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Optically heterodyne-detected optical Kerr effect experiments are applied to study the orientational dynamics of the supercooled ionic organic liquids N-propyl-3-methylpyridinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (PMPIm) and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tosylate (EMImTOS). The orientational dynamics are complex with re…
Single-crystalline chalcopyrite CuInSe(2) nanorods (CuInSe(2)NRs) of 50-100 nm in diameter and up to a few micrometers in length have been synthesized solvothermally. High-resolution transmission electron microscopic images of the CuInSe(2)NRs reveal the d-spacing of 0.335 nm for the (112) crystalline planes and a gro…
Quantum dots (Qdots) are nanoparticles exhibiting fluorescent properties that can be used for cell staining. We present here the development of quantum dots conjugated to Annexin V for specific targeting of apoptotic cells, for both apoptosis detection and staining of apoptotic "living" cells. For that purpose, Qdots…
A novel procedure for making the pH responsiveness of a Gd-based probe independent of its concentration has been developed. The method is based on a ratiometric approach and requires the measurement, at magnetic fields higher than 1 T, of the paramagnetic contribution to the longitudinal and the transverse NMR relaxat…
Nanowires composed of the thermoelectric material Bi2Te3 were synthesized on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) electrodes using the electrochemical step edge decoration (ESED) method. Nanowire synthesis was initiated by applying a voltage pulse of -0.75 V versus SCE for 5 ms to an HOPG electrode in an aqueous…
This paper will present sintered reaction‐bonded silicon nitride (SRBSN) material with a high thermal conductivity of 121 W·(m·K) −1 , which has been successfully prepared from a coarse Si powder with lower levels of oxygen and aluminum impurities, using a mixture of Y 2 O 3 and MgSiN 2 as sintering additives, by nitr…
We conduct molecular dynamics simulations of 887 and 1389-atom decahedral platinum nanoparticles using an embedded atom potential. By constructing microcanonical caloric curves, we identify structural transitions from decahedral to fcc in the particles prior to melting. The transitions take place during phase coexiste…
We study the spectrum of vibrational modes in metal nanoparticles with a dielectric core. Vibrational modes are excited by the rapid heating of the particle lattice that takes place after laser excitation, and can be monitored by means of pump-probe spectroscopy as coherent oscillations of transient optical spectra. I…
Surface excess electrons are remarkable chemical entities that provide great opportunities for the design of new materials with precisely tuned electronic and magnetic properties. In this Account, we describe the structure and electronic properties of excess electron centers generated at the surface of insulating oxid…
Abstract Summary: This paper describes a simple and facile approach to fabricate well dispersed silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in poly[ N ‐isopropylacrylamide‐ co ‐(sodium acrylate)] hydrogels. The silver nanoparticles formed are spherical in shape with a narrow size distribution in the hydrogel networks in which the na…
A series of poly(arylene ethynylene) (PAE) conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPEs) have been prepared using palladium-mediated (Sonogashira) coupling chemistry. The series consists of five pairs of polymers that share the same poly(arylene ethynylene) backbone. One member of each pair contains anionic sulfonate (R−SO 3 - )…
The F' center in an alkali halide forms when an anion vacancy traps two electrons which is the prerequisite of a diatomic molecule. Indeed, the center may displace left or right along <110> in a (110) plane, due to its coupling to the B_{1u} vibrational mode of <110> polarization respectively. On jumping from the init…
A brief history of the discovery of new superconductors is given. Different types of pairing mechanisms are considered. By comparing Tcs in different cuprate families it is concluded that the pairing in the CuO2 layers must be supplemented by interactions elsewhere in the unit cell. This conclusion is reached simply b…
Single crystals of Li(6)CuB(4)O(10) have been synthesized, and its crystal structure has been determined. Li(6)CuB(4)O(10) crystallizes in the non-centrosymmetric triclinic space group P1 (No. 1). The structure consists of isolated [CuB(4)O(10)](6)(-) polyanions that are bridged by six LiO(4) tetrahedra. Li(6)CuB(4)O(…
PCSK9 is the ninth member of the proprotein convertase (PC) family. Some of its natural mutations have been genetically associated with the development of a dominant form of familial hyper- or hypocholesterolemia. The exact mechanism of action of PCSK9 is not clear, although it is known to enhance the intracellular de…
The presence of large amounts of nondiamond carbon in detonation-synthesized nanodiamond (ND) severely limits applications of this exciting nanomaterial. We report on a simple and environmentally friendly route involving oxidation in air to selectively remove sp(2)-bonded carbon from ND. Thermogravimetric analysis and…
Rare-earth doped Ca-α-SiAlON phosphors, with the compositions of (Ca1-3/2xREx)m/2Si12-m-nAlm+nOnN16-n (RE = Ce, Sm, Eu, Tb, Yb and Dy, 0.5 ≤ m = 2n ≤ 3.0), were prepared by reaction at 1700oC for 2h under 10 atm N2. The concentration of rare earths varied from 3 to 30 at% with respect to Ca. The photoluminescence prop…
The 0.75 to 3 mol% Y2O3-stabilized tetragonal ZrO2 and Al2O3/Y-TZP nano-composite ceramics with 0.2 to 0.7 wt% of alumina were produced by a colloidal technique and low-temperature sintering. The influence of the resulting density, microstructure, the yttria-stabilizer and the alumina content on toughness was determin…
Polymer impregnation pyrolysis method (PIP method) has some advantages to fabricate SiC fiber /SiC composite with large or complex form. However polymer derived SiC contains some amount of excess carbon and porosity. In particular the excess carbon is easy to be oxidized in air at high temperature. Therefore reliabili…
Many naturally occurring microbiological and synthetic polymer systems have soft interfaces due, e.g., to the presence of polymer brushes at the surfaces. The initial interactions (before contact) in such systems are typically physical rather than chemical in origin, e.g. electrostatic or van der Waals forces. We calc…