ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2022
·Vol. 29
·期 59
·88866-88881
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IF 5.19
Xia Xuewen,Li Junqi,Chen Chaoyi,Lan Yuan-Pei,Mao Xisong,Chu Zhiyao,Ning Deyang,Zhang Junshan,Liu Fengyuan
Tuning morphology and doping additional rare earth (RE) cations are potential techniques to promote the photocatalytic performance of ceria (CeO 2 ), evaluating the collaborative effects of morphology and RE dopants is significant for producing high active ceria-based catalysts. So in this work, cubic, polyhedral and rod-like nanoceria doped with 10 mol % La (lanthanum), Y (yttrium), or Sm (samarium) were synthesized by a facile template-free hydrothermal method. Phases, morphologies, oxygen vacancies (OVs) concentration, energy band structure, photo-carriers separation/recombination, and photodegradation ratio toward methylene blue (MB) dye of as prepared ceria were studied. Results show that doped CeO 2 maintains a similar morphology structure with un-doped sample and the band gap narrows slightly. Y-doped nanoceria, with an improved separation and a reduced recombination of photo-excited electrons ( e − ) and holes ( h + ), owns a higher MB photodegradation ratio than that of samples doping with La or Sm, which is measured as 79.04, 84.43, and 85.59% for Y-doped cubic, polyhedral, and rod-like CeO 2 . The collaborative influence of morphology tuning and RE (La, Y, and Sm) doping on photocatalytic performance of nanoceria includes the effects of doped elements and the formation of OVs. The elevation of OVs concentration as well as the separation efficiency of photo-generated e − / h + are suggested to further enhance the photocatalytic performance of ceria.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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CATALYSIS LETTERS
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2023
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IF 2.8
Li Zezhong,Xu Jing,Liu Zhenlu,Liu Xinyu,Xu Shengming,Ma Yue,Li Qian,Shang Yan
The p–n type Sm 2 WO 6 -Co 9 S 8 heterojunction with two-dimensional coupling interface was successfully synthesized by electrostatic self-assembly. The unique rhombic morphology of Sm 2 WO 6 and Co 9 S 8 nanoparticles also effectively improve the light utilization efficiency. The intervention of Co 9 S 8 enhances the visible light absorption capacity of m 2 WO 6 /Co 9 S 8 . The Sm 2 WO 6 /Co 9 S 8 greatly increases the specific surface area and provides a rich reaction site. Recombination of photogenerated carriers in Sm 2 WO 6 /Co 9 S 8 heterojunctions is effectively inhibited. The p–n type Sm 2 WO 6 -Co 9 S 8 heterojunction results show that the optimized Sm 2 WO 6 /Co 9 S 8 heterojunction exhibits significant hydrogen evolution activity, and the optimal Sm 2 WO 6 /Co 9 S 8 -25 composite has 117.5 μmol hydrogen evolution activity, it’s close to four times Co 9 S 8 , close to 143 times Sm 2 WO 6 . The stability of the composite Sm 2 WO 6 /Co 9 S 8 is the better. Under the built-in electric field induced by p–n heterojunction, using of p–n heterojunction interactions and electron transport modes, the Sm 2 WO 6 /Co 9 S 8 can effectively achieve the remarkable effect of its internal carrier separation. This work also provides new opportunities for studying rare earth element tungstate photocatalysts. Graphical Abstract
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2025
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IF 8.2
Chao Liu,Yuhao Jiang,Wenliang Xue,Jinyu Liu,Zihao Wang,Jianhong Luo,Xinsong Li
Lipid nanoparticles (LNP) have shown great promise in clinical applications for delivering mRNA. Targeted delivery of mRNA to particular tissues or organs is essential for precise therapeutic outcomes and minimized side effects in various disease models. However, achieving targeted delivery beyond the liver is a challenge based on current LNP formulations. In this report, we synthesized four ionizable cholesterol analogs by attaching two tertiary amine groups onto the head of a cholesterol-like structure and incorporated them as a fifth component into conventional commercial LNPs based on ALC-0315 or SM-102. Selective targeting delivery of mRNA is achieved by adjusting the proportion of the fifth component in the LNP. Specifically, a spleen-targeted 0315-Ergo-40% formulation demonstrated an impressive 95% delivery efficiency, while a lung-targeted 102-Sito-40% formulation achieved up to 78%. Moreover, when this strategy is applied to a self-developed ionizable lipid named U-101 instead of ALC-0315 or SM-102, the targeting delivery efficiencies to the spleen and lungs reach 96 and 71%, respectively. Multiple assessments suggest that inclusion of the fifth component does not compromise LNP stability, as indicated by consistent particle size, polydispersity index (PDI), and encapsulation efficiency. Furthermore, the test results of liver and kidney function and immunogenicity reveal no increase of toxicity in vivo following the introduction of the fifth component. Additional studies on in vitro cytotoxicity, lysosomal escape, and cellular transfection efficiency confirm that the fifth component does not diminish delivery performance. Taken together, the incorporation of ionizable cholesterol analogs leads to targeting of LNP delivery, which features strong organ selectivity, high safety, and suitability for further evaluation.
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纳米技术
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药学科学
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分子生物学
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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
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2025
·Vol. 109
·期 1
·e70415
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IF 3.8
Qing Tao,Junxia Wang,Jin Wang,Xi Zhang,Yuan Liu,Die Liu,Kunqi Liu
In this study, a series of (1- x )Sr 0.5 Zr 2 (PO 4 ) 3 - x (Ce 1-2 y Nd y Sm y )PO 4 (abbreviated as SrZP-(Ce, Nd, Sm)PO 4 , x = 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1; y = 0, 1/12, 2/12, 3/12, 4/12, 5/12, 6/12) dual-phase ceramic waste forms were fabricated through a one-step microwave sintering technique. The phase evolution, micromorphology, and densification behavior of these ceramics were systematically investigated using XRD, Raman spectroscopy, SEM-EDS, and density measurement. The results confirmed that the dual-phase ceramics exclusively consisted of SrZP and (Ce, Nd, Sm)PO 4 phases, which coexisted stably and independently, enabling simultaneously effective immobilization of simulated fission products (Sr 2+ ) and actinides radionuclides (Ce 3+ , Nd 3+ , and Sm 3+ ). The ceramics exhibited a homogeneous distribution of both phases, a compact micromorphology, and relative densities achieving a maximum of 98.9%. It was demonstrated that alterations in the phase content ( x value) induced only negligible variations in the lattice parameters of both crystalline phases, indicating minimal structural perturbations. Rietveld refinement analysis revealed a gradual reduction in the lattice parameters of the (Ce, Nd, Sm)PO 4 phase with increasing y value, consistent with the anticipated immobilization of the simulated actinide radionuclides. In addition, by integrating XRD and Raman analyses, the temperature-induced phase evolution of the representative sample SrZP-Ce 1/3 Nd 1/3 Sm 1/3 PO 4 was comprehensively characterized. The results indicated that the Ce 1/3 Nd 1/3 Sm 1/3 PO 4 phase preferentially formed over the SrZP phase during the dual-phase ceramic preparation. Furthermore, the Kissinger model based on TG-DSC results at various heating rates ( β T = 10, 15, 20, and 25 K/min) provided additional thermodynamic evidence, in which the Ce 1/3 Nd 1/3 Sm 1/3 PO 4 phase possessed a lower apparent activation energy (353.35 kJ/mol) than the SrZP phase (501.33 kJ/mol). Besides, the SrZP-Ce 1/3 Nd 1/3 Sm 1/3 PO 4 dual-phase ceramic waste form demonstrated high chemical stability, with normalized leaching rates of all elements remaining relatively low ( LR Sr ∼ 10 −4 g·m −2 ·d −1 , LR Ce ∼ 10 −7 g·m −2 ·d −1 , LR Nd ∼ 10 −7 g·m −2 ·d −1 , and LR Sm ∼ 10 −6 g·m −2 ·d −1 ).
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材料科学
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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
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2021
·Vol. 104
·期 5
·2134-2142
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IF 3.784
Yafei Liu,Zhilong Fu,Xingyu Chen,Yaxin Wei,Bo Zhang,Aimin Chang
Rare-earth ions doped Ca 0.9 R 0.1 CeNbMoO 8 ( R = Y, Sm, Nd, La) ceramics have been successfully prepared by solid-state method, and their modifications to the microstructure and electrical properties are also investigated. The rare-earth ions doped ceramics exhibit the scheelite structure. With the increase in the radius of rare-earth ions, the lattice distortion and bond interaction will be enhanced, and the consistency of grain size will be reduced. The ceramics exhibit negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor characteristics in the temperature range of 473 K-1273 K, and the activation energy decreases with the increase of the radius of rare-earth ions. Rare-earth ions doping can increase the content of Ce 3+ ions and promote the conductivity of ceramics. Except for Sm 3+ -doped ceramics, the high-temperature aging rate of other ceramics is less than 2%. The existence of some metastable Sm 2+ ions in Sm 3+ -doped ceramics not only increases the activation energy, but also reduces the high-temperature stability of the ceramics.
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材料科学
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JOURNAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY-MATERIALS SCIENCE EDITION
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2021
·Vol. 36
·期 2
·196-202
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IF 0.957
Xie Dayan,Zhang Kuibao,Li Weiwei,Luo Baozhu,Guo Haiyan
We reported a rapid synthesis of Sm 3+ /Zr 4+ co-doped Gd 2 Ti 2 O 7 pyrochlore simulated nuclear wastes solidification by self-propagation plus quick pressing technique. With increment excess contents of Sm 2 O 3 and ZrO 2 from 0 to 10wt%, the phase composition of the products is a mixed phase of pyrochlore structure and defective fluorite structure by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis and Raman spectrum. In addition, the SEM results demonstrate the fracture surface and microstructure of Gd 2 Ti 2 O 7 -based pyrochlore. The densified pyrochlore waste form exhibits high bulk density of 5.56 g·cm −3 and vickers hardness of 11.20±0.2 GPa. The leaching tests show that the elemental leaching rates of Gd, Sm, and Cu after 42 days are 1.92×10 −4 , 1.51×10 −4 , and 3.90×10 −3 g·m −2 ·d −1 , respectively.
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ENERGY & FUELS
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2020
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IF 3.421
Shiwei Ma,Shiyi Chen,Huijun Ge,Tao Song,Ping Lu,Wenguo Xiang
CeO2 is a typical fluorite oxide with desirable lattice oxygen conductivity and can be applied as an active support for the Fe-based oxygen carrier in chemical looping hydrogen generation (CLHG). However, Fe2O3/CeO2 always suffers from low thermal stability and sintering. Doping foreign cations could be a proper way to improve its reactivity and cyclic stability. In this work, Zr4+ and Sm3+, with a smaller ionic radius and lower valence than Ce4+, respectively, were doped into Fe2O3/CeO2 using the co-precipitation method, and the doping effects on the reactivity and redox stability of Fe2O3/CeO2 in CLHG were investigated. Fe2O3/Ce0.6Sm0.15Zr0.25O1.925 provided the best redox reactivity, and the purity of generated hydrogen for all oxygen carriers reached nearly 100% (the detection limit of CO/CO2 was 0.01% in volume). The reactivity followed the sequence Fe2O3/Ce0.6Sm0.15Zr0.25O1.925 > Fe2O3/Ce0.8Sm0.2O1.9 > Fe2O3/Ce0.75Zr0.25O2 > Fe2O3/CeO2. However, the concentration of oxygen vacancy was ranked as Fe2O3/Ce0.8Sm0.2O1.9 > Fe2O3/Ce0.6Sm0.15Zr0.25O1.925 > Fe2O3/Ce0.75Zr0.25O2 > Fe2O3/CeO2. The Zr doping boosted the reactivity of Fe2O3/CeO2 mainly by enhancing its sintering resistance, whereas the Sm doping achieved it mainly by promoting the oxygen conductivity, whose ability to improve the thermal stability of Fe2O3/CeO2 was rather limited. Both Zr and Sm doping could suppress the outward migration of Fe cations in the particles, resulting in higher sintering resistance. Furthermore, Zr and Sm could dissolve into CeO2 for prepared Fe2O3/Ce0.6Sm0.15Zr0.25O1.925; however, the bleeding out of both dopants was observed with Sm0.5Zr0.5O1.75 formation, which could be detrimental to the redox stability of the oxygen carrier.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2020
·Vol. 46
·期 10
·16524-16532
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IF 3.83
Muhammad Yousaf,Asma Noor,Shuai Xu,Majid Niaz Akhtar,Baoyuan Wang
Yttrium iron garnet (YIG) nanoparticles (NPs) doped with rare earth (RE) metal ions (Y 2.5 Sm 0.5 Fe 5 O 12 , Y 2.5 Nd 0.5 Fe 5 O 12 ) were successfully synthesized by sol-gel auto combustion approach. The cubic crystalline structure and morphology of the prepared garnet ferrite NPs were analyzed by X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The cubic crystalline garnet phase of the synthesized YIG, Sm-YIG and Nd-YIG samples was successfully achieved at 950 °C sintering temperature . The force constant and absorption bands were estimated by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The doping effect of RE metal ions on the chemical states of YIG were examined by x-ray photoelectron microscopy (XPS). The valence band (from 12.63 eV to 13.22 eV), conduction band (from 10.89 eV to 11.34 eV) edges and optical bandgap values of RE doped YIG samples were calculated using UV–Vis spectroscopy and ultraviolet photo electron spectroscopy (UPS). The magnetic analysis of the prepared NPs was studied using vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The XPS analysis of RE doped YIG samples exhibit the existence of RE (Sm +3 , Nd +3 ) contents on the surface of YIG ferrite by decreasing the oxygen lattice in garnet structure. The optical bandgap (from 1.74 eV to 1.88 eV) explains the semiconducting nature of the synthesized NPs. The UPS results confirm the valence band position of YIG doped samples. The saturation magnetization and remanence of RE doped garnet ferrite samples increased from 13.45 to 18.83 emu/g and 4.06–6.53 emu/g, respectively.
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纳米科技
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固体物理
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无机化学
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2018
·Vol. 29
·期 16
·13925-13930
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IF 2.324
Li Tianjing,Shi Qingle
In this paper, explain a new relationships between Bi 3+ content, the phase crystal, microstructure and conductivity for Sm and Bi co-doped Ce 0.8− x Sm 0.2 Bi x O 1.9−1/2 x ( x = 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2) electrolytes prepared by co-precipitation method. The XRD patterns showed that this compounds exhibit a fluorite-type cubic structure after the samples calcined at 700 °C for 4 h and the cell volumes of increased when the Bi content increased. In addition, for the samples sintered at 1400 °C for 4 h, the Bi doping improves the relative density, the grain size and the average thermal expansion coefficient (TEC). More in details, the relative density and TEC increase with the Bi content. Form the AC impedance spectroscopy measurements, the conductivity of the sintered samples is found to improve with the increasing of Bi content (for x ≤ 0.15), which is ascribed to the increasing of the number of oxygen ion vacancies and the increase in the unit cell volume. However, the conductivity decreases when the Bi content is further increased (0.15 < x ≤ 0.2), which is ascribed the reduction of the number of free oxygen vacancies. The highest conductivity at 800 °C is 5.6 × 10 −2 S/cm and the activation energy is 0.83 eV for Ce 0.65 Sm 0.2 Bi 0.15 O 1.825 , indicating that this would be a promising electrolyte for the intermediate temperature-solid oxide fuel cell applications.
