扫描离子电导显微镜(scanning ion conductance microscopy,SICM)是一种非接触式的扫描探针显微技术(scanning probe microscopy,SPM),可以实现生物样品在近生理条件下的成像。随着技术发展,目前广泛应用于生物医学领域的SICM主要包括两...扫描离子电导显微镜(scanning ion conductance microscopy,SICM)是一种非接触式的扫描探针显微技术(scanning probe microscopy,SPM),可以实现生物样品在近生理条件下的成像。随着技术发展,目前广泛应用于生物医学领域的SICM主要包括两种:跳跃式离子电导显微技术(hopping probe ion conductance microscopy,HPICM)和外加压力模式的SICM。前者可以应用于软的、黏的、对外力或其它机械信号敏感的样品的高分辨成像;后者可以通过探针微管对样品局部施加外力刺激或化学、电学、光学或生物分子等信号,实现对样品动力学性质或相关生理过程局部的原位研究。此外,SICM技术具有良好的开放性,能够越来越多地与其它技术手段联用,极大地丰富了其在生物医学领域的应用,可用于疾病发病机理、药物作用以及临床诊断等的研究。但是,目前SICM时间分辨率较低,这制约了它在生物体系动力学行为方面的研究。展开更多
Among the various types of heterogeneous catalysts,supported metal nanocatalysts(SMNCs)have attracted widespread interest in chemistry and materials science,due to their advantageous features,such as high efficiency,s...Among the various types of heterogeneous catalysts,supported metal nanocatalysts(SMNCs)have attracted widespread interest in chemistry and materials science,due to their advantageous features,such as high efficiency,stability,and reusability for catalytic reactions.However,to obtain well-defined SMNCs and inhibit nanoparticle aggregation,traditional approaches generally involve numerous organic reagents,complex steps,and specialized equipment,thus hindering the practical and large-scale synthesis of SMNCs.In this review,we summarize green and sustainable synthetic methodologies for the assembly of SMNCs,including low temperature pyrolysis and solid-state,surfactant-and reductant-free,and ionic liquid assisted syntheses.The conventional application of SMNCs for electrochemical hydrogen evolution and the corresponding achievements are subsequently discussed.Finally,future perspectives toward the sustainable production of SMNCs are presented.展开更多
To solve the excessive emission of CO_(2) caused by the excessive use of fossil fuels and the corre‐sponding environmental problems,such as the greenhouse effect and climate warming,electrocat‐alytic CO_(2) reductio...To solve the excessive emission of CO_(2) caused by the excessive use of fossil fuels and the corre‐sponding environmental problems,such as the greenhouse effect and climate warming,electrocat‐alytic CO_(2) reduction to liquid fuel with high selectivity is of huge significance for energy conversion and storge.Indium has been considered as a promising and attractive metal for the reduction of CO_(2) to formate.However,the current issues,such as low selectivity and current activity,largely limit the industrial application for electrocatalytic CO_(2) reduction,the design optimization of the catalyst structure and composition is extremely important.Herein,we develop a facile strategy to regulate surface In–O of In@InO_(x) core‐shell nanoparticles and explore the structure‐performance relation‐ship for efficient CO_(2)‐to‐formate conversion though air calcination and subsequent in situ electro‐chemical reconstruction,discovering that the surface In–O is beneficial to stabilize the CO_(2) interme‐diate and generate formate.The optimized AC‐In@InO_(x)‐CNT catalyst exhibits a C1 selectivity up to 98%and a formate selectivity of 94%as well as a high partial formate current density of 32.6 mA cm^(-2).Furthermore,the catalyst presents an excellent stability for over 25 h with a limited activity decay,outperforming the previously reported In‐based catalysts.These insights may open up op‐portunities for exploiting new efficient catalysts by manipulating their surface.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grants Nos.91127044,21173237,and 21121063)the National Key Project on Basic Research(Grants Nos.2011CB808700 and 2012CB215500)the Chinese Academy of Sciences
基金supported by the major State Basic Research Program of China(973 program:2013CB934000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.21373238)
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51225204,21303222,and 21127901)the "Strategic Priority Research Program" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDA09010100)~~
基金supported by the National Key Project on Basic Research (No.2015CB932302)National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21773263 and No.91645123)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.XDB12020100)
文摘扫描离子电导显微镜(scanning ion conductance microscopy,SICM)是一种非接触式的扫描探针显微技术(scanning probe microscopy,SPM),可以实现生物样品在近生理条件下的成像。随着技术发展,目前广泛应用于生物医学领域的SICM主要包括两种:跳跃式离子电导显微技术(hopping probe ion conductance microscopy,HPICM)和外加压力模式的SICM。前者可以应用于软的、黏的、对外力或其它机械信号敏感的样品的高分辨成像;后者可以通过探针微管对样品局部施加外力刺激或化学、电学、光学或生物分子等信号,实现对样品动力学性质或相关生理过程局部的原位研究。此外,SICM技术具有良好的开放性,能够越来越多地与其它技术手段联用,极大地丰富了其在生物医学领域的应用,可用于疾病发病机理、药物作用以及临床诊断等的研究。但是,目前SICM时间分辨率较低,这制约了它在生物体系动力学行为方面的研究。
文摘Among the various types of heterogeneous catalysts,supported metal nanocatalysts(SMNCs)have attracted widespread interest in chemistry and materials science,due to their advantageous features,such as high efficiency,stability,and reusability for catalytic reactions.However,to obtain well-defined SMNCs and inhibit nanoparticle aggregation,traditional approaches generally involve numerous organic reagents,complex steps,and specialized equipment,thus hindering the practical and large-scale synthesis of SMNCs.In this review,we summarize green and sustainable synthetic methodologies for the assembly of SMNCs,including low temperature pyrolysis and solid-state,surfactant-and reductant-free,and ionic liquid assisted syntheses.The conventional application of SMNCs for electrochemical hydrogen evolution and the corresponding achievements are subsequently discussed.Finally,future perspectives toward the sustainable production of SMNCs are presented.
文摘To solve the excessive emission of CO_(2) caused by the excessive use of fossil fuels and the corre‐sponding environmental problems,such as the greenhouse effect and climate warming,electrocat‐alytic CO_(2) reduction to liquid fuel with high selectivity is of huge significance for energy conversion and storge.Indium has been considered as a promising and attractive metal for the reduction of CO_(2) to formate.However,the current issues,such as low selectivity and current activity,largely limit the industrial application for electrocatalytic CO_(2) reduction,the design optimization of the catalyst structure and composition is extremely important.Herein,we develop a facile strategy to regulate surface In–O of In@InO_(x) core‐shell nanoparticles and explore the structure‐performance relation‐ship for efficient CO_(2)‐to‐formate conversion though air calcination and subsequent in situ electro‐chemical reconstruction,discovering that the surface In–O is beneficial to stabilize the CO_(2) interme‐diate and generate formate.The optimized AC‐In@InO_(x)‐CNT catalyst exhibits a C1 selectivity up to 98%and a formate selectivity of 94%as well as a high partial formate current density of 32.6 mA cm^(-2).Furthermore,the catalyst presents an excellent stability for over 25 h with a limited activity decay,outperforming the previously reported In‐based catalysts.These insights may open up op‐portunities for exploiting new efficient catalysts by manipulating their surface.
基金funding support from the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFA0202500 and 2016YFB0100100)National Natural Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars (Grant No. 21722508)"Hundred Talents Program" from Chinese Academy of Sciences
