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Hop** dynamics and diffusion of atoms, molecules, and ions in nanoporous solids by exchange NMR spectroscopy
Molecular diffusion in nanoporous materials can be understood as series of dynamic hop** or exchange motions of molecules between different discrete sites. Exchange NMR offers the spectral resolution to dist...
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Insight into the structures and dynamics of organic semiconductors through solid-state NMR spectroscopy
Organic semiconductors (OSCs) are of fundamental and technological interest, owing to their properties and functions in a range of optoelectronic devices, including organic light-emitting diodes, organic photo...
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Publisher Correction: A molecular cross-linking approach for hybrid metal oxides
In the version of this Article originally published, Liban M. A. Saleh was incorrectly listed as Liban A. M. Saleh due to a technical error. This has now been amended in all online versions of the Article.
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A molecular cross-linking approach for hybrid metal oxides
There is significant interest in the development of methods to create hybrid materials that transform capabilities, in particular for Earth-abundant metal oxides, such as TiO2, to give improved or new properties ...
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Erratum: Tuning underwater adhesion with cation–π interactions
Nature Chemistry 9, 473–479 (2017); published online 13 February 2017; corrected after print 8 June 2017. In the version of this Article originally published, the accept date was incorrect and should have read...
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Tuning underwater adhesion with cation–π interactions
Cation–π interactions drive the self-assembly and cohesion of many biological molecules, including the adhesion proteins of several marine organisms. Although the origin of cation–π bonds in isolated pairs has be...
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Open AccessUnderstanding silicate hydration from quantitative analyses of hydrating tricalcium silicates
Silicate hydration is prevalent in natural and technological processes, such as, mineral weathering, glass alteration, zeolite syntheses and cement hydration. Tricalcium silicate (Ca3SiO5), the main constituent o...
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Large molecules welcome
Choosing a porous solid for catalysis usually involves a trade-off between reactivity and mass-transport properties. Polycrystalline zeolite aggregates with adjustable mesoscopic pores make both available in o...
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Learning from Biological Systems: Novel Routes to Biomimetic Synthesis of Ordered Silica Structures
Biological systems have evolved mechanisms that precisely control inorganic structures on both the micro- and nanoscale, operating at ambient pressures and temperatures. In both the calcium carbonate, calcium ...
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Generalized syntheses of large-pore mesoporous metal oxides with semicrystalline frameworks
Surfactants have been shown to organize silica into a variety of mesoporous forms, through the mediation of electrostatic, hydrogen-bonding, covalent and van der Waals interactions1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8. This approach t...
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NMR Studies on Hydrolysis and Condensation Reactions of Alkoxysilanes Containing Si—H Bonds
Hydrolysis and condensation reactions of four organically modified alkoxides, used for the preparation of silicon oxycarbide gel precursors, have been followed by 29Si NMR. Triethoxysilane (HSi(OEt)3) and meth...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Xenon NMR Spectroscopy
Xenon NMR spectroscopy has become an important and widely used tool for characterizing complex chemical systems and host phases. Issues central to new and existing uses of xenon NMR in materials research are e...
