Lecture contains some examples of how advanced TEM techniques can help solve the structure if for some reason bulk diffraction techniques do not allow to propose a model.
1) The document examines how the structure of catalyst supports affects the thermal stability of platinum and ruthenium nanoparticles. 2) X-ray diffraction analysis showed that platinum and ruthenium nanoparticles supported on the ordered mesoporous SBA-15 were more thermally stable, with smaller particle sizes after heat treatments, compared to nanoparticles supported on amorphous silica materials. 3) The results indicate that catalyst support structure influences nanoparticle sintering, with ordered mesoporous materials helping to better maintain smaller particle sizes at high temperatures.
Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Quantifying OH Radicals Produced byStephanie Hernandez
This project developed a fluorescence spectroscopy method to quantify OH radicals produced by different plasma reactors. Sodium salicylate was used as a fluorescent probe to scavenge OH radicals. Three plasma reactors - liquid discharge, gas discharge, and gas discharge with bubbling - were compared. The fluorescence intensity of sodium salicylate decreased over time in each reactor, indicating OH radical scavenging. However, differences between reactors were not observed, likely because sodium salicylate is too hydrophilic to concentrate at plasma-liquid interfaces where most OH radicals form. This method provides a basis for comparing OH production between reactors but requires a more hydrophobic probe.
The document describes an experiment to develop a redox ladder of organic polymers and molecules for organic photovoltaic cells by measuring their reduction potentials in THF without electrolyte using pulse radiolysis. The experiment obtained reduction potentials for several donor and acceptor materials and was able to relate their energies to expand the redox ladder. Developing this redox ladder through measurement of reduction potentials could aid in rational design of organic photovoltaic devices.
Self-Powered Biosensor for Ascorbic Acid with a Prussian Blue Electrochromic ...DrMJN
We have prepared electrodes modified with either carbon nanoparticles or vertically aligned carbon nanotubes for AA oxidation. We show that by connecting the CNP anode to a Prussian blue electrochromic display we can create a truly self-powered sensor that does not require any external power source for determining the concentration of AA in a sample.
A Novel Method For Production of Cr-51_INISmohamed aydia
The document describes a novel method for producing Cr-51 using two different ion exchange separation techniques. The first technique uses triton X-100 cerium(IV)phosphate (TX-100CeP) as an inorganic cation exchanger, while the second uses permutit as an organic cation exchanger. Both techniques separate Cr-51(III) from Cr(VI) using hydrochloric acid as an eluting agent. The TX-100CeP method yielded 90±0.5% Cr-51, while the permutit method yielded 85±0.5% Cr-51. The TX-100CeP method is considered more suitable as it provides high yield with a simple procedure.
This study compared two analytical techniques - EDTA extraction and acid digestion - for measuring heavy metal concentrations in soil. EDTA extraction is a simple procedure that measures free metal ions but not metals bound to soil particles. Acid digestion is a more complex procedure that uses acids to disrupt all metal-soil interactions and measure total metal concentration, but it is time-consuming and hazardous. The study found that EDTA extraction yielded lower metal concentrations than acid digestion, as expected, since it cannot extract bound metals. Both techniques have valid uses in analytical chemistry.
The process of photo thermal evaporation in nanofluids finds promising applications in solar energetics, medicine and process technology. Previous studies report highly efficient production of solar steam in fluids with gold nanoparticles. In this article, we establish the process in nanofluids with less expensive carbon black (CB) and iron oxide (IO) nanoparticles (NP). Screening the concentration of nanoparticles, we tailor the nanofluids to reach the efficiency maxima: 66% at 3% wt. (CBNP) and 75% at 10% wt (IONP); the steam was superheated up to 10 K (CBNP) and 16 K (IONP). It was also discovered that the IONPs-generated steam was contaminated with nanoparticles. In addition to experimental results, we have developed an empirical model of photo-thermal steam generation in nanofluids. The model agrees well with the experiments. D. Navilan"Photothermal Boiling in Aqueous Nanofluids" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-5 , August 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd17114.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/physics/nanotechnology/17114/photothermal-boiling-in-aqueous-nanofluids/d-navilan
This presentation reviews:
1) history to develop molecular catalysts that can convert N2 to NH3
2) recent progress to develop productive catalytic systems.
