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Reduced graphene oxide films fabricated by gel coating and their application as platinum-free counter electrode of highly efficient iodide/triiodide dye-sensitized solar cells

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30612C, Paper

Huiqin Zheng, Chin Yong Neo, Xiaoguang Mei, Jun Qiu, Jianyong Ouyang
This paper reports the preparation of binder-free reduced graphene oxide (rGO) films through the gel formation of rGO with polyethylene glycol (PEG) and the application of rGO films as the...
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Nanocrystalline Ruthenium Oxide Dispersed Few Layered Graphene (FLG) Nanoflakes as Supercapacitor electrodes

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31226C, Paper

Navneet Soin, Susanta Sinha Roy, Sushanta Mitra, Thomas Thundat, James McLaughlin
Significant enhancement in supercapacitor performance was achieved via the synthesis of nanocrystalline RuO2 on vertically aligned Few Layered Graphene (FLG) nanoflakes, synthesized on bare n-type heavily doped silicon substrates by...
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Ordered mesoporous NiCoMnO4: synthesis and application in energy storage and catalytic decomposition of N2O

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31644G, Paper

Yu Ren, Zhen Ma, P Bruce
Ordered nanocrystalline mesoporous NiCoMnO4 samples were prepared using mesoporous silica (KIT-6) as a hard template, and characterized by Powder X-ray Diffraction (PXRD), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and N2 adsorption. The...
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Facile synthesis of mesoporous 0.4Li2MnO3[middle dot]0.6LiNi2/3Mn1/3O2 foam with superior performance for lithium-ion batteries

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32198J, Paper

Yan Jiang, Ze Yang, Wei Luo, Xianluo Hu, Wuxing Zhang, Yunhui Huang
Mesoporous 0.4Li2MnO3[middle dot]0.6LiNi2/3Mn1/3O2 foams with a pore diameter of ca. 3 nm have been fabricated by gel-combustion method. The sintering temperature is optimized to as low as 600 [degree]C by considering...
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Synthesis, properties and water permeability of SWNT buckypapers

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31382K, Paper

Luke Joshua Sweetman, Long Nghiem, Ilkay Chironi, Gerry Triani, Marc in het Panhuis, Stephen Ralph
The ability of macrocyclic ligands to facilitate formation of dispersions of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) was investigated using a combination of absorption spectrophotometry and optical microscopy. Vacuum filtration of aqueous...
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Magnetic and optical properties of multifunctional core-shell radioluminescence nanoparticles

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM15444G, Paper

Hongyu Chen, Daniel C. Colvin, Bin Qi, Thomas Moore, Jian He, O. Thompson Mefford, Frank Alexis, John C. Gore, Jeffrey N. Anker
Monodispersed particles with magnetic cores and scintillating shells were synthesized and their optical/magnetic controlled by varying the core size. Such magnetic luminescent particles are promising for X-ray/fluorescence/MRI imaging and drug delivery applications.
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Highly stable printed polymer field-effect transistors and inverters via polyselenophene conjugated polymers

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM16546E, Paper

Dongyoon Khim, Woo-Hyung Lee, Kang-Jun Baeg, Dong-Yu Kim, In-Nam Kang, Yong-Young Noh
We report the use of two polyselenophene-based conjugated polymers, poly(3,3[prime or minute][prime or minute]-didodecyl-2,2[prime or minute]:5,2[prime or minute][prime or minute]-terselenophene) (P3Se) and poly(3,3[prime or minute][prime or minute],3[prime or minute][prime or minute][prime or minute],3[prime or minute][prime or minute][prime or minute][prime or minute]-tetradodecyl-2,5[prime or minute]:2[prime or minute],2[prime or minute][prime or minute]:5[prime or minute][prime or minute],2[prime or minute][prime or minute][prime or minute]-pentaselenophene) (P5Se), as an active layer of printed p-channel organic field-effect transistors (OFETs).
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Double-shelled ZnO/CdSe/CdTe nanocable arrays for photovoltaic applications: microstructure evolution and interfacial energy alignment

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32253F, Paper

Hao Wang, Tian Wang, Xina Wang, Rong Liu, Baoyuan Wang, Hanbin Wang, Yang Xu, Jun Zhang, Jinxia Duan
A stepwise band alignment was established for a ZnO/CdSe/CdTe nanocable array photoanode, leading to a high photocurrent of [similar]14.3 mA cm^-2.
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Adhesion enhancement of ink-jet printed conductive copper patterns on a flexible substrate

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31381B, Paper

Young-In Lee, Yong-Ho Choa
Ink-jet printed conductive copper patterns with enhanced substrate adhesion were fabricated using a conductive copper ink containing a silane coupling agent as an adhesion promoter.
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Fluorescent carbazole dendrimers for the detection of nitroaliphatic taggants and accelerants

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32072J, Paper

Andrew J. Clulow, Paul L. Burn, Paul Meredith, Paul E. Shaw
Exploiting efficient collisional quenching of carbazole-containing dendrimer fluorescence yields excellent sensitivity towards nitroaliphatic taggants and accelerants for explosives.
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In situ synthesis of magnetically recyclable graphene-supported Pd@Co core-shell nanoparticles as efficient catalysts for hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia borane

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32229C, Communication

Jun Wang, Yu-Ling Qin, Xiang Liu, Xin-Bo Zhang
Pd@Co/graphene nanocatalysts prepared with the in situ synthesis strategy exert satisfactory catalytic efficacy for hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia borane.
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Hypercrosslinked porous poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) resin: a promising nanostructure-incubator for hydrogen storage

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30382E, Paper

Ziwei Tang, Shaofeng Li, Weina Yang, Xuebin Yu
Reversible swelling property of hypercrosslinked polymers is employed to establish prospective approaches for designing advanced energy nanocomposites with high performance.
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Metal oxide nanowire transistors

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31679J, Feature Article

Hongtao Huang, Bo Liang, Zhe Liu, Xianfu Wang, Di Chen, Guozhen Shen
The basics of metal oxide nanowire transistors and applications have been reviewed.
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Nanoporous nitrogen doped carbon modified graphene as electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31525D, Paper

Yiqing Sun, Chun Li, Gaoquan Shi
Nanoporous nitrogen doped carbon modified graphene with a sandwich-like structure has a large specific area, up to 630 m² g^-1, and shows strong electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction.
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In situ surface functionalization of plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) membranes by 'click chemistry'

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31118F, Paper

Marcin Pawlak, Gunter Mistlberger, Eric Bakker
We report here a universal method to achieve the covalent surface modification of plasticized PVC membranes by click chemistry.
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Supramolecular light-emitting polymers for solution-processed optoelectronic devices

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31773G, Paper

Jie Zhang, Kai Zhang, Xuelong Huang, Wanzhu Cai, Cheng Zhou, Shengjian Liu, Fei Huang, Yong Cao
Supramolecular light-emitting polymers (SLEPs) based on host-guest interactions were developed for solution processed polymer light-emitting diodes.
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Photoreactive elastin-like proteins for use as versatile bioactive materials and surface coatings

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31768K, Paper

Jordan Raphel, Andreina Parisi-Amon, Sarah C. Heilshorn
A cell-adhesive elastin-like protein biomaterial enables photocrosslinking into stable coatings, films, and scaffolds across the nanometre to millimetre length scales.
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How the linkage positions affect the performance of bulk-heterojunction polymer solar cells

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32002A, Paper

Shuang Li, Zhicai He, Jian Yu, Su'an Chen, Aoshu Zhong, Runli Tang, Hongbin Wu, Jingui Qin, Zhen Li
A difference in only the connecting points of P1 and P2 leads to the totally different PCEs of 4.31 and 0.64% respectively.
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Influence of hydrodynamic conditions on growth and geometry of anodic TiO2 nanotubes and their use towards optimized DSSCs

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31246H, Paper

R. Sanchez-Tovar, I. Paramasivam, K. Lee, P. Schmuki
In the present work we grow anodic TiO₂ nanotube layers under defined hydrodynamic conditions using a rotating Ti anode.
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Nanostructured Zn-based composite anodes for rechargeable Li-ion batteries

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31776A, Paper

Yoon Hwa, Ji Hyun Sung, Bin Wang, Cheol-Min Park, Hun-Joon Sohn
Zn is cost-effective and environmentally benign when used as an energy storage material. Although Zn activity with Li was very poor, it was engineered to fully react directly by a simple process. It exhibited a strong potential as a promising anode for Li-ion batteries.
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Fabrication of porous rhodium nanotube catalysts by electroless plating

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31110K, Paper

Falk Muench, Cornelia Neetzel, Sebastian Kaserer, Joachim Brotz, Jean-Christophe Jaud, Zhirong Zhao-Karger, Stefan Lauterbach, Hans-Joachim Kleebe, Christina Roth, Wolfgang Ensinger
For the first time, rhodium nanotubes were electrolessly plated, giving access to unique free-standing, porous structures with promising catalytic properties.
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Proton conduction in AIII0.5BV0.5P2O7 compounds at intermediate temperatures

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31887C, Paper

Yanbai Shen, Keijiro Kojima, Masakazu Nishida, Pilwon Heo, Kyoung-Hwan Choi, Hyuk Chang, Takashi Hibino
Proton conductors capable of operation between 100 and 400 [degree]C are attractive as electrochemical materials due to of their high utility value in energy and environmental applications. However, such proton...
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A Simple and Economical One-pot Method to Synthesize High-quality Water Soluble CdTe QDs

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31409F, Paper

Suli Wu, Jun Dou, Jie Zhang, Shufen Zhang
A simple and economical one-pot method to synthesize high-quality water soluble CdTe QDs is reported. 83% QY was reached using traditional ligand TGA in aqueous solution without protection of nitrogen...
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Ternary behavior and systematic nanoscale manipulation of domain structures in P3HT/PCBM/P3HT-b-PEO films

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31124K, Paper

Jihua Chen, Xiang Yu, Kunlun Hong, Jamie M. Messman, Deanna L. Pickel, Kai Xiao, Mark D. Dadmun, Jimmy W. Mays, Adam J. Rondinone, Bobby G. Sumpter, S. Michael Kilbey II
A P3HT-b-PEO diblock copolymer added to P3HT-PCBM blend demonstrates the possibility of block copolymers to systematically manipulate nanoscale domain structures in organic photovoltaic devices.
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Probing the growth mechanism of self-catalytic lead selenide wires

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31840G, Paper

Mohammad Afzaal, Kibriya Ahmad, Paul O'Brien
Nucleation of highly faceted lead selenide wires from bulk lead selenide crystallites is reported and the growth mechanisms are given.
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Robust Hybrid Nanostructures Comprising Gold and Thiol-Functionalized Polymer Nanoparticles: Facile Preparation, Diverse Morphologies and Unique Properties

