低. 为了进一步研究缓蚀剂的缓蚀性能与其结构的关系, 运用量子化学法计算了缓蚀剂的EHOMO(最高占有分子轨道)、ELUMO(最低空分子轨道), 结果表明缓蚀剂的缓蚀效率与EHOMO成正比, 与ELUMO及ELUMO与EHOMO的差值驻E成反比.     

Synthesis of immobilized TiO2 nanowires by anodic oxidation and their gas phase photocatalytic properties

In this paper, anodic oxidation method was successfully employed to the direct growth of immobilized TiO₂ nanowires on titanium foil in ethylene glycol electrolyte solution contained HF and water. The morphologies of the TiO₂ nanowires could be tuned by changing the content of HF and water. The structures, morphologies and optical properties of TiO₂ nanowires were characterized by SEM, XRD, UV–vis and PL. It was found that the nanowires originally grew from the splitting of TiO₂ nanotubes. The gas phase photocatalytic activities were investigated by photodegradation of gaseous toluene under UV irradiation, and irregular TiO₂ nanowires showed the best photocatalytic ability.     

Electron correlation contribution to the /ceria(1 1 1) interaction

We have investigated the electron correlation contribution to the interaction energy of the N₂O/ceria(1 1 1) system at the CCSD(T) level. N₂O binds either with the N-end towards the surface with an interaction energy or with the O-end with . In the former case almost the entire binding energy is due to electron correlation effects, in the latter these effects contribute with about 60%. Analyses of the interaction energy contributions show that most of the electron correlation part originates from the interaction of N₂O with the O ions in the topmost surface layer.     

Highly effective direct synthesis of DMC from CH_3OH and CO_2 using novel Cu-Ni/C bimetallic composite catalysts

Novel Cu-Ni/C has been prepared and utilized as an efficient catalyst system in direct synthesis of DMC from CH3OH and CO2.     

超临界二氧化碳中药物控制释放体系的一步法制备研究

用一步法首次制备了以N-异丙基丙烯酰胺类共聚物为基料的药物释放体系。在此法中,超临界二氧化碳同时作为聚合介质和渗透试剂。制得的聚合物微球用扫描电镜、差示扫描量热仪、透射电镜、X射线衍射仪等进行了表征,并用体外释放模拟考察了原位法制备的微凝胶对渗入的目标药物布洛芬的释放效果。     

阳极氧化TiN薄膜制备N掺杂纳米TiO2薄膜及其可见光活性

室温下通过电泳沉积(EPD)的方法在Ti片表面制备TiN薄膜, 然后对TiN薄膜进行阳极氧化得到N掺杂多孔纳米结构的TiO2薄膜. 利用X射线衍射(XRD), X射线光电子能谱(XPS), 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)及光电化学方法对得到的薄膜进行表征. XRD测试结果表明, 经过阳极氧化并在350 ℃空气气氛中退火1 h的薄膜中存在锐钛矿晶型的TiO2. XPS的结果表明, 样品中的N元素取代部分O, 且N的摩尔分数为0.95%. SEM显示, 经阳极氧化后薄膜表面出现多孔纳米结构. 光电化学测试结果显示, 阳极氧化提高了N掺杂TiO2薄膜在可见光下的光电响应. 经阳极氧化并热处理的薄膜在0 V电位及可见光照射下光电流密度为2.325 μA·cm-2, 而单纯热处理的薄膜在相同条件下光电流密度仅为0.475 μA·cm-2. 阳极氧化得到纳米多孔结构提高了N掺杂纳米TiO2薄膜的表面积, 从而对可见光的响应增大.     

低热固相法制备纳米MnO2/CNT超电容复合电极的循环稳定性

To improve the charge/discharge cycle stability of a nanostructured manganese dioxide electrode for supercapacitor applications, a series of nano-MnO2/carbon nanotube (CNT) hybrid electrode materials with different mass fractions of CNTs were prepared. The materials were prepared using a room-temperature solid-grinding reaction betweenMn(OAc)2·4H2Oand NH4HCO3 in the presence of CNTs to obtain a precursor. This was followed by calcination and an acid-treatment process and the products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface analysis. XRD results indicated that the MnO2 in the composites was nanostructured 酌-MnO2. Electrochemical performance of the MnO2/CNT composite electrodes in 1 mol·L-1 LiOH alkaline aqueous electrolyte was studied and compared to a pure nano-MnO2 electrode without CNTs. The MnO2/CNT composite electrodes with 10% or 20% (w, mass fraction) CNTs showed far superior cycle stability than the pure MnO2 electrode. The MnO2/CNT composite electrode with 10% CNTs exhibited good cycling stability and also a high specific capacitance of 200 F·g-1 at a high charge/discharge current rate of 1000 mA·g-1.