JOURNAL OF FOOD BIOCHEMISTRY
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2021
·Vol. 46
·期 1
·e14007
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IF 2.72
Jing Liu,Zhongan Zhu,Yuhang Yang,Michael Adu-Frimpong,Lin Chen,Hao Ji,Elmurat Toreniyazov,Qilong Wang,Jiangnan Yu,Ximing Xu
A liposome of Licochalcone A (LCA-Liposomes) was purposively prepared to ameliorate the low in vivo availability and efficacy of LCA. Physical characterization of LCA-Liposomes was carried out mainly by determining particle size, morphology, zeta potential (Z-potential), and efficiency of LCA encapsulation (EE) via appropriate techniques. Also, the rate of LCA release in vitro and distribution in vivo (plasma and tissues) was evaluated. Evaluation of the antirenal activity of LCA-liposomes was carried out by establishing chronic renal failure (CRF) model in mice through intragastric administration of adenine (200 mg/kg) and subsequent determination of biochemical parameters and examination of tissue sections. Respectively, the mean size of liposomal particles, Z-potential and EE of LCA-Liposomes were 71.78 ± 0.99 nm, −38.49 ± 0.06 mV, and 97.67 ± 1.72%. Pharmacokinetic and tissue distribution studies showed that LCA-Liposomes could improve the availability of LCA in the blood and tissues, whereas during pharmacodynamics studies, the liposome effectively improved the therapeutic effect of LCA on CRF mice by potentially protecting the renal tissues while exhibiting antioxidant activity. In conclusion, LCA-Liposomes could effectively improve the bioavailability of LCA and provide platform for the development of LCA-related functional products. Practical applications As a traditional Chinese medicine, licorice is widely used in food and pharmaceutical industries. LCA is a small molecule flavonoid extracted from the root of licorice. In this study, LCA was loaded on liposome carriers, which significantly improved the water solubility and oral bioavailability, and proved that LCA-Liposomes have certain therapeutic effects on chronic renal failure, thereby providing a basis for the development of LCA into drugs or functional food in the future.
研究领域:
药剂学
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药理学
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分子药理学
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药物代谢
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纳米医学
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中药药理学
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2019
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IF 5.399
Meng Shi,Dan-Yang Ying,Mya Myintzu Hlaing,Jian-Hui Ye,Luz Sanguansri,Mary Ann Augustin
Novel delivery systems for epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) were developed using broccoli by-products and their fractions as carriers. Puree and pomace from broccoli by-products had higher adsorption capacities for EGCG than juice at 25 °C (43.20 mg g −1 , 39.47 mg g −1 and 25.22 mg g −1 dry weight for pomace, puree and juice respectively). Chemical sorption is the rate-controlling step for EGCG-broccoli interactions. Langmuir and Freundlich models well described the adsorption of EGCG onto puree and pomace. FTIR results indicated that EGCG-puree had stronger interaction than EGCG-pomace. When the same level of EGCG (∼26 mg) was added to different matrices, more EGCG (∼20%) was recovered from the in vitro digestion system of EGCG-loaded puree than from the EGCG-loaded pomace (14%) and neat EGCG (9%). The antioxidant capacity of the whole digesta was positively correlated with the EGCG levels. Broccoli by-products are promising carriers for delivering and stabilizing EGCG through gastrointestinal digestion.
研究领域:
食品科学
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营养学
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天然产物化学
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药物递送
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生物利用度
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分子互作
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2014
·Vol. 2
·期 26
·10169-10181
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IF 0
Shaojun Chen,Hongming Yuan,Shiguo Chen,Haipeng Yang,Zaochuan Ge,Haitao Zhuo,Jianhong Liu
Supramolecular liquid crystalline polymers and shape memory polymers are attracting increasing interest as materials. In this paper, we describe the development of a supramolecular liquid crystalline shape memory polyurethane (SLCSMPU) complex that exhibits both liquid crystalline properties and shape memory properties. The complex is formed by incorporating 4-hexadecyloxybenzoic acid (HOBA) into a pyridine-containing shape memory polyurethane (PySMPU). The HOBA is tethered to the PySMPU by strong hydrogen bonding between the pyridine rings and the COOH of the HOBA, forming a SLCSMPU complex. Heat treatment plays an important role in the formation of hydrogen-bonded supramolecular liquid crystalline structures in these SLCSMPU complexes. Thus, the SLCSMPU complex not only maintains the intrinsic liquid-crystalline properties of HOBA, but can also form a stable polymeric film for various shape memory applications. Additionally, the SLCSMPU complex forms a two-phase separated structure composed of an amorphous polyurethane matrix and a HOBA crystalline phase, which includes the hydrogen-bonded crystalline HOBA phase and the free HOBA crystalline phase. Therefore, a simple one-step programming process is developed that produces SLCSMPU complexes with excited triple-shape functionalities due to their multiple phase transitions, especially when the molar ratio of HOBA/BINA is less than 0.8.
