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Design and synthesis of a new fluorescent probe for cascade detection of Zn <sup>2+</sup> and H <sub/>2</sub> PO <sub/>4</sub><sup>?</sup> in water and targeted imaging of living cells
摘要： Design and synthesis of new fluorescence probes with good water‐solubility is of great importance to better understanding the significant role of ions which are related to biology and the environment. As important ions, zinc ion (Zn2+) and dihydrogen phosphate ion (H2PO4?) display essential roles in living systems, and quantitative detection of these ions in water is still a challenge. In order to consider the significant role of the galactose moiety in the design of a water‐soluble fluorescence sensor, herein, we have developed a novel probe, Gal‐AQTF, for the cascade detection of Zn2+ and H2PO4? with excellent selectivity in water. Through the introduction of the galactose moiety onto the sensor AQTF, which has been reported earlier by us, the water‐solubility, cell compatibility and targeting ability were enhanced. Gal‐AQTF has been successfully applied in the imaging of the living cells of HepG2 and A549, and illustrated good selectivity for the HepG2 cells which overly express the asialoglycoprotein (ASGP) receptor.
关键词： targeted imaging,Galactose,Zn2+ and H2PO4?,in water,fluorescent probe
更新于2025-11-21 11:24:58
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Velocity-dependent wear behavior of phosphate laser glass
摘要： Using a reciprocating sliding tribometer, the velocity-dependent wear behaviors of phosphate laser (PL) glass were investigated in dry and humid air. The experimental results show that the velocity dependence of wear in PL glass is very sensitive to the presence of water. In dry air, the velocity-dependent wear of PL glass shows fracture-dominated damage behavior. With increasing velocity, the Hertzian cracks increase ?rst and then tend to saturation. Simultaneously, the material-removal volume also increases ?rst and then keeps almost unchanged. However in humid air, the wear mechanism transforms into tribochemistry-controlled wear process, and almost no crack forms on glass surface for various velocities. With increasing velocity, the stress-enhanced hydrolysis becomes weaker and material-removal volume of PL glass decreases sharply. These results may help understand the surface damage and material removal of phosphate laser glass during machining and serving in various conditions.
关键词： Water,Phosphate glass,Velocity,Crack,Tribochemical wear
更新于2025-11-21 11:18:25
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Nanoparticles for Bioapplications: Study of the Cytotoxicity of Water Dispersible CdSe(S) and CdSe(S)/ZnO Quantum Dots
摘要： Semiconductor nanocrystals or quantum dots (QDs) have unique optical and physical properties that make them potential imaging tools in biological and medical applications. However, concerns over the aqueous dispersivity, toxicity to cells, and stability in biological environments may limit the use of QDs in such applications. Here, we report an investigation into the cytotoxicity of aqueous dispersed CdSe(S) and CdSe(S)/ZnO core/shell QDs in the presence of human colorectal carcinoma cells (HCT-116) and a human skin fibroblast cell line (WS1). The cytotoxicity of the precursor solutions used in the synthesis of the CdSe(S) QDs was also determined in the presence of HCT-116 cells. CdSe(S) QDs were found to have a low toxicity at concentrations up to 100 μg/mL, with a decreased cell viability at higher concentrations, indicating a highly dose-dependent response. Meanwhile, CdSe(S)/ZnO core/shell QDs exhibited lower toxicity than uncoated QDs at higher concentrations. Confocal microscopy images of HCT-116 cells after incubation with CdSe(S) and CdSe(S)/ZnO QDs showed that the cells were stable in aqueous concentrations of 100 μg of QDs per mL, with no sign of cell necrosis, confirming the cytotoxicity data.
关键词： core/shell QDs,HCT-116,water dispersive QDs,WS1,bioapplications of QDs,aqueous synthesis,in vitro cytotoxicity of QDs
更新于2025-11-21 11:08:12
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g-C3N4 nanosheets functionalized silicon nanowires hybrid photocathode for efficient visible light induced photoelectrochemical water reduction
摘要： We report the fabrication of hybrid Si nanowires @ g-C3N4 nanosheets based photocathode using metal assisted chemical etching and facile liquid exfoliated process. The g-C3N4 nanosheets on Si nanowires form hybrid heterojunction photocathode, which exhibits an enhanced photon induced water reduction activity enabling higher photocurrent density of 22 mA cm?2 with applied bias photocurrent conversion efficiency of 4.3% under visible light irradiation. The onset potential of cathodic photocurrent is positively shifted from 41 to 420 mV vs. RHE with the short circuit current density, Jsc of 0.50 mA cm?2 owing to superior charge transport in hybrid photocathode as compared to pristine Si nanowires for hydrogen evolving reaction at pH～7. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurement elucidates the interface layer of g-C3N4 nanosheets form hybrid heterojunction with Si nanowires that result significant increment in solar water reduction activity owing to low charge transferred resistance with high life time of excited electrons in conduction band. This strategy may open to design a new low cost stable hybrid heterostructure photocathode for solar induced water reduction.
