基于AFM推动的纳米粒子运动学模型研究

针对纳米操作和装配过程中面临的由AFM单探针带来的物体丢失和操作效率低等问题,通过对纳米粒子推动实验的分析,建立了纳米粒子推动操作的运动学模型.该模型充分考虑了推动速度及探针磨损两个因素,引入了与速度相关的粘滞摩擦力,并利用空间配置的方法解决了探针针尖半径对操作结果的影响.该模型能够预测推动操作后粒子的可能位置,从而可以避免操作过程中粒子丢失的现象,能够提高纳米操作效率.数值模拟结果与多次实验操作结果相对比,验证了所建模型的有效性.     

Naturally and externally pulsed electrospray

The current studies on pulsation phenomena in electrospray ionization, and pulsed electrospray ionization (ESI) under external electrical control are reviewed. A number of investigations have shown that two types of pulsation processes exist: low-frequency fluctuation and high-frequency droplet-formation. The low-frequency pulsation is induced by an imbalance between the flow rate of the input sample to the Taylor cone and the feed rate of the output solution to the liquid filament. The high-frequency pulsation mainly results from the initial droplet formation process, and is modulated by the low-frequency pulsation. The fundamental and experimental sections of these two pulsations are discussed. Experimental results also show that low and high pulsations can both be controlled electrically to create a pulsed ESI so that high sensitivity and an enhanced S/N ratio can be achieved. However, the co-ordination of the synchronization between a natural pulsation and a pulsed ESI, as well as its application to mass spectrometer (MS) analysis, demands further research.     

A tutorial in small molecule identification via electrospray ionization‐mass spectrometry: The practical art of structural elucidation

The identification of unknown molecules has been one of the cornerstone applications of mass spectrometry for decades. This tutorial reviews the basics of the interpretation of electrospray ionization‐based MS and MS/MS spectra in order to identify small‐molecule analytes (typically below 2000 Da). Most of what is discussed in this tutorial also applies to other atmospheric pressure ionization methods like atmospheric pressure chemical/photoionization. We focus primarily on the fundamental steps of MS‐based structural elucidation of individual unknown compounds, rather than describing strategies for large‐scale identification in complex samples. We critically discuss topics like the detection of protonated and deprotonated ions ([M + H]⁺ and [M ? H]^?) as well as other adduct ions, the determination of the molecular formula, and provide some basic rules on the interpretation of product ion spectra. Our tutorial focuses primarily on the fundamental steps of MS‐based structural elucidation of individual unknown compounds (eg, contaminants in chemical production, pharmacological alteration of drugs), rather than describing strategies for large‐scale identification in complex samples. This tutorial also discusses strategies to obtain useful orthogonal information (UV/Vis, H/D exchange, chemical derivatization, etc) and offers an overview of the different informatics tools and approaches that can be used for structural elucidation of small molecules. It is primarily intended for beginning mass spectrometrists and researchers from other mass spectrometry sub‐disciplines that want to get acquainted with structural elucidation are interested in some practical tips and tricks.

     

Ultrahigh vacuum deposition of organic molecules by electrospray ionization

An electrospray apparatus for deposition of organic molecules on surfaces in ultrahigh vacuum is presented. The kinetic energy at the impact and mass to charge ratio of deposited ions can be controlled by an electrostatic quadrupole deflector and an in-line quadrupole mass spectrometer. With an ion funnel in the first two vacuum stages a high ion transmission is achieved. Experiments on porphyrin cations and deoxyribonucleic acid deposited on a Au(111) surface demonstrate the capabilities of the instrument.     

激光消融制备纳米颗粒的研究进展

分别概述了激光消融在制备金属及其氧化物、半导体和有机化合物纳米颗粒中的应用、目前的研究现状、技术特点及其发展趋势     

Nano-wear of the diamond AFM probing tip under scratching of silicon, studied by AFM

In order to improve such a widely used microtribological testing procedure as surface scratching by an AFM diamond tip, an experimental study has been carried out using single-crystalline silicon as the tested material. Wear of the AFM diamond tip under scratching was observed by a decrease in the scratch depth with increasing wear cycles and by the direct imaging of the diamond tip shape using a Si₃N₄ AFM tip. It was shown that the current widely used experimental method, which assumes the diamond tip to be non-wearable, introduces uncontrollable error into the obtained values for the tested material's wear rate. The harder the tested material, the larger may be the tip wear, and, therefore, the bigger may be its effect on the obtained wear rate values. The specific wear rates for the diamond tip and a silicon wafer were estimated to be 1.4 × 10^-9 and 4.5 × 10^-4 mm³/(N m), respectively.     

电喷雾质谱新方法及在生命分析化学中的应用

电喷雾质谱是目前应用最广泛的生物质谱技术之一。复杂生物基质对质谱分析的选择性和准确性提出挑战 ,迫切需要在质谱方法学上有所发展。本文介绍具有广泛应用前景的几种电喷雾质谱新方法的原理和特点及若干应用实例 ,对生物质谱的发展趋势和在生命分析化学中的应用前景进行展望     

电喷雾质谱新方法及在生命分析化学中的应用

电喷雾质谱是目前应用最广泛的生物质谱技术之一.复杂生物基质对质谱分析的选择性和准确性提出挑战,迫切需要在质谱方法学上有所发展.本文介绍具有广泛应用前景的几种电喷雾质谱新方法的原理和特点及若干应用实例,对生物质谱的发展趋势和在生命分析化学中的应用前景进行展望.     

