Giuliana Faggio、Giuliana Faggio、L. Lancellotti 等 10 位作者2018-12-21physica status solidi (a)
Schottky‐barrier solar cells (SBSCs) represent low‐cost candidates for photovoltaics applications. The engineering of the interface between absorber and front electrode is crucial for reducing the dark current, blocking the majority carriers injected into the electrode, and reducing surface recombination. The presence…
Silicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceNanowire Synthesis and ApplicationsSemiconductor materials and interfaces
Lucie Blondeau、Eddy Foy、H. Khodja 等 4 位作者2018-12-21The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Electrochemical behavior and performance of negative electrodes in metal batteries can be modified and improved by combining different elements. Herein, a beneficial coupling of In and Sb in the alloying reaction with Mg was considered through the preparation of the InSb alloy by mechanochemical synthesis. Despite a s…
Advancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesMXene and MAX Phase Materials
Joel D. Cox、F. Javier Garcı́a de Abajo2018-12-21Physical Review Letters
Electrically tunable graphene plasmons are anticipated to enable strong light-matter interactions with resonant quantum emitters. However, plasmon resonances in graphene are typically limited to infrared frequencies, below those of optical excitations in robust quantum light sources and many biologically interesting m…
Quantum Information and CryptographyGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
Antoine Klaue、Matthias Kruck、Nic Friederichs 等 6 位作者2018-12-21Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Abstract In Ziegler?Natta catalysis, the catalyst particle size has a strong influence not only on catalyst performance but also on the morphology and particle size distribution of the final polymer particles. Fundamental insight into the catalyst particle formation process is therefore of industrial importance when a…
biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesExtraction and Separation ProcessesNanomaterials for catalytic reactions
Hui Wang、Zhigang Duan、Feng Wang 等 5 位作者2018-12-21BioResources
Poplar veneers were treated with dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma at atmospheric pressure, and the effects on the veneer surface feature were explored. The bonding strength of poplar plywood glued with different urea-formaldehyde resins of varying molar ratios was also investigated. The wettability and resin…
Wood Treatment and PropertiesNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesLignin and Wood Chemistry
He Yu、Yicheng Zhao、Shicheng Yan 等 4 位作者2018-12-21Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Abstract Mesoporous SrTiO 3 was synthesized via the Na OH / KOH molten salt method. The detailed formation mechanism for the mesoporous SrTiO 3 should be obtained to adjust the microstructure, which is an import factor affecting the photocatalytic activity. The detailed mechanism is explored by studying the intermedia…
Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesLayered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and ApplicationsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Huy Hung Tran、Tuan Tu Le、Cong Danh Bui 等 4 位作者2018-12-21International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering
This article presents a method to design broadband circularly polarized (CP) Fabry-Perot Resonator (FPR) antenna. The proposed antenna is based on multi-layer thin dielectric slabs arranged in close proximity as a partially reflecting surface (PRS) and an Archimedean spiral as a CP radiating source. Experimental resul…
Antenna Design and AnalysisMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
Li Zeng、Yingxiang Cai、Zhihao Xiang 等 5 位作者2018-12-21RSC Advances
hybridized carbon allotrope (PHE-graphene) and prove its thermodynamic and kinetic stability. If it is utilized to encapsulate the cathode of Li-S batteries, not only will the shuttle effect be avoided but also the electronic conductivity of the sulfur cathode will be improved significantly owing to its metallic elect…
Advancements in Battery MaterialsGraphene research and applicationsAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies
Bin Yang、Mengya Ding、You Shi 等 11 位作者2018-12-21Journal of Applied Polymer Science
ABSTRACT An umbrella handle product of polypropylene molded by gas‐assisted injection molding (GAIM) was studied from both aspects: theoretical modeling and simulation as well asin situtemperature measurement. The simulation was primarily through the use of the commercial softwareMoldflow(version 6.1) coupled with ent…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesInjection Molding Process and PropertiesPolymer Foaming and Composites
Xuehua Zhang、Chu Xue、Wei Zhang 等 8 位作者2018-12-21Optical Materials Express
Multifunctional TiO2/ormosils organic-inorganic hybrid films that contain azobenzene and photosensitive groups are prepared by combining a low temperature sol-gel process and a spin-coating technique. The optical waveguide and the structural properties of the hybrid films are characterized and investigated respectivel…
Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsOptical Coatings and GratingsNanofabrication and Lithography Techniques
