One-dimensional ZnO nanorods and shuttle-like ZnO nanoparticles have been successfully achieved by ultrasonic irradiation of Zn(CH3COO)2 aqueous solution and Zn-NH3 complexes solution. The obtained ZnO nanoparticles h...One-dimensional ZnO nanorods and shuttle-like ZnO nanoparticles have been successfully achieved by ultrasonic irradiation of Zn(CH3COO)2 aqueous solution and Zn-NH3 complexes solution. The obtained ZnO nanoparticles have been characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and selected area electronic diffraction (SAED). And the formative mechanism of the prepared different morphological ZnO nanoparticles is also discussed under ultrasonic irradiation.展开更多
The development of pressure sensors with highly sensitivity, fast response and facile fabrication technique is desirable for wearable electronics. Here, we successfully fabricated a flexible transparent capacitive pre...The development of pressure sensors with highly sensitivity, fast response and facile fabrication technique is desirable for wearable electronics. Here, we successfully fabricated a flexible transparent capacitive pressure sensor based on patterned microstructured silver nanowires(AgNWs)/polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS) composite dielectrics. Compared with the pure PDMS dielectric layer with planar structures, the patterned microstructured sensor exhibits a higher sensitivity(0.831 kPa^-1, <0.5 kPa), a lower detection limit,good stability and durability. The enhanced sensing mechanism about the conductive filler content and the patterned microstructures has also been discussed. A 5×5 sensor array was then fabricated to be used as flexible and transparent wearable touch keyboards systems. The fabricated pressure sensor has great potential in the future electronic skin area.展开更多
Molecularly imprinted polymers(MIPs) are artificial, template-made receptors with the ability to recognize and to specially bind the target molecule. The advantage of stability of the polymer, ease of the preparation ...Molecularly imprinted polymers(MIPs) are artificial, template-made receptors with the ability to recognize and to specially bind the target molecule. The advantage of stability of the polymer, ease of the preparation and low cost of these MIPs have led to their assessment as substitutes for antibodies or enzymes in chemical sensors, catalysis and separations. Although creating a MIPs against small molecules is straightforward now, imprinting of large structures, such as proteins and other biomacromolecules, is still a challenge. The major problem associated with the imprinting of such large structures lies on the restricted mobility of them within highly cross-linked polymer networks and the poor efficiency in rebinding. In this paper, we present a technique for the preparation of polymer nanowires with the protein molecule imprinted and binding sites on surface. These surface imprinting nanowires exhibit highly selective recognition for a variety of template proteins, including albumin, hemoglobin and cytochrome c. Since the protein imprinted sites are located on, or close to, the surface, these imprinted nanowires have a good site accessibility towards the target protein molecules. Furthermore, the large surface area of the nanowires results in larger protein molecules binding capacity of the imprinted nanowires compared to previously report surface imprinting MIPs.展开更多
Polycrystal nanowires of orthorhombic PbCl 2, with diameter of 20—30 nm, length up to tens microns, and cell constants of a=0.454 nm, b=0.763 nm, c=0,904 nm, were synthesized by micelle template of polyoxyethylene(9)...Polycrystal nanowires of orthorhombic PbCl 2, with diameter of 20—30 nm, length up to tens microns, and cell constants of a=0.454 nm, b=0.763 nm, c=0,904 nm, were synthesized by micelle template of polyoxyethylene(9) dodecyl ether(C 12E 9), n pentanol and cyclohexane when the molar ratio of water to C 12E 9, R, is 10, the volume ratio of cyclohexane to C 12E 9 is 8, c(C 12E 9) is 0.18 mol/L and the concentration of c(Pb 2+) and c(Cl-) are 0.1 mol/L.The middle process and an intermediate were captured. On the basis, the formation mechanism of PbCl 2 nanowires were studied. The results indicated that the formation of PbCl 2 nanowires was probably via the mechanism of the directional aggregation and orientated growth of the PbCl 2 colloidal particles.展开更多
Single-walled carbon nanotube(SWNT)thin film electrodes have been printed on flexible substrates and cloth fabrics by using SWNT inks and an off-the-shelf inkjet printer,with features of controlled pattern geometry(0....Single-walled carbon nanotube(SWNT)thin film electrodes have been printed on flexible substrates and cloth fabrics by using SWNT inks and an off-the-shelf inkjet printer,with features of controlled pattern geometry(0.4-6 cm^(2)),location,controllable thickness(20-200 nm),and tunable electrical conductivity.The as-printed SWNT films were then sandwiched together with a piece of printable polymer electrolyte to form flexible and wearable supercapacitors,which displayed good capacitive behavior even after 1,000 charge/discharge cycles.Furthermore,a simple and efficient route to produce ruthenium oxide(RuO_(2))nanowire/SWNT hybrid films has been developed,and it was found that the knee frequency of the hybrid thin film electrodes can reach 1,500 Hz,which is much higher than the knee frequency of the bare SWNT electrodes(~158 Hz).In addition,with the integration of RuO_(2) nanowires,the performance of the printed SWNT supercapacitor was significantly improved in terms of its specific capacitance of 138 F/g,power density of 96 kW/kg,and energy density of 18.8 Wh/kg.The results indicate the potential of printable energy storage devices and their significant promise for application in wearable energy storage devices.展开更多
We report the preparation of porous CuO nanowires that are composed of nanoparticles （-50 nm） via a simple decomposition of a Cu（OH）2 precursor and their application as the anode materials of rechargeable Na-ion b...We report the preparation of porous CuO nanowires that are composed of nanoparticles （-50 nm） via a simple decomposition of a Cu（OH）2 precursor and their application as the anode materials of rechargeable Na-ion batteries. The as-prepared porous CuO nanowires exhibit a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller （BET） surface area of 13.05 m^2.g^-1, which is six times larger than that of bulk CuO （2.16 m^2.g^-1）. The anode of porous CuO nanowires showed discharge capacities of 640 mA.h.g^-1 in the first cycle and 303 mA.h.g^-1 after 50 cycles at 50 mA.g^-1 The high capacity is attributed to porous nanostructure which facilitates fast Na-intercalation kinetics. The mechanism of electrochemical Na-storage based on conversion reactions has been studied through cyclic voltammetry, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, Raman spectroscopy, and high resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM）. It is demonstrated that in the discharge process, Na＋ions first insert into CuO to form a CuⅡ1-x CuⅠ x O1-x/2solid and a Na2O matrix then CuⅡ1-xCu Ⅰ xO1-x/2 reacts with Na＋ to produce Cu2O, and finally Cu2O decompose into Cu nanoparticles enclosed in a Na2O matrix. During the charge process, Cu nanopartides are first oxidized to generate Cu2O and then converted back to CuO. This result contributes to the design and mechanistic analysis of high-performance anodes for rechargeable Na-ion batteries.展开更多
Transparent electrodes made of silver nanowires （AgNWs） exhibit higher flexibility when compared to those made of tin doped indium oxide （ITO） and are expected to be applied in plastic electronics. However, these ...Transparent electrodes made of silver nanowires （AgNWs） exhibit higher flexibility when compared to those made of tin doped indium oxide （ITO） and are expected to be applied in plastic electronics. However, these transparent electrodes composed of AgNWs show high haze because the wires cause strong light scattering in the visible range. Reduction of the wire diameter has been proposed as a way to weaken light scattering, although there have seldom been any studies focusing on the haze because of the difficulty involved in controlling the wire diameter. In this report, we show that the haze can be easily reduced by increasing the length of AgNWs with a large diameter. Ultra-long （u-long） AgNWs with lengths in the range of 20-100 μm and a maximum length of 230 μm have been successfully synthesized by adjusting the reaction temperature and the stirring speed of a one-step polyol process. Compared to typical AgNWs （with diameter and length of 70 nm and 10 μm, respectively） and ITO, a transparent electrode consisting of u-long AgNWs 91 nm in diameter demonstrated a low haze of 3.4%-1.6% and a low sheet resistance of 24-109 Ω/sq. at a transmittance of 94%-97%. Even when fabricated at room temperature without any post-treatment, the electrodes composed of u-long AgNWs achieved a sheet resistance of 19 Ω/sq, at a transmittance of 80%, which is six orders of magnitude lower than that of typical AgNWs.展开更多
