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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiao Fan, Junfeng Geng, Navneet Soin, Supriya Chakrabarti, Somak Mitra, Iman S. Roqan, Hua Li, Mustapha Olaoluwa Babatunde, Andy Baldwin
Summary: A novel solid-liquid two-phase precipitation method was proposed for the synthesis of high-quality fullerene nanowires, showing a narrower diameter distribution compared to the widely-used liquid-liquid interfacial precipitation method. The gradual melting of the solid-phase C-60 in m-xylene is believed to provide a more stable interface for crystal growth.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Yin Yu, Shuo Li, Xingjun Wang, Pingping Chen, Fang Liu, Yun Hou
Summary: In this study, Mn0.79Co1.71Ni0.50O4 nanowires with Au as catalyst were successfully grown using pulsed laser deposition. The influence of growth parameters on the morphology and structural properties of the nanowires was investigated, and the optimal growth conditions were determined. The growth mechanism of Mn-Co-Ni-O nanostructures under different oxygen partial pressure environments was discussed.
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Maxim A. Faraonov, Alexey V. Kuzmin, Salavat S. Khasanov, Alexander F. Shestakov, Akihiro Otsuka, Hideki Yamochi, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Dmitri V. Konarev
Summary: The synthesis of the first negatively charged iron-bridged fullerene C-60 dimer is reported, and its structure and spectra are analyzed. The bridged iron atoms are coordinated to the C-60 cages, forming a dimer with a singlet ground state.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Siavash Aghili, Masoud Panjepour, Mehran Ghiaci
Summary: This study investigated the oxidation process of fullerene using kinetic analysis and found that the kinetic model R-3 is the controlling mechanism of C-60 oxidation. Oxygen and heat played a central role in the deagglomeration of C-60 particles and consequent oxidation.
DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hui Tao, Takahiro Mori, Heping Chen, Shuang Lyu, Akihito Nonoyama, Shoukou Lee, Ikuro Abe
Summary: This study reports the biochemical and structural characteristics of the Fe/α-KG oxygenase SptF and its remarkable catalytic versatility. SptF catalyzes various continuous oxidation reactions and exhibits broad substrate specificity. These findings demonstrate the potential of SptF as a promising biocatalyst for oxidation reactions.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Tauseef Munawar, Sonia Sardar, Faisal Mukhtar, Muhammad Shahid Nadeem, Sumaira Manzoor, Muhammad Naeem Ashiq, Shoukat Alim Khan, Muammer Koc, Faisal Iqbal
Summary: Water pollution and energy crises worldwide have led to the development of multi-functional and highly efficient nanomaterials. This study presents the fabrication of a dual-functional La2O3-C-60 nanocomposite that serves as both an efficient photocatalyst and an electrode material for supercapacitors. Advanced techniques were used to analyze its physical and electrochemical properties. The nanocomposite exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activity and demonstrated potential for applications in the energy industry and environmental remediation.
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xin-wei Wang, Yan-xia Jiao, Jun-hong Chi, De-xuan Pei, Yu-heng Li, Shun-hua Wang
Summary: V3O7•H2O single-crystal nanobelts were successfully synthesized using VOSO4•2H2O as raw material via a facile hydrothermal method. The nanobelts were characterized for crystal structure and morphology, with a length ranging from several microns to 40 μm, average width of 100-150 nm, and thickness of 20-30 nm. The proposed formation mechanism involves a dissolution-oxidation-peel-sheet process.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fei Pan, Kun Ni, Tao Xu, Huaican Chen, Yusong Wang, Ke Gong, Cai Liu, Xin Li, Miao-Ling Lin, Shengyuan Li, Xia Wang, Wensheng Yan, Wen Yin, Ping-Heng Tan, Litao Sun, Dapeng Yu, Rodney S. S. Ruoff, Yanwu Zhu
Summary: This study reports the gram-scale preparation of a new type of carbon, long-range ordered porous carbon (LOPC), from C-60 powder catalyzed by alpha-Li3N. LOPC consists of connected broken C-60 cages that maintain long-range periodicity. The preparation of LOPC enables the discovery of other crystalline carbons starting from C-60(s).
