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The antimony sorption and transport mechanisms in removal experiment by Mn-coated biochar
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Pyrolyzer Assisted Vapor Transport Deposition of Antimony-Doped Cadmium Telluride
In this study, we developed a new method for in situ Sb doping of CdTe thin films combining vapor transport deposition with a Group V pyrolyzer to address Sb doping concentration and doping efficiency. The Sb doped CdSeTe (CdSeTe:Sb) films were deposited in solar cell structures under variations of Sb dopant source heater, vapor pyrolyzer temperature, and Cd vapor excess. Results indicate that although these parameters do not affect the CdTe morphology or crystal structure, they critically influence doping efficiency and trap concentration. Capacitance-voltage measurements show that a higher dopant heater (TD) or pyrolyzer (TP) temperature leads to higher net carrier concentration, achieving a net carrier concentration of 1016 cm-3 and 20% doping efficiency with a TD/TP combination of 600 degrees C/1100 degrees C. By tuning the Cd/Sb flux ratio during CdSeTe:Sb deposition, the lowest defect concentration is achieved at Cd/Sb of 1.4:1, which produced the best VOC CdSeTe:Sb cell. This demonstrates a path to produce high net carrier concentration polycrystalline CdTe thin film with a low concentration of dopant-induced defects.
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CpG ODN D35 improves the response to abbreviated low-dose pentavalent antimonial treatment in non-human primate model of cutaneous leishmaniasis
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) affects the lives of 0.7–1 million people every year causing lesions that take months to heal. These lesions can result in disfiguring scars with psychological, social and economic consequences. Antimonials are the first line of therapy for CL, however the treatment is lengthy and linked to significant toxicities; further, its efficacy is variable and resistant parasites are emerging. Shorter or lower dose antimonial treatment regimens, which would decrease the risk of adverse events and improve patient compliance, have shown reduced efficacy and further increase the risk emergence of antimonial-resistant strains. The progression of lesions in CL is partly determined by the immune response it elicits, and previous studies showed that administration of immunomodulatory type D CpG ODNs, magnifies the immune response to Leishmania and reduces lesion severity in nonhuman primates (NHP) challenged with Leishmania major or Leishmania amazonensis. Here we explored whether the addition of a single dose of immunomodulating CpG ODN D35 augments the efficacy of a short-course, low-dose pentavalent antimonial treatment regimen. Results show that macaques treated with D35 plus 5mg/kg sodium stibogluconate (SbV ) for 10 days had smaller lesions and reduced time to re-epithelization after infection with Leishmania major. No toxicities were evident during the studies, even at doses of D35 10 times higher than those used in treatment. Critically, pentavalent antimonial treatment did not modify the ability of D35 to induce type I IFNs. The findings support the efficacy of D35 as adjuvant therapy for shorter, low dose pentavalent antimonial treatment.
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Vascular apoptosis associated with meglumine antimoniate: In vivo investigation of a chick embryo model
Highlights: • Meglumine antimoniate possesses vascular apoptotic effect. • Meglumine antimoniate alters expression of apoptotic-regulating genes. • Induction of apoptotic signaling pathways lead to vascular defect during pregnancy. • Meglumine antimoniate induces embryo malformation. • Physicians should limit the use of meglumine antimoniate during embryo development. The vasculo-toxic effect of meglumine antimoniate (MA) was confirmed in our previous investigation. The current study investigates the association of this effect with altered VEGF-A and VEGF-R2 expression. Additional mechanisms by which MA causes vascular toxicity are not clearly understood. We hypothesized that MA may alter normal expression of apoptotic genes and cause vascular toxicity. The current investigation was designed to address this issue using a chick embryo model. Fertile chicken eggs were treated with MA and the extra-embryonic membrane (EEM) vasculature was evaluated by morphometric, molecular and immunohistochemistry assays. The results showed that MA not only altered apoptotic gene expression, but that this alteration may disturb the normal development of the vascular network and cause embryo malformation. The relative expression level of the CASP3, CASP7, CASP9, APAF1, AIF1 and TP53 genes increased in drug-exposed EEMs. In addition, IHC assay confirmed the low expression BCL2 and increased expression of Bax, which are associated with a high rate of apoptosis. We suggest that induction of an apoptotic signaling pathway can lead to vascular defects during embryo development and the consecutive cascade of events can lead to the embryo malformation.
