Mosaic CuI−CuII−InIII 2D Perovskites: Pressure-Dependence of the Intervalence Charge Transfer and a Mechanochemical Alloying Method

The perovskite (BA)₄[Cu^II(Cu^IIn^III)_0.5]Cl₈ ( 1_BA ; BA⁺=butylammonium) allows us to study the high-pressure structural, optical, and transport properties of a mixed-valence 2D perovskite. Compressing 1_BA reduces the onset energy of Cu^I/II intervalence charge transfer from 1.2 eV at ambient pressure to 0.2 eV at 21 GPa. The electronic conductivity of 1_BA increases by 4 orders of magnitude upon compression to 20 GPa, when the activation energy for conduction decreases to 0.16 eV. In contrast, Cu^II perovskites achieve similar conductivity at ≈50 GPa. The solution-state synthesis of these perovskites is complicated, with more undesirable side products likely from the precursor mixtures containing three different metal ions. To circumvent this problem, we demonstrate an efficient mechanochemical synthesis to expand this family of halide perovskites with complex composition by simply pulverizing together powders of 2D Cu^II single perovskites and Cu^IIn^III double perovskites.     

泛Kennard-Stone算法的数据集代表性度量与分块采样策略

在大数据机器学习时代, 选择更具代表性的数据集对于模型的训练和验证尤为重要. Kennard- Stone(KS)算法及其各种变种(泛KS算法)是一大类优异的数据集分割方法, 但其采样比例或采样数的选择仅能依靠经验或根据建模结果事后评判. KS算法依据原始文献的计算复杂度为\mathrm{O}\left(K^{\mathrm{3}}\right), 难以用于超大数据样本量的计算. 本文基于数据集完备性的讨论, 提出泛KS算法的数据集代表性度量, 以简正振动采样的甲烷分子中碳氢键数据特征分布为例展示采样集代表性效果. 简化KS采样过程的筛选算法, 提高算法效率至\mathrm{O}\text{'}\left(K^{\mathrm{2}}\right). 提出将数据集切分成多个子集分别实施KS采样的分块采样策略, 可进一步提高算法效率至\mathrm{O}″\left(K\right). 偏最小二乘回归测试结果表明, 该方法在提高采样效率的同时仍可保障采样集的代表性.     

The effects of reaction kinetics upon the instabilities in cathodic electrodeposition

This article deals with a linear stability analysis of electrodeposition. The surface energy is disregarded in order to focus on the possible effects of the finite width of the electric double layer and the finite electrode reaction rate upon the wavelength selection. It is found that in the absence of electroconvection the fastest growing perturbation mode is that with a wavelength equal to the geometric average of the Debye length and the reaction diffusion length, which is the ratio of diffusivity to the electrode reaction rate. This wavelength is one–two orders of magnitude greater than that selected by the capillarity mechanism based on the surface energy estimates. This shift of the selected wavelength towards long waves is enhanced by another order of magnitude by electroconvection in the regime of the nonequilibrium electroosmosis developing upon the emergence of the extended space charge.     

Emerging materials for plasmon-assisted photoelectrochemical water splitting

Energy production and environmental pollution are the two major problems the world is facing today. The depletion of fossil fuels and the emission of harmful gases into the atmosphere leads to the research on clean and renewable energy sources. In this context, hydrogen is considered an ideal fuel to meet global energy needs. Presently, hydrogen is produced from fossil fuels. However, the most desirable way is from clean and renewable energy sources, like water and sunlight. Sunlight is an abundant energy source for energy harvesting and utilization. Recent studies reveal that photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has promise for solar to hydrogen (STH) conversion over the widely tested photocatalytic approach since hydrogen and oxygen gases can be quantified easily in PEC. For designing light-absorbing materials, semiconductors are the primary choice that undergoes excitation upon solar light irradiation to produce excitons (electron-hole pairs) to drive the electrolysis. Visible light active semiconductors are attractive to achieve high solar to chemical fuel conversion. However, pure semiconductor materials are far from practical applications because of charge carrier recombination, poor light-harvesting, and electrode degradation. Various heteronanostructures by the integration of metal plasmons overcome these issues. The incorporation of metal plasmons gained significance for improving the PEC water splitting performance. This review summarizes the possible main mechanisms such as plasmon-induced resonance energy transfer (PIRET), hot electron injection (HEI), and light scatting/trapping. It also deliberates the rational design of plasmonic structures for PEC water splitting. Furthermore, this review highlights the advantages of plasmonic metal-supported photoelectrodes for PEC water splitting.     

