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Employing methods developed for the control of shape and size in silver nanoparticles, we have compared the optical properties of nanorods, nanoprisms, nanodisks, and nanospheres. Solutions of these particles show distinct surface plasmon resonant absorption signatures that are directly correlated with the symmetries…
The synthesis and the mesomorphic properties of several new main-chain liquid-crystalline dendrimers, thereafter designated as octopus dendrimers in accordance with their eight sidearms, are reported. In these dendritic systems, the arborescence is ensured by anisotropic segments, acting as branching cells with a doub…
Plant availability of soil K is controlled by dynamic interactions among its different pools. Misunderstanding of these dynamics leads to mismanagement of soil fertility. This study was conducted to evaluate buffering characteristics of low exchangeable‐K soils that showed different sugarcane ( Saccharum spp. L.) resp…
Abstract Based upon the photolabile [2‐(2‐nitrophenyl)propoxy]carbonyl group (NPPOC), a large number of modified 2‐(2‐nitrophenyl)propanol derivatives substituted at the phenyl ring (see 23 – 34 and 57 – 76 ) as well as at the side‐chain (see 85 – 92 and 95 – 98 ) were synthesized to improve the photoreactivity of thi…
A series of rod-coil molecules (n-x, where n represents the number of repeating units in a PPO coil and x the number of phenyl groups in a rod segment) with variation in the molecular length, but an identical rod to coil volume ratio was synthesized, and their self-assembling behavior was investigated by using DSC and…
Abstract Summary: Blends of high molecular weight poly( R ‐3‐hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) ( $\overline M _{\rm w}$ = 352 000 g · mol −1 ), comprising of either low molecular weight poly( R ‐3‐hydroxybutyrate) (D‐PHB) ( $\overline M _{\rm w}$ = 3 900 g · mol −1 ) or poly[( R ‐3‐hydroxybutyrate)‐ co ‐( R ‐3‐hydroxyvalerate)]…
ABSTRACT: China is a significant producer of kaolin with 2.1 Mt in 2002 representing 8.4 % of the world’s total of 24.9 Mt. The kaolin resources are widespread throughout the country and are varied in their origin, physical and chemical properties and morphology. The kaolin industry, compared to Europe and the USA, is…
Interest has grown in recent years on the effects of nano-sized fillers on the thermal, mechanical, and electrical properties of polymeric systems. In particular, we are interested in studying the changes in mechanical and thermal properties of thermosetting polyimides as nano-sized fillers are added in increasing lev…
Abstract Summary: A novel polystyrene‐encapsulated laponite composite system has been developed via a miniemulsion polymerization approach. The encapsulation mechanism and process parameters have been examined in detail using light‐scattering, sedimentation analysis, wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction (WXRD), and transmissi…
A remarkable feature of the spin-crossover process in several dinuclear iron(II) compounds is a plateau in the two-step transition curve. Up to now, it has not been possible to analyse the spin state of dinuclear pairs that constitute such a plateau, due to the relative high temperatures at which the transition takes…
A unique feature of diamond among other semiconductors is the formation of a high conductive p-type layer which is usually obtained after hydrogen-termination of the surface. It is generally accepted that the appearance of surface conductivity (SC) requires the presence of atmospheric adsorbates. We present a combinat…
In this paper, we describe the extremely unusual optical properties of Ru(II)-based electron donor-acceptor (D-A) polyene and some closely related chromophores. For three different polyene series, the intense, visible d-->pi* metal-to-ligand charge-transfer bands unexpectedly blue-shift as the number of E-ethylene uni…
This paper describes a new nanoprobe that induces the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) effect when brought into contact with chemicals on any type of surface. The SERS-inducing probe was fabricated from an optical fiber that was tapered to a tip 100 nm in diameter. A thin layer of silver islands was applied to…
Composites of yttria‐stabilized zirconia (YSZ) with Sr‐doped LaCrO 3 (LSC) and Sr‐doped LaMnO 3 (LSM) were prepared by impregnation of a porous YSZ matrix with aqueous solutions of the appropriate metal salts, followed by sintering to various temperatures. XRD measurements showed that perovskite phases formed after si…
We describe here a polymer nanosheet assembly that serves as a molecular photoswitching and optical exclusive OR (EXOR) logic gate. Separate polymer nanosheets (monolayers) containing phenanthrene, anthracene, and dinitrobenzene chromophore were prepared by the Langmuir-Blodgett technique (LB films). A bilayer-couple,…
Nanocrystalline ZnO particles have been prepared with different methods using zinc cyclohexanebutyrate as precursor in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) medium via alkaline hydrolysis. A series of preparations were carried out in the presence of layered silicates (kaolinite and montmorillonite). It was revealed by different m…
A preform technique is used to prepare a step-index (SI) polymer optical fiber (POF) doped with Eu(DBM)3Phen. The gain (5.7 dB) at 613 nm of the doped SI POF with Eu3+ content of 4000 in 10(6) wt., 0.4-mm core diameter, and 30-cm fiber length is observed at ambient temperature by end pumping with a YAG at 355 nm. The…
Abstract We present an approach to stable n‐type doping of organic matrices using organic dopants. In order to circumvent stability limitations inherent to strong organic donors, we produce the donor from a stable precursor compound in situ. As an example, the cationic dye pyronin B chloride is studied as a dopant in…
The oxidation behavior of a polymer‐derived amorphous silicon carbonitride (SiCN) ceramic was studied at temperature range of 900°–1200°C using fully dense samples, which were obtained using a novel pressure‐assisted pyrolysis technique. The oxidation kinetics was investigated by measuring the thickness of oxide layer…
The parameters set of the Jiles-Atherton hysteresis model is identified by using a real coded genetic algorithm. The parameters identification is performed by minimizing the mean squared error between experimental and simulated magnetic field curves. The procedure is validated by comparing experimental and simulated r…