Towards long‐term thermal stability of dye sensitized solar cells using multi‐walled carbon nanotubes

10.1002/cplu.201800046

2018-04-06

The long‐term thermal stability of Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) is a major challenge that needs to be addressed for this technology to become commercially viable. In this work, we investigate the effect of incorporating multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MW...

Nucleophilic Cleavage of Lignin Model Compounds under Acidic Conditions in an Ionic Liquid: A Mechanistic Study

10.1002/cplu.201700486

2018-04-06

A range of lignin model compounds were examined for their reactivity with hydrogen bromide in the ionic liquid N‐butylpyridinium triflate. It was found that the ionic liquid enabled rapid reaction at both the hydroxy and methyl ether sites of the model compou...

Harnessing the Coordination Chemistry of 1,4,7‐Triazacyclononane for Biomimicry and Radiopharmaceutical Applications

10.1002/cplu.201800103

2018-04-04

TACN‐based mono‐ and poly‐nuclear metal complexes have found extensive use as biological mimics for understanding the structural and operational aspects of complex natural systems. Their coordination flexibility has also provided researchers access to a vast ...

Optimization of hexadentate bispidine ligands as chelators for 64CuII PET imaging

10.1002/cplu.201800110

2018-04-03

The coordination chemistry of the hexadentate bispidine ligand L1 with two tertiary amine, three pyridine and a pyridazine donor with CuII and ZnII is reported. The substitution of one of the two cis‐disposed pyridine donors in‐plane with the two tertiary ami...

A W‐shaped Ga‐Dy‐Dy‐Dy‐Ga Cluster: Synthesis, Characterization and Magnetic Properties

10.1002/cplu.201800049

2018-04-03

A W‐shaped {Ga‐Dy‐Dy‐Dy‐Ga} coordination cluster, [Ga2Dy3(L)6(MeOH)5]·NO3·7MeOH (1) was synthesized, characterized and the magnetic properties investigated. The magnetic measurement indicates that the compound shows SMM behavior under zero dc field. The resul...

Supramolecular Confinement within Chitosan Nanocomposites Enhance Singlet Oxygen Generation

10.1002/cplu.201800041

2018-03-30

We herein report the synthesis of water‐soluble chitosan nanocomposites incorporating BODIPY, and the investigation of their photosensitization properties. It was observed that the singlet oxygen generation capability of nanocomposites containing a mixture of...

Facile Synthesis of a Ternary Metal Hydroxide with Acid Treatment as Effective and Durable Electrocatalyst in Water Oxidation

10.1002/cplu.201800053

2018-03-30

Developing low‐cost, effective and durable oxygen evolution catalysts (OECs) is still a huge challenge due to the uphill reaction in thermodynamics and the involvement of 4 electrons and 4 protons process in kinetics. Herein, a facilely prepared NiCoFe(OH)x/N...

The antimicrobial activity of mononuclear ruthenium(II) complexes containing the dppz ligand

10.1002/cplu.201800042

2018-03-30

The cis‐α isomer of [Ru(bb7)(dppz)]2+ {dppz = dipyrido[3,2‐a:2′,3′‐c]phenazine; bb7 = bis[4(4'‐methyl‐2,2'‐bipyridyl)]‐1,7‐alkane} has been synthesised. The minimum inhibitory concentrations and the minimum bactericidal concentrations of [Ru(bb7)(dppz)]2+ and...

One‐step Rapid and Scalable Flame Synthesis of Efficient WO3 Photoanodes for Water Splitting

10.1002/cplu.201800061

2018-03-30

Photoelectrochemical water splitting is a promising approach for the carbon‐free production of hydrogen from sun light. Here, robust and efficient WO3 photoanodes for water oxidation were synthesized by scalable one‐step flame synthesis of nanoparticle aeroso...

Visible‐light activated black organotitanias: How synthesis conditions influence their structure and photocatalytic activity

10.1002/cplu.201800054

2018-03-25

A series of low temperature visible light‐activated black organotitanias were synthesized through a sol‐gel strategy allowing for the in‐situ incorporation of p‐phenylendiamine (PPD) in the framework of anatase nanoparticles. The effect of the synthesis condi...