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Aerosil silica nanoparticles dispersed in a liquid crystal (LC) possess the interesting property of keeping memory of an electric- or magnetic-field-induced orientation. Two types of memory have been identified: thermally erasable memory arising from the pinning of defect lines versus a "permanent" memory where the or…
The exchange of water molecules between the inner sphere of a paramagnetic chemical exchange saturation transfer (PARACEST) contrast agent and bulk water can shorten the bulk water T(2) through the T(2) -exchange (T(2ex) ) mechanism. The line-broadening T(2ex) effect is proportional to the agent concentration, the che…
A novel series of linear hydrogen-bonded (HB) liquid crystalline (LC) complexes (HBLCs), namely Py16BA:noBAs, is reported. The series was prepared by the complexation of a novel non-mesogenic proton acceptor moiety, namely (4-pyridyl)-benzylidene-4′-n-hexadecyl aniline (Py16BA), with a mesogenic proton donor, p-n-alko…
Luminescent europium-doped Y 2 O 3 precursors are evaluated as potential ex situ thermal sensors for rapid heating events. The material is heated via pyroprobe for periods between 1 and 100 s. The morphological and optical properties of the material are measured as a function of heated temperature and dwell time. Upon…
The nucleation and growth of Fe on graphene is highly unusual. A constantly increasing island density indicates the presence of strong, predominantly repulsive, adatom interactions. We study these interactions by first-principles calculations to identify their origin. We find that the interactions consist of a short-r…
We have investigated the formation of a nickel oxide monolayer on Rh(111) by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS), and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. This monolayer displays a corrugated (6 × 1) superstructure, with a formal Ni 5 O 5 stoichiomet…
Electrolytes with high ionic conductivity at lower temperatures are the prerequisite for the success of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC). One promising candidate is doped zirconia. In the past its ionic conductivity has mainly been increased by decreasing its thickness. However, the influence of the thickness is only lin…
We describe a nonlinear interaction between charge currents and spin currents which arises from the energy dependence of the conductivity. This allows nonmagnetic contacts to be used for measuring and controlling spin signals. We choose graphene as a model system to study these effects and predict its magnitudes in no…
Abstract TPVs are prepared by dynamic vulcanization in which crosslinking of an elastomeric polymer takes place during its melt mixing with a thermoplastic polymer under high‐shear conditions. 30:70 wt% blends of PP and ethylene–octene copolymer are vulcanized using electron‐induced reactive processing (EIReP) employi…
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is proposed as a nonionic surfactant for the efficient exfoliation of graphite in thin flakes of few-layer graphene and the subsequent preparation of transparent and conducting thin films. Parameters such as the type of RNA used and the size of starting graphite flakes are demonstrated to be ess…
Three binary systems, each consisting of two nonmesogenic compounds, viz. p-tolual-p-phenetidine (M.P. 108.5°C) [A] as the common component, and Methyl p-(p′-n-butyloxy benzoyloxy) benzoate (M.P. 119.0°C) [B1], Ethyl-p-(p′-n-butyloxy benzoyloxy) benzoate (M.P. 94.0°C) [B2], and n-Butyl p-(p′-n-butyloxy benzoyloxy) ben…
Abstract Silicon is the cornerstone of the semiconductor industry. In the nanoscale, the surface gains considerable significance due to the large surface to volume ratio. Recent theoretical advances in the investigation of the excited state properties of silicon quantum dots (QDs) are reviewed in this article. The ori…
Silicone surfactants are widely used in commerce because of the unusual surface activity when compared with fluorocarbon or hydrocarbon surfactants. However, most silicone surfactants are comprised of ill-defined mixtures, which preclude the development of an understanding of structure-surface activity relationships.…
We report the results of our studies on the optical and thermal properties of two nonmesogenic compounds, namely, tetradecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (TTAB) and glacial acetic acid (GAA). The mixture exhibits very interesting schilieren texture of micellar nematic lyophase, smectic A (SmA), and SmG phases for all co…
Abstract The miscibility of the blown film of low‐ and high‐density polyethylene blends and its implications on melting, crystallization, and mechanical behavior throughout the full composition range and the possible role of blending on the miscibility of the binary pair system have been investigated. Using differenti…
Silica nanostructures were phyto-fabricated on different surfaces by using pomegranate (Punica granatum) leaf extracts. On zinc films, nanowires were obtained. On other surfaces such as silica, alumina, zinc oxide, and glass, spherical aggregates, cubic assemblies, microflakes, and acicular structures, respectively, w…
A facile and green approach is developed to impart remarkable protection against corrosion to galvanized steel. A protecting multilayer film is formed by alternating the deposition of a polycation bearing catechol groups, used as corrosion inhibitors, with clay that induces barrier properties. This coating does not af…
Several mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MSN) contrast agents have been synthesized using a co-condensation method to incorporate two different Gd3+ complexes at very high loadings (15.5–28.8 wt %). These MSN contrast agents, with an MCM-41 type pore structure, were characterized using a variety of methods including SE…
Few-layer rippled hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) membranes were processed with hydrogen plasma, which exhibit distinct and pronounced changes in its electronic properties after the plasma treatment. The bandgaps of the h-BN membrane reduced from ~5.6 eV at 0 s to ~4.25 eV at 250 s, which is a signature of transition f…
The colors of suspended metallic colloidal particles are determined by their size-dependent plasma resonance, while those of semiconducting colloidal particles are determined by their size-dependent band gap. Here, we present a novel case for armchair carbon nanotubes, suspended in aqueous medium, for which the color…