Showing papers in "Journal of Solid State Chemistry in 2016"

TL;DR: In this article, a new method was proposed for extracting a direct optical band gap from absorption spectra of degenerately-doped bulk semiconductors, which was applied to pseudo-absorption spectra converted from diffuse-reflectance measurements on bulk specimens.

TL;DR: In this paper, the structure, adsorption, electronic states, and charge transfer of O 3, SO 2 and SO 3 molecules on the surface of a B-doped graphene using density functional theory (DFT).

TL;DR: In this article, the size and morphology of ZIF-67 was found to be related to the reactivity of the cobalt salt, Hmim/Co2+ molar ratios and experimental condition.

TL;DR: In this paper, the growth of MIL-100(Fe) shell on the surface of Fe 3 O 4 was utilized precursor as crystal seed via in-situ step hydrothermal reaction.

TL;DR: In this article, the reversible charging of a Co-1,4-benzenedicarboxylate MOF (Co-BDC) prepared via an one-pot solvothermal method was studied for use as the anode in a Li-ion cell.

TL;DR: In this article, different fabrication procedures (under the headlines of solvothermal routes, aerosol methods, solution methods and thermolysis) and applications (photocatalytic degradation, ablation of cancer cells, electrode material in lithium ion batteries and in gas sensing, organic solar cells, field emission properties, super capacitor applications, photo-electrochemical performance of QDSCs, photocatalysis reduction of organic pollutants, electrochemical bio sensing, enhanced PEC characteristics of pre-annealed CuS film electrodes) of copper sulfide (Covellite).

TL;DR: In this article, a new strategy has been developed for the encapsulation of the phosphotungstic heteropoly acid (H3PW12O40 denoted as PTA) into zeolite imidazolate framework and the PTA@ZIF-67(ec) catalysts with different PTA content were prepared.

TL;DR: In this article, a 20min exchange reaction at pH 11.5 at room temperature was shown for 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) and 1,2,3-benzotriazole (BTA) intercalation into Mg−Al−NO3 and Zn−Al-NO3 LDHs.

TL;DR: The controlled pH-responsive release of drugs by PCN-221 revealed its promising application in oral drug delivery and showed high drug loading and sustained release behavior under physiological environment without “burst effect”.

TL;DR: In this article, a chemically reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanosheets was chemically bonded on Si substrates and their possible applications in Raman scattering were investigated, and the results not only provide a new approach to realize sensitive GERS substrate, but also are helpful for improving the fundamental understanding of GERS effect on RGO substrate.

TL;DR: In this paper, an Ag-based adsorbent for iodide adsorption from solutions was proposed, which was shown to be stable in the framework of MIL-101 stably in the form of AgII.

TL;DR: In this paper, the synthesis, crystal structure and the optical response of APbX3 (A=MA, DMA, and TMA; X=I, Br) hybrid organic-inorganic materials including some new phases were reported.

TL;DR: In this paper, a series of stoichiometric Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) samples annealed at different temperatures in the range of 473 −623 K were investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, a hexagonal O3-type structure of Na3Co2SbO6 was shown to have a strong orbital contribution above the expected spin-only value of 3.87 μ B.

TL;DR: The current body of knowledge of NBT-BT is summarized and contradicting studies, unresolved problems, and future directions in the field are discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the Ni0.5Co 0.5Se2 counter electrode exhibited higher electrocatalytic activity and lower charge transfer resistance at the counter electrode/electrolyte interface than the other compositions for reduction of triiodide to iodide.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review the intercalation chemistry of FeSe and FeS superconductors and discuss their synthesis, structure, and physical properties, including charge doping, structural distortions, and Fermi surface reconstruction.

TL;DR: In this article, a new photocatalytic mechanism based on electron tunneling was proposed, which not only inhibited the recombination of photogenerated charge carriers, but also was a key factor to the photocatalysis activity of Al-based MOFs.

TL;DR: The metastable tetragonal τ-phase has been directly obtained from casting Mn 0.54 Al 0.46 and (Mn 0.55 Al 0.45 ) 100 C 2 using the drop synthesis method as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reported the enhancement of the thermoelectric performance of p-type SnTe by Ag and I co-doping by increasing the band gap of SnTe, which results in decrease in the energy separation between its light and heavy hole valence bands, thereby giving rise to valence band convergence.

TL;DR: In this paper, the photocatalytic performance of the FTS-G composites was evaluated through the photodegradation of rhodamine B (Rh B) and trichloroethylene (TCE) under simulated solar light irradiation.

TL;DR: In this article, the total and partial densities of states of the CdWO 4 tungstate were calculated employing the first-principles full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method.

TL;DR: In this paper, the capacity of Fe 3 O 4 @MCM-41-N-oVan to adsorb Pb(II) from aqueous solutions was evaluated.

TL;DR: In this article, a pristine Zn/Al-layered double hydroxide (Zn-Al-LDH) showed excellent adsorption ability and selectivity towards In3+ ions from aqueous solutions.

TL;DR: In this paper, the ternary Chevrel phase Cu2Mo6S8 was successfully synthetized using a simple and cost-effective solid-state microwave-assisted reaction.

TL;DR: In this article, a layered double hydroxides (LDHs) precursor in situ pyrolytic route was used for the preparation of NiO:Al and other Al-doped oxide thin film.

TL;DR: In this paper, a spincoating-pyrolysis method using tungsten isopropoxide solution in polypropylene was used to prepare ultra-thin and high-quality WO3 compact layers for planar perovskite solar cells.

TL;DR: In order to improve the photocatalytic and antibacterial activity of ZnO nanorods, they were prepared by using microwave assisted coprecipitation method under the influence of hydrogen peroxide, and the structure and properties of the products were studied.

TL;DR: In this paper, the nanocrystalline pure nickels with different grain orientations were fabricated by direct current electrodeposition process and the grain size slightly decreased with the increasing of the solution temperature.