We report an innovative fabrication of a high density array of free standing alumina nanotubes (ANTs) aligned vertically on substrates. A nanoporous polyimide (PI) template was first prepared by dry etching with the aid ...
We herein report on the photovoltaic (PV) effect of inverted polymer solar cells (PSCs) that consist of a bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) PV layer and a sol-gel-derived zinc oxide (ZnO) electron-selective layer, produced by a ...
This report describes the synthesis of a novel porphyrin-triazine compound bearing three porphyrin macrocycles connected to each other via a triazine central unit, and investigation of its properties for possible use in ...
Herein we report the development and evaluation of enzymatically degradable nitric oxide (NO) releasing S-nitrosated dextran thiomers as potent biomedical materials. These materials are characterized by their specificity...
Hollow-structured alpha-Fe2O3 nanofibers were successfully synthesized by a simple electrospinning technique using iron acetylacetonate (Fe(acac(3))) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) precursor. Fe (acac)(3)-PVP composite f...
Graphene is promising for the fire safety applications of polymers, but the ease of burn out limits further developments. A novel strategy based on functionalized graphene oxide (FGO) is developed to overcome this challe...
Layered double hydroxide [LiAl2(OH)(6)]X (LiAl-X; X = Cl, Br) 1D nanorods have been prepared in a topotactic reaction involving the intercalation of LiX (X = Cl, Br) into a rod-like form of gibbsite. The nanorod LDH prod...
Spectral CT is the newest advancement in CT imaging technology, which enhances traditional CT images with it's the capability to image and quantify certain elements based on their distinctive K-edge energies. The K-edge ...
Diblock fluoroacrylate copolymers poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-b-poly(dodecafluoroheptyl methacrylate) (PMMA-b-PDFHM) for coating materials are synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) by two diffe...
This study reports a novel strategy of preparing graphene composites by employing graphene oxide as precursor and oxidizer. It is demonstrated that graphene oxide can oxidize stannous ions to form SnS2 and is simultaneou...
Wire array templates have been utilized for fabricating various three-dimensional tubular structure devices, such as solar cells, batteries and supercapacitors, as well as electronic and photonic devices. It is necessary...
Novel graphene oxide-benzylpenicillin (BP) anion intercalated Mg-Al layered double hydroxide (GO-BP-LDH) hybrid films were prepared via a simple solvent evaporation process. The release behaviour of BP anions and the ant...
In this contribution, we report a facile preparation method of nickel cobalt oxide-reduced graphite oxide (NiCo2O4-rGO) composite material. A fast Faradic process has been realized by sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-induced...
A transparent thin film transistor (TTFT), including zinc oxide (ZnO), has come into the spotlight as an innovative TFT that has the potential to drive the future of the information technology industry. Herein, we develo...