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This study investigates the adsorption properties of methylidyne (CH) on Rh{111}, its partial and full oxidation as well as its surface mobility, by means of plane-wave density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Besides investigating known oxidation pathways on rhodium, such as decomposition of CH and subsequent ox…
Triaquaglycinesulfatozinc(II) (ZGS), a new semiorganic nonlinear optical material with molecular formula [Zn(SO 4 )(C 2 H 5 NO 2 )(H 2 O) 3 ], has been synthesized at ambient temperature. Spectral, thermal, and optical techniques have been employed to characterize the new materials. Bulk single crystals of ZGS with a…
The electrochromic properties of dithienylethene derivates is a field of great importance and interest. In this manuscript we describe a potential molecular remote control system, which can be electrochemically triggered. Diferrocenyl compounds containing a diethylenene photoelectrochromic core with perhydro- and perf…
A multicomponent equilibrium network based on self-assembling alpha,gamma-cyclic peptides with controlled fluorescence output is described. The network takes advantage of the large association constant of alpha,gamma-cyclic peptides and the controlled formation homo- and heterodimers, making use for the first time of…
Two distinct ways of organizing fatty acid biosynthesis exist: the multifunctional type I fatty acid synthase (FAS) of mammals, fungi, and lower eukaryotes with activities residing on one or two polypeptides; and the dissociated type II FAS of prokaryotes, plastids, and mitochondria with individual activities encoded…
Nanocomposite films have been prepared by the thermal decomposition of (1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoroacetylacetonato)silver(I) (AgHFA) in PMMA films containing 5, 10, and 20 wt % silver nanoparticles (NPs). When Rutherford backscattering spectrometry is used, as-cast films display a relatively uniform distribution of precurs…
Abstract Electrochemical properties of double wall carbon nanotubes (DWNT) were assessed and compared to their single wall (SWNT) counterparts. The double and single wall carbon nanotube materials were characterized by Raman spectroscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy and electrochemistry. The electroc…
Abstract A series of Ni doped cobalt ferrite compounds with the formula Niχ Co1−χ Fe2O4 where x=0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1.0 were prepared using a hydrothermal method and subsequently sintered/annealed at 600 °C for 3 h. The influence of the Ni content on the lattice parameter, a, stretching vibration and the magnet…
In this work multiwalled carbon nanotubes were examined using a combination of thermal annealing followed by chemical treatments with potassium permanganate solution. Functionalization with carboxylic acid moieties through this newly devised process simultaneously purified and cut the nanotubes. A cutting procedure us…
A model based on a single Brownian particle moving in a periodic effective field is used to understand the non-Gaussian dynamics in glassy systems of cage escape and subsequent recaging, often thought to be caused by a heterogeneous glass structure. The results are compared to molecular-dynamics simulations of systems…
As part of our efforts to discover simple routes to room-temperature phosphors, we have investigated the interaction of bis(pentafluorophenyl)mercury (1) or trimeric perfluoro-o-phenylene mercury (2) with selected arenes (naphthalene, biphenyl, and fluorene). Solution studies indicate that 2, unlike 1, quenches the fl…
Ring-opening polymerization of D,L-lactide was carried out in the presence of monohydroxylated poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) with Mn of 2000 and 5000, using zinc powder as catalyst. The resulting PEG-b-polylactide (PEG-PLA) diblocks with various ethylene oxide/lactyl (EO/LA) ratios were coupled with adipoyl chloride to…
A template-free rapidly mixed reaction was employed to synthesize polyaniline nanofibers using chemical oxidative polymerization of aniline. Hydrochloric acid (HCl) and camphor sulfonic acid (CSA) were used in the synthesis to obtain 30- and 50-nm average diameter polyaniline nanofibers. The nanofibers were deposited…
A chiral tripodal ligand readily prepared from primary amines that contains two monosubstituted tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) moieties is described. Complexation with Cu(II) in the presence of NH 4 SCN gives a fully metalated porphyrin and tripodal ligand complex. The free ligand shows a weak circular dichroism (CD) sign…
Abstract Poly(ε‐caprolactone)‐based segmented polyurethanes (PCLUs) were prepared from poly(ε‐caprolactone) diol, diisocyanates (DI), and 1,4‐butanediol. The DIs used were 4,4′‐diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), 2,4‐toluenediisocyanate (TDI), isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), and hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI). Diffe…
A label-free biosensor was demonstrated using macroporous silicon (pore size >100 nm) one-dimensional photonic band gap structures that are very sensitive to refractive index changes. In this study, we employed Tir-IBD (translocated Intimin receptor-Intimin binding domain) and Intimin-ECD (extracellular domain of Inti…
We have electrospun light-emitting nanofibers from ruthenium(II) tris(bipyridine)/polyethylene oxide mixtures. The electroluminescent fibers were deposited on gold interdigitated electrodes and lit in a nitrogen atmosphere. The fibers showed light emission at low operating voltages (3-4 V), with turn-on voltages appro…
Design approaches for optical thin films that recognize the key role of a design's total optical thickness are presented. These approaches are based primarily on the needle optimization technique but also utilize other optimization procedures. Using the described design approaches, an optical coating engineer can obta…
Experimental and theoretical study of wetting properties of patterned Si surfaces with cylindrical flat-top pillars of various sizes and pitch distances is presented. The values of the contact angle (CA), contact angle hysteresis (CAH) and tilt angle (TA) are measured and compared with the theoretical values. Transiti…
In this paper we demonstrate the application of high magnetic fields to study the magnetic properties of low dimensional spin systems. We present a case study on the series of 2-leg spin-ladder compounds Na$_2$T$_2$(C$_2$O$_4$)$_3$(H$_2$O)$_2$ with T = Ni, Co, Fe and Mn. In all compounds the transition metal is in the…