Cuicui Yin、Tianyou Wang、Zhizhao Che 等 5 位作者2019-11-18Langmuir
The effectiveness of coalescence-induced jumping of microdroplets on superhydrophobic surfaces is critical to a wide range of applications such as self-cleaning surfaces, anti-icing/frosting, water harvesting, phase-change heat transfer, and hotspot cooling. Introducing textures on the surfaces can readily enlarge the…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityFluid Dynamics and Heat TransferAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
Qi-Chao Chen、Weichao Zhang、Hong Zhao2019-11-18Journal of Sensors
The insulation of power equipment can be effectively assessed by analyzing the acoustic signals originated from partial discharges (PD). Fabry-Perot (F-P) sensors are capable of detecting PD acoustic signals. Although the frequency bandwidth of an F-P sensor is mainly referred to conventional piezoelectric transducer…
Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena
Serpil Tekoglu、Dominik Wielend、Markus C. Scharber 等 5 位作者2019-11-18Advanced Materials Technologies
Abstract In this work, the preparation of conducting polymer‐based composites using a biological anionic polymer based on salmon deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is presented. The most commonly used polymers poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), as well as polypyrrole, are polymerized in the presence of DNA. Since conj…
Fuel Cells and Related MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors
Eduardo R. Almeida、Leonardo A. De Souza、Wagner B. De Almeida 等 4 位作者2019-11-18Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
Carbon nanohorns (CNH) have been considered potential anticancer drug carriers, such as the cisplatin drug (cddp), due to their low toxicity, high purity, drug-loading capacity, and biodegradation routes. However, when it comes to nanomedicine applications, chemical functionalization is an essential step in order to o…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications
Hüsnü Gerengi、Nuri Şen、İlyas Uygur 等 4 位作者2019-11-18Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology
Dual phase (DP) steels have a great deal of importance in the automotive industry. These steels are used to fabricate structural parts of vehicles with the goal of passenger safety. In this study, the corrosion properties of DP 600 and 800 steel in 3.5 wt.% NaCl environment were evaluated using electrochemical impedan…
Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsConcrete Corrosion and Durability
Hadi Tavakoli Dastjerdi、Daniel Prochowicz、Pankaj Yadav 等 4 位作者2019-11-18Advanced Materials Interfaces
Abstract Colloidal PbS quantum dots (QDs) have provoked a revolution in the field of optoelectronic devices owing to their low‐cost fabrication processing and excellent physical properties. Recently, the fabrication of nanostructured PbS QD photovoltaic (PV) devices based on zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowire array appears as…
Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Eduardo Carrascosa、Christian Petermayer、Michael S. Scholz 等 6 位作者2019-11-18ChemPhysChem
Indigoid chromophores have emerged as versatile molecular photoswitches, offering efficient reversible photoisomerization upon exposure to visible light. Here we report synthesis of a new class of permanently charged hemiindigos (HIs) and characterization of photochemical properties in gas phase and solution. Gas-phas…
Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research
Javier Carlos Quagliano Amado2019-11-18IntechOpen eBooks
The nature of starting materials and the condition of polyurethane (PU) preparation are regarded as the main general parameters that determine PU thermal resistance. The effect of structure and presence of additives were identified as the major general factors on this regard. Structural factors include phase microstru…
Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPolymer composites and self-healingFlame retardant materials and properties
Zhiyuan Liu、Jianglong Zhu、Ping Wei 等 9 位作者2019-11-18ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
How to prevent the agglomeration of nanoparticles in nanocomposites remains a key challenge. Using nanometer suspension as a doping agent provides an effective approach to solve this challenge. A new technique that consists of chemical coprecipitation, ball milling and sedimentation separation metheds was developed fo…
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic propertiesThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
Muskan Nabi、Dinesh C. Gupta2019-11-18Materials Research Express
By using full-potential linearlized augumented method with GGA and GGA+U approximations, the structural, elastic, electronic, magnetic and transport, along with optical properties of Ba 2 TmSbO 6 have been evaluated. The calculated properties consent with experimental outcome which entails credibility of current study…
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties
Piya Jitthamapirom、Pornsiri Wanarattikan、Pilaipon Nuthongkum 等 5 位作者2019-11-18Ferroelectrics