文摘One-dimensional ZnO nanorods and shuttle-like ZnO nanoparticles have been successfully achieved by ultrasonic irradiation of Zn(CH3COO)2 aqueous solution and Zn-NH3 complexes solution. The obtained ZnO nanoparticles have been characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and selected area electronic diffraction (SAED). And the formative mechanism of the prepared different morphological ZnO nanoparticles is also discussed under ultrasonic irradiation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of China(NSFC,61625404)the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,CAS(QYZDY-SSW-JWC004)the NSFC(61504136)
文摘The development of pressure sensors with highly sensitivity, fast response and facile fabrication technique is desirable for wearable electronics. Here, we successfully fabricated a flexible transparent capacitive pressure sensor based on patterned microstructured silver nanowires(AgNWs)/polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS) composite dielectrics. Compared with the pure PDMS dielectric layer with planar structures, the patterned microstructured sensor exhibits a higher sensitivity(0.831 kPa^-1, <0.5 kPa), a lower detection limit,good stability and durability. The enhanced sensing mechanism about the conductive filler content and the patterned microstructures has also been discussed. A 5×5 sensor array was then fabricated to be used as flexible and transparent wearable touch keyboards systems. The fabricated pressure sensor has great potential in the future electronic skin area.
文摘Molecularly imprinted polymers(MIPs) are artificial, template-made receptors with the ability to recognize and to specially bind the target molecule. The advantage of stability of the polymer, ease of the preparation and low cost of these MIPs have led to their assessment as substitutes for antibodies or enzymes in chemical sensors, catalysis and separations. Although creating a MIPs against small molecules is straightforward now, imprinting of large structures, such as proteins and other biomacromolecules, is still a challenge. The major problem associated with the imprinting of such large structures lies on the restricted mobility of them within highly cross-linked polymer networks and the poor efficiency in rebinding. In this paper, we present a technique for the preparation of polymer nanowires with the protein molecule imprinted and binding sites on surface. These surface imprinting nanowires exhibit highly selective recognition for a variety of template proteins, including albumin, hemoglobin and cytochrome c. Since the protein imprinted sites are located on, or close to, the surface, these imprinted nanowires have a good site accessibility towards the target protein molecules. Furthermore, the large surface area of the nanowires results in larger protein molecules binding capacity of the imprinted nanowires compared to previously report surface imprinting MIPs.
文摘Polycrystal nanowires of orthorhombic PbCl 2, with diameter of 20—30 nm, length up to tens microns, and cell constants of a=0.454 nm, b=0.763 nm, c=0,904 nm, were synthesized by micelle template of polyoxyethylene(9) dodecyl ether(C 12E 9), n pentanol and cyclohexane when the molar ratio of water to C 12E 9, R, is 10, the volume ratio of cyclohexane to C 12E 9 is 8, c(C 12E 9) is 0.18 mol/L and the concentration of c(Pb 2+) and c(Cl-) are 0.1 mol/L.The middle process and an intermediate were captured. On the basis, the formation mechanism of PbCl 2 nanowires were studied. The results indicated that the formation of PbCl 2 nanowires was probably via the mechanism of the directional aggregation and orientated growth of the PbCl 2 colloidal particles.
基金We acknowledge financial support from the National Science Foundation(Nos.CCF 0726815 and CCF 0702204).
文摘Single-walled carbon nanotube(SWNT)thin film electrodes have been printed on flexible substrates and cloth fabrics by using SWNT inks and an off-the-shelf inkjet printer,with features of controlled pattern geometry(0.4-6 cm^(2)),location,controllable thickness(20-200 nm),and tunable electrical conductivity.The as-printed SWNT films were then sandwiched together with a piece of printable polymer electrolyte to form flexible and wearable supercapacitors,which displayed good capacitive behavior even after 1,000 charge/discharge cycles.Furthermore,a simple and efficient route to produce ruthenium oxide(RuO_(2))nanowire/SWNT hybrid films has been developed,and it was found that the knee frequency of the hybrid thin film electrodes can reach 1,500 Hz,which is much higher than the knee frequency of the bare SWNT electrodes(~158 Hz).In addition,with the integration of RuO_(2) nanowires,the performance of the printed SWNT supercapacitor was significantly improved in terms of its specific capacitance of 138 F/g,power density of 96 kW/kg,and energy density of 18.8 Wh/kg.The results indicate the potential of printable energy storage devices and their significant promise for application in wearable energy storage devices.
基金This work was supported by the National Basic Rese- arch Program of China （973 Program） （2011CB935900）, the National Natural Science Foundation of China （NSFC） （51231003 and 21322101）, the National ＂111＂ Project of China＇s Higher Education （B12015）, and the Tianjin High-Tech Project （12ZCZDJC35300）.
文摘We report the preparation of porous CuO nanowires that are composed of nanoparticles （-50 nm） via a simple decomposition of a Cu（OH）2 precursor and their application as the anode materials of rechargeable Na-ion batteries. The as-prepared porous CuO nanowires exhibit a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller （BET） surface area of 13.05 m^2.g^-1, which is six times larger than that of bulk CuO （2.16 m^2.g^-1）. The anode of porous CuO nanowires showed discharge capacities of 640 mA.h.g^-1 in the first cycle and 303 mA.h.g^-1 after 50 cycles at 50 mA.g^-1 The high capacity is attributed to porous nanostructure which facilitates fast Na-intercalation kinetics. The mechanism of electrochemical Na-storage based on conversion reactions has been studied through cyclic voltammetry, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, Raman spectroscopy, and high resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM）. It is demonstrated that in the discharge process, Na＋ions first insert into CuO to form a CuⅡ1-x CuⅠ x O1-x/2solid and a Na2O matrix then CuⅡ1-xCu Ⅰ xO1-x/2 reacts with Na＋ to produce Cu2O, and finally Cu2O decompose into Cu nanoparticles enclosed in a Na2O matrix. During the charge process, Cu nanopartides are first oxidized to generate Cu2O and then converted back to CuO. This result contributes to the design and mechanistic analysis of high-performance anodes for rechargeable Na-ion batteries.
文摘Transparent electrodes made of silver nanowires （AgNWs） exhibit higher flexibility when compared to those made of tin doped indium oxide （ITO） and are expected to be applied in plastic electronics. However, these transparent electrodes composed of AgNWs show high haze because the wires cause strong light scattering in the visible range. Reduction of the wire diameter has been proposed as a way to weaken light scattering, although there have seldom been any studies focusing on the haze because of the difficulty involved in controlling the wire diameter. In this report, we show that the haze can be easily reduced by increasing the length of AgNWs with a large diameter. Ultra-long （u-long） AgNWs with lengths in the range of 20-100 μm and a maximum length of 230 μm have been successfully synthesized by adjusting the reaction temperature and the stirring speed of a one-step polyol process. Compared to typical AgNWs （with diameter and length of 70 nm and 10 μm, respectively） and ITO, a transparent electrode consisting of u-long AgNWs 91 nm in diameter demonstrated a low haze of 3.4%-1.6% and a low sheet resistance of 24-109 Ω/sq. at a transmittance of 94%-97%. Even when fabricated at room temperature without any post-treatment, the electrodes composed of u-long AgNWs achieved a sheet resistance of 19 Ω/sq, at a transmittance of 80%, which is six orders of magnitude lower than that of typical AgNWs.
