Formation of Gold and Silver Nanoparticle Arrays and Thin Shells on Mesostructured Silica Nanofibers

Mesostructured silica nanofibers synthesized in high yields with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as the structure‐directing agent in HBr solutions are used as templates for the assembly of Au and Ag nanoparticles and the formation of thin Au shells along the fiber axis. Presynthesized spherical Au and Ag nanoparticles are adsorbed in varying amounts onto the silica nanofibers through bifunctional linking molecules. Nonspherical Au nanoparticles with sharp tips are synthesized on the nanofibers through a seed‐mediated growth approach. The number density of nonspherical Au nanoparticles is controlled by varying the amount of seeded nanofibers relative to the amount of supplied Au precursor. This seed‐mediated growth is further used to form continuous Au shells around the silica nanofibers. Both the Au‐ and Ag‐nanoparticle/silica‐nanofiber hybrid nanostructures and silica/Au core/shell fibers exhibit extinction spectra that are distinct from the spectra of Au and Ag nanoparticles in solution, indicating the presence of new surface plasmon resonance modes in the silica/Au core/shell fibers and surface plasmon coupling between closely spaced metal nanoparticles assembled on silica nanofibers. Spherical Au‐ and Ag‐nanoparticle/silica‐nanofiber hybrid nanostructures are further used as substrates for surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy, and the enhancement factors of the Raman signals obtained on the Ag‐nanoparticle/silica‐nanofiber hybrid nanostructures are 2 × 10⁵ for 4‐mercaptobenzoic acid and 4‐mercaptophenol and 7 × 10⁷ for rhodamine B isothiocyanate. These hybrid nanostructures are therefore potentially useful for ultrasensitive chemical and biological sensing by using molecular vibrational signatures.     

Unexpected Sole Enol‐Form Emission of 2‐(2′‐Hydroxyphenyl)oxazoles for Highly Efficient Deep‐Blue‐Emitting Organic Electroluminescent Devices

Considerable efforts have been devoted to the development of highly efficient blue light‐emitting materials. However, deep‐blue fluorescence materials that can satisfy the Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE) coordinates of (0.14, 0.08) of the National Television System Committee (NTSC) standard blue and, moreover, possess a high external quantum efficiency (EQE) over 5%, remain scarce. Here, the unusual luminescence properties of triphenylamine‐bearing 2‐(2′‐hydroxyphenyl)oxazoles ( 3a–3c ) and their applications in organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs) are reported as highly efficient deep‐blue emitters. The 3a ‐based device exhibits a high spectral stability and an excellent color purity with a narrow full‐width at half‐maximum of 53 nm and the CIE coordinates of (0.15, 0.08), which is very close to the NTSC standard blue. The exciton utilization of the device closes to 100%, exceeding the theoretical limit of 25% in conventional fluorescent OLEDs. Experimental data and theoretical calculations demonstrate that 3a possesses a highly hybridized local and charge‐transfer excited state character. In OLEDs, 3a exhibits a maximum luminance of 9054 cd m^?2 and an EQE up to 7.1%, which is the first example of highly efficient blue OLEDs based on the sole enol‐form emission of 2‐(2′‐hydroxyphenyl)azoles.     

粉末压片-X射线荧光光谱法在地球化学标准物质均匀性检验中的应用研究

均匀性是标准物质三大特性之一.X射线荧光光谱法(XRF),精密度高,可实现多元素同时分析,是地球化学标准物质均匀性检验重要方法之一.目前,应用XRF对标准物质进行均匀性检验还存在争议.由于均匀性检验要求称样量为最小取样量,一般地球化学标准物质的最小取样量为0.1 g,而采用粉末压片-XRF进行均匀性检验时称样量为4 g...     

3-Aminopropylsilatrane and Its Derivatives: A Variety of Applications

Silatranes arouse much research interest owing to their unique structure, unusual physical–chemical properties, and diverse biological activity. The application of some silatranes and their analogues has been discussed in several works. Meanwhile, a comprehensive review of the wide practical usage of silatranes is still absent in the literature. The ability of silatranes to mildly control hydrolysis allows them to form extremely stable and smooth siloxane monolayers almost on any surface. The high physiological activity of silatranes makes them prospective drug candidates. In the present review, based on the results of numerous previous studies, using the commercially available 3-aminopropylsilatrane and its hybrid derivatives, we have demonstrated the high potential of 1-organylsilatranes in various fields, including chemistry, biology, pharmaceuticals, medicine, agriculture, and industry. For example, these compounds can be employed as plant growth biostimulants, drugs, optical, catalytic, sorption, and special polymeric materials, as well as modern high-tech devices.     

基于透明陶瓷材料的激光研究进展

陶瓷激光器是一种以透明陶瓷材料作为增益介质的激光器.与单晶相比,透明陶瓷具有制备周期短和烧结温度低等优势,在激活离子高掺杂浓度下能保证良好的光学均匀性,且容易制备成各种大尺寸复合结构.近年在高功率和超短超强激光输出方面得到广泛应用,产生了一系列研究成果.回顾了陶瓷激光器的发展历程,总结了透明陶瓷在高功率、超短超强脉冲激...     

