Chemistry (Scholarly Publications): Recent submissions
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Capacitive storage at nitrogen doped amorphous carbon electrodes: structural and chemical effects of nitrogen incorporation
(2019)Nitrogen incorporated carbon materials play an important role in electrochemical energy conversion technologies from fuel cells to capacitive storage devices. This work investigates the effects of nitrogen incorporation ... -
Multimodal switching of a redox-active macrocycle
(2019)Molecules that can exist in multiple states with the possibility of toggling between those states based on different stimuli have potential for use in molecular switching or sensing applications. Multimodal chemical or ... -
Optical properties, synthesis, and potential applications of cu-based ternary or quaternary anisotropic quantum dots, polytypic nanocrystals, and core/shell heterostructures
(2019)This review summaries the optical properties, recent progress in synthesis, and a range of applications of luminescent Cu-based ternary or quaternary quantum dots (QDs). We first present the unique optical properties of ... -
Low-temperature synthesis and investigation into the formation mechanism of high quality Ni-Fe layered double hydroxides hexagonal platelets
(2018)This paper describes the wet-chemistry synthesis of highly crystalline hexagonal fakes of Ni-Fe layered double hydroxide (LDH) produced at temperature as low as 100°C. The fakes with diameter in the range of 0.5–1.5μm ... -
Oxide-mediated recovery of field-effect mobility in plasma-treated MoS<inf>2</inf>
(2018)Precise tunability of electronic properties of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials is a key goal of current research in this field of materials science. Chemical modification of layered transition metal dichalcogenides leads ... -
Catechol oxidase activity of comparable dimanganese and dicopper complexes
(2018)Synthetic CuII2 complexes have been widely investigated as model systems for catechol oxidase enzymes. The catechol oxidase reactivity of MnII2 complexes has been less explored, and the effect of metal substitution in ... -
Two-Dimensional MoS2 Catalyzed Oxidation of Organic Thiols
(2018)Thiol-chemistry directed techniques have been extensively employed to modify the properties of two-dimensional MoS2 nanosheets, aiming to heal or functionalize sulfur vacancies. However, the exact nature of the organic ... -
Photocatalytic Initiation of Radical Thiol-ene Reactions Using Carbon-Bi2O3 Nanocomposites
(2018)A mild, inexpensive, and general photocatalytic initiation protocol for anti-Markovnikov hydrothiolation of olefins using carbon nanomaterial/metal oxide (carbon NM-MO) composites is reported. Graphene oxide (GO), nanodiamonds ... -
Spontaneous Aryldiazonium Grafting for the Preparation of Functional Cyclodextrin-Modified Materials
(2018)A mild and efficient surface modification protocol for the preparation of β-cyclodextrin (βCD) modified surfaces through aryldiazonium-mediated grafting is reported. Monosubstituted 6-O-aminophenol-β-cyclodextrin (amβCD) ... -
Growth of 1T′ MoTe2 by Thermally Assisted Conversion of Electrodeposited Tellurium Films
(2019)Molybdenum ditelluride (MoTe2) is a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) which has two phases stable under ambient conditions, a semiconducting (2H) and semimetallic (1T′) phase. Despite a host of interesting properties ... -
Controlling Defect and Dopant Concentrations in Graphene by Remote Plasma Treatments
(2017)This report details the controllable doping of graphene through post‐growth plasma treatments. Defects are controllably introduced into the lattice using argon plasma, following this sample are exposed to ammonia/hydrogen ... -
High mobility solution processed MoS2 thin film transistors
(2019)A simple wet-chemical synthesis of layered MoS2 thin films on sapphire is reported. The gap in understanding solution processed MoS2 deposition needs to be closed to exploit all its excellent properties for low-cost ... -
Stamping of Flexible, Coplanar Micro-Supercapacitors Using MXene Inks
(2018)The fast growth of portable smart electronics and internet of things have greatly stimulated the demand for miniaturized energy storage devices. Micro‐supercapacitors (MSCs), which can provide high power density and a long ... -
Enhanced thermoelectric performance of Bi-Sb-Te/Sb2O3 nanocomposites by energy filtering effect
(2018)Engineering of thermoelectric materials through hybridization with nanoparticles has been proved effective to boost their thermoelectric efficiency by providing the means to decouple thermal and electrical transport ... -
A comprehensive analysis of extrusion behavior, microstructural evolution, and mechanical properties of 6063 Al–B4C composites produced by semisolid stir casting
(2018)In this study, composites of aluminum alloy 6063 reinforced with 10 wt.% boron carbide microparticles were successfully fabricated by a combination of spark plasma sintering and stir casting methods, followed by hot ... -
Transparent, Flexible, and Conductive 2D Titanium Carbide (MXene) Films with High Volumetric Capacitance
(2017)2D transition‐metal carbides and nitrides, known as MXenes, have displayed promising properties in numerous applications, such as energy storage, electromagnetic interference shielding, and catalysis. Titanium carbide MXene ... -
Evolution of oxygen functionalities in graphene oxide and its impact on structure and exfoliation: An oxidation time based study
(2018)Control over oxygen functionalities is important for the realization of Graphene Oxide (GO) based applications. Evolution of oxygen functionalities with time of oxidation and its impact on GO structure, exfoliation and ... -
Norbornene chaotropic salts as low molecular mass ionic organogelators (LMIOGs)
(2018)Phenylalanine functionalised norbornene (9:Na) functions as a potent, low molecular-mass (MW = 333 Da) ionic organogelator with a minimum gelating concentration of 0.5 wt% in THF, i-PrOH, 1,4-dioxane and n-BuOH. Fibrous ... -
The goldilocks electrolyte: examining the performance of iron/nickel oxide thin films as catalysts for electrochemical water splitting in various aqueous NaOH solutions
(2016)A rigorous study of electrodeposited pure and mixed Ni/Fe oxides was performed in three different sodium hydroxide electrolytes with various Fe impurity concentrations (<1 ppb, 5 ppb and 102 ppb). The presence and concentration ... -
Photochemically Triggered Alkylthiol Reactions on Highly Ordered Pyrolytic Graphite
(2011)The surface of highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) has been modified using a new photochemically induced grafting reaction. Thiols have been revealed to behave as privileged substrates for this efficient grafting ...
