Olumide O. Adisa、Barry J. Cox、James M. Hill2010-10-28Micro & Nano Letters
In this study, the authors investigate methane storage, and in particular the binding and suction energies of methane in (8, 8) carbon and (10, 10) silicon nanotube bundles. Employing the Lennard–Jones potential together with the continuous approximation, they determine the interaction energy, molecular force and suct…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsNanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
Britta Tigges、Thomas Dederichs、Martin Möller 等 6 位作者2010-10-28Langmuir
The properties of emulsions stabilized with surface-modified boehmite particles of 26 and 8 nm in diameter have been investigated. The surface-modified particles were prepared by mixing aqueous dispersions of cationic boehmite particles with aqueous solutions of the surfactant p-dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DBSA) or t…
Proteins in Food SystemsSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsPickering emulsions and particle stabilization
Paul Debbage、Gudrun C. Thurner2010-10-28Pharmaceuticals
Targeted nanoparticles have the potential to improve drug delivery efficiencies by more than two orders of magnitude, from the ~ 0.1% which is common today. Most pharmacologically agents on the market today are small drug molecules, which diffuse across the body’s blood-tissue barriers and distribute not only into the…
Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryAdvanced Drug Delivery Systems
A. B. Vorontsov、Ilya Vekhter2010-10-28Physical Review Letters
We develop the formalism for computing the oscillations of the specific heat and thermal transport under rotated magnetic field in multiband superconductors with anisotropic gap and apply it to iron-based materials. We show that these oscillations change sign at low temperatures and fields, which strongly influences t…
Corporate Taxation and AvoidanceIron-based superconductors research
Simona Şomǎcescu、José María Calderón Moreno、Petre Osiceanu 等 5 位作者2010-10-28The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Mesoporous nanosized powders with single-phase solid solution fluorite structure in the ternary oxide zirconia−yttria−titania system, with titania contents from 0 to 30 mol %, were synthesized by the self-assembling method associated with hydrothermal treatment using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as the surfac…
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceZeolite Catalysis and SynthesisCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions
Yen‐Wen Lin、Tzong‐Ming Wu2010-10-28Polymer International
Abstract Water‐soluble polypyrrole (PPy)/multi‐walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composites were prepared by mixing chemically modified MWCNTs carrying carboxylic groups (c‐MWCNTs) and sulfonated PPy (SPPy) aqueous colloids in solution. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X‐ray photoelectron spec…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationConducting polymers and applications
Chia‐Hsuan Pai、Ting‐Yi Cho、S.-L. Tsai 等 8 位作者2010-10-28Journal of the Society for Information Display
Abstract— Polymer stabilization is introduced in VA‐type LCDs, and fast response time can be achieved along with a high contrast ratio. 1 A small amount of reactive monomer is mixed with liquid crystal and forms a polymer layer above the alignment layer by using a UV process. The pre‐tilt angle of the liquid crystal i…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsAdvanced Optical Imaging TechnologiesSurface Roughness and Optical Measurements
Z. Shermadini、Jakob Kanter、C. Baines 等 12 位作者2010-10-28Physical Review B
A study of the temperature and field dependence of the penetration depth $\ensuremath{\lambda}$ of the superconductor ${\text{RbFe}}_{2}{\text{As}}_{2}({T}_{c}=2.52\text{ }\text{K})$ was carried out by means of muon-spin rotation measurements. In addition to the zero-temperature value of the penetration depth $\ensure…
Iron-based superconductors research
Mikhail Lapine、Lukáš Jelínek、Manuel J. Freire 等 4 位作者2010-10-28Physical Review B
We study the peculiarities of a metamaterial ``superlens,'' caused by its discrete structure and finite size. We show that precise modeling of the lens provides remarkable distinctions from continuous medium approximation. In particular, we address the problem of highest resolution that can be achieved with a realisti…
Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchPhotonic Crystals and Applications
Haijie Tong、Jonathan P. Reid、Jin-Ling Dong 等 4 位作者2010-10-28The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
We present here a study of the phase behavior of mixed component NaNO(3)-Na(2)SO(4) (SNS) droplets with NaNO(3) to Na(2)SO(4) molar ratios of 1:1, 3:1, and 10:1, comparing observations with thermodynamic predictions. Measurements are made by Fourier transform infrared attenuated total reflection and micro-Raman spectr…
Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyIsotope Analysis in Ecology