STM和AFM的研制

叙述ＳＴＭ（扫描隧道显微镜）和ＡＦＭ（原子力显微镜）的主要关键技术和研制情况。在研制的ＳＴＭ和ＡＦＭ样机上，对１２００１／ｍｍ光栅进行测量，得出本样机的测量重复性可达１０％以内。对研制的样机进行分析和对比后提出：ＳＴＭ和ＡＦＭ，尤其是ＡＦＭ，技术上已趋于成熟；使用上简单、方便，已达到实用化程度，可以作为高级表面粗糙度测量的常用计量仪器。     

Atom probe,AFM, and STM studies on vacuum-fired stainless steels

The surface morphology of grades 304L and 316LN stainless steels, after low-temperature bake-out process and vacuum annealing, has been studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). The local elemental composition on the surface before and after thermal treatment has been investigated by atom probe (AP) depth profiling measurements. After vacuum annealing, AFM and STM show significant changes in the surface structure and topology. Recrystallization and surface reconstruction is less pronounced on the 316LN stainless steel. AP depth profiling analyses result in noticeable nickel enrichment on the surface of grade 304L samples. Since hydrogen recombination is almost controlled by surface structure and composition, a strong influence on the outgassing behaviour by the particular surface microstructure can be deduced.     

Lateral Displacement of an AFM Tip Observed by In-Situ TEM/AFM Combined Microscopy: The Effect of the Friction in AFM

When the lateral displacement of an AFM tip due to friction is comparable to or larger than the scan size, for example during atomic-scale friction measurement, the interpretation of the friction image is different from the situation where the scan size is much larger than the lateral displacement of the tip and the image is a simple direct mapping of the friction value. This is because, due to the lateral displacement of the tip, the tip is not at the position where the scan indicates, as can be clearly observed by an in-situ TEM/AFM combined microscopy and atomic-scale friction analysis. This lateral displacement of the tip at the nanometer scale affects the shape of the force-distance curve. We discuss the effect of the tip lateral displacement in AFM data and its normal load dependence.     

AFM工作台扫描控制电路的设计

在现有理论的基础上,设计出一种新型的AFM工作台扫描控制电路。介绍了该电路的设计思想,与现有的AFM控制系统相比,X、Y方向的运动采用闭环控制,提高了控制精度。文中还介绍了一种简单实用的PI调节电路,该电路具有结构简单、成本低、功耗小和控制精度高等优点。     

The development and application of matrix assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization: The teenage years

In the past 15 years, ambient ionization techniques have witnessed a significant incursion into the field of mass spectrometry imaging, demonstrating their ability to provide complementary information to matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization. Matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization is one such technique that has evolved since its first demonstrations with ultraviolet lasers coupled to Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometers to extensive use with infrared lasers coupled to orbitrap-based mass spectrometers. Concurrently, there have been transformative developments of this imaging platform due to the high level of control the principal group has retained over the laser technology, data acquisition software (RastirX), instrument communication, and image processing software (MSiReader). This review will discuss the developments of MALDESI since its first laboratory demonstration in 2005 to the most recent advances in 2021.     

AFM picking-up manipulation of the metaphase chromosome fragment by using the tweezers-type probe

We have studied the development of a new procedure based on atomic force microscopy (AFM) for the analysis of metaphase chromosome. The aim of this study was to obtain detailed information about the specific locations of genes on the metaphase chromosome. In this research, we performed the manipulation of the metaphase chromosome by using novel AFM probes to obtain chromosome fragments of a smaller size than the ones obtained using the conventional methods, such as glass microneedles. We could pick up the fragment of the metaphase chromosome dissected by the knife-edged probe by using our tweezers-type probe.     

一种高精度原子力显微镜的设计及应用

简述了重庆大学研制的原子力显微镜(AFM)样机的工作原理和应用，重点介绍了其镜体的独特设计。该样机采用扫描隧道显微镜检测微悬臂的起伏，通过四维机械驱动和双压电陶瓷扫描，有效提高了扫描精度，扩大了扫描范围，简单适用的微悬臂使操作大大简化。给出了用该机检测到的具有代表性的4种样品的表面形貌图。     

质谱电喷雾电离源研究新进展

自1984年约翰芬恩(John Fenn)发明一种软电离离子源,即电喷雾电离源(ESI)以来,促进了质谱技术在大分子分析领域,特别是生物大分子领域的广泛使用。ESI源的低取样效率由ESI源的离子化效率和传输效率的构成,制约着ESI源质谱灵敏度的提高,因此研究者们一直努力改进ESI源的性能,以提高取样效率、改善ESI源质谱灵敏度。本研究介绍了ESI源的原理,并评述了近年来ESI源研究的新进展和应用。