Highly Selective CO2 Electroreduction to CH4 by In Situ Generated Cu2O Single-Type Sites on a Conductive MOF: Stabilizing Key Intermediates with Hydrogen Bonding

It is still a great challenge to achieve high selectivity of CH₄ in CO₂ electroreduction reactions (CO₂RR) because of the similar reduction potentials of possible products and the sluggish kinetics for CO₂ activation. Stabilizing key reaction intermediates by single type of active sites supported on porous conductive material is crucial to achieve high selectivity for single product such as CH₄. Here, Cu₂O(111) quantum dots with an average size of 3.5 nm are in situ synthesized on a porous conductive copper-based metal–organic framework (CuHHTP), exhibiting high selectivity of 73 % towards CH₄ with partial current density of 10.8 mA cm⁻² at −1.4 V vs. RHE (reversible hydrogen electrode) in CO₂RR. Operando infrared spectroscopy and DFT calculations reveal that the key intermediates (such as *CH₂O and *OCH₃) involved in the pathway of CH₄ formation are stabilized by the single active Cu₂O(111) and hydrogen bonding, thus generating CH₄ instead of CO.     

Spiro-Carbon: A Metallic Carbon Allotrope Predicted from First Principles Calculations

A structurally stable microporous metallic carbon allotrope, poly(spiro[2.2]penta-1,4-diyne) or, for short, spiro-carbon, with I4₁/amd (D_4h) symmetry is predicted by first-principles calculations using density functional theory (DFT). The calculations of electronic, vibrational, and structural properties show that spiro-carbon has lower relative energy than other elusive carbon allotropes such as T-Carbon and 1-diamondyne (Y-Carbon). Its structure can be pictured as a set of trans-cisoid-polyacetylene chains tangled and interconnected together by sp³ carbon atoms. Calculations reveal a metallic electronic structure arising from an “intrinsic doping” of trans-cisoid-polyacetylene chains with sp³ carbon atoms. Possible synthetic routes and various simulated spectra (XRD, NMR, and IR absorption) are provided in order to guide future efforts to synthesize this novel material.     

Microstructure evolution of room-temperature-sputtered ITO films suitable for silicon heterojunction solar cells

Thickness influence on structural, optical and electrical properties of sputtered indium tin oxide (ITO) with thickness ranging from 60 up to 430 nm films has been studied. At the increase of the film thickness crystallinity degree and grain size increased, whereas tensile structural distortion as well as resistivity decreased. It was observed that a microstructure evolution takes place: the initial amorphous layer evolved in polycrystalline phase, with a grain–subgrain surface morphology. Carrier concentration increased at the increase of the film thickness and a general relationship between electrical characteristics and structural distortion has been found. In thinner films larger tensile distortion allowed to include larger amount of interstitial O and/or Sn atoms in the lattice. An appreciable impact of the thickness was also observed on electro-optical properties in terms of changes in energy gap, resistivity and optical absorption. Silicon heterojunction solar cells have been produced and J_sc as high as 33.0 mA/cm² has been obtained.     

磺化聚苯乙炔/多壁碳纳米管复合材料导电特性和机理的研究

将磺化聚苯乙炔(SPPA)与多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)超声共混制备得到SPPA/MWCNTs复合材料. 用X光电子能谱仪、固体紫外-可见分光光度计、X射线衍射仪、四探针、场发射扫描电镜等对复合材料导电特性及机理进行研究. 结果表明: SPPA/MWCNTs 复合材料中SPPA与MWCNTs发生电荷转移而被掺杂, 并且由于SPPA与MWCNTs间的电荷转移, 彼此间存在一定的相互作用力; 复合材料电阻呈负温度系数效应; SPPA/MWCNTs复合材料电导率发生两次突跃. 可能的导电机理为, 复合材料中SPPA不仅被MWCNTs物理填充, 同时还被MWCNTs掺杂, 复合材料中存在两种导电通路, 一是SPPA与MWCNTs的碳原子发生电荷转移而被掺杂, 彼此之间存在一定的相互作用力, 导致SPPA包裹MWCNTs形成独立导体单元, 这种独立单元相互接触形成导电通路; 二是MWCNTs彼此之间相互接触形成导电通路, 并建立了该导电机理的理论模型.     

用无铅玻璃料研制环保型导电浆料

研究了Li2O,NaF,Al2O3和ZnO对玻璃体系软化温度和熔化温度的影响,在此基础上研制出了软化温度Tg低于500℃、熔化温度Tm低于560℃的低温无铅玻璃.分析了Li2O和NaF等对玻璃体系助熔的机理,用X射线衍射技术(XRD)分析了玻璃料的结晶状态,实验结果表明,制备的B2O3,Bi2O3和SiO2体系玻璃料为微晶玻璃,玻璃体系结构稳定.利用该玻璃料制备出的导电浆料,电性能优良,能满足低温电极的使用需要.     

纳米石墨基导电复合涂料的电磁屏蔽性能

以纳米石墨微片作为导电填料,高分子树脂作为粘结剂,制备高导电性复合涂料,研究其电磁屏蔽等相关性能.探讨纳米石墨微片、基体树脂、表面改性剂、溶剂,以及分散工艺和施工工艺对导电涂料的导电性及电磁屏蔽效能的影响.结果表明,质量分数为30%的纳米石墨微片,质量分数为5%的阳离子分散剂,质量分数为65%的丙烯酸树脂,以及适量混合溶剂为较佳配方,而以机械研磨辅以超声分散是较好分散工艺.通过该法制备得到的导电涂料,其涂膜的表面电阻率低至0.6Ω.m-1,电磁屏蔽效能达到38 dB(1.5 GHz).     

烷基取代聚噻吩的化学合成与光电性能研究进展

概述了烷基取代聚噻吩的三种合成方法,即Fe(Ⅲ)催化剂合成法、Ni(O)催化剂合成法和Cu／PdCl2催化剂合成法。介绍了烷基取代聚噻吩稀溶液和薄膜的光吸收、光发射性能,薄膜的热致变色性能及以这些材料为发光活性物质制作的发光二极管的发光性能,展望了烷基取代聚噻吩衍生物的合成与应用前景。     

可溶导电聚苯胺的合成及其性能研究

以十二烷基苯磺酸（ＤＢＳＡ）为乳化剂和掺杂剂，采用水一油二相乳液聚合物方法对苯胺进行合成，制备出高溶解性和高电导率的ＰＡｎ，通过ｘ－射线，电镜分析和热重分析对产物的结构和性能进行了研究。结果表明，该法合成的导电性ＰＡｎ具有较高的特性粘度，溶解性，耐热性及结晶度，与非极性溶剂－表面活性剂－水三相体系聚合产物结果相似，透射电镜显示水乳液聚合产物呈较规则的纤维状取向排列。     

8-羟基喹啉两亲配合物的LB膜及其电致发光器件研究

制备了两亲配体N-十六烷基-8-羟基-2-喹啉甲酰胺(HL)十个配合物的LB膜。采用π-A等温线和小角X射线衍射等方法研究了这些LB膜的性质和结构。两亲配合物的单分子占有面积为(1.25±0.06)nm^2和(0.75±0.06)nm^2,分别对应于两亲分子中两个喹啉环平躺和环与环之间以一定的角度倾斜于气/水界面。LB膜内分子排列是二维有序的超晶格结构,双层高度(5.0±0.1)nm;LB膜具有导电各向异性,其平面和垂直直流电导率分别为10^-^5S.m^-^1和10^-^9S.m^-^1;LB膜的高荧光性质使之可以用作为电致发光器件的发光材料。以LaL~2(H~2O)~4Cl的LB膜为发光层的单层电致发光器件的驱动电压为9V,发光亮度330cd/m^2,为黄绿色发光。     

PTC特性的复合导电体系中炭粒子分布的逾渗模型与电阻率的计算

综述了炭黑填充型导电高分子复合体系的几种导电理论；讨论了导电载流子分布的各种假说及模型；比较了不同模型的理论预测与实验结果的差异性。