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Electronic Conductivity in a Porous Vanadyl Prussian Blue Analogue upon Air Exposure

November 6, 2017
Author(s)
Mary Anne Manumpil, Carmen Leal-Cervantes, Matthew R. Hudson, Craig Brown, Hemamala I. Karunadasa
Exposure to humid oxygen or ambient air affords a 5-or-der-of-magnitude increase in the electronic conductivity of a new Prussian blue analog incorporation Co(II) and V(IV)-oxo units. Oxidation produces a mixed-valence framework, where the oxygen exposure

Synthesis and Transport Properties of Fe2SnSe4

November 2, 2017
Author(s)
Kaya Wei, Joshua B. Martin, George S. Nolas
Fe2SnSe4 was synthesized by elemental reaction and densified using hot pressing in order to investigate the transport properties. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pnma with the olivine-type crystal structure. Our report describes results and

Buckling Instabilities in Polymer Brush Surfaces via Postpolymerization Modification

October 30, 2017
Author(s)
Wei Guo, Cassandra M. Reese, Li Xiong, Phillip K. Logan, Brittany J. Thompson, Christopher Stafford, Anton Ievlev, Bradley S. Lokitz, Olga S. Ovchinnikova, Derek L. Patton
We report a simple route to engineer ultrathin polymer brush surfaces with wrinkled and creased morphologies using postpolymerization modification (PPM), where the length scale of the buckled features can be tuned using PPM reaction time and sequence. We

NOVEL ZIRCONIA MATERIALS IN DENTISTRY

October 16, 2017
Author(s)
Yu Zhang, Brian R. Lawn
Zirconias, the most durable of the dental ceramics, are increasingly being fabricated in monolithic form for a range of clinical applications, circumventing issues associated with weak porcelain veneers. Yttria-based tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (Y-TZP)

Structural, Chemical, and Dynamical Frustration: Origins of Superionic Conductivity in closo-Borate Solid Electrolytes

October 11, 2017
Author(s)
Kyoung E. Kweon, Joel B. Varley, Patrick Shea, Nicole Adelstein, Prateek Mehta, Tae Wook Heo, Terrence J. Udovic, Vitalie Stavila, Brandon C. Wood
Li 2B 12H 12 and Na 2B^12^H 12 closoboranes exhibit unusually high ionic conductivity, making them attractive as a new class of candidate electrolytes in solid-state Li- and Na-ion batteries. However, further optimization of these materials requires a

Liquid Structure with Nano-Heterogeneity Promotes Cationic Transport in Concentrated Electrolytes

October 10, 2017
Author(s)
Oleg Borodin, Liumin Suo, Mallory Gobet, Xiaoming Ren, Fei Wang, Antonio Faraone, Jing Peng, Marco Olguin, Marshall Schroeder, Michael S. Ding, Eric Gobrogge, Arthur von Wald Cresce, Stephen Munoz, Joseph Dura, Steve Greenbaum, Chunsheng Wang, Kang Xu
Using molecular dynamics simulations, small angle neutron scattering and a variety of spectroscopic techniques, we evaluated the ion solvation and transport behaviors in aqueous electrolytes containing bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI). We

Wrinkling-to-delamination transition in thin polymer films on compliant substrates

October 9, 2017
Author(s)
Adam J. Nolte, Jun Y. Chung, Chelsea S. Davis, Christopher Stafford
Compressing a thin, stiff film attached to a thick, compliant substrate can lead to a number of different modes of mechanical deformation depending upon the material properties of the system. In this article we explore direct transitions from surface

Redox-active Nanomaterials for Nanomedicine Applications

October 6, 2017
Author(s)
Christopher Sims, Shannon Hanna, Daniel A. Heller, Christopher Horoszko, Monique Johnson, Antonio Montoro Bustos, Vytas Reipa, Kathryn Riley, Bryant C. Nelson
Nanomedicine utilizes the remarkable properties of nanomaterials for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. Many of these nanomaterials have been shown to have robust antioxidative properties, potentially functioning as strong scavengers of

Film Confinement Induced "Jump-Percolation" Wetting Transition in Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Films

October 1, 2017
Author(s)
Namrata Salunke, Asritha Nallapaneni, Guangcui Yuan, Christopher Stafford, Hui Niu, Matthew D. Shawkey, R. A. Weiss, Alamgir Karim
A sharp surface wettability transition with varying film thickness dependent morphology was observed in cast films of an amphiphilic triblock copolymer comprised of poly(2-(N-ethylperfluotooctanesulfonamido) ethyl methylacrylate), poly(FOSM), and poly(N,N'

Local structural distortions in strained BaSrTiO3 thin films

September 28, 2017
Author(s)
Joseph C. Woicik, Eric L. Shirley, Keith Gilmore, K E. Andersen, C S. Hellberg
The local atomic structures in Ba0.5Sr0.5TiO3 thin films grown on MgO(001) substrates have been determined by density functional theory calculations and Ti K-edge x-ray absorption fine-structure measurements. Films with either c > a or c

In situ Angstrom-to-Micrometer Characterization of the Structural and Microstructural Changes in Kaolinite on Heating using Ultra-Small-Angle, Small-Angle, and Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (USAXS/SAXS/WAXS)

September 26, 2017
Author(s)
Fan Zhang, Andrew J. Allen, Greeshma Gadikota
In this study, synchrotron-based in-operando multi-scale X-ray scattering analyses are used to connect the microstructural changes to the phase changes in kaolinite on heating from 30 °C to 1150 °C. Combined ultra-small-angle and small-angle X-ray

Structural and Magnetic Phase Transitions in Chromium Nitride Thin Films Grown by RF Nitrogen Plasma Molecular Beam Epitaxy

September 26, 2017
Author(s)
Khan Alam, Steven M.T. Disseler, William D. Ratcliff, Julie Borchers, Rodrigo Ponce-Perez, Gregorio H. Cocoletzi, Noboru Takeuchi, Andrew Foley, Andrea Richard, David C. Ingram, Arthur R. Smith
A magneto-structural phase transition is investigated in single crystal CrN thin films grown by rf plasma molecular beam epitaxy on MgO(001) substrates. While still within the vacuum environment following MBE growth, in-situ variable low-temperature

Local measurements of photocurrent and band gap in CdTe solar cells

September 25, 2017
Author(s)
Yohan Yoon, Jungseok Chae, Aaron M. Katzenmeyer, Heayoung Yoon, Joshua D. Schumacher, Sang M. An, Andrea Centrone, Nikolai B. Zhitenev
Polycrystalline thin film technology has shown great promise for low cost, high efficiency photovoltaics. To further increase the power efficiency, a firm understanding of microstructural properties of the devices is required. In this work, we investigate

Efficient Separation of Ethylene from Acetylene/Ethylene Mixtures by a Flexible-Robust Metal-Organic Framework

September 24, 2017
Author(s)
Libo Li, Rui-Biao Lin, Rajamani Krishna, Xiaoqing Wang, Bin Li, Hui Wu, Jinping Li, Wei Zhou, Banglin Chen
During the production of polymer-grade ethylene, trace amounts of acetylene (about 1%) in the ethylene feed needs to be reduced to 40 parts per million (ppm). We herein report a metal-organic framework (MOF) of flexible-robust nature for efficient removal
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