Amorphous Fe-Ni-P-B-O nanocages as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction by Ren, Hao, Sun, Xiaoli, Du, Chengfeng, Zhao, Jin, Liu, Daobin, Fang, Wei, Kumar, Sonal, Chua, Rodney, Meng, Shize, Kidkhunthod, Pinit, Song, Li, Li, Shuiqing, Madhavi, Srinivasan, Yan, Qingyu

“…The FNPBO nanocages composed of multicomponent elements can weaken the metal–metal bonds, thus rearranging the electron density around the catalytic metal atom centers and reducing the energy barrier for intermediate formation. …”
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Strained single-layer C2N membrane for efficient seawater desalination via forward osmosis : a molecular dynamics study. by Liu, Bo, Law, Adrian Wing-Keung, Zhou, Kun

“…To understand the underlying mechanism, the potential mean force profile, water density distribution and hydrogen bonding dynamics are analyzed to investigate both the diffusion of the water molecules near the membrane and in the bulk salt solution. …”
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In situ synthesis and microfabrication of high entropy alloy and oxide compounds by femtosecond laser direct writing under ambient conditions by Hegde, Chidanand, Lim, Joel Chin Huat, Teng, Tan Hui, Liu, Daobin, Kim, Young-Jin, Yan, Qingyu, Li, Hua

“…During the illumination, dried precursor ink is transformed to MMO/alloys and is simultaneously bonded to the substrate. The formulation of the alloy and MMO precursor ink for laser processing is universally applicable to a large family of oxides and alloys. …”
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Synthesis of fluorescent citric acid carbon dots composites derived from empty fruit bunches of palm oil tree and its anti-bacterial property by Pramudita, Rufina, Marpongahtun, Gea, Saharman, Daulay, Amru, Harahap, Mahyuni, Tan, Yong Zen, Goei, Ronn, Tok, Alfred Iing Yoong

“…The resulting belongs to the n-π* transition of carbonyl groups and C–N bonds. Maximum emission peak was observed at 450 nm excitation wavelength with a gradual decrease in intensity from 350 nm to 310 nm. …”
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Ultrafast electronic relaxation dynamics of atomically thin MoS₂ is accelerated by wrinkling by Xu, Ce, Zhou, Guoqing, Alexeev, Evgeny M., Cadore, Alisson R., Paradisanos, Ioannis, Ott, Anna K., Soavi, Giancarlo, Tongay, Sefaattin, Cerullo, Giulio, Ferrari, Andrea C., Prezhdo, Oleg V., Loh, Zhi-Heng

“…NAMD shows that wrinkling permits larger amplitude motions of MoS2 layers, relaxes electron-phonon coupling selection rules, perturbs chemical bonding, and increases the electronic density of states. …”
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A porous TiC supported nanostructured complex metal oxide ceramic electrode for oxygen evolution reaction by Yang, Jianye, Wu, Kai, Li, Xing, Wang, Xuejiao, Pi, Guangguang, Fang, Wei, Yan, Qingyu

“…To meet this challenge, a novel binder-free electrode consisted of perovskite Sr2Fe1.4Ni0.1Mo0.5O6-δ (SFNMO) nanofibers or spinel NiCo2O4 (NCO) nanosheets tightly bonded on a porous TiC substrate has been developed to catalyze the oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline water electrolysis. …”
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Unveiling the oxidation mechanism of CrTaTiMo refractory medium-entropy alloys: a synergy of density functional theory and ab initio molecular dynamics by Wang, Xiao, Hobhaydar, Arman, Wang, Yangfan, Wexler, David, Li, Huijun, Tran, Nam Van, Zhu, Hongtao

“…Moreover, electronic structure calculations confirmed the bonding of oxygen atoms with those four metal elements. …”
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Three-component Friedel-Crafts-type difunctionalization of ynamides with (hetero)arenes and iodine(iii) electrophile by Kikuchi, Jun, Nagata, Toya, Ito, Shingo, Yoshikai, Naohiko

“…This transformation is particularly challenging with respect to the stereochemical control, as the pivotal intermediate, the electrophile-bound keteniminium ion, can inherently undergo nucleophilic attack from either side of the cumulated double bonds. Here, we report the development of a three-component difunctionalization of ynamides with a cationic iodine(iii) electrophile (benziodoxole triflate) and electron-rich (hetero)arenes that consistently displays trans-selectivity irrespective of the steric profiles of the ynamide and the arene. …”
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Energy level alignment regulation and carrier management in perovskite solar cells with various bandgaps using tailored metal-organic frameworks by Xiao, Bo, Zhang, Wenguang, Xiong, Yuchen, Huang, Yihuai, Huang, Changkai, Qian, Yongxin, Shen, Guibin, Basit, Abdul, Luo, Yubo, Li, Xin, Yang, Junyou

