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1-Alkenyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate ionic liquids: novel and low-viscosity ionic liquid electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells
10.1039/C7RA12904A 2018-04-09 Dye-sensitized Solar Cells (DSCs) based on ruthenium complex N719 as sensitizer have received much attention due to their affordability and high efficiency. However, their best performance is only achieved when using volatile organic solvents as electrolyte s... |
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Ultra-wideband manipulation of electromagnetic waves by bilayer scattering engineered gradient metasurface
10.1039/C7RA11953D 2018-04-09 Realizing effective scattering manipulation in broad operation band is a long pursuit. Here, we present an ultra-broadband metasurface to manipulate the scattering of electromagnetic waves based on spin–orbit interaction induced virtual shaping. The spin conv... |
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Investigation of the characteristics of concentrated leachate from six municipal solid waste incineration power plants in China
10.1039/C7RA13259J 2018-04-09 The characteristics of concentrated leachate in municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration power plants were analyzed for CODCr, BOD5, the concentration of heavy metals, and spectral characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM). We performed correlation-pr... |
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Synthesis, electronic structures, and photoluminescence properties of an efficient and thermally stable red-emitting phosphor Ca3ZrSi2O9:Eu3+,Bi3+ for deep UV-LEDs
10.1039/C8RA00844B 2018-04-09 A series of red-emitting Ca3ZrSi2O9:Eu3+,xBi3+ phosphors was synthesized using a conventional high temperature solid-state reaction method, for the purpose of promoting the emission efficiency of Eu3+ in a Ca3ZrSi2O9 host. The site preference of Bi3+ and Eu3+... |
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Nanoporous foam fabricated by dealloying AgAl thin film through supercritical fluid corrosion
10.1039/C8RA00463C 2018-04-09 In this research, nanoporous silver foams are fabricated through dealloying Ag35Al65 (as atomic percentage, at%) thin films in supercritical (SC) carbon dioxide. The supercritical CO2 is mixed with either HCl, water or H2C2O4 aqueous solution as the solute in... |
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Study on the flammability, thermal stability and diffusivity of polyethylene nanocomposites containing few layered tungsten disulfide (WS2) functionalized with metal oxides
10.1039/C8RA01527A 2018-04-09 In this work, exfoliated tungsten disulfide (WS2) functionalized with metal oxides as a filler of polyethylene (PE) was used. An efficient exfoliation procedure resulted in the synthesis of 7–9 layered flakes of WS2. Flakes of exfoliated WS2 were functionaliz... |
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Branched copolymer-stabilised nanoemulsions as new candidate oral drug delivery systems
10.1039/C8RA01944D 2018-04-09 The delivery of drugs to the bloodstream via oral administration may suffer from a number of complications including poor dissolution, first pass metabolism and the active intervention of efflux transporters such as P-glycoproteins; drugs which are efflux sub... |
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Facile synthesis of P(EDOT/Ani) : PSS with enhanced heat shielding efficiency via two-stage shot growth
10.1039/C8RA01122B 2018-04-09 Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene/aniline) : poly(styrene sulfonate), P(EDOT/Ani) : PSS, with enhanced absorption of near infrared light, was prepared by oxidative polymerization. We demonstrated that a two-stage shot growth process optimizes the absorption of ... |
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Fast and simple transesterification of epoxidized soybean oil to prepare epoxy methyl esters at room temperature
10.1039/C8RA00982A 2018-04-09 Epoxidized soybean oil methyl esters were prepared via transesterification of epoxidized soybean oil (ESBO) with methanol catalyzed by cheap and stable sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The transesterification could be completed in only 5 min at room temperature (25 °... |
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Anti-inflammatory butenolide derivatives from the coral-derived fungus Aspergillus terreus and structure revisions of aspernolides D and G, butyrolactone VI and 4′,8′′-diacetoxy butyrolactone VI
10.1039/C8RA01840E 2018-04-09 Chemical investigation of the coral-derived fungus Aspergillus terreus led to the discovery of ten butenolide derivatives (1–10), including four new ones (1–4). The new structures were characterized on the basis of comprehensive spectroscopic analysis, includ... |