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The polyacrylic acid/tungsten oxide (PAA/WO3) composite films with good electrochromic properties have been prepared by a layer-by-layer method. The porous PAA layers were used as a template for the deposition of WO3, and finally, the composite film showed a network structure with high porosity. The electrochromic performance of the PAA/WO3 composite film was investigated by means of cyclic voltammogram (CV), chronoamperometry (CA), and transmittance measurements. The PAA/WO3 film also exhibited a remarkable electrochromism ability with the reversible color change from transparent colorless to dark blue and the transmittance change from 83% to 24% at 620 nm. This research provided a cost-effective approach for the preparation of PAA/WO3 composite films with controllable microstructure and good electrochromic property.

In this study, a new nanoporous material comprising NiMoO 4 nanorods and Co 3 O 4 nanoparticles derived from ZIF-67 supported by a cellulose-based carbon aerogel (CA) has been successfully synthesized using a two-step hydrothermal method. Due to its chemical composition, the large specific surface and the hierarchical porous structure, the NiMoO 4 @Co 3 O 4 /CA ternary composite yields electrodes with an enhanced specific capacitance of 436.9 C/g at a current density of 0.5 A/g and an excellent rate capability of 70.7% capacitance retention at 5.0 A/g. Moreover, an advanced asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) is assembled using the NiMoO 4 @Co 3 O 4 /CA ternary composite as the positive electrode and activated carbon as the negative electrode. The ASC device exhibits a large capacitance of 125.4 F/g at 0.5 A/g, a maximum energy density of 34.1 Wh/kg at a power density of 208.8 W/kg as well as a good cyclic stability (84% after 2000 cycles), indicating its wide applicability in energy storage. Finally, our results provide a general approach to the construction of CA and MOF-based composite materials with hierarchical porous structure for potential applications in supercapacitors., (Copyright © 2020, Wang et al.; licensee Beilstein-Institut.)

A method for the determination of seven anthocyanins in the peel of sweet cherry was developed by ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). The sample was extracted by methanol containing 0.1% (v/v) hydrochloric acid, and then purified by AB-8 macroporous resins. The separation was carried out on a Phenomenex Kinetex column (100 mm x 4.6 mm, 2.6 Rm) with mobile phase of 0.1% (v/v) formic acid aqueous solution containing 5 mmol/L ammonium formate and methanol. The sample solution was detected by UPLC-MS/MS with ESI under positive ion and multi reaction monitoring (MRM) modes. The results showed that the limits of quantification (LOQs) for the seven target compounds were 0.26-1.42 µg/kg. The seven anthocyanin standards showed a good linearity in the range of 0-100 µg/L with the correlation coefficients (r2) of 0.996 4-0.999 3. The average recoveries of the seven anthocyanins were 97.2%-105.4%, and the relative standard deviations (RSDs) were 1.9%-5.8%. The mature fruit samples of sweet cherry red variety "Tieton" and the yellow variety "13-33" were analyzed by this method. The results showed that the anthocyanin composition and contents were significantly different between the two varieties. This method can be used for rapid identification and the determination of anthocyanin components in sweet cherry fruits due to its simple operation, high sensitivity, good reproducibility and covering a wide range of anthocyanins.