“…The tailored MOFs feature abundant carboxylic acid groups capable of bonding with Pb2+ and organic cations, which can effectively passivate interface defects and suppress non-radiative recombination. …”
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Parametric optimisation of heat treated recycling aluminium (AA6061) by response surface methodology by Yusuf, N. K., Ahmad, A., Lajis, M. A., Shamsudin, S., Zhong, Zhao Wei

“…Yet, the extrusion temperatures still act to assist the bonding activities via interparticle diffusion transport matter.…”
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Effect of B2O3 on the physical and mechanical properties of calcium fluoroaluminosilicate glass system by Mohammed Efa, Abdelkader, Matori, Khamirul Amin, Mohd Zaid, Mohd Hafiz, Che Abdullah, Che Azurahanim, Zainuddin, Norhazlin, Mayzan, Mohd Zul Hilmi, Kamis, Shahira Liza

“…The incorporation of B2O3 into the glass structure was further supported by the emergence of B‒O‒B and Si‒O‒B bonds observed in FTIR spectroscopy, which may potentially influence the glass's dissolution and degradation characteristics. …”

Chitosan based green polymers by Chong, Wei Kai

“…The effects of each variable on the performance of the cryogel were evaluated in terms of swelling ratio SR, compression test, chemical bonding, dye absorption test and morphology study. …”
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Polydopamine nano-hybrids : interfacial and photoactive role in epoxy nanocomposites and polymerization by Subramanian, Alamelu Suriya

“…The results showed as much as 100% improvement in lap shear strength compared to unfilled epoxies bonded on aluminum substrates. Cohesive mode failure was also observed. …”
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Development of photocatalytic self-cleaning surfaces on 316 stainless steel by Ong, Jun Hui

“…The results showed that the textured samples achieved a good bonding of TiO2 coating and a better self-cleaning effect as compared to the smooth samples. …”
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Cruise ship industry in Singapore – after COVID and beyond impulsive buying behaviour and influential factors in the cruise package industry by Lee, Min Young

“…The motivation factors identified include escapism, self-esteem & social recognition and bonding. The promotional strategies identified includes advertisement and sales promotion. …”
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Part I: Synthesis of sex pheromone of the pine sawfly, Macrodiprion Nemoralis. Part II: Synthetic studies towards the total synthesis of iriomoteolide-1a by Chin, Yen Jin

“…Conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to α,β-unsaturated esters is one of the most convergent strategies for the construction of C–C bonds. Our group has previously developed a highly efficient CuI-Tol-BINAP-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate using Grignard reagents. …”
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Effects of membrane chlorination on performance of reverse osmosis and nano-filtration membranes by Ho, Yung Lin.

“…Meanwhile the FTIR spectra revealed that chlorine caused the loss of hydrogen bonding sites by observing shift and disappearance of certain peaks after chlorination. …”
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Biophysical studies of oligonucleotides containing duplex stabilising modifications by Marafini, P

“…There is a constant need for well-studied modifications, and to this end X-pyrene was evaluated as a new cytosine analogue that combines enhanced π-stacking, hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions to greatly increase the stability of bulged DNA duplexes and DNA/RNA hybrid duplexes. …”

A signal through the noise: accurate determination of hydrogen atom positions in crystal structures and optimisation of Laue neutron diffraction methods by Sackman, GA

“…This has allowed a variety of chemically and crystallographically interesting studies to be performed, specifically:</p> <p>Determining the novel geometry around transition-metal hydride centers, where the signal due to the hydrides can be more confidently distinguished than in an X-ray diffraction experiment; using Laue neutron derived difference Fourier maps to demonstrate that proton disorder can be mistakenly assigned in X-ray derived crystallographic models; performing variable temperature Laue neutron diffraction to identify proton migratory behaviour across short-strong hydrogen bonds; reassigning the space group of a previously reported cobalt(III) coordination complex, in which the lack of inversion symmetry becomes apparent upon accurate determination of the hydrogen atom positions; using Laue neutron diffraction data to more confidently classify systems as co-crystals or salts.…”

Wannier-function software ecosystem for materials simulations by Marrazzo, A, Beck, S, Margine, ER, Marzari, N, Mostofi, AA, Qiao, J, Souza, I, Tsirkin, SS, Yates, JR, Pizzi, G

“…Wannier functions can be obtained for isolated or extended systems (both crystalline and disordered) and can be used to understand chemical bonding; to characterize electric polarization, magnetization, and topology; and as an optimal basis set, providing accurate interpolations in reciprocal space or large-scale Hamiltonians in real space. …”