Solar cell performance and morphology characterization of a diketopyrrolopyrrole-based low bandgap polymer is reported. The polymer adopts an H-type aggregation and solvent mixture processing gives a better morphology. The morphology evolution is characterized by combined GIXD and GISAXS experiments and a four step morphology development mechanism is proposed.
The thermal decomposition products and kinetics of two typical organic−inorganic halide perovskites, CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 (MAPbI 3 ) and HC(NH 2 ) 2 PbI 3 (FAPbI 3 ), were investigated via simultaneous thermogravimetric analysis coupled with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. NH 3 and CH 3 I were verified as the major thermal decomposition gases of MAPbI 3 . Furthermore, for the first time, methane (CH 4 ) was observed as a thermal degradation product of MAPbI 3 at elevated temperatures. In contrast to conventional wisdom, (HCN) 3 (trimerized HCN) and NH 3 were demonstrated as the major gaseous decomposition products of FAPbI 3 at lower temperatures, while HCN and NH 3 became dominant at high temperatures (>360 °C). The hybrid experimental/theoretical results presented in this study will further our understanding of the perovskite decomposition mechanism and provide new insights into designing of long-term stable perovskite-based devices.
Immobilization of planar CoII‐2,3‐naphthalocyanine (NapCo) complexes onto doped graphene resulted in a heterogeneous molecular Co electrocatalyst that was active and selective to reduce CO2 into CO in aqueous solution. A systematic study revealed that graphitic sulfoxide and carboxyl dopants of graphene were the efficient binding sites for the immobilization of NapCo through axial coordination and resulted in active Co sites for CO2 reduction. Compared to carboxyl dopants, the sulfoxide dopants further improved the electron communication between NapCo and graphene, which led to the increase of turnover frequency of the Co sites by about 3 times for CO production with a Faradic efficiency up to 97 %. Pristine NapCo in the absence of a graphene support did not display efficient electron communication with the electrode and thus failed to serve as the electrochemical active site for CO2 reduction under the identical conditions.
A novel redox-switchable wormlike micellar system was developed based on a mixture of selenium-containing zwitterionic surfactant and commercially available anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate, which reversibly and quickly responds to H2O2 and vitamin C, and shows circulatory gel/sol transition, reflecting changes in aggregate morphology from entangled worms to vesicles.
Efficient Cs+–Sr2+ separation, highly
desirable for radionuclide recovery in medical and industrial applications,
was achieved by the ion exchange technique over a novel microporous
silver selenidostannate, [NH3CH3]0.5[NH2(CH3)2]0.25Ag1.25SnSe3 (AgSnSe-1). This material
was synthesized in deep eutectic solvent (DES), where the alkylammonium
cations play significant structure-directing roles in the construction
of micropores that allow for selective ion exchange toward Cs+ against Sr2+. The much greater K
d
Cs (1.06 × 104 mL g–1) over K
d
Sr (87.7 mL g–1) contributes to an outstanding separation factor SF
Cs/Sr of ∼121.4 that is top-ranked among
inorganic materials. An ion exchange column filled with AgSnSe-1 exhibits a remarkable separation effect for 10 000 bed volumes
of continuous flow, with removal rates of ∼99.9% and ∼0
± 5.5% for Cs+ and Sr2+, respectively. AgSnSe-1 exhibits excellent β and γ radiation
resistances and a chemical stability over a broad pH range of 1–12.
The Se leaching level below the safe guideline value for drinking
water highlights the environmental-friendly nature of AgSnSe-1. The high Cs+ exchange performance is almost unaffected
by Na+, Mg2+, and Ca2+ cations. The
Cs+-laden product AgSnSe-1Cs can be facilely
eluted for recycling use, highlighting the great potential of open
framework metal selenides in nuclear waste treatment and renewable
energy utilization.
Reported here is the deep eutectic solvothermal synthesis of an open framework copper selenidogermanate [NH3CH3]0.75Cu1.25GeSe3 (CuGeSe-1), which shows a pH-resistant Cs+ ion exchange performance (qm = 225.3 mg g−1).
The Fe(III) chelating activity of anthocyanin extracted from black soybean coats was investigated at pH 3.0, 5.0, 6.5, 7.0, and 7.4 with fluorescence spectroscopy and microscale thermophoresis (MST). Cyanidin-3-glucoside (C3G) was determined to be 98% of the total anthocyanin by high-performance liquid chromatography. The binding affinity (K) exhibited significant pH-dependent behavior: K was 9.7167 × 10, 1.0837 × 10, 1.4284 × 10, 5.4550 × 10, and 3.0269 × 10 M at pH 3.0, 5.0, 6.5, 7.0, and 7.4, respectively (p < 0.05). The MST data showed that ΔG < 0 and ΔH < 0, demonstrating that chelation is spontaneous and exothermic. Because both ΔH and ΔS < 0, the chelation involves hydrogen bonds and/or van der Waals forces for pH 3.0, 5.0, and 6.5. Electrostatic interactions contributed to chelation at pH 7.0 and 7.4 with ΔH < 0 and ΔS > 0. With the formation of chelates, C3G improved the solubility of Fe(III) at pH 6.5, 7.0, and 7.4 to enhance the ferric ion bioavailability, except for aggregation observed at pH 5.0.
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