Intermolecular charge-transfer complexes between chlorothiazide antihypertensive drug against iodine sigma and picric acid pi acceptors: DFT and molecular docking interaction study with Covid-19 protease

The interaction of chlorothiazide (CH) as donor (D) with picric acid (PA) and iodine (I₂) as π- and σ-acceptors (A), respectively, gives charge-transfer (CT) complexes as a final products. The reaction of donor and acceptors were studied spectrophotometrically. The complexes are generally of the n-π* and n-σ* types, with the ground state wave function primarily characterized by the non-bonding structure. For the micro determination of chlorothiazide using picric acid and iodine as acceptors, the ideal conditions encouraging the formation of complexes are thoroughly explored. It was discovered that the stoichiometry of the molecular structure is 1:1 (D:A). The equilibrium constant and the molar extinction coefficient were calculated using Benesi-Hildebrand and its modifications. DFT/TD-DFT calculations with B3LYP/LanL2DZ and 6-311G++ level of theory were used to provide comparable theoretical data along with electronic energy gap of HOMO→LUMO. Molecular docking calculations have been performed between CT complexes and Covid-19 protease (6LU7) to study the interaction between them and their inhibitory effect.     

Electrochemical analysis in charge-transfer science: The devil in the details

It is easy to carry out electrochemical analysis. It is demanding, however, to do it right, as inherent challenges, emerging from details in the data collection and the result interpretation, frequently present themselves. In pertinence to electron–donor–acceptor interactions, herein, we focus on voltammetrically obtained electrochemical potentials and their immense utility for extracting important characteristics of molecular analytes. Recommendations how to address key pending challenges, based on recent developments in electroanalysis and charge-transfer science, accompany the discussions on undesired impacts from irreversibility of oxidation and reduction, supporting electrolytes, choices of reference, liquid junctions, and ‘nonideality’ of molecular shapes. As the wide implications of charge transfer are indisputable, using the tools at our disposal for improving the reliability of electroanalysis is crucial for advancing modern science and engineering.     

INVESTIGATION OF STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES FOR POLYMER SYSTEMS BASED ON DYNAMIC RHEOLOGICAL APPROACHES

The dynamic theological measurements have been a preferred approach to the characterization of the structure and properties for multi-component or multi-phase polymer systems, due to its sensitive response to changes of structure for these heterogeneous polymers. In the present article, recent progresses in the studies on dynamic theology for heterogeneous polymer systems including polymeric composites filled with inorganic particles, thermo-oxidized polyolefins, phaseseparated polymeric blends and functional polymers with the scaling and percolation behavior are reviewed, mainly depending on the results by the authors‘ group. By means of theological measurements, not only some new fingerprints responsible for the evolution of morphology and structure concerning these polymer systems are obtained, the corresponding results are also significant for the design and preparation of novel polymer-based composites and functional materials.     

阿苯达唑与氯冉酸的荷移反应与应用

研究并确定了阿苯达唑与氯冉酸的荷移反应条件。在乙醇丙酮介质中形成１∶１络合物,其λｍａｘ＝５２５　ｎｍ,吸光度与阿苯达唑浓度在０～２８０　ｍｇ／Ｌ范围内呈线性关系;表观摩尔吸光系数为８．０３×１０３Ｌ·ｍｏｌ－１·ｃｍ－１;桑德尔灵敏度为０．０３３　μｇ·ｃｍ－２;相对标准偏差小于１％（ｎ＝８）,回收率符合要求。     

二联体卟啉的光致电荷转移行为

卟啉聚集体在光合作用和生物体新陈代谢过程中发挥着极为重要的作用[1,2 ] .但是在复杂的自然界体系中 ,研究卟啉聚集体中的电子转移行为非常困难 ,所以借助于简单的二联体卟啉和多聚体卟啉作为生物体新陈代谢过程中活性位点的模型来研究其间的电荷转移行为[3] .近年来 ,人们在二联体卟啉和多聚体卟啉合成及性质表征方面做了大量的工作 ,特别是利用各种光谱来研究它们的电子和光生电子行为以及它们与具有生物活性的分子和特殊气体分子之间的电荷转移过程 [4 ,5] .本文利用表面光电压谱 (SPS)技术对二联体卟啉的光伏响应进行了研究 ,发现二…