Poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) microspheres of narrow size distribution were prepared by (2-hydroxypropyl) cellulose-stabilized dispersion copolymerization of styrene and divinylbenzene in a 2-methoxyethanol/ethanol mix...
Three thiophene/phenanthrene hybrid oligomers were synthesized and their liquid crystalline (LC) properties were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarized optical microscopy (POM), temperature-d...
Owing to the superior dielectric property of aluminum oxide, precise patterning of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and nanoparticles (NPs) on aluminum oxide substrates is highly interesting for generating SAM- or NP-bas...
Unusual mesomorphic behaviour has been found in a series of rod-like liquid crystalline (LC) compounds with two chiral centres in the molecular chain. A re-entrant paraelectric SmA* (SmA*(RE)) phase has been discovered b...
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) using pure graphite sheet as the substrate and catalytic material were first fabricated based on a disulfide/thiolate (T(2)/T(-)) redox couple. It can present up to 4.79% of the power-c...
The pre-modification method provides a rapid and controllable amount of biomolecule conjugated to nanomaterials via quantitative creation of "activated sites'' on biomolecules, modulating specific targeting rate toward c...
We report the preparation and characterization of nanoporous organically modified silica (ormosil) thin films at room temperature and neutral pH conditions from homogeneous methyl silsesquioxane (MSQ) gels. Universally a...
Novel permittivity gradient (epsilon-G) composites based on surface treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (eMCNTs) and cyanate ester (CE) resin were successfully developed by the gravity sedimentation method. The composi...
The generation of thin films of oriented functionalized metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) on self-assembled monolayers was achieved via direct growth from solution. Specifically, the direct growth from solvothermally pretr...
A novel one-pot procedure for the synthesis of ionic liquid N,N-bis[2-methylbutyl] imidazolium hexafluorophosphate (PPimPF(6)/TiO(2)) nanocomposites is reported for the first time. During the in situ formation of TiO(2) ...
C(60)(OH)(8) is a fullerenol with all the hydroxyl groups located in the same hemisphere. It combines the fascinating assembly behaviour of a Janus particle and the unique properties of a fullerene. Since the range of in...
Reduced graphene (RG)-carbon nanotubes (CNTs) composite films are successfully fabricated by electrophoretic deposition and used as counter electrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells. RG is obtained by microwave-assisted r...
This study prepared graphene nanosheet (GNS)-based transparent, conductive films (TCFs) by a self-assembly method. We used the water-borne polyurethane (WPU, with sulfonate functional groups) film as the substrate. Aggre...
Transparent and nanoporous self-standing films consisting of oriented boehmite nanofibres were fabricated via the self-assembly of the fibres. The film-forming ability of boehmite nanofibres was closely related to their ...
We prepared electroless deposited Ni-B alloy films treated with trimethylsiloxysilicate (TMSS) that showed superhydrophobicity. Hydrophilic electroless deposited Ni-B films were made to be superhydrophobic by immersing t...
Despite the myriad studies on polybenzimidazole based polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cells operating above 100 degrees C, the development of membranes with higher proton conductivity without compromising mechanic...