研究领域:
高分子科学
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材料化学
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软物质物理
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智能材料
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功能高分子
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2019
·Vol. 44
·期 12
·6148-6159
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IF 4.084
Xiaoyu Zhang,Shiyuan Yu,Qian Zhu,Lianhua Zhao
The novel SP/IL/AMS composite membrane doped with amino-functionalized mesoporous silica (AMS) was successfully prepared. Sulfonated poly ether ether ketone (SPEEK, SP) was used as the polymer matrix and the ionic liquid (IL) was N -ethylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate (EIm[Tfo]). Its properties were compared with SP/IL/NMS composite membrane doped with non-functionalized mesoporous silica (NMS). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) analysis indicated that the components in the composite membrane were bound by intermolecular forces. In addition, an acid-base interaction was formed between -NH 2 in AMS and -SO 3 H in SPEEK. The acid-base pair is beneficial to proton conduction. The anhydrous proton conductivity of SP/IL/3-AMS-7.5 composite membrane is about 4 times higher than that of the SP/IL/NMS-7.5. In addition, the good interfacial compatibility between AMS and polymer matrix is conducive for creation continuous proton transfer channel. Thermogravimetric analysis (TG) showed that all composite membranes were stable at 270 °C. The leaching of IL data indicated that IL can be effectively retained due to the presence of -OH and -NH 2 on the NMS and AMS surfaces. The SP/IL/AMS composite membrane could be used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells under medium temperature and anhydrous conditions.
研究领域:
材料科学
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高分子化学
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能源材料
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燃料电池
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膜科学
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE
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2018
·Vol. 37
·期 5
·493-499
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IF 2.016
Dong Li,Liu Xiang-Dong,Xiong Zheng-Rong,Sheng De-Kun,Zhou Yan,Yang Yu-Ming
Herein, excellent UV-absorbing poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membranes were fabricated through the pre-irradiation induced graft polymerization method. The PVDF chains irradiated with 60 Co γ -ray were modified with the polymerizable UV absorber 2-[2-hydroxy-5-[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]phenyl]-2 H -benzotriazole (RUVA-93). The influences of irradiation dose and monomer concentration on the prepared PVDF-g-PRUVA-93 membranes were investigated, and the optimal condition was eventually obtained. The chemical structures of the films were studied by 1 H-NMR, FTIR, and XRD. UV light transmittance and DSC tests were used to characterize the UV-absorbing performance and thermal property of the PVDF films before and after modification. The results proved that the PRUVA-93 side chains were successfully incorporated into the PVDF main chains and the obtained PVDF- g -PRUVA-93 films possessed remarkable UV-absorbing property. The modified membrane made under the optimized experiment condition could completely block the UV light in the range of 200−387 nm. Additionally, the transmittance of the PVDF- g -PRUVA-93 film could be reduced to 0.04% in 280−320 nm, where the light irradiation could damage polymer materials most seriously.
研究领域:
高分子材料科学
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辐射化学
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功能薄膜材料
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紫外线防护
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膜科学与技术
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Nano Energy
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2019
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IF 15.548
Nan Wei,Jingsheng Cai,Ruochen Wang,Menglei Wang,Wei Lv,Haina Ci,Jingyu Sun,Zhongfan Liu
Lithium–sulfur battery is amongst the most promising next-generation energy storage technology owing to their high theoretical capacity and energy density . Nevertheless, the notorious shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) seriously impedes its practical applications. Here, we report an all-CVD approach to realize the direct growth of ReS 2 @N-doped graphene (NG) heterostructure , which serves as an ultralight high-performance interlayer for elevated LiPS regulation via easy transfer onto the commercial separator. In contrast to the traditional interlayers constructed via vacuum filtration of nanostructured materials that inevitably increase the thickness and weight of the separator, our all-CVD-enabled ReS 2 @NG film possesses an area of 15 mm × 100 mm, a thickness of ~0.5 μm and a negligible areal weight of 80–90 μg cm −2 . Benefiting from the two-dimensional (2D) vertically-erected nanostructure , adsorptive ReS 2 -conductive NG interface, and favorable electrical conductivity , thus-derived ReS 2 @NG interlayer readily enhances reaction kinetics for LiPS conversion and boosts the reutilization of trapped LiPS whilst guaranteeing smooth transportation of lithium ions . Accordingly, an initial discharge capacity of 854 mAh g −1 with an average capacity decay of 0.064% per cycle after 800 cycles can be harvested at 2.0 C. Even at a high sulfur loading of 6.4 mg cm −2 , an initial areal capacity of 6.1 mAh cm −2 can be gained, which still retains 5.8 mAh cm −2 after 40 cycles at 0.1 C. This work is anticipated to shed light upon the construction of CVD-enabled versatile 2D heterostructures for enriching the interlayer design with multifunctionality and cost-effectiveness.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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纳米材料
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界面工程
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电池技术
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2019
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IF 7.015
Shengyang Zhou,Yali Zhao,Jifu Zheng,Suobo Zhang
A novel polymer of intrinsic microporosity , acyl chloride-functionalized polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-COCl), was obtained by hydrolysis under alkaline conditions and acylation in thionyl chloride of PIM-1. PIM-COCl is soluble in common organic solvents , and it is used for the first time for organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN). The acyl chloride groups in PIM-COCl can be further cross-linked with an amine-functionalized polyacrylonitrile (APAN) ultrafiltration membrane to form an interconnected layer, which shrinks pore size and provides better structural stability and selectivity. The PIM-COCl composite membranes exhibit high rejection and alcohol flux during OSN. Compared with the reported PIM OSN membranes , [email protected] exhibits higher rejection for crystal violet (408 g mol −1 , over 94%) in ethanol and several times higher alcohol flux. The membrane shows outstanding stability in ethanol for 14 days. PIM provides a microporous structure, while the interconnected layer maintains this structure in organic solvents via hydrogen bonding , electrostatic interactions and covalent cross-linking. Other PIMs can readily undergo acyl chloride functionalization, which provides them with high reactivity towards amine groups to form stable interconnected layers. This work offers new strategies for the design and preparation of high performance OSN membranes .
研究领域:
高分子材料科学
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膜分离技术
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纳米过滤
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有机溶剂处理
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功能化聚合物
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化学稳定性
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材料化学
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2020
·Vol. 137
·期 43
·49320
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IF 2.52
Zhenggang Luo,Huijian Ye,Jiawei Hu,Te Hu,Boyuan Zhang,Xuanhe Zhang,Lixin Xu
A strategy for preparing ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA)/graphene nanocomposites from liquid-phase exfoliated graphene has been explored with the use of a pyrene-functionalized hyperbranched polyethylene (HBPE) ternary copolymer, HBPE@Py@PMA, as stabilizer for graphite exfoliation. The HBPE@Py@PMA was synthesized by combining the Pd-diimine-catalyzed chain walking ternary ethylene copolymerization and atomic transfer radical polymerization techniques and has been confirmed to possess a HBPE core simultaneously bearing pyrene terminal groups and polymethacrylate side chains. As stabilizer, it is found to effectively promote graphite exfoliation in CHCl 3 to render high-quality few-layer graphene with an efficiency as high as 43%. Meanwhile, it can be steadily adsorbed on the exfoliated graphene surface to concurrently render functionalized graphene well dispersible in EVA matrix with strong interfacial interactions. This allows us to obtain EVA/graphene nanocomposites from resulting graphene dispersion through simple solution mixing process. By adding only 0.5 wt% of graphene, the dielectric constant of resulting composite increases by 55% compared to pure EVA, with a dielectric loss only 0.012. The role mechanism of the HBPE@Py@PMA for promoting graphite exfoliation in CHCl 3 and the formation of EVA/graphene nanocomposites from the resulting graphene has been proposed.
研究领域:
高分子化学
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纳米复合材料
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材料科学
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胶体与界面化学
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功能高分子
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COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
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2019
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IF 6.864
Chao Liu,Yufei Dong,Yang Lin,Hongxia Yan,Wenbo Zhang,Yan Bao,Jianzhong Ma
In order to simultaneously improve the dispersibility of graphene in the bismaleimide (BMI) resin and the interfacial interaction between them, the polytriazine@RGO nanocomposite (PTZ@RGO) with terminal amine was obtained by the method of one-step precipitation polymerization. The PTZ@RGO hybrid nanocomposite was then chosen as filler to improve the mechanical and tribological properties of BMI resin. Through effective surface modification, the compatibility and interface strength between graphene and BMI matrix were significantly improved, leading to the flexural strength , impact strength , anti-friction, wear resistance and thermal stability of PTZ@RGO/BMI composites were significantly improved as compared to those of neat BMI resin and RGO/BMI composites. The other properties including hardness and thermal properties of composites were all improved with increasing amount of PTZ@RGO fillers. These high performance BMI composites have a great potential for application in aerospace, mechanical engineering and other automobile brake devices.
