Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology developed a new strategy for producing a wide range of organotin compounds, which are the building blocks of many organic synthesis methods. Their approach is based on the photoexcitation ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 29, 2021
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Batteries charge and recharge—apparently all thanks to a perfect interplay of electrode material and electrolyte. However, for ideal battery function, the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) plays a crucial role. Materials ...
Materials Science
Mar 22, 2021
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Sample pretreatment processes such as concentration or classification are essential to finding trace substances present in a fluid. In scientific communities recently, prolific research is being conducted on sample pretreatment ...
Materials Science
Feb 18, 2021
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Scientists at UNSW Sydney, together with collaborators from Western Sydney University and The Netherlands, were surprised to find that dihydrogen phosphate anions—vital inorganic ions for cellular activity—bind with other ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 7, 2020
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Metal-ion hybrid capacitors combine the properties of capacitors and batteries. One electrode uses the capacitive mechanism, the other the battery-type redox processes. Scientists have now scrutinized the role of anions in ...
Materials Science
Nov 13, 2020
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With grid-scale renewable energy on the rise, many scholars have shifted their attention from energy generation to energy storage. Whether it is solar cells converting sunlight into power, or windmills transforming air currents ...
Materials Science
Sep 10, 2020
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Trying to determine how negatively charged ions squeeze through a carbon nanotube 20,000 times smaller than a human hair is no easy feat.
Bio & Medicine
May 21, 2020
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Two pathways diverged in a chemical synthesis, and one molecule took them both. Chemists at the University of Tokyo have studied how molecular building blocks can either form a spherical cage or an ultrathin sheet that shows ...
Biochemistry
Nov 15, 2019
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NUS scientists have reported in Nature the discovery of latent universal electron donors from common anions, like oxalate, which can potently transfer electrons to organic semiconductors, realizing the dream to achieve electron ...
Materials Science
Oct 4, 2019
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Dual-ion batteries (DIBs), in which both cations and anions are involved in the electrochemical redox reaction, comprise a promising candidate to meet the low-cost requirements of commercial applications. Compared with conventional ...
Materials Science
Mar 29, 2019
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