Nanotubes

It is crucial for photovoltaics and other technical applications, how efficiently energy spreads in a small volume. With new methods, the path of energy in the nanometer range can now be followed precisely. Plants and bacteria lead the way: They can capture the energy of sunlight with light-harvest more

Synthesising single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is one of the greatest challenges faced by materials science. They can be synthesised using precursor molecules, so-called seeds, which determine growth. However, this synthesis has not been well researched up to now. Researchers at FAU have now dev more

Laboratories use surfactants to separate things, and fluorescent dyes to see things. Rice University chemists have combined the two to simplify life for scientists everywhere. The Wiess School of Natural Sciences lab of chemist Angel Martí introduced a lineup of eight fluorescent surfactants in Pure more

Materials, Vol. 11, Pages 1080: Physicochemical and Microbiological Assessment of an Experimental Composite Doped with Triclosan-Loaded Halloysite Nanotubes Materials doi: 10.3390/ma11071080 Authors: Diana A. Cunha Nara S. Rodrigues Lidiane C. Souza Diego Lomonaco Flávia P. Rodrigue more

Materials, Vol. 11, Pages 1021: Redox Activity of Sodium Vanadium Oxides towards Oxidation in Na Ion Batteries Materials doi: 10.3390/ma11061021 Authors: Evan Adamczyk Muthaiyan Gnanavel Valerie Pralong The search for new materials that could be used as electrode material for Na-i more

NiCo2S4 is the promising electrode material for supercapacitors, due to the rich redox reactions and intrinsically high conductivity. Unfortunately, in most cases, NiCo2S4-based electrodes often suffer from the low specific capacitance, low rate capability and fast capacitance fading. Herein, we hav more