Synthesis,electrochemical and electrochromic properties of novel 2,4,6-Tri(pyridine-4-yl)pyridilium derivatives

Four star-shaped like fused heterocyclic compounds multi-electrochromic materials 2,4,6-Tri(pyridine-4-yl)pyridilium derivatives (TPPDs) were successfully synthesized and characterized by NMR, Solid IR spectra, APCI-MS, and UV–vis spectroscopy. The electrochemical properties, electrochromic behavior, electro-optical properties, and electrochromic mechanism were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis, cyclic voltammetry and UV–vis absorption spectra. Electrochromic devices based on these compounds were fabricated with an active area of 3 cm × 4 cm and their electrochromic performances were further studied. It was found the ECDs presented a stable as well as multicolor electrochromic change from colorless to blue, then violet-blue and finally black-blue between 0 V and +4.0 V. In addition, the prepared electrochromic materials had high coloration efficiency, low switching time, and nice redox stability. This type of multi-electrochromic materials would thus be promising candidates for applications in electrochromic devices.     

The color-tunable persistent luminescence of Pr3+-activated Ca2Sb2O7 with double anti-counterfeiting potentiality

The persistent luminescence (PersL) materials Ca₂Sb₂O₇:Pr³⁺ were prepared by traditional high-temperature solid-state method. We systematically investigated the crystal structure, band structure, photoluminescence, PersL performance by X-ray diffraction diagrams, Materials Studio calculation, photoluminescence (PL) spectra, PersL spectra and CIE coordinate analysis. The PL and PersL are attributed to the Sb⁵⁺ → O^2? transition of the matrix and the 4f-4f transition of Pr³⁺ ion. For the sake of explaining the impact of various traps on PersL performance, thermoluminescence (TL) tests were performed on the optimal sample after diverse charging and discharging times. It was concluded that shallow traps have priority over deep traps in capturing electrons, and the electrons in the shallow traps were preferentially released. The highlight of this work is that the PL and PersL color can be adjusted by regulating the Pr³⁺ doping concentration when these samples were excited by a single excitation wavelength, so as to achieve a double anti-counterfeiting effect. Furthermore, the color change of PersL is different from that of PL. The luminescent patterns can make a difference as the change of concentration and time, forming a dynamic anti-counterfeiting mark that distinguishes in color and time. Thus, Ca₂Sb₂O₇:Pr³⁺ has a bright application prospect in dynamic anti-counterfeiting field.     

寻找多色Ramsey数下界的一个算法

研究了正则的素数阶循环图,提出了计算多色Ｒａｍｓｅｙ数Ｒ（ｑ１,ｑ２,…,ｑｎ）的下界的一个算法,得到４个三色Ｒａｍｅｓｅｙ数的新下界：Ｒ（３,３,１０）≥１０４,Ｒ（３,３,１５）≥２１２,Ｒ（３,３,１６）≥２５８,Ｒ（３,３,１７）≥２８２。     

一种X射线射束硬化校正方法

在医学CT成像系统中,X射线源发出的X射线是多能的,若直接对其进行传统方法的重建,会导致射束硬化,使重建的图像出现“杯状”或“条状”伪影,降低图像质量,干扰诊断等问题,因此需要对CT硬化伪影进行校正。本文提出了一种射束硬化伪影的校正方法,利用近似材料衰减系数与x射线能量的关系,通过从原始重建图像中减去伪影图像来获得校正后的图像。该方法不需要先验知识。数值实验表明,该方法能有效、快速地校正射束硬化伪影。     

Size controllable synthesis and multicolor fluorescence of SiO2:Ln3+(Ln=Eu,Tb) spherical nanoparticles

A series of size controllable Tb³⁺ and/or Eu³⁺ activated nano-sized silica phosphors have been successfully synthesized through a facile sol-gel method. The structure, morphology, compositions, and luminescence properties of as-prepared samples were well investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) and photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL). The results showed that all as-prepared samples were spherical nanoparticles but the sizes reduced gradually with the temperature increased from 25 °C to 65 °C, which was contrary to the BET surfaces as well as the luminescence intensity. Under ultraviolet excitation, the SiO₂:Ln³⁺(Ln=Eu, Tb) spherical nanoparticles showed characteristic red and green emissions corresponding to f-f transition of Eu³⁺ and Tb³⁺, respectively. Moreover, the luminescence emissions of samples can be tuned from green to yellow, orange and red by co-doping the Tb³⁺ and Eu³⁺ ions in different concentration ratio into the SiO₂ host due to the efficient dipole–dipole energy transfer mechanism from Tb³⁺ to Eu³⁺ under 377 nm excitation. These results show that as-prepared phosphors may find potential applications in color display fields.     

Multicolor nanofiber based organic light-emitting transistors

Self-assembled, molecular crystalline nanofibers form microscale light-emitters for future nanophotonic applications. Such organic nanofibers exhibit many interesting optoelectronic properties, including polarized photo- and electroluminescence, waveguiding, and emission color tunability. Surface-grown nanofibers from two different molecules are implemented in an organic field-effect transistor platform by a double roll-printing scheme. Roll-printing multiple types of nanofibers onto the same device provides a fast and simple alternative to multilayer devices. The combination of nanofibers made from para-hexaphenylene and 5,5′-di-4-biphenyl-2,2′-bithiophene results in a nanofiber based organic light-emitting transistor (OLET) which emits both blue and green light. A comparison of measured electrical transport and electroluminescence (EL) properties results in a correlation between the threshold voltage for transport and the onset voltage for EL emission.     

Effect of both protective and reducing agents in the synthesis of multicolor silver nanoparticles

In this paper, the influence of variable molar ratios between reducing and loading agents (1:100, 1:50, 1:20, 1:10, 1:5, 1:2, 1:1, 2:1) and between protective and loading agents (0.3:1, 0.75:1, 1.5:1, 3:1, 7.5:1, 30:1, 75:1) in the synthesis of silver nanoparticles by chemical reduction has been evaluated to obtain multicolor nanoparticles with a high stability in time. The protective agent poly(acrylic acid, sodium salt) (PAA) and reducing agent dimethylaminoborane (DMAB) play a key role in the formation of the resultant color. Evolution of the optical absorption bands of the silver nanoparticles as a function of PAA and DMAB molar ratios made it possible to confirm the presence of silver nanoparticles or clusters with a specific shape. The results reveal that a wide range of colors (violet, blue, green, brown, yellow, red, orange), sizes (from nanometer to micrometer), and shapes (cubic, rod, triangle, hexagonal, spherical) can be perfectly tuned by means of a fine control of the PAA and DMAB molar concentrations.     

Tunable red-green-blue multicolor luminescence in Yb/Tm/Ho:Gd3Ga5O12 nano-crystals

The Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺/Ho³⁺: Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂ nano-crystals have been successfully prepared via a citric acid complex procedure. The luminescence spectra were measured and the up-conversion processes were discussed. By means of adjusting the doping concentrations of Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺/Ho³⁺, the red-green-blue up-conversion luminescence changed obviously. Results indicated that the ratio of red-green-blue up-conversion emissions enhanced heavily with the increasing concentrations of Tm³⁺ doped in the Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺/Ho³⁺:Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂ nano-crystals, which was rooted in the three-photon resonant cross relaxation processes(¹G₄ (Tm) + ⁵I₇ (Ho) → ³H₅ (Tm) + ⁵S₂ (Ho)). The tunable red-green-blue luminescence could be used in the fields of display, illumination, and photonics such as the white light generation.