Xunjun Yin、Shougang Chen、Aiguo Wu2010-10-28Micro & Nano Letters
A method of green chemistry synthesis of gold nanoparticles using lactic acid as a reducing agent is reported. The size and shape of gold nanoparticles are modulated by varying the ratio of metal salt and lactic acid in the reaction medium. The nanoparticles obtained are characterised by UV–vis, transmission electron…
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsNanomaterials for catalytic reactions
L. S. Boak、K. S. Sorbie2010-10-28SPE Production & Operations
Summary Scale inhibitors (SIs) are used to control oilfield scale formation, and the ability to analyze these species is very important such that SI concentrations as low as 0.5-ppm active need to be measured accurately. If phosphorus is present in the SI molecule, then inductively-coupled-plasma (ICP) -based methods…
Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionMinerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis
Jiandong Zuo、Shumei Liu、Qi Sheng2010-10-28Molecules
A novel phosphorus-containing triazine oligomer poly(2-morpholinyl-4-penta-erythritol phosphate-1,3,5-triazine) (PMPT) was synthesized as a kind of tri-component intumescent flame retardant (IFR). The chemical structure of PMPT was characterized by FTIR, 1H-NMR and 31P-NMR, and the mechanical and flammability properti…
Flame retardant materials and propertiesSynthesis and properties of polymersSynthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds
Jan Kurzidim、Daniele Coslovich、Gerhard Kahl2010-10-28Physical Review E
Using molecular dynamics simulations we study the slow dynamics of a colloidal fluid annealed within a matrix of obstacles quenched from an equilibrated colloidal fluid. We choose all particles to be of the same size and to interact as hard spheres, thus retaining all features of the porous confinement while limiting…
Material Dynamics and PropertiesTheoretical and Computational PhysicsSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
Michael W. Gaultois、Andrew P. Grosvenor2010-10-28The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
The SrFe 1− x Zn x O 3−δ system (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) was synthesized and investigated by X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). These techniques were used to examine the effect of substitution on metal charge and coordination number (CN) and to study the influence of ground-…
ZnO doping and propertiesMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Kun‐Yu Lai、Yi-Ruei Lin、Hsin-Ping Wang 等 4 位作者2010-10-28CrystEngComm
Si nanorod arrays (NRAs) mimicking moth-eye structures were fabricated with colloidal lithography and reactive ion etching. Compared with that on polished surface, the reflectance on NRA structures is significantly reduced by more than 10 times. The reflectance is decreased with the height of the NRAs. The anti-reflec…
Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsNanowire Synthesis and ApplicationsOptical Coatings and Gratings
Kentaro Sumi、Gen‐ichi Konishi2010-10-28Molecules
We have synthesized a highly luminescent (log e > 5.0, F > 0.9) pyrene dye based on a spirobifluorene skeleton [2,2',7,7'-tetrakis(7-tert-butyl-1-pyrenyl)-9,9'-spirobi[9H-fluorene; 4-PySBF]. The use of spirobifluorene prevents fluorescence quenching by intramolecular energy transfer and/or electron transfer among the…
Molecular Sensors and Ion DetectionPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials
Michael R. Probert、Craig M. Robertson、Jonathan A. Coome 等 6 位作者2010-10-28Journal of Applied Crystallography
XIPHOS has been developed to expand home laboratory facilities closer to those found at central facilities, offering extremes of sample environment and flux densities far greater than standard laboratory sources. The system has a minimum operating temperature of 1.9 K, and has a direct-drive molybdenum rotating-anode…
Magnetism in coordination complexesOrganic and Molecular Conductors ResearchSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
Davide Barreca、Alberto Gasparotto、Eugenio Tondello2010-10-28Journal of Materials Chemistry
Metal/oxide nanosystems with different spatial organizations have attracted a remarkable interest for their unique features and multi-functional properties, which can be finely tuned by controlling the interplay between their structure, morphology and composition. Their assembly and ultimate utilization depend indeed…
ZnO doping and propertiesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Marina Achenbach、Jens Figiel、Mykhaylo Burbelko 等 4 位作者2010-10-28Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
PURPOSE: To compare image quality and diagnostic accuracy of 0.5 molar gadobenate dimeglumine and 1.0 molar gadobutrol in contrast-enhanced (CE) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the lower extremities interindividually. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was approved by our Institutional Review Board. Written info…
Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesLanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes