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A Sr2+-doping strategy is developed to engineer rich oxygen vacancies in porous titania for boosting visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity. The incorporation of strontium, with a larger atom radius than titanium, leads to the release of a lattice oxygen atom in the titania, causing the generation of an oxygen vacancy. The optimal Sr2+-doped titania sample with rich oxygen vacancies achieves a photocatalytic hydrogen production rate as high as 1092 μmol h-1 g-1, which is 4 and 16 times higher than the unmodified titania with less oxygen vacancies and the bench-marked P25, respectively.This paper describes a joint experiment-theory investigation of the formation and cyclization of 2'-alkynylacetophenone oxime radical cations using photoinduced electron transfer (PET) with DCA as the photosensitizer. Using a combination of experimental 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and calculated NMR chemical shifts, we identified the products to be isoindole N-oxides. The reaction was found to be stereoselective; only one of the two possible stereoisomers is formed under these conditions. A detailed computational investigation of the cyclization reaction mechanism suggests facile C-N bond formation in the radical cation leading to a 5-exo intermediate. Back-electron transfer from the DCA radical anion followed by barrierless intramolecular proton transfer leads to the final product. We argue that the final proton transfer step in the mechanism is responsible for the stereoselectivity observed in experiment. As a whole, this work provides new insights into the formation of complex heterocycles through oxime and oxime ether radical cation intermediates produced via PET. Moreover, it represents the first reported formation of isoindole N-oxides.Separator modification with metal oxide and carbon composite recently has become a potential and competitive way to confine polysulfide diffusion and mitigate the shuttling effect. However, other modification methods also have an impact on the stability of the modified layer and the enhancement of electrochemical performance. Herein, we first design a novel bifunctional separator combined with one self-assembled FeOOH layer via a chemical way and one conductive g-C3N4/KB layer by physical coating. Different from directly coating the metal oxide and carbon composite on the separator, the self-assembled FeOOH layer is firmly formed on the PP separator, which enables the chemical capture of the soluble polysulfide and prohibit the shuttling effect. Then, the coated g-C3N4/KB layer is further introduced to greatly enhance the transportation of lithium ions and physically confine the migration of intermediates. As a result, the battery with this bifunctional separator (G-SFO) achieves outstanding rate capacities (1000, 901, and 802 mA h/g at 0.5, 1, and 2 C). After 900 cycles at 1 C, it also shows excellent long cycle performance, with relatively low fading (0.055%). This original fabrication will present a new and feasible strategy for fabricating a bifunctional separator with metal oxide and carbon material.Wafer-scale nanoribbon field-effect transistor (FET) biosensors fabricated by straightforward top-down processes are demonstrated as sensing platforms with high sensitivity to a broad range of biological targets. Nanoribbons with 350 nm widths (700 nm pitch) were patterned by chemical lift-off lithography using high-throughput, low-cost commercial digital versatile disks (DVDs) as masters. Lift-off lithography was also used to pattern ribbons with 2 μm or 20 μm widths (4 or 40 μm pitches, respectively) using masters fabricated by photolithography. For all widths, highly aligned, quasi-one-dimensional (1D) ribbon arrays were produced over centimeter length scales by sputtering to deposit 20 nm thin-film In2O3 as the semiconductor. Compared to 20 μm wide microribbons, FET sensors with 350 nm wide nanoribbons showed higher sensitivity to pH over a broad range (pH 5 to 10). Nanoribbon FETs functionalized with a serotonin-specific aptamer demonstrated larger responses to equimolar serotonin in high ionic strength buffer than those of microribbon FETs. Field-effect transistors with 350 nm wide nanoribbons functionalized with single-stranded DNA showed greater sensitivity to detecting complementary DNA hybridization vs 20 μm microribbon FETs. In all, we illustrate facile fabrication and use of large-area, uniform In2O3 nanoribbon FETs for ion, small-molecule, and oligonucleotide detection where higher surface-to-volume ratios translate to better detection sensitivities.In this study, a plasmonically active substrate is developed with the aim of controlling the perfect absorption and manipulating its optical properties for application in SERS (in NIR regime) and colorimetry. Based on modified fabrication method of anodized aluminum oxide (AAO), the cost-effective self-aggregation technique is presented to fabricate unique topography of bone-fire-like funnel-shaped collapsed and vertically aligned nanowire structures. The length of the nanowire and the modification of surface topography induced by capillary force inside the nanowire are set to structural parameters, and the effect of their changes is closely studied. After deposition of 40 nm gold (Au) film on numerous AAO nanowire structures with different wire lengths and unique topography, the localized surface plasmon resonance excitation is generated, and also its application on reflection and SERS spectra have been shown quantitatively. The length of the wire and surface topography modification are identified as suitable parameters to tune the reflection/absorption (from 90%) as well as colorimetric effect. Finally, an optimized wire length of Au-coated AAO substrate in SERS sensing application with 3.92 × 105 order of enhancement of rhodamine 6G (R6G) Raman signal is demonstrated.In this