Exploring the impact of Nafion modifier on electrocatalytic CO_(2) reduction over Cu catalyst

Nafion as a universal polymer ionomer was widely applied for nanocatalysts electrode preparation.However,the effect of Nafion on electrocatalytic performance was often overlooked,especially for CO_(2)electrolysis.Herein,the key roles of Nafion for CO_(2)RR were systematically studied on Cu nanoparticles(NPs)electrocatalyst.We found that Nafion modifier not only inhibit hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)by decreasing the accessibility of H_(2)O from electrolyte to Cu NPs,and increase the CO_(2)concentration at electrocatalyst interface for enhancing the CO_(2)mass transfer process,but also activate CO_(2)molecule by Lewis acid-base interaction between Nafion and CO_(2)to accelerate the formation of^(*)CO,which favor of C–C coupling for boosting C_(2)product generation.Owing to these features,the HER selectivity was suppressed from 40.6%to 16.8%on optimal Cu@Nafion electrode at-1.2 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode(RHE),and as high as 73.5%faradaic efficiencies(FEs)of C_(2)products were achieved at the same applied potential,which was 2.6 times higher than that on bare Cu electrode(~28.3%).In addition,Nafion also contributed to the long-term stability by hinder Cu NPs morphology reconstruction.Thus,this work provides insights into the impact of Nafion on electrocatalytic CO_(2)RR performance.

Effect of Nb on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cast NiAl-Cr(Mo) Eutectic Alloy

The microstructure and mechanical behaviors of NiAl-28Cr-5Mo-1Nb eutectic alloy were investigated by using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and compression tests, respectively. The alloy is mainly composed of three phases, which are the gray lamellar Cr（Mo） plate, black NiAI matrix and semicontinuously distributed Cr2Nb-type Laves phase. Through Nb addition, NiAl-Cr（Mo）/Nb alloy exhibits a reasonable balance of high temperature strength and room temperature compression ductility and its mechanical behaviors are superior to the NiAl-28Cr-6Mo eutectic alloy at all temperature. The elevated temperature compression deformation behavior of NiAl-Cr（Mo）/Nb alloy can be properly described by power-law equation.the National High Technology Committee of China （No. 863-715-005-0030） for financial supports.

Synthesis and photophysical and electrochemical properties of new cyclometalated platinum complex containing oxadiazole ligand

A new cyclometalated platinum complex containing 2, 5-bis(naphthalene-1-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole ligand was synthesized and characterized. The UV-Vis absorptions and photoluminescent properties of the ligand and its platinum complex were investigated. A characteristic metal-ligand charge transfer absorption peak at 439 nm in the UV spectrum and a strong emission peak at 625 nm in the photoluminescence spectrum were observed for this complex in dichloromethane. Cyclic voltammtry (CV) analysis shows that the EHOMO (energy level of the highest occupied molecular orbital) and ELUMO (energy level of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) of the platinum complex are about 、5.69 and 、3.25 eV, respectively, indicating that the oxadiazole-based platinum complex has a potential application in electrophosphorescent devices used as a red-emitting material.

Solid Reference Electrode of Metallurgical Oxygen Sensor

The thermal equilibrium state of the reference electrode was investigated. The results show that the temperature difference between the inside and the outside of zirconia tube was very small and the Seebeck effect can be ignored after the sensor was dipped into liquid steel for more than 2 s. A special sensor was designed to test the relation between the EMF （electromotive force） of sensor and the thermal equilibrium state of the reference elec- trode. Based on these results, it is suggested that the peak in EMF curve was caused by the change of oxygen potential in reference electrode before the thermal equilibrium was reached. If NiO was added by 2 M- 5 M to the Cr/Cr2O3 reference electrode, the peak in EMF curve could be eliminated.

Temperature-dependent Hydrothermal Synthesis of Two Distinct Three-dimensional Copper Complexes

Two distinct copper coordination polymers, namely [Cu^Ⅱ2（2,5-pydc）2（bpp）2]·H2O（1） and Cu2^ⅠCu^Ⅱ（2,5-pydc）2（bpp）2（2）（2,5-pydc = pyridine-2,5-dicarboxylic acid, bpp = 1,3-bi（4-pyridyl）propane）, have been successfully synthesized through hydrothermal conditions under different temperatures. Single-crystal X-ray structural analysis revealed that both complexes 1 and 2 are 3D frameworks. Complex 1 is an 8-connected 2-fold interpenetrating network based on [Cu（2,5-pydc）]4 molecular building block（MBB）, and also can be simplified as a 4-connected net if the Cu（Ⅱ） ion is regarded as an independent node, whereas 2 shows a（4,4）-connected non-interpenetrated framework which contains mixed valence Cu（Ⅰ/Ⅱ） centers. The results demonstrate that temperature plays a significant role in the final structures of the complexes.

