高能量离子束诊断质谱仪的研制及性能表征

本研究开发了一台应用于高能量离子束诊断的直线式飞行时间质谱仪，实现了其与高能真空弧放电离子源的联用。该仪器加速电压30 kV，飞行腔有效飞行距离1.5 m，通过短脉冲离子门精确截取，ICCD高速相机优化聚焦，仪器分辨率优于90 FWHM，对放电过程中产生的等离子体可实现不同时间的离子成分分析。将该方法用于真空弧放电离子源放电过程中离子成分的检测，放电2 μs时，电离成分以气态离子C⁺、O⁺、C²⁺、O²⁺为主；放电6 μs后，除气体成分外，还可以检测到Fe⁺、Cu⁺及其同位素金属离子峰。该仪器能够给出离子源放电产生离子的种类、价态以及相对含量等信息，可实现整个放电过程产生离子成分信息的准确诊断。     

不同有机物对硝酸盐氮测试的影响

研究了红糖、葡萄糖、乙酸钠、甲醇、乙醇、乙酸、丙酸、丁酸、正戊酸、混合有机溶剂等10种不同有机物对麝香草酚光谱法和离子色谱法测试硝酸盐氮的影响。结果表明,溶液中含有红糖或葡萄糖时,均会对麝香草酚法测试硝酸盐氮造成影响,使得测试结果偏大;在无硝酸根离子存在时,红糖和葡萄糖的质量浓度与硝酸盐氮的测试浓度非线性相关;而乙酸钠、甲醇、乙醇、乙酸、丙酸、丁酸、正戊酸和混合有机溶剂则对麝香草酚法测试硝酸盐氮没有影响。实验发现,红糖和葡萄糖在浓硫酸的作用下与麝香草酚发生Molisch反应,形成有色复合物和红棕色不溶性沉淀。实验采用离子色谱法测试硝酸盐氮时,红糖和葡萄糖等糖类有机物对测试结果均无影响。     

飞行时间二次离子质谱对矿物表面性质的研究

随着易选矿石的逐步枯竭,低品位、嵌布粒度细等难选矿石的开发利用已成必然趋势。目前,矿物加工已经从实践生产阶段发展到了理论研究指导实践生产的阶段,因此具有分辨率高、信息量大、灵敏快速以及样品用量少等特点的矿物表层研究方法来支撑理论研究是必不可少的。飞行时间二次离子质谱法(TOF-SIMS)是近年来在矿物加工中使用较多的一种矿物表面化学分析方法,具有表面质谱、化学成像、深度剖析、快速灵敏及数据精准的优点,因此总结归纳了近年来TOF-SIMS在矿物加工中应用取得的成果,以期为学者提供可靠的理论依据及技术支持。     

Al-doping induced superior lithium ion storage capability of LiNiO2 spheres

To optimize the performance of LiNiO₂ with minimal modification of the pristine structure, a facile solid-state approach, based on the interdiffusion of elements at the solid/solid interface, is developed to achieve uniformly Al-doped LiNiO₂ using alumina coated Ni(OH)₂ spheres as the precursor. The resulting LiNi_0.95Al_0.05O₂ material exhibits excellent discharge capacity (209.9 mAh g⁻¹ at 0.1 C) and cycling stability with a capacity retention of 85.10% after 200 cycles at 0.5 C. This is ascribed to the improved reversibility of the phase transitions by Al-doping as revealed by in-situ XRD characterization. The Al-doping also endows the material with superior rate capability due to the enlarged interlayer spacing in the structure and alleviation of the side reactions at the electrode/electrolyte interface, favorable for lithium ion diffusion. An optimal amount of doped Al is necessary for ensuring the structure stability and interface ionic conductivity of the LiNiO₂ spheres. Thus, the present strategy may provide an opportunity to optimize the performance of LiNiO₂, with uniform doping of a small amount of Al, producing a promising cathode material for advanced lithium ion batteries.     

Numerical simulation of lithium‐ion battery performance considering electrode microstructure

A spatially resolved three‐dimensional microscale model of a lithium‐ion battery half‐cell is developed and applied to periodic electrode microstructures made up of spherical particles following a bidisperse particle size distribution. The geometries of the periodic unit cells are derived from discrete element simulations using periodic boundary conditions. Three different particle arrangements, which consist of two layered structures and one mixed particle array, as well as three different compression rates, are considered. In the study, the cathode is assumed to consist of LiMn₂O₄ as active material. Layered particle arrangements comprising the particle fraction of the smaller particle size in the region close to the separator are found to be beneficial especially for high‐rate applications. According to the simulation results, the high‐rate capability is reduced upon compression of the electrode microstructures. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The influence of different water types and brewing durations on the colloidal properties of green tea infusion

Green tea infusions were prepared with three different water types: distilled water, commercial mineral water and CaCl₂ added distilled water (at 20 mg L^?1). The impact of different water type on the colloidal particle parameters, namely size, polydispersity index (PDI) and zeta potential, was examined within 24 h. Our results indicate that distilled water green tea infusion (DWT) brewed at 80 °C for 5 min contained the smallest particles (242.17 ± 11.78 nm) as examined by dynamic light scattering (DLS). Moreover, DWT showed smaller size increase during the 24 h storage than that of mineral water tea and CaCl₂ added water tea infusion. The morphology characteristics of green tea infusion particles were visualised by transmission electron microscope (TEM) which revealed that green tea infusion particles had heteromorphic shapes. Our results suggest that mineral composition of water impacts the colloidal size and stability of green tea infusion. Additionally, DLS and TEM could be useful tools to provide colloidal information which is important to understand quality characteristics of green tea infusion during processing and storage.     

