White organic light-emitting diodes (WOLEDs) are now approaching mainstream display markets, and they are also being aggressively investigated for next-generation lighting applications because of their extraordinary characteristics, such as high effi...

The M -P₂O₅ and CaO-P₂O₅ systems have been thermodynamically assessed based on the available phase diagram and thermodynamic data using the Calculation of Phase Diagram (CALPHAD) method. The liquid phase is described by the modified quasichemical mod...

Transition metal-catalyzed carbon-carbon bond formation utilizing CO₂ is of great importance. The heteroatom functionality and CO₂ are simultaneously and catalytically incorporated into unsaturated substrates to form highly functionalized carboxylic ...

Dicyandiamide is a dimer of cyanamide that generally isomerizes into imino and amino forms. The behaviors of tautomeric dicyandiamide adsorbed on ld surface were studied by the density functional theory method combined with surface enhanced Raman sp...

This study investigated the deformation behavior of <111> twin Ag nanowires with differing parallel twin boundary (TB) densities under tensile loading via molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The effect of TB density on the ultimate stress of nanowir...

A novel dendritic carbazole derivative (BTCPh) was designed and synthesized by simple chemical route. Its homopolymer and copolymer of BTCPh with (3,4-ethoxylene dioxythiophene) (EDOT) were electrochemically synthesized and characterized. Cyclic volt...

Surface modification of semiconductor materials is an effective way to improve their photocatalysis and photo-conversion activities. Bare and V-modified α-Fe₂O₃ photoelectrode materials were prepared using hydrothermal, chemical bath deposition and h...

Poly(vinylidene fluoride)-graft-poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) (PVDF-g-PSBMA) proton exchange membranes were synthesized via single-step grafting sulfobetaine methacrylate (SBMA) onto PVDF. Benzoyl peroxide (BPO) was the initiator, and the PVDF was ...

Random copolymers of 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate (MEO₂MA) and oli (ethylene glycol) methacrylate (OEGMA, M_n = 500 g·mol^-1) were synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Thermally induced aggregation of the co-polymers P(M...

The wetting properties of aqueous solutions of zwitterionic surfactants, benzyl-substituted alkyl carboxylbetaine (BCB), and benzyl-substituted alkyl sulfobetaine (BSB) on a poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) surface were investigated using sessile dro...

Graphene oxide ( ) was fabricated from graphite powder by Hummers oxidation method and then, under ultrasonic irradiation, a series of /Ag₃PO₄ composite photocatalysts (4% (w, mass fraction) /Ag₃PO₄, 8% /Ag₃PO₄, 16% /Ag₃PO₄, 32% /Ag₃PO₄) were sy...

Ag₃PO₄ polyhedrons were synthesized by a facile hydrothermal route using polyethylene glycol-6000 (PEG-6000). The effects of hydrothermal temperature, reaction time, and PEG-6000 dosage on the morphologies and structures of the products were systemat...

Three types of hierarchical, flower-like CuS particles were prepared by a hydrothermal method and samples were formulated as thin nanosheets. The aggregation density of the sheets could be readily controlled with the aid of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)...

Pb(II) adsorption by three activated carbons (ACs) with similar surface chemistry but different pore distributions was investigated by isothermal adsorption experiments. The ACs were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and N₂ adsorpti...

Membranes with both od permeation and selectivity are highly desired for gas separations. We synthesized a polyimide (PI) asymmetric membrane using the phase-inversion method, and then modified the surface with a mixture of porous fillers and poly(a...

The bipolar molecule N-(4-(9-phenyl-fluoren-9-yl)phenyl)-2,2'-bipydylamine (PFPhDPy) with bulky steric hindrance was synthesized successfully by substituting 9-(4-anilino)-9-phenyl-fluorene with 2-bromopyridine via Ullmann reaction, which is expected...

4-(6-(N-butylcarbazole-3-yl)-9-oxo-9H-fluoren-3-yl)benzoic acid (HXL-3W) and 4-(7-(Nbutylcarbazole-3-yl)-9-oxo-9H-fluoren-2-yl)benzoic acid (HXL-4Z), were designed and synthesized through the linking position variation of the fluorenone π-bridge with...

The interactions between membrane proteins and cell membranes are critical in many life processes. Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) and peptides are simple but effective models of membranes and membrane proteins, respectively. Here, we designed four...

The influence of sodium lignosulfonate (SLS) fractions with different molecular weights on the adsorption characteristics of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and their dispersion performance was studied using gel permeation chromatography (GPC)...

SnO₂ nanofibers fabricated by electrospinning were coated with PdO, Au, and CdO. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and Brunauer-Emmett-Tell...

We report the preparation of cavity-controlled Cu₂O nanospheres, having various mesoporous, hollow, and solid structures, by simply adjusting the OH^- concentration and the release rate of Cu²⁺ with the assistance of polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP). It in...

The in situ crystallization of small-grain NaY in the presence of lauryl sodium sulfate was investigated. The product containing small-grain NaY was used as a matrix to prepare REUSY catalyst via ammonium ion exchange and rare earth ion exchange. X-r...

Graphene, a one-atom-thick, two-dimensional (2D) sheet of carbon packed in a honeycomb lattice, has striking electronic, mechanical, and thermal properties. Reduced graphene oxide (R ) and amine-modified reduced graphene oxide (R N) were obtained by ...