分子触媒による窒素変換
触媒的に窒素固定する金属錯体についてのレビューです。歴史的に重要な発見からはじまり、最新の触媒システムまでを俯瞰します。
1) The document examines how the structure of catalyst supports affects the thermal stability of platinum and ruthenium nanoparticles. 2) X-ray diffraction analysis showed that platinum and ruthenium nanoparticles supported on the ordered mesoporous SBA-15 were more thermally stable, with smaller particle sizes after heat treatments, compared to nanoparticles supported on amorphous silica materials. 3) The results indicate that catalyst support structure influences nanoparticle sintering, with ordered mesoporous materials helping to better maintain smaller particle sizes at high temperatures.
Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Quantifying OH Radicals Produced byStephanie Hernandez
This project developed a fluorescence spectroscopy method to quantify OH radicals produced by different plasma reactors. Sodium salicylate was used as a fluorescent probe to scavenge OH radicals. Three plasma reactors - liquid discharge, gas discharge, and gas discharge with bubbling - were compared. The fluorescence intensity of sodium salicylate decreased over time in each reactor, indicating OH radical scavenging. However, differences between reactors were not observed, likely because sodium salicylate is too hydrophilic to concentrate at plasma-liquid interfaces where most OH radicals form. This method provides a basis for comparing OH production between reactors but requires a more hydrophobic probe.
The document describes an experiment to develop a redox ladder of organic polymers and molecules for organic photovoltaic cells by measuring their reduction potentials in THF without electrolyte using pulse radiolysis. The experiment obtained reduction potentials for several donor and acceptor materials and was able to relate their energies to expand the redox ladder. Developing this redox ladder through measurement of reduction potentials could aid in rational design of organic photovoltaic devices.
Self-Powered Biosensor for Ascorbic Acid with a Prussian Blue Electrochromic ...DrMJN
We have prepared electrodes modified with either carbon nanoparticles or vertically aligned carbon nanotubes for AA oxidation. We show that by connecting the CNP anode to a Prussian blue electrochromic display we can create a truly self-powered sensor that does not require any external power source for determining the concentration of AA in a sample.
A Novel Method For Production of Cr-51_INISmohamed aydia
The document describes a novel method for producing Cr-51 using two different ion exchange separation techniques. The first technique uses triton X-100 cerium(IV)phosphate (TX-100CeP) as an inorganic cation exchanger, while the second uses permutit as an organic cation exchanger. Both techniques separate Cr-51(III) from Cr(VI) using hydrochloric acid as an eluting agent. The TX-100CeP method yielded 90±0.5% Cr-51, while the permutit method yielded 85±0.5% Cr-51. The TX-100CeP method is considered more suitable as it provides high yield with a simple procedure.
This study compared two analytical techniques - EDTA extraction and acid digestion - for measuring heavy metal concentrations in soil. EDTA extraction is a simple procedure that measures free metal ions but not metals bound to soil particles. Acid digestion is a more complex procedure that uses acids to disrupt all metal-soil interactions and measure total metal concentration, but it is time-consuming and hazardous. The study found that EDTA extraction yielded lower metal concentrations than acid digestion, as expected, since it cannot extract bound metals. Both techniques have valid uses in analytical chemistry.
The process of photo thermal evaporation in nanofluids finds promising applications in solar energetics, medicine and process technology. Previous studies report highly efficient production of solar steam in fluids with gold nanoparticles. In this article, we establish the process in nanofluids with less expensive carbon black (CB) and iron oxide (IO) nanoparticles (NP). Screening the concentration of nanoparticles, we tailor the nanofluids to reach the efficiency maxima: 66% at 3% wt. (CBNP) and 75% at 10% wt (IONP); the steam was superheated up to 10 K (CBNP) and 16 K (IONP). It was also discovered that the IONPs-generated steam was contaminated with nanoparticles. In addition to experimental results, we have developed an empirical model of photo-thermal steam generation in nanofluids. The model agrees well with the experiments. D. Navilan"Photothermal Boiling in Aqueous Nanofluids" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-5 , August 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd17114.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/physics/nanotechnology/17114/photothermal-boiling-in-aqueous-nanofluids/d-navilan
This presentation reviews:
1) history to develop molecular catalysts that can convert N2 to NH3
2) recent progress to develop productive catalytic systems.
分子触媒による窒素変換
触媒的に窒素固定する金属錯体についてのレビューです。歴史的に重要な発見からはじまり、最新の触媒システムまでを俯瞰します。
This is a tutorial on indexing diffraction patterns, deriving reflection conditions from SAED, derving point groups from CBED and combining both to find the space group. The slides contain exercises, the page to work on is at the end of the presentation and should be printed first to be able to measure on that page.
New oxide structures using lone pairs cations as "chemical scissors"Joke Hadermann
Lone pair cations like Bi3+ and Pb2+ allow for asymmetric coordination environments which can be used to create crystallographic shear planes in perovskite structures. Shear planes involve shifting one part of the structure relative to the other. This results in a new class of anion-deficient perovskite structures called the AnBnO3n-2 homologous series. Unlike other homologous series, these structures have electrically and magnetically active interfaces between perovskite blocks, resulting in frustrated magnetic structures. The orientation and spacing of shear planes can be controlled through composition.
Tem for incommensurately modulated materialsJoke Hadermann
This presentation is a teaching lecture given on the International School on Aperiodic Crystals and explains how to index electron diffraction patterns taken from incommensurately modulated materials, with exercises, and gives some examples of HAADF-STEM and HRTEM images on incommensurately modulated materials.
Solving the Structure of Li Ion Battery Materials with Precession Electron Di...Joke Hadermann
Very short summary of the paper "Solving the Structure of Li Ion Battery Materials with Precession
Electron Diffraction: Application to Li2CoPO4F", published in Chem. Mater.
Modulated materials with electron diffractionJoke Hadermann
This lecture was given at the International School of Crystallography in Erice 2011, on the topic of Electron Crystallography. It explains the very basics of how to index commensurately and incommensurately modulated materials. It was meant for a 40 minute lecture.
This lecture was given at the 2nd International School on Aperiodic Crystals in Bayreuth, Germany. It is an updated version of the lecture given on the 1st school, that can be found between my lectures as "TEM for incommensurately modulated materials".
Scheelite CGEW/MO for luminescence - Summary of the paperJoke Hadermann
This document summarizes a research paper that studied the incommensurate modulation and luminescence properties of CaGd2(1-x)Eu2x(MoO4)4(1-y)(WO4)4y phosphors. The researchers found that these materials exhibit incommensurate modulation of the cation ordering due to vacancies in the scheelite structure, which requires description in superspace. Replacing Mo6+ with W6+ switched the modulation from 3+2D to 3+1D, despite their similar sizes. Variations in Eu content changed luminescence intensity but not the modulation periodicity. The results contradict prior reports of simple ordered structures.
Determining a structure with electron crystallography - Overview of the paper...Joke Hadermann
The route to a solved structure (in this case Pb13Mn9O25) on the basis of precession electron diffraction, combined with HAADF-STEM, HRTEM, EELS and EDX is shown.
Summary of the paper "Solving the Structure of Li Ion Battery Materials with Precession
Electron Diffraction: Application to Li2CoPO4F"
Direct space structure solution from precession electron diffraction data: Re...Joke Hadermann
The presentation shows the main points from the publication "Direct space structure solution from precession electron diffraction data: Resolving heavy and light scatterers in Pb13Mn9O25" about how thee structure of Pb13Mn9O25 was solved using transmission electron microscopy.
Mapping of chemical order in inorganic compoundsJoke Hadermann
Presentations of some of the possibilities of observing cation and anion order in perosvkite based structures in order to solve their structure or to solve other questions, when they could not be solved by bulk diffraction techniques. The examples include a (Pb,Bi)FeO3-d compound, a solid oxide fuel cell compound Sr(Nb,Co,Fe)O3-d and several brownmillerite related compounds, as well as a "relaxor ferromagnetic". This was an invited lecture given at the Spring meeting of the British Crystallographic Association in 2014.
Cation Ordering In Tunnel Compounds Determined By TemJoke Hadermann
1) The document discusses tunnel manganites, which are compounds containing manganese oxide frameworks that form tunnel structures. These frameworks can accommodate various guest cations in their tunnels.
2) Several examples of tunnel manganite frameworks are described, including pyrolusite, ramsdellite, hollandite, and more complex examples. The document also discusses the types of guest cations that can occupy the tunnels.