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31228J, Paper

Meiran Xie, Liang Ding, Zewang You, Danyi Gao, Guangda Yang, Huijing Han
Nanohybrids are generated via covalent integration of Au nanoparticles (NPs) with thiol-functionalized unimolecular polymer NPs. The unimolecular polymer NPs have been readily prepared by the controlled intramolecular crosslinking of long-chain...
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The selective intercalation of organic carboxylates and sulfonates into hydroxy double salts

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32257A, Paper

Gareth R Williams, John Crowder, Jonathan C. Burley, Andrew Fogg
This paper reports the first systematic investigation of the selectivity of organic guest intercalation into hydroxy double salts. The organic guests 1,2- and 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate (1,2- and 1,4-BDC) have been incorporated...
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Design of an Extremely High Birefringence Nematic Liquid Crystal Based on Dinaphthyl-diacetylene Mesogen

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32448B, Communication

Gen-ichi Konishi, Yuki Arakawa, Sungmin Kang, Shunpei Nakajima, Masayuki Shigeta, Junji Watanabe
We designed dinaphthyl-diacetylene-based nematic liquid crystals with alkoxy tails (DNDA-OCm) and evaluated their birefringence ([capital Delta]n). Actual measurements of pure target compounds showed that DNDA-OC2 had the highest value of 0.62...
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Olivine LiCoPO4-carbon composite showing high rechargeable capacity

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31933K, Paper

Seung-Min Oh, Seung-Taek Myung, Yang-Kook Sun
A LiCoPO4 positive electrode material with an extremely high discharge capacity, 145 mAh (g-phosphate)-1, is reported. Seeking high capacity, we examined three kinds of precursors, Co3O4, Co3(PO4)2[round bullet, filled]2H2O, and NH4CoPO4[round bullet, filled]H2O. In...
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Enhancing catalytic performance of Pt-based electrodes with noncovalent interaction-induced functionalized carbon nanotubes-grafted matrix

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32600K, Paper

Hoa Quynh Le, Mun'delanji C Vestergaard, Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, Masato Saito, Eiichi Tamiya
Although noncovalent interactions are well-known as one of the key factors in preparing molecular recognition systems in catalytic bio-processes, relatively less work has been done to utilize this knowledge to...
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Efficient and stable organic DSSC sensitizers bearing quinacridone and furan moiety as a well-planarity [small pi]-spacer

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31929B, Paper

Jiabao Yang, Fuling Guo, Jianli Hua, Xin Li, Wenjun Wu, Yi Qu, He Tian
In this work, three new metal-free quinacridone-based organic dyes with furan unit (QA1-3) were conveniently prepared and characterized. Co-adsorption of CDCA can break up the dye aggregates, leading to the...
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Synthesis and Properties of Fluorene-oligothiophenes Perylenediimide Triads and Their Electropolymerizations

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31257C, Paper

Duangratchaneekorn Muenmart, Ruangchai Tarsang, Siriporn Jungsuttiwong, Tinnagon Keawin, Taweesak Sudyoadsuk, Vinich Promarak
A series of novel donor-acceptor-donor triads, namely PFTn (n = 0-4), consisting of fluorene-oligothiophenes (FTn) as a donor and perylenediimide (PDI) as an acceptor were synthesized and characterized. The chemically...
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Facile fabrication of CuO 1D pine-needle-like arrays for super-rate lithium storage

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32183A, Paper

Xin Chen
CuO pine-needle-like (PNL) arrays grown on the Cu substrate are fabricated via an anodic polarization route, showing a high rate capacity of 583.1 mAh[round bullet, filled]g-1 at 2C rate after 100 cycles...
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Light-induced spectral shifting generated from azo-dye doped holographic 2D gratings

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31101A, Paper

Yanjun Liu, Yu-Chuan Su, Yu-Jui Hsu, Vincent K.S. Hsiao
Optically tunable two-dimensional (2D) gratings were holographically fabricated in azobenzene-doped polymer-dispersed liquid crystals using a single diffractive element. Our experiments showed that the diffraction efficiency of the gratings could be...
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Facile Synthesis of Highly Emissive Carbon Dots from Pyrolysis of Glycerol; Gram Scale Production of Carbon Dots/mSiO2 for Cell Imaging and Drug Release

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32206D, Paper

Pi-Tai Chou, Chih-Wei Lai, Yi-Hsuan Hsiao, Yung-Kang Peng
We report on a facile method to synthesize carbon dots (CDs) using glycerol solvent as a single precursor via a pyrolysis process free from catalysts. This method is extremely simple...
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Protein-resistant polymer surfaces

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30820G, Paper

Anke Worz, Bernd Berchtold, Katrin Moosmann, Oswald Prucker, Ruhe Jurgen
In this study, the results of fibrinogen protein adsorption on a wide spectrum of different surface-attached polymer networks are presented. The networks were generated from copolymers containing photoactive benzophenone groups...
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Encapsulating conducting polypyrrole into electrospun TiO2 nanofibers: a new kind of nanoreactor for in situ loading Pd nanocatalysts towards p-nitrophenol hydrogenation

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM16559G, Paper

Xiaofeng Lu, Xiujie Bian, Guangdi Nie, Chengcheng Zhang, Ce Wang, Yen Wei
PPy/TiO₂/Pd composite nanofibers were prepared and their active catalytic performance for the reduction of p-nitrophenol was observed.
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Solid state synthesis of a new ternary nitride MgMoN2 nanosheets and micromeshes

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30844D, Paper

Liangbiao Wang, Kaibin Tang, Yongchun Zhu, Qianwen Li, Baichuan Zhu, Lianchen Wang, Lulu Si, Yitai Qian
In this study, a new ternary nitride MgMoN2 was synthesized by a solid-state reaction of MoO3, Mg and NaN3 in a stainless steel autoclave at 700 [degree]C. The crystal structure...
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Electrochemically Stimulated Release of Lysozyme from Alginate Matrix Cross-Linked with Iron Cations

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32008H, Paper

Zhiyuan Jin, Anthony M. Harvey, Shay Mailloux, Jan Halamek, Vera Bocharova, Michael R. Twiss, Evgeny Katz
The electrochemically generated alginate matrix cross-linked with Fe3+ cations was used to entrap lysozyme and then release it upon application of an electrochemical signal. The switchable behavior of the alginate...
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Gate tunable conductivity of hybrid gold nanocrystals - semiconducting matrix thin films

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32947F, Paper

Brice Nadal, Qian Yu, Nicolas Lequeux, Herve Aubin
This is an Accepted Manuscript, which has been through the RSC Publishing peer review process and has been accepted for publication. Accepted manuscripts are published online shortly after acceptance. This version of the article will be replaced by the fully edited, formatted and proof read Advance Article as soon as this is available.
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Bioinspired synthesis of gadolinium-based hybrid nanoparticles as MRI blood pool contrast agents with high relaxivity

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30629H, Paper

Bingbo Zhang
A unique biomineralization approach was developed to synthesize gadolinium-based hybrid (GH) nanoparticles for effective blood pool contrast agents. This approach is bioinspired, environmentally benign, and straight forward. As-prepared GH nanoparticles...
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Enhanced capacitive deionization performance of graphene/carbon nanotube composites

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31393F, Paper

Dengsong Zhang, Tingting Yan, Li-Yi Shi, Zheng Peng, Xiaoru Wen, Jianping Zhang
The graphene/carbon nanotube (GR/CNT) composites were prepared by a modified exfoliation approach and used as capacitive deionization (CDI) electrodes. The SEM and TEM images demonstrate that the CNTs are successfully...
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Different length linkages of graphene modified with metal nanoparticles for oxygen reduction in acidic media

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31685D, Paper

Seungwon Jeon, Daekun Kim, Mohammad Ahmed
This paper reports the chemical synthesis and experimental characterization of various graphene oxide (GO)-supported platinum (Pt) and palladium (Pd) nanoparticle (NP) catalysts. To investigate the relationship between the linker length...
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Hydrogen as an Optimum Reducing Agent for Metallization of Self-Assembled Monolayers

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32111D, Communication

Mutlu Iskender Muglali, Asif Bashir, Alexander Birkner, Michael Rohwerder
We demonstrate a very efficient route for electroless deposition of Pd nanoparticles on self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of a pyridine-terminated thiol (4-(4-(4-pyridyl)phenyl)phenylmethanethiol). This method involves complexation of Pd 2+ with terminal...
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Defect-free graphene metal oxide composites: formed by lithium mediated exfoliation of graphite

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32388E, Paper

Ming-Yao Cheng, Yun Sheng Ye, Juhsaing Cheng, You-Jern Yeh, Bo-Han Chang, Bing Joe Hwang
In this work, defect-free graphene-metal oxide nanocomposites have been synthesized via direct reaction of Li-graphite alloy with an alcohol-based metal precursor solution. The intercalated Li atoms, within the graphitic galleries,...
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Polyethylene glycol-based Biocompatable and Highly Stable Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoclusters for Magnetic Resonance Imaging

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32086J, Paper

Syu-Ming Lai, Jong-Kai Hsiao, Hsiu-Pin Yu, Chen-Wen Lu, Chih-Chia Huang, Ming-Jium Shieh, Ping-Shan Lai
We developed a simple emulsion and solvent-evaporation approach for clustering of iron oxide nanoparticles using polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based nonionic surfactant d-alpha-tocopheryl poly(ethylene glycol 1000) succinate (TPGS). Notably, this synthesis approach...
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High energy density supercapacitors using macroporous kitchen sponges

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32030D, Paper

Wei Chen, Rakhi Raghavanbaby, Husam N Alshareef
Macroporous, low-cost and recyclable kitchen sponges are explored as effective electrode platform for supercapacitor devices. A simple and scalable process has been developed to fabricate MnO2-carbon nanotube (CNT)-sponge supercapacitor electrodes...
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Fabrication of MMO/TiO2 One-Dimensional Photonic Crystal and its Application as a Colorimetric Sensor

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31560B, Paper

Min Wei, Yibo Dou, Jingbin Han, Tengli Wang, David G. Evans, Xue Duan
Abstract: This work reports the fabrication of porous mixed metal oxide (MMO)/TiO2 one-dimensional photonic crystals (1DPCs), which can be used as a colorimetric sensor for the detection and measurement of...
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Aligned Ultralong Nanowire Arrays and Their Flexible Photodetector Devices

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31657A, Paper

Jiansheng Jie, Xiujuan Zhang
We develop a facile approach for one-step growth of ultralong aligned copper phthalocyanine nanowire (NW) arrays in large area, through a grating-assisted physical vapor deposition method. The grating serves as...
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Chemistry, physics and biology of graphene-based nanomaterials: new horizons for sensing, imaging and medicine

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31632C, Feature Article

Jun Yao, Yu Sun, Mei Yang, Yixiang Duan
This paper aims to elaborate on the details of current studies using graphene with regards to the optical and electronic characteristics, fabrication techniques, and various relevant applications.
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Enhanced performance of graphite anode materials by AlF3 coating for lithium-ion batteries