Ionothermal Synthesis and Fluorescence Property of a Complex Constructed by Seven Nuclear(CH_3COO)_2Co_7(OH)_2] Clusters and 4,4＇-Oxybisbenzoic Acid Ligand

A new 3D cobalt metal-organic framework [C_7H_（13）N_2]_2[（CH_3COO）_2Co_7（oba）_5-（Hoba）_2（OH）_2]·H_2O has been synthesized under ionothermal conditions and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, XRD, and TG. This complex crystallizes in monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 19.4499（4）, b = 10.8839（2）, c = 27.7796（5） ？, β = 104.467（2）o, V = 5694.22（19） ？~3, Z = 2, C_（116）H_（92）Co_7N_4O_（42）, M_r = 2626.45, D_c = 1.532 g/cm^3 , F（000） = 2682, μ = 1.085 mm-1, R = 0.0387 and wR = 0.1177. Its structure is characterized as a 3D open framework constructed by seven nuclear clusters [（CH_3COO）_Co_7（OH）_2] and the 4,4？-oxybisbenzoic acid ligand. The used ILs cations are located in the middle of the pore and compensate for the negative charges of framework. Furthermore, its fluorescence property has also been studied.

Adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of bisphenol A using TiO2 and its separation by submerged hollowfiber ultrafiltration membrane

This study evaluates the adsorption ability ofbisphenol A（BPA） on titanium dioxide（TiO2） and its effect on the photocatalysis by advanced oxidation process using UV radiation and TiO2 photocatalyst. Degradation of BPA was also evaluated for the system without adsorption prior to photocatalytic reaction. The separation of TiO2 from BPA solution treated by pilot-scale photocatalytic reactor （capacity 0.16 m^3） was studied using submerged ultrafiltration （UF） membrane. It was found that although adsorption capacity of BPA was not high, adsorption played an important role in improving the efficiency ofphotocatalysis. On the other hand, during the separation of TiO2 particles from aqueous suspension, the permeate flux of the membrane was strongly affected by transmembrane pressure and TiO2 dose. The permeate turbidity was decreased below 1 NTU.

Synthesis and Luminescent Properties of Cationic Ir(Ⅲ) Complexes of 2-Phenylquinoline Derivatives

Two cationic iridium（Ⅲ） complexes, [（pqcm）2Ir（pybz）]（PF6） （Ir1） and [（pqcm）2Ir（apybz）]（PF6） （Ir2） （pqcmH = 2-phenyl-quinoline-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester, pybz = 2-pyridyl-benzimidazole, apybz = 1-allyl-2-pyridyl-benzimidazole）, were readily synthesized from the reaction of IrⅢ-μ-chloro-bridged dimer [Ir（pqcm）2（Cl）]2 and corresponding ancillary ligands, and characterized by NMR and mass spectroscopies. The structure of It2 was also confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The photophysical properties of the two complexes were also investigated. Irl shows deep red emission peaked at around 652 nm with the phosphorescence quantum yield of ca. 0.29 and the emission lifetime of 233 ns, while Ir2 shows red emission peaked at around 615 nm with the phosphorescence quantum yield of ca. 0.13 and the emission lifetime of 430 ns. The active hydrogen on pybz ligand is believed to have a great influence on the photophysical properties of Ir1.

Effects of Explicit and Implicit Solvent Models on the Hydrolysis Cleavage of N-Glycosidic Bond in 8-Oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine

8-Oxoguanine （8-oxoG）, a critical mutagenic DNA lesion induced by reactive oxy- gen species, gives rise to a G·C→T·A transversion during replication and thereby must be repaired. The effects of explicit and implicit solvent molecules on the hydrolysis cleavage of N-Glycosidic bond in 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2＇-deoxyguanosine （8-oxo-dG） have been systematically clarified in the present work based upon two types of computational models. Detailed potential energy surface （PES） scans and full unconstraint optimizations for all the representative points on PESs were carried out at the B3LYP/6-31＋G（d） level of theory. The effect of implicit solvent was tested by single-point calculation at the SCRF/IEF-PCM model. The results illustrate that the direct hydrolysis model involving one explicit water molecule can’t provide a complete depiction of the hydrolysis process of 8-oxo-dG, attributed to the insufficiency of nucleophile activation and leaving group stabilization. The expansion hydrolysis model involving four explicit water molecules, however, facilitates discrete proton transfer and therefore produces smooth reaction surfaces for both the dissociative （SN1） and concerted （SN2） pathways. The presence of the implicit solvent substantially lowers all activation energies and the SN1 process is more favorable than the SN2 process. The data and insights present here agree well with the experimental results and have given out a baseline for the enzymatic deglycosylation reaction of 8-oxo-dG.

Synthesis of Cu-Chromite Catalyzer by Citrate Sol-Gel

It has been introduced several ways for rising fuel burning rate. Using catalyzers is a common way to rising fuel burning rate. Cu-Chromite catalyzer used in solid fuels, as burning rate catalyzer in thermal decomposition of Ammonium Perchlorate and results were satisfying. This catalyzer is produced by several methods such as: ceramic, coprecipitating, sol-gel, vacuum depositioning, but this paper explains producing catalyzer by Citrate sol-gel. Thermal analysis is used for studying process also SEM, XRD, TEM, FTIR tests used for determination of particle sizes.

Study of Cobalt Electrodeposition onto Stainless Steel Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy （IES）

This paper describes the study of cobalt growth mechanism obtained by electrodeposition method with variation of pH solution. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS） and scanning electronic microscopy （SEM） results were possible conclude that the cobalt electrodeposited at pH = 5.40 presented approximately an area three times larger than the cobalt electrodeposited at pH = 2.70. In addition, the cobalt electrodeposited at pH = 2.70 had a value of charge transfer resistance equal to 151.6 f2＂cm2 and the cobalt electrodeposited at pH = 5.40 this value corresponds to 67.4 f2＇cm. This occurs because the increased in micro-porosity increase the diffusion of electrolyte on cobalt electrodeposits easily the corrosion process.

Plasma catalase,glutathione-s-transferase and total antioxidant activity levels of children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder

Objective: In this study, we plan to measure plasma Catalase (CAT), Antioxidant Activity (AOA) and Glu- tathione-S-Transferase (GST) levels to understand whether oxidative stress develops or not and whether or not the detoxification mechanism properly functions in children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with unknown etiology and pathogenesis. Method and Results: Plasma CAT, AOA, and GST activities were spectrophotometrically measured in forty patients (average age 10.27 ± 2.54) and thirty-five (average age, 9.97 ± 2.59) healthy individuals as the control group. While the CAT activity showed no difference in the patient group (P > 0.05) compared to the control group, AOA and GST levels were found significantly meaningful (P = 0.001). Conclusion: In this pilot study ,the study shows that no oxidative stress develops in individuals with ADHD in high AOA and stable CAT activity, and that the de- toxification mechanism functions extremely in high GST activity. These findings need to be supported by other studies.

New Triterpenes from Siyekucai (Ixeris chinensis)

Three new triterpenes, 3β,21α-dihydroxylupen-18（19）-en （1）, 3β,25-dihydroxytirucalla- 7,23（24）-dien （2）, and 21α-hydroxy-19α-hydrogentaraxastero1-20（30）-en （3） were obtained from an ethyl acetate extract of the whole plant of Siyekucai （Ixeris chinensis）. The structures of 1-3 were determined by spectroscopic methods （EIMS, IR, 1D and 2D NMR）.

Uniform Rice-like CdS Particles Prepared from Water-in-oil Microemulsions

Uniform rice-like CdS particles were synthesized in cyclohexane/Triton X-100/n-pentanol/water quaternary microemulsions. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and electron diffraction. The results indicate that the size and the shape of the rice-like CdS particles can be influenced by the molar ratio of water to the surfactant（w value） and the reactant concentrations.

Flexible Zn-ion batteries based on manganese oxides: Progress and prospect

The ever-growing market of wearable electronic devices has greatly stimulated the rapid development of flexible Zn-ion batteries(ZIBs).Manganese oxides are one of the most commonly used hosts for zinc ion accommodation and thus receive particular research interest for high-performance flexible ZIB constructions.In this review,a comprehensive summary of the recent development of flexible ZIBs with manganese oxides as cathode materials is presented.Apart from the brief introduction of flexible electronic devices and ZIBs,the charge storage mechanisms and crystal structures of various manganese oxides are summarized.Modifications of the cathode materials in terms of morphology,conductivity,structures,and flexibilities are illustrated in detail,together with the demonstration of structure-performance relationships and applications in flexible ZIBs.Finally,limitations to be overcome are indicated and the future work directions are proposed.

Two New Complexes with the Same(3,8)-Connected tfz-d Topology Based on [Co4(μ3-OH)2] Clusters and Different Aromatic Multicarboxylic Acids

Two new metal-organic frameworks（MOFs）, namely, [Co_2（L_1）（bix）（μ_3-OH）]·2H_2O（1） and [Co_2（L_2）（bix）（μ_3-OH）]·2.5H_2O（2）（H_3L_1 = 5-oxyacetate isophthalic acid, H_3L_2 = 3,5-bis-oxyacetate-benzoic acid, bix = 1,4-bis（imidazol-1-ylmethyl）benzene）, have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. Their structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and further characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, and powder X-ray diffraction（PXRD） analysis. Both complexes 1 and 2 demonstrate identical three-dimensional（3D）（3,8）-connected tfz-d nets with（4~3）_2（4~6·6^（18）·8~4） topologies, where the tetranuclear [Co_4（μ_3-OH）_2] clusters act as 8-connected nodes and aromatic multicarboxylic ligands as 3-connected nodes. The results show that the ligands with different geometrical conformations can form products with the same topological structures. Their thermal and magnetic properties were also investigated.

