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Materials, Volume 12, Issue 8

April-2 2019 - 165 articles

Cover Story: In our search to discover interesting photophysical materials, we have stumbled upon two tetramethylammonium cyanocuprate(I) 3D networks that display optical memory activity. This behavior is demonstrated by the loss of emission intensity over time during laser irradiation of microcrystalline samples. The reduced intensity can be completely recovered simply by heating the samples. We assign the optical memory behavior to a photo-induced electron transfer between cyanocuprate(I) subunits. Where metallophilic based triplet emission is observed, the rate of reduction is dramatically reduced. Our findings are beneficial in the rational design of optical memory active complexes given the difficulty in predicting their behavior. View this paper.
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Articles (165)

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
4,348 Views
14 Pages

25 April 2019

A series of composites was prepared from a diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) with different graphene filler contents to improve their mechanical performance and thermal stability. Graphene oxide (GO) and GO modified with hexamethylene tetraamin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,019 Views
11 Pages

25 April 2019

Small concentrations of alloying elements can modify the α - γ phase transition temperature T c of Fe. We study this effect using an atomistic model based on a set of many-body interaction potentials for iron and several...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,012 Views
10 Pages

25 April 2019

A tetragonal distortion of the long-time known NaTl structure at 298 K was observed in different experimental setups, including Zintl’s original procedure of reducing Tl(I)-iodide by sodium liquid ammonia solutions. The powder diffraction patte...

  • Feature Paper
  • Communication
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,808 Views
10 Pages

Multifunctional Operation of an Organic Device with Three-Dimensional Architecture

  • Giuseppe Tarabella,
  • Simone Luigi Marasso,
  • Valentina Bertana,
  • Davide Vurro,
  • Pasquale D’Angelo,
  • Salvatore Iannotta and
  • Matteo Cocuzza

25 April 2019

This work aims to show the feasibility of an innovative approach for the manufacturing of organic-based devices with a true three-dimensional and customizable structure that is made possible by plastic templates, fabricated by additive manufacturing...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,145 Views
14 Pages

Pronounced Impact of p-Type Carriers and Reduction of Bandgap in Semiconducting ZnTe Thin Films by Cu Doping for Intermediate Buffer Layer in Heterojunction Solar Cells

  • Waqar Mahmood,
  • Saif Ullah Awan,
  • Amad Ud Din,
  • Junaid Ali,
  • Muhammad Farooq Nasir,
  • Nazakat Ali,
  • Anwar ul Haq,
  • Muhammad Kamran,
  • Bushra Parveen and
  • Muhammad Rafiq
  • + 1 author

25 April 2019

Stabilized un-doped Zinc Telluride (ZnTe) thin films were grown on glass substrates under vacuum using a closed space sublimation (CSS) technique. A dilute copper nitrate solution (0.1/100 mL) was prepared for copper doping, known as an ion exchange...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,123 Views
22 Pages

Diffusive Steel Scrap Melting in Carbon-Saturated Hot Metal—Phenomenological Investigation at the Solid–Liquid Interface

  • Florian Markus Penz,
  • Johannes Schenk,
  • Rainer Ammer,
  • Gerald Klösch,
  • Krzysztof Pastucha and
  • Michael Reischl

25 April 2019

The oxygen steelmaking process in a Linz-Donawitz (LD) converter is responsible for more than 70% of annual crude steel production. Optimization of the process control and numerical simulation of the LD converter are some of the current challenges in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,046 Views
16 Pages

In Vivo Evaluation of the Genotoxic Effects of Poly (Butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)/Polypyrrole with Nanohydroxyapatite Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration

  • Conceição de Maria Vaz Elias,
  • Antônio Luiz Martins Maia Filho,
  • Laryssa Roque da Silva,
  • Fabrício Pires de Moura do Amaral,
  • Thomas J. Webster,
  • Fernanda Roberta Marciano and
  • Anderson Oliveira Lobo

24 April 2019

Here, butylene adipate-co-terephthalate/polypyrrole with nanohydroxyapatite (PBAT/PPy/nHAp) scaffolds were fabricated and characterized. The electrospinning process was carried out using 12 kV, a needle of 23 G, an infusion pump set at 0.3 mL/h, and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,517 Views
10 Pages

24 April 2019

Two-dimensional arrays of hollow nanotubes made of TiO 2 are a promising platform for sensing, spectroscopy and light harvesting applications. Their straightforward fabrication via electrochemical anodization, growing nanotube pillars of fini...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,479 Views
11 Pages

24 April 2019

Selective laser melting (SLM) has been used in many fields recently, especially in the aerospace field. Many studies have been done on mechanical properties of the printed parts, but the dimension accuracy of the inner structure received little atten...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,695 Views
8 Pages

Old Molecule, New Chemistry: Exploring Silicon Phthalocyanines as Emerging N-Type Materials in Organic Electronics

  • Nathan J. Yutronkie,
  • Trevor M. Grant,
  • Owen A. Melville,
  • Benoît H. Lessard and
  • Jaclyn L. Brusso

24 April 2019

Efficient synthesis of silicon phthalocyanines (SiPc) eliminating the strenuous reaction conditions and hazardous reagents required by classical methods is described. Implementation into organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) affords average electron...

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