Indose Aravind、Klaus-Jochen Eichhorn、Hartmut Komber 等 9 位作者2009-01-15The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
The effect of annealing on the miscibility and phase behavior of Sorona {poly(trimethylene terephthalate), PTT} and bisphenol A polycarbonate (PC) blends was examined. These blends exhibited heterogeneous phase-separated morphology and two well-spaced glass transition temperatures (Tgs) indicating immiscibility. The S…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesFiber-reinforced polymer compositesRecycling and Waste Management Techniques
Yong Zhao、Jing Chen、Alex Hung Kuo Chou 等 5 位作者2009-01-15Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A
The purpose of this study was to prepare and characterize a three-dimensional scaffold consisting of porous nonwoven silk fibroin net/nano-apatite composite. The silk fibroin net was mineralized with apatite by alternative soaking in calcium and phosphate solutions. The scaffold exhibited a porous microstructure with…
Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsPeriodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsSilk-based biomaterials and applications
Zhilin Jin、Wei Feng、Shiping Zhu 等 5 位作者2009-01-15Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A
Protein-resistant polyurethane (PU) surfaces were prepared by surface-initiated simultaneous normal and reverse atom transfer radical polymerization (s-ATRP) of poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate) (poly (OEGMA)). Oxygen plasma treatment was employed for initial activation of the PU surface. The grafted polymer c…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer Surface Interaction Studies
Nan Li、Kazumichi Yanagisawa、Nobuhiro Kumada2009-01-15Crystal Growth & Design
Single-crystalline Y(OH) 3 nanowires were synthesized from Y 2 O 3 powder by a simple acetic acid assisted hydrothermal method under near neutral conditions. The nanowires show unusual, bundle-like morphology with diameter of 20−50 nm and aspect ratio of 600−2000. It is found that the presence of acetic acid and its c…
Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsNuclear materials and radiation effects
Oleg Sadovski、Andrew A. Beharry、Fuzhong Zhang 等 4 位作者2009-01-15Angewandte Chemie
Abstract Längere Schaltwellenlängen und gute photochemische Ausbeuten und Stabilitäten des cis ‐Isomers in reduzierenden wässrigen Umgebungen kennzeichnen 4,4′‐Diamido‐substituierte Azobenzole mit 2,2′‐Aminoalkyl‐Substituenten. Die Produkte eignen sich zur Photosteuerung biomolekularer Strukturen in zellulären Umgebun…
Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisClick Chemistry and ApplicationsPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
Hidehiro Sakurai、Ikuyo Kamiya、Hiroaki Kitahara 等 5 位作者2009-01-15Synlett
Gold nanoclusters stabilized by poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (Au:PVP) promote the oxidation of benzylic ketones, including auto-oxidation-type bond-cleavage reactions and α-hydroxylation, under ambient conditions. The catalyst accelerates the formation of an α-peroxide intermediate, from which bond cleavage spontaneous…
Nanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsNanomaterials for catalytic reactions
Li Tian、Xingwang Zhao、B. S. Liu 等 4 位作者2009-01-15Energy & Fuels
An industrial cylinder Ni-based catalyst, LaNiO x /ZSM-5 (ϕ = 3 mm), was prepared by a sol−gel method, and its catalytic performance was investigated for CH 4 /CO 2 reforming reaction not only in laboratory scale but also in pilot plant scale. The result revealed that the conversion of CH 4 and CO 2 was 97% and 94%, r…
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysts for Methane ReformingCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions
Guo‐Jun Kang、Zhao‐Xu Chen、Zhe Li 等 4 位作者2009-01-15The Journal of Chemical Physics
The adsorption and dissociation of H(2) on the neutral and charged gold clusters Au(n) (m)(m=0,+/-1; n=1-6) is investigated using the density functional theory PW91 functional. H(2) interacts very weakly with Au(n) (-1), whereas the interaction with Au(n) (+1) is relatively strong. The binding energies on neutral clus…
Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceNanocluster Synthesis and Applications
Varun Vohra、A. Devaux、Le‐Quyenh Dieu 等 7 位作者2009-01-15Advanced Materials
Electroluminescent polymeric nanofibers embedding dye-loaded zeolite L crystals are prepared. By exciting the polymer nanofiber, the energy is transferred to the fluorescent dyes inside the zeolite L channels through a two-step Förster resonant energy transfer process. This study opens new perspectives in the field of…
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Georgios D. Stefanidis、Dionisios G. Vlachos2009-01-15Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Operation strategies for controlling the extent of homogeneous chemistry in homogeneous−heterogeneous (HH) reactors were developed for a catalytic plate microreactor using a two-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model for propane combustion on Pt as our prototype system. The effect of the reactor gap size (dist…
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysts for Methane ReformingCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions
Amal Wadeasa、Omer Nur、M. Willander2009-01-15Nanotechnology
Hybrid light emitting diodes (LEDs) based on n-ZnO nanorods and blended polymers were fabricated and characterized. The blended polymers consisted of a blue emitting polymer and a charge transport polymer. The effect of the interlayer design on the electrical and electroluminescent characteristics of these hybrid LEDs…
ZnO doping and propertiesGaN-based semiconductor devices and materialsOrganic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
S.K. Rout、E. Sinha、Ali Hussian 等 7 位作者2009-01-15Journal of Applied Physics
A series of compounds, CaBi4Ti4O15 (CBT), SrBi4Ti4O15 (SBT), and BaBi4Ti4O15 (BBT), belonging to the Aurivillus-type structure (four layers) has been prepared by a modified chemical route. Different oxalates were precipitated from their respective nitrate solution onto the surface of TiO2 powders. The room temperature…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsAcoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
Kasilingam Senthilkumar、O. Senthilkumar、Kazuki Yamauchi 等 8 位作者2009-01-15physica status solidi (b)
Abstract ZnO nanoparticles were prepared by using a gas evaporation method. As ZnO is a luminescent and less toxic material, it can be useful in imaging applications. The nanoparticles prepared in our laboratory showed intense exciton emission in the UV‐blue region. They were processed and surface treated to be compat…
ZnO doping and propertiesQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Somobrata Acharya、Sudarshan Kundu、Jonathan P. Hill 等 5 位作者2009-01-15Advanced Materials
Dispersion of ultranarrow ZnS nanorods of molecular dimensions encapsulated by a fluid-like soft organic layer in the nematic liquid crystal (LC ZLI-4792) results in a novel soft-matter-type blend with previously unachieved electro-optic properties. The local ordering of the nanorods significantly affects the global o…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsSurfactants and Colloidal Systems
Valerio Scagnoli、S W Lovesey2009-01-15Physical Review B
We present a theoretical analysis of resonant x-ray Bragg diffraction data from multiferroic ${\text{TbMnO}}_{3}$ presented by Mannix et al. [Phys. Rev. B 76, 184420 (2007)] and Voigt et al. [Phys. Rev. B 76, 104431 (2007)]. We have chosen an approach that does not rely on knowledge of the low-temperature phase space…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics
T. Uma Devi、Nina Lawrence、R. Ramesh Babu 等 6 位作者2009-01-15Crystal Growth & Design
A new semiorganic material, l -proline lithium chloride monohydrate (LPLCM), was synthesized for the first time. Its solubility and metastable zonewidth in double distilled water were estimated. Employing a temperature reduction method, a crystal of size 16 × 6 × 5 mm 3 was grown from aqueous solution. The cell dimens…
Crystal structures of chemical compoundsNonlinear Optical Materials ResearchSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
Takahiko Kojima、Tatsuaki Nakanishi、Tatsuhiko Honda 等 6 位作者2009-01-15European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Abstract A series of (porphyrinato)zinc(II) compounds were synthesized with use of 5,10,15,20‐tetraphenylporphyrin (H 2 TPP), 2,3,5,10,12,13,15,20‐octaphenylporphyrin (H 2 OPP), and 2,3,5,7,8,10,12,13,15,17,18,20‐dodecaphenylporphyrin (H 2 DPP). Those compounds form complexes with aniline, pyridine, and 3‐ and 4‐amino…
Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryPorphyrin Metabolism and Disorders
A.Al Eryani-Raq、T.M.M. Mahmud、S. R. Syed Omar 等 5 位作者2009-01-15International Journal of Agricultural Research
This study was conducted to evaluate the in vitro fungicidal effects of calcium and chitosan on Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and to as well determine their effects on storage life and quality of papaya. Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) incorporated with calcium at different concentrations (1.5, 2.5 or 3.5%) or in combinat…
Nanocomposite Films for Food PackagingPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBanana Cultivation and Research
J. Borysiuk、R. Bożek、Włodek Strupiński 等 7 位作者2009-01-15Journal of Applied Physics
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and micro-Raman investigations of epitaxial graphene on 4H-SiC on-axis and 4° off-axis are presented. The STM images show that there is superimposed on 1×1 graphene pattern the carbon nanomesh of honeycomb 6×6 structure with the lattice vecto…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
S. Moll、L. Thomé、Laetitia Vincent 等 8 位作者2009-01-15Journal of Applied Physics
This article presents a study of the damage production in yttria-stabilized cubic zirconia single crystals irradiated with swift heavy ions. The combination of techniques which probe the material at different spatial scales (Rutherford backscattering spectrometry in channeling geometry, x-ray diffraction, transmission…
Geological and Geochemical AnalysisIon-surface interactions and analysisNuclear materials and radiation effects