3) New examples of tunnel manganites are presented, including SrMn3O6, CaMn3O6, and a todorokite compound with rock salt-type tunnel contents. Composite structural models are discussed that can be used to describe ordering of guest cations
Electron crystallography for lithium based battery materialsJoke Hadermann
This lecture was given at the IUCr (International Union of Crystallography) meeting in Madrid, 2011. Contents are focussed on the use of precession electron diffraction for functional materials, mainly lithium based battery materials, but also a perovskite was included, since a large part of the audience worked on that subject.
Electron diffraction uses the wave properties of electrons to study matter. Electrons are fired at a sample and the resulting interference pattern is observed. This technique allows for the study of smaller samples compared to x-ray crystallography because electrons are scattered more efficiently. The intensity of scattered electrons is measured at different angles, with constructive interference appearing as intensity maxima at certain angles, providing information about the sample structure.
The document discusses techniques for indexing electron diffraction patterns obtained from transmission electron microscopy. It describes how Bragg's law is used to index both ring patterns from polycrystalline samples and spot patterns from single crystal regions. Indexing ring patterns involves measuring ring diameters and calculating interplanar spacings, while indexing spot patterns requires measuring spot distances and angles to determine indices based on known crystal structures. Practice problems are provided to have students index selected electron diffraction patterns from copper and aluminum samples.
TEM Winterworkshop 2011: electron diffractionJoke Hadermann
1) The purpose of the lecture is to teach how to index and determine cell parameters from SAED patterns, determine possible space groups and point groups, and solve simple structures from PED patterns.
2) Example materials used are aluminum and rutile-type SnO2. The slides and exercises for determining unknown cell parameters from SAED patterns are provided.
3) The document provides a step-by-step example of determining the cell parameters of aluminum from its SAED patterns, starting with no prior knowledge of the material. The correct cell is determined to be cubic with a=b=c=4.06 Angstroms.
Este documento presenta un resumen de un discurso sobre materiales inorgánicos desde la prehistoria hasta el siglo XXI. Explica brevemente la historia de los materiales a través de las eras humanas, desde la edad de piedra hasta la actualidad, con ejemplos de materiales importantes en cada época. También describe diferentes clasificaciones y propiedades de los materiales inorgánicos, así como estrategias para la preparación de nuevos materiales, incluyendo cambios en la composición y estructura.
The document provides an overview of transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It discusses how TEM works, the various components of a TEM, sample preparation techniques including fixation, dehydration and embedding, and imaging modes such as negative staining and shadow casting. TEM allows visualization of structures at the nanoscale and provides greater magnification than light microscopy. Proper sample preparation is crucial to obtain high quality images.
The document discusses using a LiClO4/PS-PEO-PS complex as a gate dielectric for organic thin film transistors (OTFTs). It describes how adding LiClO4 salt to the triblock copolymer induces ordered lamellar structures that provide a smooth surface and high capacitance of around 1500 nF/cm2. This makes the material promising as a gate dielectric for OTFTs, offering advantages over other dielectric materials in terms of capacitance, surface roughness, and dielectric performance.
Dr. Parantap Sarkar conducted postdoctoral research at 3 institutions over 7 years. His research included: 1) Synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene adducts in India and South Korea. 2) Synthesis of flexible and rigid nanohoops in Japan, including the first belt-shaped cyclonaphthylenes. 3) Synthesis of a cyclophenanthrenylene nanohoop with heterogeneous biaryl linkages in Japan, which exhibited unique cyclostereoisomerism and restricted rotation at ambient temperature.
This is a tutorial on indexing diffraction patterns, deriving reflection conditions from SAED, derving point groups from CBED and combining both to find the space group. The slides contain exercises, the page to work on is at the end of the presentation and should be printed first to be able to measure on that page.
New oxide structures using lone pairs cations as "chemical scissors"Joke Hadermann
Lone pair cations like Bi3+ and Pb2+ allow for asymmetric coordination environments which can be used to create crystallographic shear planes in perovskite structures. Shear planes involve shifting one part of the structure relative to the other. This results in a new class of anion-deficient perovskite structures called the AnBnO3n-2 homologous series. Unlike other homologous series, these structures have electrically and magnetically active interfaces between perovskite blocks, resulting in frustrated magnetic structures. The orientation and spacing of shear planes can be controlled through composition.
Tem for incommensurately modulated materialsJoke Hadermann
This presentation is a teaching lecture given on the International School on Aperiodic Crystals and explains how to index electron diffraction patterns taken from incommensurately modulated materials, with exercises, and gives some examples of HAADF-STEM and HRTEM images on incommensurately modulated materials.
Solving the Structure of Li Ion Battery Materials with Precession Electron Di...Joke Hadermann
Very short summary of the paper "Solving the Structure of Li Ion Battery Materials with Precession
Electron Diffraction: Application to Li2CoPO4F", published in Chem. Mater.
Modulated materials with electron diffractionJoke Hadermann
This lecture was given at the International School of Crystallography in Erice 2011, on the topic of Electron Crystallography. It explains the very basics of how to index commensurately and incommensurately modulated materials. It was meant for a 40 minute lecture.
This lecture was given at the 2nd International School on Aperiodic Crystals in Bayreuth, Germany. It is an updated version of the lecture given on the 1st school, that can be found between my lectures as "TEM for incommensurately modulated materials".
Scheelite CGEW/MO for luminescence - Summary of the paperJoke Hadermann
This document summarizes a research paper that studied the incommensurate modulation and luminescence properties of CaGd2(1-x)Eu2x(MoO4)4(1-y)(WO4)4y phosphors. The researchers found that these materials exhibit incommensurate modulation of the cation ordering due to vacancies in the scheelite structure, which requires description in superspace. Replacing Mo6+ with W6+ switched the modulation from 3+2D to 3+1D, despite their similar sizes. Variations in Eu content changed luminescence intensity but not the modulation periodicity. The results contradict prior reports of simple ordered structures.
Determining a structure with electron crystallography - Overview of the paper...Joke Hadermann
The route to a solved structure (in this case Pb13Mn9O25) on the basis of precession electron diffraction, combined with HAADF-STEM, HRTEM, EELS and EDX is shown.
Summary of the paper "Solving the Structure of Li Ion Battery Materials with Precession
Electron Diffraction: Application to Li2CoPO4F"
Direct space structure solution from precession electron diffraction data: Re...Joke Hadermann
The presentation shows the main points from the publication "Direct space structure solution from precession electron diffraction data: Resolving heavy and light scatterers in Pb13Mn9O25" about how thee structure of Pb13Mn9O25 was solved using transmission electron microscopy.
Mapping of chemical order in inorganic compoundsJoke Hadermann
Presentations of some of the possibilities of observing cation and anion order in perosvkite based structures in order to solve their structure or to solve other questions, when they could not be solved by bulk diffraction techniques. The examples include a (Pb,Bi)FeO3-d compound, a solid oxide fuel cell compound Sr(Nb,Co,Fe)O3-d and several brownmillerite related compounds, as well as a "relaxor ferromagnetic". This was an invited lecture given at the Spring meeting of the British Crystallographic Association in 2014.
Cation Ordering In Tunnel Compounds Determined By TemJoke Hadermann
1) The document discusses tunnel manganites, which are compounds containing manganese oxide frameworks that form tunnel structures. These frameworks can accommodate various guest cations in their tunnels.
2) Several examples of tunnel manganite frameworks are described, including pyrolusite, ramsdellite, hollandite, and more complex examples. The document also discusses the types of guest cations that can occupy the tunnels.
3) New examples of tunnel manganites are presented, including SrMn3O6, CaMn3O6, and a todorokite compound with rock salt-type tunnel contents. Composite structural models are discussed that can be used to describe ordering of guest cations
Electron crystallography for lithium based battery materialsJoke Hadermann
This lecture was given at the IUCr (International Union of Crystallography) meeting in Madrid, 2011. Contents are focussed on the use of precession electron diffraction for functional materials, mainly lithium based battery materials, but also a perovskite was included, since a large part of the audience worked on that subject.
Electron diffraction uses the wave properties of electrons to study matter. Electrons are fired at a sample and the resulting interference pattern is observed. This technique allows for the study of smaller samples compared to x-ray crystallography because electrons are scattered more efficiently. The intensity of scattered electrons is measured at different angles, with constructive interference appearing as intensity maxima at certain angles, providing information about the sample structure.
The document discusses techniques for indexing electron diffraction patterns obtained from transmission electron microscopy. It describes how Bragg's law is used to index both ring patterns from polycrystalline samples and spot patterns from single crystal regions. Indexing ring patterns involves measuring ring diameters and calculating interplanar spacings, while indexing spot patterns requires measuring spot distances and angles to determine indices based on known crystal structures. Practice problems are provided to have students index selected electron diffraction patterns from copper and aluminum samples.