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Effect of growth dynamics on the structural, photophysical and pseudocapacitance properties of famatinite copper antimony sulphide colloidal nanostructures (including nanosheets)
Facile phase selective synthesis of copper antimony sulphide (CAS) nanostructures is important because of their tunable photoconductive and electrochemical properties. In this study, off-stoichiometric famatinite phase CAS (fCAS) quasi-spherical and quasi-hexagonal colloidal nanostructures (including nanosheets) of sizes, 2.4–18.0 nm were grown under variable conditions of temperature (60–200 °C), time and oleylamine capping ligand concentration using copper(II) acetylacetonate and antimony(III) diethyldithiocarbamate precursors. Data from powder X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and high-resolution scanning/transmission electron microscopy confirm the tetragonal structure of the famatinite phase. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy data suggest a correlation of particle size, morphology and composition of the off-stoichiometric fCAS nanostructures with growth temperature and time, and oleylamine concentration. The off-stoichiometric Cu 3-a Sb 1+b S 4±c (a, b, c – mole fractions) nanostructures being severely copper-deficient and antimony-rich, exhibit shallow-lying acceptor copper vacancy states, deep-lying donor states of antimony interstitials, sulphur vacancies and antimony-copper antisites and shallow-lying acceptor surface trapping states. Further, these electronic states are likely implicated in tunable UV-visible absorption and bandgaps between 2.3 and 2.8 eV, and broad visible-NIR photoluminescence with fast recombination of radiative lifetimes between 0.2 and 6.2 ns, confirmed from absorption, steady-state and time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopies. Additionally, cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy confirm that electrodes of the fCAS nanostructures display slightly variable pseudocapacitance of charge-storage primarily via possible sodium ion intercalation with a high specific capacitance of ~84 F g -1 obtained at a scan rate of 5 mV s -1 . Overall, these results show the influence of composition, in particular point defects, phase quality and morphology on the optical and pseudocapacitance properties of fCAS nanostructures, suitable as solar absorbers or electrodes for energy storage devices.
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Accurate and Sensitive Analytical Strategy for the Determination of Antimony: Hydrogen Assisted T-Shaped Slotted Quartz Tube-Atom Trap-Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
Antimony is known to have some adverse health effects on human health. Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) is a widely used instrumental for the determination of antimony and other metals. However, it lacks the sensitivity to determine these metals at trace levels. This study was aimed at overcoming this setback by using hydrogen assisted T-shaped slotted quartz tube technique to preconcentrate and determine antimony by FAAS. All the system parameters were optimized to enhance the detection power of the system. Under the optimum experimental conditions, the limits of detection and quantification were found to be 0.75 and 2.49 µg L{sup −1}, respectively with R{sup 2} value of 0.9999. Accuracy of the developed method was validated by experimental results agreeing to the certified value of a standard reference material. Recovery studies were also carried out to determine the method’s applicability to tap and mineral water samples, and the results obtained were appreciable.
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Interaction between antimony atoms and micropores in silicon
The interaction between Sb atoms and micropores of a getter layer in silicon is studied. The getter layer was obtained via implantation of Sb{sup +} ions into silicon and subsequent heat treatment processes. The antimony atoms located in the vicinity of micropores are captured by micropores during gettering annealing and lose its electrical activity. The activation energy of capture process to the pores for antimony is lower than that of antimony diffusion in silicon deformation fields around microvoids on the diffusion process.
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Realization of unpinned two-dimensional dirac states in antimony atomic layers
Two-dimensional (2D) Dirac states with linear dispersion have been observed in graphene and on the surface of topological insulators. 2D Dirac states discovered so far are exclusively pinned at high-symmetry points of the Brillouin zone, for example, surface Dirac states at $\overline{Γ}$ in topological insulators Bi 2 Se(Te) 3 and Dirac cones at Κ and K' points in graphene. The low-energy dispersion of those Dirac states are isotropic due to the constraints of crystal symmetries. In this work, we report the observation of novel 2D Dirac states in antimony atomic layers with phosphorene structure. The Dirac states in the antimony films are located at generic momentum points. This unpinned nature enables versatile ways such as lattice strains to control the locations of the Dirac points in momentum space. In addition, dispersions around the unpinned Dirac points are highly anisotropic due to the reduced symmetry of generic momentum points. The exotic properties of unpinned Dirac states make antimony atomic layers a new type of 2D Dirac semimetals that are distinct from graphene.
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Mineralogical controls on antimony and arsenic mobility during tetrahedrite-tennantite weathering at historic mine sites Špania Dolina-Piesky and Lubietová-Svätodušná, Slovakia
The legacy of copper (Cu) mining at Špania Dolina-Piesky and Lubietová-Svätodušná (central Slovakia) is waste rock and soil, surface waters, and groundwaters contaminated with antimony (Sb), arsenic (As), Cu, and other metals. Copper ore is hosted in chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) and sulfosalt solid-solution tetrahedrite-tennantite {Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13–Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13} that show wide-spread oxidation characteristic by olive-green color secondary minerals. Tetrahedrite-tennantite can be a significant source of As and Sb contamination. Synchrotron-based μ-XRD, μ-XRF, and μ-XANES combined with electron microprobe analyses have been used to determine the mineralogy, chemical composition, element distribution, and Sb speciation in tetrahedrite-tennantite oxidation products in waste rock. Our results show that the mobility of Sb is limited by the formation of oxidation products such as tripuhyite and roméite group mineral containing 36.54 wt% Sb for samples where the primary mineral chemical composition is close to tetrahedrite end-member. Antimony K-edge μ-XANES spectra of these oxidation products indicate that the predominant Sb oxidation state is 5+. Arsenic and Cu are also hosted by amorphous phases containing 6.23 wt% Sb on average and these are intergrown with tripuhyite and roméite. Antimony in this environment is not very mobile, meaning it is not easily released from solid phases to water, especially compared to As, Cu, and S. For samples where the primary sulfosalt is close to tennantite composition, the oxidation products associated with tennantite relicts contain 2.43 wt% Sb and are amorphous. The variable solubility of the secondary minerals that have been identified is expected to influence mobility of Sb and As in near-surface environment.
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Laser Ablation Generation of Antimony Selenide Clusters: Laser Desorption Ionization (LDI) Quadrupole Ion Trap Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
The binary system Sb-Se was studied via laser ablation using antimony-selenium mixtures made from powdered elements in various ratios generating new Sb{sub m}Se{sub n} clusters. The results show that in addition to Sb{sub m}{sup +} (m = 1–8) and Se{sub n}{sup +} (n = 2–9) clusters, a series of Sb{sub m}Se{sub n}{sup +} clusters such as SbSe{sub 1–8}{sup +}, Sb{sub 2}Se{sub 1–6}{sup +}, Sb{sub 3}Se{sub 1–5}{sup +}, Sb{sub 4}Se{sub 1–3}{sup +}, and Sb{sub 5}Se{sub 1,2}{sup +} is generated. In addition, some low intensity oxidized clusters like Se{sub 6}O{sub 2}{sup +}, Se{sub 7}O{sub 2}{sup +}, and SbSe{sub 2-6}O{sub 5}{sup +} and partially hydroxylated clusters (SbSeO{sub 2}H{sub 7}{sup +}, SbSe{sub 5}O{sub 4}H{sup +}) are also formed. In total, 24 new antimony selenide clusters were generated. The knowledge gained can contribute to the elucidation of the structure of Sb{sub m}Se{sub n} glasses. .
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A heat flux sensor leveraging the transverse Seebeck effect in elemental antimony
Certain configurations of anisotropic single crystal materials can generate a thermoelectric voltage orthogonal to an induced temperature gradient. This phenomenon is known as the Transverse Seebeck Effect (TSE) and can be leveraged to fabricate simple and robust heat flux sensors. Only a small number of materials have been considered as TSE-based transducers and, among these, few have been developed into sensors with ruggedization against chemical and mechanical degradation. Here, we report on the fabrication and characterization of a rugged TSE-based heat flux sensor using prismatic antimony single crystals. The heat flux sensor was tested under static and dynamic heating scenarios. The sensor has a linear responsivity of 16.8 µV/(W/cm2) to heat fluxes spanning more than two orders of magnitude and a time constant of 4.4 s. The sensor’s response to localized heating, probed with a laser scanning technique, validated that the transduction mechanism is primarily the TSE by ruling out a sizable contribution from the conventional Seebeck effect. Finite element analysis corroborated that components used in the sensor package are the primary determinants of the time constant and the decrement of the responsivity from its theoretical maximum. Design principles that may be applied to elicit a faster transient response or higher responsivity are proposed. Furthermore, the results establish single crystal antimony as a promising transducer material for heat flux measurement systems and demonstrate potential effects of ruggedization on sensor performance.
