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A series of magnesium benzyl alkoxides, [LMg(mu-OBn)](2) (1-8), supported by NNO-tridentate Schiff-base ligands are prepared by the reactions of Mg(OBn)(2) with one molar equivalent of related Schiff-base ligands (L(1)H-L(8)H) in toluene. The molecular structures of compounds 2, 3, 7, and 8 are characterized by X-ray…
The evaluation of mechanical properties of carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers is inherently difficult. Here, Raman scattering—a generic methodology independent of mechanical measurements—is used to determine the interbundle strength and microscopic failure process for various CNT macroarchitectures. Raman data are used to p…
We remove the need for Laplace/inverse-Laplace transformations of experimental data, by presenting a direct and straightforward mathematical procedure for obtaining frequency-dependent storage and loss moduli ($G'(ω)$ and $G"(ω)$ respectively), from time-dependent experimental measurements. The procedure is applicable…
We review our recent work on the physical mechanisms limiting the mobility of graphene on SiO2. We have used intentional addition of charged scattering impurities and systematic variation of the dielectric environment to differentiate the effects of charged impurities and short-range scatterers. The results show that…
CO oxidation on Pd(100), -(111), -(110), and Pt(110) single crystals was studied at steady-state conditions at low (≤2 × 10 −3 Torr) and high (2−88 Torr) pressures at various reactant compositions. At low pressures the reaction fell into two regimes, one with a CO-dominant surface where the CO 2 formation rate is low,…
In this paper, the response of single three-dimensional phantom and self-avoiding polymers to localized step strains are studied for two cases in the absence of hydrodynamic interactions: (i) polymers tethered at one end with the strain created at the point of tether, and (ii) free polymers with the strain created in…
GaAs nanowires were grown by molecular beam epitaxy on Si(100) substrates covered with 5 nm SiO2. The growth was performed with As4 at low, close to stoichiometric, As4/Ga flux ratio, using Ga nanodroplets as catalyst. The nanowires are found to be in epitaxial relation to the Si substrate due to contact via pinholes…
Abstract A series of liquid‐crystalline (LC) π‐ ‐conjugated oligothiophenes bearing three or two alkoxy chains at their extremities has been designed and synthesized. These polycatenar oligothiophenes form various LC nanostructures including smectic, columnar, and micellar cubic phases. These properties depend on the…
The electronic structure of an electron-acceptor molecule, tetracyanoethylene (TCNE), on graphene was investigated using the first-principles method based on density functional theory. It was theoretically demonstrated that a p-type graphene can be obtained via charge transfer between an organic molecule and graphene.…
Electrospinning has been employed extensively in tissue engineering to generate nanofibrous scaffolds from either natural or synthetic biodegradable polymers to simulate the cellular microenvironment. Electrospinning rapidly produces fibers of the nanolength scale and the process offers many opportunities to tailor th…
We show that edge stresses introduce intrinsic ripples in freestanding graphene sheets even in the absence of any thermal effects. Compressive edge stresses along zigzag and armchair edges of the sheet cause out-of-plane warping to attain several degenerate mode shapes. Based on elastic plate theory, we identify scali…
We report a one-pot method for synthesizing atomically monodisperse Au25 nanoclusters stabilized with various functionalized thiols. This approach permits facile incorporation of specific functionality [such as –OH, –COOH, and atom transfer radical polymerization initiator –OC(O)C(CH3)2Br] into the protecting thiol li…
The increasing need for drug delivery systems that improve specificity and activity and at the same time reduce toxicity to ensure maximum treatment safety has led to the development of a great variety of drug vectors. Carriers based on soft matter have particularly interesting characteristics. Herein we present the c…
Abstract This article provides an overview of recent developments regarding synthesis of Pd nanocrystals with well‐controlled shapes in aqueous solutions. In a solution‐phase synthesis, the final shape taken by a nanocrystal is determined by the twin structures of seeds and the growth rates of different crystallograph…
Aiming at molecular-based magnets, ferromagnetism of pure carbon-based materials is fundamentally and technologically extremely important for many applications. While it is still not fully understood, many recent theoretical works have suggested that one-atom-thick two-dimensional graphene materials may show ferromagn…
A procedure for gram-scale synthesis of monodisperse Cu2O nanocubes by a simple polyol process is demonstrated. The nanocubes are subsequently oxidized to form CuO hollow cubes, spheres, and urchin-like particles, through a sequential dissolution–precipitation process. The CuO urchin-like particles exhibited excellent…
Interest in lanthanide-containing organic-inorganic hybrids has grown considerably during the last decade, with the concomitant fabrication of materials with tunable attributes offering modulated properties. The potential of these materials relies on exploiting the synergy between the intrinsic characteristics of sol-…
This critical review provides an overview on the formation of pi-stacks of functional dyes in solution, aiming to acquaint young researchers with this topical research field and to stimulate further advance in supramolecular dye chemistry. Different mathematical models that have been proposed and applied for the descr…
Spirooxazines (SOs) and spiropyrans (SPs) are typical organic compounds exhibiting photochromism. Compared to SPs, SOs show better fatigue resistance and photostability, which provides a possibility of practical applications in lenses of variable optical density, displays, filters and optical-memory devices. The maxim…
<p>Controlling the properties of single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) is the major challenge toward their future applications. This dissertation describes several contributions to this chanllenge. </p><p>This dissertation begins with the brief review on carbon nanotubes (CNTs), including discovery,…