A surface modification layer capable of tolerating substrate contamination on transparent electrodes of organic electronic devices

An organic molecule, hexaazatriphenylene hexacarbonitrile (HAT-CN), is found that it can be used not only as a hole-injecting material but also a surface modification material to clean contaminated substrate electrodes for the fabrication of organic electronic devices. As an example, HAT-CN can modify or “clean” indium-tin-oxide (ITO) anode surface in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Negative effect from ITO surface contamination on the electroluminescence performance of OLEDs can be dramatically reduced with this modification layer. As a result, the OLEDs with the same device architecture but with different ITO surface conditions, even with intentional contamination, can all exhibit substantially identical and superior electroluminescence performance. The surface modification function of this material is feasibly useful for the real fabrications of OLEDs as well as for advanced research on other organic electronic devices.     

关于算子形式的Bohr不等式的推广

采用算子论中的方法和技巧,研究了Bohr不等式的有界线性算子形式的推广,并且给出一些算子不等式,这样对文[4-5]中的结果进行了推广.进一步研究了Bohr不等式在算子范数上的性质,推广了文[6]中的相关结果.     

Synthesis of nano-sized indium oxide (In2O3) powder by a polymer solution route

Indium oxide (In₂O₃) is a n-type semiconductor with various applications in thin film coatings, on the basis of its optical properties, and in gas sensing equipment, due to its high sensitivity to various oxides such as CO_x and NO_x. In this study, a synthesis process for obtaining In₂O₃ nanoparticles is examined. The precursor used is indium nitrate hydrate (InN₃O₉·H₂O) because of its high solubility in water. By dissolving the nitrate salt in a PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) solution, the precursor is dispersed homogeneously, which reduces the agglomeration of the resulting powder. Calcination at a low temperature of 200–250 °C burns out the organic materials of the PVA with NO_x gas emission and allows the oxidation of the indium, resulting in indium oxide nanoparticles. The influence of the PVA solution characteristics and the heat treatment temperature on the powder morphology and size was analyzed by using SEM, TEM, XRD, TGA/DSC, and four point BET for a specific surface area analysis. The measured specific surface area varies from 3 m²/g to 76 m²/g depending on the calcination temperature, and the particle size of the synthesized powders is under 10 nm for the samples heat treated at 300 °C.     

SnS2/TiO2 nanocomposites with enhanced visible light-driven photoreduction of aqueous Cr(VI)

SnS₂/TiO₂ nanocomposites have been synthesized via microwave assisted hydrothermal treatment of tetrabutyl titanate in the presence of SnS₂ nanoplates in the solvent of ethanol at 160 °C for 1 h. The physical and chemical properties of SnS₂/TiO₂ were studied by XRD, FESEM, EDS, TEM, XPS and UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS). The photocatalytic activity of SnS₂/TiO₂ nanocomposites were evaluated by photoreduction of aqueous Cr(VI) under visible light (λ>420 nm) irradiation. The experimental results showed that the SnS₂/TiO₂ nanocomposites exhibited excellent reduction efficiency of Cr(VI) (~87%) than that of pure TiO₂ and SnS₂. The SnS₂/TiO₂ nanocomposites were expected to be a promising candidate as effective photocatalysts in the treatment of Cr(VI) wastewater.     

High electromagnetic wave absorbing performance of activated hollow carbon fibers decorated with CNTs and Ni nanoparticles

Activated hollow carbon fibers (ACHFs) decorated with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nickel nanoparticles (CNTs–Ni–ACHFs) were prepared by thermal reduction and chemical vapor deposition technique. Microwave reflection loss, permittivity and permeability of CNTs–Ni–ACHFs composites as novel electromagnetic wave absorbents were studied in the frequency range of 2–18 GHz. It was demonstrated that CNTs–Ni–ACHFs absorbents possessed the best microwave absorbing performances whose minimum reflection loss was −43.457 dB at 13.10 GHz with a thickness of 2.0 mm, which is much better than those of Ni–ACHFs and ACHFs samples. The dielectric polarizations and magnetic loss derived from the effect of the porous structures, Ni nanoparticles, and defects in the CNTs–Ni–ACHFs composites are playing an important role for the excellent microwave absorbing performances.     

纳米木质素基多孔炭的制备及其电化学性能

基于绿色低共熔溶剂（DES）高效分离麦草生物质组分以制备纳米木质素（LNP）,本文采用化学活化法并进一步热解炭化制备纳米木质素基多孔炭（LNPC）。借助SEM、Raman、BET-物理吸附等分析手段研究了锌系活化剂及热解炭化温度（600℃、700℃、800℃）对LNPC的结构特征及电化学性能的影响。研究结果表明,相对于LNP直接热解炭化后纳米碳粒子的极易团聚,经锌化物活化后所制备的LNPC表现出更好的分散性和多级孔道形貌结构。尤其,以ZnCO₃活化后制备的LNPC-ZnCO₃-800具有更突出的性能,较高石墨化程度（I_D/I_G为0.68）、较高BET比表面积（679m²/g）、高介孔率（86.7%）、均匀纳米碳粒子构成的介孔结构。此外,以LNPC-ZnCO₃-800制备的工作电极,在0.5A/g时的比电容可达179F/g,与直接热解炭化的LNPC-800（64F/g）相比,其比电容的容量提高了180%。     

烃类异构化小粒径、多级孔SAPO-11分子筛催化剂研究进展

由于小粒径、多级孔或兼具小粒径与多级孔结构的SAPO-11分子筛能够显著提高SAPO-11分子筛催化剂在烃类加氢异构化中的活性和选择性,近年来已成为烃类异构化催化剂研究的热点。本文按照SAPO-11分子筛的制备方法进行分类,系统介绍了小粒径、多级孔和兼具小粒径与多级孔结构的SAPO-11分子筛的制备及其临氢异构化性能,指出在今后的研究中,研究开发新的绿色高效合成方法,降低合成成本和减少环境污染是小粒径或（和）多级孔SAPO-11分子筛催化剂实现工业化应用亟待解决的突出问题和研究方向。     

Compatibilization and properties of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) blend based foam

Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer/thermoplastic polyurethane (EVA/TPU) blending foams are rarely reported so far because of their poor compatibility, and addition of a compatibilizer to the blend system was our major interest, which can improve interfacial adhesion between the two phases. In this paper, TPU-grafted EVA (EVA-g-TPU), as a compatibilizer, was simply prepared using maleic anhydride-grafted EVA (EVA-g-MAH) and 4,4′ diamino diphenyl methane in the mixing process of TPU and EVA matrix. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry were used to investigate the structures of EVA-g-TPU and the interfacial reaction in the mixing process, and the effect of EVA-g-TPU on compatibilization between the two phases of EVA/TPU blends was investigated using scanning electron microscopy. Finally, EVA/EVA-g-TPU/TPU foams based on the good compatibility of the resin blends were prepared, and the physical properties directly related to the compatibility were investigated as a function of the theoretical quantity (molar mass) of EVA-g-TPU (n _EVA-g-TPU) in the foams. Moreover, the tensile strength, elongation at break, tear strength and compression set were improved by 19.0, 9.3, 43.6 and 7.5 %, respectively. Overall, EVA/EVA-g-TPU/TPU foams with excellent mechanical properties were obtained without sacrificing other important physical properties (lower density etc.) through popular and friendly means in this research.