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The demand for safe and clean energy sources has become more important than ever worldwide. Thermionic power generation is one of these energy sources, which directly converts heat into electrical energy using thermionic electrons. We developed a micro-gap thermionic power generator, which operates at relatively low t…
Understanding the ultrafast dynamics of excited state evolution and carrier generation at the complicated titania/dye/electrolyte interface is crucial for the development of narrow energy-gap organic dyes to enhance the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). We herein modulate the energy-levels of N -annula…
Abstract Conductive polymer composites of segmented polycarbonatediol polyurethane and expanded graphite (EG) have been synthesized with different amounts of EG conductive filler (from 0 to 50 wt%). SEM, X‐ray diffraction measurements, Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectroscopies demonstrated a homogeneous disp…
An excellent chiral symmetry-breaking spontaneous enantiomeric resolution phenomenon, denoted preferential enrichment, was observed on recrystallization of the 1:1 cocrystal of dl-arginine and fumaric acid, which is classified as a racemic compound crystal with a high eutectic ee value (>95 %), under non-equilibrium c…
Abstract A set of surfaces with different Cassie fractions were fabricated. For a given Cassie fraction surfaces had different pillar diameter and spacing combinations. Advancing and receding contact angles of both water and ethylene glycol were measured on the fabricated surfaces. We examined the effects of both surf…
Abstract Nickel‐promoted MoS2, unsupported catalysts and laponite‐supported alcohol synthesis catalysts were synthesised by using microemulsion (ME) and hydrothermal (HT) methods. Highly ordered sulfide slabs, consisting of up to seven layers, were visible in the TEM images of HT‐based NiMoS2 catalysts. In contrast, d…
PURPOSE: Because pH plays a crucial role in several diseases, it is desirable to measure pH in vivo noninvasively and in a spatially localized manner. Spatial maps of pH were quantified in vitro, with a focus on method-based errors, and applied in vivo. METHODS: In vitro and in vivo (13) C mapping were performed for v…
One-pot synthesis of FePd and FePd/Fe2O3 (core/shell) nanoparticles via interdiffusion is reported for the first time. It was found that the size of FePd particles and Fe2O3 shell thickness could be controlled by the ligand and iron precursor amounts, respectively. These FePd/Fe2O3 particles can be reductively anneale…
Lattices of plasmonic nanorings with particular geometries exhibit singular, tunable resonance features in the infrared. This work examined effects of nanoring inner radius, wall thickness, and lattice constant on the spectral response of single nanorings and in Fano resonant square lattices, combining use of the disc…
A mechanism for electronic rectification under low bias potentials is elucidated for the prototype molecule HS-phenyl-amide-phenyl-SH. We apply density functional theory (DFT) combined with the nonequilibrium Green's function formalism (NEGF), as implemented in the TranSIESTA computational code to calculate transport…
We investigate the specific heat of ultra-pure single crystals of Sr2RuO4, a leading candidate of a spin-triplet superconductor. We for the first time obtained specific-heat evidence of the first-order superconducting transition below 0.8 K, namely divergent-like peaks and clear hysteresis in the specific heat at the…
Electrodeposition is a versatile method, which enables the fabrication of a variety of wire-like nanoarchitectures such as nanowires, nanorods, and nanotubes. By means of template-assisted electrodeposition, segmented Au/Co/Au nanowires are grown in anodic aluminum oxide templates from two different electrolytes. To t…
We previously demonstrated that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) differentiate into functional kidney cells capable of urine and erythropoietin production, indicating that they may be used for kidney regeneration. However, the viability of MSCs from dialysis patients may be affected under uremic conditions. In this study…
Present computing power enables novel ways of modeling polarization. Here we show that the machine learning method kriging accurately captures the way the electron density of a topological atom responds to a change in the positions of the surrounding atoms. The success of this method is demonstrated on the four aromat…
The self-assembly behavior of an imidazolium-based catanionic surfactant, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium dodecylsulfate ([C4mim][C12H25SO4]), was investigated in water-ethylammonium nitrate (EAN) mixed solvents with different volume ratios. It is particular interesting that this simple surfactant could not only form lyot…
A range of pentacoordinate iron complexes of the form [Fe(CO)5−nLn] (L = neutral donor, n = 0–2) were treated with gallium chloride or bromide, leading to hexacoordinate metal-only Lewis pairs (MOLPs) of the form [Ln(OC)5−nFe → GaX3] (X = Cl, Br). These complexes were used to gauge the Lewis basicity of the pentacoord…
Abstract Biorefineries aim to convert low value biomasses into high value products. The feedstock biomasses are often high‐silica agricultural waste products such as rice straw, wheat straw, corn stover, sugarcane bagasse, or empty fruit bunches. This causes challenges, since silica is problematic in industrial proces…
The conductivity of a single aromatic ring, perpendicular to its plane, is determined using a new strategy under ambient conditions and at room temperature by a combination of molecular assembly, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) imaging, and STM break junction (STM-BJ) techniques. The construction of such molecular…
Characeae (Charophyceae, Charophyta) contains two tribes with six genera: tribe Chareae with four genera and tribe Nitelleae, which includes Tolypella and Nitella. This paper uses molecular and morphological data to elucidate the phylogeny of Tolypella species in North America. In the most comprehensive taxonomic trea…
A novel nanocomposite material made of two-dimensional BiOCl nanoplates assembled into highly porous titania has been successfully prepared following a facile sol-gel reaction. Both the TiO2 (anatase) and BiOCl components are crystalline as demonstrated by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy analyse…