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Reduced Graphene Oxide On Nickel Foam For Supercapacitor Electrodes, Uma Ramabadran, Gillian Ryan, Xuan Zhou, Susan Farhat, Felicia Manciu, Yigang Tong, Ryan Ayler, Graham Garner
Reduced Graphene Oxide On Nickel Foam For Supercapacitor Electrodes, Uma Ramabadran, Gillian Ryan, Xuan Zhou, Susan Farhat, Felicia Manciu, Yigang Tong, Ryan Ayler, Graham Garner
Physics Publications
The focus of this paper is the investigation of reduced graphene oxide (GO)/nickel foam (RGON) samples for use as supercapacitor electrodes. Nickel foam samples were soaked in a GO suspension and dried before being subjected to two different methods to remove oxygen. Atmospheric pressure annealed (APA) samples were treated with a varying number (10–18) of nitrogen plasma jet scans, where sample temperatures did not exceed 280 °C. Furnace annealed (FA) samples were processed in an atmosphere of hydrogen and argon, at temperatures ranging from 600 °C to 900 °C. Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM) data indicated that …
N (2p) Production In Electron-N2 Collisions, Wladyslaw Kedzierski, Jeff Dech, J. W. Mcconkey
N (2p) Production In Electron-N2 Collisions, Wladyslaw Kedzierski, Jeff Dech, J. W. Mcconkey
Physics Publications
A unique detector which is selectively sensitive to low energy metastable atoms, has been used to study the production of ground state N (2P) atoms following collisions of low energy (0-200 eV) electrons with molecular nitrogen. TOF techniques have revealed the existence of at least two distinct mechanisms yielding this dissociation product. Released kinetic energies in the dissociation have allowed positioning of the parent molecular states in the Franck-Condon region. This has allowed probable parent states, such as B' 3Σu¯, b' 1Σu+ and C' 3Πu, to be identified making use of recent theoretical calculations. Both direct and predissociation processes are …
Determination Of The Zinc Concentration In Human Fingernails By Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, Steven J. Rehse, Vlora A. Riberdy, Christopher J. Frederickson
Determination Of The Zinc Concentration In Human Fingernails By Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, Steven J. Rehse, Vlora A. Riberdy, Christopher J. Frederickson
Physics Publications
The absolute concentration of zinc in human fingernail clippings tested ex vivo was determined by 1064 nm laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and confirmed by speciated isotope dilution mass spectrometry. A nail testing protocol that sampled across the nail (perpendicular to the direction of growth) was developed and validated by scanning electron microscopy energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. Using this protocol, a partial least squares regression model predicted the zinc concentration in five subjects’ fingernails to within 7 ppm on average. The variation of the zinc concentration with depth into the nail as determined by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy was studied and found to …
Rational Design Of Super-Alkalis And Their Role In Co2 Activation, Tianshan Zhao, Qian Wang, Puru Jena
Rational Design Of Super-Alkalis And Their Role In Co2 Activation, Tianshan Zhao, Qian Wang, Puru Jena
Physics Publications
Super-alkalis are clusters of atoms. With ionization potentials smaller than those of the alkali atoms, they are playing an increasing role in chemistry as highlighted by recent applications in solar cells as well as in Li-ion batteries. For the past 40 years superalkalis were designed using inorganic elements with the sp orbital character. Here, we show that a large class of superalkalis composed of only simple metal atoms, transition metal complexes as well as organic molecules can be designed by making use of electron counting rules beyond the octet rule. Examples include Al-3(+), Mn(B3N3H6)(2)(+), B9C3H12+, and C5NH6+ which obey the …
B-12(Scn)(12)(-): An Ultrastable Weakly Coordinating Dianion, Hong Fang, Puru Jena
B-12(Scn)(12)(-): An Ultrastable Weakly Coordinating Dianion, Hong Fang, Puru Jena
Physics Publications
Stable dianions that are weakly coordinating with metal ions are not common. In this work, we show that the thiocyanate SCN- anion, known for its detoxification property of cyanide CN- and antidegradation property of perovskite solar cell materials, can also be used to produce a new set of weakly coordinating B-12(SCN)(12)(-) dianion complexes which are potential candidates for the anionic part inside the electrolytes of metal-ion, especially the magnesium-ion-based, batteries.
