Advanced materials
Advanced materials
Stabilization of Cu?+ Sites Within MnO2 for Superior Urea Electro?Synthesis
02/09/2024 -
A typical Cu?doped MnO2 (Cu?MnO2) with stable Cu?+?oxygen vacancies (Ovs)?Mn3+ dual site (Cu?+?Ovs?Mn3+) achieves a remarkable Faradaic efficiency (FE) and urea yield rate in electrocatalytic...
Atomic Confinement Empowered CoZn Dual?Single?Atom Nanotubes for H2O2 Production in Sequential Dual?Cathode Electro?Fenton Process
30/08/2024 -
An atomically dispersed catalyst with CoZn heteronuclear dual?metal species confined in defect?rich N/O?doped hollow carbon nanotube reactors (CoZnSA@CNTs) is synthesized for driving highly?selective...
Perovskite Light?Emitting Diodes with Quantum Wires and Nanorods
25/08/2024 -
This review focuses on low?dimensional perovskite materials and discusses their applications in light?emitting diodes (LEDs). Special attention is given to the introduction of perovskite quantum...
Antibacterial properties and application of Bi2Sn2O7/ZnO composite photocatalytic materials
22/08/2024 -
In this experiment, Bi2Sn2O7/ZnO composite photocatalytic materials were synthesized by a hydrothermal method and characterized by XRD, SEM, and EDS, etc. The prepared Bi2Sn2O7/ZnO has a nanorod...
Optical?Propulsion Metastructures
15/08/2024 -
This study introduces optical?propulsion metastructures, for enhanced laser micropropulsion performance. This metastructure achieves 99% light absorption efficiency and a material density of 0.958 g...
Green synthesis of Pleurotus eryngii?Derived Nanomaterials for Phytopathogen Control
18/08/2024 -
Growing concerns over the human health and environmental impacts of conventional fungicides, coupled with the escalating challenge of microbial resistance, have fueled the search for sustainable...
Non?Centrosymmetric Single Crystalline Biomolecular Nano?Arrays for Responsive Electronics
11/08/2024 -
By integrating dip?pen nanolithography with solvent vapor annealing, a novel strategy is reported for synthesizing libraries of nanoscale amino acid (AA) single crystals with control over size,...
Preparation of P/N/Si?containing covalent organic framework?based flame retardants and their application in epoxy resins
09/08/2024 -
Mechanical tests of pure epoxy and toughened Epoxy/SEPS?g?PEGx AbstractThe effects of grafting level of polyethylene glycol (PEG) grafted styrene ethylene propylene styrene (SEPS) on the intrinsic...
Ion?Exchange Doping of Semiconducting Single?Walled Carbon Nanotubes
06/08/2024 -
Ion?exchange doping of semiconducting single?walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with small and large bandgaps using AuCl3 as the p?dopant with a range of electrolyte anions of different sizes is...
Supported IrO2 Nanocatalyst with Multilayered Structure for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis
07/08/2024 -
The synthesis of a supported IrO2 nanocatalyst with a tri?layered structure, dubbed IrO2@TaOx@TaB that is composed of ultrasmall IrO2 nanoparticles anchored on TaOx overlayer of TaB nanorods, is...
Low?temperature Reduction of NOx by NH3 with Unity Conversion on Nanofilament MnO2/Activated Semi?Coke Catalyst
07/08/2024 -
Selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides with NH3 at low temperatures remains a key goal for industrial applications. However, effective catalysts operating at 90 oC are rarely reported,...
Performance evaluation of the nano-biodegradable drilling fluid using the greenly synthesized zinc nanorods and gundelia seed waste
07/08/2024 -
Addressing the increasing demand for green additives in drilling fluids is essential for the sustainable development of the oil and gas industry. Fluid loss into porous and permeable formations...
Bifunctional Oxygen?Defect Bismuth Catalyst toward Concerted Production of H2O2 with over 150% Cell Faradaic Efficiency in Continuously Flowing Paired?Electrosynthesis System
04/08/2024 -
A bifunctional oxygen?defect bismuth catalyst, obtained through the in situ electrochemical reconstruction of Bi?MOF nanorods, is applied as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for both anodic...
Unraveling Anomalies in Preferential Liquid Transport through the Intrinsic Pores of Cyclodextrin in Polyester Nanofilms
01/08/2024 -
The acyl chloride crosslinked macrocyclic???cyclodextrin?based polyester nanofilm composite membranes result in membranes with high water permeance and superior ion?sieving capabilities. Polar...
Plasmonic Nanostructures Grown from Reacting Droplet?In?Microwell Array on Flexible Films for Quantitative Surface?Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy in Plant Wearable In Situ Detection
22/07/2024 -
A micro?well structured plasmonic film with in situ grown dendritic Ag nanostructures is developed for plant wearable surface?enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) detection. The film capitalizes on the...
Tailor?Made Gold Nanomaterials for Applications in Soft Bioelectronics and Optoelectronics
18/07/2024 -
Gold nanomaterials possess many appealing material properties, such as facile control over their size/shape and surface functionality, intrinsic chemical inertness yet with high biocompatibility,...
Thermochromic Vanadium Dioxide Nanostructures for Smart Windows and Radiative Cooling
12/07/2024 -
A concise summary was provided on the synthesis of VO2 nanostructures based on nanoparticles and thin films. The review covered modulation strategies for the optical properties of VO2, specifically...
Lignin?based Carbon Nanomaterials for Biochemical Sensing Applications
12/07/2024 -
Lignin?based carbon nanomaterials offer several advantages, including biodegradability, biocompatibility, high specific surface area, ease of functionalization, low toxicity, and cost?effectiveness....
Synthesis of thienopyrazine? and cyclofluorene–thiophene?based donor–acceptor low?band gap polymers and their application in memory devices
15/07/2024 -
The flexible free standing polyaniline based composite electrodes were fabricated by in?situ polymerization of aniline in the carbon nanotube (CNT)/poly(vinyl alcohol) substrate. The addition of CNT...
Covalently attached phosphonic acid?Si2O3?PEO polymer membranes for PEMFC applications
15/07/2024 -
Development of composite films.AbstractCyrene is a new biodegradable solvent, which represents a green alternative to many traditional toxic solvents for advanced polymers. Therefore, this...
The Formation of Carbon Dots from D?Glucose Studied by Infrared Spectroscopy
05/07/2024 -
This work was funded and developed within the framework of the project e.INS–Ecosystem of Innovation for Next Generation Sardinia (grant number ECS 00000038), funded by the Italian Ministry for...