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31015E, Paper

Fei Ding, Wu Xu, Daiwon Choi, Wei Wang, Xiaolin Li, Mark H. Engelhard, Xilin Chen, Zhenguo Yang, Ji-Guang Zhang
A thin and uniform AlF₃ layer coated on graphite particle surfaces helps form a more stable and ion-conductive solid electrolyte interphase film. A battery with such an AlF₃-coated graphite anode possesses significantly enhanced discharge capacity, long-term cycling stability and rate performance.
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Biomimetic 3D self-assembling biomicroconstructs by spontaneous deformation of thin polymer films

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31643A, Feature Article

Leonid Ionov
The manuscript overviews recent advance in the development and application of wrinkling, creasing and folding polymer films in biotechnology.
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Intramolecular [small pi]-stacking in cationic iridium(III) complexes with a triazole-pyridine type ancillary ligand: synthesis, photophysics, electrochemistry properties and piezochromic behavior

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30480E, Paper

Guo-Gang Shan, Hai-Bin Li, Dong-Xia Zhu, Zhong-Min Su, Yi Liao
Two Ir(III) complexes possessing the intramolecular [small pi]-[small pi] stacking and reversible piezochromism have been synthesized. These characteristics make them suitable for stable LECs and optical recording applications.
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Single-component room-temperature discotic nematic liquid crystals formed by introducing an attraction-enhancing in-plane protrusion onto the hexa(phenylethynyl)benzene core

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM16263F, Paper

Hsiu-Hui Chen, Hsin-An Lin, Shih-Chieh Chien, Tsai-Hui Wang, Hsiu-Fu Hsu, Tzenge-Lien Shih, Chunhung Wu
Single-component room-temperature discotic nematic liquid crystals formed by unsymmetrical attraction-enhancement of discs with an in-plane protrusion.
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A ZnO/N-doped carbon nanotube nanocomposite charge transport layer for high performance optoelectronics

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30710C, Paper

Ji Sun Park, Ju Min Lee, Sun Kak Hwang, Sun Hwa Lee, Hyun-Jung Lee, Bo Ram Lee, Hyung Il Park, Ji-Seon Kim, Seunghyup Yoo, Myoung Hoon Song, Sang Ouk Kim
The ZnO/N-doped CNT nanocomposite electron transport layer enabled balanced electron and hole injection and improved device performance in inverted organic light-emitting diodes.
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Solution Processed Multilayer Deep Blue and White Phosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Using Alcohol Soluble Bipolar Host and Phosphorescent Dopant Materials

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31814H, Paper

Kyoung Soo Yook, Jun Yeob Lee
Solution processed multilayer deep blue and white phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes were developed using an alcohol soluble bipolar host and dopant materials. An alcohol soluble red phosphorescent dopant material...
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Nanocrystalline diamond AFM tips for chemical force spectroscopy: fabrication and photochemical functionalization

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM16209A, Paper

Michael E. Drew, Andrew R. Konicek, Papot Jaroenapibal, Robert W. Carpick, Yoko Yamakoshi
Nanocrystalline diamond AFM tips were chemically functionalized to create a carboxylic acid-terminated surface that was used in chemical force spectroscopy to demonstrate the viability for this new AFM tip platform.
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Solution processeable organic-inorganic hybrids based on pyrene functionalized mixed cubic silsesquioxanes as emitters in OLEDs

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31194A, Paper

Xiao Hui Yang, Tommaso Giovenzana, Brian Feild, Ghassan E. Jabbour, Alan Sellinger
Solution processable pyrene functionalized silsesquioxanes, synthesized in one high-yield step, are used in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) to produce efficiencies of 9.56 cd A^-1.
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Low-temperature, seed-mediated synthesis of monodispersed hyperbranched PtRu nanoparticles and their electrocatalytic activity in methanol oxidation

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30892D, Communication

Yujing Li, Yu Huang
Hyperbranched PtRu nanoparticles: a seed-mediated synthetic approach was developed to produce the hyperbranched PtRu alloy nanoparticles under mild conditions that show high activity for methanol oxidation.
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Bacteria survival and growth in multi-layered silica thin films

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32186F, Communication

Christophe Depagne, Sylvie Masse, Thorben Link, Thibaud Coradin
Escherichia coli bacteria entrapped in multi-layer silica films maintain viability and demonstrate in-gel growth capacity.
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Self-alignment and high electrical conductivity of ultralarge graphene oxide-polyurethane nanocomposites

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30590A, Paper

Nariman Yousefi, Mohsen Moazzami Gudarzi, Qingbin Zheng, Seyed Hamed Aboutalebi, Farhad Sharif, Jang-Kyo Kim
Aqueous liquid crystalline dispersion of graphene oxide is in situ reduced in polyurethane, resulting in composites with high degree of orientation of graphene sheets and an extremely low percolation threshold of 0.078 vol%.
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Enhanced photodynamic selectivity of nano-silica-attached porphyrins against breast cancer cells

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30897E, Paper

Wenbing Li, Wentong Lu, Zhen Fan, Xianchun Zhu, Aisha Reed, Brandon Newton, Yazhou Zhang, Shavelle Courtney, Papireddy T. Tiyyagura, Roslyn R. Ratcliff, Shufang Li, Ebonie Butler, Hongtao Yu, Paresh C. Ray, Ruomei Gao
SiO₂ nanoparticle-attached meso-tetra(N-methyl-4-pyridyl)porphine produces singlet oxygen efficiently at acidic tumor pH but is deactivated at physiological pH.
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Facile Synthesis and in Vivo Evaluation of Biodegradable Dendritic MRI Contrast Agents

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32211K, Paper

Mingzhou Ye, Yuee Qian, Youqing Shen, Hongjie Hu, Meihua Sui, Jianbin Tang
Dendritic gadolinium chelates as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents (CAs) have shown great potential in blood pool and tumor imaging due to their enhanced relaxivities (R1s), prolonged blood circulation...
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A designed multiscale hierarchical assembly process to produce artificial nacre-like freestanding hybrid films with tunable optical properties

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31492D, Paper

Hong-Bin Yao, Ye Guan, Li-Bo Mao, Yi Wang, Xiao-Han Wang, Dong-Qing Tao, Shu-Hong Yu
A novel multiscale assembly process that operates from the nanoscale to the macroscale to fabricate artificial nacre-like, layered, structurally freestanding hybrid films with simultaneous achievement of tensile strength enhancement and tunable optical properties is reported.
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A single Alq3 submicro-wire Schottky diode and its negative differential resistance

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM16102H, Paper

Shih-Shou Lo, Wei-Hsiu Hsu, Shu-Hao Sie, Hoang-Jyh Leu
A Schottky diode with a single Alq3 nanowire across Ag electrodes was demonstrated. Rectifying and negative differential resistance (NDR) of the fabricated diode was obtained and the turn-on voltage and breakdown voltage was 4 V and 12 V, respectively. The NDR of the diode was observed when the forward bias exceeded 4 V.
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Preparation of graphene oxide by solvent-free mechanochemical oxidation of graphite

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM16073K, Communication

Oleg Yu. Posudievsky, Oleksandra A. Khazieieva, Vyacheslav G. Koshechko, Vitaly D. Pokhodenko
Graphenes with different oxidation degrees are prepared from solvent-free mechanochemically treated graphite in the presence of solid oxidants.
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Formation of highly crystalline and texturized donor domains in DPP(TBFu)2:PC71BM SM-BHJ devices via solvent vapour annealing: implications for device function

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31235B, Paper

Emilio J. Palomares, Aurelien Viterisi, Francesc Gispert, James William Ryan
Solvent vapour annealing (SVA) which consists of exposing the active layer of organic films to a vapour of solvent directly after deposition, has been used in small molecule bulk heterojunction...
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ZnV2O4-CMK nanocomposites as anode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32138F, Paper

Mingdeng Wei
In the present work, the nanocomposites of ZnV2O4-CMK were synthesized for the first time by using a low temperature carbothermal reduction route, and then were characterized by means of X-ray...
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A novel ion-conductive protection skin based on polyimide gel polymer electrolyte: application to nanoscale coating layer of high voltage LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM16799A, Paper

Jang-Hoon Park, Ju-Hyun Cho, Sung-Bae Kim, Woo-Sung Kim, Sun-Young Lee, Sang-Young Lee
The cell performance and thermal stability of high-voltage LiNi_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3O₂ cathode active materials are significantly improved by exploiting a unique surface modification strategy based on polyimide (PI)-driven nanoscale wrapping.
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High surface area mesoporous Co3O4 from a direct soft template route

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30460K, Paper

Naween Dahal, Ilich A. Ibarra, Simon M. Humphrey
High surface area mesoporous Co₃O₄ with well-ordered cylindrical channels has been prepared in a single step by a simple and convenient soft-template method.
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Photocatalytic cellulosic electrospun fibers for the degradation of potent cyanobacteria toxin microcystin-LR

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31597A, Paper

Nicholas M. Bedford, Miguel Pelaez, Changseok Han, Dionysios D. Dionysiou, Andrew J. Steckl
Photocatalytic electrospun cellulosic nanofibers are fabricated for water remediation applications and demonstrate solar light driven degradation of the cyanobacteria toxin microcystin-LR.
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Harnessing Hansen solubility parameters to predict organogel formation

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32056H, Paper

J. Gao, S. Wu, M. A. Rogers
The prediction ability for 12-hydroxystearic acid to form organogel in various solvents is associated with the hydrogen-bonding Hansen solubility parameter.
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DNA capture in nanopores for genome sequencing: challenges and opportunities

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31495A, Highlight

Yuhui He, Makusu Tsutsui, Masateru Taniguchi, Tomoji Kawai
Nanopore sensors are promising for sequencing DNA with revolutionized speed and low cost, while the throughput of the method is determined by the capture rate of polymers by the pores.
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Halogenated two-dimensional germanium: candidate materials for being of Quantum Spin Hall state

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30960B, Paper

Yandong Ma, Ying Dai, Chengwang Niu, Baibiao Huang
An appreciable gap in halogenated germanene can be opened at Dirac-like points due to the robust spin-orbit coupling.
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Synthesis of copper(II) coordination polymers and conversion into CuO nanostructures with good photocatalytic, antibacterial and lithium ion battery performances

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31879B, Paper

Yongzhang Fan, Rongmei Liu, Wei Du, Qingyi Lu, Huan Pang, Feng Gao
Two different nanostructured copper-isonicotinic acid coordination polymers, Cu(C₆H₄NO₂)₂(H₂O)₄ and [Cu(C₆H₄NO₂)(OH)]H₂O were synthesized and transferred to CuO with great application potential.
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Tetracene-based field-effect transistors using solution processes

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31134H, Paper

Ching-Ting Chien, Chih-Chun Lin, Motonori Watanabe, Yan-Duo Lin, Ting-Han Chao, Ta-chung Chiang, Xin-Hua Huang, Yuh-Sheng Wen, Chih-Hsin Tu, Chia-Hsing Sun, Tahsin J. Chow
Tetracene-based organic thin film transistors were fabricated through solution processes, while the best device made with a single crystal exhibited a charge mobility of 0.56 cm² V^-1 s^-1 and that with a thin film 0.064 cm² V^-1 s^-1.
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Low-temperature hydrothermal synthesis of WO3 nanorods and their sensing properties for NO2

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30997A, Paper

Shouli Bai, Kewei Zhang, Ruixian Luo, Dianqing Li, Aifan Chen, Chung Chiun Liu
WO₃ nanorods, with an aspect ratio of [similar]50, exhibit high sensitivity to ppm-level NO₂ without interference from CO and CH₄.
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The structure of fluoride-containing bioactive glasses: new insights from first-principles calculations and solid state NMR spectroscopy

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30890H, Paper

Alfonso Pedone, Thibault Charpentier, Maria Cristina Menziani
Solid state ¹⁹F, ²⁹Si, ³¹P and ²³Na NMR spectra interpreted with the help of accurate periodic DFT-GIPAW NMR calculations furnish new important insights into the atomic level structure of a fluorinated bioglass.
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New opportunities in Stober synthesis: preparation of microporous and mesoporous carbon spheres

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31678A, Paper

Jerzy Choma, Dominik Jamiola, Katarzyna Augustynek, Michal Marszewski, Min Gao, Mietek Jaroniec
Extension of the Stober recipe to the synthesis of carbon particles creates tremendous opportunities in the design of novel carbon spheres having micropores, mesopores, or both, as well as porous carbon spheres with incorporated inorganic nanoparticles.
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Synthesis and properties of 3,4,5-trinitropyrazole-1-ol and its energetic salts

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31535A, Paper

Yanqiang Zhang, Damon A. Parrish, Jean'ne M. Shreeve
3,4,5-Trinitropyrazole-1-olate salts show good calculated detonation properties for explosive applications, especially the ammonium salt (P, 35.07 GPa; vD, 8676 m s^-1).
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Strong metal-molecular support interaction (SMMSI): Amine-functionalized gold nanoparticles encapsulated in silica nanospheres highly active for catalytic decomposition of formic acid

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31309J, Paper

Mahendra Yadav, Tomoki Akita, Nobuko Tsumori, Qiang Xu
A high-performance nanoreactor composed of silica nanospheres encapsulating amine-functionalized gold nanoparticles has been developed, which represents the first example of a highly active and stable monometallic nanocatalyst for hydrogen generation from formic acid decomposition.
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Preparation and characterization of Fe-doped TiO2 nanoparticles as a support for a high performance CO oxidation catalyst

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30360D, Paper

Sungju Yu, Hyeong Jin Yun, David Minzae Lee, Jongheop Yi
A simple method is described for the preparation of Fe-doped TiO₂ nanoparticles (Ti_1-xFe_xO₂) that can be used as a high performance support material for a CO oxidation catalyst.
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Elucidating the morphological and structural evolution of iron oxide nanoparticles formed by sodium carbonate in aqueous medium

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31295F, Paper

Cristina Blanco-Andujar, Daniel Ortega, Quentin A. Pankhurst, Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh
Sodium carbonate is revealed as a suitable precipitating agent for synthesizing a range of iron oxide nanoparticles from the same initial precursor solution.
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Understanding the nature of remnant polarization enhancement, coercive voltage offset and time-dependent photocurrent in ferroelectric films irradiated by ultraviolet light

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32102E, Paper

Dawei Cao, Chunyan Wang, Fengang Zheng, Liang Fang, Wen Dong, Mingrong Shen
The time-dependent photocurrent and hysteresis loop of PZT films indicated that the transient behavior of photocurrent and coercive voltage offset were closely related to the polarization states, moveable defect charge (mainly oxygen vacancy) density, and aging time.
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Fabrication of nanostructured W-Y2O3 materials by chemical methods

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30652B, Paper

Sverker Wahlberg, Mazher A. Yar, Mohammad Omar Abuelnaga, Hanadi G. Salem, Mats Johnsson, Mamoun Muhammed
A novel method for the fabrication of highly uniform oxide dispersion-strengthened (ODS) materials made by chemical processing is presented.
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Morphology-controlled synthesis of silica nanotubes through pH- and sequence-responsive morphological change of bacterial flagellar biotemplates

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31034A, Paper

Dong Li, Xuewei Qu, Salete Newton, Philip Klebba, Chuanbin Mao
Bacterial flagella are naturally-occurring self-assembling protein nanofibers protruding from the bacteria surface to assist the swimming of bacteria. They are rigid and exhibit diverse morphologies depending on the ionic strength,...
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Improved visible-light photocatalytic activity of titania activated by nitrogen and indium modification

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30889D, Paper

Enjun Wang, Peng Zhang, Yongmei Chen, Zhanwei Liu, Tao He, Yaan Cao
Nitrogen and indium co-modified TiO2 was prepared by a simple sol-gel method. Under visible-light irradiation, the modified catalysts exhibited much higher photocatalytic activity of 4-chlorophenol photodegradation than both as-prepared TiO2...
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Functional graphene nanocomposite as electrode for capacitive removal of FeCl3 from water

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32175K, Paper

Zhuo Wang, Lin Yue, Zhao-Tie Liu, Zong-Huai Liu, Zhengping Hao
Capacitive deionization (CDI) is a promising desalination technology which attracted enormous interest in recent years due to its economic advantages over traditional technologies. In this paper, the facilely synthesized graphene...
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Phase Coexistence in NaNb(1-x)TaxO3 Materials with Enhanced Dielectric Properties

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32078A, Paper

Almudena Torres-Pardo, Ricardo Jimenez-Rioboo, Ester Garcia-Gonzalez, Jose M Gonzalez-Calbet
NaNb_(1-x)Ta_xO₃ (0.1[less-than-or-equal]x[less-than-or-equal]0.9) materials have been synthesized and investigated by combining diffraction methods and high resolution electron microscopy with dielectric measurements. The stabilization of lead-free ferroelectric materials has been established from...
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Non-aggregating Solvatochromic Bipolar Benzo[f]quinolines and Benzo[a]acridines for Organic Electronics

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31052J, Paper

Atul Goel, Vijay Kumar, Salil Pratap Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Sattey Prakash, Charan Singh, Raghubir Singh Anand
A novel series of light emitting and thermally stable non-aggregating benzannulated quinolines and acridines were designed and prepared from ketene-S,S-acetal under mild conditions through C-C bond formation. Photophysical and electrochemical...
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High strength composite fibres from polyester filled with nanotubes and graphene

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31946B, Paper

Umar Khan, Karen Young, Arlene O'Neill, Jonthan N Coleman
We have prepared composite fibres based on the polyester, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), filled with both nanotubes and graphene by a combination of solution and melt processing. On addition of 2wt%...
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Hierarchically porous titanium phosphate nanoparticles: an efficient solid acid catalyst for microwave assisted conversion of biomass and carbohydrates into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30623A, Paper

Asim Bhaumik, Arghya Dutta, Astam K. Patra, Saikat Dutta, Basudeb Saha
A new hierarchical macro/mesoporous titanium phosphate MTiP-1 has been synthesized through slow evaporation method by using titanium isopropoxide and orthophosphoric acid as inorganic sources and Pluronic P123 as the structure...
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Detection of nitro explosives via LSPR sensitive silver clusters embedded in porous silica

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31770B, Communication

Wei Zou, Wenwen Liu, Limei Luo, Shufen Zhang, Rongwen Lu, Gotz Veser
LSPR sensitive silver clusters embedded in porous silica, which show high LSPR sensitivity to both nitroaromatic and nitroaliphatic explosives, are prepared by a reverse microemulsion. The performance of this hybrid...
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Robust Plasmonic Sensors Based on Hybrid Nanostructures with Facile Tunability

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31958F, Communication

Chul-Joon Heo, Hwan Chul Jeon, Su Yeon Lee, Se Gyu Jang, Soojeong Cho, Yeonho Choi, Seung-Man Yang
Here, we demonstrate the preparation of a hybrid nanoplasmonic probe array, a nanoforest, which consists of gold nanostructures coated on top of silica nanospheres and evaporated gold film structure onto...
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Structure-Directed Growth of High Conductivity PEDOT from Liquid-Like Oxidant Layers during Vacuum Vapor Phase Polymerization

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32281A, Paper

Drew Evans, Manrico Fabretto, Mischa Mueller, Kamil Zuber, Robert Short, Peter J Murphy
Vapor phase polymerization (VPP) is at the forefront for synthesizing high conductivity poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) as an alternative to Indium Tin Oxide (ITO). Little attention, however, has been directed to the...
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Self-assembled MoS2-carbon nanostructures: influence of nanostructuring and carbon on lithium battery performance

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32468G, Communication

Lynden Archer
Composites of MoS2 and amorphous carbon are grown and self-assembled into hierarchical nanostructures via a green, one-step hydrothermal method. Application of the composites as high-energy electrodes for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries...
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Intracellular microenvironment responsive PEGylated polypeptides nanogels with ionizable cores for efficient doxorubicin loading and triggered release

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32033A, Paper

Fenghua Shi, Jianxun Ding, Chunsheng Xiao, Xiuli Zhuang, Chaoliang He, Li Chen, Xuesi Chen
Two kinds of reduction and pH responsive disulfide-cross-linked poly(ethylene glycol)-polypeptides copolymers were prepared through one-step ring-opening polymerization of [gamma]-benzyl-L-glutamate N-carboxyanhydride (BLG NCA) or [varepsilon]-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-lysine N-carboxyanhydride (ZLL NCA) and L-cystine N-carboxyanhydride...
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Bottom-up assembly to Ag nanoparticles embedded Nb-doped TiO2 nanobulks with highlight n-type thermoelectric properties

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31469J, Paper

Chengyan Liu, Lei Miao, Jianhua Zhou, Rong Huang, Sakae Tanemura
Nb-doped TiO2-based nanostructures were novelly prepared by an economical and environmental-friendly hydrothermal method with the precursors of TiO2 and Nb2O5 powders. According to the feature that TiO2 is earlier than...
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Synthesis and Photoresponse of Novel Cu2CdSnS4 Semiconductor Nanorods

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32034G, Communication

Daocheng Pan, Yong Cui, Gang Wang
Novel semiconductor Cu2CdSnS4 nanorods with a wurtzite structure have been successfully synthesized and characterized in detail. The suitable band gap of 1.4 eV and photoresponse property of Cu2CdSnS4 nanorods indicate...
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Atomic layer deposition of germanium - doped zinc oxide films with tuneable ultraviolet emission

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM31391J, Paper

Paul Raymond Chalker, Paul Andrew Marshall, Peter J King, Karl Dawson, Simon Romani, Paul A Williams, John Ridealgh, Matthew J Rosseinsky
Thin films of germanium-doped zinc oxide have been deposited by atomic layer deposition. The zinc oxide matrix was grown from cyclic pulses of diethylzinc and water vapour over the temperature...
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