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We demonstrate a simple way of making individual 20 nm gold nanoparticles fluorescent (with a fluorescence quantum yield of about 10(-6)) in glycerol. Gold NPs prepared in such a way have bright fluorescence for a long time under moderate excitation, and their fluorescence remains when the solvent is exchanged to wate…
Our first-principles calculations demonstrate that the substitutional B anion and B cation doped TiO 2 both produce a spin magnetic moment of 1.0 μ B despite their different mechanisms. The former is due to that the three electrons of B 2− (s 2 p 3 ) at the O site occupy the two low-energy B 2p orbitals preferentially…
Here we report on molten salt synthesis of four different compounds in the K2O–Na2O–Nb2O5 system. The three compounds K4Nb6O17, K2Nb4O11 and KNb3O8, with non-cubic crystal structures, were prepared as single crystalline particles with large aspect ratios. K4Nb6O17 was prepared with a plate-like morphology, K2Nb4O11 a…
Composite materials of the alumino silicate minerals, kaolinite and halloysite, with silver nanoparticles have been successfully synthesised. This was achieved by a layer-by-layer deposition process in which kaolinite or halloysite was dispersed in successive solutions of the cationic polymeric linker polydiallyldimet…
The general properties of long wavelength triangular graphene superlattices are studied. It is shown that Dirac points with and without gaps can arise at a number of high-symmetry points of the Brillouin zone. The existence of gaps can lead to insulating behaviour at commensurate fillings. Strain and magnetic superlat…
Three-component organic thermochromic materials, consisting of a leuco dye, a weak acid acting as the colour developer, and a low-melting organic solvent, can change their colour in response to temperature changes. Although widely used in applications, their detailed thermochromic mechanism is not fully understood. Th…
In this paper we describe and test a setup for the characterization of the magnetocaloric effect around room temperature. The setup is a differential calorimeter able to measure both the specific heat c(p)(H,T) under constant magnetic field H and the isothermal entropy change induced by changing H, Δs(H,T), in the roo…
A detailed knowledge of the gap structure for the Fe-pnictide superconductors is still rather rudimentary with several conflicting reports of either nodes, deep gap minima, or fully isotropic gaps on the Fermi-surface sheets, both in the ${k}_{x}\text{\ensuremath{-}}{k}_{y}$ plane and along the $c$ axis. In this Rapid…
Tissue engineering is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field that aims to regenerate new tissue to replace damaged tissues or organs. The extracellular matrix (ECM) of animal tissues is a complex mixture of macromolecules that play an essential instructional role in the development of tissues and organs. Therefore…
A GeTe reconfigurable phase change switch for radio frequency applications is presented. Low ON state resistance (180 Ω) and large dynamic range (7×103 X) were achieved through low resistance electrode design and high current. A partial crystallization and partial reamorphization model is proposed to explain the diffe…
We report the structural, magnetic, electrical transport properties, and magnetocaloric effect (MCE) of antipervoskite compound AlCMn3. It exhibits a second-order ferromagnetic–paramagnetic phase transition around (TC) 287 K. The electronic resistivity (ρ) shows a good metallic behavior except for a slope change aroun…
Materiomics is an emerging field of science that provides a basis for multiscale material system characterization, inspired in part by natural, for example, protein-based materials. Here we outline the scope and explain the motivation of the field of materiomics, as well as demonstrate the benefits of a materiomic app…
Carbon nanotubes have been shown to have the ability to transport therapeutic and detective reagents into cells. However, the rapid advances in new carbon nanotube-based materials and technologies have raised concerns about their safety. Such concerns require a fundamental understanding of the toxicological properties…
We summarize the results of investigation of spectral-kinetic characteristics of the luminescence of F + and F-centers in Al 2 O 3 , YAlO 3 (YAP) and Y 3 Al 5 O 12 (YAG) crystals under excitation by synchrotron radiation in the transmittance and fundamental absorption ranges of these oxides. We show that the luminesce…
Ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties of (001) 0.72PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3–0.28PbTiO3 (PMN–28%PT) single crystals have been investigated from cryogenic temperatures to 475 K. PMN–28%PT is used as piezoelectric substrate, e.g., in multiferroic heterostructures. Electric field-induced phase transformations have been examine…
In this work we proposed design, fabrication and functional characterization of a very low cost energy autonomous, maintenance free, flexible and wearable micro thermoelectric generator (μTEG), finalized to power very low consumption electronics Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) applications. The prototype, integrating an…
In this paper, phonon transmission through a graphene sheet and graphene nanoribbons is investigated using an atomistic Green’s function method. Best-fit results from first-principles calculations using a fourth nearest neighbor force-constant model are used to establish the matrices that describe interactions among c…
Cellulose nanofibers were isolated from kenaf core fibers by employing chemo-mechanical treatments. The morphologies and sizes of the fibers were explored with environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results of chemical analysis showed that the cellulose conten…
AIM: To develop and evaluate two tumor-specific nanoprobes by functionalization of a polyethylene glycol-immobilized nanoparticle with arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) or chlorotoxin ligand that targets α(v)β(3) integrin and matrix metalloproteinase-2 receptors, respectively. MATERIALS & METHODS: The nanoprobes we…
The method employed for depositing nanostructures of conducting polymers dictates potential uses in a variety of applications such as organic solar cells, light-emitting diodes, electrochromics, and sensors. A simple and scalable film fabrication technique that allows reproducible control of thickness, and morphologic…