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The h –Sb x WO 3+2 x Oxygen Excess Antimony Tungsten Bronze
Here, we describe the previously unreported oxygen excess hexagonal antimony tungsten bronze with composition Sb 0.5 W 3 O 10 , in the following denoted as h –Sb x WO 3+2 x with x = 0.167, to demonstrate its analogy to classical A x WO 3 tungsten bronzes. This compound forms in a relatively narrow temperature range between 580 °C < T < 620 °C. It was obtained as a dark–blue polycrystalline powder, and as thin, needle–shaped, blue single crystals. h –Sb x WO 3+2 x crystallizes in the hexagonal space group P 6/ mmm with the cell parameters a=7.4369(4) Å and c=3.7800(2) Å. The antimony and excess oxygen occupy the hexagonal channels within the network of corner–sharing WO 6 octahedra. h –Sb x WO 3+2 x has a resistivity of ρ 300 K ≈1.28 mΩ cm at room temperature, with little if any temperature–dependence on cooling. DFT calculations on a simplified model for this compound find a metallic–like electronic structure with the Fermi level falling within rather flat bands, especially around the Γ point.
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Rh → Sb Interactions Supported by Tris(8-quinolyl)antimony Ligands
The study of ambiphilic systems combining L-type and Z-type ligands within the same construct has emerged as a field of active investigation, especially in the cases of ligands containing a group 13 element as a σ-acceptor for transition metals. (1) Parallel to these developments, several groups have investigated more atypical systems in which the Z-type ligand is a group 15 element. (2) Our contributions to this area have focused on the use of phosphinostibine ligands for the generation of transition metal complexes in which the antimony moiety acts as a Z-type ligand. (1d,3) We have shown that the magnitude of the resulting M → Sb interaction can be readily modulated by the oxidation state of the antimony atom (4) as well as its charge which can be manipulated by abstraction of anionic ligands. (5) Our work has also shown that these effects can be leveraged to enhance the catalytic properties of the transition metal center. (4,5) Some of the simplest systems that we have investigated are those resulting from the reaction of platinum dichloride with the bis- or tris-phosphinostibines ClSb(o-dppp) 2 and Sb(o-dppp) 3 , respectively (o-dppp = o-(Ph 2 P)C 6 H 4 ). These reactions proceed by oxidative insertion of the stibine into a Pt- Cl bond to produce complexes A and B, (6) respectively (Chart 1). Reasoning that the properties of these complexes may also be influenced by the nature of the L-type buttresses, we have now questioned whether stibines featuring nitrogen donor ligands could also display the redox noninnocence of their phosphine counterparts and support the formation of such complexes. Following up on some of our work with ambiphilic tellurium-quinoline ligands, (7) we now report on the reaction of tris-(8-quinolyl)stibines (8) toward (MeCN) 3 RhCl 3 .
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Thermoelectric properties of antimony selenide hexagonal nanotubes
Antimony selenide (Sb 2 Se 3 ) is a material widely used in photodetectors and relatively new as a possible material for thermoelectric applications. Taking advantage of the new properties after nanoscale fabrication, this material shows great potential for the development of efficient low temperature thermoelectric devices. Here, for this paper, we study the synthesis, the crystal properties and the thermal and thermoelectric transport response of Sb 2 Se 3 hexagonal nanotubes (HNT) in the temperature range between 120 and 370 K. HNT have a moderate electrical conductivity ~10 2 S m -1 while maintaining a reasonable Seebeck coefficient ~430 μV K -1 at 370 K. The electrical conductivity in Sb 2 Se 3 HNT is about 5 orders of magnitude larger and its thermal conductivity one half of what is found in bulk. Moreover, the calculated figure of merit (ZT) at room temperature is the largest value reported in antimony selenide 1D structures.
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Dielectric Losses and Charge Transfer in Antimony-Doped TlGaS{sub 2} Single Crystal
Effect of semimetallic antimony (0.5 mol % Sb) on the dielectric properties and ac-conductivity of TlGaS{sub 2}-based single crystals grown by the Bridgman–Stockbarger method has been studied. The experimental results on the frequency dispersion of dielectric coefficients and the conductivity of TlGa{sub 0.995}Sb{sub 0.005}S{sub 2} single crystals allowed the revealing of the dielectric loss nature, the charge transfer mechanism, and the estimation of the parameters of the states localized in the energy gap. The antimony-doping of the TlGaS{sub 2} single crystal leads to an increase in the density of states near the Fermi level and a decrease in the average time and average distance of hopes.
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