Modulating Triplet Excited States of Organic Semiconductors via Tuning Molecular Conformation for Dual-ratiometric Thermometers

The dual-ratiometric thermometry is one of highly accurate methods for microscopic thermal measurement in biological systems. Herein, a series of chromone derivatives with noncovalently intramolecular interactions (NIIs) were designed and synthesized for ratiometric thermometers. The triplet states of these organic compounds were systematically tuned upon regulating the conformation with NIIs to yield efficient room temperature phosphorescence and large wavelength difference between fluorescence and phosphorescence simultaneously. As a result, an unprecedent organic 3D dual-ratiometric thermometer was established based on the intensity ratio and lifetime ratio of fluorescence/phosphorescence vs temperature, which was used for in vitro and in vivo bio-thermometry with high accuracy. This work provides a novel method to achieve organic dual ratiometric thermometers via tuning the triplet excited states.     

Diboraanthracene-Doped Polymer Systems for Colour-Tuneable Room-Temperature Organic Afterglow

Organic ultralong room temperature phosphorescence (RTP), or organic afterglow, is a unique phenomenon, gaining widespread attention due to its far-reaching application potential and fundamental interest. Here, two laterally expanded 9,10-dimesityl-dihydro-9,10-diboraanthracene (DBA) derivatives are demonstrated as excellent afterglow materials for red and blue-green light emission, which is traced back to persistent thermally activated delayed fluorescence and RTP. The lateral substitution of polycyclic DBA scaffold, together with weak transversal electron-donating mesityl groups, ensures the optimal molecular properties for (reverse) intersystem crossing and long-lived triplet states in a rigid poly(methyl methacrylate) matrix. The achieved afterglow emission quantum yields of up to 3 % and 15 %, afterglow lifetimes up to 0.8 s and 3.2 s and afterglow durations up to 5 s and 25 s (for red and blue-green emitters, respectively) are attributed to the properties of single molecules.     

4‐*GDD(6n)s and Related Optimal Quaternary Constant‐Weight Codes

Constant‐weight codes (CWCs) have played an important role in coding theory. To construct CWCs, a K‐GDD (where GDD is group divisible design) with the “star” property, denoted by K‐*GDD, was introduced, in which any two intersecting blocks intersect in at most two common groups. In this paper, we consider the existence of 4‐*GDDs. Previously, the necessary conditions for existence were shown to be sufficient for , and also sufficient for with prime powers and . We continue to investigate the existence of 4‐*GDD(6ⁿ)s and show that the necessary condition for the existence of a 4‐*GDD(6ⁿ), namely, , is also sufficient. The known results on the existence of optimal quaternary (n, 5, 4) CWCs are also extended.     

An improved broad-spectrum room acoustics model including diffuse reflections

More and more literature has paid attention to the diffuse reflections in enclosed space during the past few years. In this paper, the current computer models including diffuse reflections have been reviewed briefly at first. Then, to realize the broad-spectrum simulation for enclosed sound fields including diffuse reflections, an improved ray-tracing algorithm, which combines the splitting coefficient diffusion model and a dynamic sound ray receiving method, has been given. The algorithm can deal with broad frequency bands simultaneously by using the frequency independent splitting coefficient. To test the algorithm and also to investigate the significance of the diffuse reflections in enclosed sound fields, experiments have been made in three spaces including a virtual room and two real rooms. The results and discussions have validated the applicability of the improved algorithm and they have also shown that diffuse reflections can improve room acoustic prediction, although it not always promote a sound field to be more diffused.     