Bi2Te3 thin films were deposited onto polyamide sheets with direct current (DC) or radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering techniques. The films were prepared using a Bi2Te3 target at a varying pre-heating temperature from 150 to 350 °C. It was observed that the type of plasma excitation and pre-heating temperature…
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsAdvanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials
Akhil Mammoottil Abraham、G. Bharath、Abdul Hai 等 4 位作者2019-11-18Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
Abstract Herein, a simple and facile two-step sonication method was developed for the preparation of nanosheets-like MoS 2 wrapped graphene nanohybrids for energy storage and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) applications. TEM and HR-TEM images revealed that the 120 nm sized lateral diameter of sheet-like MoS 2 was co…
Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationAdvanced battery technologies research
S. Saravanan、V. Nagarajan、Anurag Srivastava 等 4 位作者2019-11-18International Journal of Environmental & Analytical Chemistry
Using density functional theory (DFT) technique, we explored the interaction behaviour of target chloroform (CHCl3) molecules on armchair blue phosphorene nanoribbon (ABPNR). Besides, van-der-Waals dispersion correction (vdW-DF) density functional is included in the adsorption studies for accurate calculation. The mos…
2D Materials and ApplicationsBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials ResearchMXene and MAX Phase Materials
Hongxiang Jiang、Shixin Li、Lili Zhang 等 5 位作者2019-11-18npj Microgravity
Directional solidification experiment was carried out with Al-Bi-Sn immiscible alloy under microgravity environment onboard the Tiangong 2 space laboratory of China. Sample with a well-dispersed microstructure was obtained by properly designing the experimental scheme, the matrix shows equiaxed morphology, and there i…
Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesSolidification and crystal growth phenomenaCrystallization and Solubility Studies
Michele Cutini、Stefano Pantaleone、Piero Ugliengo2019-11-18The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Collagen is the most abundant protein family in the animal kingdom. Its structural motif envisages three polypeptide chains coiled in the so-called collagen triple helix. Depending on the triplet amino acid sequence of the chains, collagen has different helical arrangements. Such atomic-scale structural variations hav…
Protein Structure and DynamicsGear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisCollagen: Extraction and Characterization
Jun Liu、Peiwen Xu、Pengcheng Wang 等 7 位作者2019-11-18Scientific Reports
Abstract A new type of supported vanadium phosphorus oxide (VPO) with self-phase regulation was simply fabricated (organic solvent free) for the first time by depositing the specific VPO precursor NH 4 (VO 2 )HPO 4 onto the Siliceous Mesostructured Cellular Foams (MCF) with controlled activation. The resulting materia…
Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions
Shuang Liu、Wenliang Li、Jingping Zhang2019-11-18New Journal of Chemistry
This work uses theoretical calculations to discover the potential application of CCOFs in gas adsorption and separation, and conduct theoretical research.
Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsCarbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesCovalent Organic Framework Applications
Qinglin Dong、Guangqiang Fang、Yu-Fang Huang 等 8 位作者2019-11-18Journal of Materials Chemistry B
Supercontraction is one of the most interesting properties of spider dragline silks. In this study, changes in the secondary structures of the Nephila edulis spider dragline silk after it was subjected to different supercontraction processes were investigated by integrating synchrotron Fourier transform infrared (S-FT…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsSilk-based biomaterials and applications
Shuang Zhang、Yu Cheng、Jing Ma 等 6 位作者2019-11-18Biochemical Journal
DegP, a periplasmic dual-functional protease and chaperone in Gram-negative bacteria, is critical for bacterial stress resistance, but the precise underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, we show that the protease function of DegP is critical for Escherichia coli cells to maintain membrane integrity, part…
Protein Structure and DynamicsBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyEnzyme Structure and Function
Hongwei Tang、Wei Niu、Fuyou Liao 等 11 位作者2019-11-18Advanced Electronic Materials
Abstract Electrolyte gating, based on the electric double‐layer effect, has been widely used for 2D layered materials (2DLMs), since it is capable of inducing an ultrahigh charge‐carrier density while requiring only a low gate voltage. However, the wafer‐scale fabrication of high‐performance field effect transistors (…
ZnO doping and properties2D Materials and ApplicationsFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices