Chemistry (Scholarly Publications): Recent submissions
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Porous N-Doped Carbon-encapsulated Iron as Novel Catalyst Architecture for the Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of Benzaldehyde
(2024)Carbon porous materials containing nitrogen functionalities and encapsulated iron-based active sites have been suggested as electrocatalysts for energy conversion, however their applications to the hydrogenation of ... -
Dataset for Single-Entity Electrochemistry of N-Doped Graphene Oxide Nanostructures for Improved Kinetics of Vanadyl Oxidation
(Trinity College Dublin, 2024)The present dataset is composed of 7 different methods used for the measurements, characterizations, and analysis of our article: 1) Literature review: This dataset describes the literature review of vanadyl oxidation on ... -
Single-Entity Electrochemistry of N-Doped Graphene Oxide Nanostructures for Improved Kinetics of Vanadyl Oxidation
(2024)N-doped graphene oxides (GO) are nanomaterials of interest as building blocks for 3D electrode architectures for vanadium redox flow battery applications. N- and O-functionalities have been reported to increase charge ... -
Dataset associated to Effects of N-functional groups on the electron transfer kinetics of VO2+/VO2+ at carbon: Decoupling morphology from chemical effects using model systems
(Colavita Laboratory, Trinity College Dublin, 2023)The present dataset is composed of 5 different methods used for the measurements, characterizations, and analysis of our article: 1) X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS): This dataset describes the elemental composition ... -
Effects of N-functional groups on the electron transfer kinetics of VO<sup>2+</sup>/VO<sub>2</sub><sup>+</sup> at carbon: Decoupling morphology from chemical effects using model systems
(2024)Carbons and nanocarbons are important electrode materials for vanadium redox flow battery applications, however, the kinetics of vanadium species are often sluggish at these surfaces, thus prompting interest in ... -
Liquid Processed Nano As4S4/SWCNTs Composite Electrodes for High-Performance Li-Ion and Na-Ion Battery Anodes
(2024)The liquid-phase exfoliation process has been successfully applied to nonlayered materials to produce quasi-2D nanoplatelets. A slight variation in bonding anisotropy in the starting material can result in the formation ... -
Effect of the Precursor Metal Salt on the Oxygen Evolution Reaction for NiFe Oxide Materials
(2024)Bimetallic nickel-iron based oxides are regarded as one of the most promising catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this study, we show that the precursor metal salts can affect the OER activity of the ... -
Liquid-Phase Exfoliation of Arsenic Trisulfide (As2S3) Nanosheets and Their Use as Anodes in Potassium-Ion Batteries
(2024)Here, we demonstrate the production of 2D nanosheets of arsenic disulfide (As2S3) via liquid-phase exfoliation of the naturally occurring mineral, orpiment. The resultant nanosheets had mean lateral dimensions and thicknesses ... -
Effect of the synthesis route and Co Coverage on Co / Ti3C2Tx materials for the oxygen evolution reaction
(2024)Green hydrogen resulting from water electrolysis is a key component for the transition to a renewable energy economy. However, it's success highly depends on active and stable electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution ... -
2D Titanium Carbide MXene and Single-Molecule Fluorescence: Distance-Dependent Nonradiative Energy Transfer and Leaflet-Resolved Dye Sensing in Lipid Bilayers
(2024)Despite their growing popularity, many fundamental properties and applications of MXene materials remain underexplored. Here, the nonradiative energy transfer properties of 2D titanium carbide MXene are investigated and ... -
Understanding how junction resistances impact the conduction mechanism in nano-networks
(2024)Networks of nanowires, nanotubes, and nanosheets are important for many applications in printed electronics. However, the network conductivity and mobility are usually limited by the resistance between the particles, ... -
Searching for “Greener” Bioequivalents of CF3 to Lower its Environmental Impact
(2024)Considering the broad use of the trifluoromethyl functional group (−CF3) in medicinal chemistry and taking into account the recent concerns on the negative environmental effects of CF3 containing compounds, we are searching ... -
Wedge disclination description of emergent core-shifted grain boundaries at free surfaces
(2023)Emergent grain boundaries at free surface control material properties such as nanomaterial strength, catalysis, and corrosion. Recently the restructuring of emergent boundaries on copper (111) surfaces was discovered ... -
Micro and nano plastics release from a single absorbable suture into simulated body fluid
(2024)Synthetic polymers are widely used in medical devices and implants where biocompatibility and mechanical strength are key enablers of emerging technologies. One concern that has not been widely studied is the potential of ... -
Core shift controls grain boundary energy scaling in Cu and Al
(2024)Grain boundary energies in different elements are correlated. The proportional scaling constants relating the energies of crystallography-equivalent boundaries in any two f.c.c. elements are nearly constant, with the ... -
High levels of microparticles release from biodegradable polylactic acid paper cups compared with polyethylene-lined cups
(2023)Polylactic acid (PLA) is a popular replacement for conventional fossil-fuel based plastics products such as polyethylene (PE) due to its high biodegradability and recyclability. Previous studies confirmed that PLA microplastics ... -
Enantioselective effect of cysteine functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles in U87 MG and GM08680 human cells and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria
(2021)Chirality is a fundamental phenomenon in biological systems, since most of the biomolecules and biological components and species are chiral and therefore recognize and respond differently depending on the enantiomer ... -
On-Surface Synthesis of Polyphenylene Wires Comprising Rigid Aliphatic Bicyclo[1.1.1]Pentane Isolator Units
(2023)Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane (BCP) motifs are of growing importance to the pharmaceutical industry as sp3 -rich bioisosteres of benzene rings and as molecular building blocks in materials science. Herein we explore the behavior ... -
A Heterometallic Porphyrin Dimer as a Potential Quantum Gate: Magneto-Structural Correlations and Spin Coherence Properties
(2023)In the development of two-qubit quantum gates, precise control over the intramolecular spin-spin interaction between molecular spin units plays a pivotal role. A weak but measurable exchange coupling is especially important ... -
Supramolecular Chirogenesis in a Sterically Hindered Porphyrin: A Critical Theoretical Analysis
(2023)Invited for the cover of this issue are the groups of Irina Osadchuk at Tallinn University of Technology and Mathias Senge at Trinity College Dublin. The image depicts how a porphyrin with two guest molecules (R)-camphor ...
