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Advances in Crystal Growth and Assembly for Imparting Novel Photonic Properties to Semiconductor Nanowires
(2015-08-17)
Semiconductor nanowires comprise a versatile materials platform with which to characterize the properties of nanomaterials. The vast range of structural and compositional diversity of nanowires has also enabled their use ...
Polynuclear Cobalt Complexes as Models of a Cobalt Water Oxidation Catalyst
(2015-08-18)
The electrochemical oxidation of Co2+ ions in the presence of a buffering species such as phosphate (Pi), methyl phosphonate (MePi), and borate (Bi) leads to the formation of amorphous cobalt oxide thin films that are ...
Advanced Physical Techniques in Inorganic Chemistry: Probing Small Molecule Activation
(2016-05-16)
Robust and efficient catalysts are necessary for realizing chemical energy storage as a solution for the intermittency associated with renewable energy sources. To aid in the development of such catalysts, physical methods ...
The Electrocatalytic Evolution of Oxygen and Hydrogen by Cobalt and Nickel Compounds
(2015-05-21)
In order to meet the ever-increasing demand for energy, a worldwide transition away from fossil fuels to renewable solar–fuels is required. However, the intermittency of local insolation mandates a cost-effective and ...
Donor-Acceptor Constructs for Optical Oxygen Sensing and Corroles: Photophysics, Electronic Structure, and Photochemistry
(2016-05-17)
Metabolic tumor profiling illustrates the spatiotemporal distribution of key analytes to assess and quantify tumor growth, metabolism, and response to therapy. Since the tumor microenvironment is characterized by hypoxia, ...
The Development and Analysis of Model Systems to Probe Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Ribonucleotide Reductase Ia of E. Coli
(2016-05-17)
Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) combines proton transfer with electron transfer to bypass high-energy intermediates. The ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) family of enzymes catalyzes the conversion of ribonucleotides ...
Electronic Structure/function Relationship in Metal Ligand Multiple Bonds for C-H Functionalization Chemistry
(2016-09-09)
The factors that enable intermolecular C–H amination by iron complexes supported by dipyrromethene ligands (RL, L=1,9-R2-5-mesityldipyrromethene R = 2,4,6-Ph3C6H2 (Ar), Ad) were investigated. Despite the diversity of ...
Crystal Growth on One-Dimensional Substrates: Plateau-Rayleigh Crystal Growth and Other Opportunities for Core/Shell Nanowire Synthesis
(2015-05-11)
Nanowires hold significant promise for both fundamental studies and technological applications ranging from energy conversion to electronics to biological sensing. The detailed understanding of nanowire synthesis and the ...
Coordination Chemistry and Electronic Structure of Iron Clusters
(2015-05-18)
Mixed valence compounds have been recognized over the past five decades as a unique class of chemical species. Their distinctive spectral, electrochemical, physical and magnetic properties arise from electron delocalization ...
Designing Novel Semiconductor Nanowire Structures: Synthesis and Fabrication for Localized Photodetection and Sensing
(2015-05-06)
Semiconductor nanowires display a wide range of structural and functional diversity, and as such provide a platform for nanomaterials research. At present, a number of nanowire structural motifs have been discovered and ...