Volume No. 8
2017
Pages 1 - 2817
Table of Contents |
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| 240 | Full Research Paper |
| 10 | Letter |
| 21 | Review |
| 7 | Editorial |
| 1 | Commentary |
| 1 | Correction |
Ab initio study of adsorption and diffusion of lithium on transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers
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- Published 15 Dec 2017
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Figure 1: Top and side views of ball and stick models of a MX2 monolayer in (a) 2H, (b) 1T and (c) 1T' phase....
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Figure 2: Band structures of MX2 monolayers in the stable phase. Fermi energy level is set to be 0.
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Figure 3: Possible adsorption sites and diffusion paths for Li on a monolayer of (a) 2H-, (b) 1T- and (c) 1T'...
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Figure 4: Adsorption energy and diffusion energy barrier for Li on MX2 monolayers in the stable phase.
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Figure 1: Schematic setup for the growth of carbon nanofibers in an open ethanol flame. The sample is placed ...
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Figure 2: (a) Time series of an experiment showing the growth of CNFs in an open ethanol flame. For compariso...
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Figure 3: Morphology and Raman spectra of the obtained CNFs for (a) randomly oriented CNFs and (b) oriented C...
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Figure 4: (a) C 1s XP spectrum of the grown carbon structures. The main component at 284.4 eV indicates sp2-h...
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Figure 5: Summary of experiments resulting in CNF growth (green circles) or in no CNF growth (red triangles)....
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Figure 6: Force–distance diagrams obtained through atomic force microscopy. A spherical tip with a diameter o...
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Figure 7: (a) The measured adhesion force as a function of the preload force and (b) the calculated adhesion ...
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Figure 8: AFM-based long-term adhesion measurement with (a) the adhesion force and (b) the adhesion energy pl...
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- Published 18 Dec 2017
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Figure 1: Schematic illustration of the HINAT approach; CAWS = closed air waste system, HEPA = high efficienc...
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Figure 2: Schematic illustration of the extracavitary liquid atomisation unit (LAU).
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Figure 3: Schematic diagram of the operational experimental setup for the characterisation of the aerosols ge...
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Figure 4: Sketch of pig cadaver with trocar positions and sampling regions for in-tissue penetration depth an...
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Figure 5: Granulometric results based on laser diffraction spectrometry: Volume-weighted droplet size distrib...
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Figure 6: Granulometric results based on differential electrical mobility analyses (DEMA) and time-of-flight ...
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Figure 7: Planar 99mTc pertechnetate distribution within the pig peritoneum after application of a) HINAT-LAU...
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Figure 8: Single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) images of 99mTc pertechne...
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Figure 9: Doxorubicin in-tissue penetration at different regions within pig peritonea after drug application ...
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Figure 10: Endoscopic image of the peritoneum exposed to the HINAT aerosol with increased local drug depositio...
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Figure 11: Endoscopic image of the peritoneum after exposure to the PIPAC-MIP aerosol with local drug depositi...
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- Published 19 Dec 2017
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Figure 1: TEM images of (a) TiO2, (b) CdSe nanorods and (c) the CdSe (2 wt %)/TiO2 composite. (d) HR-TEM imag...
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Figure 2: X-ray diffraction patterns of (a) CdSe and (b) TiO2 and CdSe/TiO2 composites with varying CdSe wt %...
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Figure 3: Raman spectra of TiO2 and CdSe/TiO2 composites.
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Figure 4: (a) UV–visible absorption spectra of TiO2 and CdSe/TiO2 composites, (b) plots of transformed Kubelk...
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Figure 5: High-resolution XPS spectra of the CdSe (2 wt %)/TiO2 composite: (a) Cd 3d, where Cd 3d5/2 (blue) a...
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Figure 6: (a) Photocatalytic activity of TiO2 and CdSe/TiO2 composites for the degradation of RhB under simul...
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Figure 7: (a) Effect of the catalyst concentration on the photodegradation efficiency (25, 50 or 100 mg of ph...
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Figure 8: Influence of pH on the degradation of rhodamine B using the CdSe (2 wt %)/TiO2 photocatalyst.
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Figure 9: (a) UV–visible spectral evolution of rhodamine B as a function of irradiation time using the CdSe (...
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Figure 10: Recycling of the CdSe (2 wt %)/TiO2 catalyst in the degradation of RhB under simulated solar light ...
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Figure 11: Schematic of the charge separation in the CdSe/TiO2 photocatalyst under (a) solar light and (b) vis...
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- Published 20 Dec 2017
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Figure 1: (a) A schematic drawing of the focused electron beam induced deposition. (b) A Fokke and Sukke cart...
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Figure 2: The Au(I) precursors that were studied (a) experimentally and (b) using density functional theory c...
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Figure 3: Synergistic backbonding model [53] for (a) M–CO and (b) M–PX3 complexes.
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Figure 4: Crystal structures with aurophilic interactions. The green dashed lines indicate the Au–Au interact...
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Figure 5: Crystal structure of MeAuPMe3. Two groups of three molecules (a, b) have a very similar but not equ...
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Figure 6: ClAuCO (a) before and (b) after 12 h in vacuum. No changes were observed. For ClAuPMe3 also no chan...
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Figure 7: Compositional analysis of Au(I) complexes using EDS. (a) For ClAuCO the Au/Cl ratio was about 1:1, ...
