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Self-Assembly Of Conducting Polymer Nano- And Microstructures For Energy Storage, Luciano Matteo Santino
Self-Assembly Of Conducting Polymer Nano- And Microstructures For Energy Storage, Luciano Matteo Santino
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Plastics are materials composed of many long chains of molecules with repeating subunits; strong interactions between neighboring molecules lead to the material used throughout the world. Plastics are commonly thought to be insulating, in stark contrast to the conductivity of metals. However, certain polymer structures were discovered to exhibit semiconducting properties, the subject of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000. Conducting polymers have a unique molecular structure with an electronically conjugated backbone, allowing electrons to freely travel both across the chain and in between chains. This work focuses on controlling the kinetics of the reaction between the vapors of …
Understanding The Meaning Of Microbialites As Geobiological Archives, Scott Randall Beeler
Understanding The Meaning Of Microbialites As Geobiological Archives, Scott Randall Beeler
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Microbialites, sedimentary structures formed from the interaction of microorganisms with their environment, provide one of the oldest and most complete records of life on Earth, making them an invaluable tool in the field of geobiology. However, much of the information that could be gained from microbialites remains obscured due to our incomplete understanding of how variability in the microbial, geochemical, and physical processes driving their formation affect their morphological and geochemical characteristics. Modern environments of active microbialite formation provide the opportunity to study the relationship between variability in these environmental processes and the resultant mineral product and can act as …