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We detected broadband coherent terahertz emission from multiferroic BiFeO3 after illuminating a high-quality bulk single ferroelectric domain crystal with an ∼100 fs optical pulse. The dependence of the emitted terahertz waveform on the energy and polarization of the optical pulse is consistent with the optical rectif…
DNA is an ideal candidate to organize matter on the nanoscale, primarily due to the specificity and complexity of DNA based interactions. Recent advances in this direction include the self-assembly of colloidal crystals using DNA grafted particles. In this article we theoretically study the self-assembly of DNA-caged…
To optimize (19)F MR tracking of stem cells, we compared cellular internalization of cationic and anionic perfluoro-15-crown-5-ether (PFCE) nanoparticles using cell culture plates with different surface coatings. The viability and proliferation of anionic and cationic PFCE-labeled neural stem cells (NSCs) did not diff…
We investigate the development of superconductivity in graphene when the Fermi level becomes close to one of the Van Hove singularities of the electron system. The origin of the pairing instability lies in the strong anisotropy of the $e\text{\ensuremath{-}}e$ scattering at the Van Hove filling, which leads to a chann…
A computational study of morphological instabilities of a two-dimensional nematic front under directional growth was performed using a Landau-de Gennes type quadrupolar tensor order parameter model for the first-order isotropic/nematic transition of 5CB (pentyl-cyanobiphenyl). A previously derived energy balance, taki…
Here we report the hydrothermal synthesis of octahedral gold nanocrystals from an aqueous solution of HAuCl 4, trisodium citrate, and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) surfactant. By heating the mixture at 110 °C for 6, 12, 24, 48, and 72 h, gold octahedra with approximate average sizes of 30, 60, 90, 120, and 150…
N-Acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) is an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent with significant potential in clinical applications including stroke and neuroinflammation. The drug shows high plasma binding upon IV administration, requiring high doses and associated side effects. Through the use of an appropriate delivery veh…
We propose an ab initio method to evaluate the core-valence-valence (CVV) Auger spectrum of systems with filled valence bands. The method is based on the Cini-Sawatzky theory, and aims at estimating the parameters by first-principles calculations in the framework of density-functional theory (DFT). Photoemission energ…
The numerical calculations of the standard Eliashberg-Nambu strong coupling theory and a formula of isotope effect derived in this paper provide direct evidences that an-harmonic vibrations of lattice enhance isotope effect with anomalous coefficient $α>1/2$. The results in this paper explain very well the wide distri…
Catenanes and rotaxanes containing porphyrin subunits have become popular synthetic targets because of the large variety of available synthetic strategies including the coordination chemistry of metallated porphyrins, coupled with the many attractive physical properties of porphyrins. This tutorial review outlines var…
In this article, we present coarse-grained potentials of ethylbenzene developed at 298 K and of amorphous polystyrene developed at 500 K by the pressure-corrected iterative Boltzmann inversion method. The potentials are optimized against the fully atomistic simulations until the radial distribution functions generated…
Current developments in nanotechnology offer new tools to the design of nanometric heat-generating 'foci' that can be activated remotely by an external alternating magnetic field. These nanometric heat sources may serve for therapeutic hyperthermia alone or combined with other therapeutic modalities, such as drug deli…
The capacitive behavior of TiC-derived carbon powders in two different electrolytes, in acetonitrile (AN) and in propylene carbonate (PC), was studied using the cavity microelectrode (CME) technique. Comparisons of the cyclic voltammograms recorded at enabled correlation between adsorbed ion sizes and pore sizes, whic…
Despite considerable progress in the field of metal nanoparticles synthesis, major challenges remain in many practical applications of nanoparticles which require their immobilization on solid substrates, presenting additional difficulty in separation and processing. Here, transparent nanoporous cellulose gel obtained…
Recent investigations of the superconducting iron-arsenide families have highlighted the role of pressure, be it chemical or mechanical, in fostering superconductivity. Here we report that ${\text{CaFe}}_{2}{\text{As}}_{2}$ undergoes a pressure-induced transition to a nonmagnetic volume ``collapsed'' tetragonal phase,…
Abstract The hybrid nanogels were prepared by condensation of silanol groups grafted to cholesterol-bearing pullulan at ambient temperature and pH without any catalysts or organic solvents. This is a new method for preparation of organic–inorganic hybrid nanogels with dual network structures of both chemically crossli…
We clarify the scanning electron microscopic contrast mechanism for imaging a buried SiO(2) trench microstructure with interface trapped charges by simulating both electron scattering and transport. Here, the interface trapped charges make the SiO(2) film more negatively charged and increase excess holes in the space…
Photoalignment used to control the orientation of nematic liquid crystals in LCDs usually involves the photochemical modification of the chemical structure of an organic thin film so that an optical and/or steric anisotropy is developed. We now demonstrate a novel photoadditive alternative whereby small photoreactive…
Abstract Highly crystalline cubic indium tin oxide (ITO) nanoparticles with narrow size distribution were successfully prepared directly in one step from a mixed solution of indium and tin salts by a solvothermal method with ethylene glycol as solvent. Also, size was easily manipulated by changing conditions, such as…
MalT is the central transcriptional activator of all mal genes in Escherichia coli. Its activity is controlled by the inducer maltotriose. It can be inhibited by the interaction with certain proteins, and its expression can be controlled. We report here a novel aspect of mal gene regulation: the effect of cytoplasmic…