不同空穴阻挡材料对白色OLED性能的影响

采用Alq3、TPBi和BCP分别作为电子传输材料和空穴阻挡材料,制备了三种器件,研究了用不同的空穴阻挡材料对器件性能的影响。实验结果表明:只采用30nm Alq3作电子传输层的器件的电流效率最大值为7.84cd/A(9V),而采用10nm Alq3作电子传输层,插入20nm的BCP和TPBi作空穴阻挡层的器件获得的电流效率最大值分别为9.72cd/A和12.21cd/A(9V)。这些结果说明空穴阻挡材料能改善器件的性能,TPBi比以BCP作为空穴阻挡层的器件性能有了很大的改善,制备的白色OLED的最大亮度和电流效率分别为22400cd/m2(17V)和12.21cd/A(9V)。     

Preparation of Silica Aerogel/Resin Composites and Their Application in Dental Restorative Materials

As the most advanced aerogel material, silica aerogel has had transformative industrial impacts. However, the use of silica aerogel is currently limited to the field of thermal insulation materials, so it is urgent to expand its application into other fields. In this work, silica aerogel/resin composites were successfully prepared by combining silica aerogel with a resin matrix for dental restoration. The applications of this material in the field of dental restoration, as well as its performance, are discussed in depth. It was demonstrated that, when the ratio of the resin matrix Bis-GMA to TEGDMA was 1:1, and the content of silica aerogel with 50 μm particle size was 12.5%, the composite achieved excellent mechanical properties. The flexural strength of the silica aerogel/resin composite reached 62.9546 MPa, which was more than five times that of the pure resin. Due to the presence of the silica aerogel, the composite also demonstrated outstanding antibacterial capabilities, meeting the demand for antimicrobial properties in dental materials. This work successfully investigated the prospect of using commercially available silica aerogels in dental restorative materials; we provide an easy method for using silica aerogels as dental restorative materials, as well as a reference for their application in the field of biomedical materials.     

固化疏浚泥作为填方材料的试验研究

港口、航道的建设和维护工程产生了大量的疏浚泥，如何处理这些疏浚泥已是国内外十分关注的问题．从资源的再生利用出发，提出利用固化材料固化疏浚泥作为填方材料的设想，并通过强度试验、溶出试验等一系列试验证实，固化疏浚泥作为填方材料在技术经济指标上完全可行．     

Boosting the Charge Transport Property of Indeno[1,2‐b]fluorene‐6,12‐dione though Incorporation of Sulfur‐ or Nitrogen‐Linked Side Chains

Alkyl chains are basic units in the design of organic semiconductors for purposes of enhancing solubility, tuning electronic energy levels, and tailoring molecular packing. This work demonstrates that the carrier mobilities of indeno[1,2‐b ]fluorene‐6,12‐dione ( IFD )‐based semiconductors can be dramatically enhanced by the incorporation of sulfur‐ or nitrogen‐linked side chains. Three IFD derivatives possessing butyl, butylthio, and dibutylamino substituents are synthesized, and their organic field‐effect transistors (OFET) are fabricated and characterized. The IFD possessing butyl substituents exhibits a very poor charge transport property with mobility lower than 10^?7 cm² V^?1 s^?1. In contrast, the hole mobility is dramatically increased to 1.03 cm² V^?1 s^?1 by replacing the butyl units with dibutylamino groups ( DBA‐IFD ), while the butylthio‐modified IFD ( BT‐IFD ) derivative exhibits a high and balanced ambipolar charge transport property with the maximum hole and electron mobilities up to 0.71 and 0.65 cm² V^?1 s^?1, respectively. Moreover, the complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor‐like inverters incorporated with the ambipolar OFETs shows sharp inversions with a maximum gain value up to 173. This work reveals that modification of the aromatic core with heteroatom‐linked side chains, such as alkylthio or dialkylamino, can be an efficient strategy for the design of high‐performance organic semiconductors.     

UV–Vis–Infrared Light Driven Thermocatalytic Activity of Octahedral Layered Birnessite Nanoflowers Enhanced by a Novel Photoactivation

Nanoflowers of octahedral layered birnessite (OL‐NF) were synthesized and characterized with a variety of techniques. Remarkably, OL‐NF exhibits a catalytic activity with a high efficiency for CO oxidation under irradiation of the full solar spectrum, visible‐infrared, or infrared light. This highly efficient catalytic activity under solar‐light irradiation originates from solar‐light‐driven thermocatalysis related to the efficient photothermal conversion and thermocatalytic activity of OL‐NF. A conceptually novel photoactivation effect is found to significantly improve the activity of the lattice oxygen of OL‐NF, thus considerably increasing the thermocatalytic activity of OL‐NF.