Yun Hang Hu、Eli Ruckenstein2006-06-08Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Li 2 NH is a promising candidate for hydrogen storage. However, its performance for hydrogen absorption is strongly dependent on its preparation method. In this paper, we report that an ultrafast solid reaction between Li 3 N and LiNH 2 provides a new synthesis approach to an effective Li 2 NH material, which can reve…
Hydrogen Storage and MaterialsHybrid Renewable Energy SystemsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
Syunichi Oshima、Jilska M. Perera、Kathy Northcott 等 6 位作者2006-06-08Separation Science and Technology
This investigation examines metal ion adsorption on mesoporous silicate, MCM‐41, synthesized from sodium silicate solution and cethyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). MCM‐41 has potential as an adsorbent material, with a regular hexagonal pore structure, large specific surface area, and large pore volume. The MCM‐41 s…
Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalZeolite Catalysis and SynthesisMesoporous Materials and Catalysis
Yong Tao、Chang‐Yu Wu、David W. Mazyck2006-06-08Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
TiO 2 /activated carbon composite photocatalyst was prepared by a microwave-assisted impregnation method and was employed for the removal of methanol from humid air streams. A commercial microwave oven (800 W) was used as the microwave source. Under 2450 MHz microwave irradiation, titanium tetra-isopropoxide (TTIP) wa…
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsIndustrial Gas Emission Control
D.I. Uhlenhaut、Paul D. Smith、Walter Caseri2006-06-08Advanced Materials
Composites of poly(dimethylsiloxane) and gold nanoparticles (see figure) with an adsorbed monolayer of 1–alkanethiols afford a versatile reversible color system through treatment with solvents that swell the polymer. Even dichroism can be created, which can be converted again to optically isotropic states. Upon heat t…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsConducting polymers and applicationsPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
Jin‐hui Yang、Jiu‐gao Yu、Xiaofei Ma2006-06-08Starch - Stärke
Abstract In this paper, ethylenebisformamide was synthesized and used as a novel plasticizer for corn starch to prepare thermoplastic starch (EPTPS). FT‐IR spectra showed that the absorption bands of the C‐O groups of the starch molecules were shifted to lower wavenumbers, which indicated that a strong and stable hydr…
Food composition and propertiesNanocomposite Films for Food Packagingbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Aloisie Poulíčková、David G. Mann2006-06-08Journal of Phycology
Homothallic sexual reproduction and auxosporulation were studied in monoclonal cultures and seminatural populations of the freshwater epipelic diatom Navicula cryptocephala Kütz. Gametangia paired via the girdle, one gamete was formed per gametangium (and hence one zygote per pair of gametangia), and gamete fusion too…
Marine and coastal ecosystemsProtist diversity and phylogenyDiatoms and Algae Research
Y.-B. Chen、Z. M. Zhang、P. J. Timans2006-06-08ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Abstract Temperature nonuniformity is a critical problem in rapid thermal processing (RTP) of wafers because it leads to uneven diffusion of implanted dopants and introduces thermal stress. One cause of the problem is nonuniform absorption of thermal radiation, especially in patterned wafers, where the optical propert…
Laser Material Processing TechniquesOptical Coatings and GratingsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
Guang Han、Bin Guo、L. W. Zhang 等 4 位作者2006-06-08Advanced Materials
Stable and continuous gold-coated fibrous mats, which may be used as electrodes for electrochemical experiments or for fabrication of electronic devices, have been fabricated. The formation of conductive gold films on flexible electrospun poly(methyl methacrylate) ultrafine fibrous mat substrates (see figure) is descr…
Conducting polymers and applicationsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsElectrodeposition and Electroless Coatings
Jie Wei、Hongwei Zhu、Yali Li 等 13 位作者2006-06-08Advanced Materials
Highly pure membranes of double–walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs; see figure) have been prepared by combining a purification process with the competition characteristics of water and ethanol interactions with the surface of CNTs. The resulting ultrathin films consist of a single layer of CNTs and they show an enhanced…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsNanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
Marcus Freitag、James C. Tsang、J. R. Kirtley 等 8 位作者2006-06-08Nano Letters
Carbon nanotube field-effect transistors (CNTFETs) produce band gap derived infrared emission under both ambipolar and unipolar transport conditions. We demonstrate here that heterogeneities/defects in the local environment of a CNTFET perturb the local potentials and, as a result, the characteristic bias dependent mo…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesNanowire Synthesis and ApplicationsMechanical and Optical Resonators
Hiroshi Watanabe、Masao Ogata2006-06-08Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
Motivated by the various physical properties observed in $\theta$-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$X, we study the ground state of extended Hubbard model on two-dimensional anisotropic triangular lattice at 1/4-filling with variational Monte Carlo method. It is shown that the nearest-neighbor Coulomb interaction enhances the charge fluc…
Organic and Molecular Conductors ResearchIron-based superconductors researchElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Mohamed Zbiri、Claude Daul、Tomasz A. Wesołowski2006-06-08Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
The ligand-field induced splitting energies of f-levels in lanthanide-containing elpasolites are derived using the first-principles universal orbital-free embedding formalism [Wesolowski and Warshel, J. Phys. Chem. 1993, 97, 8050]. In our previous work concerning chloroelpasolite lattice (Cs2NaLnCl6), embedded orbital…
Zeolite Catalysis and SynthesisCrystal Structures and PropertiesSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
Anton Shterenlikht、I.C. Howard2006-06-08Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures
ABSTRACT CAFE, a combination of Cellular Automata (CA) to describe the material microstructural properties, and Finite Elements to represent the macroscopic strain, allows the evolving states of microstructural change to be analysed in a deforming body. The paper explores the potential of the technique for the assessm…
Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMetal Forming Simulation TechniquesHigh-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
Antti Viinikanoja、Sami Areva、Natalia Kocharova 等 8 位作者2006-06-08Langmuir
We have studied the structure and morphology of self-assembled polyelectrolyte multilayers prepared using poly(styrenesulfonate) (PSS) and four different cationic poly(alkoxythiophene) derivatives bearing methylimidazolium-terminated ionic side chain at the 3-position of the thiophene ring: poly(1-methyl-3-[3-[3-thien…
Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures
Gábor Várhegyi、Erika Mészáros、Michael Jerry Antal 等 5 位作者2006-06-08Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Charcoals produced by a modern, efficient method were studied in the kinetic regime, at oxygen partial pressures of 0.2 and 1 bar by thermogravimetric experiments and their reaction kinetic modeling. The charcoals were ground to an average particle size of 5−13 μm. A partial removal of minerals from the feedstock (cor…
Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesLignin and Wood ChemistryThermal and Kinetic Analysis
Sergiy Peleshanko、Ray Gunawidjaja、Stanislas Petrash 等 4 位作者2006-06-08Macromolecules
We report the synthesis of novel hyperbranched amphiphilic poly(ethylene oxide)−polystyrene (PEO−PS) n copolymers obtained by controlled radical polymerizations: nitroxide mediated polymerization (NMP) and reversible addition−fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT). The macroinimers used to synthesize copolymers have the…
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesDendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
Maria Enoi Santos Miranda、Catiana Marcolla、Clóvis Antônio Rodrigues 等 7 位作者2006-06-08Polymer International
Abstract Chitosan (degree of deacetylation of 90.2%) and N ‐carboxymethylchitosan ( N ‐CMCh) (degree of substitution of 18.5%) were analyzed using thermogravimetric analysis in order to determine their thermal stability. Also, their films were evaluated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and mechanical and dynam…
Nanocomposite Films for Food PackagingConducting polymers and applicationsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
H. T. Man、I. J. W. Wever、Alberto F. Morpurgo2006-06-08Physical Review B
We report the experimental observation of spin-induced magnetoresistance in single-wall carbon nanotubes contacted with high-transparency ferromagnetic electrodes. In the linear regime the spin-induced magnetoresistance oscillates with gate voltage in quantitative agreement with calculations based on a Landauer-B\"utt…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsQuantum and electron transport phenomena
Jong‐Soo Lee、M. Saif Islam、Sangtae Kim2006-06-08Nano Letters
Well-aligned single crystalline ZnO nanobridges have been synthesized selectively across the prefabricated electrodes on silicon substrates by a single-step thermal evaporation method without using any metal catalysts or a predeposited ZnO seed layer that was a prerequisite for such synthesis. The growth region was se…
ZnO doping and propertiesQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesNanowire Synthesis and Applications
Yu. V. Butenko、В. Л. Кузнецов、E. A. Paukshtis 等 8 位作者2006-06-08Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures
The results of study of the surface chemistry of nanodiamonds treated by a mixture of HClO4 and H2SO2 acids are presented. Changes of the composition of surface diamond groups brought up by thermal annealing were monitored by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy and temperature‐programmed desorption. The decompos…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications