This work focuses on the interaction between polymeric micelles with different charged surfaces and cancer cells in order to study the influence of surface charge on the in vitro cellular uptake efficiency. The amphip...This work focuses on the interaction between polymeric micelles with different charged surfaces and cancer cells in order to study the influence of surface charge on the in vitro cellular uptake efficiency. The amphiphilic diblock copolymers poly（e-caprolaetone）-b-poly（ethylene oxide） （PCL-b-PEO） with different functional groups at the end of hydrophilic block were synthesized. The functional groups endue the micelles with different charges on the surfaces. The cellular uptake of micelles to T-24 cells （human bladder tumor cells）, HepG2 cells （human liver hepatocellular carcinoma cell line） and Hela cells （human epithelial cervical cancer cells） was studied by means of flow cytometer and confbcal laser scanning microscopy. The results indicate that the surface charges showed great influence on zeta potential of micelles at different pH values. The in vitro cellular uptake efficiency of micelles with different charged surfaces demonstrated different cellular uptake patterns to three kinds of cancer cells.展开更多
Photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting is one of the most promising approaches toward achieving the conversion of solar energy to hydrogen.Hematite is a widely applied photoanode material in PEC water splitting beca...Photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting is one of the most promising approaches toward achieving the conversion of solar energy to hydrogen.Hematite is a widely applied photoanode material in PEC water splitting because of its appropriate band structure,non-toxicity,high stability,and low cost.Nevertheless,its relatively low photochemical conversion efficiency limits its application,and enhancing its PEC water splitting efficiency remains a challenge.Consequently,increasing efforts have been rendered toward improving the performance of hematite photoanodes.The entire PEC water splitting efficiency typically includes three parts:the photon absorption efficiency,the separation efficiency of the semiconductor bulk,and the surface injection efficiency.This review briefly discusses the recent advances in studies on hematite photoanodes for water splitting,and through the enhancement of the three above-mentioned efficiencies,the corresponding strategies toward improving the PEC performance of hematite are comprehensively discussed and summarized.展开更多
The transport behavior of pressure-driven aqueous electrolyte solution through charged carbon nanotubes(CNTs) is studied by using molecular dynamics simulations. The results reveal that the presence of charges around ...The transport behavior of pressure-driven aqueous electrolyte solution through charged carbon nanotubes(CNTs) is studied by using molecular dynamics simulations. The results reveal that the presence of charges around the nanotube can remarkably reduce the flow velocity as well as the slip length of the aqueous solution, and the decreasing of magnitude depends on the number of surface charges and distribution. With 1-M KCl solution inside the carbon nanotube, the slip length decreases from 110 nm to only 14 nm when the number of surface charges increases from 0 to 12 e. This phenomenon is attributed to the increase of the solid–liquid friction force due to the electrostatic interaction between the charges and the electrolyte particles, which can impede the transports of water molecules and electrolyte ions. With the simulation results,we estimate the energy conversion efficiency of nanofluidic battery based on CNTs, and find that the highest efficiency is only around 30% but not 60% as expected in previous work.展开更多
CuBi_(2)O_(4)(CBO)photocathodes hold significant promise for efficient photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting due to their favorable band gap and theoretical onset potential.However,their practical application is hi...CuBi_(2)O_(4)(CBO)photocathodes hold significant promise for efficient photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting due to their favorable band gap and theoretical onset potential.However,their practical application is hindered by poor charge separation efficiency.Herein,we introduce a characteristic in-situ solution Fe-doping strategy that markedly improves photoelectrochemical performance of CBO,doubling the photocurrent density and achieving an unprecedented 190 mV anodic shift in the onset potential.By integrating with an electrochemical oxidation post-treatment,a record incident photon-to-current efficiency(IPCE)exceeding 40% at 0.6 V vs.RHE under visible light illumination is achieved.The versatility of the doping strategy is demonstrated across CBO photocathodes synthesized by different methods with various morphologies,grain sizes,and crystallinities.Mechanistic studies reveal that the gradient distribution of Fe^(3+)ions generates an internal electric field that facilitates efficient charge separation and increases acceptor density.The strong Fe-O bonding also enhances structural stability against photoinduced corrosion.Notably,our investigation uncovers the non-temperature-dependent nature of CBO photocurrent,indicating that PEC performance enhancement primarily depends on reducing carrier recombination rather than improving bulk conductivity.This work lays the groundwork for future advancements in water splitting performance of CBO photocathodes,offering a complementary strategy to conventional methods for enhancing charge separation efficiency.展开更多
Surface states are expected to play a key role in broadband terahertz(THz) emitters, where photoexcited carrier distributions are confined within about 1 μm of the surface. Optical pump and THz probe spectroscopy was...Surface states are expected to play a key role in broadband terahertz(THz) emitters, where photoexcited carrier distributions are confined within about 1 μm of the surface. Optical pump and THz probe spectroscopy was used to study the dynamics of nonequilibrium charge carriers in both textured and non-textured GaAs substrates.Our findings show that the textured surface acts as an antireflective layer, greatly boosting the infrared pump laser's coupling efficiency into the semi-insulating GaAs substrate. Additionally, texturing introduces a trapassisted recombination pathway, speeding up carrier relaxation and thus reducing Joule heating. Under the same pumping and bias field conditions, the coarse-textured GaAs photoconductive antenna shows nearly 7.85 times stronger THz emission amplitude than the non-textured device, along with improvement in signal-to-noise ratio.At a fixed bias field, higher pump power increases photogenerated carrier density, causing bias field screening and subsequent saturation of THz emission. At fixed pump power, when the bias field reaches ~2.5 kV/cm, both THz emission and photocurrent spectra show a clear kink, signaling intervalley scattering from the Γ valley to the L(X) valleys under high electric fields.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51025314, 50973122,)the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. KJCX2-YW-H19)
文摘This work focuses on the interaction between polymeric micelles with different charged surfaces and cancer cells in order to study the influence of surface charge on the in vitro cellular uptake efficiency. The amphiphilic diblock copolymers poly（e-caprolaetone）-b-poly（ethylene oxide） （PCL-b-PEO） with different functional groups at the end of hydrophilic block were synthesized. The functional groups endue the micelles with different charges on the surfaces. The cellular uptake of micelles to T-24 cells （human bladder tumor cells）, HepG2 cells （human liver hepatocellular carcinoma cell line） and Hela cells （human epithelial cervical cancer cells） was studied by means of flow cytometer and confbcal laser scanning microscopy. The results indicate that the surface charges showed great influence on zeta potential of micelles at different pH values. The in vitro cellular uptake efficiency of micelles with different charged surfaces demonstrated different cellular uptake patterns to three kinds of cancer cells.
文摘Photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting is one of the most promising approaches toward achieving the conversion of solar energy to hydrogen.Hematite is a widely applied photoanode material in PEC water splitting because of its appropriate band structure,non-toxicity,high stability,and low cost.Nevertheless,its relatively low photochemical conversion efficiency limits its application,and enhancing its PEC water splitting efficiency remains a challenge.Consequently,increasing efforts have been rendered toward improving the performance of hematite photoanodes.The entire PEC water splitting efficiency typically includes three parts:the photon absorption efficiency,the separation efficiency of the semiconductor bulk,and the surface injection efficiency.This review briefly discusses the recent advances in studies on hematite photoanodes for water splitting,and through the enhancement of the three above-mentioned efficiencies,the corresponding strategies toward improving the PEC performance of hematite are comprehensively discussed and summarized.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11375031 and 11335003)
文摘The transport behavior of pressure-driven aqueous electrolyte solution through charged carbon nanotubes(CNTs) is studied by using molecular dynamics simulations. The results reveal that the presence of charges around the nanotube can remarkably reduce the flow velocity as well as the slip length of the aqueous solution, and the decreasing of magnitude depends on the number of surface charges and distribution. With 1-M KCl solution inside the carbon nanotube, the slip length decreases from 110 nm to only 14 nm when the number of surface charges increases from 0 to 12 e. This phenomenon is attributed to the increase of the solid–liquid friction force due to the electrostatic interaction between the charges and the electrolyte particles, which can impede the transports of water molecules and electrolyte ions. With the simulation results,we estimate the energy conversion efficiency of nanofluidic battery based on CNTs, and find that the highest efficiency is only around 30% but not 60% as expected in previous work.
基金financial support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,Grant No.22379153 and 22109128)the Ningbo Key Research and Development Project(2023Z147)the Ningbo 3315 Program。
文摘CuBi_(2)O_(4)(CBO)photocathodes hold significant promise for efficient photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting due to their favorable band gap and theoretical onset potential.However,their practical application is hindered by poor charge separation efficiency.Herein,we introduce a characteristic in-situ solution Fe-doping strategy that markedly improves photoelectrochemical performance of CBO,doubling the photocurrent density and achieving an unprecedented 190 mV anodic shift in the onset potential.By integrating with an electrochemical oxidation post-treatment,a record incident photon-to-current efficiency(IPCE)exceeding 40% at 0.6 V vs.RHE under visible light illumination is achieved.The versatility of the doping strategy is demonstrated across CBO photocathodes synthesized by different methods with various morphologies,grain sizes,and crystallinities.Mechanistic studies reveal that the gradient distribution of Fe^(3+)ions generates an internal electric field that facilitates efficient charge separation and increases acceptor density.The strong Fe-O bonding also enhances structural stability against photoinduced corrosion.Notably,our investigation uncovers the non-temperature-dependent nature of CBO photocurrent,indicating that PEC performance enhancement primarily depends on reducing carrier recombination rather than improving bulk conductivity.This work lays the groundwork for future advancements in water splitting performance of CBO photocathodes,offering a complementary strategy to conventional methods for enhancing charge separation efficiency.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No.2023YFF0719200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.62322115,U24A20226,62588201,62435010,and 62335012)+2 种基金the 111 Project (Grant No.D18014)the Key project supported by Science and Technology Commission Shanghai Municipality (Grant No.YDZX20193100004960)Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Grant Nos.22JC1400200 and 21S31907400)。
文摘Surface states are expected to play a key role in broadband terahertz(THz) emitters, where photoexcited carrier distributions are confined within about 1 μm of the surface. Optical pump and THz probe spectroscopy was used to study the dynamics of nonequilibrium charge carriers in both textured and non-textured GaAs substrates.Our findings show that the textured surface acts as an antireflective layer, greatly boosting the infrared pump laser's coupling efficiency into the semi-insulating GaAs substrate. Additionally, texturing introduces a trapassisted recombination pathway, speeding up carrier relaxation and thus reducing Joule heating. Under the same pumping and bias field conditions, the coarse-textured GaAs photoconductive antenna shows nearly 7.85 times stronger THz emission amplitude than the non-textured device, along with improvement in signal-to-noise ratio.At a fixed bias field, higher pump power increases photogenerated carrier density, causing bias field screening and subsequent saturation of THz emission. At fixed pump power, when the bias field reaches ~2.5 kV/cm, both THz emission and photocurrent spectra show a clear kink, signaling intervalley scattering from the Γ valley to the L(X) valleys under high electric fields.
