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Molecular dynamic simulations of the elastic and inelastic surface scattering of nanoparticles (2014)
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Molecular dynamics calculations have been undertaken to simulate the collision of a solid, rotating nanoparticle with a planar, two-dimensional surface at thermal velocities (linear and rotational) equivalent to 500 K. During the course of a collisio... Read More about Molecular dynamic simulations of the elastic and inelastic surface scattering of nanoparticles.

Fullerenes as adhesive layers for mechanical peeling of metallic, molecular and polymer thin films (2014)
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Wieland, M. B., Slater, A. G., Mangham, B., Champness, N. R., & Beton, P. H. (2014). Fullerenes as adhesive layers for mechanical peeling of metallic, molecular and polymer thin films. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 5, https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.46

We show that thin films of C60 with a thickness ranging from 10 to 100 nm can promote adhesion between a Au thin film deposited on mica and a solution-deposited layer of the elastomer polymethyldisolaxane (PDMS). This molecular adhesion facilitates t... Read More about Fullerenes as adhesive layers for mechanical peeling of metallic, molecular and polymer thin films.

Synthesis of toxyloxanthone B (2014)
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Giallombardoa, D., Nevin, A. C., Lewis, W., Nawrat, C. C., Kitson, R. R., & Moody, C. J. (2014). Synthesis of toxyloxanthone B. Tetrahedron, 70(6), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2013.12.055

A synthesis of the naturally occurring xanthone toxyloxanthone B is described, in which the key step is the regioselective addition of a methyl salicylate to a substituted benzyne followed by cyclization of the intermediate aryl anion to form the xan... Read More about Synthesis of toxyloxanthone B.

High pressure studies of palladium and platinum thioether macrocyclic dihalide complexes (2014)
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Schröder, M. (2014). High pressure studies of palladium and platinum thioether macrocyclic dihalide complexes. Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, B70, https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052520614008786

The mononuclear macrocyclic Pd(II) complex cis-[PdCl2([9 aneS3)] ([9]aneS3 = 1,4,7-trithiacyclononane) converts at 44 kbar into an intensely coloured chain polymer exhibiting distorted octahedral co-ordination at the metal centre and an unprecedented... Read More about High pressure studies of palladium and platinum thioether macrocyclic dihalide complexes.

Critical influences on the rate of intramolecular vibrational redistribution: a comparative study of toluene, toluene-d3and p-fluorotoluene (2014)
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Davies, J. A., Green, A. M., Gardner, A. M., Withers, C. D., Wright, T. G., & Reid, K. (2014). Critical influences on the rate of intramolecular vibrational redistribution: a comparative study of toluene, toluene-d3and p-fluorotoluene. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16(2), 430-443. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cp53055h

Exceptional gravimetric and volumetric hydrogen storage for densified zeolite templated carbons with high mechanical stability (2014)
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Mokaya, R., & Masika, E. (2014). Exceptional gravimetric and volumetric hydrogen storage for densified zeolite templated carbons with high mechanical stability. Energy and Environmental Science, 7(1), 427-434. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ee42239a

Zeolite templating successfully generates carbons with high surface area and pore volume of ca. 3300 m2 g−1 and 1.6 cm3 g−1, respectively. The templated carbons have an exceptional gravimetric hydrogen uptake of 7.3 wt% at 20 bar and −196 °C, and a p... Read More about Exceptional gravimetric and volumetric hydrogen storage for densified zeolite templated carbons with high mechanical stability.

Studies on metal-organic frameworks of Cu(II) with isophthalate linkers for hydrogen storage (2014)
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Yan, Y., Yang, S., Blake, A. J., & Schröder, M. (2014). Studies on metal-organic frameworks of Cu(II) with isophthalate linkers for hydrogen storage. Accounts of Chemical Research, 47(2), https://doi.org/10.1021/ar400049h

Hydrogen (H2) is a promising alternative energy carrier due to its environmental benefits, high energy density and its abundance. However, development of a practical storage system to enable the “Hydrogen Economy” remains a huge challenge. Metal-orga... Read More about Studies on metal-organic frameworks of Cu(II) with isophthalate linkers for hydrogen storage.