scholarly journals Nanocellulose: Functional Materials from Nanocellulose: Utilizing Structure–Property Relationships in Bottom‐Up Fabrication (Adv. Mater. 28/2021)

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (28) ◽  
pp. 2170216
Author(s):  
Kevin De France ◽  
Zhihui Zeng ◽  
Tingting Wu ◽  
Gustav Nyström
Keyword(s):  
Functional Materials ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Structure Property Relationships

scholarly journals Probing the structure of framework materials by high pressure and the example of a magnetic, non-porous coordination polymer

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca P. A. Fabbiani
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Coordination Polymer ◽  
Coordination Compounds ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Framework Materials ◽  
Porous Framework ◽  
Structure Property Relationships ◽  
Porous Coordination Polymer

High pressure has become an indispensable research tool in the quest for novel functional materials. High-pressure crystallographic studies on non-porous, framework materials based on coordination compounds are markedly on the rise, enabling the unravelling of structural phenomena and taking us a step closer to the derivation of structure–property relationships.

In situ characterization of Cu–Co oxides for catalytic application

2015 ◽  
Vol 177 ◽  
pp. 249-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Y. Tian ◽  
H. Vieker ◽  
P. Mountapmbeme Kouotou ◽  
A. Beyer
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Catalytic Performance ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Temperature Oxidation ◽  
Spatially Resolved ◽  
Structure Property Relationships ◽  
Potential Applications

In situ emission and absorption FTIR methods were employed to characterize the spatially resolved structure of binary Co–Cu oxides for low-temperature oxidation of CO and propene. Co–Cu oxide catalysts were controllably synthesized by pulsed-spray evaporation chemical vapor deposition. XRD, FTIR, XPS, UV-vis and helium ion microscopy (HIM) were employed to characterize the as-prepared thin films in terms of structure, composition, optical and thermal properties as well as morphology. In situ emission FTIR spectroscopy indicates that Co3O4, CuCo2O4 and CuO are thermally stable at 650, 655 and 450 °C, respectively. The catalytic tests with absorption FTIR display that the involvement of Co–Cu oxides can initiate CO and C3H6 oxidation at lower temperatures. The results indicate that in situ emission and absorption FTIR are useful techniques to explore the thermal properties and catalytic performance of functional materials, allowing many potential applications in tailoring their temporally and spatially resolved structure-property relationships.

scholarly journals Heterometal Grafted metalla-ynes and Poly(metalla-ynes): A Review on Structure–Property Relationships and Applications

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 3654
Author(s):  
Rayya A. Al-Balushi ◽  
Ashanul Haque ◽  
Idris J. Al-Busaidi ◽  
Houda Al-Sharji ◽  
Muhammad S. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Main Chain ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Photo Luminescence ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Molecular Scaffolds ◽  
Structure Property Relationships ◽  
Rigid Rod

Metalla-ynes and poly(metalla-ynes) have emerged as unique molecular scaffolds with fascinating structural features and intriguing photo-luminescence (PL) properties. Their rigid-rod conducting backbone with tunable photo-physical properties has generated immense research interests for the design and development of application-oriented functional materials. Introducing a second d- or f-block metal fragment in the main-chain or side-chain of a metalla-yne and poly(metalla-yne) was found to further modulate the underlying features/properties. This review focuses on the photo-physical properties and opto-electronic (O-E) applications of heterometal grafted metalla-ynes and poly(metalla-ynes).

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FARNESENE-BASED POLYMERS

2017 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 308-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taejun Yoo ◽  
Steven K. Henning
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Anionic Polymerization ◽  
Molar Mass ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Structure Property Relationships ◽  
By Products

ABSTRACT A bio-based route to the production of trans-β-farnesene has recently been commercialized. Trans-β-farnesene is capable of being polymerized by both anionic and cationic pathways, creating low molecular weight polymers with structure–property relationships unique within the diene class of monomers. Trans-β-farnesene is produced through fermentation of sugar feedstocks. The pathway offers an alternative to petroleum-based feedstocks derived as by-products of naphtha or ethane cracking. Anionic polymerization of the monomer produces a highly branched “bottlebrush” structure, with rheological properties that are markedly different than those of linear diene polymers. Specifically, a lack of entanglements is observed even at relatively high molar masses. For hydroxyl-terminated oligomers, Tg as a function of molar mass follows a trend opposite non-functional materials. The synthesis and characterization of trans-β-farnesene–based polymers will be presented, including anionically prepared low molecular weight diols and monols.

