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${\mathrm{Sc}}_{2}{\mathrm{W}}_{3}{\mathrm{O}}_{12}$ is known to display both negative thermal expansion and significant ${\mathrm{Sc}}^{3+}$ conductivity. Monochromatic synchrotron x-ray powder diffraction was used to study ${\mathrm{Sc}}_{2}{({\mathrm{WO}}_{4})}_{3}$ at pressures up to 10 GPa in diamond anvil cells.…
Abstract Summary: A step‐by‐step ‘all‐electrochemical’ approach has been presented to develop a multilayer structure of conducting polymers for gas sensors. The integrated structure includes a sensitive layer (polyaniline, PANI) and a conductive bridge consisting of poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT). Good sensi…
We report on the refinement of anionic and cationic nanoparticles of nonstoichometric polyelectrolyte complexes (PEC) by consecutive centrifugation, which was studied by dynamic light scattering (DLS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), colloid titration and infrared spectroscopy (IR). PEC dispersions were prepared by mix…
The multicanonical basin hopping (MUBH) method, which uses a multicanonical weight in the basin hopping (BH) Monte Carlo method, was found to be very efficient for global optimization of large-scale systems such as Lennard-Jones clusters containing more than 150 atoms. We have implemented an asynchronous parallel vers…
Temperature-dependent micro-Raman studies of orthorhombic $\mathrm{Ca}\mathrm{Fe}{\mathrm{O}}_{3}$ and rhombohedral ${\mathrm{La}}_{0.33}{\mathrm{Sr}}_{0.67}\mathrm{Fe}{\mathrm{O}}_{3}$ were carried out with an aim to study the role of a lattice in the formation of the charge-disproportioned state $({\mathrm{Fe}}^{4+}…
Basic fibroblast growth factor (b-FGF) may have a role in tissue-engineered chondrogenesis. However, when applied in solution, b-FGF rapidly diffuses from the implant site. In another approach for tissue engineering, poly-lactide-based copolymers have shown promise as scaffolds for chondrocytes used to tissue engineer…
The concept of self-sensing active magnetic bearings (AMBs) is to eliminate the position sensors and estimate the position of the levitated object by measuring the bearing coil current. The main interest of this approach consists in reducing production costs and hardware complexity. Although the idea of self-sensing i…
Recently a microscopic theory for the dynamics of suspensions of long thin rigid rods was presented, confirming and expanding the well-known theory by Doi and Edwards [The Theory of Polymer Dynamics (Clarendon, Oxford, 1986)] and Kuzuu [J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 52, 3486 (1983)]. Here this theory is put to the test by compar…
We investigate O(2) interaction with various metalloporphyrins (MnP, FeP, CoP, and NiP) using ab initio calculations based on density-functional theory. We discuss the trends in the activation barriers for the O-O bond cleavage in relation to the geometric, vibrational, electronic, and energetic properties of the syst…
The production and migration of carbon interstitials in carbon nanotubes under electron irradiation is studied experimentally and theoretically. It is shown that the threshold for displacing carbon atoms and the defect production rate strongly depend on the diameter of the nanotubes. Multiwalled nanotubes shrink by a…
When the nucleation of a stable crystalline phase directly in a supersaturated old phase is greatly retarded, the crystal nuclei might nucleate within faster-forming particles of an intermediate phase. Here we present a theoretical investigation of the kinetics of this two-step nucleation of crystals and derive genera…
The relaxation of the prototypical metal oxide surface, rutile ${\mathrm{TiO}}_{2}(110)1\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}1$, has been elucidated using quantitative low-energy electron diffraction. Successful structure determination entailed the development of adjustable parameter free self-consistent phase shifts, wh…
To obtain single crystals by solution growth, an exposed primary solidification surface in the appropriate, but often unknown, equilibrium alloy phase diagram is required. Furthermore, an appropriate crucible material is needed, necessary to hold the molten alloy during growth, without being attacked by it. Recently,…
A powerful analytical approach is followed to study light transmission through subwavelength holes drilled in thick perfect-conductor films, showing that full transmission (100%) is attainable in arrays of arbitrarily narrow holes as compared to the film thickness. The interplay between resonances localized in individ…
Covalent attachment of a non-fluorinated polyetherimide onto the surface of carboxylic acid-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) has been achieved via grafting reactions. This confirms for the first time that the grafting reaction occurs at the nanotube surface when the carboxylic acid-functionalized MW…
Abstract Summary: A superhydrophobic coating was facilely fabricated in one step by casting bisphenol A polycarbonate (PC) solution under moisture. Vapor‐induced phase separation occurred during the solidifying process and a rough surface with a micro‐nano‐binary structure (MNBS) similar to the microstructure shown on…
Starpharma focuses on the use of dendrimers as drugs in their own right, in contrast to dendrimers as drug delivery vehicles or diagnostics. This contextual review describes how dendrimers offer a unique platform for exploring chemical diversity on the nanoscale and how the production of dendrimer libraries covering a…
Reversible photoswitching of individual molecules has been demonstrated for a number of mutants of the green fluorescent protein (GFP). To date, however, a limited number of switching events with slow response to light have been achieved at the single-molecule level. Here, we report reversible photoswitching character…
The underlying physics of the application of low-temperature, low-pressure reactive plasmas in various nanoassembly processes is described. From the viewpoint of the ``cause and effect'' approach, this Colloquium focuses on the benefits and challenges of using plasma-based systems in nanofabrication of nanostructured…
A new method for the growth of nanoporous thin films is described. The process is targeted to the formation of titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) through a low-temperature inorganic-filler chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. The growth technique employs gas-phase reaction of an alkali metal (Na) and a metal halide (TiCl 4…