N‐bromo‐hydantoin grafted polystyrene beads: Synthesis and nano‐micro beads characteristics for achieving controlled release of active oxidative bromine and extended microbial inactivation efficiency

N‐bromo‐hydantoin and N‐bromo‐5,5′‐dimethylhydantoin conjugated polystyrene beads were synthesized from chloromethyl polystyrene beads which differ in their particles size, crosslinking, nano‐micro porosity, and tunnels size on the surface, in order to study the effect of these parameters on oxidative halogen release and resultant activity, for water purification applications. The synthesized beads were characterized using elemental analysis, FT‐IR, solid state ¹³C‐NMR, and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The conjugation yield and kinetics in different solvents and bromine loading capacity were studied. The N‐bromoamine polystyrene beads were tested for water decontamination according to NSF 231 protocol. The release of active bromine was analyzed by spectrophotometer using a DPD‐1 kit and also studied the antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli and MS2 phages. Bead's nano‐micro characteristics were found critical for oxidative halogen release control: rate stabilization and modulation, extension and also influences antimicrobial activity. The synthesized beads exhibited extended and stable release of bromine, 6 and 4 log reduction for E. coli and MS2, respectively for 250 L of passing contaminated water. Thus, N‐halamine hydantoins conjugated polystyrenes, chemically or kinetically release modified should have applications as disinfectants in water purification systems as well as medical field. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54, 596–610     

由杂多钼酸盐前驱体制备的氧化钼催化剂催化CO_2存在下的异丁烷脱氢(英文)

Molybdenum based oxide catalysts Mo-H,Mo-Fe,Mo-Ce,and Mo-Sn were prepared by calcining H3PMo12O40,Fe1.5 PMo 12O40,Ce1.5PMo12O40,and Sn1.5 PMo12O40 heteropolyanion precursors at700℃,respectively.The prepared oxides have been characterized and tested for the dehydrogenation of isobutane(IB)to isobutene in the presence of CO2.The effects of temperature,time on stream,and CO2 /IB ratio were investigated.It was found that α-and-MoO3 phases were present in all catalysts.Catalytic tests showed that increasing the reaction temperature increased both the conversion and isobutene selectivity,whereas increasing the CO2 /IB molar ratio increased the conversion but decreased the selectivity for isobutene.Iron was found to be an effective additive element for the enhancement of catalytic activity compared with Ce and Sn.     

Multistep deposition of Cu2Si(S,Se)3 and Cu2ZnSiSe4high band gap absorber materials for thin film solar cells

Cu₂ZnSi(S,Se)₄ and Cu₂Si(S,Se)₃ are potential materials to obtain cost effective high band gap absorbers for tandem thin film solar cell devices. A method to synthesize Cu₂SiS₃, Cu₂SiSe₃and Cu₂ZnSiSe₄thin film absorbers is proposed. This method is based on a multistep process, using sequential deposition and annealing processes. X‐ray diffraction analysis performed on the final thin films have confirmed the presence of the Cu₂Si(S,Se)₃ and Cu₂ZnSiSe₄phases. Scanning electron microscopy images revealed the formation of polycrystalline layers with grains size up to 1 µm. The band gap of the ternary Cu₂SiSe₃ and Cu₂SiS₃, and quaternary Cu₂ZnSiSe₄ based thin films as determined from optical and photoluminescence measurements are found to be close to their theoretical values. (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Probability density tomography of microcavity polaritons confined in cylindrical traps of various sizes

We present the optical tomography of the probability density of microcavity polaritons, confined in three dimensions by cylindrical traps of various sizes. Collecting the photoluminescence emitted by the quasimodes under continuous nonresonant laser excitation, we reconstruct a three dimensional mapping of the photoluminescence, from which we can extract the spatial distribution of the confined states at any energy. We discuss the impact of the confinement shape and size on the probability density patterns.     

On derivations and commutativity in prime rings

Supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Grant No. A3961.     

Photonic nanostructures for advanced light trapping in silicon solar cells: the impact of etching on the material electronic quality

Dry plasma etching, commonly used by the Photonics community as the etching technique for the fabrication of photonic nanostructures, could be a source of device performance limitations when used in the frame of silicon photovoltaics. So far, the lack of silicon solar cells with state‐of‐the‐art efficiencies utilizing nanophotonic concepts shows how challenging their integration is, owing to the trade‐off between optical and electrical properties. In this study we show that dry plasma etching results in the degradation of the silicon material quality due to (i) a high density of dangling bonds and (ii) the presence of sub‐surface defects, resulting in high surface recombination velocities and low minority carrier lifetimes. On the contrary, wet chemical anisotropic etching used as an alternative, leads to the formation of inverted nanopyramids that result in low surface recombination velocity and low density of dangling bonds. The proposed inverted nanopyramids could enable high efficiency photonic assisted solar cells by offering the potential to achieve higher short‐circuit current without degrading the open circuit voltage. (© 2016 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)