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Aminzare M, Li Y, Mahshid S, Dorval Courchesne NM. Mimicking nature to develop halide perovskite semiconductors from proteins and metal carbonates. Sci Rep 2024; 14:15357. [PMID: 38965313 PMCID: PMC11224268 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66116-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
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Halide perovskite (HPs) nanostructures have recently gained extensive worldwide attentions because of their remarkable optoelectronic properties and fast developments. However, intrinsic instability against environmental factors-i.e., temperature, humidity, illumination, and oxygen-restricted their real-life applications. HPs are typically synthesized as colloids by employing organic solvents and ligands. Consequently, the precise control and tuning of complex 3D perovskite morphologies are challenging and have hardly been achieved by conventional fabrication methods. Here, we combine the benefits of self-assembly of biomolecules and an ion exchange reaction (IER) approach to customize HPs spatial shapes and composition. Initially, we apply a biomineralization approach, using biological templates (such as biopolymers, proteins, or protein assemblies), modulating the morphology of MCO3 (M = Ca2+, Ba2+) nano/microstructures. We then show that the morphology of the materials can be maintained throughout an IER process to form surface HPs with a wide variety of morphologies. The fabricated core-shell structures of metal carbonates and HPs introduce nano/microcomposites that can be sculpted into a wide diversity of 3D architectures suitable for various potential applications such as sensors, detectors, catalysis, etc. As a prototype, we fabricate disposable humidity sensors with an 11-95% detection range by casting the formed bio-templated nano/micro-composites on paper substrate.
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- Masoud Aminzare
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Bioengineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Olasz D, Kis V, Cora I, Németh M, Sáfrán G. High-Throughput Micro-Combinatorial TEM Phase Mapping of the DC Magnetron Sputtered Y xTi 1-xO y Thin Layer System. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:925. [PMID: 38869550 PMCID: PMC11173872 DOI: 10.3390/nano14110925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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High-throughput methods are extremely important in today's materials science, especially in the case of thin film characterization. The micro-combinatorial method enables the deposition and characterization of entire multicomponent thin film systems within a single sample. In this paper, we report the application of this method for the comprehensive TEM characterization of the Y-Ti-O layer system. Variable composition samples (YxTi1-xOy) were prepared by dual DC magnetron sputtering, covering the entire (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) concentration range. The structure and morphology of phases formed in both as-deposited and annealed samples at 600, 700, and 800 °C were revealed as a function of Y-Ti composition (x). A comprehensive map showing the appropriate amorphous and crystalline phases, and their occurrence regions of the whole Y-Ti-O layer system, was revealed. Thanks to the applied method, it was shown with ease that at the given experimental conditions, the Y2Ti2O7 phase with a pyrochlore structure forms already at 700 °C without the TiO2 and Y2O3 by-phases, which is remarkably lower than the required temperature for most physical preparation methods, demonstrating the importance and benefits of creating phase maps in materials science and technology.
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- Dániel Olasz
- Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 29-33, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (D.O.); (V.K.); (I.C.)
- Department of Materials Physics, Eötvös Loránd University, 1518 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 29-33, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (D.O.); (V.K.); (I.C.)
- Department of Mineralogy, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/c, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 29-33, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (D.O.); (V.K.); (I.C.)
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- Surface Chemistry and Catalysis Department, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 29-33, 1121 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 29-33, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (D.O.); (V.K.); (I.C.)
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Schröder VRF, Fratzscher N, Zorn Morales N, Rühl DS, Hermerschmidt F, Unger EL, List-Kratochvil EJW. Bicolour, large area, inkjet-printed metal halide perovskite light emitting diodes. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2024; 11:1989-1996. [PMID: 38353605 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh02025h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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We demonstrate a bicoloured metal halide perovskite (MHP) light emitting diode (LED) fabricated in two sequential inkjet printing steps. By adjusting the printing parameters, we selectively and deliberately redissolve and recrystallize the first printed emissive layer to add a pattern emitting in a different color. The red light emitting features (on a green light emitting background) have a minimum size of 100 μm and originate from iodide-rich domains in a phase-segregated, mixed MHP. This phase forms between the first layer, a bromide-based MHP, which is partially dissolved by printing, and the second layer, an iodide-containing MHP. With an optimised printing process we can retain the active layer integrity and fabricate bicolour, large area MHP-based LEDs with up to 1600 mm2 active area. The two emission peaks at 535 nm and 710 nm are well separated and produce a strong visual contrast.
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- Vincent R F Schröder
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Institut für Chemie, IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Zum Großen Windkanal 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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- Institut für Physik, Institut für Chemie, IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Zum Großen Windkanal 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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- Institut für Physik, Institut für Chemie, IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Zum Großen Windkanal 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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- Institut für Physik, Institut für Chemie, IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Zum Großen Windkanal 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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- Department Solution Processing of Hybrid Materials & Devices, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Kekuléstraße 5, 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Institut für Chemie, IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Zum Großen Windkanal 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Chemical Physics and NanoLund, Lund University, PO Box 124, 22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
- Institut für Physik, Institut für Chemie, IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Zum Großen Windkanal 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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Xu X, Xie YM, Shi H, Wang Y, Zhu X, Li BX, Liu S, Chen B, Zhao Q. Light Management of Metal Halide Scintillators for High-Resolution X-Ray Imaging. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2303738. [PMID: 38009773 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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The ever-growing need to inspect matter with hyperfine structures requires a revolution in current scintillation detectors, and the innovation of scintillators is revived with luminescent metal halides entering the scene. Notably, for any scintillator, two fundamental issues arise: Which kind of material is suitable and in what form should the material exist? The answer to the former question involves the sequence of certain atoms into specific crystal structures that facilitate the conversion of X-ray into light, whereas the answer to the latter involves assembling these crystallites into particular material forms that can guide light propagation toward its corresponding pixel detector. Despite their equal importance, efforts are overwhelmingly devoted to improving the X-ray-to-light conversion, while the material-form-associated light propagation, which determines the optical signal collected for X-ray imaging, is largely overlooked. This perspective critically correlates the reported spatial resolution with the light-propagation behavior in each form of metal halides, combing the designing rules for their future development.
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- Xiuwen Xu
- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering and College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering and College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering and College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering and College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering and College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering and College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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Helmbrecht L, van Dongen SW, van der Weijden A, van Campenhout CT, Noorduin WL. Direct Environmental Lead Detection by Photoluminescent Perovskite Formation with Nanogram Sensitivity. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:20494-20500. [PMID: 38008908 PMCID: PMC10720378 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c06058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
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Although the global ban on leaded gasoline has markedly reduced lead poisoning, many other environmental sources of lead exposure, such as paint, pipes, mines, and recycling sites remain. Existing methods to identify these sources are either costly or unreliable. We report here a new, sensitive, and inexpensive lead detection method that relies on the formation of a perovskite semiconductor. The method only requires spraying the material of interest with methylammonium bromide and observing whether photoluminesence occurs under UV light to indicate the presence of lead. The method detects as little as 1.0 ng/mm2 of lead by the naked eye and 50 pg/mm2 using a digital photo camera. We exposed more than 50 different materials to our reagent and found no false negatives or false positives. The method readily detects lead in soil, paint, glazing, cables, glass, plastics, and dust and could be widely used for testing the environment and preventing lead poisoning.
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- Lukas Helmbrecht
- AMOLF, Science Park 104, Amsterdam 1098 XG, The Netherlands
- Lumetallix
B.V, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AMOLF, Science Park 104, Amsterdam 1098 XG, The Netherlands
- Van
‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, Amsterdam 1090 GD, The Netherlands
- Lumetallix
B.V, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Kuhrts L, Helmbrecht L, Noorduin WL, Pohl D, Sun X, Palatnik A, Wetzker C, Jantschke A, Schlierf M, Zlotnikov I. Recruiting Unicellular Algae for the Mass Production of Nanostructured Perovskites. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2300355. [PMID: 36775880 PMCID: PMC10104627 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202300355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Functional capacities of lead halide perovskites are strongly dependent on their morphology, crystallographic texture, and internal ultrastructure on the nano- and the meso-scale. In the last decade, significant efforts are directed towards the development of novel synthesis routes that would overcome the morphological constraints provided by the physical and crystallographic properties of these materials. In contrast, various living organisms, such as unicellular algae, have the ability to mold biogenic crystals into a vast variety of intricate nano-architectured shapes while keeping their single crystalline nature. Here, using the cell wall of the dinoflagellate L. granifera as a model, sustainably harvested biogenic calcite is successfully transformed into nano-structured perovskites. Three variants of lead halide perovskites CH3 NH3 PbX3 are generated with X = Cl- , Br- and I- ; exhibiting emission peak-wavelength ranging from blue, to green, to near-infrared, respectively. The approach can be used for the mass production of nano-architectured perovskites with desired morphological, textural and, consequently, physical properties exploiting the numerous templates provided by calcite forming unicellular organisms.
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- Lucas Kuhrts
- B CUBE – Center for Molecular BioengineeringDresden University of TechnologyTatzberg 4101307DresdenGermany
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- AMOLFScience Park 104Amsterdam1098 XGThe Netherlands
- Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdam1090 GDThe Netherlands
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- Dresden Center for Nanoanalysis (DCN)Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed)Dresden University of TechnologyHelmholtzstraße 1801069DresdenGermany
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- Helmholtz‐Zentrum Dresden RossendorfBautzner Landstraße 40001328DresdenGermany
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- Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic MaterialsDresden University of TechnologyNöthnitzer Str. 6101187DresdenGermany
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- Light microscopy facility of the Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB)Dresden University of Technology01062DresdenGermany
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- Institute for GeosciencesJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz55099MainzGermany
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- B CUBE – Center for Molecular BioengineeringDresden University of TechnologyTatzberg 4101307DresdenGermany
- Physics of LifeDFG Cluster of ExcellenceTU Dresden01062DresdenGermany
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- B CUBE – Center for Molecular BioengineeringDresden University of TechnologyTatzberg 4101307DresdenGermany
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Divya P, Anagha G, Nharangatt B, Chatanathodi R, Sabrin H, Nourin N, Fausia KH, Padmakumar K, Jose D, Sandeep K. Anion Exchange Reaction of CsPbBr
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Perovskite Nanocrystals: Affinity of Halide Ion Matters. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202203868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- P. Divya
- Department of Chemistry Government Victoria College Research Center under University of Calicut Palakkad 678001 India
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- Department of Chemistry Government Victoria College Research Center under University of Calicut Palakkad 678001 India
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- Department of Physics National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala 673601 India
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- Department of Physics National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala 673601 India
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- Department of Chemistry Government Victoria College Research Center under University of Calicut Palakkad 678001 India
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- Department of Chemistry Government Victoria College Research Center under University of Calicut Palakkad 678001 India
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- Department of Chemistry Government Victoria College Research Center under University of Calicut Palakkad 678001 India
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- Department of Chemistry Government Victoria College Research Center under University of Calicut Palakkad 678001 India
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- Department of Chemistry Providence Women's College Calicut 673009 India
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- Department of Chemistry Government Victoria College Research Center under University of Calicut Palakkad 678001 India
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Hasi QM, Han ZC, Guo YP, Yu JL, Xiao CH, Zhang YH, Chen LH. Porphyrin-Based Conjugated Microporous Polymers for Highly Efficient Adsorption of Metal Ions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:9507-9517. [PMID: 35878884 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The capture and elimination of anions and cations from water have attracted a great deal of attention and are quite vital for clean production and environmental remediation. In this work, we present the synthesis of four porphyrin (Por)-based conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs, namely, Por-CMP-1-4), which were produced through a Sonogashira-Hagihara linked response using porphyrin and acetylene aromatic compounds as building blocks and used as absorbents to eliminate metal ions from water. The as-synthesized Por-CMP-1-4 exhibit an amorphous porous structure and outstanding caloric and physicochemical properties. Taking advantage of their larger specific surface areas, i.e., 541.47, 614.58, 382.38, and 677.90 m2 g-1 for Por-CMP-1-4, respectively, and their chelating active site that originated from the porphyrin ring, Por-CMP-1-4 show better Zn2+, Cu2+, and Pb2+ adsorption ability. Among them, Por-CMP-3 has the greatest adsorbability of 640 mg g-1 for Zn2+, with an adsorption efficiency of 80%, whereas its adsorption capacities for Cu2+ and Pb2+ ions were both 334 mg g-1, with an adsorption efficiency of 42% for Cu2+ and Pb2+. Employing Por-CMP-3 as a representative example, its adsorption kinetics has been systematically investigated. The adsorption behavior of Por-CMP-3 with respect to the Zn2+ ion is shown to exhibit pseudo-first-order kinetics and Langmuir isotherm modes. Meanwhile, the adsorption mechanism is discussed in detail, and it was thought it might be chelation, in which the nitrogen atoms with a single pair of electrons on the porphyrin ring interacted with metal ions to form stable chelation coordination bonds, thus removing metal ions selectively and effectively. Furthermore, Por-CMP-3 exhibited good reusability, retaining 60% of its Zn2+ removal rate after four continuous adsorptions.