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Alexey Kuzmin, Konstantin P. Meletov, Salavat S. Khasanov, Maxim A. Faraonov
Summary: The pressure-induced charge transfer in a molecular complex of fullerene with ferrocene was studied at pressures up to 5.3 GPa using ab initio calculations, single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, and Raman spectroscopy. The results showed a pressure-dependent partial ionization of the molecules, with unequal charge transfer occurring at pressures above 2 GPa. The Raman spectra showed peculiarities in the pressure dependence of the frequency and bandwidth of the ferrocene intramolecular breathing mode associated with unequal charge transfer near 2 GPa.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ning Chen, Pengwei Yu, Kun Guo, Xing Lu
Summary: This study presents a simple method using rubrene as a structure-directing agent to transform 2D C-60 microsheets into highly ordered nanorod arrays. The results suggest that the intermolecular charge-transfer interactions between rubrene and C-60 enable the reassembly of dissolved C-60 into ordered nanorod arrays. The aligned structures and charge-transfer interactions contribute to a 31.2% improvement in photocurrent density of the nanorod arrays in the UV region compared to randomly oriented counterparts.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Shunrui Luo, Kostiantyn Turcheniuk, Lihua Chen, Ah-Young Song, Wenqiang Hu, Xiaolei Ren, Zifei Sun, Rampi Ramprasad, Gleb Yushin
Summary: We report a new synthesis pathway for Mg n-propoxide nanowires from Mg ethoxide nanoparticles. The morphology transformation from nanoparticles to nanowires was studied using characterization techniques such as SEM, FTIR, and NMR spectroscopy. The ligand exchange and increased fraction of OH groups greatly enhanced Mg alkoxide bonding and facilitated the formation and growth of the Mg n-propoxide nanowires.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Yajuan Hao, Yaofeng Wang, Lukas Spree, Fupin Liu
Summary: The dynamics of Sc3N@C-80 and C-60 in crystal lattice containing NiOEP were studied using VT-XRD. The result suggests that fullerene cages exhibit stronger libration than NiOEP, while the Sc3N cluster rotates perpendicular to the NiOEP plane driven by temperature. The difference in temperature dependent behavior of the Sc3N cluster compared to other similar structures like Ho2LuN and Lu3N indicates the influence of metal ion mass and size.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Mengyang Li, Yaoxiao Zhao, Kun Yuan, Yanbo Han, Jie Zhang, Yong Wu, Masahiro Ehara, Shigeru Nagase, Xiang Zhao
Summary: This study presents the synthesis of fullerene carbenes and investigates their reaction mechanisms, resulting in the discovery of a stable singlet fullerene carbene without heteroatoms, showing potential applications as ligands in coordinated compounds. The computational analysis also suggests that the lithium-bromine exchange reaction could be a powerful tool for functionalizing certain double bonds.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Gayane G. Panova, Anna S. Zhuravleva, Yuriy Khomyakov, Vitaliy E. Vertebnyi, Sergei Ageev, Andrey Petrov, Nikita E. Podolsky, Elena Morozova, Vladimir V. Sharoyko, Konstantin N. Semenov
Summary: The study investigated the influence of carboxylated fullerene C-60[C(COOH)(2)](3) on plants during seed germination and vegetative growth, finding positive effects on plant growth, yield, and antioxidant system function. It also increased plant absorption of moisture and nutrients, but further research is needed on the impact of water-soluble carboxylated light fullerene derivatives on plant physiological state.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yuri Tanuma, Tilen Knaflic, Bastien Anezo, Christina Stangel, Jannis Volkmann, Nikos Tagmatarchis, Hermann A. Wegner, Denis Arcon, Christopher P. Ewels
Summary: We investigated the effect of introducing C60 to (C59N)2 and [10]cycloparaphenylene ([10]CPP) using EPR measurements and DFT calculations. The incorporation of C60 resulted in the formation of stable [10]CPP D C59N-C60 center dot C [10]CPP heterodimer radicals. These radicals displayed a strong EPR signal at g = 2.0022 with a long spin coherence lifetime of 440 μs at room temperature. The [10]CPP D C59N-C60 center dot C [10]CPP oligomer was found to be more stable than C59N center dot C [10]CPP radicals and became the predominant species after thermal activation. The formation of this oligomer was thermally activated with an experimental activation energy of 0.189 eV.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kai Yu, Lan-Lan Lou, Shuangxi Liu, Wuzong Zhou
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Cheng-Peng Li, Hang Zhou, Jing Chen, Jia-Jun Wang, Miao Du, Wuzong Zhou
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shitao Wu, Justine I. Blake, Li Guo, Wuzong Zhou
CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yiou Wang, Xu Liu, Xiaoyu Han, Robert Godin, Jialu Chen, Wuzong Zhou, Chaoran Jiang, Jamie F. Thompson, Mustafa Kemal Bayazit, Stephen A. Shevlin, James R. Durrant, Zhengxiao Guo, Junwang Tang
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shengtang Liu, Xiuying Zhang, Shitao Wu, Xi Chen, Xiaojing Yang, Wenbo Yue, Jing Lu, Wuzong Zhou
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ali Mirtaghavi, Andy Baldwin, Nader Tanideh, Moein Zarei, Rajendran Muthuraj, Yuan Cao, Gang Zhao, Junfeng Geng, Hao Jin, Jikui Luo
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Fangren Qian, Bing Zhao, Min Guo, Zhijian Wu, Wuzong Zhou, Zhong Liu
Summary: The research demonstrates that Na doping (LMO-Na) can enhance the adsorption capacity of Li1.6Mn1.6O4 and reduce the dissolution rate of Mn, thereby improving the material's cycling stability.
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Grant W. Howieson, Shitao Wu, Alexandra S. Gibbs, Wuzong Zhou, James F. Scott, Finlay D. Morrison
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zhen Bao, Yu-Jui Tseng, Wenwu You, Wei Zheng, Xueyuan Chen, Sebastian Mahlik, Agata Lazarowska, Tadeusz Lesniewski, Marek Grinberg, Chonggeng Ma, Weihao Sun, Wuzong Zhou, Ru-Shi Liu, J. Paul Attfield
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2020)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jialu Chen, Jemima J. Davies, Alister S. Goodfellow, Sarah M. D. Hall, Helena G. Lancaster, Xinyu Liu, Cameron J. Rhodes, Wuzong Zhou
Summary: Dendritic silver and copper crystals were synthesized via Galvanic replacement reactions on zinc and aluminum plates. The study revealed that crystal growth is controlled by kinetics and thermodynamics, with crystal growth rate and Coulomb interaction between negatively charged crystal surface and metal cations playing crucial roles in the formation of metal dendrites.
PROGRESS IN NATURAL SCIENCE-MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Zhen Bao, Chiao-Yin Hsiu, Mu-Huai Fang, Natalia Majewska, Weihao Sun, Shing-Jong Huang, Eric Chung-Yueh Yuan, Yu-Chun Chang, Jerry Chun Chung Chan, Sebastian Mahlik, Wuzong Zhou, Chia-Wei Yang, Kuang-Mao Lu, Ru-Shi Liu
Summary: Cs4PbI6, a rarely investigated member of the Cs4PbX6 family, has been successfully synthesized and optimized with the addition of ZnI2 as an effective supplier of iodide ions. The material exhibits strong red to near-infrared emission properties, attributed to numerous embedded CsPbI3 nanocrystallites. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy confirmed a raisin bread-like structure of the Cs4PbI6 crystals, which were successfully used to fabricate a NIR mini-LED for biological applications.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Weihao Sun, Wuzong Zhou
Summary: Pseudo-icosahedral Cu microcrystals were synthesized in a solvothermal system and the novel formation mechanism of the crystals was investigated. The evolution of structural and morphological features of Cu microcrystals was found to be influenced by the crystalline phases in the solution, resulting in the formation of pseudo-icosahedral shapes.
CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Weihao Sun, Wuzong Zhou
Summary: Cu2O spherulites are fabricated solvothermally using Cu(NO3)(2) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). The spherulites are composed of needle-like submicron-rods made of small Cu2O/PVP spheres, with embedded Cu2O nanocrystallites generating a dipolar field along the [100] direction. The spherulites have a negatively charged surface due to the orientation of nanocrystallites towards the core and surface.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kirsty McRoberts, Wuzong Zhou
Summary: The investigation of crystal growth of metal organic framework MIL-68(In) under solvothermal conditions revealed a non-classical reversed crystal growth mechanism, involving a path from nanorods to oriented aggregation into polycrystalline microrods to surface recrystallization into a hexagonal shell to extension of recrystallization from surface to core of microrods.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chang-Yang Chiang, Wuzong Zhou
Summary: MnxCo3-xO4 yolk-shell microspheres are formed via a solvothermal reaction using hydrated cobalt and manganese nitrates in ethanol. Spinel nanocrystals of cobalt oxide or cobalt-rich ternary oxide and manganese-rich hydroxide nanosheets aggregate into large microspheres due to their strong inter-particle interaction. The formation mechanism based on electron microscopic studies could help in developing multifunctional materials based on yolk-shell structures.
