Monolayer of octadecylamine（ODA） and salmon sperm DNA or salmon sperm DNA-Cd complex were studied on air-water interface by π-A isotherm. After being co-transferred onto substrates by Langmuir-Blodgett technique, atomic force microscope（AFM） measurements show the DNA molecules are packed into lines in the film, due to the interactions between the ODA and DNA molecules. By exposing the ODA and DNA-Cd complex LB film to H2S, needle-like CdS nanoparticles were formed along the DNA lines as characterized by transmission electron microscope（TEM）. Electron diffraction（ED） image indicates that the so prepared needle-like CdS is a new kind of nanostructured materials.
ZnO/SiO\-2 and ZnO\|SiO\-2 catalysts were prepared by the impregnation and sol\|gel method, respectively. The characterization of the catalysts by XPS and FTIR indicated that much "free" zinc oxide and unreacted Si\_OH existed on the surface of ZnO/SiO\-2 sample. As for ZnO\|SiO\-2 sol\|gel catalyst, the corresponding phenomena were not observed. The prepared samples were also used as the catalysts for decomposition of 2\|butanol. A high selectivity for dehydrogenation was observed over the supported catalyst. However, a high selectivity for dehydration was shown over the ZnO\|SiO\-2 sol\|gel catalyst. The opposite selectivity for dehydration or dehydrogenation observed over the two kinds of catalysts may be just because of the different surface structures of the catalysts.
