SUPERLATTICES AND MICROSTRUCTURES
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2019
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Yong Cui,Junye Tong,Hongmei Shao,Gang Wang,Daocheng Pan
Novel semiconductor Cu 2 BaSn(S,Se) 4 thin film with orthorhombic structure has been successfully fabricated via solution process. XRD、EDS、XPS and SEM were used to investigate the structure、elemental composition、valence states and morphology of the Cu 2 BaSn(S,Se) 4 thin film . Different selenization temperatures that affected CBTSSe thin film quality were investigated. The photoresponse property of Cu 2 BaSn(S,Se) 4 thin film indicated that it had potential application in low-cost thin film solar cells. The solution process to fabricate Cu 2 BaSn(S,Se) 4 /CdS heterojunction thin film solar cells demonstrated that Cu 2 BaSn(S,Se) 4 thin film could be applied as absorb layer in the thin film solar cells.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2018
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IF 4.439
Kai Jia,Qiming Feng,Guofan Zhang,Wanying Ji,Wukai Zhang,Bingqian Yang
Smithsonite is a readily dissolvable carbonate mineral that is naturally hydrophilic, making recovery of this ore by flotation difficult. The flotation results showed that conditioning with only sodium sulfide (Na 2 S) did not successfully allow the smithsonite samples to float, whereas treatment with a combination of S(II), Pb(II) and xanthate (with Na 2 S as the sulfurizing reagent, lead ions (Pb(II)) as the activator, and xanthate as the collector) improved the flotation of smithsonite, achieving a mass recovery of 95.8%. A combination of analytical techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), in conjunction with depth profiling , was used to investigate the chemical nature of the sulfur and lead species on the smithsonite surface. For S(II)-conditioned smithsonite, a layer of ZnS formed on the smithsonite (ZnCO 3 ) substrates; this newly formed ZnS coating was amorphous or poorly crystallized. For smithsonite samples conditioned with S(II) and Pb(II), the microstructures and the phase constituents, obtained by AFM and XRD analyses, confirmed the formation of the PbS species with a cubic galena structure on the surface. XPS depth profiling showed that the PbS layer was 18-nm thick, which corresponds to 30 PbS molecular layers . This study presents direct evidence that the coating of the activation product, PbS, on the smithsonite surface was similar to a relatively thick galena layer, which led to successful flotation.
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RSC Advances
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2018
·Vol. 8
·期 53
·30512-30519
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Jian-Xiu Li,Yan-Yan Huang,Xian-Rui Chen,Qi-Shi Du,Jian-Zong Meng,Neng-Zhong Xie,Ri-Bo Huang
Acetoin is an important platform chemical with a variety of applications in foods, cosmetics, chemical synthesis, and especially in the asymmetric synthesis of optically active pharmaceuticals. It is also a useful breath biomarker for early lung cancer diagnosis. In order to enhance production of optical (S)-acetoin and facilitate this building block for a series of chiral pharmaceuticals derivatives, we have developed a systematic approach using in situ-NADH regeneration systems and promising diacetyl reductase. Under optimal conditions, we have obtained 52.9 g L−1 of (S)-acetoin with an enantiomeric purity of 99.5% and a productivity of 6.2 g (L h)−1. The results reported in this study demonstrated that the production of (S)-acetoin could be effectively improved through the engineering of cofactor regeneration with promising diacetyl reductase. The systematic approach developed in this study could also be applied to synthesize other optically active α-hydroxy ketones, which may provide valuable benefits for the study of drug development.
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Optical Materials Express
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2018
·Vol. 8
·期 7
·1754-1761
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Yantao Xu,Xusheng Xiao,Xiaoxia Cui,Fei Gao,Jian Cui,Xiaogang Liu,Haitao Guo,Jiangbo She,Gang Chen,Min Lu,Bo Peng
The diamagnetic performance of GeS2-Ga2S3 and GeS2-Ga2S3-PbI2 chalcogenide glasses were investigated, and the composition, wavelength and temperature dependences of the Verdet constant were discussed in detail. It indicates that the contributions to the Verdet constant for each kind of ion are in the order of VPb>VGa>VGe in these chalcogenide glasses, and the Becquerel rule is proved to be an effective guidance for predicting the Verdet constant value. A large Verdet constant is obtained in 68GeS2·17Ga2S3·15PbI2 composition glass and the value is 0.230 min·G−1·cm−1 at 635nm, which is greatly larger than those of commercial diamagnetic glasses. Besides, the temperature coefficient of Verdet constant can be regarded as a constant between 278 and 368 K, indicating these chalcogenide glasses are good candidates for magneto-optical devices in temperature instability conditions.
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Acta Biomaterialia
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2018
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Meirong Hou,Chenggong Yan,Zelong Chen,Qingliang Zhao,Miaomiao Yuan,Yikai Xu,Bingxia Zhao
Ternary copper-based chalcogenide nanomaterials have become rather attractive due to the near-infrared (NIR) response in cancer theranostic fields. However, it is still challenging to further improve the theranostic efficiency of these nanomaterials. Herein, Cu-Sb-S nanoparticles (NPs) around 24 nm are synthesized facilely and functionalized with poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP). Under the NIR irradiation, the resultant PVP-Cu-Sb-S NPs exhibit a relatively high photothermal conversion efficiency of 53.16% and a simultaneous reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation effect. Due to these outstanding photothermal/photodynamic effects, excellent tumor ablation results can be achieved by the combination of PVP-Cu-Sb-S NPs and 808 nm NIR laser treatments without obvious side effect. In addition, they show remarkable contrast enhancement according to in vitro and in vivo photoacoustic (PA) imaging. These PVP-Cu-Sb-S NPs could be served as a multifunctional nanotheranostic agent for PA imaging, photothermal/photodynamic cancer therapy. Statement of Significance Highly theranostic efficiency ternary copper-based chalcogenide nanomaterials has not been fully developed yet. Herein we report the PVP-Cu-Sb-S nanoparticles (NPs) with relatively high photothermal efficiency, simultaneous reactive oxygen species generation effect and photoacoustic imaging capability. The photothermal conversion efficiency of PVP-Cu-Sb-S NPs is higher than most of copper-based chalcogenide nanomaterials reported before. These findings provide a new kind of ternary copper-based chalcogenide with an enhanced theranostic effect, which could be served as a promising multifunctional nanotheranostic agent in the field of biomedical application.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2018
·Vol. 53
·期 9
·7048-7059
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IF 2.993
Ran Xiaoqi,Duan Lian,Chen Xiaoyan,Yang Xiao
A donor–acceptor conjugated polymer, poly(1,3,4-oxadiazole)s (POD), was synthesized by a one-step polycondensation in oleum and spun into filaments using wet-spinning. The structure of POD was confirmed and characterized by FTIR, TG, elemental analysis, and UV–Vis spectroscopies. FTIR and elemental analysis proved the successful synthesis of POD, and TG showed the high thermal stability of POD. The UV–Vis spectra showed that POD absorbed almost all ultraviolet ranging from 200 to 400 nm, but it did not absorb the visible light. Considering the conjugated structure of POD and the dearth of research regarding its photocatalytic ability, studies were carried out on the photocatalytic performance of the POD for the photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange, methylene blue, and reactive brilliant blue. The results showed that POD was an effective photocatalyst to destroy the three types of dyes mentioned above. The photocatalytic mechanism of POD was also studied in this work. The superoxide anion radical ( \( {\text{O}}_{2}^{\cdot - } \) ) was detected by nitrotetrazolium blue chloride (NBT) method and was believed to play a key role in photodegradation of dyes. Moreover, it was also found that ·OH, which was generated from \( {\text{O}}_{2}^{\cdot - } \) by the addition of H + , was the main reason for the rapid degradation of the dyes. Finally, the reusability of POD as the photocatalyst was also investigated. The results indicated that the reusability of POD gradually decreased after 80 min of continuous irradiation, which might be attributed to the relatively poor photostability of POD itself.
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POLYHEDRON
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2018
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IF 2.067
Dejuan Fa,Mao Zhou,Hui Zhao,Yiwei Jiang,Yuqing Miao
The 3D flower-like Ni–Co–S was synthesized by a typical hydrothermal method in the presence of urea and thioacetamide. As comparison, the urchin-like Ni–Co–O was prepared in the absence of thioacetamide. The former processed higher electrocatalytic activity for methanol oxidation than the latter. Ni–Co–S exhibited the anodic peak current density of 19.23 mA/cm 2 for methanol oxidation, far higher than Ni–Co–O. It also showed the Tafel slopes of 57 mV/dec, much lower than Ni–Co–O. The BET results showed that the surface area and pore volume are 96.373 m 2 /g and 0.367 cm 3 /g for the flower-like Ni–Co–S, which is higher than 88.736 m 2 /g and 0.224 cm 3 /g for the urchin-like Ni–Co–O. As a result, the flower-like Ni–Co–S possessed more electroactive sites for methanol oxidation. The superhydrophobicity of the flower-like Ni–Co–S helps for the formation of micro air film on the surface of flower petals. Such a tri-phase interface of Ni–Co–S solid, reaction solution and air film may help for the electrocatalytic oxidation of Ni–Co–S toward methanol oxidation since the produced CO 2 can leave the surface of Ni–Co–S quickly and enter into solution phase due to the presence of air film and high solubility of CO 2 in aqueous solution.
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BIOSCIENCE REPORTS
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2019
·Vol. 39
·期 6
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IF 2.535
Qi Feilong,Zhang Chen,Jiang Shanshan,Wang Qian,Kuerban Kudelaidi,Luo Man,Dong Mengxue,Zhou Xinguang,Wu Laiming,Jiang Biao,Ye Li
Allicin can be used as fumigant to protect food and cultural relics from fungal contamination because of its strong antifungal activity and the characteristics of high volatility and no residues. However, the obvious disadvantages such as high minimal inhibitory concentration and instability prevent it from wide application. In this study, a stable derivative of allicin, S-ethyl ethanethiosulfinate (ALE), was synthesized. We further explored its antifungal activity and apoptosis-inducing effect, as well as the underlying mechanism. ALE had an excellent capability of inhibiting spore germination and mycelial growth of Penicillium chrysogenum observed by inverted microscope and scanning electron microscopy. XTT colorimetric assay indicated ALE could reduce the cell viability obviously and IC50 was 0.92 μg/ml, only 1/42 of allicin (38.68 μg/ml). DHR 123 ROS Assay Kit, flow cytometry assay and confocal immunofluorescence revealed intercellular ROS generation and metacaspase-dependent apoptosis triggered by ALE, while antioxidant tocopherol could reverse ALE-induced cytotoxicity effect and metacaspase activation. These results indicate that ALE induces metacaspase-dependent apoptosis through ROS generation, thus possesses an effective antifungal activity. This new derivative of allicin might be developed as a high efficient alternative to the conventional fungicides for food storage and cultural relic protection.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2019
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IF 4.175
Qi Li,Liguo Yue,Li Li,Hui Liu,Wenqin Yao,Ning Wu,Longwen Zhang,Hao Guo,Wu Yang
Nitrogen sulfur co-doped bimetal nanocomposites (NS-BNs) are prepared through vulcanization and annealing using bimetallic Ni/Co-MOF as a precursor. The nitrogen sulfur co-doped bimetal nanocomposites have abundant electroactive sites and redox reaction centres, which exhibit remarkable electrochemical performance as electrode materials for supercapacitor . The specific capacitance could reach 1529 F g −1 at a current density of 1 A g −1 and excellent cycle stability (retention rate of 89.29% after 10000 cycles). After the current density is expanded ten times, the specific capacitance can still reach 1069 F g −1 , indicating superior rate performance. Furthermore, the assembled asymmetric supercapacitor displayed a high energy density of 41.04 Wh kg −1 at power density of 750 W kg −1 . As a result, non-metal doped nanocomposites material has promised applications for electrochemical supercapacitors.