Spontaneous ignition of ultra-fine magnesium powder without an original oxide coat at room temperature in O2/N2 mixture streams

To examine the pyrophoric characteristics of Mg powder, we generated ultra-fine Mg particles (average particle diameter: about 0.3 μm) without an original oxide coat in an Ar stream. The ignition of the powder was measured by using the impinging O₂/N₂ mixture streams over a wide range of the experimental parameters: pressure, oxygen concentration and velocity of the streams. The Mg powder was found to ignite even at room temperature. The spontaneous ignition temperatures in the range of 278  324 K were insensitive to all the experimental parameters. The ignition delay time had a tendency to decrease with increasing experimental parameters.The ignition process of the Mg powder was found to be controlled by the surface reaction rate without an oxide coat. We proposed a new ignition hypothesis considering a critical oxide thickness on the Mg powder particles at the transition temperature from protective to non-protective nature: that is, the ignition of the Mg powder occurs when the powder temperature rises above the transition temperature before surface reactions form a protective oxide coat with the critical thickness on the individual particle surfaces. According to this hypothesis, an ignition model of Mg powder cluster was developed, and the relation between the spontaneous critical ignition temperature and the ultra-fine powder size, depending on the critical thickness of the protective oxide coat, was clarified. The critical oxide thickness was estimated.     

固体基质室温燐光法测定苄氟噻嗪的研究

本文提出了以滤纸为固体基质的苄氟噻嗪(BFA)的室温燐光(RTP)测定法并讨论了适宜的烘干温度,烘干时间及燐光特性等。醋酸铅存在时,BFA能产生强的RFP,虽不通干燥气体,RTP强度也能在4分钟内保持稳定。与RTP强度成线性关系的BFA的浓度范围为10~(-6)—8×10~(-4)mol/L,相对标准偏差为5.3％,最低检出限为0.8ng。     

游戏式的对话与对抗——品特戏剧谈

品特戏剧的主题是着眼于人类的生存处境,总是处在确定与不确定之间,但又无法逃避的威胁之下。他经常写一些身份和来路不明的人,场景限制在某人房间里,而事实真相总是隐匿的。他试图用这些离奇悖理的情节使人物处于异己的环境之中,彼此聋子似的各自讲些互不沟通的话题来表现人们生存的荒诞。     

Direct Electrochemistry of Hemoglobin and Its Electrocatalysis Based on Hyaluronic Acid and Room Temperature Ionic Liquid

A biocomposite material of hyaluronic acid (HA) and room temperature ionic liquid, 1‐butyl‐3‐methyl‐imidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BMIMBF₄) was fabricated and characterized by voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Hemoglobin (Hb), as a model protein, was immobilized in this biocomposite on glassy carbon electrode to investigate its direct electrochemistry. A pair of well‐defined, quasireversible cyclic voltammetric peaks appeared with the formal potentials (E°′) at ?0.360 V (vs. SCE). The Hb modified electrode exhibited an excellent electrocatalytic activity to the reduction of H₂O₂ with a wide linear range, good selectivity, sensitivity and reproducibility, which had potential application to fabrication the third‐generation biosensor.     

Existence of frame SOLS of type ab

An SOLS (self-orthogonal latin square) of order v with n_i missing sub-SOLS (holes) of order h_i (1ik), which are disjoint and spanning (i.e. ∑_i=1^k n_ih_i=v), is called a frame SOLS and denoted by FSOLS(h₁^n₁h₂^n₂ h_k^n_k). It has been proved that for b2 and n odd, an FSOLS(aⁿb¹) exists if and only if n4 and n1+2b/a. In this paper, we show the existence of FSOLS(aⁿb¹) for n even and FSOLS(aⁿ1¹) for n odd.     

Iron(III)-catalyzed synthesis of selenoesters from α-amino carbonyl derivatives at room temperature

An Fe(III)-catalyzed efficient method has been developed for the synthesis of selenoester derivatives in high yields through the coupling of α-amino carbonyl/glycine derivatives and diselenides under ambient air. A library of benzoselenoate derivatives having a variety of substituents has been synthesized. A plausible reaction pathway has been predicted. Experimental results suggest that the reaction proceeds through a radical pathway. Operational simplicity, compatibility with various α-amino carbonyls and diselenides, high yields, fast reaction and mild reaction conditions are the notable advantages of this procedure. We have also shown the practical application of the synthesized selenoesters which is useful to generate peptide bonds in biological sciences.