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ZnO/CdSe/CuSCN extremely thin absorber ( eta )-solar cells based on ZnO nanowires have been successfully realized using easily accessible electrochemical and solution deposition techniques. An n-type ZnO film consisting of free-standing single crystal nanowires several microns high and 100–200 nm in diameter was-depos…
The molecular mechanism of the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of cyclohexanone with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by the Sn-beta zeolite has been investigated by combining molecular mechanics, quantum-chemical calculations, spectroscopic, and kinetic techniques. A theoretical study of the location of Sn in zeolite beta was p…
The hydrothermal reaction of Ni(NO3)2, NaN3, and nicotinic acid (Hnic) yielded a 3-D supramolecular framework complex, [Ni(1.5)(N3)(nic)2(Hnic)]n (1) with unusual magnetic properties. In 1, Hnic and nic-1 coexist and show different coordination modes (mu2-Hnic-N,O, mu2-nic-N,O, and mu3-nic-N,O,O bridging NiII ions), a…
The magnetocaloric properties of a series of manganites with the composition La 0.67 Ca 0.33− x Sr x MnO 3 ± δ , (LCSM), have been investigated by direct and indirect measuring techniques. The compounds showed a magnetocaloric effect near the Curie temperature, which increased from 267 K for x = 0 to 369 K for x = 0.3…
We have studied the microstructures and ferroelectric properties of MnO2-doped bismuth-layered (Ca,Sr)Bi4Ti4O15 (CSBTM). The piezoelectric coefficient, dielectric loss, mechanical quality factor, and the P-E hysteresis loop measurements indicate that Mn ions entered both the A and B sites of the pseudoperovskite-layer…
Collagens are abundant proteins in higher organisms, and are formed by a complex biosynthetic pathway involving intracellular and extracellular post-translational modifications. Starting from simple soluble precursors, this interesting pathway produces insoluble functional fibrillar and non-fibrillar elements of the e…
Composite thin films of polyelectrolytes and fluorescent nanoparticles can be directly transfer-printed onto various substrates including indium tin oxide coated poly(ethylene terephthalate). The sequential transfer printing of thin films with controlled alignment introduces multicomponent patterns onto substrates, de…
We study the interatomic exchange interactions and Curie temperatures in half-metallic semi-Heusler compounds NiCrZ (Z=P, Se, Te) and NiVAs. The study is performed within the framework of density functional theory. The calculation of exchange parameters is based on the frozen-magnon approach. It is shown that the exch…
Ferroelectric films in the paraelectric phase exhibit two undesirable properties: hysteresis in the voltage-capacitance characteristics and a significant relaxation time of the capacitance. Our experiments show that suppression of both of these is achieved by using ultraviolet (UV) radiation with wavelengths correspon…
The dielectric properties of BSTO∕Mg2SiO4∕MgO composite ceramics have been investigated systematically. The dielectric properties of BSTO composites under a dc bias field can be interpreted by the “soft-mode” theory near the phase transition and Johnson’s phenomenological equation far above the transition temperature.…
The alkoxo-polyoxovanadium clusters [V6O7(OR)12]n+ (R = -CH3, -C2H5) are fully alkylated polyoxometalate derivatives comprising a hexavanadate core with the vanadium ions organized in an octahedral fashion, a classic isopolyoxometalate structure (Lindqvist) which as an entity is not known for vanadium. The clusters ar…
We study the existence of incommensurate phases in the phase diagram of the two orbital double exchange model coupled with Jahn-Teller phonons and with superexchange interactions. In agreement with experimental results, we find that undoped manganites $RMnO_3$ ($R$ being some rare earth element) show temperature induc…
The ever-increasing industrial demand for nylon-6 (polycaprolactam) necessitates the development of environmentally benign methods of producing its precursor, ε-caprolactam, from cyclohexanone. It is currently manufactured in two popular double-step processes, each of which uses highly aggressive reagents, and each ge…
Cylindrical and pentagonal Ag nanowires (see Figure) are selectively prepared in amorphous carbonaceous sheaths via a controlled hydrothermal reaction. Results indicate that the amorphous coating layer is responsible for the cross-section symmetry selected synthesis. The distinctive optical properties measured fit wel…
We present a comprehensive study of the reversal process of perpendicular magnetization in thin layers of the ferromagnetic semiconductor Ga1−xMnxAs. For this investigation we have purposely chosen Ga1−xMnxAs with a low Mn concentration (x≈0.02), since in such specimens contributions of cubic and uniaxial anisotropy p…
Peptide-amphiphile nanofibers are prepared that incorporate a peptide sequence permitting enzyme-mediated degradation (see Figure). Cleavage of the peptide sequence results in breakdown of the nanostructure and, consequently, the mechanical properties. This novel elastic nanofiber network is able to encapsulate dental…
Electrospinning of polymer nanofibers often begins with a single, straight, elongating, and electrified fluid jet that emanates from a droplet tip when the electric field at the surface is high enough. After some distance an electrically driven bending instability of the elongating jet occurs. For a polymer solution s…
The radial-breathing-like phonon modes (RBLMs) of the double-walled carbon nanotubes are studied in a simple analytical model, in which the interaction force constants (FCs) can be obtained analytically from the continuous model. The RBLMs frequencies are obtained by solving the dynamical matrix, and their relationshi…
We find using LSDA+U band structure calculations that the novel one-dimensional cobaltate Ca$_3$Co$_2$O$_6$ is not a ferromagnetic half-metal but a Mott insulator. Both the octahedral and the trigonal Co ions are formally trivalent, with the octahedral being in the low-spin and the trigonal in the high-spin state. The…
We present density-functional calculations for the interaction energy of monosubstituted benzene dimers. Our approach utilizes a recently developed fully nonlocal correlation energy functional, which has been applied to the pure benzene dimer and several other systems with promising results. The interaction energy as…