Ultralow-Energy-Barrier H_(2)O_(2)Dissociation on Coordinatively Unsaturated Metal Centers in Binary Ce-Fe Prussian Blue Analogue for Efficient and Stable Photo-Fenton Catalysis

The low intrinsic activity of Fenton catalytic site and high demand for light-energy input inhibit the organic-pollution control efficiency of photo-Fenton process.Here,through structural design with density functional theory(DFT)calculations,Ce is predicted to enable the construction of coordinatively unsaturated metal centers(CUCs)in Prussian blue analogue(PBA),which can strongly adsorb H_(2)O_(2)and donate sufficient electrons for directly splitting the O-O bond to produceOH.Using a substitution-co-assembly strategy,binary Ce-Fe PBA is then prepared,which rapidly degrades sulfamethoxazole with the pseudo-first-order kinetic rate constant exceeding reported values by 1-2 orders of magnitude.Meanwhile,the photogenerated electrons reduce Fe(Ⅲ)and Ce(Ⅳ)to promote the metal valence cycle in CUCs and make sulfamethoxazole degradation efficiency only lose 6.04%in 5 runs.Overall,by introducing rare earth metals into transition metal-organic frameworks,this work guides the whole process for highly active CUCs from design and construction to mechanism exploration with DFT calculations,enabling ultrafast and stable photo-Fenton catalysis.

Study on circle detection algorithm based on data dispersion

To reduce time-consuming,a new algorithm is proposed for circle detection based on the theory of data dispersion. The center coordinates and radius can be detected with the following steps in this algorithm precisely and quickly. Firstly,image processing is needed to extract the boundary of the primary image,which is almost like a circle in shape,and after that,the original circle is reduced to a single-pixel width circle by image processing. Secondly,the center coordinates are calculated by three selected points on the circle. There might be a deviation between the calculated center and real center. Thirdly,a square area is determined for the center coordinates computing with an experimental range and each pixel inside the square is a potential center. Fourthly,the center is computed with distance criterion and the center coordinate is determined when the variance reaches the minimum. Lastly,the radius is equal to the means of the distance vector with minimum variance.Experiments are conducted and the results show that the proposed algorithm gets the same accuracy and better real-time performance in comparison with traditional Hough transform.

D-band center coordination modulated enzyme-like activity in Fe-Cu dual-metal single-atom nanozymes

After explorations in a diversity of single-atom nanozymes(SAzymes),developing dual-centered SAzymes becomes a promising approach for superior catalytic performance.But confusing mechanisms including atomic coordination,spatial configuration,and metal–metal atom interaction hinder the development and design of SAzymes.Herein,a dual-centered Fe-Cu-N_(x)SAzyme exhibits excellent peroxidase(POD)-and catalase(CAT)-like activities with d-band center(ε_(d))coordination of Fe and Cu in multiple reaction stages,which plays a critical role in the adsorption of H_(2)O_(2)molecule and H_(2)O and O_(2)release.Therefore,the dband center coordination,which can be represented byε_(d)(Fe)–ε_(d)(Cu)shifts,leads to the competition between one-side and bilateral adsorption,which determines the favorable reaction path with lower energy barriers.Based on experimental statistics,simulated formation energies,and reaction barriers,3 configurations,Fe-Cu-N6-I,Fe-Cu-N_(8)-II,and Fe-Cu-N_(8)-III,are modeled and validated.Impressively,configuration-dependent catalytic selectivity and the competition between one-side and bilateral adsorption can be unveiled by d-band center coordination paradigm analysis.Theoretical simulations suggest that the unsymmetrical charge distribution over the three Fe-Cu configurations could tune the adsorption strength compared with the counterparts FeN_(4)and CuN_(4).The present work provides a potential route for optimizing enzyme-like catalysis by designing the dual-or even triple-metal SAzymes,which demonstrates the large space to modulate the metal atomic configuration and interaction.

Heteropoly acids of the Keggin type with N-substituted β-amminoethylphosphonic acids as coordinate center

Organophosphorus-heteropolytungstic acids of 1 : 12 of P/W ratio, with N-substituted 2-amminoethylphosphonic acids R2R'N+CH2CH2PO3H- (R = R' = H; R = Me, R' = H; R = R' = Me; R = H, R' = Me2CH; R = H , R' = CH3(CH2)2CH2) as coordinate centers were prepared, and characterized by means of elemental analysis, IR, UV spectroscopy, TG and DSC thermal analysis. The results indicate that these organophosphorous-HPAs possess Keggin type structure, and their stoichiometric formulation is R2R'N+CH2CH2PO3H - ·W12O36 ·nH2O. The organic side chain with the ammino-group R2R'N+CH2CH2- and the phosphono-group-PO3H- participate altogether in the formation of the primary structure of the heteropoly anion. In other words, the entirety of each compound R2R'N+CH2CH2PO3H- is as the core or coordinate center of the heteropoly anions. The number of crystal water in the HPA was affected obviously by the N-substituents of the organo-phosphonic acids.