Cross-Linked Polyphosphazene Hollow Nanosphere-Derived N/P-Doped Porous Carbon with Single Nonprecious Metal Atoms for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Heteroatom-doped polymers or carbon nanospheres have attracted broad research interest. However, rational synthesis of these nanospheres with controllable properties is still a great challenge. Herein, we develop a template-free approach to construct cross-linked polyphosphazene nanospheres with tunable hollow structures. As comonomers, hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene provides N and P atoms, tannic acid can coordinate with metal ions, and the replaceable third comonomer can endow the materials with various properties. After carbonization, N/P-doped mesoporous carbon nanospheres were obtained with small particle size (≈50 nm) and high surface area (411.60 m² g⁻¹). Structural characterization confirmed uniform dispersion of the single atom transition metal sites (i.e., Co-N₂P₂) with N and P dual coordination. Electrochemical measurements and theoretical simulations revealed the oxygen reduction reaction performance. This work provides a solution for fabricating diverse heteroatom-containing polymer nanospheres and their derived single metal atom doped carbon catalysts.     

Ultrathin films of functionalised single-walled carbon nanotubes: a potential bio-sensing platform

ABSTRACT

The Langmuir monolayer is a special class of lyotropic liquid crystalline system wherein phase transition essentially depends on surface density, temperature and ion-content in the aqueous medium. The variety of surface phases can be transferred onto devices by the Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) technique. The Langmuir monolayer of pristine single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) exhibited gas and liquid-like phases. The LB film of SWCNTs shows target surface pressure dependent interesting morphologies. The methane gas sensing using parallel alignment of SWCNTs was found to be better than that of randomly oriented SWCNTs. The SWCNTs can be functionalised chemically to enhance the ease of film processability and affinity towards analytes. These are essential parameters for the development of a sensor. In this article, we present our work on Langmuir monolayer and LB films of octadecylamine functionalised SWCNTs (ODACNTs) and its sensing application towards bio-analytes, e.g. L-aspartic acid and bovine serum albumin. The sensing performance of LB film of ODACNTs was compared with that of spin-coated films of ODACNTs. The sensing performance of LB films of ODACNTs indicated a potential platform for bio-sensing application.     

Correlation between Ferromagnetic Layer Easy Axis and the Tilt Angle of Self Assembled Chiral Molecules

The spin–spin interactions between chiral molecules and ferromagnetic metals were found to be strongly affected by the chiral induced spin selectivity effect. Previous works unraveled two complementary phenomena: magnetization reorientation of ferromagnetic thin film upon adsorption of chiral molecules and different interaction rate of opposite enantiomers with a magnetic substrate. These phenomena were all observed when the easy axis of the ferromagnet was out of plane. In this work, the effects of the ferromagnetic easy axis direction, on both the chiral molecular monolayer tilt angle and the magnetization reorientation of the magnetic substrate, are studied using magnetic force microscopy. We have also studied the effect of an applied external magnetic field during the adsorption process. Our results show a clear correlation between the ferromagnetic layer easy axis direction and the tilt angle of the bonded molecules. This tilt angle was found to be larger for an in plane easy axis as compared to an out of plane easy axis. Adsorption under external magnetic field shows that magnetization reorientation occurs also after the adsorption event. These findings show that the interaction between chiral molecules and ferromagnetic layers stabilizes the magnetic reorientation, even after the adsorption, and strongly depends on the anisotropy of the magnetic substrate. This unique behavior is important for developing enantiomer separation techniques using magnetic substrates.     

Controlling the Microstructure of Conjugated Polymers in High‐Mobility Monolayer Transistors via the Dissolution Temperature

It remains a challenge to precisely tailor the morphology of polymer monolayers to control charge transport. Herein, the effect of the dissolution temperature (T_dis) is investigated as a powerful strategy for morphology control. Low T_dis values cause extended polymer aggregation in solution and induce larger nanofibrils in a monolayer network with more pronounced π–π stacking. The field‐effect mobility of the corresponding monolayer transistors is significantly enhanced by a factor of four compared to devices obtained from high T_dis with a value approaching 1 cm² V^?1 s^?1. Besides that, the solution kinetics reveal a higher growth rate of aggregates at low T_dis, and filtration experiments further confirm that the dependence of the fibril width in monolayers on T_dis is consistent with the aggregate size in solution. The generalizability of the T_dis effect on polymer aggregation is demonstrated using three other conjugated polymer systems. These results open new avenues for the precise control of polymer aggregation for high‐mobility monolayer transistors.     

氨基乙硫醇修饰金电极直接测定芦丁含量的研究

利用分子自组装技术制备氨基乙硫醇修饰金电极,并采用脉冲伏安法直接测定芦丁的含量。以pH7.0的乙醇和磷酸盐混合缓冲溶液作底液,芦丁在氨基乙硫醇修饰金电极上于0.19 V(vs.SCE)处呈现一灵敏的氧化电流峰,峰电流和芦丁的浓度在8.0~2.5×102μmol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系。由于抗坏血酸在氨基乙硫醇修饰金电极上的氧化电位出现显著负移,因此,可避免抗坏血酸对芦丁检测的干扰。本方法可以不经预分离直接检测药物中芦丁含量。     

面内双轴应力作用下单层黑磷能带性质研究

通过第一性原理对平面内双轴应力作用下的单层黑磷能带结构进行了计算.双轴拉伸应力作用下单层黑磷始终保持直接带隙性质,双轴压缩应力作用下的单层黑磷则发生了直接带隙转变为间接带隙的现象,当双轴压缩应力增加到7%时单层黑磷带隙闭合.     

单层分散型Pd/Ni双金属催化剂的制备及其催化加氢性能

通过置换反应制备了Pd/Ni双金属催化剂,利用X射线衍射、CO化学吸附和吸附H2的程序升温脱附对其进行了表征,并测定了该催化剂对环己烯、苯乙烯和丙酮气相加氢反应的催化性能.结果发现,在这种催化剂中Pd原子单层分散在金属Ni的表面,因而该催化剂表现出比浸渍法制备的相同Pd含量的Pd/Ni-im和Pd/-γAl2O3催化剂更高的催化加氢活性.     

电化学氧化赖氨酸应用于改变碳表面荷电状态

电化学氧化赖氨酸应用于改变碳表面荷电状态;表面改性;玻碳;赖氨酸单层膜;循环伏安;静电排斥作用     

CuCl2/NaY体系表面分散态研究

铜负载分子筛作为催化剂或吸附剂，在石油化工、环境保护等方面有许多用途[1，2]．已有研究发现，铜交换的Y型分子筛对NO分解等反应具有较高活性及稳定性［3-5］．因此研究铜负载Y型分子筛对有关吸附剂和催化剂的制备有重要意义．我们实验室在研究活性组分在载体表面分散现象时     

二茂铁硫醇自组装膜的电化学行为及其离子对效应

详细了研究１０－二基铁－１－癸硫醇（ＨＳＣ１０Ｆｃ）在金基底上形成的自组装单分子膜的电化学行为,发现ＨＳＣ１０Ｆｃ在金基底上形成稳定的自组装膜,并且在０．１ｍｏｌ／Ｌ的ＨＣｌＯ４溶液中表现出可逆的氧化还原行为,但其氧化还原峰的峰形和峰位极易溶液中阴离子种类和浓度的影响,考察了二茂铁自组装膜及通过后置换形成的二茂铁硫醇／十二烷基硫醇混合膜在混合电解液中的电化学行为,直接比较了两种不同阴离子与二茂铁阳