Three energy-related studies are described in this thesis (1) studies on the capability of conducting polymers (CP) to store electrochemical energy, (2) studies on the …
In condensed phase chemical dynamics, thermalization and caging by solvent molecules play major roles in affecting the outcome of a reaction by altering the excited …
The discovery of uranium and its radioactive properties has an important impact on scientific research related to actinide chemistry in nuclear energy and environmental science. …
Genomic DNA is chemically reactive and is therefore susceptible to damage by many exogenous and endogenous sources. If left unrepaired, nucleobase modifications that occur as …
The expansion of a trinucleotide repeat (TNR) region of DNA is currently associated with over 40 known neurodegenerative and neuromuscular disorders. The focus of the …
The development of nanomaterial synthesis has allowed precise control over their dimensions, structures, compositions, and surface features, which enables their great advances in catalytic applications. …
As new nanomaterials continue to be discovered at an exponential rate, it is becoming increasingly more important to study their biological interactions to understand how …
Fluorescent silica nanoparticles possess excellent fluorescence brightness, photo-stability, flexibility in surface functionalization and biocompatibility. Fluorescent silica nanoparticles as a novel and biocompatible fluorescent material have …
Excited-state molecular structures and dynamics, i.e. the rearrangement of the nuclear geometry and electron density distributions upon electronic excitation, is the foundation of many photoinduced …
Complexes of rare-earth elements (REs, Sc, Y, La-Lu) are among the most successful catalysts for ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactones. However, there are gaps in …
Complexes of rare-earth elements (REs, Sc, Y, La-Lu) are among the most successful catalysts for ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactones. However, there are gaps in …
This dissertation focuses on the study of size-selected metal borides using the combination of high-resolution photoelectron imaging (VMI) and quantum chemical calculations. Through the study …
The ability to accurately predict the behavior of electrons is one of the central pursuits of modern condensed matter physics and theoretical chemistry, because it …
Protein crystallization is essential for determining protein structures and understanding their functions. Recent studies have shown that protein crystal nucleation often involves a liquid-liquid phase …
DNA stores the genetic information of almost all organisms and its integrity and stability are essential to life. Unfortunately, mutations can occur within the genome …
What defines the intrinsic dynamics of liquids? By studying the hard sphere liquids, whose potential energy landscape is so singular that traditional landscape approaches do …
One of the goals of cluster science is to discover highly stable clusters and use them as building blocks for cluster-assembled materials or models for …
Aqueous phase transitions within multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were studied as a function of temperature, time and chemical functionalization via X-ray Spatial Frequency Heterodyne Imaging …
The thermal decomposition of metal carboxylates in nonpolar organic solvents is a widely applied method for the synthesis of uniform metal, metal oxide, and composite …