article, we report on the development of a catheter-based, biomimetic sensor as a step toward a minimally invasive diagnostic instrument in the context of functional bowel disorders. find more Histamine is a key mediator in allergic and inflammatory processes in the small intestines; however, it is a challenge to determine histamine levels at the duodenal mucosa, and classical bioreceptors are unsuitable for use in the digestive medium of bowel fluid. Therefore, we have developed molecularly imprinted polypyrrole coatings for impedimetric sensing electrodes, which enable the quantification of histamine in nondiluted, human bowel fluid in a broad concentration range from 25 nM to 1 μM. The electrodes show negligible cross-sensitivity to histidine as a competitor molecule and, for comparison, we also evaluated the response of nonimprinted and taurine-imprinted polypyrrole to histamine. Furthermore, using equivalent-circuit modeling, we found that the molecular recognition of histamine by polypyrrole primarily increases the resistive component of the electrode-liquid interface while capacitive effects are negligible. The sensor, integrated into a catheter, measures differentially to correct for nonspecific adsorption effects in the complex matrix of bowel fluids, and a single triggering frequency is sufficient to determine histamine concentrations. Together, these features are beneficial for real-time diagnostic tests.Carbon-based aerogels have drawn substantial attention for a wide scope of applications. However, the high intrinsic electrical conductivity limits their potential thermal management application in electronic packaging materials. Herein, a highly compressible, thermally conductive, yet electrically insulating fluorinated graphene aerogel (FGA) is developed through a hydrofluoric acid-assisted hydrothermal process. The macroscopic-assembled FGA constituting of tailored interconnected graphene networks with tunable fluorine coverage shows excellent elasticity and fatigue resistance for compression, despite a low density of 10.6 mg cm-3. Moreover, the aerogel is proved to be highly insulating, with the observed lowest electrical conductivity reaching 4 × 10-7 S cm-1. Meanwhile, the aerogel exhibits prominent heat dissipation performance in a typical cooling procedure, which can be used to fabricate thermoconductive polymer composites for electronic packaging.Low-molecular weight (LMW) silk was utilized as a LMW silk plasticizer for regenerated silk, generating weak physical crosslinks between high-molecular weight (HMW) silk chains in the amorphous regions of a mixed solution of HMW/LMW silk. The plasticization effect of LMW silk was investigated using mechanical testing, Raman spectroscopy, and wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS). Small amounts (10%) of LMW silk resulted in a 19.4% enhancement in fiber extensibility and 37.8% increase in toughness. The addition of the LMW silk facilitated the movement of HMW silk chains during drawing, resulting in an increase in molecular chain orientation when compared with silk spun from 100% HMW silk solution. The best regenerated silk fibers produced in this work had an orientation factor of 0.94 and crystallinity of 47.82%, close to the values of natural degummedBombyx mori silk fiber. The approach and mechanism elucidated here can facilitate artificial silk systems with enhanced properties.Microencapsulation of cells in hydrogel-based porous matrices is an approach that has demonstrated great success in regenerative cell therapy. These microcapsules work by concealing the exogenous cells and materials in a robust biomaterial that prevents their recognition by the immune system. A vast number of formulations and additives are continuously being tested to optimize cell viability and mechanical properties of the hydrogel. Determining the effects of new microcapsule additives is a lengthy process that usually requires extensive in vitro and in vivo testing. In this paper, we developed a workflow using nanoindentation (i.e., indentation with a nanoprobe in an atomic force microscope) and a custom-built microfluidic constriction device to characterize the effect of graphene oxide (GO) on three microcapsule formulations. With our workflow, we determined that GO modifies the microcapsule stiffness and surface properties in a formulation-dependent manner. Our results also suggest, for the first time, that GO alters the conformation of the microcapsule hydrogel and its interaction with subsequent coatings. Overall, our workflow can infer the effects of new additives on microcapsule surfaces. Thus, our workflow can contribute to diminishing the time required for the validation of new microcapsule formulations and accelerate their clinical translation.Inefficient charge injection and transport across the electrode/semiconductor contact edge severely limits the device performance of coplanar organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs). To date, various approaches have been implemented to address the adverse contact problems of coplanar OTFTs. However, these approaches mainly focused on reducing the injection resistance and failed to effectively lower the access resistance. Here, we demonstrate a facile strategy by utilizing the blurring effect during the deposition of metal electrodes, to significantly reduce the access resistance. We find that the transition region formed by the blurring behavior can continuously tune the molecular packing and thin-film growth of organic semiconductors across the contact edge, as well as provide continuously distributed gap states for carrier tunnelling. Based on this versatile strategy, the fabricated dinaphtho[2,3-b2',3'-f]thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (DNTT) coplanar OTFT shows a high field-effect mobility of 6.08 cm2 V-1 s-1 and a low contact resistance of 2.
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