Fabio Biondini、Matteo Vergani2012-06-21Bridge maintenance, safety and management
A general approach to nonlinear analysis of concrete bridges under corrosion is presented. This approach is based on the formulation of a three-dimensional reinforced concrete beam finite element which accounts for both mechanical and geometrical nonlinearity. The formulation considers uniform and localized (pitting)…
Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionInfrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringConcrete Corrosion and Durability
Limin Song、Shujuan Zhang、Xiaoqing Wu 等 5 位作者2012-06-21Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
The reaction of alcohols and carboxylic acids catalyzed by acids is the traditional method used to prepare esters in the chemical industry. In this study, we report the synthesis of active graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) that may be used in the one-step reaction between benzaldehyde and alcohol to promote the se…
TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCovalent Organic Framework Applications
Stefanie Dengler、Christian Kübel、Andreas Schwenke 等 5 位作者2012-06-21Journal of Optics
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Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsNonlinear Optical Materials StudiesLaser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles
S. Anand Kumar、R. Sundar、S. Ganesh Sundara Raman 等 9 位作者2012-06-21Tribology Transactions
This work deals with the influence of laser peening on the fretting wear behavior of Ti-6Al-4V. Laser peening was carried out on Ti-6Al-4V. The laser-peened surface was characterized by transmission electron microscopy. Surface roughness, nanoindentation hardness, residual stress, and tensile properties of the materia…
Metal and Thin Film MechanicsSurface Treatment and Residual StressMetal Alloys Wear and Properties
Huijun Li、Bei Zhao、Ran Ding 等 6 位作者2012-06-21Crystal Growth & Design
The secondary building unit (SBU) has been identified as a useful tool in the synthesis of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). Herein, we synthesized six novel Zn complexes, namely, {[Zn 3 (tci) 2 (DMF) 2 )]·2DMF·2CH 3 OH} n ( 1 ), {[Zn 3 (tci) 2 (DMSO) 2 (H 2 O) 2 ]·2DMSO·3H 2 O} n ( 2 ), {[ZnNa(tci)(H 2 O)]·2H 2 O} n (…
Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsMagnetism in coordination complexesLanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
Zeynep Beyazkiliç、Muhammet U. Kahveci、Binnur Aydogan Temel 等 5 位作者2012-06-21Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry
Abstract A new class of polybenzoxazine precursors of combined molecular structure of benzoxazine in the open and ring form has been developed. Thermally curable benzoxazine networks were obtained by simultaneous photoinduced thiol‐ene and Catalytic Opening of the Lateral Benzoxazine Rings by Thiols (COLBERT). The thi…
Epoxy Resin Curing ProcessesSynthesis and properties of polymersNanofabrication and Lithography Techniques
Christoph Schünemann、David Wynands、L. Wilde 等 9 位作者2012-06-21Physical Review B
To achieve efficient organic solar cells, donor and acceptor molecules are mixed in the photoactive layer to form a so-called bulk heterojunction. Due to molecular interactions, a certain degree of phase separation between donor and acceptor domains arises, which is necessary to achieve efficient charge extraction wit…
Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsConducting polymers and applicationsMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures
Kuo‐Chen Wei、Hong‐Chieh Tsai、Yu‐Jen Lu 等 10 位作者2012-06-21American Journal of Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: FUS-induced BBB opening is a promising technique for noninvasive and local delivery of drugs into the brain. Here we propose the novel use of a neuronavigation system to guide the FUS-induced BBB opening procedure and investigate its feasibility in vivo in large animals. MATERIALS AND METHODS:…
Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryUltrasound Imaging and ElastographyUltrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
Chanchal Sow、D. Samal、P. S. Anil Kumar 等 5 位作者2012-06-21Physical Review B
We present a critical investigation on the structural, magnetic, and magnetotransport properties of two sets of polycrystalline SrRuO${}_{3}$ samples with uniquely defined ferromagnetic transition temperatures. The ac magnetic susceptibility study exhibits the remarkable memory effect, a distinct characteristic of gla…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Carlos R. López‐Barrón、Lionel Porcar、Aaron P. R. Eberle 等 4 位作者2012-06-21Physical Review Letters
Shear-induced structural transitions of a micellar cubic phase during large amplitude oscillatory shear flow is studied with time-resolved oscillatory rheological small angle neutron scattering. This technique allows us to resolve the structural changes within a cycle of oscillation. By applying a strain rate near the…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesMaterial Dynamics and PropertiesRheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies
