Interfacial polymerization has been an industrial standard for preparing desalination membranes. Extending the same concept to molecular separation of organic solvents would be a key enabler for the decarbonization of...
Interfacial polymerization has been an industrial standard for preparing desalination membranes. Extending the same concept to molecular separation of organic solvents would be a key enabler for the decarbonization of the chemical and petrochemical industries through energy-efficient crude or biocrude oil fractionation. Here, we report a molecular engineering approach based on acid-catalyzed interfacial polymerization for efficient hydrocarbon separation. The design strategies include (i) changing the linkage from amide to imine and (ii) subsequent introduction of shape-persistent units such as triptycene and spirobifluorene. The prepared polyimine membranes exhibit ultrahigh microporosity and enhanced swelling and plasticization resistance compared with conventional polyamide counterparts. These membranes, which feature fast and selective transport of hydrocarbons, including multicomponent and industrially relevant mixtures, outperform commercial and state-of-the-art benchmark membranes.
Hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) are a class of crystalline porous materials that are primarily synthesized through the self-assembly of organic or metal–organic building blocks via intermolecular hydrogen b...
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Optical and acoustic metasurfaces are two-dimensional arrays of subwavelength elements that locally modulate or phase shift incident waves. Acoustoplasmonic metasurfaces combine the physics of light and sound, produci...
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This paper presents a hydrothermal method for fabricating textured BaTiO3 (BTO) nanorod arrays with high crystallinity on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates by applying a polarization treatment to the samples t...
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This work explores the use of photosynthesized coccoliths (intricate CaCO3 particles) as a nucleation agent or cement replacement in portland cement paste. First, coccoliths were produced and harvested from the marine...
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It has been indicated 1 that the path forward for the widespread usage of ferroelectric (FE) materials may be considerably facilitated through the reduction of programming voltages to on-chip logic compatible values o...
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Cu's electrical and thermal conductivity makes it a vital material in various industrial applications, but its susceptibility to oxidation under ambient conditions can compromise performance, particularly in the s...
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Cu's electrical and thermal conductivity makes it a vital material in various industrial applications, but its susceptibility to oxidation under ambient conditions can compromise performance, particularly in the semiconductor industry. This study presents an innovative surface modification technique to inhibit the growth of native oxide on Cu prior to Ag coating to enhance a galvanic replacement (GR) reaction under good adhesion between Ag and Cu. Ag-coated Cu electrodes are effective in removing the surface oxide on Cu and acting as deformable and low-resistance Cu interconnects. The surface modification process utilizes vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) treatment in an ethanol atmosphere, forming a stable, hydroxylated surface layer that minimizes reoxidation before Ag deposition. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) confirmed the effective suppression of reoxidation, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed a homogeneous Ag coating with optimal surface coverage. This methodology significantly enhances the oxidation resistance of Cu.
The implementation of titanium dioxide (TiO2) as a photocatalyst material in hydrogen (H2) evolution reaction (HER) has embarked renewed interest in the past decade. Rapid electron-hole pairs recombination and wide ba...
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We report the growth and optical characterization of single-crystal BiFe1−xMnxO3 thin films directly on SrTiO3/Si(001) substrates using molecular beam epitaxy. X-ray diffraction confirmed epitaxial growth, film crysta...
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This work introduces an approach to compute periodic phase diagram of micromagnetic systems by solving a periodic linearized Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert (LLG) equation using an eigenvalue solver with the Finite Element Me...
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