Self-defect-passivation by Br-enrichment in FA-doped Cs1−xFAxPbBr3 quantum dots: towards high-performance quantum dot light-emitting diodes

2020 / Scientific Reports volume 10, Article number: 14758 (2020)

Halide vacancy defect is one of the major origins of non-radiative recombination in the lead halide perovskite light emitting devices… Continue reading Self-defect-passivation by Br-enrichment in FA-doped Cs1−xFAxPbBr3 quantum dots: towards high-performance quantum dot light-emitting diodes

Heather Haffner

Ultrafast synthesis of carbon quantum dots from fenugreek seeds using microwave plasma enhanced decomposition: application of C-QDs to grow fluorescent protein crystals

2020 / Scientific Reports volume 10, Article number: 12333 (2020)

Herein, we present the rapid synthesis of mono-dispersed carbon quantum dots (C-QDs) via a single-step microwave plasma-enhanced decomposition (MPED) process.… Continue reading Ultrafast synthesis of carbon quantum dots from fenugreek seeds using microwave plasma enhanced decomposition: application of C-QDs to grow fluorescent protein crystals

Heather Haffner

An amine functionalized ZnCr LDH/MCM-41 nanocomposite as efficient visible light induced photocatalyst for Cr(VI) reduction

2020 / Materials Today: Proceedings

Achieving photocatalytic carcinogenic hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) reduction by utilising a visible light promoted semiconductor based nanocomposite is challenging as a… Continue reading An amine functionalized ZnCr LDH/MCM-41 nanocomposite as efficient visible light induced photocatalyst for Cr(VI) reduction

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Mechanistic insights into heme-mediated transcriptional regulation via a bacterial manganese-binding iron regulator, iron response regulator (Irr)

2020 / Journal of Biological Chemistry

The transcription factor iron response regulator (Irr) is a key regulator of iron homeostasis in the nitrogen-fixating bacterium Bradyrhizobium japonicum.… Continue reading Mechanistic insights into heme-mediated transcriptional regulation via a bacterial manganese-binding iron regulator, iron response regulator (Irr)

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Synthesis and characterization of host-guest inclusion complex of β-cyclodextrin with 4,4′-methylenedianiline by diverse methodologies

2020 / Journal of Molecular Liquids

In the present article the host-guest inclusion of 4,4′-Methylenedianiline (MDA) (guest) into β-Cyclodextrin (β-CD) (Host) hydrophobic cavity was done and… Continue reading Synthesis and characterization of host-guest inclusion complex of β-cyclodextrin with 4,4′-methylenedianiline by diverse methodologies

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Phosphorous, boron and sulfur doped g-C3N4 nanosheet: Synthesis, characterization, and comparative study towards photocatalytic hydrogen generation

2020 / Materials Today: Proceedings

Phosphorus, sulfur, and boron doped graphitic carbon nitride were successfully synthesized by solid-state calcination of melamine, as precursor of g-C3N4 and… Continue reading Phosphorous, boron and sulfur doped g-C3N4 nanosheet: Synthesis, characterization, and comparative study towards photocatalytic hydrogen generation

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Detection by fluorescence microscopy of N-aminopeptidases in bacteria using an ICT sensor with multiphoton excitation: Usefulness for super-resolution microscopy

2020 / Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical

Bacterial proteases are relevant in pathological processes such as the survival, growth and development of microorganisms. In particular alanine amino… Continue reading Detection by fluorescence microscopy of N-aminopeptidases in bacteria using an ICT sensor with multiphoton excitation: Usefulness for super-resolution microscopy

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Investigation on synthesis, laser damage threshold, and NLO properties of L-asparagine thioacetamide single crystal for photonic device applications

2020 / Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics

The optically colorless L-asparagine thioacetamide (LATA) single crystal was grown by the slow evaporation method at room temperature with water as… Continue reading Investigation on synthesis, laser damage threshold, and NLO properties of L-asparagine thioacetamide single crystal for photonic device applications

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Synthesis and properties of σ‐π conjugated porous polymers obtained with Mizoroki–Heck reaction of tetra vinyl cyclic siloxane with dibromo fluorene

2020 / Journal of Polymer Science

σ‐π Conjugated porous polymers were synthesized by the Mizoroki–Heck reaction of cyclic siloxane with vinyl groups, 1,3,5,7‐tetravinyltetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane (TVMCTS), and 2,7‐dibromo‐9,9‐dialkylfluorene… Continue reading Synthesis and properties of σ‐π conjugated porous polymers obtained with Mizoroki–Heck reaction of tetra vinyl cyclic siloxane with dibromo fluorene

Leah Pandiscia, PhD