Größenkontrolliert: Eine einstufige Alkalimetall‐unterstützte elektrochemische Methode zur Herstellung von Kohlenstoff‐Quantenpunkten (CQDs) mit größenabhängiger Lumineszenz wird vorgestellt (siehe Bild). Die Upconversion‐Lumineszenz der CQDs könnte als Grundlage für die Entwicklung neuer Photokatalysatoren dienen.

BackgroundBoth climate warming and atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition are predicted to affect soil N cycling in terrestrial biomes over the next century. However, the interactive effects of warming and N deposition on soil N mineralization in temperate grasslands are poorly understood.Methodology/Principal FindingsA field manipulation experiment was conducted to examine the effects of warming and N addition on soil N cycling in a temperate grassland of northeastern China from 2007 to 2009. Soil samples were incubated at a constant temperature and moisture, from samples collected in the field. The results showed that both warming and N addition significantly stimulated soil net N mineralization rate and net nitrification rate. Combined warming and N addition caused an interactive effect on N mineralization, which could be explained by the relative shift of soil microbial community structure because of fungal biomass increase and strong plant uptake of added N due to warming. Irrespective of strong intra- and inter-annual variations in soil N mineralization, the responses of N mineralization to warming and N addition did not change during the three growing seasons, suggesting independence of warming and N responses of N mineralization from precipitation variations in the temperate grassland.Conclusions/SignificanceInteractions between climate warming and N deposition on soil N cycling were significant. These findings will improve our understanding on the response of soil N cycling to the simultaneous climate change drivers in temperate grassland ecosystem.

A series of high performance Ag@Ag salts photocatalysts were designed and fabricated. The photocatalytic abilities of this kind of catalysts can be tuned by altering the negative charged ions (Cl(-), Br(-), I(-), CrO(4)(2-), PO(4)(3-), PW(12)O(40)(3-), and SiW(12)O(40)(4-)): higher stability and higher charged anions lead to the stronger photocatalytic ability.