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Atomic Layer Deposition of Bismuth Vanadates for Solar Energy Materials

Stefik, Morgan

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Atomic Layer Deposition of Bismuth Vanadates for Solar Energy Materials

Stefik, Morgan

The fabrication of porous nanocomposites is key to the advancement of energy conversion and storage devices that interface with electrolytes. Bismuth vanadate, BiVO4, is a promising oxide for solar water splitting where the controlled fabrication of BiVO4 layers within porous, conducting scaffolds has remained a challenge. Here, the atomic layer…
Improving the Transparency of Ultra-Drawn Melt-Crystallized Polyethylenes: Toward High-Modulus/High-Strength Window Application

Shen, Lihua; Nickmans, Koen; Severn, John; Bastiaansen, Cees W. M.

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Improving the Transparency of Ultra-Drawn Melt-Crystallized Polyethylenes: Toward High-Modulus/High-Strength Window Application

Shen, Lihua; Nickmans, Koen; Severn, John; Bastiaansen, Cees W. M.

Highly transparent, ultradrawn high-density polyethylene (HDPE) films were successfully prepared using compression molding and solid-state drawing techniques. The low optical transmittance (90%) by incorporating a small amount (>1 wt %/wt) of specific additives to HDPE materials prior to drawing. It is shown that additives with…
In vitro imaging of β-cells using fluorescent cubic bicontinuous liquid crystalline nanoparticles

Miceli, V.; Meli, V.; Blanchard-Desce, M.; Bsaibess, T.; Pampalone, M.; Conaldi, P. G.; Caltagirone, C.; Obiols-Rabasa, M.; Schmidt, J.; Talmon, Y.; Casu, A.; Murgia, S.

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In vitro imaging of β-cells using fluorescent cubic bicontinuous liquid crystalline nanoparticles

Miceli, V.; Meli, V.; Blanchard-Desce, M.; Bsaibess, T.; Pampalone, M.; Conaldi, P. G.; Caltagirone, C.; Obiols-Rabasa, M.; Schmidt, J.; Talmon, Y.; Casu, A.; Murgia, S.

To evaluate the potential of monoolein-based cubic bicontinuous liquid crystalline nanoparticles (cubosomes) as diagnostic tools in diabetes and pancreatic β-cell transplantation, fluorescent cubosomes were formulated, entrapping within the lipid bilayer a newly synthesized, potent, hydrophobic dye. Cryo-TEM, SAXS, and DLS were performed to assess the morphological and structural aspects of…
The sulfated polysaccharide from a marine red microalga as a platform for the incorporation of zinc ions

Netanel Liberman, Gal; Ochbaum, Guy; (Malis) Arad, Shoshana; Bitton, Ronit

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The sulfated polysaccharide from a marine red microalga as a platform for the incorporation of zinc ions

Netanel Liberman, Gal; Ochbaum, Guy; (Malis) Arad, Shoshana; Bitton, Ronit

The cell-wall sulfated polysaccharide of the marine red microalga Porphyridium sp. is a high molecular weight biopolymer that has potential for use as a platform for metal complexation for various applications. This paper describes the structural and rheological characterization and antibacterial activity of the polysaccharide in combination with Zn2+ (Zn-PS).…
Toward Tailored Film Morphologies: The Origin of Crystal Orientation in Hybrid Perovskite Thin Films

Oesinghaus, Lukas; Schlipf, Johannes; Giesbrecht, Nadja; Song, Lin; Hu, Yinghong; Bein, Thomas; Docampo, Pablo; Müller-Buschbaum, Peter

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Toward Tailored Film Morphologies: The Origin of Crystal Orientation in Hybrid Perovskite Thin Films

Oesinghaus, Lukas; Schlipf, Johannes; Giesbrecht, Nadja; Song, Lin; Hu, Yinghong; Bein, Thomas; Docampo, Pablo; Müller-Buschbaum, Peter

Efficient perovskite solar cells can be produced by a wide variety of different methods. Previous results show that controlling the film morphology is critical to enhance the efficiency of the prepared devices. Here, grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS) is used to study the morphology and especially the orientation distribution of…