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SYNTHETIC METALS
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2017
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Hongxiu Dai,Pengfei Cao,Duo Chen,Yuan Li,Nan Wang,Houyi Ma,Meng Lin
A nickel-cobalt-sulfide nanosheet (Ni-Co-S NS)/polypyrrole nanowire (PPy NW) core/shell-structured composites on nickel foam (NF) was synthesized by facile electrodeposition processes for electrochemical non-enzymatic glucose sensor. PPy NWs grew on the NF substrate by a potentiostatic deposition method, and then the PPy NWs were further served as skeletons for electrodeposition Ni-Co-S nanosheets. The ternary Ni-Co-S NSs as the shell and PPy NWs as the core on the flexible NF constructed the 3D micro/nano structure. The as-prepared Ni-Co-S/PPy/NF electrode was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS). The electrochemical sensor was used for the detection of glucose by chronoamperometry. The introduction of the interconnected Ni-Co-S NSs can provide accessible pathways for electrolyte and have high sensitivity to glucose. Compared with the NF and PPy/NF electrodes, the Ni-Co-S/PPy/NF micro/nanohybrid electrode exhibited higher catalytic activity towards electro-oxidation of glucose. The developed Ni-Co-S/PPy/NF electrode showed two linear electrochemical responses to glucose in the range from 2 μM to 140 μM with a correlation coefficient of R 2 = 0.937 and 0.14 mM to 2 mM with a correlation coefficient R 2 = 0.978, and the detection limit is 0.82 μM. Furthermore, the prepared biosensor demonstrated high selectivity to glucose in the presence of uric acid, ascorbic acid and D-fructose.
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JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY
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2017
·Vol. 56
·期 1
·25-37
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IF 2.952
Yunji Xie,Di Liu,Danqi Li,Xiaocui Han,Su Li,Zheng Chen,Haibo Zhang,Jinhui Pang,Zhenhua Jiang
A new bisphenol monomer containing a pair of electron-rich tetra-arylmethane units was designed and synthesized. Based on this monomer, along with commercial 4,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphenol A and 4,4′-difluorobenzophenone, a series of novel poly(arylene ether ketone)s containing octasulfonated segments of varying molar percentage (x) (6F-SPAEK-x) were successfully synthesized by polycondensation reactions, followed by sulfonation. Tough, flexible, and transparent membranes, exhibiting excellent thermal stabilities and mechanical properties were obtained by casting. 6F-SPAEK-x samples exhibited appropriate water uptake and swelling ratios at moderate ion exchange capacities (IECs) and excellent proton conductivities. The highest proton conductivity (215 mS cm −1 ) is observed for hydrated 6F-SPAEK-15 (IEC = 1.68 meq g −1 ) at 100 °C, which is more than 1.5 times that of Nafion 117. Furthermore, the 6F-SPAEK-10 membrane exhibited comparable proton conductivity (102 mS cm −1 ) to that of Nafion 117 at 80 °C, with a relatively low IEC value (1.26 meq g −1 ). Even under 30% relative humidity, the 6F-SPAEK-20 membrane (2.06 meq g −1 ) showed adequate conductivity (2.1 mS cm −1 ) compared with Nafion 117 (3.4 mS cm −1 ). The excellent comprehensive properties of these membranes are attributed to well-defined nanophase-separated structures promoted by strong polarity differences between highly ionized and fluorinated hydrophobic segments. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56 , 25–37
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2017
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Guoping Chen,Xiong Song,Suqing Wang,Ying Wang,Tuo Gao,Liang-Xin Ding,Haihui Wang
Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery is considered as one of the most promising advanced energy storage devices. However, several critical issues remain which restrict their practical applications, especially the shuttle effect of soluble lithium polysulfides . Herein, we designed a lightweight multifunctional layer comprising reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and cobalt/nitrogen co-doped carbon nanofibers (Co-N-C) to modified the polypropylene (PP) separator to facilitate the electrochemical performance of Li–S batteries. The Co-N-C/rGO layer with abundant mesopores possesses strong immobilization ability of polysulfides and high electronic conductivity, which could work as an intrinsic physical/chemical frame work barrier and an upper current collector to trap and reutilize the polysulfides. Consequently, the Li–S battery with the modified Co-N-C/rGO/PP separator exhibits excellent cycling performance and good rate capability. A high discharge capacity of 1344 mAh g –1 at 0.1 C, 658 mAh g –1 at 5 C and a low capacity degradation rate of 28.8% after 500 cycles at 0.5 C were obtained. These exciting results indicate that this multifunctional Co-N-C/rGO/PP separator could be a promising separator candidate for Li–S batteries.
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