Yevgen M. Poronik、Vincent Hugues、Mireille Blanchard‐Desce 等 4 位作者2012-06-21Chemistry - A European Journal
A set of new octupolar merocyanine chromophores was designed and synthesized. These compounds were prepared from the reaction of 1,3,5-triformyl-2,4,6-trihydroxybenzene with heterocyclic nucleophiles. Octupolar dyes were formed exclusively in their open-dye form. The one- and two-photon-absorption spectra of the dyes…
Nonlinear Optical Materials ResearchPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryNonlinear Optical Materials Studies
Sergiy Grishchuk、L. Sorochynska、O.C. Vorster 等 4 位作者2012-06-21Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract Bifunctional, trifunctional, and tetrafunctional epoxy (EP) resins were hardened with stoichiometric amount of 4,4′‐diaminodiphenyl methane in presence and absence of benzoxazine (BOX). The EP/BOX ratio of the hybrid systems was constant, viz. 50/50 wt %. For the bifunctional EP, the EP/BOX range covered the…
Epoxy Resin Curing ProcessesInjection Molding Process and PropertiesSynthesis and properties of polymers
Brandon L. Greene、Crisjoe Joseph、Michael J. Maroney 等 4 位作者2012-06-21Journal of the American Chemical Society
We report photocatalytic H(2) production by hydrogenase (H(2)ase)-quantum dot (QD) hybrid assemblies. Quenching of the CdTe exciton emission was observed, consistent with electron transfer from the quantum dot to H(2)ase. GC analysis showed light-driven H(2) production in the presence of a sacrificial electron donor w…
Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesMetalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteinsNanocluster Synthesis and Applications
Xiaofeng Liu、Wen Wen、Guillermo C. Bazan2012-06-21Advanced Materials
An arylated-carbazole conjugated polymer with a deep HOMO level has been developed. Solar cells based on blends of PCX3 and PC(71) BM show efficiency of 3.9% with a V(oc) of 0.96 V. The device performance can be improved to 5.1% by using polar solvent treatment, most likely as a result of modified interfacial properti…
Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsConducting polymers and applications
Tao Chen、Longbin Qiu、Hamid G. Kia 等 5 位作者2012-06-21Advanced Materials
Aligned carbon and titanium dioxide nanotubes are designed at the electrode interface to improve the charge separation and transport. The resulting organic photovoltaic wire exhibits high power conversion efficiency. This flexible photovoltaic wire can be easily integrated into a textile by a conventional weaving tech…
TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesConducting polymers and applications
Jolke Perelaer、Robin Jani、Michael Grouchko 等 6 位作者2012-06-21Advanced Materials
A combination of plasma and microwave flash sintering is used to sinter an inkjet-printed and tailored silver nanoparticle formulation. By using two sintering techniques sequentially, the obtained conductivity is 60%, while keeping the processing temperature well below the glass transition temperature (T(g)) of the us…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationNanomaterials and Printing Technologies
Jiaxi Cui、Dirk‐Michael Drotlef、Ińigo Larraza 等 9 位作者2012-06-21Advanced Materials
Gecko-inspired arrays of micropillars made of a liquid crystalline elastomer display thermoswitchable adhesive behavior as a consequence of elongation changes caused by reorientation of the mesogens at the nematic-isotropic (N-I) phase transition.
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdvanced Materials and MechanicsAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
Mina Jeon、Junghoon Han、Jaiwook Park2012-06-21ACS Catalysis
In recent years reusable and highly active metal-nanoparticle catalysts were developed for the selective transformation of hydrosilanes into the corresponding silanols using water as the oxidant. The catalysts are much more active than conventional homogeneous ones under ambient conditions. In this perspective, we sum…
Catalytic Cross-Coupling ReactionsOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistrySilicone and Siloxane Chemistry
Michael J. Knight、Andrew J. Pell、Ivano Bertini 等 9 位作者2012-06-21Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
We introduce a new approach to improve structural and dynamical determination of large metalloproteins using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) with (1)H detection under ultrafast magic angle spinning (MAS). The approach is based on the rapid and sensitive acquisition of an extensive set of (15)N and (13)C n…
Magnetism in coordination complexesBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials ResearchAdvanced NMR Techniques and Applications
Serena Berardi、Giuseppina La Ganga、Mirco Natali 等 9 位作者2012-06-21Journal of the American Chemical Society
Isostructural cubane-shaped catalysts [Co(III)(4)(μ-O)(4)(μ-CH(3)COO)(4)(p-NC(5)H(4)X)(4)], 1-X (X = H, Me, t-Bu, OMe, Br, COOMe, CN), enable water oxidation under dark and illuminated conditions, where the primary step of photoinduced electron transfer obeys to Hammett linear free energy relationship behavior. Ligand…
Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis