WO3-x based composite material with chitosan derived nitrogen doped mesoporous carbon as matrix for oxygen vacancy induced organic pollutants catalytic reduction and IR driven H2 production
10.1016/j.jssc.2018.04.002 2018-04-03 A nitrogen doped mesoporous carbon matrix supported tungsten oxide composite material, WO3-x@NC, (1 > x > 0), was fabricated successfully with chitosan and polyoxometalates as precursors through calcination. In this composite material, tungsten oxide particle... |
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X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of CaV1-xMoxO3-δ
10.1016/j.jssc.2018.03.042 2018-04-03 An investigation was carried out on perovskite-based derivatives of CaV1-xMoxO3-δ using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). According to the XRD pattern, the area of homogeneity covers the region from x = 0 to x = 0.6. Wide XPS-peaks of Ca, V, Mo and O ar... |
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Effect of anti-site point defects on the mechanical and thermodynamic properties of MgZn2, MgCu2 Laves phases: A first-principle study
10.1016/j.jssc.2018.04.001 2018-04-03 A theoretical investigation on the effect of anti-site point defects on mechanical and thermodynamic properties of MgZn2 and MgCu2 based on the first-principles calculations has been implemented. The results show that Mg anti-site defect on Zn or Cu site play... |
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Effect of particle size and local disorder on specific surface area of layered double hydroxides upon calcination-reconstruction
10.1016/j.jssc.2018.03.041 2018-04-03 The specific surface area changes in MgAl-layered double hydroxide (LDH), which is also known as hydrotalcite, were monitored along with their changes in particle size, crystallinity and local disorder around Al. Two kinds of LDHs were prepared by hydrotherma... |
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Synthesis, crystal structure, characterizations and magnetic study of a novel two-dimensional iron fluoride
10.1016/j.jssc.2018.03.039 2018-03-31 A new hybrid compound formulated as [Fe3F8(H2O)2](Am2TAZ)2 (Am2TAZ= 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole) was prepared under hydrothermal conditions. The crystal structure was solved by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and the bulk was characterized by thermal analyses... |
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Self-assembly of novel manganese (II) compounds based on bifunctional-group ligands: Synthesis, structures, and magnetic properties
10.1016/j.jssc.2018.03.035 2018-03-31 Four manganese (II) compounds are obtained by the reaction of manganese salts, triazole-derivatives and auxiliary reagents in aqueous solution or mix-solvents by routine or hydrothermal reactions. X-ray crystal structure analyses reveal that a neutral 0D comp... |
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One-pot low-temperature green synthesis of magnetic graphene nanocomposite for the selective reduction of nitrobenzene
10.1016/j.jssc.2018.03.037 2018-03-31 In the present study, a green one-pot low-temperature method is adopted for the synthesis of a novel magnetic graphene nanocomposite catalyst. Graphene preparation is performed without employing any oxidizing agents or corrosive chemicals, under mild sonicati... |
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Tunable phase transition in single-layer TiSe2 via electric field
10.1016/j.jssc.2018.03.034 2018-03-30 Phase transition represents an intriguing physical phenomenon that exists in a number of single-layer transition-metal dichalcogenides. This phenomenon often occurs below a critical temperature and breaks the long-range crystalline order leading to a reconstr... |
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An uncommon 3D (3,8)-connected metal-organic framework: Luminescence sensing and photocatalytic properties
10.1016/j.jssc.2018.03.031 2018-03-29 A new tripodal carboxylic ligand, 2-(4-carboxylphenoxy) terephthalic acid (H3L2), readily reacts with Zn(II) salt in the presence of 4,4′-bipyridine (4,4′-bipy) to afford a new metal-organic framework of {Zn3(L2)2(μ2-H2O)(4,4′-bipy)}n (1). 1 shows 3D two-fold... |
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Crystal structures and theoretical studies of polyphosphate LiZnP3O9 for nonlinear optical applications
10.1016/j.jssc.2018.03.032 2018-03-29 Nonlinear optical materials have attracted worldwide attention owing to their wide range of applications, specially in the laser field. Phosphates with noncentrosymmetric structures are potential candidates for novel ultraviolet (UV)-NLO materials, because th... |