Brian J. Riley、Jarrod V. Crum、Josef Matyáš 等 5 位作者2012-07-18Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Sodalite ( Na 8 ( AlSiO 4 ) 6 Cl 2 ) and cancrinite (( Na , K ) 6 Ca 2 ( AlSiO 4 ) 6 Cl 4 ) are environmentally stable, chloride‐containing minerals that are a logical waste form option for the mixed alkali chloride salt waste stream that is generated from a proposed electrochemical separations process during nuclear…
Radioactive element chemistry and processingNuclear materials and radiation effectsChemical Synthesis and Characterization
Olivia Roth、Bjoern Dahlgren、Jay A. LaVerne2012-07-18The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
The radiolysis of water adsorbed on the surface of ZrO 2 nanoparticles has been examined using a variety of spectroscopic techniques. Irradiations were performed with fast electrons, γ rays, and 5 MeV helium ions. Infrared spectroscopic analysis of the surface reveals little change in the surface stoichiometry, which…
Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringRadioactive element chemistry and processingNuclear Materials and Properties
Zoya Okun、Zeev Gross2012-07-18Inorganic Chemistry
In order to determine the electronic factors that may affect the catalytic antioxidant activity of water-soluble metallocorroles a series of 10-aryl-5,15-pyridinium manganese(III) corroles was prepared. These complexes were examined regarding the effect of the C(10) substituent on the Mn(IV)/Mn(III) redox potentials,…
Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation MechanismsFree Radicals and Antioxidants
Selin Sagbas、Nurettin Şahiner2012-07-18Fuel Processing Technology
A novel bulk poly(acrylamide-co-vinyl phosphonic acid) (p(AAm-co-VPA)) hydrogels were synthesized via a photo polymerization technique in macro dimension. Ni and Co nanoparticles inside p(AAm-co-VPA) hydrogel were also prepared by reduction of the metal ions loaded into the hydrogel network from the corresponding meta…
Hydrogen Storage and MaterialsHybrid Renewable Energy SystemsNanomaterials for catalytic reactions
Ahmad M. Almudallal、Sergey V. Buldyrev、Ivan Saika‐Voivod2012-07-18The Journal of Chemical Physics
Using Monte Carlo simulation techniques, we calculate the phase diagram for a square-shoulder square-well potential in two dimensions that has been previously shown to exhibit liquid anomalies consistent with a metastable liquid-liquid critical point. We consider the liquid, gas, and five crystal phases, and find that…
Phase Equilibria and ThermodynamicsMaterial Dynamics and PropertiesTheoretical and Computational Physics
Marcin Skotnicki、Agnieszka Gaweł、Peggy Cebe 等 4 位作者2012-07-18Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy
Thermal behavior of angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor antagonist, Valsartan (VAL), was examined employing thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), standard differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and temperature-modulated differential scanning calorimetry (TMDSC). The stability of VAL was measured by TGA from 25 to 600°C.…
Crystallization and Solubility StudiesThermal and Kinetic AnalysisChemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure
R. Vijayaraj、Sofie Van Damme、Patrick Bultinck 等 4 位作者2012-07-18The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
In this study, the dissociation mechanism of self-assembled cyclic peptides (CPs) has been investigated using classical/steered molecular dynamics simulations combined with umbrella sampling techniques in a polar and a nonpolar solvent. The stability of cyclic peptide nanotubes (CPNTs) with different surface polarity,…
Protein Structure and DynamicsChemical Synthesis and AnalysisSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
Weon‐Sik Chae、Dara Van. Gough、Sung-Kyoung Ham 等 5 位作者2012-07-18ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
The high surface area of nanoporous electrodes makes them promising for use in electrochemical double-layer supercapacitors, desalination and pollution remediation, and drug delivery applications. When designed well and operating near their peak power, their charging rates are limited by ion transport through their lo…
Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationNanoporous metals and alloys
K. G. Chandrappa、T. V. Venkatesha2012-07-18Journal of Experimental Nanoscience
A simple and efficient two-step hybrid electrochemical–thermal route was developed for the bulk synthesis of CuO nanoparticles using aqueous sodium nitrate electrolyte and Cu electrodes in an undivided cell under galvanostatic mode at room temperature. The influence of electrolyte concentration on the synthesis of CuO…
ZnO doping and propertiesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Paola Posocco、Cristina Gentilini、Silvia Bidoggia 等 9 位作者2012-07-18ACS Nano
Self-assembled monolayers composed of a mixture of thiolate molecules, featuring hydrocarbon or perfluorocarbon chains (H- and F-chains) terminating with a short poly(oxoethylene) (PEG) moiety, are the most extreme example of surfactant immiscibility on gold nanoparticles reported so far. The phase segregation between…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresNanocluster Synthesis and Applications
