Aqueous synthesis of three-dimensional fluorescent silicon-based nanoscale networks featuring unusual anti-photobleaching properties

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 652-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiling Zhong ◽  
Binbin Chu ◽  
Xin Bo ◽  
Yao He ◽  
Chuan Zhao

Three-dimensional fluorescent silicon-based nanoscale networks (SiNNs) possess unusual anti-photobleaching properties, owing to a unique electronic structure system.

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1472-1481
Author(s):  
Xiaoxi Song ◽  
Renfeng Mao ◽  
Ziwei Wang ◽  
Jiayuan Qi

The X-ray spectra have good isomer dependence and give a comprehensive insight of the electronic structure of the system.


Author(s):  
Mehdi Nikkhah ◽  
Jeannine S. Strobl ◽  
Bhanu Peddi ◽  
Adedamola Omotosho ◽  
Masoud Agah

In this paper we are investigating three dimensional (3-D) silicon-based microenvironments as potential platforms for breast cancer diagnostics. We have developed isotropically etched microstructures with a wide range of geometrical patterns for this purpose. Our results indicate that with the etched surface ratio of ∼65%, it is possible to capture 80–90% of the cancer cells within each silicon chip. After treatment of the cells with mitomycin C (to block the cell growth) more number of the cells are trapped inside the etched features for longer cultures times (72 h) suggesting that there is a directed motility and attraction of the cells toward the etched cavities and by optimally designing the etched features, the proposed platforms can be potentially used for diagnostics purposes.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1036 ◽  
pp. 35-44
Author(s):  
Ling Fang Ruan ◽  
Jia Wei Wang ◽  
Shao Ming Ying

Silicon-based anode materials have been widely discussed by researchers because of its high theoretical capacity, abundant resources and low working voltage platform,which has been considered to be the most promising anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. However,there are some problems existing in the silicon-based anode materials greatly limit its wide application: during the process of charge/discharge, the materials are prone to about 300% volume expansion, which will resultin huge stress-strain and crushing or collapse on the anods; in the process of lithium removal, there is some reaction between active material and current collector, which creat an increase in the thickness of the solid phase electrolytic layer(SEI film); during charging and discharging, with the increase of cycle times, cracks will appear on the surface of silicon-based anode materials, which will cause the batteries life to decline. In order to solve these problems, firstly, we summarize the design of porous structure of nanometer sized silicon-based materials and focus on the construction of three-dimensional structural silicon-based materials, which using natural biomass, nanoporous carbon and metal organic framework as structural template. The three-dimensional structure not only increases the channel of lithium-ion intercalation and the rate of ion intercalation, but also makes the structure more stable than one-dimensional or two-dimensional. Secondly, the Si/C composite, SiOx composite and alloying treatment can improve the volume expansion effection, increase the rate of lithium-ion deblocking and optimize the electrochemical performance of the material. The composite materials are usually coated with elastic conductive materials on the surface to reduce the stress, increase the conductivity and improve the electrochemical performance. Finally, the future research direction of silicon-based anode materials is prospected.


Author(s):  
Jochen Autschbach

The electronic structure of infinite periodic systems (crystals) is treated with band structure theory, replacing molecular orbitals by crystal orbitals. The chapter starts out by introducing the electron gas and definitions of the Fermi momentum, the Fermi energy, and the density of states (DOS). A periodic linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO) type treatment of an infinite periodic system is facilitated by the construction of Bloch functions. The notions of energy band and band gap are discussed with band structure concepts, using the approximations made in Huckel theory (chapter 12). One, two, and three-dimensional crystal lattices and the associated reciprocal lattices are introduced. The band structures of sodium metal, boron nitride, silicon, and graphite, are discussed as examples of metals, insulators, semi-conductors, and semi-metals, respectively. The chapter concludes with a brief discussion of the projected DOS and measures to determine bonding or antibonding interactions between atoms in a crystal.


2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (23) ◽  
pp. 3327-3330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biao Zhou ◽  
Shoji Ishibashi ◽  
Tatsuru Ishii ◽  
Takahiko Sekine ◽  
Ryosuke Takehara ◽  
...  

[Pt(dmdt)2], an air-stable single-component molecular conductor, contains massless Dirac electrons and carries Dirac nodal lines at ambient pressure.


2019 ◽  
Vol 489 (3) ◽  
pp. 4322-4328
Author(s):  
C Gharbi ◽  
Y Ajili ◽  
D Ben Abdallah ◽  
M Mogren Al Mogren ◽  
M Hochlaf

ABSTRACT Cyanides/isocyanides are the most common metal-containing molecules in interstellar medium. In this work, quantum scattering calculations were carried out to determine the rotational (de-)excitation cross-sections of the most stable form of the sodium cyanide molecule, t-NaCN, in collision with the helium atom. Rate coefficients for the first 43 rotational levels (up to ${j_{{K_a}{K_c}}}$ = 63,3) of NaCN were determined for kinetic temperatures ranging from 1 to 30 K. Prior to that, we constructed a new three-dimensional potential energy surface (3D-PES) for the t-NaCN–He interacting system. These electronic structure computations are done at the CCSD(T)-F12/aug-cc-pVTZ level of theory. Computations show the dominance of Δj = ΔKc = −1 transitions, which is related to the dissymmetric shape of the t-NaCN–He 3D-PES. The NaCN–He rate coefficients are of the same order of magnitude (∼10−11 cm3.s−1) as those of other metal CN-containing molecules such as MgCN and AlCN in collision with He. This work is a contribution for understanding and modelling the abundances and chemistry of nitriles in astrophysical media.


2010 ◽  
Vol 82 (23) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Hansmann ◽  
A. Toschi ◽  
Xiaoping Yang ◽  
O. K. Andersen ◽  
K. Held

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (31) ◽  
pp. 15303-15309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panpan Zhang ◽  
Qihua Liao ◽  
Houze Yao ◽  
Huhu Cheng ◽  
Yaxin Huang ◽  
...  

Three-dimensional water evaporation is proposed based on highly vertically ordered pillar array of graphene-assembled framework (HOPGF). A high evaporation rate of 2.10 kg m−2 h−1 is achieved (1 sun). This efficient SSG system has been applied to wastewater purification, solar water heater and housing self-supply water system.


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