关键词： Solar water reduction,Si nanowires,Photocathode,g-C3N4 nanosheets,Interface
更新于2025-11-21 11:01:37
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Rational design of manganese cobalt phosphide with yolk‐shell structure for overall water splitting
摘要： The development of low cost, earth-abundant and efficient catalysts for overall water splitting, involving hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER), attracts tremendous attention in recent years. Herein, this work reports the preparation of Mn-Co phosphide (Mn-Co-P) bifunctional catalysts with a yolk-shell structure by a facile hydrothermal route. The as-prepared catalysts exhibit excellent catalytic activity with low overpotentials of 66 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for HER and 355 mV at 50 mA cm-2 for OER in 1 M KOH, along with outstanding stability. More importantly, the cell voltage of 1.74 V can achieve the current density of 10 mA cm-2 when assembled as an electrolyzer for overall water splitting. Such superior performance makes the Mn-Co-P being a promising candidate to replace Pt-based noble metal catalysts for electrocatalytic applications.
关键词： yolk-shell structure,electrochemistry,Mn-Co phosphide,overall water splitting,bifunctional catalyst
更新于2025-11-21 11:01:37
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Defect-assisted symmetric cleavage of naphthalene sulphonic acid group in azo dyes using β-In2S3 quantum dots as visible light photocatalyst
摘要： Naphthalene sulfonic acid, which is used in the synthesis of azo dye pigments, rubber processing chemicals and pharmaceuticals, is a carcinogenic substance that pollutes water bodies. In this work, we report on the visible light-driven symmetric cleavage of naphthalene sulfonic acid group, present in methyl orange dye and its conversion into the intermediate compounds. These compounds further degrade to inorganic ions such as carbon-di-oxide, nitrates, sulfates, water, and chlorine. Complete degradation of the dye, under visible light irradiation, is attained using β-In2S3 quantum dots as photocatalyst. During homogenous precipitation process, the β-In2S3 quantum dots (~ 9 nm) self-assemble to form microflowers (~ 50 nm) with high surface-to-volume ratio. These quantum dots exhibit size-dependent, active F2g, Eg and Ag1 Raman modes with peaks at ~ 150 cm?1 (In–In stretching mode), 219 cm?1 (In–S bending mode) and 300 cm?1, corresponding to the vibrational modes of cubic phase β-In2S3. The cubic phase β-In2S3 quantum dots are photoactive under visible light exposure and releases highly oxidizing OH· radicals. They have strong band-to-band emission in ultraviolet region (~ 380 nm) and exhibit broad band defect emission with maxima at blue (~ 484 nm), green (~ 580 nm) and red (~ 600 nm) region of electromagnetic spectrum. The emission intensity from these defect energy bands, which are due to sulfur vacancy, indium interstitials and oxygen incorporation, are tuned by varying the In-to-S ratio in the sample. These defects enhance their visible light absorption coefficient and assist in improving the photocatalytic efficiency of the cubic phase β-In2S3 quantum dots. Thus, defect-assisted complete (100%) photodegradation of the azo dye is achieved using cubic β-In2S3 quantum dots with low In-to-S ratio (1:1), low mass of 20 mg and minimum irradiation time (30 min). These photocatalysts can be reused 4 times under 30-min visible light irradiation. Cubic β-In2S3 quantum dots-microflowers is a highly efficient, ecofriendly photocatalyst, which even in very low concentration can remove toxicity from the dye-contaminated water, by exposure to direct sunlight for 30 min.
关键词： Indium sulphide,Defect emission,photocatalysis,Water treatment
更新于2025-11-19 16:56:42
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Rapid and fingerprinted monitoring of pesticide methyl parathion on the surface of fruits/leaves as well as in surface water enabled by gold nanorods based casting-and-sensing SERS platform
摘要： An effective, simple and portable gold nanorod (Au NR) based casting-and-sensing surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) platform was developed for rapid and fingerprinted detection of pesticide methyl parathion. Monodispersed Au NRs with an average length of 60 nm and an aspect ratio of ca. 3 were synthesized through a seed mediated method and then systematically characterized. After a proof-of-concept detection for methyl parathion in DI water and on solid surface, the sensing platform was further applied to real samples (lake water, orange, apple and plant leave) contaminated with methyl parathion. The results show that the sensitivity of the SERS sensor for methyl parathion was satisfactory for real application, with detection limits of 1 μM in spiked lake water and 110-440 ng/cm2 on the surface of various fruits and plant leaves. This study indicates that the developed casting-and-sensing SERS sensor shows great promise to secure agricultural, food and environmental safety.
关键词： lake water,fruits and leaves,Au NRs,methyl parathion,SERS
更新于2025-11-19 16:56:42
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Molybdenum Disulfide Catalytic Coatings via Atomic Layer Deposition for Solar Hydrogen Production from Copper Gallium Diselenide Photocathodes
摘要： We demonstrate that applying atomic layer deposition-derived molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) catalytic coatings on copper gallium diselenide (CGSe) thin film absorbers can lead to efficient wide band gap photocathodes for photoelectrochemical hydrogen production. We have prepared a device that is free of precious metals, employing a CGSe absorber and a cadmium sulfide (CdS) buffer layer, a titanium dioxide (TiO2) interfacial layer, and a MoS2 catalytic layer. The resulting MoS2/TiO2/CdS/CGSe photocathode exhibits a photocurrent onset of +0.53 V vs RHE and a saturation photocurrent density of ?10 mA cm?2, with stable operation for >5 h in acidic electrolyte. Spectroscopic investigations of this device architecture indicate that overlayer degradation occurs inhomogeneously, ultimately exposing the underlying CGSe absorber.
关键词： hydrogen evolution,molybdenum disulfide,photoelectrochemical water splitting,atomic layer deposition,copper gallium diselenide
更新于2025-11-19 16:56:35
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One-Step Photochemical Synthesis of Transition Metal - Graphene Hybrid for Electrocatalysis
摘要： For widespread use of renewable energy such as water splitting, the development of electrocatalysts on a large-scale at a low-cost that remains safe and environmentally friendly is still a great challenge. Here, we report the use of α-aminoalkyl radicals in a one-step procedure that synthesizes transition metal nanoparticle - graphene composites via photoreduction. The organic photocatalyst 2-Methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-2-(morpholinyl) phenyl]-1-butanone (I-907) undergoes Norrish Type I photocleavage to generate strongly reducing α-aminoalkyl radicals, when exposed to UVA. For the first time we demonstrate its ability to reduce graphene oxide (GO) and successfully synthesize Co3O4 nanoparticles decorated on graphene (Co3O4NP-rGO). The α-aminoalkyl radicals simultaneously reduce GO and Co2+ salts which nucleates on the negatively charged GO sheets and grows to form nanoparticles. The resulting Co3O4NP-rGO showed decent catalytic activity and stability for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER). Our work introduces a new and environmentally friendly synthesis procedure that can be used to produce earth abundant transition metal electrocatalysts.
关键词： photochemical synthesis,reduced graphene oxide,Graphene oxide,α-aminoalkyl radicals,water oxidation,metal nanoparticles
更新于2025-11-19 16:56:35
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Photocatalytic and Antimicrobial Properties of Ga Doped and Ag Doped ZnO Nanorods for Water Treatment
摘要： Water contamination is a worldwide concerning problem. Emerging contaminants have made conventional water treatment processes ineffective. This makes the search for new materials with improved physical-chemical properties for water treatment an urgent necessity. Doping metal oxides nanostructures can improve the photocatalytic degradation of contaminants and the antimicrobial activity of the material. During this process, water treatment not only involves the degradation of toxic pollutants, but also the elimination of virus and bacteria. Then, it is important to study not only the effect of a dopant in a material as photocatalyst but also the effect in its antimicrobial properties. In this work ZnO nanorods, Ga doped ZnO nanorods and Ag doped ZnO nanorods are synthesized and supported in polyethylene by a fast-hydrothermal microwave heating synthesis. Their photocatalytic performance and antimicrobial properties for water treatment were evaluated. Experiments show that Ag and Ga can improve the photocatalytic and antimicrobial properties of ZnO nanorods; the relationship between doping concentrations, with both the toxicity effect of the nanorods toward bacteria and the nanorods photocatalytic performance, is shown.
关键词： doping,water,antimicrobial,nanorods,contamination,metal oxide,photocatalysis,zinc oxide
更新于2025-11-19 16:56:35