Embedding heteroatoms: an effective approach to create porphyrin-based functional materials

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (39) ◽  
pp. 13322-13341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norihito Fukui ◽  
Keisuke Fujimoto ◽  
Hideki Yorimitsu ◽  
Atsuhiro Osuka
Keyword(s):  
Functional Materials ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Structure Property Relationships ◽  
Synthetic Methodologies

Incorporation of planarized heteroatom(s) onto the porphyrin periphery is an effective approach to create porphyrin-based functional materials. This review aims to cover a variety of synthetic methodologies that have been developed for the construction of heteroatom-embedded porphyrins as well as their structure–property relationships and possible applications in various research fields.

Informatics-Based Approaches for Accelerated Discovery of Functional Materials

2016 ◽  
pp. 192-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. V. Balachandran ◽  
J. M. Rondinelli
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Hypothesis Testing ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
Hypothesis Generation ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Materials Informatics ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Database Construction ◽  
Structure Property Relationships

This chapter is aimed at readers interested in the topic of informatics-based approaches for accelerated materials discovery, but who are unfamiliar with the nuances of the underlying principles and various types of powerful mathematical tools that are involved in formulating structure–property relationships. In an attempt to simplify the workflow of materials informatics, we decompose the paradigm into several core subtasks: hypothesis generation, database construction, data pre-processing, mathematical modeling, model validation, and finally hypothesis testing. We discuss each task and provide illustrative case studies, which apply these methods to various functional ceramic materials.

Informatics-Based Approaches for Accelerated Discovery of Functional Materials

2017 ◽  
pp. 153-184
Author(s):  
P. V. Balachandran ◽  
J. M. Rondinelli
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Hypothesis Testing ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
Hypothesis Generation ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Materials Informatics ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Database Construction ◽  
Structure Property Relationships

This chapter is aimed at readers interested in the topic of informatics-based approaches for accelerated materials discovery, but who are unfamiliar with the nuances of the underlying principles and various types of powerful mathematical tools that are involved in formulating structure–property relationships. In an attempt to simplify the workflow of materials informatics, we decompose the paradigm into several core subtasks: hypothesis generation, database construction, data pre-processing, mathematical modeling, model validation, and finally hypothesis testing. We discuss each task and provide illustrative case studies, which apply these methods to various functional ceramic materials.

scholarly journals Mode Analysis of the High Temperature Behaviour of some Ferroic Perovskites

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (a1) ◽  
pp. C506-C506
Author(s):  
Philip Lightfoot
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Structure Type ◽  
High Temperature Phase ◽  
Mode Analysis ◽  
Temperature Phase ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Structure Property Relationships ◽  
On Line ◽  
User Friendly

The advent of user-friendly on-line software (such as ISODISTORT [1] and AMPLIMODES [2]) to analyse crystal structures in terms of `distortion modes' rather than the conventional approach of refining individual atomic coordinates, has opened up new possibilities in the understanding of structure-property relationships in functional materials. The perovskite family is ideally suited to this approach, with many different variants on the basic cubic structure-type being brought about by simple symmetry-lowering modes such as tilting or distortion of almost rigid metal-ligand octahedral groups. In this talk I will illustrate the use of distortion mode analysis in understanding the sometimes complex, unusual and surprising structural behavior of several functional perovskites, particularly ferroelectrics and multiferroics. Examples chosen will exploit the use of powder neutron diffraction as the primary experimental technique, and will include sodium niobate, NaNbO3, which has the most complex high-temperature phase diagram of any simple perovskite, and derivatives of BiFeO3 (such as La or Mn-doped) which display unusual magnetostrictive behaviour.

scholarly journals Main-Chain Phosphorus-Containing Polymers for Therapeutic Applications

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 1716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Strasser ◽  
Ian Teasdale
Keyword(s):  
Main Chain ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Synthesis Methods ◽  
Central Feature ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Therapeutic Applications ◽  
Structure Property Relationships ◽  
Phosphorus Containing ◽  
Therapeutic Context ◽  
Art Research

Polymers in which phosphorus is an integral part of the main chain, including polyphosphazenes and polyphosphoesters, have been widely investigated in recent years for their potential in a number of therapeutic applications. Phosphorus, as the central feature of these polymers, endears the chemical functionalization, and in some cases (bio)degradability, to facilitate their use in such therapeutic formulations. Recent advances in the synthetic polymer chemistry have allowed for controlled synthesis methods in order to prepare the complex macromolecular structures required, alongside the control and reproducibility desired for such medical applications. While the main polymer families described herein, polyphosphazenes and polyphosphoesters and their analogues, as well as phosphorus-based dendrimers, have hitherto predominantly been investigated in isolation from one another, this review aims to highlight and bring together some of this research. In doing so, the focus is placed on the essential, and often mutual, design features and structure–property relationships that allow the preparation of such functional materials. The first part of the review details the relevant features of phosphorus-containing polymers in respect to their use in therapeutic applications, while the second part highlights some recent and innovative applications, offering insights into the most state-of-the-art research on phosphorus-based polymers in a therapeutic context.

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