TEM Winterworkshop 2011: electron diffractionJoke Hadermann
1) The purpose of the lecture is to teach how to index and determine cell parameters from SAED patterns, determine possible space groups and point groups, and solve simple structures from PED patterns.
2) Example materials used are aluminum and rutile-type SnO2. The slides and exercises for determining unknown cell parameters from SAED patterns are provided.
3) The document provides a step-by-step example of determining the cell parameters of aluminum from its SAED patterns, starting with no prior knowledge of the material. The correct cell is determined to be cubic with a=b=c=4.06 Angstroms.
Este documento presenta un resumen de un discurso sobre materiales inorgánicos desde la prehistoria hasta el siglo XXI. Explica brevemente la historia de los materiales a través de las eras humanas, desde la edad de piedra hasta la actualidad, con ejemplos de materiales importantes en cada época. También describe diferentes clasificaciones y propiedades de los materiales inorgánicos, así como estrategias para la preparación de nuevos materiales, incluyendo cambios en la composición y estructura.
The document provides an overview of transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It discusses how TEM works, the various components of a TEM, sample preparation techniques including fixation, dehydration and embedding, and imaging modes such as negative staining and shadow casting. TEM allows visualization of structures at the nanoscale and provides greater magnification than light microscopy. Proper sample preparation is crucial to obtain high quality images.
The document discusses using a LiClO4/PS-PEO-PS complex as a gate dielectric for organic thin film transistors (OTFTs). It describes how adding LiClO4 salt to the triblock copolymer induces ordered lamellar structures that provide a smooth surface and high capacitance of around 1500 nF/cm2. This makes the material promising as a gate dielectric for OTFTs, offering advantages over other dielectric materials in terms of capacitance, surface roughness, and dielectric performance.
Dr. Parantap Sarkar conducted postdoctoral research at 3 institutions over 7 years. His research included: 1) Synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene adducts in India and South Korea. 2) Synthesis of flexible and rigid nanohoops in Japan, including the first belt-shaped cyclonaphthylenes. 3) Synthesis of a cyclophenanthrenylene nanohoop with heterogeneous biaryl linkages in Japan, which exhibited unique cyclostereoisomerism and restricted rotation at ambient temperature.
This presentation summarizes history and recent development of perovskite solar cells. If you have any questions or comments, you can reach me at agassifeng@gmail.com
This document discusses a study on the inhibitive properties and quantum chemical analysis of 1,4-benzothiazine derivatives for corrosion inhibition of mild steel in acidic medium. Two derivatives, compounds P3 and P4, were synthesized and their structures were confirmed through various analytical techniques. Electrochemical tests including polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and weight loss measurements were used to evaluate the corrosion inhibition efficiency of P3 and P4 in 1 M HCl solution. Quantum chemical calculations based on density functional theory were also performed to correlate inhibition efficiency with molecular properties. The results showed that P3 and P4 acted as efficient corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in acidic solution, with inhibition efficiency increasing with increasing concentration. Adsorption
This document summarizes the development of ion conducting polymer gel electrolyte membranes based on poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVdF-HFP), the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (BMIMTFSI), and lithium salt LiTFSI. The membranes were characterized using various techniques and were found to have ionic conductivities up to 2.1x10-3 S/cm at 30°C, good thermal stability up to 300-400°C, and flexibility. The addition of the ionic liquid was found to increase the ionic conductivity
The document discusses several areas of progress and potential in nanotechnology, as well as some pitfalls. It describes advances in zirconium isotope separation that could improve nuclear reactor components. It highlights the development of institutes studying nanoscience, like the National Institute for Nanotechnology and Institute for Quantum Computing. It also outlines potential applications of nanotechnology in areas like molecular electronics, quantum computing, biomedical imaging, and targeted drug delivery.
Advances in Organic Chemistry in Academia Using Real-Time In Situ Mid-FTIR - ...pscholl
Three case studies from scientific literature that illustrate how real-time in situ mid-FTIR (ReactIR) is used to advance the understanding of chemical reactions. Email me at paul.scholl@mt.com if you are interested in links to technical webinars and whitepapers on the topics of mid-FTIR in situ reaction analysis, process characterization & scale-up and reaction calorimetry.
A Suspected Derivative Morphology for pheophytin (脫鎂葉綠素) and the Enhanced H...cclarbl
The document discusses a conjectured derivative morphology of pheophytin that could facilitate proton conduction and hydrogen decomposition. Quantum simulations showed the derivative structure was energetically favorable. Spectral analyses of extracted pheophytin matched the simulated derivative structure more than the textbook structure. Battery experiments demonstrated pheophytin-catalyzed electrodes produced more discharge than non-catalyzed electrodes, providing evidence pheophytin can catalyze hydrogen decomposition. The findings suggest a derivative pheophytin form may exist that could better explain experimental observations than the accepted textbook structure.
Suppressing Evanescent Loss in OLEDs Using Low Refractive Index ETLAmin Salehi
SPIE Invited Talk
11:15 am, 6th August 2017.
In this presentation we outline, how using a low refractive index electron transport layer can suppress evanescent loss and increase optical out-coupling.
To cite this presentation please cite this publication:
Salehi A, Ho S, Chen Y, Peng C, Yersin H, So F. Highly Efficient Organic Light‐Emitting Diode Using A Low Refractive Index Electron Transport Layer. Advanced Optical Materials. 2017 Jun 1;5(11).
The document discusses modeling plant-associated nitrogen cycling bacteria and their response to environmental parameters in the rhizosphere. It presents a general model of a plant-rhizosphere system where the composition of bacteria can be predicted based on factors like NO3-, NH4+, and pH levels. The model also links changes in the environment to the structure of the bacterial community and its output of nitrogen flux, demonstrating how a change in pH or community composition affects nitrogen fixation.
I. The document describes Mikko V. Leskinen's doctoral dissertation on the remote β'-functionalization of β-keto esters.
II. The goal was to develop a new method for the cross-dehydrogenative coupling of β-keto esters and indoles under mild conditions. This was successfully achieved, creating a new oxidative remote sp3 β'-C-H functionalization platform.
III. The reaction mechanism between ethyl 2-oxocyclopentanonecarboxylate and N-methylindole was studied experimentally. It proceeds via two catalytic cycles - the first produces an enone intermediate via dehydrogenation assisted by N-methylindole ligand, and the
This document proposes designing metal organic frameworks (MOFs) that can reversibly bind ethylene to purify it more efficiently than current energy-intensive distillation methods. MOFs with electrochemically active nickel-bisdithiolene complexes may allow voltage-driven capture and release of ethylene. Increasing the size and electron density of the aromatic backbone in these complexes could improve ethylene binding kinetics and efficiency by increasing porosity and decreasing the activation energy for electrochemical reactions. The document reports successful synthesis of HTTP-based MOFs with different metal centers and characterization of their nanostructures on graphite surfaces.
Photoluminescence spectroscopy of silicon photonic crystal nanocavitiesRoberto Lo Savio
We demonstrate the possibility to characterize Si photonic crystal (PhC) nanocavity modes made on Silicon on insulator (SOI), and operating at telecom wavelengths, through photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy at room temperature. In fact, a wide PL band between 1200 and 1600 nm is observed under optical pumping when proper material processing is performed after the nanocavities fabrication, namely Ar/H2 plasma treatment and Si implantation. PL emission is originated through the carrier recombination occurring at defect states formed in silicon after such treatments.
This study investigated the effect of co-existing gold and iron nanoparticles in metal-single walled carbon nanohorn (SWCNH) composites synthesized using an arc-discharge in water method. TEM images showed that the nominal size of iron nanoparticles embedded in the SWCNHs became smaller when gold was introduced. Additionally, the atomic ratio of gold in the metal alloy embedded in the SWCNHs increased with higher weight ratios of gold to iron. XRD patterns indicated changes in the physical and atomic properties of the metal-SWCNH composites depending on the initial loading of iron and gold wires used in the anode during synthesis.
This document summarizes research on the synthesis and characterization of nanobuilding blocks based on functionalized silsesquioxane cages. The researchers synthesized a series of [o-4-RStyrPhSiO1.5] cages of different sizes and degrees of functionalization via Heck coupling reactions. They characterized the compounds using various analytical techniques and studied their photophysical properties, including absorption, emission, and two-photon absorption. Unexpected photophysical behaviors were observed that depended on the functional group, cage geometry and degree of substitution. Density functional theory modeling supported the hypothesis that asymmetric bromination during synthesis led to asymmetrically functionalized cages with unusual polarization effects, explaining the observed photophysical properties.
