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Self-assembled thin films of thiocyanate and selenocyanate bithiophenes
(2015-06-15)
Presented herein is the organic synthesis and thin film (TF) assembly of six alkyl-substituted
thiocyante and selenocyante bithiophene molecules: NCSe-T2-Hx, NCS-T2-Hx, NCS-Hx-T2-Hx, NCSe-
Hx-T2-Hx, NCS-Hx-T2-Hx-SCN and ...
Amorphous Selenium (a-Se) and its Compounds: Photo-induced Metastability and Application in a Novel Gamma Camera
(2016)
Despite the large number of successful commercial applications of chalcogenide glasses (ChGs)
ranging from memory devices to photonics and medical imaging detectors, the understanding of a
fundamental property – ...
Utilization of wood based hemicellulose pre-hydrolysate for the production of high value added platform chemicals
(2017)
The immense benefits of using renewable resources are because they can reduce global warming and other environmental issues which directly affect life on earth. Forest residues serve as potential renewable resources which ...
Synthesis and electrochemical study of Pd- and Pt- based nanostructured materials
(2011)
We are currently facing climate change and global warming effects due to the emission of
greenhouse gases from our existing energy sources. Proton exchange membrane fuel cells are
one of the most efficient alternatives ...
Synthesis and applications of room temperature ionic liquids
(2017)
A variety of room temperature ionic liquids have been synthesized and applied to various
reactions. Four of these ionic liquids were prepared in a chiral manner: [1-butyl-3-
methylimidazolium][L-lactate], [1-butyl-3-me ...
Design and electrochemical study of Pd-based nanostructures for hydrogen economy
(2017)
Hydrogen storage remains one of the most challenging prerequisites to overcome toward the realization of a hydrogen based economy. The use of hydrogen as an energy carrier for fuel cell applications has been limited by the ...
Lignin modification to produce hydrophobic products
(2017)
Kraft lignin is not widely utilized for industrial applications. In this MSc work, kraft lignin was modified by grafting hydrophobic groups to produce hydrophobic materials. The main objective was to study the grafting of ...
Synthesis and electrochemical study of Ptlr and PtRu nanomaterials
(2015)
The rapidly growing need for clean energy on a global scale has led to the emergence of
new fields of scientific research to facilitate the discovery and development of novel energy sources, such as fuel cells, which ...
The development of molecular probes for the in vitro and in vivo study of glucocerebrosidase
(2017)
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases in the world. Despite its prevalence, the disease is difficult to diagnose early with the vast majority of individuals already having significant ...
C-N bond formation employing palladium and nickel precatalysts containing anionic phosphinobenzimidazole ligands
(2016)
In this investigation, the catalytic utility of anionic, phosphinobenzimidzoles
[Li(THF)2][1a] and [Li(THF)4][1b] in effecting the Buchwald-Hartwig amination reaction was
examined. Specifically, the coordination chemistry ...