To investigate the effects of salt concentration and freeze-thaw (FT) on the first hydration shell of Zn2+ ions in Zn(NO_3)_2 aqueous solutions, extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy was used t...To investigate the effects of salt concentration and freeze-thaw (FT) on the first hydration shell of Zn2+ ions in Zn(NO_3)_2 aqueous solutions, extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy was used to examine Zn K-edge EXAFS spectra of Zn(NO_3)_2 aqueous solutions with various concentrations before and after FT treatment. The influences of salt concentration and freeze-thaw on the structural parameters of the first hydration shell of Zn2+ ions, including hydration number, Zn-O distance and thermal disorder, were analyzed. The results show that Zn2+ ions have 3.2―6.8 nearest oxygen neighbors with the Zn-O distance being 0.202―0.207 nm. In highly concen-trated solutions, Zn2+ ions are hydrated with four water molecules in a tetrahedral form. The dilution of Zn(NO_3)_2 aqueous solutions increases the number of water molecules in the first hydration shell of Zn2+ ions to six with their octahedral arrangement. Both the hydration number in the first hydration shell of Zn2+ ions and the degree of thermal disorder increase when the FT treatment is operated in Zn(NO_3)_2 aqueous solutions.展开更多
Zinc halide-complexed alkyl-bridged bi-heterocycles were obtained as zwitterions from the Click reaction of a series of N-cyanoalkyl-N-alkylimidazolium halide ionic liquids with sodium azide. Reaction optimization sho...Zinc halide-complexed alkyl-bridged bi-heterocycles were obtained as zwitterions from the Click reaction of a series of N-cyanoalkyl-N-alkylimidazolium halide ionic liquids with sodium azide. Reaction optimization showed fast reaction times and milder conditions compared to conventional Click syntheses from neutral nitriles.展开更多
A different approach,using the molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)-grown ZnS-based Schottky photodiode technology,is applied to fabricate an 8×8 photodiode array.The micro-processing procedures of this photodiode array ...A different approach,using the molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)-grown ZnS-based Schottky photodiode technology,is applied to fabricate an 8×8 photodiode array.The micro-processing procedures of this photodiode array including standard photolithography,a number of metallisation,wet-chemical etching and SiO_2 deposition for insulation are developed.The detector is characterized to have a cutoff wavelength at 340 nm and the photo-responsivity measurements on the pixels result an ultraviolet (UV) response as high as 0.15 A/W,corresponding to an external quantum efficiency of 55% in the visible-blind spectral ranging from 400 down to 250nm.Imaging tests indicate that this array is able to capture the intensity profile of a given UV light source with reasonably good capability.展开更多
Ionic liquid mediated ZnBr2 system could catalyze the chemical fixation of CO2 with epoxides with a high selectivity（>98%） and TOF（5 580 h -1） under mild reaction conditions and the catalyst could be reused fiv...Ionic liquid mediated ZnBr2 system could catalyze the chemical fixation of CO2 with epoxides with a high selectivity（>98%） and TOF（5 580 h -1） under mild reaction conditions and the catalyst could be reused five times almost without losing its catalytic activity and selectivity. Besides, the pure cis-cyclic carbonate of cyclohexene oxide was obtained over this catalyst system.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 20776096)National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, China(No. 20081005G)
文摘To investigate the effects of salt concentration and freeze-thaw (FT) on the first hydration shell of Zn2+ ions in Zn(NO_3)_2 aqueous solutions, extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy was used to examine Zn K-edge EXAFS spectra of Zn(NO_3)_2 aqueous solutions with various concentrations before and after FT treatment. The influences of salt concentration and freeze-thaw on the structural parameters of the first hydration shell of Zn2+ ions, including hydration number, Zn-O distance and thermal disorder, were analyzed. The results show that Zn2+ ions have 3.2―6.8 nearest oxygen neighbors with the Zn-O distance being 0.202―0.207 nm. In highly concen-trated solutions, Zn2+ ions are hydrated with four water molecules in a tetrahedral form. The dilution of Zn(NO_3)_2 aqueous solutions increases the number of water molecules in the first hydration shell of Zn2+ ions to six with their octahedral arrangement. Both the hydration number in the first hydration shell of Zn2+ ions and the degree of thermal disorder increase when the FT treatment is operated in Zn(NO_3)_2 aqueous solutions.
基金supported by the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (F49550-10-1-0521)
文摘Zinc halide-complexed alkyl-bridged bi-heterocycles were obtained as zwitterions from the Click reaction of a series of N-cyanoalkyl-N-alkylimidazolium halide ionic liquids with sodium azide. Reaction optimization showed fast reaction times and milder conditions compared to conventional Click syntheses from neutral nitriles.
文摘A different approach,using the molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)-grown ZnS-based Schottky photodiode technology,is applied to fabricate an 8×8 photodiode array.The micro-processing procedures of this photodiode array including standard photolithography,a number of metallisation,wet-chemical etching and SiO_2 deposition for insulation are developed.The detector is characterized to have a cutoff wavelength at 340 nm and the photo-responsivity measurements on the pixels result an ultraviolet (UV) response as high as 0.15 A/W,corresponding to an external quantum efficiency of 55% in the visible-blind spectral ranging from 400 down to 250nm.Imaging tests indicate that this array is able to capture the intensity profile of a given UV light source with reasonably good capability.
文摘Ionic liquid mediated ZnBr2 system could catalyze the chemical fixation of CO2 with epoxides with a high selectivity（>98%） and TOF（5 580 h -1） under mild reaction conditions and the catalyst could be reused five times almost without losing its catalytic activity and selectivity. Besides, the pure cis-cyclic carbonate of cyclohexene oxide was obtained over this catalyst system.
