JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
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2023
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IF 3.8
Ting Chen,Yuanhong Chen,Chunxian Guo,Zhixiang Xie,Youpeng Li,Wenkui Wu,Yu Gu
Synthesis of nontoxic quantum dots (QDs) with excellent optical properties in aqueous phase to replace organic dyes with photobleaching drawbacks used in bioimaging has become a research priority. Herein, water-soluble Ag-In-Zn-S (AIZS) QDs were prepared by microwave-assisted hydrothermal method at 110 °C for 40 min. The luminescence peak of AIZS QDs was varied from 684.5 nm to 576.2 nm when the Ag/In molar ratio was changed in the range of 1/2–1/10. A clear blue-shift of PL peak from 616.8 nm to 551.5 nm was observed with increasing Zn 2+ element with the Ag/Zn molar ratio in the range of 1/0–1/14, indicating that the increase of Zn 2+ content caused the increase of band gap. The AIZS QDs exhibit the highest photoluminescent quantum yield (PLQY) of 20.67 % with the molar ratio of Ag/In/Zn=1/6/2, and fluorescence lifetime upped to 294.69 ns. Finally, human hepatocellular carcinomas (HepG2) cells and Hela cells were incubated with AIZS QDs solution at different concentrations and were found to have a high survival rate. Furthermore, HepG2 cells emitted bright yellow light when stimulated upon UV excitation, indicating that AIZS QDs can be applied in bioimaging field.
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材料科学
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生物医学工程
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纳米技术
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2021
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IF 9.229
Dongxu Zhang,Weixuan Dong,Yanhong Liu,Xiaoqing Gu,Tianyu Yang,Qiang Hong,Di Li,Dongqi Zhang,Hongbo Zhou,Hui Huang,Baodong Mao,Zhenhui Kang,Weidong Shi
Photoassisted electrocatalysis (P-EC) emerges as a rising star for hydrogen production by embedding photoactive species in electrocatalysts, for which the interfacial structure design and charge transfer kinetics of the multifunctional catalysts remain a great challenge. Herein, Zn-AgIn5S8 quantum dots (ZAIS QDs) were embedded into 2D NiFe layered double hydroxide nanosheets through a simple hydrothermal treatment to form 0D/2D composite catalysts for P-EC. With evidence from transient photovoltage spectroscopy, we acquired a clear and fundamental understanding on the kinetics of charge extraction time and extraction amount in the 0D/2D heterojunctions that was proved to play a key role in P-EC. Upon light illumination, for HER, the optimized NiFe-ZAIS exhibits obviously reduced overpotentials of 129 and 242 mV at current densities of 10 and 50 mA cm–2, which are 22 and 33 mV lower than those of dark electrocatalysis, respectively. For OER, the NiFe-ZAIS electrode also shows low overpotentials of 220 and 268 mV at current densities of 10 and 50 mA cm–2, respectively, under light illumination, which were able to almost double the intrinsic activity. Finally, with NF@NiFe-ZAIS as both the cathode and the anode, the assembled electrolyzer only requires 1.62 V to reach the overall water splitting current density of 10 mA cm–2 under P-EC. This work provides a useful example for the profound understanding of the design and the kinetics study of multifunctional P-EC catalysts.
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材料科学
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电化学
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能源转换与存储
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ORGANIC ELECTRONICS
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2020
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IF 3.31
Rongmei Yu,Furong Yin,Chunying Pu,Haizhen Song,Xiumei Xu,Han Zhang,Wenyu Ji
Although much effort has been made to the cadmium-free quantum dot light emitting diodes (QLEDs), it is still a big challenge to achieve an efficient eco-friendly QLED. Here, an extremely efficient QLED based on Ag–In–Zn–S QDs is constructed with the insertion of an 1,3,5-tris(N-phenylbenzimidazole-2-yl)benzene (TPBi) hole-spacing interlayer. The electrical properties of single carrier devices demonstrate the TPBi blocks the hole injection, leading to a more balanced charge injection in the device. Transient electroluminescence measurements confirm that the hole accumulation adjacent QDs is dramatically suppressed after the insertion of TPBi, hence limiting the interactions between excitons and holes. Consequently, the peak current (power) efficiency of 6.0 cd/A (6.5 lm/W) is achieved. To the best of our knowledge, this is the record efficiency for the Ag–In–Zn–S QLEDs reported to date. We anticipate this work will provide a new route for optimizing the performance of Cd-free QLEDs.
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材料科学
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光电子学
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Nano Energy
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2019
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IF 15.548
Hongling Guan,Shuangyi Zhao,Huaxin Wang,Dongdong Yan,Ming Wang,Zhigang Zang
White light emitting diodes (WLEDs) based on all-inorganic halide (CsPbX 3 , X = Cl, Br and I) perovskite quantum dots (QDs) have attracted broad attention due to their high brightness. However, their poor stability and anion-exchange reaction when utilized together are still the main challenges that impede their applications. Herein, a one-step in situ method under room temperature in air is proposed to synthesize CsPbBr 3 QDs coated with SiO 2 (CsPbBr 3 @SiO 2 ), where the whole process takes only 20 s. The as-prepared CsPbBr 3 @SiO 2 QDs samples present an enhanced stability in the thermal and polar-solvent environment, maintaining its high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY~75%). Thereby WLEDs are constructed by combining CsPbBr 3 @SiO 2 with red Ag–In–Zn–S QDs on InGaN blue chip, achieving a high color rendering index (CRI) of 91, a correlated color temperature (CCT) of 3689 K and a power efficiency of 40.6 lm W −1 .
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光学工程
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