Yunbin Yuan、Xueyong Yong、Huanyu Zhang 等 4 位作者2016-02-03ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
This paper reports the first biobased microspheres derived from phenylpropenic resources. To explore the potentials of biomass derived trans -anethole (ANE) and to develop new biobased polymeric materials, ANE was used for preparing an unprecedented kind of polymeric microspheres constructed by poly( trans -ANE - co -…
biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMesoporous Materials and CatalysisSynthesis and properties of polymers
Íñigo Bretos、Ricardo Jiménez、Monika Tomczyk 等 6 位作者2016-02-03Scientific Reports
Applications of ferroelectric materials in modern microelectronics will be greatly encouraged if the thermal incompatibility between inorganic ferroelectrics and semiconductor devices is overcome. Here, solution-processable layers of the most commercial ferroelectric compound--morphotrophic phase boundary lead zircona…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics SynthesisElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Anila Arshad、Hongli Chen、Xilin Bai 等 5 位作者2016-02-03Chinese Journal of Chemistry
Abstract In this study, we report a novel and facile autoclave strategy for synthesis of near‐infrared (NIR) CuInS2 QDs by employing glutathione (GSH) as capping ligand and stabilizer in aqueous media under 100°C. Various experimental parameters including the ratio of precursors, reaction time, reaction temperature, p…
Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsNanocluster Synthesis and Applications
Mireia Guardingo、Pablo González‐Monje、Fernando Novio 等 8 位作者2016-02-03ACS Nano
In the present work, AFM-assisted lithography was used to perform the synthesis of a coordination polymer inside femtoliter droplets deposited on surfaces. For this, solutions of the metal salt and the organic ligand were independently transferred to adjacent tips of the same AFM probe array and were sequentially deli…
Force Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsBlock Copolymer Self-AssemblyNanofabrication and Lithography Techniques
Fabrício Ferrarini、Luís Rafael Bonetto、Janaína da Silva Crespo 等 4 位作者2016-02-03Water Science & Technology
Adsorption has been considered as one of the most effective methods to remove dyes from aqueous solutions due to its ease of operation, high efficiency and wide adaptability. In view of all these aspects, this study aimed to evaluate the adsorption capacity of a halloysite-magnetite-based composite in the removal of C…
Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalClay minerals and soil interactionsIron oxide chemistry and applications
Enzhi Xu、Zhen Li、Jaime Avilés Acosta 等 10 位作者2016-02-03Nano Research
Bulk PbTe and alloy compounds thereof are well-known thermoelectric materials for electric power generation. Among these alloys, PbSnTe hosts unique topological surface states that may have improved thermoelectric properties. Here we report on the vapor-transport growth and thermoelectric study of high-quality single-…
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesTopological Materials and PhenomenaThermal properties of materials
Dong-xia Feng、Anh V. Nguyen2016-02-03Langmuir
Floating objects on the air-water interfaces are central to a number of everyday activities, from walking on water by insects to flotation separation of valuable minerals using air bubbles. The available theories show that a fine sphere can float if the force of surface tension and buoyancies can support the sphere at…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityMinerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesElectrostatics and Colloid Interactions
Wanying He、Xu Zheng、Qi Zhao 等 7 位作者2016-02-03Macromolecular Bioscience
A series of pH-triggered charge-reversal polyurethane copolymers (PS-PUs) containing methoxyl-poly(ethylene glycol) (mPEG), carboxylic acid groups, and piperazine groups is presented in this work. The obtained PS-PUs copolymers can form into stable micelles at pH 7.4, which response to a narrow pH change (5.5-7.5) and…
Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryDendrimers and Hyperbranched PolymersGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications
David Santiago、Albert Fabregat‐Sanjuan、Francesc Ferrando 等 4 位作者2016-02-03Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics
ABSTRACT In this study a series of hyperbranched modified shape‐memory polymers were subjected to constrained shape recoveries in order to determine their potential use as thermomechanical actuators. Materials were synthesized from a diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A as base epoxy and a polyetheramine and a commercial h…
Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymer composites and self-healingSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
HERBERT R. NEVES、Rafael A. Bini、Jeam Haroldo Oliveira Barbosa 等 5 位作者2016-02-03Particle & Particle Systems Characterization
A simple approach to synthesize carboxymethyl dextran-coated MnO nanoparticles (CMDex-MnONPs) with high colloidal stability in physiological saline solutions is described here for potential applications as a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T1 contrast agent. The thermal decomposition methodology is used to produce un…
Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesCharacterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles
Jiayu Zheng、Linling Tan、Liping Wang 等 5 位作者2016-02-03Optics Express
The nature of bismuth NIR luminescence is essential to develop the bismuth doped laser materials with high efficiency and desirable emission wavelength, and it, thereby, receives rising interests. Our previous work reported the Bi(0) luminescence from Ba2B5O9Cl: Bi with a lifetime of ~30 μs and the conversion of Bi(2+…
Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsGlass properties and applicationsSolid State Laser Technologies
M. S. Bieniek、Pedro Almeida、M. S. Benilov2016-02-03Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
Abstract Self-organized patterns of cathode spots in glow discharges are computed in the cathode boundary layer geometry, which is the one employed in most of the experiments reported in the literature. The model comprises conservation and transport equations of electrons and a single ion species, written in the drift…
High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomenaPlasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsAerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation
Xiaofei Zhang、Lixin Chen、Chunjia Luo 等 4 位作者2016-02-03Journal of the American Ceramic Society
In this contribution, a novel and versatile strategy named phase separation assisted pyrolysis for the preparation of polymer‐derived ceramic (PDC) microspheres with controlled morphology is reported. Various Si–C–N–(Ni) magnetic microspheres with a dimension from micro‐ to nanoscale can be conveniently prepared by us…
Advanced ceramic materials synthesisLayered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and ApplicationsCovalent Organic Framework Applications
O.V. Ogorodnikova、S. Markelj、U. von Toussaint2016-02-03Journal of Applied Physics
Polycrystalline tungsten (W) specimens were pre-irradiated with self-ions to create identical samples with high density of defects up to ∼2.5 μm near the surface. Then, W specimens were exposed to either thermal atomic deuterium (D) beam with an incident energy of ∼0.2 eV or low energy D plasma with the incident energ…
Fusion materials and technologiesNuclear Materials and PropertiesIon-surface interactions and analysis
Ryan Field、Lai Chung Liu、Wojciech Gawełda 等 5 位作者2016-02-03Chemistry - A European Journal
Solvated iron(II)-tris(bipyridine) ([Fe(II)(bpy)3](2+)) has been extensively studied with regard to the spin crossover (SCO) phenomenon. Herein, the ultrafast spin transition dynamics of single crystal [Fe(II)(bpy)3](PF6)2 was characterized for the first time using femtosecond transient absorption (TA) spectroscopy. T…
Magnetism in coordination complexesLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesElectron Spin Resonance Studies
Robert Zaleśny、N. Arul Murugan、Guangjun Tian 等 5 位作者2016-02-03The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Motivated by the outstanding properties of bis(BF2) core complexes as fluorophore probes, we present a systematic computational study of their vibrationally resolved one- and two-photon absorption spectra in vacuum and in solution. Electronic and vibrational structure calculations were performed using the coupled clus…
Molecular Sensors and Ion DetectionPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials
Amir Khesro、R.C. Boston、Iasmi Sterianou 等 5 位作者2016-02-03Journal of Applied Physics
The phase transitions and domain structure of the promising PbO-free solid solution series, (0.95-x)BiFeO3-xLaFeO3-0.05La2/3TiO3, were investigated. X ray diffraction (XRD) revealed a transition from a ferroelectric R3c to a PbZrO3-like (Pbam) antiferroelectric (AFE) structure at x = 0.15 followed by a transition to a…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsDielectric properties of ceramics
Baiqi Shao、Yang Feng、Yan Song 等 6 位作者2016-02-03Inorganic Chemistry
A novel nonorganic wet route for direct synthesis of uniform hexagonal β-NaYF4:Ln(3+) (Ln = Eu, Tb, Ce/Tb, Yb/Er, and Yb/Tm) microcrystals with various morphologies has been developed wherein the intermediate routine cubic-hexagonal (α → β) phase transfer process was avoided. The morphology can be effectively tuned in…
Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsInorganic Fluorides and Related CompoundsOptical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials
Elif Acar Arslan、Mustafa O. Güler、Ayşe B. Tekinay2016-02-03Biomacromolecules
Recent efforts in bioactive scaffold development focus strongly on the elucidation of complex cellular responses through the use of synthetic systems. Designing synthetic extracellular matrix (ECM) materials must be based on understanding of cellular behaviors upon interaction with natural and artificial scaffolds. He…
Supramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesSilk-based biomaterials and applications
J. Narayan、Anagh Bhaumik2016-02-03Materials Research Letters
We report the formation of single-crystal diamond nanoneedles, microneedles and thin films on sapphire (0001). By using nanosecond excimer laser pulses, we convert amorphous carbon into a new state of Q-carbon by rapid melting and quenching. The Q-carbon consists of amorphous mostly sp3 bonded carbon and rest 10–15% s…
Diamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchLaser Material Processing TechniquesAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies