A 2D porous pentiptycene-based MOF for efficient detection of Ba2+ and selective adsorption of dyes from water
10.1039/C8QI00098K 2018-03-26 Cleaning wastewater has become increasingly important with the rapidly increasing population and urbanization throughout the world. In particular, the removal of inorganic and/or organic toxicants from wastewater plays a significant role in water pollution tr... |
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Review of computer simulations on anti-cancer drug delivery in MOFs
10.1039/C7QI00645D 2018-03-23 Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) have been recently used as potential nanocarrier platforms in biomedical applications such as drug storage and delivery, due to their low toxicity, biodegradability, high internal surface area, widely tunable composition, high ... |
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Broad color tuning and Eu3+-related photoemission enhancement via controllable energy transfer in the La2MgGeO6:Eu3+,Bi3+ phosphor
10.1039/C8QI00126J 2018-03-22 Recently, how to employ a feasible strategy to design novel phosphors with color-tuning properties and enhanced photoemission has become a hot research subject. Herein, we report a series of UV-converted Eu3+, Bi3+-doped La2MgGeO6 phosphors, which enable broa... |
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Low temperature synthesis route and structural characterization of (Bi0.5A0.5)(Sc0.5Nb0.5)O3 (A = K+ and Na+) perovskites
10.1039/C8QI00144H 2018-03-20 Two new perovskites, (Bi0.5A0.5)(Sc0.5Nb0.5)O3 where A = K+ and Na+, have been made phase pure for the first time. The synthesis procedure that prevented the formation of pyrochlore impurities is described. B-site ordering in A = K+ is successfully achieved b... |
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Hexammine cobalt(III) coordination complex grafted reduced graphene oxide composite for sensitive and selective electrochemical determination of morin in fruit samples
10.1039/C8QI00055G 2018-03-20 In this report, we have successfully prepared the hexammine cobalt(III) coordination complex [Co(NH3)6]3+ grafted onto a reduced graphene oxide (RGO) composite modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) for the electrochemical determination of morin (MR). The RGO... |
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Efficient oxygen evolution electrocatalyzed by a Cu nanoparticle-embedded N-doped carbon nanowire array
10.1039/C8QI00119G 2018-03-20 Development of efficient and durable catalysts based on earth-abundant elements for oxygen evolution reactions (OER) is important for renewable energy storage and conversion technologies. Herein, we report the development of a Cu nanoparticle-embedded N-doped... |
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Cube-like CuCoO nanostructures on reduced graphene oxide for H2 generation from ammonia borane
10.1039/C8QI00183A 2018-03-19 Ammonia borane (AB) is an excellent hydrogen-storage material for fuel cells. However, the release of H2 from AB is limited by using expensive noble-metal-based catalysts. Here, we build up a cube-like Cu0.5Co0.5O nanostructure on reduced graphene oxide (rGO)... |
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Correction: Sulfur–hydrazine hydrate-based chemical synthesis of sulfur@graphene composite for lithium–sulfur batteries
10.1039/C8QI90007H 2018-03-14 Correction for ‘Sulfur–hydrazine hydrate-based chemical synthesis of sulfur@graphene composite for lithium–sulfur batteries’ by Jianmei Han et al., Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, DOI: 10.1039/c7qi00726d. |
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Defect dipole-induced domain reorientation of NdFeO3–PbTiO3 thin films
10.1039/C8QI00132D 2018-03-14 The defect dipoles exist in ferroelectric thin films and they play a unique role in the domain structure. However, most of the previous studies of the ferroelectric domains involve the extrinsic field-induced polarization reverse. Herein, we report domain reo... |
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Particle size effects of PtAg nanoparticles on the catalytic electrooxidation of liquid fuels
10.1039/C8QI00032H 2018-03-14 A tailored design of highly efficient Pt-based bimetallic nanocatalysts for the electrooxidation of liquid fuel offers a promising approach for the commercialization of fuel cells. Although extensive researches on seeking high-performance Pt-based nanocrystal... |