研究领域:
材料科学
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高分子复合材料
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表面工程
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摩擦学
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航空航天材料
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MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
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2013
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IF 3.365
Jing Cuan,Bing Yan
In our work, we achieve the multi-component assembly of novel kinds of photofunctional hybrid materials with polyoxometalates (POMs, Na 9 EuW 10 O 36 ·32H 2 O (EuW 10 O 36 9 - denoted as EuW10)) and benzoate (4-aminobenzoate, 4-hydroxybenzoate, 4-mercaptobenzoate) modified mesoporous silica through imidazolium ionic liquid (IL, 1-methyl-3-(trimethoxysilylpropyl) compound as double functional linkage. Using Pluronic P123 surfactant as a template, benzoate functionalized SBA-15 mesoporous host is synthesized as result of the co-condensation of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and benzoate modified siloxane as precursor. We fabricate POM into the framework of functionalized SBA-15 mesoporous silica with IL. Here IL behaves as double linkage, which both interact with PMO with electrostatic force through ion exchange and form covalent bond to the functionalized SBA-15 mesoporous silica through its alkoxy group after cohydroxylysis and copolycondensation process. Tb 3+ is further introduced into the above hybrid system through coordination bond to carboxylate group of benzoate unit, which can be expected to modify luminescence color and to obtain close white luminescence. The physical characterizations prove these hybrid materials possess high surface area, uniform mesoporous structure, good crystallization and relatively excellent luminescence properties.
研究领域:
无机化学
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材料化学
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纳米功能材料
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光物理学
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配位化学
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溶胶-凝胶科学
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稀土发光材料
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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
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2016
·Vol. 18
·期 29
·19731-19737
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IF 4.449
Yingna Cui,Jingmei Yin,Changping Li,Shenmin Li,Ailing Wang,Guang Yang,Yingping Jia
The compositions and structures of amine-based functionalized protic ionic liquids (PILs), namely N,N-dimethyl(cyanoethyl)ammonium propionate (DMCEAP) and N,N-dimethyl(hydroxyethyl)ammonium propionate (DMEOAP) have been investigated systematically by IR and 1H NMR spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Analysis of the IR spectra suggests that both DMCEAP and DMEOAP are composed of neutral and ionized species in the liquid phase, the former one mainly existing in the state of precursor molecules, and the latter mainly as ion-pairs. The ratio of precursor molecules to ion-pairs in the liquid phase depends on the types of precursors, especially the functional groups of cations. 1H NMR spectra indicate that there is a dynamic equilibrium between the neutral and ionized species, probably due to the formation of some intermediates in the PILs. The DFT calculations have been carried out to reveal the conformation, and obtain the corresponding IR and 1H NMR spectra of the neutral and ionized species, so that the theoretical support to the experimental results can be provided. The present study will help understand the properties of PILs and provide guidance for further applications of PILs.
研究领域:
物理化学
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离子液体化学
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光谱学
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理论化学
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分析化学
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材料化学
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RSC Advances
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2014
·Vol. 5
·期 8
·5604-5610
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IF 3.708
Mei Yu,Jindan Zhang,Songmei Li,Yanbing Meng,Jianhua Liu
The performances of photovoltaic devices can be improved by increasing light-harvesting and charge collection respectively. The design and synthesis of nanocomposites with the ability of enhancing the generation and collection of the photo-generated electrons provide a significant way to improve the power conversion efficiency (PCE). Herein, SWNTs@(TiO2/Ag/Au) nanocomposites were synthesized and successfully integrated into photoanode films of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) to improve the power conversion efficiency. The synthesis processes were based on multi-functional DNA. DNA not only works as a dispersing agent preventing SWNTs bundling but also as a sacrificial mold assembling TiO2, Ag and Au nanoparticles on the surface of the SWNTs. The synthesized SWNTs@(TiO2/Ag/Au) nanocomposites enhance the charge collection and light-harvesting of DSSCs simultaneously. With 2.45 wt% SWNTs@(TiO2/Ag/Au) nanocomposites incorporating into the photoanode films, the PCE of the DSSCs increases from 6.8% to 8.3%.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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能源化学
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光伏器件
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表面科学
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胶体与界面化学
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