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Electrocrystallization experiments with the chiral ethylenedithio-tetrathiafulvalene-methyl-oxazoline (EDT-TTF-OX) donors (R)-, (S)-, and (rac)-1 have provided two series of mixed-valence salts with the PF(6) (-) and [Au(CN)(2)](-) anions. Within each series the cell parameters are the same for the three R, S, and rac…
To date, the successful low-temperature synthesis of the aluminosilicate imogolite nanotubes always involved initial concentrations of the reagents in the millimolar range, higher concentrations being reported to lead to the formation of the less well characterized allophane phase. The present work shows that reaction…
Liver-imaging probes are prepared through the conjugation of Gd chelates and galactosyl moieties to peptide dendrimers. The dendritic probes possessing highly controlled structures and a single molecular weight have a two-fold increase in T(1) relaxivity to 9.1 x 10(3) (Gd M)(-1) s(-1) compared to Gd-DTPA. No obvious…
Abstract Existing studies in the research literature showing conflicting changes in physical aging rates with decreasing film thickness in nanoconfined polymer films highlight the need for a single experimental technique to efficiently characterize physical aging rates in thin polymer films of varying chemical structu…
A new type of pH-responsive block copolymer nanoparticle has been synthesized and characterized. The amphiphilic diblock copolymer, PEG-b-PMYM, contains acid-labile ortho ester side-chains in the hydrophobic block and can self-assemble into micelle-like nanoparticles in water at neutral pH. Hydrolysis of the ortho est…
The electronic structure and energetics of the tetragonal distortion for the fluorite-type dihydrides ${\text{TiH}}_{2}$, ${\text{ZrH}}_{2}$, and ${\text{HfH}}_{2}$ are studied by means of highly accurate first-principles total-energy calculations. For ${\text{HfH}}_{2}$, in addition to the calculations using the scal…
Although widely used in bioassays, the spectrofluorimetric method described here uses the antenna effect as a tool to probe the thermodynamic parameters of ligands that sensitize lanthanide luminescence. The Eu(3+) coordination chemistry, solution thermodynamic stability, and photophysical properties of the spermine-b…
Two-dimensional Brownian dispersions of microscale pentagonal platelets exhibit rich structural and dynamical behavior as the particle area fraction, phi(A), is increased. As phi(A) is raised above 0.66, a rotator crystal forms, and while in an equilateral hexagonal lattice, pentagons still explore all angles as they…
Abstract The effect of Lucentite™ STN nanoclay on the relaxation behavior of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) nanocomposites was investigated using dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS) and wide‐ and small‐angle X‐ray scattering. Lucentite™ STN is a synthetic nanoclay based on hectorite structure containing an orga…
A first principles investigation of the electronic properties of narrow silicon carbon nanoribbons (SiC NRs) having zigzag-shaped edges passivated by hydrogen is presented. It is found that the zigzag SiC NRs exhibit interesting behavior. When an external transverse electric field is applied, the zigzag SiC NRs are co…
A GFP-like fluorescent protein, Dronpa, which was engineered from a coral Pectiniidae, was found to display perfect photochromic properties; the fluorescent "on"-state and nonfluorescent "off"-state of Dronpa can be reversibly switched by irradiation of two different wavelengths of light. To understand the detailed me…
Abstract The electrochemical characteristics of a La 0.8 Sr 0.2 Co 0.2 Fe 0.8 O 3–δ electrode, synthesised using the spray‐drying technique and deposited via screen printing on a double layer Ce 0.8 Gd 0.2 O 2–δ /ZrO 2 (8 mol% Y 2 O 3 ) electrolyte, were studied using AC impedance spectroscopy. It was found that depen…
Flame spray pyrolysis (FSP) has been employed for the syntheses of single crystalline WO 3 nanoparticles using tungsten precursors with tungsten in usual (+6) and unusual (+4 and 0) oxidation states. The WO 3 nanoparticles have been characterized by powder X-ray diffraction and the patterns have been refined using the…
The electronic structure of the Zn(II)-5-(3,5-dicarboxyphenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin dye (ZnTPP-Ipa), chemisorbed onto ZnO(112̅0) and TiO 2 (110) single-crystal surfaces, has been investigated by means of density functional theory (DFT) and by electron spectroscopy methods in an ultra-high-vacuum environment. Th…
Vertically aligned carbon-nanotube arrays are synthesized by chemical vapor deposition. Carbon-nanotube fibers are directly spun from the obtained nanotube arrays and then tested mechanically. A strong correlation between the array morphologies and the mechanical properties of the fibers is observed: well-aligned arra…
We demonstrate a novel chemical-free water-based technique to synthesize various forms of cuprous oxide nanostructures at room temperature. The self-assemblies of these nanostructures are formed by the anodic oxidation of Cu in deionized (DI) water. Direct growth of these nanostructures on SiO(2)/Si (100) substrate ha…
A dielectric structure with effective permittivity and permeability close to -1 operating for propagative waves at optical wavelengths is proposed. This structure is a two-dimensional photonic crystal with refractive index -1, coated by appropriate antireflection gratings. Numerical simulations involving a flat lens m…
An effective solid-state approach for producing porous and graphitic carbon materials using Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles embedded into the carbonaceous matrix as catalyst was presented. High dispersion of Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles enables the solid-state graphitization to be limited at the local region around the Fe 3 O 4 nano…
Abstract The photo‐induced charge transfer and the dynamics of persistent charge carriers in blends of semiconducting polymers and nanocrystals are investigated. Regioregular poly(3‐hexylthiophene) (P3HT) is used as the electron donor material, while the acceptor moiety is established by CdSe nanocrystals (nc‐CdSe) pr…
The use of nanovesicles with encapsulated Gd as MR contrast agents has largely been ignored due to the detrimental effects of the slow water exchange rate through the vesicle bilayer on the relaxivity of encapsulated Gd. Here, we describe the facile synthesis of a composite MR contrast platform, consisting of dendrime…