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The liquid phase deposition (LPD) of metal oxide thin films at the liquid−liquid interface was investigated. Just after the start of the LPD reaction, depositions were observed continually at the liquid−liquid interface. The deposition grew two-dimensionally into a self-standing film with thickness of 1 μm and domain…
Relevant parameters for non-covalent protein functionalization of carbon nanotubes are explored. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes are carboxylated and functionalized with metalloproteins. Using atomic force microscopy (AFM) we quantitatively determine that coverage with nitrogen-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes is super…
Defects in free surfaces are expected to be seeds for the nucleation of dislocations, which is the likely way nanoscale materials suffer plastic deformation. The nucleation results in the competition between the image force attracting the dislocation to the surface and the applied strain. In this work, two methods bas…
Abstract To investigate the effect of spacer length and linkages between the rigid mesogenic core and the terminal group on the molecular interaction and physical properties of polymers, two series of novel side chain liquid crystalline polyacrylates were synthesized. These were composed of liquid crystalline monomers…
Non-C3-symmetric star-shaped oligobenzoates were synthesized by protecting group techniques. The symmetry change of the core, by manipulating the number of benzoate units in each arm, determines the self-assembly in columnar, cubic, or both mesophases.
A simple biomolecule-mediated process has been used to direct the growth and assembly of CdS nanorods. Many kinds of biomolecules such as amino acids (glycine, serine), peptides (glycyl-glycine, glutathione), protein (gelatin, lysozyme), protein metabolism product (guanidine), RNA base (uracil), and pyrimidine (uridin…
The fracture resistance of biomineralized tissues such as bone, dentin, and abalone is greatly enhanced through the nanoscale interactions of stiff inorganic mineral components with soft organic adhesive components. A proper understanding of the interactions that occur within the organic component, and between the org…
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were incorporated into precursor-derived ceramics made from a polysilazane. To improve the dispersion of the nanotubes in the liquid precursor and finally in the ceramic matrix, the SWNTs were chemically modified by (iodomethyl)trimethylsilane via a radical reaction. The function…
We report on the mechanical characterization of individual mature amyloid fibrils by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and AFM-based single-molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS). These self-assembling materials, formed from the 29-residue amphiphatic peptide hormone glucagon, were found to display a reversible elastic behavi…
Arsenic(II) sulfide nanocrystals were fabricated by a wet process from its bulk through cluster-mediate transformation. The bulk arsenic(II) sulfide can be easily dissolved in ethylenediamine to form a solution-like cluster (As4S4-NH2C2H4NH2)). The cluster can be transformed to nanocrystals assisted by consumption of…
While copper is the active center of particulate methane monooxygenase in methanotrophic bacteria, there are few studies to utilize synthetic copper catalysts for the selective oxidation of methane by oxygen. In this work, we have found that the copper ions attached on mesoporous silica SBA-15 with high dispersion can…
We demonstrate the use of self-assembled bionanostructures in polymer light-emitting diodes. Amyloid fibrils formed by protein misfolding were decorated with a soluble luminescent conjugated polymer. This conjugated polymer complex with amyloid fibrils was used as the active layer in a light emitting diode, resulting…
We present a density functional theory study of interactions between sterically stabilized colloidal particles in solvents of variable quality. Both flat and spherical polymer brushes are considered, as well as both monatomic and polymeric solvents. It is shown that the interaction between sterically stabilized partic…
In this work, electrical permittivity measurements in lead iron niobate (PFN) ceramics were performed in the frequency and temperature ranges from 10 kHz to 1.2 GHz and from 15 to 450 K, respectively. The microwave dielectric results characterized unambiguously the magnetoelectric effect in PFN and demonstrated that t…
A new optical supramolecular compound constructed from a polyoxometalate cluster and an organic substrate [(H3O)(C12H10N3)2(PW12O40)] (1) has been synthesized via a hydrothermal reaction and has been structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction. The solid-state diffuse reflectance, IR, and photoluminescence spectra…
While the support for the existence of a Mn-derived impurity band in the diluted magnetic semiconductor ${\text{Ga}}_{1\ensuremath{-}x}{\text{Mn}}_{x}\text{As}$ has recently increased, a detailed quantitative analysis of its formation and properties is still incomplete. Here, we show that such an impurity band arises…
The control of the structure of oxide-supported metal nanoparticles is crucial in determining their properties and possible applications. Here, building principles are derived for predicting the epitaxies of metal nanoparticles on square-symmetry oxide surfaces. Unusual phases are found for an appropriate choice of th…
In this paper, we present the spectroscopic properties of Er(3+)-, Er(3+)/Yb(3+)- and Er(3+)/Tm(3+)/Yb(3+)-doped novel tellurite glasses. From the measured absorption spectra, Judd-Ofelt (JO) intensity parameters (Ω(2), Ω(4) and Ω(6)) have been evaluated for the Er(3+)-doped glass. With 980 nm excitation three strong…
The discovery of superconductivity in polycrystalline boron-doped diamond (BDD) synthesized under high pressure and high temperatures [Ekimov, et al. (2004) Nature 428:542-545] has raised a number of questions on the origin of the superconducting state. It was suggested that the heavy boron doping of diamond eventuall…
We are reporting a new thermogelling poly(caprolactone- co -trimethylene carbonate)−poly(ethylene glycol)−poly(caprolactone- co -trimethylene carbonate) (PCTC−PEG−PCTC) triblock copolymer. By incorporating the comonomer (trimethylene carbonate) up to 25−40 wt % in the polycaprolactone block, the resulting PCTC−PEG−PCT…