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Towards Synergistic Electrode–Electrolyte Design Principles for Nonaqueous Li–O $$_2$$ 2 batteries
10.1007/s41061-018-0188-1 2018-03-20 One route toward sustainable land and aerial transportation is based on electrified vehicles. To enable electrification in transportation, there is a need for high-energy-density batteries, and this has led to an enormous interest in lithium–oxygen batteries.... |
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Quinodimethanes Incorporated in Non-Benzenoid Aromatic or Antiaromatic Frameworks
10.1007/s41061-018-0189-0 2018-03-20 Three isomers of quinodimethanes (QDMs) adopt different electronic configurations and geometries, generating their own characteristic physical properties. Incorporation of QDMs into non-benzenoid aromatic or antiaromatic frameworks not only planarizes the who... |
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Electronic Couplings in (Bio-) Chemical Processes
10.1007/s41061-017-0180-1 2018-03-20 Main fields impacted by two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2DES) in condensed phase. The major discoveries of each field will be described in different paragraphs |
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Electrochemical Synthesis of Battery Electrode Materials from Ionic Liquids
10.1007/s41061-018-0186-3 2018-02-21 Electrode materials as well as the electrolytes play a decisive role in batteries determining their performance, safety, and lifetime. In the last two decades, different types of batteries have evolved. A lot of work has been done on lithium ion batteries due... |
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Chemical Valorization of Cashew Nut Shell Waste
10.1007/s41061-017-0177-9 2018-02-13 Cashew nut shells are agro-wastes produced from cashew nut processing factories and contain about 30–35 wt% oil called cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL). This liquid is a mixture of four potential compounds, namely anacardic acid, cardanol, cardol and 2-methyl c... |
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Assessment of Simple Models for Molecular Simulation of Ethylene Carbonate and Propylene Carbonate as Solvents for Electrolyte Solutions
10.1007/s41061-018-0187-2 2018-02-12 Progress in understanding liquid ethylene carbonate (EC) and propylene carbonate (PC) on the basis of molecular simulation, emphasizing simple models of interatomic forces, is reviewed. Results on the bulk liquids are examined from the perspective of anticipa... |
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Two-Dimensional Spectroscopy at Terahertz Frequencies
10.1007/s41061-018-0185-4 2018-01-23 Multidimensional spectroscopy in the visible and infrared spectral ranges has become a powerful technique to retrieve dynamic correlations and couplings in wide-ranging systems by utilizing multiple correlated light-matter interactions. Its extension to the t... |
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Analysis of US FDA-Approved Drugs Containing Sulfur Atoms
10.1007/s41061-018-0184-5 2018-01-22 In this review, we discuss all sulfur-containing FDA-approved drugs and their structures. The second section of the review is dedicated to structural analysis and is divided into 14 subsections, each focusing on one type of sulfur-containing moiety. A concise... |
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Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Solar Cells
10.1007/s41061-017-0181-0 2018-01-22 Photovoltaics, more generally known as solar cells, are made from semiconducting materials that convert light into electricity. Solar cells have received much attention in recent years due to their promise as clean and efficient light-harvesting devices. Sing... |
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Green and Sustainable Separation of Natural Products from Agro-Industrial Waste: Challenges, Potentialities, and Perspectives on Emerging Approaches
10.1007/s41061-017-0182-z 2018-01-17 New generations of biorefinery combine innovative biomass waste resources from different origins, chemical extraction and/or synthesis of biomaterials, biofuels, and bioenergy via green and sustainable processes. From the very beginning, identifying and evalu... |