碱化插层二维过渡金属碳化物的制备及其对铀酰离子的电化学检测

二维过渡金属碳化物(MXenes)具有良好的电化学性能与辐照稳定性, 其在放射性核素电化学检测领域有潜在应用价值。本研究通过碱活化的方式处理碳化钛型MXene(Ti₃C₂T_x), 随后将钾插层的Ti₃C₂T_x(K-Ti₃C₂T_x)负载到玻碳电极(GCE)上得到K-Ti₃C₂T_x/GCE修饰电极。采用XRD、SEM、XPS等手段分别对Ti₃C₂T_x和K-Ti₃C₂T_x进行分析表征, 并进一步研究了K-Ti₃C₂T_x/GCE对痕量铀酰离子(UO₂²⁺)的电化学检测性能。循环伏安(CV)实验结果表明, 相比于GCE电极, K-Ti₃C₂T_x/GCE修饰电极对UO₂²⁺的电化学响应显著增强。进一步使用差分脉冲伏安法(DPV)扫描, 发现pH=4.0时, K-Ti₃C₂T_x/GCE修饰电极对UO₂²⁺在铀浓度0.5~10 mg/L范围内呈现良好的线性检测关系, 本方法的检测限为0.083 mg/L(S/N=3), 稳定性和重复性好。     

Exploration of amorphous hollow FeOOH@C nanosphere on energy storage for sodium ion batteries

Sodium ion batteries (SIBs) have enjoyed a high profile in recent years and gradually been commercialized to supplement the lithium-ion batteries system. However, the large volume expansion of anode materials within discharging and low electrical conductivity hinder the application of SIBs. In this work, a FeOOH@C composite was synthesized with the use of hydrothermal method and pyrolyzing of polydopamine. The amorphous FeOOH exhibits a hollow spherical structure to offer free space for buffering the volumetric variation. Furthermore, the outer carbon served as a protective shell could maintain the sphere integrity and enhance the electrical conductivity. Hence, benefiting from the achieved synergy of the hollow architecture, amorphous structure and carbon shell, the composite presented a long cycle life (316 mA h g^?1 after 500 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g^?1 and 234.5 mA h g^?1 after 400 cycles at 2 A g^?1) and high-rate performance (180 mA h g^?1 at 5 A g^?1), revealing a potential to be a promising candidate for electrode material of SIBs.     

A Multiscale-Porous Anion Exchange Membrane for Convenient and Scalable Electrokinetic Concentration of Cationic Species

A device able to electrokinetically concentrate cationic samples has many potential medical and industrial applications, but until now has remained undeveloped due to the lack of a commercial anion-permselective material leading to a prohibitively complex fabrication procedure. Herein, a novel multiscale-porous anion exchange membrane (MP-AEM) that enables the convenient and scalable electrokinetic concentration of cationic species is proposed. A mechanically enhanced multiscale-porous structure with a solid framework is realized by adopting polyester resin as an additive to overcome the intrinsic limitations of the AEM material. The scalable MP-AEM-embedded electrokinetic concentrator is devised based on the peculiar properties of the MP-AEM that for allow both ion and fluid transport. With the MP-AEM, the concentrator is fabricated in a highly streamlined manner consisting only of a simple insertion and assembly. The concentration performance of the MP-AEM-embedded electrokinetic concentrator is demonstrated with a positively charged fluorescent dye and a fluorescein-labeled protein, and the results show enrichment factors of 250 and 500, respectively. The MP-AEM makes cationic electrokinetic concentration more accessible and scalable, thereby enabling further progress in a wide range of fields.     

Failed Neuroprotection of Combined Inhibition of L-Type and ASIC1a Calcium Channels with Nimodipine and Amiloride

Effective pharmacological neuroprotection is one of the most desired aims in modern medicine. We postulated that a combination of two clinically used drugs—nimodipine (L-Type voltage-gated calcium channel blocker) and amiloride (acid-sensing ion channel inhibitor)—might act synergistically in an experimental model of ischaemia, targeting the intracellular rise in calcium as a pathway in neuronal cell death. We used organotypic hippocampal slices of mice pups and a well-established regimen of oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) to assess a possible neuroprotective effect. Neither nimodipine (at 10 or 20 µM) alone or in combination with amiloride (at 100 µM) showed any amelioration. Dissolved at 2.0 Vol.% dimethyl-sulfoxide (DMSO), the combination of both components even increased cell damage (p = 0.0001), an effect not observed with amiloride alone. We conclude that neither amiloride nor nimodipine do offer neuroprotection in an in vitro ischaemia model. On a technical note, the use of DMSO should be carefully evaluated in neuroprotective experiments, since it possibly alters cell damage.