Electrochemical synthesis on single cells as templates
The cell surface is made electrochemically active by interfacing with graphene sheets. The electrical and thermal properties of graphene allow the control of cell surface potential for electrochemical...
View ArticlePerformance and Characterization of a Pt-Sn(oxidized)/C Cathode Catalyst with...
We have prepared and characterized a SnO2-decorated Pt-Sn(oxidized)/C cathode catalyst in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC). Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) performance of Pt/C (TEC10E50E)...
View ArticleEfficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation over cobalt-phosphate (Co-Pi)...
We report the design, synthesis and photoelectrochemical characterization of cobalt phosphate (Co-Pi) oxygen evolution catalyst modified heterojunction photoelectrodes consisting of one-dimensional...
View ArticleSynthesis of Acetylenic Alcohols with Calcium Carbide as the Acetylene Source
Propargyl alcohols containing a terminal alkyne group are highly important and versatile intermediates. Here, we report the synthesis of these compounds from the inexpensive and renewable resource,...
View ArticleNatural mineral pyrite and analytical application thereof for precipitation...
In this study a potentiometric sensor, based on natural mineral pyrite as electroactive material, is used for simple and fast determination of different halide and thiocyanate ions such as...
View ArticleEquilibrium Phase Diagram of Drops at the Bottom of a Fiber Standing on...
Droplet-on-fiber is commonly seen and the drop at the bottom of a rigid fiber standing vertically on a flat surface is closely related to dip-pen nanolithography. A combined approach of numerical...
View ArticleSolvent Effects on the Hydrodeoxygenation of Propanoic Acid over Pd (111)...
The effects of liquid water, n-octane, and n-butanol on the hydrodeoxygenation of propanoic acid over Pd (111) model surfaces have been studied from first principles. We developed a microkinetic model...
View ArticleAdsorption and detection of Escherichia coli using an Au substrate modified...
A catecholate-type artificial siderophore with a terminal-NH2 group (1) and its Fe3+ complex (2) were prepared. Siderophore 1 was characterized by 1H NMR, FT-IR, and ESI-TOF MS spectroscopy. The...
View ArticleThermodynamically destabilized hydride formation in “bulk” Mg–AlTi...
Thermodynamic destabilization of MgH2 formation through interfacial interactions in free-standing Mg–AlTi multilayers of overall “bulk” (0.5 μm) dimensions with a hydrogen capacity of up to 5.5 wt% is...
View ArticleA New Versatile Class of Hetero-tetra-metallic Assemblies: Highlighting...
Hetero-tetra-metallic octanuclear species based on hexanuclear assemblies [((valen)M1)Ln(OH2)2(μM2(CN)8)]22– (Ln = GdIII, TbIII; M1 = CuII, NiII and M2 = MoIV, WIV) and co-crystallized mononuclear...
View ArticleTargeting heat-shock-protein 90 (Hsp90) by natural products: geldanamycin, a...
Covering: 2005 to 2013In this review recent progress in the development of heat shock proteins (Hsp90) in oncogenesis is illuminated. Particular emphasis is put on inhibitors such as geldanamycin and...
View ArticleVariable Crystal Structures Based on 4,4’-(diethynylanthracene-9,10-diyl)...
Three coordination polymers, {[Co2(L)2(H2O)8]•(H2O)2•(DMF)2}n (1), {[Cd2(L)2(H2O)5]•(H2O)2•(DMF)2}n (2), and {[Eu(L)1.5(H2O)3]•(H2O)•(DMF)2}n (3) ( H2L = 4,4’-(diethynylanthracene-9,10-diyl) dibenzoic...
View ArticleSodium salt effect on hydrothermal carbonization of biomass: A catalyst to...
The salt effect of NaxA (A = SO42-, Cl-, NO3-, etc.) on the hydrothermal carbonization of biomass was reported. It is a new catalyst and recyclable template to prepare carbon-based materials more...
View ArticleCan all nitrogen-doped defects improve the performance of graphene anode...
The electronic and adsorption properties of graphene can be changed significantly through substitutional doping with nitrogen and nitrogen decoration of vacancies. Here ab initio density functional...
View ArticleStatus and perspectives of CO2 valorisation by catalytic, photocatalytic and...
This review highlights recent developments and future perspectives in carbon dioxide recycling for the sustainable production of energy and chemicals and to reduce global warming. We discuss the...
View ArticleTwo cationic metal-organic frameworks featuring different cage-to-cage...
Solvothermal reactions of a neutral rigid tripodal ligand, 1,3,5-tris (1-imidazolyl) benzene (tib), with Zn(NO3)2•6H2O and Zn(ClO4)2•6H2O produced two metal-organic frameworks,...
View ArticleMolecular rectangles from platinum(II) and bridging dicarbene, diisocyanide...
A series of benzobisimidazolium salts have been prepared and treated with [PtCl2(dppe)] or [PtCl2(dmpe)] in the presence of sodium acetate to yield dinuclear dicarbene-bridged complexes of type...
View ArticleElectrochemical aptasensor for thrombin detection based on direct...
In this work, we reported a new label-free electrochemical aptasensor for highly sensitive detection of thrombin using direct electron transfer of glucose oxidase (GOD) as redox probe and gold...
View ArticleAnthradithiophene /Benzothiadiazole-Based Small Molecule Donor for Organic...
A new A-D-A small molecule involving anthradithiophene as a donor building block and benzothiadiazole as an acceptor unit has been synthesized by Stille-coupling reaction. Its thermal, optical and...
View ArticleSingle molecule rotational probing of supercooled liquids
Much of the interesting behavior that has been observed in supercooled liquids appears to be related to dynamic heterogeneity, the presence of distinct dynamic environments – with no apparent...
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