Two highly selective and sensitive fluorescent imidazole derivatives design and application for 2,4,6-trinitrophenol detection
TALANTA
Authors: Ding, Hong-Lin; Chen, Li-Dong; Wang, Ning; Li, Kun; An, Yue; Lu, Cheng-Wei
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In this paper, two nanoparticle fluorescence sensors L1 and L2 were designed and synthesized for the detection of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP) in water. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were used to assist in designing sensors and explaining the detection mechanism. A further illustration of the fluorescence quenching mechanism was also studied by H-1 NMR titration and UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. The Job's plot demonstrates the combined stoichiometry of the sensor and TNP. Both sensors show low detection limit apparently (0.17 and 0.49 mu M), fast and highly selective fluorescence response to TNP compared to other nitro-compounds. Moreover, L1 and L2 were successfully applied for the determination of TNP in real water samples.
Improving of the Photovoltaic Characteristics of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using a Photoelectrode with Electrospun Porous TiO2 Nanofibers
NANOMATERIALS
Authors: Jo, Min Su; Cho, Jung Sang; Wang, Xuan Liang; Jin, En Mei; Jeong, Sang Mun; Kang, Dong-Won
Abstract
Porous TiO2 nanofibers (PTFs) and dense TiO2 nanofibers (DTFs) were prepared using simple electrospinning for application in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). TiO2 nanoparticles (TNPs) were prepared using a hydrothermal reaction. The as-prepared PTFs and DTFs (with a fiber diameter of around 200 nm) were mixed with TNPs such as TNP-PTF and TNP-DTF nanocomposites used in photoelectrode materials or were coated as light scattering layers on the photoelectrodes to improve the charge transfer ability and light harvesting effect of the DSSCs. The as-prepared TNPs showed a pure anatase phase, while the PTFs and DTFs showed both the anatase and rutile phases. The TNP-PTF composite (TNP:PTF = 9:1 wt.%) exhibited an enhanced short circuit photocurrent density (J(sc)) of 14.95 +/- 1.03 mA cm(-2 )and a photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE, eta) of 5.4 +/- 0.17% because of the improved charge transport and accessibility for the electrolyte ions. In addition, the TNP/PTF photoelectrode showed excellent light absorption in the visible region because of the mountainous nature of light induced by the PTF light scattering layer. The TNP/PTF photoelectrode showed the highest J(sc) (16.96 +/- 0.79 mA cm(-2)), eta (5.9 +/- 0.13%), and open circuit voltage (V-oc, 0.66 +/- 0.02 V).
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