This document summarizes a research article that describes a visible-light-induced dual carbon-carbon bond formation reaction for the synthesis of alkylated oxindoles from alkenes and simple ethers via selective sp3 carbon-hydrogen bond cleavage under metal-free conditions. The reaction uses a photoredox catalyst, tert-butyl hydroperoxide as an oxidant, and proceeds at room temperature to provide the products in good to excellent yields from a variety of starting materials. Optimization studies established that conducting the reaction in neat tetrahydrofuran using these conditions gave the best results. This method provides an efficient way to synthesize biologically active alkylated oxindole compounds through a mild, atom-economic process.
This document summarizes research on polymers conducted at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Polymer Research Laboratory led by Chair Professor Liaw Der-Jang. The research included synthesizing monomers, polymerizing them, and characterizing the materials using various techniques. Monomers like MOI-PY were synthesized and polymerized. Spectroscopy techniques like NMR, FTIR, and UV-Vis were used to analyze monomers and polymers. Polymers were also analyzed for properties like thermal stability with TGA and interactions with carbon nanotubes using photoluminescence. The research demonstrated successful synthesis of monomers and polymers and their characterization to understand structure and properties.
On the-mechanism-of-proton-conductivity-in-h-sub3sub o-sbteo-sub6sub_2012_jou...Javier Lemus Godoy
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Complementarity of advanced TEM to bulk diffraction techniques
1. Universiteit Antwerpen
Complementarity of TEM to
bulk diffraction techniques for
structures at nanoscale
Joke Hadermann
Lecture downloadable from
Slideshare.net/johader
11. Universiteit Antwerpen
K6.4(Nb,Ta)36.3O94
“K2Nb8O21”
a = 37.468(9) Å,
b = 12.493(3) Å,
c = 3.95333(15) Å
Collaboration with
Taras Shevchenko National
University of Kyiv
Universidad de Oviedo
Dalton Transactions
45 (2016) 973
12. Universiteit Antwerpen
J. Sol. St. Chem. 242 (2016) 86
Collaboration with Peter Battle group, Oxford University
I4/m
P-3c
14. Universiteit Antwerpen
Quantitative electron diffraction
example: cycled Li-batteries
Bulk
- low sensitivity to Li
- poor quality of powder
diffraction pattern
Bulk
+ sensitive to Li
- necessary amount of
sample>1g
Single crystal
+ sensitive to Li
+ necessary amount of
sample <1 mg
- 1D projection of
3D reciprocal space
+ 3D reconstructions of
3D reciprocal space
Ab-initio structure
determination
Powder
X-ray
diffraction
Powder
neutron
diffraction
Electron
diffraction
tomography
15. Universiteit Antwerpen
3D reconstruction of reciprocal space
Electron diff. tom.:U. Kolb et al., Ultramicroscopy 107 (2007) 507-513
PETS: L. Palatinus, PETS-Program for analysis of electron diffraction data,
2011
21. Universiteit Antwerpen
Summary
Advanced TEM can add crucial pieces of the puzzle by
information on e.g.
composition at atomic resolution (EELS, EDX, HAADF-
STEM)
positions of light atoms (ABF-STEM, EDT)
valence and coordination at atomic resolution (EELS)
structure of multiphased samples, samples with weak
extra reflections, low quality bulk diffraction data, ...
(EDT)
Lecture downloadable from
Slideshare.net/johader
22. Universiteit Antwerpen
Acknowledgements
Students and postdocs at EMAT:
Dmitry&Maria Batuk, Olesia Karakulina, Robert Paria Sena
Collaborators:
Artem M. Abakumov, Skoltech
V. Sumanov, O. Drozhzhin, E. Antipov
Moscow State University
D. Mikhailova, Max Planck Inst.Chem.Phys. of Solids Dresden
M. O'Sullivan, M.S. Dyer, J. Alaria, T.D. Manning, J.B. Claridge, M.J.
Rosseinsky, University of Liverpool
A.A. Babaryk, N.S. Slobodyanik, Taras Shevchenko Natl Univ Kyiv
S. Garcia-Granda, U. Oviedo
FWO grant
G040116N