Yong Shen、Yinan Ma、Zhibo Li2012-11-15Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry
Abstract We report a highly efficient approach to prepare dendrimers by taking advantage of the orthogonal characteristic of aza‐Michael addition and thiol‐yne reactions. A fifth generation dendrimer was synthesized within five steps without protection/activation procedures. The reactions proceed under benign conditio…
Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisClick Chemistry and ApplicationsDendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
Sunil P. Lonkar、Andreas Leuteritz、Gert Heinrich2012-11-15RSC Advances
An antioxidant intercalated layered double hydroxide (A.O-LDH) nanohybrid system constructed using host–guest chemistry and employed as multifunctional nanofiller to fabricate highly durable polymer composites, namely polypropylene (PP) nanocomposites. The intercalated antioxidants efficiently prolonged the degradatio…
Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and ApplicationsThermal Expansion and Ionic ConductivityMagnesium Oxide Properties and Applications
Rajesh K. Thakur、Rasna Thakur、S. Shanmukharao Samatham 等 7 位作者2012-11-15Journal of Applied Physics
We report the effect of strontium (Sr) doping on dielectric, magnetization, and thermodynamic properties of polycrystalline Y1−xSrxMnO3 (x = 0.1, 0.2) samples prepared by conventional solid-state reaction method. The temperature dependent dielectric permittivity and specific heat curves noticeably show the anomalies n…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsMultiferroics and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics
Yuan Xia、M. Enomoto、Zhigang Yang 等 5 位作者2012-11-15The Philosophical Magazine A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Applied Physics
The effects of alloying elements on the kinetics of austenitization from pearlite structure were studied by computer simulation in Fe–C–M ternary alloys, where M is Mn, Cr, Si or Ni, assuming local equilibrium conditions at all transformation interfaces. A thin austenite film was assumed to nucleate at ferrite/cementi…
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsAdvanced materials and compositesMetal Alloys Wear and Properties
A. Jha、Uttam Kumar Ghorai、D. Banerjee 等 5 位作者2012-11-15RSC Advances
Amorphous carbon nanotubes (ACNTs) were synthesized by following a simple chemical route with ammonium chloride and ferrocene taken as starting materials and heating at 250 °C under an open atmosphere. The as-prepared samples were oxidized and chemically activated by simple acid treatment and further functionalized by…
Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsCarbon Nanotubes in CompositesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
Tian Han、Wei Shi、Xiaoping Zhang 等 5 位作者2012-11-15Inorganic Chemistry
Four binuclear dysprosium compounds incorporating the radical ligand 2-(4-oxidopyridyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazolin-1-oxyl-3-oxide (PyNONIT) have been successfully synthesized under appropriate conditions. Centrosymmetric bimetallic Dy(2)O(2) cores in all of the compounds through double-μ(2)-oxygen atoms of the N-ox…
Magnetism in coordination complexesLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesElectron Spin Resonance Studies
A. Lapresta-Fernández、Silvia Titos‐Padilla、Juan Manuel Herrera 等 6 位作者2012-11-15Chemical Communications
We introduce the first method for imaging colour changes related to a spin crossover phenomenon induced by thermal variation which can be determined with the naked eye or with a photographic digital camera in a solid phase sensor.
