从热释光曲线同时确定电子复合与俘获之比及陷阱深度

复合发光的本质是两种载流子的复合,但其衰减规律则视具体情况可以从一个极限(指数)变到另一个极限(抛物线),即复合发光是一个连续变化的过程。这主要取决于导带电子的行为,导带电子的行为可以用电子与离化发光中心复合与被陷阱俘获之比来表示。加热发光是在变化温度下的发光弛豫,它既与复合与俘获之比有关,还是陷阱深度的函数,因此在利用加热发光曲线测定陷阱深度时,要同时确定这两个参数。利用热释光动力学模型及其原理,对其发光过程进行了分析,解释了热释光过程既不是一个单分子过程也不是一个双分子过程,这两个过程实际是两个极端情形,都是近似。文章同时利用一些工具软件具体计算了ZnS:Cu,Co的陷阱深度及电子复合与俘获概率之比,精确的计算了这些参数,得-n0=2.6,ε=0.86eV。

Dy^(3+)在苯甲酸镧中的光致发光

用均相沉淀法在水溶液中合成了锖掺杂的笨甲酸镧发光物质,确定了它们的组成,研究了它们的发光强度与合成酸度和Dy^(3+)离子含量之间的关系。

A comparative analysis of entomoparasitic nematodes <i>Heterorhabditis bacteriophora</i>and <i>Steinernema carpocapsae</i>

Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and Steinernema carpocapsae are microscopic entomoparasitic nematodes (EPNs) that are attractive, organic alternatives for controlling a wide range of crop insect pests. EPNs evolved with parasitic adaptations that enable them to “feast” upon insect hosts. The infective juvenile, a non-feeding, developmentally arrested nematode stage, is destined to seek out insect hosts and initiates parasitism. After an insect host is located, EPNs enter the insect body through natural openings or by cuticle penetration. Upon access to the insect hemolymph, bacterial symbionts (Photorhabdus luminescens for H. bacteriophora and Xenorhabdus nematophila for S. carpocapsae) are regurgitated from the nematode gut and rapidly proliferate. During population growth, bacterial symbionts secrete numerous toxins and degradative enzymes that exterminate and bioconvert the host insect. During development and reproduction, EPNs obtain their nutrition by feeding upon both the bioconverted host and proliferated symbiont. Throughout the EPN life cycle, similar characteristics are seen. In general, EPNs are analogous to each other by the fact that their life cycle consists of five stages of development. Furthermore, reproduction is much more complex and varies between genera and species. In other words, infective juveniles of S. carpocapsae are destined to become males and females, whereas H. bacteriophora develop into hermaphrodites that produce subsequent generations of males and females. Other differences include insect host range, population growth rates, specificity of bacterial phase variants, etc. This review attempts to compare EPNs, their bacterial counterparts and symbiotic relationships for further enhancement of mass producing EPNs in liquid media.

Superatomic Aub clusters ligated by different N-heterocyclic carbenes and their ligand-dependent catalysis, photoluminescence, and proton sensitivity

We report herein a class of superatomic AU13 clusters stabilized by different N-heterocyclic carbenes(NHCs).The clusters show diverse metal surface structures,properties and functions as exemplified by:(1)the first anionic AU13 cluster[Au1g(NHC-1)sBr6],which has bulky NHC-1 ligands that lead to a rather open metal surface contributing to its high catalytic activity;(2)the tricationic cluster[Au13(NHC-2)sBr2]+which has bidentate,benzyl-rich NHC-2 ligands that make it ultra-stable and highly-luminescent,suitable for bio-imaging;and(3)by bearing two pyridyl groups on NHC-3,the dicationic cluster[Au:a(NHC-3)gClg]f+exhibits reversible and stable visible absorption and solubility responses to protonation/deprotonation cycles,making it a potential pH sensor(NHC-1=1,3-disopropylbenzimidazolin-ylidene;NHC-2=1,3-bis(1-benzyl-1H-benzimidazol-1-ium-yl)propane;NHC-3=1,3-bis(icolyI)benzimidazolin-ylidene).The study nicely demonstrates the importance of ligands in designing metal nanoclusters with desired functionalities.

A mini-review on recent progress of new sensitizers for luminescence of lanthanide doped nanomaterials

Trivalent lanthanide(Ln2+)doped luminescent nanocrystals are promising for applications ranging from biosensor,lasing,super-resolution nanoscopy,information security and so on.Although the utility prospect is of great attractions,the light absorption of these lanthanide doped nanocrystals is inherently weak due to the electric dipole-forbidden 4f→4f transitions.Even worse,the quantum yields of upconverison nanocrystals are very low,which will unavoidably hinder their further applications.In a typical lanthanide luminescent nanosystem,both sensitizers as light absorption centers and activators as light emitting centers are necessary and important for desired luminescence properties.Among various sensitization systems,only Yb3+and Nd+are considered as the most efficient sensitizers.Thus,the corresponding excitation wavelengths are strictly limited around 980 and 808 nm.To enrich excitation wavelengths and boost luminescence intensity,exploring more sensitization units that possess larger absorption cross section,higher efficiency of energy transfer process and independent excitation is imperative and beneficial for the demands of different applications,such as broadened absorption in near infrared(NIR)region for higher conversion efficiency of solar cells,prolonged excitation wavelength to second near infrared windows region(NIR Ⅱ,1,000-1,700 nm)for in vivo fluorescence imaging with deeper tissue depth and higher spatial resolution,more orthogonal excitations and emissions to improve optical multiplexing,and so on.Therefore,in the review,we primarily conclude several major energy transfer mechanisms from sensitizers to activators.Then we present three kinds of sensitizers,including lanthanide ions,organic dyes and quantum dots(QDs),and introduce the newly designed sensitization system that allows us to exploit superior excitation wavelength and amplity luminescence intensity.Finally,several future challenges and opportunities for the sensitizing strategies are discussed in hope of directing and broadening the applications of lanthanide nanosystem.

Li2SnO3 branched nano- and microstructures with intense and broadband white-light emission

Exploiting the synergy between microstructure, morphology and dimensions by suitable nanomaterial engineeri ng, can effectively upgrade the physical properties and material performances. Li2SnO3 elongated nano- and microstructures in form of belts, wires, rods and branched structures have been fabricated by a vapor-solid method at temperatures ranging from 700 to 900℃ using metallic Sn and Li2CO3 as precursors. The achievement of these new morphologies can face challenging applications for Li2SnO3, not only in the field of energy storage, but also as building blocks in optoelectronic devices. The micro? and nanostructures grown at 700 and 800℃ correspond to monoclinic Li2SnO3, while at 900℃ complex Li2S nO/SnO2 core-shell microstructures are grow n, as con firmed by X-ray diffractio n and Rama n spectroscopy. Transmission electron microscopy reveals structural disorder related to stacking faults in some of the branched structures, which is associated with the prese nee of the low-temperature phase of L12S nO3. The luminescent resp onse of these structures is domi nated by in tense emissi ons at 2, 2.5 and 3 eV, almost completely covering the whole range of the visible light spectrum. As a result, white-light emission is obtained without the need of phosphors or complex quantum well heterostructures. Enhanced functionality in applications such as in light-emitting devices could be exploited based on the high luminescenee intensity observed in some of the analysed Li2SnO3 structures.

Synthesis of ordered mesoporous γ-Al_2O_3:Eu^(3+) with high luminous performance and thermal stability

An efficient and convenient one-step process was developed for synthesizing new effective red luminous materials through ordered mesoporous γ-alumina assembling with Eu3＋. Employing P123 as a structure-directing agent and hydrochloric acid, citric acid as pH adjustor, ordered mesoporous γ-alumina was fabricated by simple sol-gel method. The pore structure was characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms and transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. The as-synthesized γ-aluminas had narrow pore-size distribution （5–7 nm）, large surface area （246 m2/g） and high thermal stability （750–1000 oC）. The luminous property of materials was characterized by Photoluminescence （PL） spectra. The γ-Al2O3：Eu3＋ materials had efficient luminescence, and the emission strength was related to the content of Eu3＋.