Reproducible spatial control of a self-assembly process of fiber-forming oligothiophenes was achieved by using confinement effects. This strategy allowed the direct integration with a precise control over density, orient...
A Na3V2(PO4)(3)/C cathode synthesized by a polyol-assisted pyro-synthetic reaction and subsequent sintering delivered a discharge capacity of 235 mA h g(-1), corresponding to an extraction of 4 Na per formula with steady...
Lithium chromium titanium oxide (LiCrTiO4) spinel powders are synthesized by an acrylic acid polymerization method. The lithium intercalation capacity of the LiCrTiO4 sample synthesized in air is about 150 mA h g(-1), wh...
Nanoporous graphitic carbon (NGC) is synthesized by direct carbonization of iron phthalocyanine (Fe-PC) and 3D mesoporous silica (KIT-6) mixture for the first time, which exhibits tunable surface area and pore volume, as...
We report on a high performance silicon anode based on silicon-nickel cone arrays. The composite electrode exhibits good capacity retention and remarkable rate performance. A de-lithiation capacity of 2639, 2341, 2042, 1...
We report rapid photoswitchable fluorescence on/off behavior between cis- and trans-rich 4-butyl-4'-methoxyazobenzene and its analogue 4-butyl-2,6-dimethyl-4'-methoxyazobenzene.
The first example of well-ordered mesoporous organosilica with high selectivity towards Pb(II) based on host-guest interactions was developed. Due to the high functionalization of a specific macrocyclic host, DCH18C6, wi...
The effect of edge passivation on armchair BC3 ribbons is studied by first-principles calculations. The removal of passivating hydrogen from the edge boron atoms provides higher stability and makes the narrower ribbons m...
A simple label-free approach for the detection of copper ions with high selectivity and sensitivity has been developed by using single-stranded DNA templated formation of silver nanoclusters (DNA-Ag NCs) as a novel light...
In this work, a new hierarchical architecture of homogeneous CdSe thorns on CdSe nanotubes was synthesized via a simple anion exchange process from Cd(OH)(2) nanowire bundles. The entire process for preparing the CdSe st...
As printed and flexible plastic electronic gadgets become increasingly viable today, there is a need to develop materials that suit the fabrication processes involved. Two desirable requirements are solution-processable ...
Designing materials to control biology is an intense focus of biomaterials and regenerative medicine research. Discovering and designing materials with appropriate biological compatibility or active control of cells and ...
Water insoluble poly(para-phenylene disulfonic acid) and its copolymers were synthesized by direct polymerization of 1,4-dibromobenzene-2,5-disulfonic acid and 4,4'-dibromobiphenyl-3,3'-disulfonic acid lithium salts usin...
Smart nanocarriers with high SERS enhancement are inevitably important in cancer therapy for treating cells and recording their changes at the single-molecule scale. Therefore, this work reports an approach to fabricatin...
Using the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) technique, we demonstrate that the contribution of Hg adsorption and absorption on the sensor response profile can be distinguished by studying the dynamic response curve of QC...
Carbon nanotube porphyrin polymers have been synthesised via the click chemistry "grafting from" approach; the hybrids were fully characterised and their electrochemical and optical properties were examined.