Vibration Properties of Thin Films of Transition 3d-Metals on the Cu (111) Surface

Russian Physics Journal - Using the potentials, generated by a tight binding approximation, the equilibrium atomic structure and the phonon spectra of Cr and Ni thin films (one monolayer) deposited...     

Gradient structure of polypropylene composites filled with carbon black

Russian Chemical Bulletin - Gradient polymer composites were prepared by melt-mixing of carbon black and polypropylene in a compounder and subsequent hot pressing of pellets. The thermally treated...     

Thermodynamic and structural characteristics of aqueous alkanolamine solutions

Journal of Structural Chemistry - Thermodynamic characteristics are calculated for aqueous alkanolamine solutions that are obtained by substituting alkyl radicals for the protons in the amino group...     

Methyl orange degradation enhanced by hydrogen spillover onto platinum nanocatalyst surface

Following a thermal reduction method, platinum nanoparticles were synthesized and stabilized by polyvinylpyrrolidone. The colloidal platinum nanoparticles were stable for more than 3 months. The micrograph analysis unveiled that the colloidal platinum nanoparticles were well dispersed with an average size of 2.53 nm. The sol–gel‐based inverse micelle strategy was applied to synthesize mesoporous iron oxide material. The colloidal platinum nanoparticles were deposited on mesoporous iron oxide through the capillary inclusion method. The small‐angle X‐ray scattering analysis indicated that the dimension of platinum nanoparticles deposited on mesoporous iron oxide (Pt‐Fe₂O₃) was 2.64 nm. X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) data showed that the binding energy on Pt‐Fe₂O₃ surface decreased owing to mesoporous support–nanoparticle interaction. Both colloidal and deposited platinum nanocatalysts improved the degradation of methyl orange under reduction conditions. The activation energy on the deposited platinum nanocatalyst interface (2.66 kJ mol^?1) was significantly lowered compared with the one on the colloidal platinum nanocatalyst interface (40.63 ± 0.53 kJ mol^?1).     

Microelectromechanical Systems for Nanomechanical Testing: Electrostatic Actuation and Capacitive Sensing for High-Strain-Rate Testing

Experimental Mechanics - There have been relatively few studies on mechanical properties of nanomaterials under high strain rates, mainly due to the lack of capable nanomechanical testing devices....