Magnetism in coordination complexesLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesElectron Spin Resonance Studies
Selda Şen、Fatih Şen、Ardemis A. Boghossian 等 5 位作者2012-11-15The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) fluoresce in the near-infrared and are promising as optical sensors when functionalized to enable analyte recognition. SWCNT sensors with enhanced fluorescence emission have been hypothesized to have greater sensitivities, and reductive brightening reagents, such…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesElectrochemical sensors and biosensorsAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors
Kun Zhou、Xinlong Wang、Chao Qin 等 9 位作者2012-11-15Dalton Transactions
The first macrocycle-based high-nuclearity nanocluster [Ag(20)(S(t)Bu)(10)(CF(3)COO)(2)](8+) in complex 1, with a sandwich-like structure constructed by bilevel inversion Ag(5)S(5) pentagrams and an interlayer Ag(10) ring, has been obtained. Structure analysis indicates that Cl(-) acts as an anion template to direct t…
Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionNanocluster Synthesis and Applications
Wei Ai、Juqing Liu、Zhuzhu Du 等 11 位作者2012-11-15RSC Advances
An easy and versatile method for the covalent functionalization of graphene oxide (GO) is reported. The functionalized GO is synthesized by a polyphosphoric acid-catalyzed cyclization reaction of the carboxylic groups on GO with the hydroxyl and amino groups on o-aminophenol and o-phenylenediamine, resulting in it bei…
Graphene research and applicationsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications
Matiullah Shah、M. Nadeem、M. Atif2012-11-15Journal of Applied Physics
Polycrystalline Pr0.8Ca0.2MnO3 has been synthesized through solid state reaction route and phase purity is analyzed using synchrotron XRD. Magnetization M(T) showed Mn spin alignment due to ferromagnetic ordering around 125 K (TC), whereas M(H) showed an onset of non-linear behavior from 200 K and with temperature re-…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsMultiferroics and related materialsSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
Karen Kolya Vardanyan、David Matthew Sita、Rob Walton 等 5 位作者2012-11-15RSC Advances
We study composites of mainly room temperature nematic cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals (nCB with n = 5, 6, 7, and 8) with gold nanoparticles (GNP). We report that doped GNP dramatically affects the material and, consequently, display parameters and mesophase stability of 5CB, 6CB, and 7CB homologues, while no homogeneou…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Junqi Gao、Davresh Hasanyan、Ying Shen 等 6 位作者2012-11-15Journal of Applied Physics
In this paper, giant resonant magnetoelectric (ME) effect in an unsymmetrical bi-layered Metglas/Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 ME composites with multi-push pull configuration that can be significantly tuned was investigated experimentally and theoretically. The actual measured and predicted results present the similar resonant frequen…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsInnovative Energy Harvesting Technologies
Qiang Fu、Tao He、J. L. Li 等 4 位作者2012-11-15Journal of Applied Physics
We have theoretically investigated the structural, electronic, and optical properties of perovskite SrTiO3 nanowires for use in visible light photocatalytic applications using pseudopotential density-functional theory calculations. The electronic structure calculations show that the band gap is modified in the SrTiO3…
Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Menglin Chen、Søren Roesgaard、Tamer Uyar 等 7 位作者2012-11-15Journal of Materials Chemistry C
A combination of the unique hosting properties of cyclodextrins (CDs) and the peculiar UV-responsive trans–cis isomerization of the guest molecule azobenzene has endowed light-responsibility of the inclusion complex (IC). The IC of 4-aminoazobenzene (AAB) and hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD), with its inherent vis…
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
Yaowen Liu、Lei Zhang、Huinan Li 等 7 位作者2012-11-15Langmuir
Spatial arrangement of multiple cell types plays a critical role in maintaining the viability of cells and functionality of tissues. Micropatterning has been used to fabricate scaffolds to modulate cell distribution, growth, and functions for reconstructing the anisotropy in native tissues. In the current study, a gla…
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchSilk-based biomaterials and applications
Lin Jiang、Yuxin Tang、Chihao Liow 等 10 位作者2012-11-15Small
New Type of Gold Nanoparticle: A new class of fivefold stellate polyhedral gold nanoparticles (FSPAuNPs) with {110} facets have been synthesized by a seed-mediated growth method without adding surfactant. The size of FSPAuNPs can be simply adjusted from nanoscale to microscale by varying the amount of seeds, which res…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsNanocluster Synthesis and Applications
Udishnu Sanyal、Balaji R. Jagirdar2012-11-15Inorganic Chemistry
A new solid state synthetic route has been developed toward metal and bimetallic alloy nanoparticles from metal salts employing amine-boranes as the reducing agent. During the reduction, amine-borane plays a dual role: acts as a reducing agent and reduces the metal salts to their elemental form and simultaneously gene…
Graphene research and applicationsHydrogen Storage and MaterialsNanomaterials for catalytic reactions
Xin Wang、Sijun Fan、Kefeng Li 等 6 位作者2012-11-15Journal of Applied Physics
The compositional dependence of the 1.8 μm emission properties of Tm3+ ion-doped lead silicate glasses is investigated. Judd–Ofelt parameters are calculated and their variation with different glass modifier ions is obtained. The Judd–Ofelt parameters increase with decreased modifier ionic radius. A large spontaneous e…
Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsGlass properties and applicationsSolid State Laser Technologies
Teresa Corrales、Ińigo Larraza、F. Catalina 等 7 位作者2012-11-15Biomacromolecules
A triblock copolymer based on poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and 2-(N,N-diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DEAEMA)/2-(methyl-7-nitrobenzofurazan)amino ethyl acrylate (NBD-NAcri), was synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The corresponding chlorohydrated copolymer, named as PCL-b-DEAEMA, was prepared a…
Polymer Nanocomposites and Propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesAntimicrobial agents and applications