Computational Screening of Pt1@Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(2)(T=O,S)MXene Catalysts for Water-Gas Shift Reaction

Single-atom catalysts(SACs)provide an oppor-tunity to elucidate the catalytic mechanism of complex reactions in heterogeneous catalysis.The low-temperature water-gas shift(WGS)reaction is an important industrial technology to obtain high purity hydrogen.Herein,we study the catalytic activity of Pt1@Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(2)(T=O,S)SACs,where one subsurface Ti atom with three T vacancies in the functionalized Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(2)(T=O,S)MXene is substituted by one Pt atom,for the low-temperature show that Pt1@Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(2)provides an excellent platform for the WGS reaction by its bowl-shaped vacancy derived from the Pt1 single atom and three T defects surrounding it.Especially,Pt1@Ti_(3)C_(2)S_(2)SAC has higher catalytic performance for the WGS reaction,due to the weaker electronegativity of the S atom than the O atom,which significantly reduces the energy barrier of H*migration in the WGS reaction,which is often the rate-determining step.In the most favorable redox mechanism of the WGS reaction on Pt1@Ti_(3)C_(2)S_(2),the rate-determining step is the dissociation of OH*into O*and H*with the energy barrier as low as 1.12 eV.These results demonstrate that Pt1@Ti_(3)C_(2)S_(2)is promising in the application of MXenes for low-temperature WGS reactions.

Bio-inspired inorganic-protein coating on Mg-based biomaterials for bioengineering applications

Developing smart and advanced functional materials inspired by the unparalleled complexity and efficiency of biological tissues has received much attention across various fields.Magnesium alloys,particularly pure magnesium,have emerged as notable candidates in orthopedics and dentistry due to their exceptional biocompatibility,degradability,and ability to promote bone regeneration[1].However,the highly reactive chemical nature of magnesium and its rapid degradation upon exposure to water.

Layered perovskite oxide Y_(0.8)Ca_(0.2)BaCoFeO_(5+δ) as a novel cathode material for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells

A layered perovskite oxide Y0.8Ca0.2BaCoFeO5＋δ（YCBCF） was synthesized as a novel cathode material for intermedi-ate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells （IT-SOFCs） by citric acid-nitrates self-propagating combustion method. The phase and micro-structure of YCBCF were investigated by X-ray diffraction （XRD） and scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, respectively. The aver-age thermal expansion coefficient （TEC） of YCBCF was 14.6×10–6 K–1, which was close to other materials of SOFC at the range of RT–1000 oC. An open-circuit potential of 0.75 V and a maximum output power density of 426 mW/cm2 were obtained at 650 oC in a Sm0.2Ce0.8O1.9 （SDC）-based anode-supported SOFC by using humidified （~3%H2O） hydrogen as fuel and static air as oxidant. The results indicated that the YCBCF was a promising cathode candidate for IT-SOFCs.

Picomolar inhibitor of reverse transcriptase featuring significantly improved metabolic stability

Considering the undesirable metabolic stability of our recently identified NNRTI 5(t1/2=96 min)in human liver microsomes,we directed our efforts to improve its metabolic stability by introducing a new favorable hydroxymethyl side chain to the C-5 position of pyrimidine.This strategy provided a series of novel methylol-biphenyl-diarylpyrimidines with excellent anti-HIV-1 activity.The best compound 9g was endowed with remarkably improved metabolic stability in human liver microsomes(t1/2=2754 min),which was about 29-fold longer than that of 5(t1/2=96 min).This compound conferred picomolar inhibition of WT HIV-1(EC50=0.9 nmol/L)and low nanomolar activity against five clinically drug-resistant mutant strains.It maintained particularly low cytotoxicity(CC50=264μmol/L)and good selectivity(SI=256,438).Molecular docking studies revealed that compound 9g exhibited a more stable conformation than 5 due to the newly constructed hydrogen bond of the hydroxymethyl group with E138.Also,compound 9g was characterized by good safety profiles.It displayed no apparent inhibition of CYP enzymes and h ERG.The acute toxicity assay did not cause death and pathological damage in mice at a single dose of 2 g/kg.These findings paved the way for the discovery and development of new-generation anti-HIV-1 drugs.