Tetrabutylammonium Bromide Functionalized Ti3C2Tx MXene as Versatile Cathode Buffer Layer for Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells

2D Ti₃C₂T_x MXene, possessing facile preparation, high electrical conductivity, flexibility, and solution processability, shows good application potential for enhancing device performance of perovskite solar cells (PVSCs). In this study, tetrabutylammonium bromide functionalized Ti₃C₂T_x (TBAB-Ti₃C₂T_x) is developed as cathode buffer layer (CBL) to regulate the PCBM/Ag cathode interfacial property for the first time. By virtue of the charge transfer from TBAB to Ti₃C₂T_x demonstrated by electron paramagnetic resonance and density functional theory, the TBAB-Ti₃C₂T_x CBL with high electrical conductivity exhibits significantly reduced work function of 3.9 eV, which enables optimization of energy level alignment and enhancement of charge extraction. Moreover, the TBAB-Ti₃C₂T_x CBL can effectively inhibit the migration of iodine ions from perovskite layer to Ag cathode, which synergistically suppresses defect states and reduce charge recombination. Consequently, utilizing MAPbI₃ perovskite without post-treatment, the TBAB-Ti₃C₂T_x based device exhibits a dramatically improved power conversion efficiency of 21.65% with significantly improved operational stability, which is one of the best efficiencies reported for the devices based on MAPbI₃/PCBM with different CBLs. These results indicate that TBAB-Ti₃C₂T_x shall be a promising CBL for high-performance inverted PVSCs and inspire the further applications of quaternary ammonium functionalized MXenes in PVSCs.     

Photothermal Heating-Assisted Superior Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of High-Entropy-Alloy Nanoparticles

Antibacterial elements and non-contact heating abilities have been proven effective for antibacterial and antibiofilm activities, but it remains a challenge to integrate both within one material. Herein, assisted by the high-entropy effect, FeNiTiCrMnCu_x high-entropy alloy nanoparticles (HEA-NPs) with excellent photothermal heating properties for boosting antibacterial and antibiofilm performances are synthesized. Benefitting from the synergetic effect of copper ions released and thermal damage by the HEA-NPs, more reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated, leading to the rupture of the cell membranes and the eradication of the biofilms. As a result, the antibiofilm efficiency (400 µg mL⁻¹) of the mostly optimized FeNiTiCrMnCu_1.0 HEA-NPs in the marine nutrient medium, which is the worst-case scenario for the antimicrobial material, can be improved from 81% to 97.4% under 30 min solar irradiation (1 sun). The present study demonstrates a new strategy for effectively treating marine microorganisms that cause biofouling and microbial corrosion using HEA-NPs with photothermal heating characteristics as an antibacterial auxiliary.     

Visual video evaluation association modeling based on chaotic pseudo-random multi-layer compressed sensing for visual privacy-protected keyframe extraction

In current society, artificial intelligence processing technology offers convenient video monitoring, but also raises the risk of privacy leakage. Theoretically, the data used in intelligent video processing methods may directly convey visual information containing private content. For the above problem, this paper uses a multi-layer visual privacy-protected (VPP) coding method to blur private content in the video at the visual level, while avoiding the loss of important visual features contained in the video as much as possible. And this provides a guarantee of the quality of the subsequent keyframe extraction step. Then a visual evaluation algorithm is proposed for assessing the quality of VPP-encoded video privacy protection. And the experiment shows that the results are consistent with those of subjective evaluation. In addition, for VPP-encoded video, we propose an unsupervised two-layer clustering keyframe extraction method with corresponding performance evaluation index. Finally, an association model is established to balance the privacy protection quality and the keyframe extraction performance.     

Chromatographic evaluation of perphenylcarbamoylated β-cyclodextrin bonded stationary phase for micro-high performance liquid chromatography and pressurized capillary electrochromatography

Application of mono (6^A-N-ethylenediamine-6^A-deoxy) perphenylcarbamoylated β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) bonded stationary phase (CSP) in micro-high performance liquid chromatography (micro-HPLC) and pressurized capillary electrochromatography (p-CEC) was firstly presented. A series of racemic α-amidophosphonates were resolved in reversed- and normal-phase modes on this CSP. The investigated chromatographic parameters include retention factor (k′), separation factor (α) and resolution (Rs) of solutes. In addition, the structural variation of the solutes and the experimental factors affecting chiral separations have been examined, including the percentage of alcohol modifier, the linear velocity (u) of the mobile phase, electrical field strength, etc. Baseline separation was achieved for most of the entities. Hydrophobic interaction, steric effect and π-π interaction contribute to the possible mechanism. Comparative results indicate that higher Rs value up to 3.1 was found in micro-HPLC, higher efficiency up to 29,970 in p-CEC.     

人尿中异黄酮的高效液相色谱分析

建立了测定人尿中异黄酮组分(大豆苷原、黄豆黄素、雌马酚、染料木黄酮)含量的反相高效液相色谱法。在尿样中加入黄酮作为内标,异黄酮经酶解后在pH=7.0中性条件下用乙酸乙酯(1∶1)提取,然后用0.02%TFA-M eOH-ACN三元梯度洗脱的方法分离异黄酮。在该条件下,大豆苷原、黄豆黄素、雌马酚、染料木黄酮的检出限分别为12.9 nmol/L、13.9 nmol/L、71.6 nmol/L和11.8 nmol/L;回收率均在89%以上。本方法具有测试步骤简单、准确度高、重现性好等优点,适合大批量样品测定。     

Evaluation of the limit of performance of an analytical method based on a statistical calculation of its critical concentrations according to ISO standard 11843: Application to routine control of banned veterinary drug residues in food according to European Decision 657/2002/EC

Traceability of the measurement of analytical parameters capable of evaluating the performance of methods is an important concept for the assessment of quality for the routine control, especially for residue monitoring of non-authorized medicinal substances in food from animal origin. The European Decision no. 657/2002/EC recommends to calculate two statistical limits, CCα and CCβ, which allow to evaluate the critical concentrations above which the method reliably distinguish and quantify a substance taking into account the variability of the method and the statistical risk to take a wrong decision. The calculation, which can be derived from the ISO standard no. 11843 is applied on a routine basis. An example displays a very simple way for evaluating the performance of an LC-MSMS method which has been validated a few years ago and is qualified onto a Micromass Quattro LCZ tandem mass spectrometer to monitor and confirm the nitrofuran metabolite residues in food from animal origin. Community Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Veterinary Drug Residue Control in Food from Animal Origin     

反相离子对高效液相色谱法测定母粉及母液中的杀鼠新

用反相离子对高效液相色谱法测定了杀鼠新母粉及母液中有效成份含量。采用Partisil-10ODS色谱柱，以甲醇：离子对溶液＝80：20（体积比）为流动相，离子对溶液为0.005mol/L四丁基铵磷酸盐（pH为7.5)的缓冲溶液，测定波长285nm。方法在0.025-0.15g/L范围内有很好的线性关系。杀鼠新母粉和母液的相对标准偏差分别为1.24%、0.77%(n=7)，回收率分别为：母粉,97.7%-99.8%；母液，98.5%-100.4%。     

温度对贮氢合金MlNi3.75Co0.65Mn0.4Al0.2动力学性能的影响

在-20℃～85℃的范围内系统地研究了温度对贮氢合金MINi3.75Co0.65Mn0.4Al0.2动力学性能的影响.结果表明:该贮氢合金电极的电化学反应电阻Rt,欧姆内阻Ro,阴极极化过电位,阳极极化过电位,阳极极化过程中的电化学反应过电位ηa和浓差极化过电位ηa均随温度的升高而减小,该电极的交换电流密度i0,对称因子β和电极中氢的扩散系数D随温度的升高而增大.当放电电流密度较低时,电化学反应是整个电极过程的速度控制步骤;当放电电流密度较高时,氢的扩散是整个电极过程的速度控制步骤;在中等放电电流密度下,电极过程由电化学过程和氢的扩散过程混合控制.该电极中电化学反应过程和氢扩散过程的活化能分别为28.1 kJ·mol-1和19.9 kJ·mol-1.     

The performance and application of a multidimensional system for gas chromatography

We have previously described [1] the design of a simple heart-cuttings device based on the Deans' principle of remote pressure switching [2]. Since that time, further work has been conducted to refine the design of the heart-cutting device and to develop complementary backflushing and cryofocusing units. This paper describes the results obtained from an intensive evaluation of the three modules in various combinations and considers parameters critical to the practical application of multidimensional gas chromatography (MDGC).     

非晶态镍磷—镍钨磷双层组合镀层的耐蚀性能研究

本文对比研究了镍磷镀层、镍钨磷镀层及非晶态镍磷和镍钨磷双层组合镀层的耐蚀性能，分别进行了各种镀层的浸渍腐蚀实验，镀层的Ｘ射线衍射图象、镀层的扫描电镜图象、以及在工厂实际的腐蚀环境里进行的腐蚀实验。实验结果表明镍磷及镍钨磷双层组合镀层的耐 性优于镍磷镀层、镍钨磷镀层的耐蚀性。