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材料科学
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固态离子学
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能源材料
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MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION
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2025
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IF 5.5
Qian Wen,Xiaopeng Hu,Junyao Wu,Qing Liu,Sai Liu,Duzhong Zhu,Jinwei Guo,Wang Zhu
Medium-high entropy RETaO 4 (RE = Y, Gd, Yb, Dy, Sm) ceramics are prepared by high-temperature solid-state reaction. Results show that doping rare earth ions into the A site improves the hardness, elastic modulus, fracture toughness, and fracture strength of the ceramics. As the solid solution components increase, hardness rises from 5.19 GPa to 7.43 GPa, elastic modulus from 55.2 GPa to 88.8 GPa, fracture toughness from 1.10 MPa·m 1/2 to 2.05 MPa·m 1/2 , and fracture strength from 31.8 MPa to 58.6 MPa. This enhancement is attributed to higher lattice distortion, increased internal energy, and stronger bonding. The proportion of transgranular fracture increases with solid solution content. Ferroelastic domain structures cause crack tip deflection, leading to greater fracture energy absorption. Furthermore, high-entropy and lattice distortion effects in (5RE 1/5 )TaO 4 ceramics promote high-density dislocation regions under stress, enhancing dislocation toughening.
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力学
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2025
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IF 8.2
Liang Cao,Jiajia Wang,Feifan Hu,Huihui Liu,Jian Guo,Haoran Yu,Mingyuan Yan,Ji Zhang,Feifei Wang,Yiping Wang,Shan-Tao Zhang
In this work, based on the lanthanide rare earth Sm3+ doped 0.2Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-(0.8-x)PbZrO3-xPbTiO3:0.015Sm ceramics with a rhombohedral-tetragonal morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) around x = 0.40, we gradually introduced alkaline earth Ba2+ and Sr2+ at the A-site to substitute Pb2+, namely, 0.2A(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-0.4AZrO3-0.4ATiO3:0.015Sm (A = Pb0.99-yBa0.01Sry) and conducted a systematic study on their phase structure, domain configuration, and electrical properties. The results indicate that without alkaline earth substituting, the MPB composition shows peak electrical property with piezoelectric coefficient d33 = 477 pC/N and electromechanical coupling factor kp = 0.59, while an appropriate amount of alkaline earth substituting changes the MPB from rhombohedral–tetragonal coexisting phases to rhombohedral–monoclinic–tetragonal coexisting phases, leading to a significant enhancement in electrical properties with d33 = 687 pC/N and kp = 0.63 around y = 0.03 for comparison. This work classifies the mechanism for alkaline earth substituting enhanced piezoelectric performance and may provide a guide for the development of high-performance lead-based relaxor ferroelectrics.
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材料科学
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陶瓷材料
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铁电材料
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固态物理学
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2020
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IF 5.977
Kun Zhang,Yan Huang,Yin-Jing Shen,Lin-Feng Zhang,Shuang Ma,Ting-Ting Chen,Ziqiang Zheng,Shishen Zhang,Benxia Li
Herein, we report our strategy to develop the efficient chemosensor and real-time monitoring technique for cyanuric chloride (TCT) detection. A luminescent macrocyclic mononuclear Sm(III) complex Sm - 2 k bearing with two dynamic imine bonds has been constructed via the template synthesis between dialdehyde H 2 Q k and matched diamine 1,2-bis(2-aminoethoxy)ethane. Sensing experiments reveal that complex Sm - 2 k exhibits the turn-off fluorescent and colorimetric response for TCT in CH 3 OH. It is especially encouraging that this optical sensing process is not only rapid within 60 s but also high-efficient in the presence of TCT analogues as well as sensitive with the low limit of detection (LOD, 1.74 μM) and wide linear sensing range. Mechanism studies demonstrate that TCT sensing is mainly based on the imine bond transformation of probe Sm - 2 k , which is due to the increased acidity induced by TCT. Meanwhile, a smartphone-based analytical method was developed to make complex Sm - 2 k accessible for the real-time TCT detection by RGB value outputs. It is believed that this work can shed some constructive lights on design of chemosensors and convenient detection technique for highly reactive analytes.
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分析化学
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材料科学
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