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- Qi-Meige Hasi
- Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Composite Materials of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Key Laboratory for Utility of Environment-Friendly Composite Materials and Biomass in University of Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Biomass Function Composites Engineering Research Center, College of Chemical Engineering, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Composite Materials of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Key Laboratory for Utility of Environment-Friendly Composite Materials and Biomass in University of Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Biomass Function Composites Engineering Research Center, College of Chemical Engineering, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Composite Materials of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Key Laboratory for Utility of Environment-Friendly Composite Materials and Biomass in University of Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Biomass Function Composites Engineering Research Center, College of Chemical Engineering, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Composite Materials of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Key Laboratory for Utility of Environment-Friendly Composite Materials and Biomass in University of Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Biomass Function Composites Engineering Research Center, College of Chemical Engineering, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, P. R. China
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- Experimental Teaching Department, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou 730030, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Composite Materials of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Key Laboratory for Utility of Environment-Friendly Composite Materials and Biomass in University of Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Biomass Function Composites Engineering Research Center, College of Chemical Engineering, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Composite Materials of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Key Laboratory for Utility of Environment-Friendly Composite Materials and Biomass in University of Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Biomass Function Composites Engineering Research Center, College of Chemical Engineering, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, P. R. China
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van der Weijden A, van Hecke M, Noorduin WL. Contraction and Expansion of Nanocomposites during Ion Exchange Reactions. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN 2022; 22:2289-2293. [PMID: 35401052 PMCID: PMC8990519 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.1c01364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The next generation of advanced functional materials can greatly benefit from methods for realizing the right chemical composition at the right place. Nanocomposites of amorphous silica and metal carbonate nanocrystals (BaCO3/SiO2) form an attractive starting point as they can straightforwardly be assembled in different controllable three-dimensional (3D) shapes, while the chemical composition of the nanocrystals can be completely converted via ion exchange. Nevertheless, it is still unknown-let alone predictable-how nanoscopic changes in the lattice volume of the nanocrystals translate to changes in the microscopic dimensions of 3D BaCO3/SiO2 structures during ion exchange. Here, we demonstrate that the microscopic shape adapts to contraction and expansion of the atomic spacing of nanocrystals. Starting from BaCO3/SiO2, we systematically decrease and increase lattice volumes by converting the BaCO3 nanocrystals into a range of chalcogenides and perovskites. Based on geometrical analysis, we obtain a precise prediction for how the microscopic nanocomposite volume follows the change in nanoscopic crystal volume. The silica matrix facilitates mechanical flexibility to adapt to nanoscopic volume changes, while preserving the 3D morphology and fine details of the original composite with high fidelity. The versatility and predictability of shape-preserving conversion reactions open up exciting opportunities for using nanocomposites as functional components.
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- AMOLF, Science Park 104, Amsterdam 1098 XG, The Netherlands
- Leiden
Institute of Physics, Leiden University, Niels Bohrweg 2, Leiden 2333 CA, The Netherlands
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- AMOLF, Science Park 104, Amsterdam 1098 XG, The Netherlands
- Van
‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, Amsterdam 1090 GD, The Netherlands
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Bistervels MH, Kamp M, Schoenmaker H, Brouwer AM, Noorduin WL. Light-Controlled Nucleation and Shaping of Self-Assembling Nanocomposites. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2107843. [PMID: 34854142 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202107843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Controlling self-assembly of nanocomposites is a fundamental challenge with exciting implications for next-generation advanced functional materials. Precursors for composites can be generated photochemically, but limited insight in the underlying processes has hindered precise hands-on guidance. In this study, light-controlled nucleation and growth is demonstrated for self-assembling composites according to precise user-defined designs. Carbonate is generated photochemically with UV light to steer the precipitation of nanocomposites of barium carbonate nanocrystals and amorphous silica (BaCO3 /SiO2 ). Using a custom-built optical setup, the self-assembly process is controlled by optimizing the photogeneration, diffusion, reaction, and precipitation of the carbonate species, using the radius and intensity of the UV-light irradiated area and reaction temperature. Exploiting this control, nucleation is induced and the contours and individual features of the growing composite are sculpted according to micrometer-defined light patterns. Moreover, moving light patterns are exploited to create a constant carbonate concentration at the growth front to draw lines of nanocomposites with constant width over millimeters with micrometer precision. Light-directed generation of local gradients opens previously unimaginable opportunities for guiding self-assembly into functional materials.
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- AMOLF, Science Park 104, Amsterdam, 1098 XG, The Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1090 GD, The Netherlands
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- AMOLF, Science Park 104, Amsterdam, 1098 XG, The Netherlands
- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1090 GD, The Netherlands
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Sun K, Tan D, Fang X, Xia X, Lin D, Song J, Lin Y, Liu Z, Gu M, Yue Y, Qiu J. Three-dimensional direct lithography of stable perovskite nanocrystals in glass. Science 2022; 375:307-310. [PMID: 35050658 DOI: 10.1126/science.abj2691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Material composition engineering and device fabrication of perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) in solution can introduce organic contamination and entail several synthetic, processing, and stabilization steps. We report three-dimensional (3D) direct lithography of PNCs with tunable composition and bandgap in glass. The halide ion distribution was controlled at the nanoscale with ultrafast laser-induced liquid nanophase separation. The PNCs exhibit notable stability against ultraviolet irradiation, organic solution, and high temperatures (up to 250°C). Printed 3D structures in glass were used for optical storage, micro-light emitting diodes, and holographic displays. The proposed mechanisms of both PNC formation and composition tunability were verified.
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- Ke Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Photonic Chips, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.,Centre for Artificial-Intelligence Nanophotonics, School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Photonic Chips, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.,Centre for Artificial-Intelligence Nanophotonics, School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Institute of Photonic Chips, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.,Centre for Artificial-Intelligence Nanophotonics, School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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Batista BC, Steinbock O. Perovskite chemical gardens: highly fluorescent microtubes from self-assembly and ion exchange. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:12736-12739. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc05611a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report the shape-preserving conversion of self-assembled CaCO3 microtubes to PbCO3 and MAPbBr3 perovskite.
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- Bruno C. Batista
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390, USA
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Ahn J, Jeon S, Woo HK, Bang J, Lee YM, Neuhaus SJ, Lee WS, Park T, Lee SY, Jung BK, Joh H, Seong M, Choi JH, Yoon HG, Kagan CR, Oh SJ. Ink-Lithography for Property Engineering and Patterning of Nanocrystal Thin Films. ACS NANO 2021; 15:15667-15675. [PMID: 34495639 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c04772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Next-generation devices and systems require the development and integration of advanced materials, the realization of which inevitably requires two separate processes: property engineering and patterning. Here, we report a one-step, ink-lithography technique to pattern and engineer the properties of thin films of colloidal nanocrystals that exploits their chemically addressable surface. Colloidal nanocrystals are deposited by solution-based methods to form thin films and a local chemical treatment is applied using an ink-printing technique to simultaneously modify (i) the chemical nature of the nanocrystal surface to allow thin-film patterning and (ii) the physical electronic, optical, thermal, and mechanical properties of the nanocrystal thin films. The ink-lithography technique is applied to the library of colloidal nanocrystals to engineer thin films of metals, semiconductors, and insulators on both rigid and flexible substrates and demonstrate their application in high-resolution image replications, anticounterfeit devices, multicolor filters, thin-film transistors and circuits, photoconductors, and wearable multisensors.
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- Junhyuk Ahn
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Semiconductor Systems Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Mineral Utilization Convergence Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Daejeon 34132, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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Hendrikse HC, Hémon-Charles S, Helmbrecht L, van Dam EP, Garnett EC, Noorduin WL. Shaping Tin Nanocomposites through Transient Local Conversion Reactions. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN 2021; 21:4500-4505. [PMID: 34381311 PMCID: PMC8343511 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.1c00393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Shape-preserving conversion offers a promising strategy to transform self-assembled structures into advanced functional components with customizable composition and shape. Specifically, the assembly of barium carbonate nanocrystals and amorphous silica nanocomposites (BaCO3/SiO2) offers a plethora of programmable three-dimensional (3D) microscopic geometries, and the nanocrystals can subsequently be converted into functional chemical compositions, while preserving the original 3D geometry. Despite this progress, the scope of these conversion reactions has been limited by the requirement to form carbonate salts. Here, we overcome this limitation using a single-step cation/anion exchange that is driven by the temporal pH change at the converting nanocomposite. We demonstrate the proof of principle by converting BaCO3/SiO2 nanocomposites into tin-containing nanocomposites, a metal without a stable carbonate. We find that BaCO3/SiO2 nanocomposites convert in a single step into hydroromarchite nanocomposites (Sn3(OH)2O2/SiO2) with excellent preservation of the 3D geometry and fine features. We explore the versatility and tunability of these Sn3(OH)2O2/SiO2 nanocomposites as a precursor for functional compositions by developing shape-preserving conversion routes to two desirable compositions: tin perovskites (CH3NH3SnX3, with X = I or Br) with tunable photoluminescence (PL) and cassiterite (SnO2)-a widely used transparent conductor. Ultimately, these findings may enable integration of functional chemical compositions into advanced morphologies for next-generation optoelectronic devices.
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- AMOLF, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- École
Polytechnique l’Université de Nantes, 44035 Nantes, France
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- AMOLF, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Van
‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1090 GD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Hendrikse HC, Aguirre A, van der Weijden A, Meeussen AS, Neira D’Angelo F, Noorduin WL. Rational Design of Bioinspired Nanocomposites with Tunable Catalytic Activity. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN 2021; 21:4299-4304. [PMID: 34381310 PMCID: PMC8343524 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.1c00165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Biological assembly processes offer inspiration for ordering building blocks across multiple length scales into advanced functional materials. Such bioinspired strategies are attractive for assembling supported catalysts, where shaping and structuring across length scales are essential for their performance but still remain tremendously difficult to achieve. Here, we present a simple bioinspired route toward supported catalysts with tunable activity and selectivity. We coprecipitate shape-controlled nanocomposites with large specific surface areas of barium carbonate nanocrystals that are uniformly embedded in a silica support. Subsequently, we exchange the barium carbonate to cobalt while preserving the nanoscopic layout and microscopic shape, and demonstrate their catalytic performances in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis as a case study. Control over the crystal size between 10 and 17 nm offers tunable activity and selectivity for shorter (C5-C11) and longer (C20+) hydrocarbons, respectively. Hence, these results open simple, versatile, and scalable routes to tunable and highly reactive bioinspired catalysts.
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- Laboratory
of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Leiden
Institute of Physics, Leiden University, Niels Bohrweg 2, 2333 CA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Van‘t
Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University
of Amsterdam, 1090 GD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Menichetti A, Mavridi-Printezi A, Falini G, Besirske P, García-Ruiz JM, Cölfen H, Montalti M. Local Light-Controlled Generation of Calcium Carbonate and Barium Carbonate Biomorphs via Photochemical Stimulation. Chemistry 2021; 27:12521-12525. [PMID: 34236738 PMCID: PMC8456953 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Photochemical activation is proposed as a general method for controlling the crystallization of sparingly soluble carbonates in space and time. The photogeneration of carbonate in an alkaline environment is achieved upon photo‐decarboxylation of an organic precursor by using a conventional 365 nm UV LED. Local irradiation was conducted focusing the LED light on a 300 μm radius spot on a closed glass crystallization cell. The precursor solution was optimized to avoid the precipitation of the photoreaction organic byproducts and prevent photo‐induced pH changes to achieve the formation of calcium carbonate only in the corresponding irradiated area. The crystallization was monitored in real‐time by time‐lapse imaging. The method is also shown to work in gels. Similarly, it was also shown to photo‐activate locally the formation of barium carbonate biomorphs. In the last case, the morphology of these biomimetic structures was tuned by changing the irradiation intensity.
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- Arianna Menichetti
- Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Physical Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos, Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, CSIC-Universidad de Granada, Av. De las Palmeras 4, 18151, Armilla, Granada, Spain
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- Physical Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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