Accelerated discovery of new catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction by Mahmoud G. Ahmed

“…This research demonstrates how the inactive cations affect the OER performance. Although the Co and Mn can occupy both tetrahedral and octahedral sites interchangeably, the highest catalytic performance as a result of combining the two cations is unraveled for the first time by high-throughput methods. …”
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Reaction mechanisms of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and diethanolamine in the precursor solution for producing (K, Na)NbO3 thin films with outstanding piezoelectric properties by Goh, Phoi Chin, Yao, Kui, Chen, Zhong

“…X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) were used to analyze the interactions among EDTA, DEA, and metal cations in both precursor solutions and amorphous films. …”
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The multicomponent exchange of metals between magmatic fluids and silicate melts by Gion, AM, Gaillard, F

“…The equilibrium concentrations of each species were then used to calculate apparent equilibrium constants and characterize the exchange of 42 cations between the fluid and silicate melts for 129 aqueous species. …”

Chiral 2D-perovskite nanowires for stokes photodetectors by Zhao, Yingjie, Qiu, Yuchen, Feng, Jiangang, Zhao, Jiahui, Chen, Gaosong, Gao, Hanfei, Zhao, Yuyan, Jiang, Lei, Wu, Yuchen

“…Layered perovskites are capable of cross-linking efficient carrier transport originating from few-layer perovskite frameworks with extended functionalities contributed by designable bulky organic cations and nanostructures, thus providing a platform for multiscale material engineering. …”
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Localized structural and bulk effects in hybrid organic-inoraginc perovskites by Wong, Walter Pei De

“…Remarkably, all three polymorphs show distinct cationic dynamics, even though IMI2PbBr4 and IMI3PbBr5 are structurally very similar. …”
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Polymer based photonic crystal fibre sensor for detection of nickel ions in water by Mangalapriyaa Doraisamy

“…In this report, the possibilities of utilizing Mach-Zehnder Interferometer design for the detection of heavy metal ions: nickel cations (Ni2+) would be explored. This report investigates the optimization of coating of chitosan (2%) onto an optical fibre sensor and its sensitivity in sensing nickel (II) chloride-ions.…”
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Stereoselective cyclisation cascades mediated by carbon electrophiles to access novel polycyclic scaffolds by Aynetdinova, DA

“…<p>The research outlined in this thesis describes the progress achieved in carbon electrophile-triggered cationic cyclisation cascades. The cation-initiated polyene cyclisation to form carbocyclic rings, as well as heterocyclisation to form novel lactones, has been explored. …”

High-pressure Response in Two-dimensional Perovskites with Fluorinated Organic Spacers by Ong, Brandon Toon Sheng

“…However, the presence of the large organic spacer cation hinders the charge transport, which lowers the power conversion efficiency in 2D OIHP. …”
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2-amino-5-chloropyrimidin-1-ium hydrogen maleate by Fun, Hoong-Kun., Hemamalini, Madhukar., Rajakannan, Venkatachalam.

“…In the title salt, C4H5ClN3+·C4H3O4-, the 2-amino-5-chloropyrimidinium cation is protonated at one of its pyrimidine N atoms. …”
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Electrochemical oxidation of vitamin e (α-toh) inside artificial lipid multilayers. by Lau, Charmaine.

“…α-Tocopherol is electrochemically converted into α-tocopherol quinone via an intermediate α-tocopherol phenoxonium cation. It is a chemically irreversible process which occurs readily in the presence of water. …”
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Vision based target tracking for autonomous vehicles by Jia, Zhen

“…In this thesis, problems such as data fusion, image features extraction, region of interest identi?cation, target state estimation and tracking have been closely studied. …”
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Waste derived biomaterials used in development of new sensors by Priscillia Winona

“…ISEs (Ion-selective electrodes) were found to be effective sensors for the detection of a variety of inorganic and organic cations and anions. These electrodes are simple, inexpensive, and easy to use. …”
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Ca3Co4O9 thermoelectric thin films by pulsed laser deposition by Sun, Ting

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Coupling photo-responsive transmembrane ion transport with transition metal catalysis by Chao, X, Johnson, T, Temian, M-C, Docker, A, Wallabregue, A, Scott, A, Conway, S, Langton, M

“…We show that acyclic lipophilic pyridyltriazoles enable Pd(II) cations to be transported from the external aqueous phase across the lipid bilayer and into the interior of large unilamellar vesicles. …”

Optimal investment-reinsurance strategy on dynamic mean-variance problem with stochastic volatility by Sun, Jingya

“…Then a viscosity solution of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equations is identifi ed so as to derive the e fficient frontier and e fficient strategies explicitly by a verfi cation theorem. An extension on solving the problem under the stochastic volatility model will be studied as well.…”
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Sepiolite/PVDF nanocomposite films for Ionic polymer metal composites actuators by Koh, Faith Jun Ning

“…Furthermore, substitution of exchangeable cations such as Mg2+ and Ca2+ in SEP with Li+ enhances the flow of ion migration due to the usage of a smaller ion, leading to an increase in overall ionic conductivity.…”
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Metal soprtion enhancement of rice hull through chemical modification by Low, K. S., Lee, C. K., Wong, S. Y., Tang, P. L.

“…Parameters investigated include pH, initial concentration, sorbent dosage and competition with other cations and chelators. Sorption was pH dependent with greater uptake at higher pH value. …”

Studying the effect of Eu3+ ion doping in perovskite solar cells by Muhammad Amir Mohamad Kamal

“…Research efforts have been devoted into the triple cation based organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite formulation of Cs0.05(MA0.17FA0.83)0.95Pb(I0.83Br0.17)3 as it is able to address the chemical and thermal stability of mixed cation perovskite. …”
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Using an ER-specific optogenetic mechanostimulator to understand the mechanosensitivity of the endoplasmic reticulum by Song, Yutong, Zhao, Zhihao, Xu, Linyu, Huang, Peiyuan, Gao, Jiayang, Li, Jingxuan, Wang, Xuejie, Zhou, Yiren, Wang, Jinhui, Zhao, Wenting, Wang, Likun, Zheng, Chaogu, Gao, Bo, Jiang, Liwen, Liu, Kai, Guo, Yusong, Yao, Xiaoqiang, Duan, Liting

“…To fill the knowledge gap, after developing a light-inducible ER-specific mechanostimulator (LIMER), we identify that mechanostimulation of ER elicits a transient, rapid efflux of Ca2+ from ER in monkey kidney COS-7 cells, which is dependent on the cation channels transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily V, member 1 (TRPV1) and polycystin-2 (PKD2) in an additive manner. …”
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Cathodoluminescence of self-organized heterogeneous phases in multidimensional perovskite thin films by Cortecchia, Daniele, Lew, Kar Cheng, So, Jin-Kyu, Bruno, Annalisa, Soci, Cesare

“…In this work, we combine steady-state and time-resolved cathodoluminescence microscopy with photoluminescence techniques and reveal with unprecedented resolution the characteristic self-assembly of heterogeneous phases of perovskites with different dimensionality, driven by uneven redistribution of methylammonium cations during film formation. Our findings provide fundamental insights for the rational design of complex multidimensional perovskite systems with improved stability and emissive properties.…”
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