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CdSe quantum dots with polymerisable ligands have been incorporated into polystyrene beads, via a suspension polymerisation reaction, as a first step towards the optical encoding of solid supports for application in solid phase organic chemistry.
Hydrogen environment embrittlement (HEE) of type 316 series austenitic stainless steels was investigated in the temperature range from 300 to 80 K. Hydrogen showed a marked effect on the tensile properties of type 316, 316L and 316LN stainless steels. HEE increased with decreasing temperature, reached a maximum at aro…
The roles played by the conformational disordering of alkyl chains in determining the aggregation states of matter are reviewed for liquid crystalline materials from a thermodynamic perspective. Entropy, which is one of the most macroscopic concepts but which has a clear microscopic meaning, provides crucial microscop…
Water vapor is present in most environments in which alloys are used at elevated temperatures and there are papers in the literature that show water vapor usually has adverse effects on the oxidation resistance of alloys. However, the exact effect of water vapor is dependent on the particular alloy under consideration…
A new approach to the one-step synthesis of cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dots is reported using the air stable complex cadmium imino-bis(diisopropylphosphine selenide); the ligand is readily prepared from elemental selenium and the precursor, quantum dots of comparable quality to those prepared by conventional meth…
The synthesis and characterization of polysiloxane substituted metal-free and lead phthalocyanines are described. These materials form a class of isotropic liquid phthalocyanines that combine a large nonlinear absorption with an exceptionally large nonlinear thermal refractive effect. These materials effectively coupl…
Abstract In previous work, zein was plasticized with oleic acid to obtain flexible films. However, it was observed that film properties were affected by the preparation method employed. Our objective was to investigate the effect of processing methods on thermal behavior of zein films by differential scanning calorime…
Soluble, chromophore-functionalized SWNTs (SWNT-NA) have been synthesized via covalent bonding with minimal alteration to the characteristic one-dimensional electronic states of SWNTs. The key step in the molecular design includes incorporating a naphthalimide fluorescent moiety onto SWNTs via the amidation of oxidati…
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) with samaria-doped ceria (SDC) electrolytes were prepared with anodes made from either Cu, ceria, and SDC or Au, ceria, and SDC. These cells were tested in H 2 and n -butane fuels at 650°C. The similarity of performance ( V I ) curves and impedance results for cells made with Au and Cu…
In a typical one-pot synthesis procedure, hybrid organosilica fibers were grown by templating the co-condensation between TEOS and selected organotrialkoxysilanes (20 mol% of phenyltriethoxysilane, PTES, or aminopropyltriethoxysilane, APTES) through the use of DDOA (2,3-bis(n-decyloxy)anthracene) and DUOP (2,3-bis(n-u…
Polyamines mimicking substances which occur naturally in biosilicas have been synthesized and show an accelerating effect on silica condensation, which depends on the chemical nature, the architecture (linear or branched), and the degree of polymerization.
A new soluble conjugated metalloporphyrin polymer has been synthesised as its complex with zinc(II), lead(II) and copper(II) and as the free-base. The zinc complex aggregates in non-coordinating solvents, due to coordination of the amide side-chains to the zinc centres. These aggregates dissociate on addition of pyrid…
Layered lanthanide tantalates and their ion-exchanged phases (MLnTa2O7, M = Cs, Rb, Na, and H; Ln = La, Pr, Nd, and Sm) were prepared to evaluate their photocatalytic activity for water splitting under UV irradiation. The optical band gap energy was dependent on the lanthanide, Ln, but negligibly affected by the monov…
A dense 3‐mol%‐yttria‐stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline (3Y‐TZP) toughening alumina matrix nanocomposite with a nanocrystalline (<100 nm) matrix grain size has been successfully developed by a novel processing method. A combination of very rapid sintering at a heating rate of 500°C/min and at a sinteri…
It was found that the introduction of a perfluoroalkyl group into the peripheral chains of triphenylene mesogens could provide a strong tendency towards homeotropic alignment of the hexagonal columnar (Colh) mesophase on a variety of substrates, indicating a new concept of molecular methodology for the alignment contr…
Single crystalline BaTi2O5 was prepared by a floating zone method. The single crystal was transparent having a (001) cleavage plane. The space group was C2, and the lattice parameters were a=1.6909(9) nm, b=0.3937(1) nm, c=0.9419(4) nm and β=103.12(6)°. The permittivity perpendicular to a (010) plane showed the maximu…
Since the discovery of discotic liquid crystals in 1977 [1] the field has grown rapidly with an estimated 3000 compounds belonging to this category. Generally these compounds have flat or nearly flat cores and surrounded by four to eight long chain substituents. A vast majority of these compounds exhibit the columnar…
Manganese oxide (MnOx) xerogel and ambigel films were investigated as ultracapacitor electrodes in unbuffered aqueous electrolytes. These nanostructured, mesoporous gels, derived from the sol-gel reaction of NaMnO 4 ⋅ H 2 O and fumaric acid, were cast as continuous thin films on indium-tin oxide glass. Further process…
The antimicrobial activity of chitosan with different molecular weights (MWs) and different degrees of acetylation (DA) was examined to clarify how the activity depends upon the molecular structures. We determined minimum growth inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of various types of chitosan in L broth or its modified m…
To use wool successfully in technical applications requires a high-value application that can exploit its natural properties, a reduction in costs, or modifying the fibre to achieve a particular target performance. Wool is increasingly being used in technical applications in which its unique properties and the opportu…