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View article: An integrated theoretical, experimental, and numerical study of small-amplitude water waves
An integrated theoretical, experimental, and numerical study of small-amplitude water waves Open
We introduce an inexpensive experimental setup for analyzing free-surface water waves: a 1 m long tabletop flume made from perspex, driven by a variable-frequency piston wavemaker built from Lego. Using mobile-phone video capture, we colle…
View article: An integrated theoretical, experimental, and numerical study of small-amplitude water waves
An integrated theoretical, experimental, and numerical study of small-amplitude water waves Open
We introduce an inexpensive experimental setup for analyzing free-surface water waves: a $1\,\mathrm{m}$-long tabletop flume made from perspex, driven by a variable-frequency piston wavemaker built from Lego. Using mobile-phone video captu…
View article: Bounds on the Spreading Radius in Droplet Impact: The Two-Dimensional Case
Bounds on the Spreading Radius in Droplet Impact: The Two-Dimensional Case Open
We consider the problem of a cylindrical (quasi-two-dimensional) droplet impacting on a hard surface. Cylindrical droplet impact can be engineered in the laboratory, and a theoretical model of the system can also be used to shed light on v…
View article: Enhancing Talent Employment Insights Through Feature Extraction with LLM Finetuning
Enhancing Talent Employment Insights Through Feature Extraction with LLM Finetuning Open
This paper explores the application of large language models (LLMs) to extract nuanced and complex job features from unstructured job postings. Using a dataset of 1.2 million job postings provided by AdeptID, we developed a robust pipeline…
View article: Influence of Xe+ and Ga+ milling species on the cathodoluminescence of wurtzite and zincblende GaN
Influence of Xe+ and Ga+ milling species on the cathodoluminescence of wurtzite and zincblende GaN Open
III-nitride materials, such as GaN and its alloys, are essential for modern microelectronics and optoelectronics due to their unique properties. Focused ion beam (FIB) techniques play a crucial role in their prototyping and characterizatio…
View article: Templated 2D Polymer Heterojunctions for Improved Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production
Templated 2D Polymer Heterojunctions for Improved Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Open
2D polymers have emerged as one of the most promising classes of organic photocatalysts for solar fuel production due to their tunability, charge‐transport properties, and robustness. They are however difficult to process and so there are …
View article: Biocompatibility and Physiological Thiolytic Degradability of Radically Made Thioester-Functional Copolymers: Opportunities for Drug Release
Biocompatibility and Physiological Thiolytic Degradability of Radically Made Thioester-Functional Copolymers: Opportunities for Drug Release Open
Being nondegradable, vinyl polymers have limited biomedical applicability. Unfortunately, backbone esters incorporated through conventional radical ring-opening methods do not undergo appreciable abiotic hydrolysis under physiologically re…
View article: Oleylamine Aging of PtNi Nanoparticles Giving Enhanced Functionality for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Oleylamine Aging of PtNi Nanoparticles Giving Enhanced Functionality for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Open
We report a rapid solution-phase strategy to synthesize alloyed PtNi nanoparticles which demonstrate outstanding functionality for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). This one-pot coreduction colloidal synthesis results in a monodisperse …
View article: Novel Synthesis and Multi-technique Characterisation of Au-Cu Nanoparticles
Novel Synthesis and Multi-technique Characterisation of Au-Cu Nanoparticles Open
with no indication of local segregation.For the APT, Fig. 2b) shows a representative capture of a single Au-Cu nanoparticle within the analysis volume, and looking at this in closer detail, Fig. 2c), reveals subtle microstructural variatio…
View article: Imaging Three-Dimensional Elemental Inhomogeneity in Pt–Ni Nanoparticles Using Spectroscopic Single Particle Reconstruction
Imaging Three-Dimensional Elemental Inhomogeneity in Pt–Ni Nanoparticles Using Spectroscopic Single Particle Reconstruction Open
The properties of nanoparticles are known to critically depend on their local chemistry but characterizing three-dimensional (3D) elemental segregation at the nanometer scale is highly challenging. Scanning transmission electron microscope…
View article: Coupled Optical and Electrochemical Probing of Silver Nanoparticle Destruction in a Reaction Layer
Coupled Optical and Electrochemical Probing of Silver Nanoparticle Destruction in a Reaction Layer Open
The oxidation of silver nanoparticles is induced to occur near to, but not at, an electrode surface. This reaction at a distance from the electrode is studied through the use of dark‐field microscopy, allowing individual nanoparticles and …
View article: Multiscale Engineered Si/SiO<i><sub>x</sub></i> Nanocomposite Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Layer-by-Layer Spray Deposition
Multiscale Engineered Si/SiO<i><sub>x</sub></i> Nanocomposite Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Layer-by-Layer Spray Deposition Open
Si-based high-capacity materials have gained much attention as an alternative to graphite in Li-ion battery anodes. Although Si additions to graphite anodes are now commercialized, the fraction of Si that can be usefully exploited is restr…
View article: Electrochemical Hg<sup>2+</sup>detection at tannic acid-gold nanoparticle modified electrodes by square wave voltammetry
Electrochemical Hg<sup>2+</sup>detection at tannic acid-gold nanoparticle modified electrodes by square wave voltammetry Open
We report the electrochemical sensing of Hg2+based on tannic acid capped gold nanoparticle (AuNP@TA) complexes.
View article: Characterisation of ordering in the A‐site deficient perovskite <scp>Ca1‐xLa2x/3TiO3</scp> using <scp>STEM</scp> / <scp>EELS</scp>
Characterisation of ordering in the A‐site deficient perovskite <span>Ca1‐xLa2x/3TiO3</span> using <span>STEM</span> / <span>EELS</span> Open
Perovskite structures based on the formulation Ca 1‐x La 2x/3 TiO 3 have been extensively studied across a wide range of possible applications, such as anodes for solid oxide fuel cells [1], dielectric resonators [2], high density memory s…
View article: Catalytic activity of catalase–silica nanoparticle hybrids: from ensemble to individual entity activity
Catalytic activity of catalase–silica nanoparticle hybrids: from ensemble to individual entity activity Open
We demonstrate the electrochemical detection and characterization of individual nanoparticle–enzyme hybrids.
View article: Characterization of Ordering in A-Site Deficient Perovskite Ca<sub>1–<i>x</i></sub>La<sub>2<i>x</i>/3</sub>TiO<sub>3</sub> Using STEM/EELS
Characterization of Ordering in A-Site Deficient Perovskite Ca<sub>1–<i>x</i></sub>La<sub>2<i>x</i>/3</sub>TiO<sub>3</sub> Using STEM/EELS Open
The vacancy ordering behavior of an A-site deficient perovskite system, Ca1-xLa2x/3TiO3, was studied using atomic resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) in conjunction with electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS), wit…
View article: Inside Back Cover: Electrochemical Behavior of Gold–Silver Alloy Nanoparticles (ChemElectroChem 7/2016)
Inside Back Cover: Electrochemical Behavior of Gold–Silver Alloy Nanoparticles (ChemElectroChem 7/2016) Open
The Inside Back Cover picture shows the electrochemical behavior of Ag–Au alloy nanoparticles, providing insights into the electrochemical stability of such particles in chloride-containing media and showing contrasting behavior to monomet…
View article: Rapid electrochemical detection of single influenza viruses tagged with silver nanoparticles
Rapid electrochemical detection of single influenza viruses tagged with silver nanoparticles Open
Using a state of the art nano-electrochemical technique, we show that a single virus ‘tagged’ with silver nanoparticles can be rapidly detected in real time at the single virus level.