Scanning tunneling microscopy of prochiral anthracene derivatives on graphite: chain length effects on monolayer morphology

The morphology of monolayers formed upon adsorption of prochiral 1,5-substituted anthracene derivatives on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite is investigated using scanning tunneling microscopy at the liquid-solid interface. The adsorption orientation of these prochiral anthracene derivatives positions one of their enantiotopic faces in contact with the graphite. The molecules adsorb in rows with contact between adjacent anthracenes. The anthracene side chains extend perpendicular to the direction of the row repeat. All molecules within a single row adsorb via the same enantiotopic face. Anthracenes with side chains containing an even number of non-hydrogenic atoms (C, S) form monolayers in which molecules in adjacent rows adsorb via opposite enantiotopic faces. Anthracenes with side chains that contain an odd number of non-hydrogenic atoms form two-dimensional chiral domains in which all rows contain molecules adsorbed via the same enantiotopic face. This chain length effect on monolayer morphology represents a generalized example of structural effects previously observed in alkanoic acid monolayers formed on HOPG. The variation of the STM current with position in the vicinity of the anthracenes indicates that the highest occupied molecular orbital is the predominant mediator of tunneling for the aromatic group.     

基于菁染料响应G-四链体结构变化的半胱氨酸检测探针

半胱氨酸是生物体中起着重要作用的还原性氨基酸,其在体内的含量变化可能会诱发机体发生多种病变。因此高选择性、高灵敏度和低成本的半胱氨酸检测技术具有重要意义。目前,高效的半胱氨酸检测方法有毛细管电泳、质谱、高效液相色谱和表面增强拉曼散射等,这些方法往往需要复杂的样品制备和精细的实验仪器,可能会限制其在半胱氨酸检测中的应用。本文利用富含鸟嘌呤的DNA链序列在钾、钠等金属离子诱导下形成对汞离子产生特殊响应的二级结构,而菁染料能够对DNA结构进行识别,并由此引起其超分子聚集形式的改变,致使其紫外和可见光谱性质随之变化。最终以Hg²⁺调控G-四链体与菁染料(ETC)组建的传感器,实现对溶液体系中半胱氨酸高选择性的快速可视化检测。     

Bandgap engineering of indenofluorene‐based conjugated copolymers with pendant donor‐π‐acceptor chromophores for photovoltaic applications

Three narrow‐band‐gap conjugated copolymers based on indenofluorene and triphenylamine with pendant donor‐π‐acceptor chromophores were successfully synthesized by post‐functionalization approach. All the polymers have good solubility in common solvents and excellent thermal stability. The photophysical properties, energy levels and band gaps of the polymers were well manipulated by introducing different acceptor groups onto the end of their conjugated side chains. By using different acceptor groups, the band gaps of the polymers were narrowed from 1.86 to 1.53 eV by lowering their lowest unoccupied molecular orbital levels, whereas their relatively deep highest occupied molecular orbital levels of approximately ?5.35 eV were maintained. Bulk‐heterojunction solar cells with these polymers as electron donors and (6,6)‐phenyl‐C₇₁‐butyric acid methyl ester as acceptor showed power conversion efficiencies as high as 3.1% and high open circuit voltages more than 0.88 eV. The relationships between the performance and film morphology, energy levels, charge mobilities were discussed. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

反相离子对色谱-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定化妆品中不同形态的铬

建立了反相离子对色谱(RP-IPC)与电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)联用技术快速分离测定化妆品中Cr(III)和Cr(VI)的方法。样品经乙二胺四乙酸钠盐(EDTA)50 ℃水浴中提取后,采用XDB-C18色谱柱分离,以5%(v/v)甲醇-2.0 mmol/L四正丁基铵盐(TBA)水溶液(pH 6.0)作为流动相,流速为1.0 mL/min,进样量为100 μL。采用碰撞池技术消除ICP-MS测定时40Ar12C+、35Cl16O1H+对52Cr+的光谱学干扰。Cr(III)和Cr(VI)的分离过程在5 min内完成。样品中加标量为0.01～0.50 μg时,其回收率为82.7%～107.2%,相对标准偏差(RSD)小于5.62%。该方法操作简便、灵敏度高、重现性好,适合于化妆品中Cr(III)和Cr(VI)的同时分析。     

Dipolar control of monolayer morphology: spontaneous SAM patterning

A strategy for controlling relative placements of molecules within multicomponent monolayers at the solution-HOPG interface is demonstrated. The monolayers assemble from complementary pairs of 1,5-bis-alkyldiether-anthracenes bearing self-repelling side chains. Each diether side chain suffers repulsive dipolar interactions if it adsorbs next to an identical side chain in the morphology normally assumed by 1,5-bis-substituted-anthracene monolayers. Complementary side-chain pairs experience attractive dipolar interactions when adsorbed as neighbors in the normal morphology monolayer. The repulsive and attractive forces spontaneously drive formation of a patterned monolayer at the solution-HOPG interface. Each molecule adsorbs in its own row, sandwiched between two rows of the complementary anthracene. These studies demonstrate the viability of using weak dipolar interactions to control molecular placement and monolayer morphology and to pattern multicomponent monolayers.     

Iridium phosphors with peripheral triphenylamine encapsulation: highly efficient solution-processed red electrophosphorescence

The peripheral triphenylamine-encapsulated red-emitting iridium(III) complexes have been designed and synthesized. External quantum efficiency over 15% has been realized in single-layer polymer light-emitting diodes, which is the highest ever reported for solution-processed red phosphorescence.     

Polymer brushes grafted from graphene via bioinspired polydopamine chemistry and activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization

Polymer brushes decorated reduced GO (rGO) with advanced applications have been prepared by bioinspired polydopamine (PDA) chemistry integrated with activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization (ARGET‐ATRP) technique. First, rGO/PDA was obtained by the process for graphene oxide (GO) coated with a homogeneous bio‐adhesive PDA layer. Then the initiator 2‐bromoisobutyryl bromide (BIBB) was immobilized on the surface of PDA functionalized rGO. Finally, rGO/PDA‐Br was polymerized with N, N‐diethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DEAEMA) and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) to obtain rGO/PDA‐g‐polymer brushes by ARGET‐ATRP process. The prepared rGO/PDA‐g‐PGMA brush would be subjected to further functionalization with ethylenediamine (EDA), which would impart the obtained products (rGO/PDA‐g‐PGMA‐NH₂) with good adsorption ability toward cationic dyes. The chemical structures and morphologies of the functionalized GO products have been characterized in detail by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope(TEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The distinctive pH‐responsive character of rGO/PDA‐g‐PDEAEMA and adsorption ability of rGO/PDA‐g‐PGMA‐NH₂ for cationic dyes have been explored by UV–vis spectrophotometer. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019 , 57, 689–698     

A photoelectrochemical biosensor using ruthenium complex-reduced graphene oxide hybrid as the photocurrent signal reporter assembled on rhombic TiO2 nanocrystals driven by visible light

An ultrasensitive photoelectrochemical (PEC) immunoassay of cancer biomarker carcinoembryonie antigen (CEA) is proposed that uses rhombic titanium dioxide nanocrystals (TiO₂ NCs) coupled with Ab2–RGO-Ru bioconjugate, which featured CEA signal antibody (Ab2) and ruthenium tris(bipyridine) (Ru complex) labels linked to reduced graphene oxide (RGO) for signal amplification. Herein, the Ru complex acts as an electron donor, while RGO serves as an electron acceptor which facilitates charge separation and suppresses recombination of photoexcited electron–hole pairs in the hybridized species. The rhombic TiO₂ NCs were fabricated through a solvothermal technique in anhydrous ethanol, followed by spin-coating process and calcination, an ITO/TiO₂ electrode was obtained. Chitosan (CS) and glutaraldehyde (GLD) were used to modify the prepared ITO/TiO₂ electrode to covalently immobilize antibodies. With a sandwich-type immunoreaction, CEA and Ab2–RGO-Ru were conjugated successively to form a sandwich-type immunocomplex. Thus, a sandwich-type PEC immunosensor was fabricated for the detection of CEA was developed by monitoring the changes in the photocurrent signals of the electrode resulting from the immunoreaction. The proposed PEC immunosensor showed high sensitivity, selectivity, excellent stability, and good reproducibility, and thus has great potential to be used for other biological assays.