There is great interest in exploiting van der Waals gaps in layered materials. Two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets of graphene oxide (GO) films are of great potential …
Luminescent Solar Concentrators (LSCs) consist of a thin slab of luminescent composite that absorbs sunlight and re-emits it at a lower energy level, subsequently directing …
Recent developments in mass spectrometer technology has increased the sensitivity and speed to an unprecedented level, along with the continuing improvements of high performance liquid …
Atomically precise gold nanoclusters have attracted much attention over the past decade due to their well-defined structures which allow fundamental studies of structure-property relationships. They …
The widespread use of nanomaterials in established and emerging technologies will inevitably lead to human and environmental exposures that must be characterized and managed to …
CO2 functionalization to commodity chemicals and molecular energy provide an powerful mechanism to leverage one of the world most abundant alternative sustainable carbon resources. This …
Lead halide perovskites have garnered extensive research attention since their discovery due to their unique optoelectronic properties, and high structure and composition tunability, which renders …
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 …
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 …
The brain's neurotransmitter system is of vital importance to the proper functioning of the brain. In particular, neurotransmitter dopamine has drawn considerable research interest in …
Our current understanding on the fundamental mechanism of CO2 reduction is still limited due to the reaction’s complexity from many aspects: it not only competes …
Lead halide perovskites have attracted much attention over the past decade due to their unique optical, electronic and magnetic properties with high potential in various …
Iron-sulfur clusters [Fe-S] are a cofactor in a ubiquitous group of proteins, iron-sulfur proteins, which have been reported to play important roles in charge transfer, …
This thesis describes two topics related with energy storage and conversion: the first topic investigates several polyanion-type compounds as cathode materials for Na-ion batteries, the …
Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) has been widely used as a biomaterial in regenerative medicine due to its good biocompatibility and biodegradability properties. Moreover, nanotopographies have …
Ubiquitous in chemistry, iron-sulfur proteins carry out many functions vital for survival for the most ancient and modern forms of life, all containing at least …
This thesis examines thermodynamic properties for polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs). Hundreds of thousands of anthropogenic organic chemicals have been produced …
Pi-bonded organometallic complexes have been intensively studied due to the great variety of metal centers and ligands, which offer great promise for many applications. Pi-bonded …
Lead halide perovskite (LHP) nanocrystals (NCs) have garnered increased research interest due to their excellent optoelectronic properties, including narrow, tunable photoluminescence emissions, and high quantum …
Parasites have developed a variety of strategies for invading hosts and escaping their immune response. A common mechanism by which parasites escape nitric oxide (NO) …
