Yamin Li, Huiyan Feng, Qingqing Li, Linqing Li, Xiaoyi Tan, Shuang Wang, Yue Gu, Jun Tan
{"title":"Effect of Na+ on preparation of biochars and their applications in energy storage","authors":"Yamin Li, Huiyan Feng, Qingqing Li, Linqing Li, Xiaoyi Tan, Shuang Wang, Yue Gu, Jun Tan","doi":"10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2404046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2404046","url":null,"abstract":"This work investigated the effect of Na2CO3 on the char structures of cellulose and lignin, respectively, and examined the electrochemical performance of the char by acting as an active material for coin cells. The morphology of char can be significantly steered by the concentration of Na2CO3. Scanning electron microscopy analysis demonstrated that the introduction of Na2CO3 into cellulose at an appropriate concentration led to the formation of tubular structure on its surface after pyrolysis, whereas the tubular structure was absent in the lignin char with the addition of Na2CO3 at any concentrations. X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy characterizations revealed that all the obtained chars from both cellulose and lignin, with or without Na2CO3, were ascribed to non-crystalline graphite. Nevertheless, the crystal orientation of graphite from cellulose and lignin changed after the catalysis of Na2CO3. Further electrochemical tests showed that cellulose char had a higher sodium storage capacity than that of lignin char. The excellent electrochemical performance of carbon materials derived from cellulose might hold a prospective application in the field of energy storage.","PeriodicalId":10036,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics","volume":"38 4","pages":"479-486"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147330774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reusable shape-memory amorphous structure color photonic paper for press printing","authors":"Yu Miao, Meixing Ai, Mingshuo Tang, Zhiwei He, Zhihao Wang, Yunlong Wang","doi":"10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2405072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2405072","url":null,"abstract":"Rewritable structure color photonic paper is considered as an alternative to traditional papers and can significantly reduce the consumption of forest resources. However, traditional photonic crystal faces challenges of low resolution and serious angle dependence. In this work, we present a novel rewritable structure color photonic paper combining press responsive materials and angle independent amorphous photonic papers, and achieve high-resolution printing by computer-programmed 3D-printed seals. The patterns printed on the photonic papers can be easily erased by water, and can be reused at least 8 times without any changes, and the printed pattern is stable and maintains its color for 30 days without fading.","PeriodicalId":10036,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics","volume":"38 6","pages":"979-986"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147917187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanistic insights into excitonic photoluminescence in hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites with targeted regulation of organic cations","authors":"Chunyin Ye, Yujie Zhou, Shenlong Jiang, Qun Zhang","doi":"10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2407093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2407093","url":null,"abstract":"We report a mechanistic study of excitonic photoluminescence in predesigned hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite (HOIP) systems, i.e., (DMAEA)Pb2I6, (DMAPA)PbI4, (DEAEA)Pb2I6, and (DEAPA)4Pb5I18, featuring targeted regulation of organic cations. Starting from the prototype DMAEA (i. e.,2-N,N-dimethylamino-l-ethylamine) for (DMAEA)Pb2I6, the other three HOIPs differ only in the extensions with CH2 group(s) at the “head” or/and “tail” of DMAEA that is an “alkylated ammonia”. Their crystal structures are constructed and structural distortions are evaluated. The steady-state/transient absorption and emission spectroscopic characterizations, combined with the band-structure calculations, are conducted. The two different photoluminescence (PL) mechanisms are identified, i.e., PL emissions dominated by free excitons for (DMAPA)PbI4 and by self-trapped excitons for (DMAEA)Pb2I6, (DEAEA)Pb2I6, and (DEAPA)4Pb5I18. The self-trapped excitonic effect involved in the latter three HOIPs is quantitatively analyzed. This work would be of guiding value for the design of HOIP systems based on organic-cation engineering, beneficial for the pertinent performance optimization in light-emitting applications.","PeriodicalId":10036,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics","volume":"37 6","pages":"869-877"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147920062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Water-assisted growth of Bi2Te3-Sb2Te3 lateral heterostructures for enhanced second harmonic generation","authors":"Xinfeng Wang, Han Wang, Yiran Wu, Yulong Lian, Jinyang Liu, Sangen Zhao","doi":"10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2401016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2401016","url":null,"abstract":"The heterostructures incorporated with two or more distinctive two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted great attention because they could give rise to enhanced property in comparison with their individual counterparts. Here, a water-assisted twostep rapid physical vapor deposition (rPVD) method was explored and used to synthesize Bi2Te3-Sb2Te3 lateral heterostructures (LHS) successfully. The Bi2Te3-Sb2Te3 LHS is in nearly uniform size, and grows along three particular orientations with the intersection angles of 120°. Interestingly, we found that the water molecules play a significant role in determining the growth orientation, namely whether it will grow along the vertical or lateral direction in 2D structure. Hence, a growth mechanism of LHS based on the water-assisted two-step rPVD was present, which can be used as a general strategy and extended to the growth of other 2D heterostructures or homostructures, such as SnS-SnSe LHS and SnS-SnS lateral homostructures. Furthermore, the second-harmonic generation intensity of the Bi2Te3-Sb2Te3 LHS is much stronger than that of the Bi2Te3/Sb2Te3 vertical heterostructures (VHS). This work opens a new approach for the synthesis of water-assisted lateral 2D heterostructures or homostructures and offers a new method to enhance the second-harmonic generation properties of topological insulating materials.","PeriodicalId":10036,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics","volume":"38 2","pages":"240-248"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147894748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yu Zhou, Li Zuo, Azizur Rahman, Bo Hong, Hongwei Chen, Linchao Zhang, Hongbo Ju, Junfeng Yang
{"title":"Fabrication and excellent properties of polyvinylidene fluoride/graphene composite films as thermal interface materials","authors":"Yu Zhou, Li Zuo, Azizur Rahman, Bo Hong, Hongwei Chen, Linchao Zhang, Hongbo Ju, Junfeng Yang","doi":"10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2312136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2312136","url":null,"abstract":"The growing concern about thermal conductivity and electromagnetic shielding m electronic equipment has promoted the development of interfacial film materials. In this work, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)/graphene composite films with different graphene contents were fabricated by high-energy ball milling, cold isostatic pressing, scraping and coating, successively. High-energy ball milling is beneficial to the dispersion of graphene powder, while cold isostatic pressing can greatly enhance thermal conductivity and mechanical strength by reducing the voids in the film and increasing the contact area of graphene sheets. The thermal conductivity, tensile strength and electromagnetic shielding properties of the films were carefully investigated and compared. It was demonstrated that the thermal conductivity increased from 0.19 W·m-1·K-1 for pure PVDF to 103.9 W·m-1·K-1 for the composite film with PVDF:graphene=l:3. Meanwhile the electromagnetic shielding efficiency can reach 36.55 dB. The prepared PVDF/ graphene composite films exhibit outstanding overall performance and have the potential for practical applications.","PeriodicalId":10036,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics","volume":"37 5","pages":"671-678"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147917035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ultraviolet photoemission spectra of aqueous thymidine by liquid-microjet photoelectron spectroscopy: A combined experimental error assessment","authors":"Piao Xu, Jian-Duo Lu, Dongdong Wang, Duoduo Li, Jinyou Long, Song Zhang, Bing Zhang","doi":"10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2402024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2402024","url":null,"abstract":"Photoemissions from aqueous solutions are prone to elastic and inelastic electron scattering, streaming potential, and space charge effect errors; however, direct assessments of their individual contributions are still a daunting challenge. Herein, to assess how these errors in a combined experimental error manner influence on the genuine photoelectron kinetic energy (PKE) spectra, the ultraviolet PKE (or electron binding energy, eBE) spectra of aqueous thymidine at different solution flow rates and laser energies were investigated by femtosecond liquid-microjet photoelectron spectroscopy. The accurate vertical eBE value of 11.33 eV for the lbi orbital of liquid water was used to calibrate the observed eBE spectra of aqueous thymidine, and the corresponding combined experimental error for the eBE of the lbi orbital of liquid water was estimated to be about 200 meV. The average combined experimental error for the vertical eBE values of the cationic ground state D0(π−1) and the cationic first excited state D1(n-−1) of aqueous thymidine was estimated to be less than 3%, i.e., in the range of several tens of meV to 200 meV, depending on different flow rates and laser energies.","PeriodicalId":10036,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics","volume":"37 3","pages":"439-448"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147912811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stability of fluorescence emission from gold nanoclusters and photocatalytic redox on surface","authors":"Johar Zeb, Huijun Guo, Qunhui Yuan, Wei Gan","doi":"10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2312132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2312132","url":null,"abstract":"The fluorescent emission and the photocatalytic activity of gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) are important properties of AuNCs. Here, we synthesized water-soluble, captopril (Capt) and glutathione (GSH) covered Au25(Capt)18 and Au15(GSH)13 nanoclusters and investigated their fluorescence stabilities which are correlated with the photo-redox of their surface. It was observed that Au25(Capt)18 exhibited a decay in its two-photon fluorescence emission induced by surface oxidation upon irradiation of femtosecond near-infrared laser (810 nm, 300 mW) in the presence of oxygen (O2). On the other hand, the two-photon fluorescence from Au15(GSH)13 was stable upon the same excitation. The different stabilities of the fluorescence of the two AuNCs were attributed to their different band gaps. This interpretation was confirmed by one-photon excitation with photon energy beyond the band gaps of the two AuNCs. Using experiments with the addition of several agents, the photocat alytic redox activities of gold atoms on the surface of Au25(Capt)18 were understood and tuned.","PeriodicalId":10036,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics","volume":"37 3","pages":"429-438"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147892128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review and perspective of single-molecule spectroscopy for chemistry","authors":"Mingyi Xie, Yuxi Tian","doi":"10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2312144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2312144","url":null,"abstract":"Single-molecule spectroscopy (SMS) has emerged as a powerful technique more than three decades after its initial optical detection in solid matrices. Over this period, numerous technological advancements have been made, leading to successful implementation of these methods across various scientific disciplines, such as biology, chemistry, physics, and materials. While SMS has found extensive utility in the field of biology, particularly in super-resolution imaging, its application in chemistry remains relatively limited. This review presents a comprehensive overview of the diverse applications of SMS in several areas, highlighting its potential applications in chemistry. Furthermore, we provide a brief perspective on the future development of SMS, emphasizing its promising prospects for advancing chemical research.","PeriodicalId":10036,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics","volume":"37 2","pages":"125-136"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147922802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Photoluminescence enhancement of aluminum ion intercalated MoS2 quantum dots","authors":"Yanmin Kuang, Wenli He, Zhichao Zhu, Yaru Chen, Dongwei Ma, Xiaojuan Wang, Lijun Guo, Yulu He, Zhen Chi, Xia Ran, Luogang Xie","doi":"10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2206101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2206101","url":null,"abstract":"Low photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) quantum dots (QDs) has limited practical application as potential fluorescent materials. Here, we report the intercalation of aluminum ion (Al3+) to enhance the PL of MoS2 QDs and the underlying mechanism. With detailed characterization and exciton dynamics study, we suggest that additional surface states including new emission centers have been effectively introduced to MoS2 QDs by the Al3+ intercalation. The synergy of new radiative pathway for exciton recombination and the passivation of non-radiative surface traps is responsible for the enhanced fluorescence of MoS2 QDs. Our findings demonstrate an efficient strategy to improve the optical properties of MoS2 QDs and are important for understanding the regulation effect of surface states on the emission of two dimensional sulfide QDs.","PeriodicalId":10036,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136199708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Energy transfer dynamics between carbon quantum dots and molybdenum disulfide revealed by transient absorption spectroscopy","authors":"Ruixiang Wu, Xin Liu, Xiaoshuai Wang, Jingjing Luo, Bin Li, Shengzhi Wang, Xiangyang Miao","doi":"10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2208129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2208129","url":null,"abstract":"Zero-dimensional environmentally friendly carbon quantum dots (CQDs) combined with two-dimensional materials have a wide range of applications in optoelectronic devices. We combined steady-state and transient absorption spectroscopies to study the energy transfer dynamics between CQDs and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2). Transient absorption plots showed photoinduced absorption and stimulated emission features, which involved the intrinsic and defect states of CQDs. Adding MoS2 to CQDs solution, the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of CQDs transferred energy to MoS2, which quenched the intrinsic emission at 390 nm. With addition of MoS2, CQD-MoS2 composites quenched defect emission at 490 nm and upward absorption, which originated from another energy transfer from the defect state. Two energy transfer paths between CQDs and MoS2 were efficiently manipulated by changing the concentration of MoS2, which laid a foundation for improving device performance.","PeriodicalId":10036,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136199707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}