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Crystals, Volume 10, Issue 5

May 2020 - 83 articles

Cover Story: Although gold nanoclusters represent the link species between atoms and nanoparticles and are the subject of current research, a high-resolution characterization is still missing. Here, we used the band forming experiment in analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) to characterize the gold nanoclusters in the moment of their generation. The formation of different cluster species from the smallest, Au4, up to Au911 could be observed. Very stable clusters as Au55 appear in every experiment, and other cluster sizes appear more rarely. The extracted UV/Vis spectra could additionally be correlated to every cluster. These results present the characterization of the different nanocluster generations directly in the formation process of nanoparticles and therefore are a contribution to the understanding of their formation. View this paper
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Articles (83)

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,085 Views
12 Pages

Degradation-Induced Actuation in Oxidation-Responsive Liquid Crystal Elastomers

  • Mahjabeen Javed,
  • Seelay Tasmim,
  • Mustafa K. Abdelrahman,
  • Cedric P. Ambulo and
  • Taylor H. Ware

25 May 2020

Stimuli-responsive materials that exhibit a mechanical response to specific biological conditions are of considerable interest for responsive, implantable medical devices. Herein, we report the synthesis, processing and characterization of oxidation-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,065 Views
16 Pages

Dual Photonic–Phononic Crystal Slot Nanobeam with Gradient Cavity for Liquid Sensing

  • Nan-Nong Huang,
  • Yi-Cheng Chung,
  • Hsiao-Ting Chiu,
  • Jin-Chen Hsu,
  • Yu-Feng Lin,
  • Chien-Ting Kuo,
  • Yu-Wen Chang,
  • Chun-Yu Chen and
  • Tzy-Rong Lin

25 May 2020

A dual photonic–phononic crystal slot nanobeam with a gradient cavity for liquid sensing is proposed and analyzed using the finite-element method. Based on the photonic and phononic crystals with mode bandgaps, both optical and acoustic waves c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,080 Views
18 Pages

24 May 2020

We improved the three-dimensional (3D) crosstalk level of multi-view 3D displays using a lens array with small f-number, thereby facilitating a wide 3D viewing window. In particular, we designed a polarization-dependent-switching liquid crystal (LC)-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,507 Views
11 Pages

Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Hirshfeld Surface Analysis of a 2D Coordination Polymer, [Co(4-dpds)(bdc)(H2O)2] 4-dpds

  • Chih-Chieh Wang,
  • Zi-Ling Huang,
  • Yueh-Yi Tseng,
  • Gia-Bin Sheu,
  • Shih-I Lu,
  • Gene-Hsiang Lee and
  • Hwo-Shuenn Sheu

24 May 2020

A two-dimensional (2D) coordination polymer, [Co(4-dpds)(bdc)(H2O)2]·4-dpds (1) (4-dpds = 4,4′-dipyridyldusulfide and bdc2− = dianion of benzenedicarboxylic acid), has been synthesized and structurally determined by single-crystal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,075 Views
9 Pages

23 May 2020

The state-of-the-art silicon insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) features a trench gate, since it enhances the conductivity modulation. The SiC trench IGBT, however, faces the critical challenge of a high electric field in the gate oxide, which...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,899 Views
15 Pages

Hot Deformation Behavior and Microstructure Characterization of an Al-Cu-Li-Mg-Ag Alloy

  • Lingfei Cao,
  • Bin Liao,
  • Xiaodong Wu,
  • Chaoyang Li,
  • Guangjie Huang and
  • Nanpu Cheng

22 May 2020

The flow behavior of an Al-Cu-Li-Mg-Ag alloy was studied by thermal simulation tests at deformation temperatures between 350 °C and 470 °C and strain rates between 0.01–10 s−1. The microstructures of the deformed materials were characterized by elect...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,833 Views
9 Pages

Narrow/Broad-Band Absorption Based on Water-Hybrid Metamaterial

  • Bui Xuan Khuyen,
  • Vu Thi Hong Hanh,
  • Bui Son Tung,
  • Vu Dinh Lam,
  • Young Ju Kim,
  • YoungPak Lee,
  • Hua-Tian Tu and
  • Liang Yao Chen

22 May 2020

In this work, the possibility of a switchable metamaterial absorber is proposed to control absorption bandwidth in the WiMAX/LTE (worldwide interoperability for microwave access/long term evolution) band, by taking advantage of the low cost and myria...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,816 Views
11 Pages

21 May 2020

The synthesis of YBa2Cu3O7−x (YBCO or 123) superconductor was carried out under hyper- and hypo-eutectic conditions with different ammonium compounds, i.e., ammonium nitrate, formate, acetate, carbonate, bicarbonate, and tetramethylammonium nitrate....

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
7,282 Views
11 Pages

Reduced Sintering Temperatures of Li+ Conductive Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 Ceramics

  • Katja Waetzig,
  • Christian Heubner and
  • Mihails Kusnezoff

20 May 2020

All-solid-state batteries (ASSB) are considered promising candidates for future energy storage and advanced electric mobility. When compared to conventional Li-ion batteries, the substitution of Li-ion conductive, flammable liquids by a solid electro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,884 Views
12 Pages

20 May 2020

Rare-earth-doped SiAlON and Si3N4 materials from aluminosilicate starting materials have been reported to show superior photoluminescence (PL) properties. Three different starting materials, including pulverized coal furnace fly ash, diatomite and ra...

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