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Figure 8: Periodic structure calculations for crystal structures of (a) ClAuCO and (b) AuCl.
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- Published 21 Dec 2017
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Figure 1: Typical sixth harmonic amplitude images of a PS/LDPE blend with different amplitude set-points. (a)...
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Figure 2: Dependence of the sixth harmonic amplitude on the set-point. (a) Experimental results. (b) Numerica...
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Figure 3: Influence of drive frequency on the sixth harmonic amplitude. The fundamental free resonance freque...
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Figure 4: Harmonic amplitude contrast reversal when the drive frequency is altered. (a) Amplitude difference ...
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Figure 5: Typical harmonic amplitude images when the laser spot location on the cantilever beam is changed. T...
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Figure 6: Relation between the harmonic amplitude difference and the slope of the corresponding cantilever mo...
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Figure 7: AFM images of mixed PS and SiO2 NPs on a silicon substrate. (a) Topography. (b) The 6th harmonic am...
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Figure 8: Harmonic AFM imaging of SiO2/PS NPs mixed with different ratios. The two types of NPs have the same...
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Figure 9: Mixture ratio estimation of the SiO2/PS composites.
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Figure 1: (a) XRD patterns of Ag@AgSCN nanostructures with different molar ratios of Ag to AgSCN. An (b) SEM ...
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Figure 2: (a) UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectra of M0, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5. (b) Kubelka–Munk plots of M0 and M...
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Figure 3: TEM images of precipitated samples formed after addition of the AgNO3 solution after (a) 2 min, (b)...
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Figure 4: (a) XPS spectra of M0 and M1; (b) XPS peaks of Ag 3d5/2 and Ag 3d3/2 of M1.
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Figure 5: (a) Photocatalytic degradation of oxytetracycline over M0, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5. (b) Kinetic curves f...
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Figure 6: (a) Photocatalysis mechanism of the Ag@AgSCN plasmonic photocatalyst. (b) Photocatalytic degradatio...
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- Published 27 Dec 2017
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Figure 1: Properties of the Au nanoparticles (NPs): particle size distribution of Au NPs obtained by using a ...
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Figure 2: Cross-section of the PCF 061221 (a) and experimental setup for measuring the propagation spectra in...
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Figure 3: Experimental setup for measuring changes of the switching times under an external electric field.
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Figure 4: Liquid crystal (LC) cells filled with (a) undoped, (b) 0.5 wt % Au-doped and (c) 1 wt % Au-doped 6C...
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Figure 5: Microcapillaries infiltrated with (a) undoped, (b) 0.3 wt % Au-doped, (c) 0.5 wt % Au-doped and (d)...
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Figure 6: Propagation spectra for a photonic liquid crystal fiber (PLCF) infiltrated with 6CHBT LC (black) at...
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Figure 7: Thermal spectra of propagation in a photonic liquid crystal fiber filled with undoped liquid crysta...
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Figure 8: Thermal spectra of propagation in a photonic liquid crystal fiber filled with 0.1 wt % Au-doped liq...
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Figure 9: Thermal spectra of propagation in a photonic liquid crystal fiber filled with 0.3 wt % Au-doped liq...
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Figure 10: Thermal spectra of propagation in a photonic liquid crystal fiber filled with 0.5 wt % Au-doped liq...
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Figure 11: Thermal spectra of propagation in a photonic liquid crystal fiber filled with 1 wt % Au-doped liqui...
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Figure 12: Rise time (a,b) and fall time (c,d) for 0.3 wt % Au and 1 wt % Au-doped photonic liquid crystal fib...
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Figure 13: Selected oscillograms for undoped (a,b) and 1 wt % Au-doped (c,d) photonic liquid crystal fibers fo...
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Figure 1: A schematic of the graphene–ITO hybrid liquid crystal cell.
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Figure 2: Images of the graphene–ITO hybrid liquid crystal (LC) cell between crossed polarizers: voltage not ...
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Figure 3: The transmission spectra of graphene and indium tin oxide sections of the hybrid liquid crystal cel...
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Figure 4: Schematic of the liquid crystal characterization experiment.
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Figure 5: Light intensity vs peak-to-peak (pp) voltage applied, passing through the liquid crystal cell with ...
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Figure 6: Time dependence of the intensity of light passing through the LC cells with graphene and ITO electr...
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Figure 7: Time characteristic of liquid crystal cells with ITO (a) and graphene (b) transparent conductive la...
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Figure 8: Time characteristic of liquid crystal cells with ITO (a) and graphene (b) transparent conductive la...
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Figure 1: The planar layer of LC doped with CNTs in an external magnetic field, choice of the coordinate syst...
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Figure 2: The structure of the orientational phases: (a) planar phase, (b) angular phase and (c) homeotropic ...
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Figure 3: Diagram of the orientational state of the suspension for (a) γ = 0.1 [σm1 = 0.285, hm1 = 2.738] and...
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Figure 4: The tricritical segregation parameter
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for the Fréedericksz transition as a function of the couplin...
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Figure 5: Dependence of the tricritical segregation parameters (a)
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and (b) ![[Graphic 59]](/bjnano/content/inline/2190-4286-8-280-i88.svg?max-width=637&scale=1.18182)
on the coupling energy of CNTs w...
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