Metal Chalcogenide Clusters With Closed Electronic Shells And The Electronic Properties Of Alkalis And Halogens, Vikas Chauhan, Arthur C. Reber, Shiv N. Khanna
Metal Chalcogenide Clusters With Closed Electronic Shells And The Electronic Properties Of Alkalis And Halogens, Vikas Chauhan, Arthur C. Reber, Shiv N. Khanna
Physics Publications
Clusters with filled electronic shells and a large gap between the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) are generally energetically and chemically stable. Enabling clusters to become electron donors with low ionization energies or electron acceptors with high electron affinities usually requires changing the valence electron count. Here we demonstrate that a metal cluster may be transformed from an electron donor to an acceptor by exchanging ligands while the neutral form of the clusters has closed electronic shells. Our studies on Co6Te8(PEt3),(CO) (m + n = 6) clusters show that Co6Te8(PEt3)(6) has a closed …
Symmetry And Magnetism In Ni9te6 Clusters Ligated By Co Or Phosphine Ligands, Arthur C. Reber, Vikas Chauhan, Shiv N. Khanna
Symmetry And Magnetism In Ni9te6 Clusters Ligated By Co Or Phosphine Ligands, Arthur C. Reber, Vikas Chauhan, Shiv N. Khanna
Physics Publications
The removal of a single ligand from the magnetic Ni9Te6(L)(8) (L = P(CH3)(3), CO) clusters is found to quench the magnetic moment. The reduction in magnetic moment is caused by a geometric deformation of the Ni9Te6 core that breaks the octahedral symmetry of the cluster. This effect is observed in both the CO and phosphine based ligands. The octahedral symmetry bare cluster is also found to have a large magnetic moment. These results highlight the dilemma faced by magnetic ligand protected clusters whose symmetry has been broken: whether to break the spin symmetry as in Hund's rules or to break …
The Effect Of Substituted Benzene Dicarboxylic Acid Linkers On The Optical Band Gap Energy And Magnetic Coupling In Manganese Trimer Metal Organic Frameworks, K. S. Asha, Arthur C. Reber, N. Ahmed, R. Nath, Shiv N. Khanna, Sukhendu Mandal
The Effect Of Substituted Benzene Dicarboxylic Acid Linkers On The Optical Band Gap Energy And Magnetic Coupling In Manganese Trimer Metal Organic Frameworks, K. S. Asha, Arthur C. Reber, N. Ahmed, R. Nath, Shiv N. Khanna, Sukhendu Mandal
Physics Publications
We have systematically studied a series of eight metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in which the secondary building unit is a manganese trimer cluster, and the linkers are differently substituted benzene dicarboxylic acids (BDC). The optical band gap energy of the compounds vary from 2.62 eV to 3.57 eV, and theoretical studies find that different functional groups result in new states in the conduction band, which lie in the gap and lower the optical band gap energy. The optical absorption between the filled Mn 3d states and the ligands is weak due to minimal overlap of the states, and the measured optical …
Evolution Of The Spin Magnetic Moments And Atomic Valence Of Vanadium In Vcux+, Vagx+, And Vaux+ Clusters (X = 3–14), William H. Blades, Arthur C. Reber, Shiv N. Khanna, Luis López-Sosa, Patrizia Calaminici, Andreas M. Köster
Evolution Of The Spin Magnetic Moments And Atomic Valence Of Vanadium In Vcux+, Vagx+, And Vaux+ Clusters (X = 3–14), William H. Blades, Arthur C. Reber, Shiv N. Khanna, Luis López-Sosa, Patrizia Calaminici, Andreas M. Köster
Physics Publications
The atomic structures, bonding characteristics, spin magnetic moments, and stability of VCUx+, VAgx+, and VAux+ (x = 3-14) clusters were examined using density functional theory. Our studies indicate that the effective valence of vanadium is size-dependent and that at small sizes some of the valence electrons of vanadium are localized on vanadium, while at larger sizes the 3d orbitals of the vanadium participate in metallic bonding eventually quenching the spin magnetic moment. The electronic stability of the clusters may be understood through a split-shell model that partitions the valence electrons in either a delocalized shell or localized on the vanadium …