The novel ultra low dielectric constant poly(ether ether ketone) hybrid films in which nanoscale phosphotungstic acid (PWA) clusters were grafted onto the side chains of poly(ether ether ketone) containing (3-trifluorome...
Highly symmetric Co3O4 hexapods assembled by numerous porous nanorods were successfully grown on copper foil through a facile hydrothermal method followed by thermal treatment. The as-prepared Co3O4 hexapods were charact...
An exceptional high ferroelectric remnant polarization (P-r) was observed in BaTiO3 ceramics owing to the formation of micron-sized grains possessing nano-scale mosaicity. Such a structural hierarchy was developed via a ...
Crystalline silicon nanoparticles (size <5 nm) are synthesized at room temperature by the decomposition of silicon sulfide (SiS2) in a water-acid mixture followed by chemical etching. Grey freestanding silicon nanopartic...
Large-scale silver nanowire (AgNW) mesh films have received increasing attention as new transparent conductive films used in various printed devices. However, there are two crucial issues in implementing AgNWs that need ...
Super-tough conducting carbon nanotube (CNT)/ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) composites were prepared by a facile method; a very small amount of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) was used as the percolate...
Serum stability is one of the key factors influencing the transfection efficiency of cationic vector-mediated gene delivery in vivo. In this work, we used an atomic transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) method to constr...
Nickel-cobalt double hydroxide microspheres (Ni-Co-DHM) have been synthesized by a facile and cost-effective in situ method. The obtained Ni-Co-DHM displays a three-dimensional architecture with hollow interior and hedge...
We report a simple method to synthesize monodisperse hydrophobic PbTe quantum dots followed by a stability study of the as-synthesized quantum dots in air. We provide evidence that air-stable PbTe quantum dots can be syn...
The {PEI-GNs/PMo12}(n) composite films are prepared by an LBL electrostatic assembly technique, and their uniform and homogeneous traits have been verified by UV-vis and cyclic voltammetry. The {PEI-GNs/PMo12}(n) composi...
A hybrid SnO2 modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) gas sensor is developed for the trace level (100 ppb) detection of NO2 gas at room temperature. A simple method is applied for the synthesis of a hybrid sensor...
The synthesis and the electrochemical, photophysical and photoconductive properties of two new cyclometallated metallomesogens are described. These two complexes were respectively obtained by covalent metallation of Nile...
To explore the synergistic effects of polyoxometalate and noble metal nanoparticles on the photovoltaic performance of titanium dioxide (TiO2), multilayer film photoanodes consisting of TiO2 nanoparticles, gold nanoparti...
The design and preparation of a new "self-protected" mesoporous adsorbent is reported for the first time, in order to selectively adsorb tobacco specific nitrosamine (TSNA) carcinogens in environmental tobacco smoke (ETS...
Highly homogeneous TiO2@phenolic resol hybrid nanocomposites are fabricated by a solvothermal method. In such nanostructures, the TiO2 particles are tightly grafted on the surface of nano mesoporous phenolic resols to fo...
Hexagonally ordered, dual length-scale nanotip arrays were fabricated using a combination of prism holographic lithography, reactive ion etching, and electron-beam evaporation. Double layered, face-centered cubic structu...