Polymer/graphene nanocomposites have generated intensive interest due to their unique properties. Dispersion and interface interactions between graphene and the polymer matrix are two key factors to obtain property enhan...
A series of square-planar Pt(II) complexes [Pt(C<^> N)(O<^>O)] (1-5) (C<^>N = 2-phenylpyridine, O<^>O denotes a series of beta-diketonate ligands) is reported. Detailed studies of theoretical calculations, electrochemica...
Flame-spray synthesis was used to produce calcium phosphate nanoparticles with a Ca/P molar ratio in the range of 0.5 to 2.0. The use of these powders as raw material for calcium phosphate cements was then assessed. Vari...
The transcription of self-assembled organic structures by the sol-gel process is a powerful method in the synthesis of inorganic materials with controlled sizes, shapes, and porosities. Lithocholic acid (LCA) shows pH-se...
Two-dimensional polyaniline (PANI) nanosheets have been prepared inductively by electropolymerization of aniline monomer in an aqueous electrolyte containing sulfonated PANI-functionalized graphenes (SPANI-Gs). The SPANI...
Water soluble positively charged 2-(dimethylamino) ethanethiol (DAET)-protected core-shell CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized and incorporated within negatively charged Nafion polymer films. The water soluble Q...
Graphene/cellulose nanocomposite paper with high mechanical and electrical performances was reported in this study by combining reduced graphene oxide sheets (RGO) and amine-modified nanofibrillated cellulose (A-NFC) in ...
An ionic transition-metal complex for improved charge transporting properties was designed, containing both n-type dimesitylboryl (BMes(2)) and p-type carbazole groups. The complex, [Ir (Bpq)(2)(CzbpyCz)]PF(6) (1) (Bpq =...
This study presents the use of graphene sheets as a novel template to control the microstructure of mesoporous silica. The impurity-doped silica is confirmed to be under the pseudo-softening state at temperatures >= 600 ...
The relationship between the local structural changes and the oxide ion diffusion in La(0.6)Sr(0.4)FeO(3-delta) was investigated. The oxygen vacancy concentration in La(0.6)Sr(0.4)FeO(3-delta) was varied by annealing und...
We investigated solvent effects on the acid-catalyzed deallylation of organoallylsilane precursors to identify mild sol-gel polymerization conditions. Organoallylsilanes are expected to be alternative precursors for prep...
A novel class of monolith-type boron nitride hierarchical foams has been prepared through an integrative chemistry-based synthetic path. These materials contain interconnected pores in the nanometre to the micrometre ran...
Highly SERS-active substrates can be prepared by heating a discontinuous gold film (thickness about 5 nm) on ordered bowl templates. Nanoparticles (about 20 nm) will uniformly locate on the inner surface of the bowls wit...
Hierarchical porous activated carbon fibers with a BET surface area of 2231 m(2) g(-1) and a pore volume of 1.16 cm(3) g(-1) were made from polyacrylonitrile through pre-oxidation and chemical activation. This type of ma...
This article describes photoactivatable conjugated oligomers that show both increased fluorescence quantum yield and pH-dependant solubility upon irradiation with UV light. Sonogashira coupling between ester-substituted ...
Tetragonal rutile TiO(2)/Ti(1-x)Sn(x)O(2) heterojunction nanowires were successfully fabricated through carbothermal reaction with hydrogen gas at 1050 degrees C. These heterojunction nanowires partially formed TiO(2)/Ti...