Baoping Yang、Yu Zheng、Bin Zhang 等 5 位作者2012-07-18Surface and Interface Analysis
The tribological properties of Silicon‐containing diamond‐like‐carbon (Si‐DLC) films, deposited by magnetron sputtering Si target in methane/argon atmosphere, were studied in comparison with diamond‐like‐carbon (DLC) films. The DLC films disappeared because of the oxidation in the air at 500 °C, whereas the Si‐DLC fil…
Metal and Thin Film MechanicsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchLubricants and Their Additives
Jenny Draper、Bernd H. A. Rehm2012-07-18Bioengineered
The ability to generate tailor-made, functionalized polyester (polyhydroxyalkanoate, PHA) beads in bacteria by harnessing their natural carbon-storage granule production system is an exciting recent development. Proteins that naturally attach to the polyester granule core were rationally engineered to enable in vivo p…
Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilizationbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesEnzyme Production and Characterization
Christoph Schüll、Lutz Nuhn、Christine Mangold 等 6 位作者2012-07-18Macromolecules
The synthesis of hyperbranched polyglycerol dendron analogues with precisely one focal amino functionality (H 2 N- hb PG) and their use for the synthesis of linear-hyperbranched graft-copolymers in a grafting-to approach is reported. By use of N, N -dibenzyl tris(hydroxylmethyl) aminomethane as a novel initiator for t…
RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryChemical Synthesis and AnalysisDendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
Diego P. dos Santos、Márcia L. A. Temperini、Alexandre G. Brolo2012-07-18Journal of the American Chemical Society
The anomalies in the anti-Stokes to Stokes intensity ratios in single-molecule surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering were investigated. Brilliant green and crystal violet dyes were the molecular probes, and the experiments were carried out on an electrochemically activated Ag surface. The results allowed new ins…
Quantum Information and CryptographyGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
Narayanan Madaboosi、Katja Uhlig、Magnus S. Jäger 等 6 位作者2012-07-18Macromolecular Rapid Communications
Microfluidics is used here for the first time to efficiently tune the growth conditions for understanding the build-up mechanism of exponentially growing polyelectrolyte (PE) films. The velocity of PE supply and time of interaction can be successfully altered during the layer-by-layer assembly. Another advantage of th…
Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsPolymer Surface Interaction Studies
Koon‐Yang Lee、Min Tang、Charlotte K. Williams 等 4 位作者2012-07-18Composites Science and Technology
A novel, entirely bio-derived polylactide carbohydrate copolymer (RP 1 ) is used as a compatibilizer, to produce bacterial cellulose (BC) poly( l -lactide) (PLLA) nanocomposites with improved mechanical properties. Contact angle measurements of RP 1 droplets on single BC nanofibres proved that it has a higher affinity…
Nanocomposite Films for Food PackagingAdvanced Cellulose Research Studiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Yanhong Tang、Na Wu、Shenglian Luo 等 6 位作者2012-07-18Macromolecular Rapid Communications
One-step fabrication of graphene-polyaniline (graphene-PANI) hybrid film was facilely achieved by cyclic voltammetric electrolysis of a bath containing both graphene oxide (GO) and aniline, where graphene is obtained by electrochemical reduction of GO and PANI is simultaneously obtained by aniline electropolymerizatio…
Graphene research and applicationsSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationConducting polymers and applications
Jun Zhang、Suqing Zhao、Kun Zhang 等 5 位作者2012-07-18Nanoscale Research Letters
In the present work, ZnO quantum dots (QDs) have been prepared by the sol-gel method, and the performance of the QDs has been improved. The effect of Cd concentration on the structural and luminescent properties of the QDs, as well as the effect of the mass ratio of trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO)/octadecylamine (ODA),…
ZnO doping and propertiesQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials
Sudipta Dutta、Katsunori Wakabayashi2012-07-18Scientific Reports
Graphene and its quasi-one-dimensional counterpart, graphene nanoribbons, present an ideal platform for tweaking their unique electronic, magnetic and mechanical properties by various means for potential next-generation device applications. However, such tweaking requires knowledge of the electron-electron interaction…
Graphene research and applicationsQuantum and electron transport phenomenaTopological Materials and Phenomena
Bin Zhen、Hansheng Li、Qingze Jiao 等 6 位作者2012-07-18Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Heteropoly acid (SiW 12 O 40 )-based ionic liquid (SWIL) and silica supported SiW 12 O 40 -based ionic liquid (SWIL/SiO 2 ) catalysts with different contents of SWIL were designed and prepared. The structures of the catalysts were experimentally characterized and theoretically analyzed, and catalytic activities and re…
Ionic liquids properties and applicationsPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies