A poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) derivative, poly(ethoxyethyl glycidyl ether-co-allyl glycidyl ether)-g-catechol (PEAC), has been synthesized. With vinyl side groups, this polymer can readily undergo further thiol-ene photo...
CoFe2O4/halloysite nanotube magnetic composites (MHNTs) were firstly achieved via a wet impregnation technique, and then a thermal polymerization under (NH4)(2)S2O8 chain initiation in water was employed to obtain methac...
A method of fabricating ultrathin (similar to 25 mu m-thick) and efficient flexible polymer PV cells based on an indium-free transparent electrode with the structure of SiO2/WO3/Ag/WO3 (SWAW) has been developed. The SWAW...
Combination of nanoconfinement and catalyst addition is a promising strategy to enhance the kinetics and reversibility of hydrogen storage in complex hydrides. Herein, Ti-loaded high-ordered mesoporous carbons (Ti-OMCs) ...
Biomimetic synthesis is one of the facile strategies for creating novel nanostructured materials. Here we reported ferritin (Fr)-mediated biomimetic synthesis of FePt nanoparticles (NPs) on graphene nanosheets (GNs). GNs...
We demonstrate a novel and very efficient interfacial polymerization method for the synthesis of high-quality polyaniline-wrapped carbon nanotubes (CNT-PANI), which represent a novel type of CNT-polymer heterostructure. ...
A liquid-air self-assembly strategy is proposed to uniformly hybridize hydrophobic graphene with amphiphilic polymer, like PVA (poly(vinyl alcohol)), in a thin membrane, where the polymer imparts aqueous-dispersion and m...
Nanomaterials have emerged as remarkable photocatalysts. In this report, multifunctional cube-like Zn2SnO4 and urchin-like ZnSnO3 nanomaterials were successfully synthesized using zinc and tin metals as ablation targets ...
A facile, low temperature polyol method is developed to synthesize graphene-wrapped, rod-shaped LiFePO4 (LFP) cathode materials. The effects of reaction temperature and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) on the morphology and ...
Silica nanotubes with mesoporous walls of 30 nm thickness were used as morphology templates, as well as the silicon source, to produce various metal silicate nanotubes with nanostructured walls, including magnesium silic...
Three dimensionally (3D) assembled hierarchical porous ZnO structures are of key importance for their applications in sensors, lithium-ion batteries, solar cells and in catalysis. Here, the controlled synthesis of 3D hie...
In this study, a new facile synthetic route was developed to prepare polyimidothioethers-nanocrystalline-titania (PITEs-TiO2) hybrid optical films with a high titania content (up to 50 wt%) and thickness (15 +/- 3 mu m) ...
There is currently a strong demand for energy storage devices which are cheap, light weight, flexible, and possess high power and energy densities to meet the various requirements of modern gadgets. Herein, we prepare a ...
Polymer/graphene composites have attracted much attention due to their unique organic-inorganic hybrid structure and exceptional properties. In this paper, we report the synthesis of polystyrene/reduced graphene oxide (P...
Chitosan (CHT)-based polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) have been receiving great attention for tissue engineering approaches. These hydrogels are held together by ionic forces and can be disrupted by changes in physiologi...
Examining the effects of temperature and pH on the hydrolysis of propylene glycol-modified silane (PGMS), which is miscible with water in any ratio, revealed that the hydrolysis progressed very slowly at pH < 4 and room ...