Morphology and molecular organisation of liquid-crystalline perylene-3,4,9,10-tetra-(n-hexylester) deposited on a solid substrate

Liquid-crystalline perylene-3,4,9,10-tetra-(n-hexylester) forms characteristic dendritic or flower-like structures at room temperature when it is deposited on a hydrophilic glass substrate using the zone-casting technique. It was found that such unique structures were not possible to be created simply by recrystallisation of this dye from a liquid-crystalline columnar phase. On the basis of the observations using a confocal microscope and the study of wide angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) as well as the analysis of the absorption and fluorescence spectra, some conclusions, concerning the molecular organisation in the dendritic structure, are drawn. Based on the research, one can assume that the dendrites are formed by columnar molecular aggregates with the column axes parallel to the substrate. Such an organisation of the molecules can be interesting from the point of view of organic electronics.     

Reflection–absorption infrared sensing device for detection of semivolatile aromatic compounds in soils

In this article, a new IR-sensing device is described for the examination of chlorinated aromatic compounds in soils. To prepare this sensing device, a 20-mL glass vial was modified for use in the analysis of soil samples by conventional Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. In this sampling device, an aluminium plate coated with a hydrophobic film was placed on top of the cap of the sample vial to absorb the analytes that evaporated from the soil matrix. After this absorption process was complete, the cap was placed in an FT-IR spectrometer, and the absorbed analytes were detected in the reflection–absorption (RA) mode. To accelerate the rate of evaporation of the analytes, the soil samples were heated to various temperatures. Meanwhile, other factors, such as the moisture content, sampling time, thickness of the hydrophobic film, and the volatilities and concentrations of the analytes, were also examined to optimize the analytical conditions. The results indicated that the time required to reach equilibrium conditions was short, and evaporation/absorption could be achieved within 10?min. With a water content of 10% (v/w) or less, the intensities of the analytical signals were increased greatly when compared with those of dry samples; when the water content was above 10% (v/w), these intensities decreased, partially as a result of the heating efficiency. After examining the compounds that had different vapour pressures, the analytical results indicated that this method was applicable to the examination of compounds that had vapour pressures below 1.0?Torr. Using the optimal conditions determined in this study, the detection limits for semivolatile aromatic compounds were lower than 100?ng/g, and the regression coefficients of the standard curves for compounds that had a vapour pressure lower than 1.0?Torr were larger than 0.99 in the concentration range of 1–100?µg/g.     

Preparation and evaluation of an ion imprinted sol–gel material for selective solid-phase extraction of Ni(II)

An ion imprinted silica sorbent was prepared using a sol–gel process for selective extraction of Ni(II) ions from water samples. Bis(dibenzoylmethanto)nickel(II) complex was used as template; phenyltrimethoxysilane and 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane as functional monomers and tetraethylorthosilicate as reticulating agent. The material was packed in solid-phase extraction (SPE) column. The effect of sampling volume, elution conditions, sample pH and sample flow rate on the extraction of Ni ions from water samples were studied. The relative selectivity coefficients of imprinted sorbent for Ni(II)/Co(II), Ni(II)/Cu(II) and Ni(II)/Cd(II) were 23.7, 30.3 and 24.4, times greater than non-imprinted sorbent, respectively. The relative standard deviation of the eight replicate determinations of Ni(II) was 4.2%. The detection limit was 0.9 µg L^?1 using flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The developed method was successfully applied to the determination of trace nickel in water samples.     

Determination of zinc in marine/lacustrine sediments by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry using Pd/Mg chemical modifier and slurry sampling

Effectiveness of Pd/Mg chemical modifier for the accurate direct determination of zinc in marine/lacustrine sediments by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GF-AAS) using slurry samples was evaluated. A calibration curve prepared by aqueous zinc standard solution with addition of Pd/Mg chemical modifier is used to determine the zinc concentration in the sediment. The accuracy of the proposed method was confirmed using Certified Reference Materials, NMIJ CRM 7303-a (lacustrine sediment) from National Metrology Institute of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan, and MESS-3 (marine sediment) and PACS-2 (marine sediment) from National Research Council, Canada. The analytical results obtained by employing Pd/Mg modifier are in good agreement with the certified values of all the reference sediment materials. Although for NRC MESS-3 an accurate determination of zinc is achieved even without the chemical modifier, the use of Pd/Mg chemical modifier is recommended as it leads to establishment of a reliable and accurate direct analytical method. One quantitative analysis takes less than 15 minutes after we obtain dried sediment samples, which is several tens of times faster than conventional analytical methods using acid digested sample solutions. The detection limits are 0.13?µg?g^?1 (213.9?nm) and 16?µg?g^?1 (307.6?nm), respectively, in sediment samples, when 40?mg of dried powdered samples are suspended in 20?mL of 0.1?mol?L^?1 nitric acid and a 10?µl portion of the slurry sample is measured. The precision of the proposed method is 8–15% (RSD).     

交联聚丙烯腈螯合树脂对Pb(Ⅱ)的吸附及其在痕量分析中的应用

采用火焰原子吸收光谱法（FAAS）研究了交联聚丙烯腈螯合树脂对环境样品中Pb2+的吸附分离/富集行为,并考察了共存离子的干扰。 结果表明,该树脂对Pb2+的吸附率在溶液pH=5.4、静态吸附时间为1.5 h时室温下可达到90%。 在最佳吸附条件下,树脂对单一Pb2+的饱和吸附容量可达到49.6 mg/g。 以0.1 mol/L盐酸溶液作为解吸剂,可将吸附在树脂上的Pb2+定量洗脱,富集倍数和解吸率可分别达到50和97%。 富集50倍后,方法的检出限（3σ10）为5.3 μg/L;相对标准偏差（RSD）为2.1%;加标回收率为92.9%～97.6%。     

Synthesis and nonlinear optical properties of new symmetrically substituted stilbenes

Three new chromophores and trans-4-(N-(ethyl 4″-nitrobenzoate)-N-ethyl amino)-4′-(dimethyl amino) stilbene (DMANHAS) have been synthesized and whose chemical structures have been characterized by ¹H NMR, IR, and elemental analyses. Linear absorption, single-photon-induced fluorescence and two-photon-induced fluorescence are experimentally studied. Trans-4-(N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-ethyl amino)-4′-(dimethyl amino)stilbene (DMAHAS) and trans-4-(N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-ethyl amino)-4′-(diethyl amino)stilbene (DEAHAS) have effective two-photon absorption cross-sections of σ₂=0.91×10⁻⁴⁶ cm⁴ s/photon and σ₂=1.19×10⁻⁴⁶ cm⁴ s/photon at 532 nm by using an open aperture Z-scan technique, respectively. When pumped with 800 nm laser irradiation, DMAHAS and DEAHAS indicate strong two-photon-induced blue fluorescence of 436 and 440 nm, respectively, while trans-4-(N-(ethyl 4″-nitrobenzoate)-N-ethyl amino)-4′-(diethyl amino) stilbene (DEANHAS) and DMANHAS exhibit no fluorescence.     

硫增感AgBr I T颗粒乳剂光电子行为研究

本文利用微波吸收相敏检测技术,同时获得了硫增感AgBrIT颗粒乳剂,在不同增感条件下自由光电子和浅俘获光电子的时间衰减曲线,分析了不同的硫增感产物的陷阱效应.结果表明:开始时,增感产物起电子陷阱作用,至45 min时,浅电子陷阱作用最佳.如增感时间进一步增加,硫增感产物将变为深电子陷阱.本文还讨论了浅电子陷阱中浅俘获光电子衰减时间与阱深的依存关系.     

Black fungus derived aerogel with double faced properties

Black fungus aerogel (BFA) exhibited interesting double-faced properties. Weexplored the diverse properties of each side of the black fungus in three aspects:water contact angle measurements, liquid selective absorption capacity and air pollutant adsorption abilities.     

X-ray absorption spectroscopy study of the electronic structure and local coordination of 1st row transition metal-promoted Chevrel-phase sulfides

Abstract

The electronic structures of S and Mo as well as the local coordination of Mo are investigated as a function of metal promotion Chevrel-phase (CP) sulfides. We observe the effect of metal promoter-induced electron donation into the stoichiometric range M_xMo₆S₈ (M?=?Fe, Ni, Cu; x?=?0–2) through analysis of X-ray absorption near-edge structure regions. We further observe the effect of this promotion on the bonding environment of Mo₆ metal centers through extended X-ray absorption fine structure analysis. We monitor expansion and contraction of Mo₆ octahedra with and without metal promotion, as has been predicted by Hückel molecular orbital theory. We further observe a marked tunability in the electronic structure of sulfur upon charge transfer between promoting species and Mo₆S₈ units. Average Mo₆ octahedron Mo–Mo bond contraction from 2.76 Å to as short as 2.69 Å was observed upon incorporation of metal promoters, while intercluster separation displays a pronounced increase for promoter-host lattices compared to un-promoted Mo₆S₈. To corroborate spectroscopically observed phenomena, we performed computational analyses of spin-polarized densities of state for the CP materials investigated herein, where a detectable increase in sulfur-based frontier orbital population is observed in accordance with experimentally validated orbital filling.