Browsing Center for Advanced Materials Research by Publisher "American Chemical Society"
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Pd-Nanoparticles Embedded Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Hierarchical Porous Carbon Nanosheets as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Carbon Monoxide Oxidation in Different Electrolytes
( American Chemical Society , 2022 , Article)Rational synthesis of Co-ZIF-67 metal-organic framework (MOF)-derived carbon-supported metal nanoparticles is essential for various energy and environmental applications; however, their catalytic activity toward carbon ... -
PH-Switchable Interaction of a Carboxybetaine Ester-Based SAM with DNA and Gold Nanoparticles
( American Chemical Society , 2017 , Article)We describe a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on a gold surface with a carboxybetaine ester functionality to control the interaction between DNA and gold nanoparticles via pH. The negatively charged phosphate backbone of ... -
Polyzwitterionic Hydrogels in Engines Based on the Antipolyelectrolyte Effect and Driven by the Salinity Gradient
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)In this paper, we propose and investigate an original approach to energy conversion based on polyzwitterionic hydrogels, which exhibit an antipolyelectrolyte effect that enables them to swell in salt water and shrink in ... -
Protocol for Preparing Synthetic Solutions Mimicking Produced Water from Oil and Gas Operations
( American Chemical Society , 2021 , Article)Produced water (PW) is the water associated with hydrocarbons during the extraction of oil and gas (O&G) from either conventional or unconventional resources. Existing efforts to enhance PW management systems include the ... -
Quadrupolar benzobisthiazole-cored arylamines as highly efficient two-photon absorbing fluorophores
( American Chemical Society , 2014 , Article)A computer-aided design of novel D-?-A-?-D styrylamines containing five isomeric benzobisthiazole moieties as the electron-accepting core has revealed the linear centrosymmetric benzo[1,2-d:4,5-d?]bisthiazole as the most ... -
Rational Synthesis of Porous Graphitic-like Carbon Nitride Nanotubes Codoped with Au and Pd as an Efficient Catalyst for Carbon Monoxide Oxidation
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)The precise fabrication of efficient catalysts for CO oxidation is of particular interest in a wide range of industrial and environmental applications. Herein, a scalable method is presented for the controlled synthesis ... -
Role of Graphene Oxide in Bacterial Cellulose−Gelatin Hydrogels for Wound Dressing Applications
( American Chemical Society , 2022 , Article)Biopolymer-based hydrogels have several advantages, including robust mechanical, high biocompatibility, and excellent properties. These hydrogels can be ideal wound dressing materials and advantageous to repair and regenerate ... -
The Role of Multidisciplinary Chemistry Informal Research Programs in Building Research Competencies and Attitudes
( American Chemical Society , 2022 , Article)This article is focused on the effectiveness of an innovative research-based learning model that employs chemistry-based research projects in developing high school students' research competency and attitudes. The ... -
Simple, Reversible, and Fast Modulation in Superwettability, Gradient, and Adsorption by Counterion Exchange on Self-Assembled Monolayer
( American Chemical Society , 2016 , Article)A simple fabrication method for preparation of surfaces able to switch from superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic state in a reversible and fast way is described. A self-assembled monolayer (SAM) consisting of quaternary ... -
Sulfobetaines Meet Carboxybetaines: Modulation of Thermo- and Ion-Responsivity, Water Structure, Mechanical Properties, and Cell Adhesion
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)A procedure for the preparation of copolymers bearing sulfobetaine and carboxybetaine methacrylic-based monomers by free-radical polymerization is described and discussed. A combination of monomers affects the upper critical ... -
Sunlight-Driven Combustion Synthesis of Defective Metal Oxide Nanostructures with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)Synthesis of metal oxide nanostructures through combustion routes is a promising technique owing to its simplicity, rapidity, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. Herein, a sunlight-driven combustion approach is developed ... -
Superhydrophobic Leaf Mesh Decorated with SiO2 Nanoparticle-Polystyrene Nanocomposite for Oil-Water Separation
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)Here, we report a novel and simple approach to fabricate crater-like superhydrophobic leaf mesh for oil-water separation. Nanocomposite of SiO2 and polystyrene (SiO2-PS) deposited on a naturally dried Tectona grandis leaf ... -
Superior Corrosion and UV-Resistant Highly Porous Poly(vinylidene fluoride- co-hexafluoropropylene)/alumina Superhydrophobic Coating
( American Chemical Society , 2022 , Article)The current research is devoted to fabricating a superhydrophobic coating on alumina surfaces via a facile one-step electrospinning technique. The wettability properties of the as-prepared coating were investigated. The ... -
Synergistic Behavior of Polyethyleneimine and Epoxy Monomers Loaded in Mesoporous Silica as a Corrosion-Resistant Self-Healing Epoxy Coating
( American Chemical Society , 2022 , Article)Corrosion is a significant problem and is, to a large extent, responsible for the degradation of metallic parts. In this direction, mesoporous silica particles (MSPs) were synthesized by a sol–gel technique and had an ... -
Synthesis of Aliphatic Acids from CO2 and Water at Efficiencies Close to the Photosynthesis Limit Using Mixed Copper and Iron Oxide Films
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)The photocatalytic conversion of CO2 and water into value-added chemicals remains a great challenge. This study shows that uniformly mixed copper and iron oxide (CuO/CuFeO2; CFO) bulky heterojunction films are capable of ... -
Synthesis of Ordered Mesoporous Silica with Tunable Morphologies and Pore Sizes via a Nonpolar Solvent-Assisted Stöber Method
( American Chemical Society , 2016 , Article)A facile nonpolar solvent-assisted Stöber method has been developed to synthesize ordered mesoporous silica materials with tunable pore size and diverse morphologies and mesostructures by using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide ... -
Thermo-osmosis-Coupled Thermally Regenerative Electrochemical Cycle for Efficient Lithium Extraction
( American Chemical Society , 2021 , Article)Lithium (Li) production based on the soda evaporation process is time-consuming and unsustainable. The emerging electrochemical Li extraction is time-efficient but requires high-concentration Li sources and significant ... -
Toward High Power Generating Piezoelectric Nanofibers: Influence of Particle Size and Surface Electrostatic Interaction of Ce-Fe 2 O 3 and Ce-Co 3 O 4 on PVDF
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)Development of flexible piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) is a real challenge for the next-generation energy-harvesting applications. In this paper, we report highly flexible PENGs based on poly(vinylidene fluoride) ... -
Understanding the Nature of Capacity Decay and Interface Properties in Li//LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Cells by Cycling Aging and Titration Techniques
( American Chemical Society , 2020 , Article)The spinel structure LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (LNMO) is a propitious cathode material for next-generation lithium-ion batteries for fast charge-discharge applications, but its capacity decay mechanism and rate-limiting process are ... -
Understanding the Origin of the Ultrahigh Rate Performance of a SiO2-Modified LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Cathode for Lithium-Ion Batteries
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (LNMO) is one of the most promising cathode materials for next-generation lithium-ion batteries for rapid charging–discharging applications. The surfaces of LNMO samples are coated with different amounts ...