Qichang Ma、Youwei Zhan、Weiyi Hong2018-12-21Nanomaterials
In this paper, we propose a metamaterial structure for realizing the electromagnetically induced transparency effect in the MIR region, which consists of a gold split-ring and a graphene split-ring. The simulated results indicate that a single tunable transparency window can be realized in the structure due to the hyb…
Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchPhotonic Crystals and Applications
Abdul Jalil Rufaihah、Suganya Cheyyatraivendran、Muhammad Danial Mohd Mazlan 等 9 位作者2018-12-21Frontiers in Physiology
Hydrogel materials have been successfully used as matrices to explore the role of biophysical and biochemical stimuli in directing stem cell behavior. Here, we present our findings on the role of modulus in guiding bone marrow fetal mesenchymal stem cell (BMfMSC) fate determination using semi-synthetic hydrogels made…
Mesenchymal stem cell researchElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Hindatu Yusuf、Mohamad Suffian Mohamad Annuar、S. Ramesh 等 4 位作者2018-12-21Chemical Engineering & Technology
Abstract Hydrophobic bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates were rendered amphiphilic by grafting with poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate, followed by compositing with carbon nanotubes. The polymer graft composite as an anode material encouraged superior biofilm surface growth; thus enhancing electrochemical activities in mi…
Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectrochemical sensors and biosensorsMicrobial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
Eric S. Isbrandt、Ryan J. Sullivan、Stephen G. Newman2018-12-21Angewandte Chemie
Abstract Die homogene Katalyse stellt Chemikern zahlreiche Transformationen zur Verfügung, die einen raschen Aufbau organischer Moleküle ermöglichen. Allerdings sind diese Reaktionen komplex, da sie viele substratabhängige mechanistische Schritte erfordern, die harmonisch unter einheitlichen experimentellen Bedingunge…
Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationMachine Learning in Materials Science
Takahiro Tsuchiya、Reiya Umemura、Mutsumi Kaminaga 等 7 位作者2018-12-21ChemPlusChem
Abstract Rhodium dinuclear complexes (1‐3) with azulene moieties as equatorial ligands were obtained by reacting Rh2(OAc)4 with guaiazulene‐2‐carboxylic acid, azulene‐2‐carboxylic acid, and azulene‐1‐carboxylic acid, respectively. The molecular structures in their crystalline states were determined by X‐ray diffractio…
Supramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistrySynthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
Shuai Chen、Yuan Cheng、Gang Zhang 等 4 位作者2018-12-21Nanoscale Advances
In this paper, we propose a new nanoscale device based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with a stiffness gradient to create a spontaneous directional motion of water molecules, and perform molecular dynamics simulations to analyze its transport characteristics. We find that the (6, 6) CNT possesses an optimal water transpor…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesFuel Cells and Related MaterialsNanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
Zhensong Wan、Yijie Shen、Mali Gong 等 4 位作者2018-12-21Optics Express
We propose a new method of phase-singularities manipulation in optical vortices carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM), namely, quadrant-separable multi-singularity manipulation (QSMSM). In QSMSM, the positions of partial vortices in a quadrant region can be manipulated, while the singularities in other regions remai…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsOrbital Angular Momentum in OpticsOptical Polarization and Ellipsometry
Christine E. Schiewer、Christina S. Müller、Sebastian Dechert 等 7 位作者2018-12-21Inorganic Chemistry
The nitrosylation of biological Fe/S clusters to give protein-bound dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs) is physiologically important. Biomimetic studies on the reaction of synthetic [2Fe–2S] clusters with NO have so far been limited to diferric model complexes. This work now compares the nitrosylation of [2Fe–2S] cluste…
Nitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsMagnetism in coordination complexesMetalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
Daihong Huh、Kyoung-suk Oh、Minjin Kim 等 6 位作者2018-12-21Nano Research
Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are attracting tremendous attention for new-generation photovoltaic devices because of their excellent power conversion efficiency and simple fabrication process. One of the various approaches to increase the efficiency of PSCs is to change the material or structu…
Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesConducting polymers and applications
Amit Rajput、Anannya Saha、Suman K. Barman 等 5 位作者2018-12-21Dalton Transactions
and 2 has been assigned using density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP-D3 level of theory. Time-dependent (TD)-DFT calculations have been performed to elucidate the origin of the observed UV-VIS-NIR absorptions.
Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesMagnetism in coordination complexesMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms