Browsing Chemistry Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Title
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Rapid mechanochemical synthesis of amorphous alloys
A rapid method for preparing amorphous alloys has been developed utilizing a SPEX high energy ball mill. Parameters such as ball size, mass of balls and milling time, were systematically optimized to prepare amorphous ... -
Regioselective Substituent Effects upon the Synthesis of Dipyrrins from 2-Formyl Pyrroles
The synthesis of symmetric α-free meso-H-dipyrrin hydrobromides from 5-H-2-formyl pyrroles was investigated. The self-condensation produces regioisomeric dipyrrins through the adoption of two mechanistic pathways. The key ... -
Relating 139La Quadrupolar Coupling Constants to Polyhedral Distortion in Crystalline Structures
A broad series of crystalline lanthanum oxide-based materials has been investigated through high-field 139La solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy and ab initio density functional theory (DFT) ... -
Reversible lithium insertion in catalytically graphitized sugar carbon
Highlights • First report of Li insertion in highly ordered catalytically derived graphite. • Fe catalyst combined with hard carbon precursors enable 1200 °C graphitization. • First report of highly ordered graphite ... -
The Reversible Magnesiation of Pb (Preprint)
Sputtered Pb films have been found to reversibly alloy electrochemically with magnesium in Grignard based electrolytes. The voltage curve shows a single plateau at about 125 mV vs. Mg, corresponding to the formation of ... -
Robust Synthesis of F-BODIPYs
F-BODIPYs are widely used in applications that rely upon their highly tunable optical properties. A protocol is established for the high-yielding synthesis of F-BODIPYs involving non-anhydrous reagents and not requiring ... -
Self-assembly of novel trimers using dipyrromethene ligands
Ligands comprising two dipyrromethene units linked at the beta-position have been used to prepare trimeric complexes with Zn-II and Co-II; the structure of the Zn-II complex is confirmed by X-ray analysis. -
A series of potent BODIPY photosensitisers featuring tellurophene motifs at boron† (Postprint)
This article describes the synthesis and photophysical properties of a series of BODIPY photosensitisers that feature tellurophene motifs appended at the boron centre. These compounds were obtained via nucleophilic ... -
Si85Fe15Ox Alloy Anode Materials with High Thermal Stability for Lithium Ion Batteries
The synthesis, microstructure and electrochemical properties of ball milled Si85Fe15Ox alloys with different oxygen contents are investigated. These materials combine the features of Si-M alloys (low irreversible capacity) ... -
Sintered polymeric binders for Li-ion battery alloy anodes
The cycling performance in lithium half cells of Si alloy electrodes with polyvinylidene fluoride or polyimide binders were evaluated after the electrodes were cured at temperatures below and above the binder carbonization ... -
Sodium distribution in sodium tellurite glasses probed with spin-echo NMR
We present results on the spatial distribution of sodium cations in sodium tellurite glasses as a function of sodium oxide content, obtained using a spin-echo NMR experiment. Glasses were studied with sodium oxide content ... -
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Spherically Smooth Cathode Particles by Mechanofusion Processing
Surface modification has been shown to be useful for improving the cycling performance of cathode materials. Typically hetero-compositional coatings are applied on cathode particle surfaces using methods, such as aqueous ... -
Spin waves and quantum criticality in the frustrated XY pyrochlore antiferromagnet Er2Ti2O7
We report detailed measurements of the low temperature magnetic phase diagram of Er2Ti2O7. Heat capacity and time- of- flight neutron scattering studies of single crystals reveal unconventional low- energy states. Er3+ ... -
Stabilizing NaCrO2 by Sodium Site Doping with Calcium
Layered cathode materials based on abundant, low cost raw materials have garnered interest in recent years. O3-type NaCrO2 is a promising cathode material as it offers decent energy density and is easy to synthesize. In ... -
Step-wise synthetic approach is necessary to access g-conjugates of folate: folate-conjugated prodigiosenes
Despite the vast literature that describes reacting folic acid with a pharmacophore, this route is ineffective in providing the correct regioisomer of the resulting conjugate. We herein present a step-wise route to the ... -
Structural and Electrochemical Investigation of FexSi1-x Thin Films in Li Cells
FexSi1-x thin films with 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.46 have been prepared by combinatorial sputtering and their electrochemical properties have been studied in Li half-cells. X-ray diffraction showed that all of the films had an amorphous ...