Facile Synthesis of Au Nanocube-CdS Core-Shell Nanocomposites with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity

Au nanocube-CdS core-shell nanocomposites are prepared by using a one-pot method in aqueous phase with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as the surfactant. The extinction properties and photocatalytic activity of Au-CdS nanocomposites are investigated. Compared with the pure Au nanocubes, the Au-CdS nanocomposites exhibit enhanced extinction intensity. Compared with CdS nanoparticles, the Au-CdS nanocomposites exhibit improved photocatalytic activity. Furthermore, the photocatalytic et~ciency is even better with the increase in the core size of the Au-CdS nanocomposites. Typically, the photocatalytic efficiency of the Au-CdS with 62 nm sized Au nanocubes is about two times higher than that of the pure CdS. It is believed that the Au-CdS nanocomposites may find potential applications in environmental fields, and this synthesis method can be extended to prepare a wide variety of functional composites with Au cores.     

还原-氧化预处理对Co_3O_4催化分解N_2O性能的影响

采用液相沉淀法制备了Co_3O_4催化剂,并对其进行还原-氧化预处理制得Co_3O_4-RO。通过XRD、N_2-physisorption、Raman、H_2-TPR、XPS和O_2-TPD等技术对催化剂进行表征,在连续流动微反应装置上考察了催化剂催化分解N_2O性能。结果表明,经过还原-氧化预处理,与Co_3O_4催化剂相比,Co_3O_4-RO结晶度变差,晶粒粒径减小,尤其是尖晶石结构重构过程削弱了Co-O键,增强了催化剂表面的氧物种脱附能力,降低了催化分解N_2O反应的活化能,因而显著提高了催化剂的催化活性。同时,Co_3O_4-RO对原料气中的O_22%(体积分数)和H_2O 2. 3%(体积分数)表现出较强的耐受性。     

壳聚糖液晶溶液的性能

制备了聚糖液晶溶液,并采用偏光显微镜(POM)、流变仪、差示扫描量热仪(DSC)等分别对液晶织构、黏度、相转变性能进行了研究.结果表明:壳聚糖呈现典型的胆甾相液晶织构;其溶液黏度随浓度及剪切力的变化规律符合高分子液晶溶液的变化规律;在DSC升、降温曲线上分别存在吸热峰和放热峰.