Construction and photoluminescence properties of a three‐dimensional ZnII coordination network based on naphthalene‐1,4‐dicarboxylic acid and 1,6‐bis(pyridin‐3‐yl)‐1,3,5‐hexatriene

2018 / Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry

In recent years, coordination polymers constructed from multidentate carboxylate and pyridyl ligands have attracted much attention because these ligands can… Continue reading Construction and photoluminescence properties of a three‐dimensional ZnII coordination network based on naphthalene‐1,4‐dicarboxylic acid and 1,6‐bis(pyridin‐3‐yl)‐1,3,5‐hexatriene

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

In situ one pot synthesis of nanoscale TiO2-anchored reduced graphene oxide (RGO) for improved photodegradation of 5-fluorouracil drug

2018 / Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics

This paper reports an ‘in situ’ precipitation-reduction reaction for the scalable production of nanoscale TiO2-anchored reduced graphene oxide (RGO–TiO2) nanocomposites.… Continue reading In situ one pot synthesis of nanoscale TiO2-anchored reduced graphene oxide (RGO) for improved photodegradation of 5-fluorouracil drug

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Internal‐Edge‐Substituted Coumarin‐Fused [6]Helicenes: Asymmetric Synthesis, Structural Features, and Control of Self‐Assembly

2018 / Chemistry A European Journal

π‐Conjugated helicenes containing heteroatoms have attracted significant attention due to their diverse chemical and electronic structures, as well as tunable… Continue reading Internal‐Edge‐Substituted Coumarin‐Fused [6]Helicenes: Asymmetric Synthesis, Structural Features, and Control of Self‐Assembly

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study on Circular Dichroism and Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Configurationally Robust D3-Symmetric Triple Pentahelicene

2018 / The Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Pentahelicene (PH) exhibits the largest absorption (gabs) and luminescence (glum) dissymmetry factors amongst the helicene family, but is configurationally and… Continue reading A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study on Circular Dichroism and Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Configurationally Robust D3-Symmetric Triple Pentahelicene

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Compact TiO2/Anatase TiO2 Single-Crystalline Nanoparticle Electron-Transport Bilayer for Efficient Planar Perovskite Solar Cells

2018 / ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Electron-transport layer (ETL)/perovskite interface modification plays a key task for producing efficient planar perovskite solar cells (PSCs). In this study,… Continue reading Compact TiO2/Anatase TiO2 Single-Crystalline Nanoparticle Electron-Transport Bilayer for Efficient Planar Perovskite Solar Cells

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Significant Enhancement of Absorption and Luminescence Dissymmetry Factors in the Far‐red Region: Zinc(II) Homoleptic Helicate Formed by a Pair of Achiral Dipyrromethene Ligands

2018 / Chemistry A European Journal

A homoleptic zinc(II) helicate organized by a pair of achiral dipyrromethene ligands through zinc(II)‐coordination were synthesized to evaluate the chiroptical… Continue reading Significant Enhancement of Absorption and Luminescence Dissymmetry Factors in the Far‐red Region: Zinc(II) Homoleptic Helicate Formed by a Pair of Achiral Dipyrromethene Ligands

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Structural, Optical and Impedance Spectroscopic Characterizations of Nanocrystalline A2Ti2Zr5O16(A = Mg, Ca, Ba and Sr)

2018 / Journal of Electronic Materials

A nanocrystalline A2Ti2Zr5O16 (A = Mg, Ca, Ba and Sr) system has been synthesized by a modified combustion technique. The cation-deficient calzirtite (Ca2Ti2Zr5O16)… Continue reading Structural, Optical and Impedance Spectroscopic Characterizations of Nanocrystalline A2Ti2Zr5O16(A = Mg, Ca, Ba and Sr)

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Facile green synthesis of fluorescent N-doped carbon dots from Actinidia deliciosa and their catalytic activity and cytotoxicity applications

2018 / Optical Materials

Green synthesis of fluorescent nitrogen doped carbon dots (N-CDs) using Actinidia deliciosa (A. deliciosa) fruit extract as a carbon precursor and aqueous… Continue reading Facile green synthesis of fluorescent N-doped carbon dots from Actinidia deliciosa and their catalytic activity and cytotoxicity applications

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Interaction of a chloride channel blocker with a lipid bilayer membrane and subsequent effect of addition of submicellar concentrations of bile salt

2018 / Journal of Luminescence

The present study demonstrates the interaction of potential chloride channel blocker drug, namely, 9-methylanthroate (9MA) with dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) lipid bilayer… Continue reading Interaction of a chloride channel blocker with a lipid bilayer membrane and subsequent effect of addition of submicellar concentrations of bile salt

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Application of fluorescence spectroscopy and chemometric models for the detection of vegetable oil adulterants in Maltese virgin olive oils

2018 / Journal of Food Science and Technology

Fluorescence spectrometry, combined with principle component analysis, partial least-squares regression (PLSR) and artificial neural network (ANN), was applied for the… Continue reading Application of fluorescence spectroscopy and chemometric models for the detection of vegetable oil adulterants in Maltese virgin olive oils

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Optical, electrical and magnetic properties of fiber structure Zn0.99Mn0.01O films prepared by spray pyrolysis

2018 / Thin Solid Films

Zn0.99Mn0.01O thin films were deposited on borosilicate glass at different temperatures and precursor concentration using cost-effective chemical spray pyrolysis. X-ray diffraction patterns revealed that all… Continue reading Optical, electrical and magnetic properties of fiber structure Zn0.99Mn0.01O films prepared by spray pyrolysis

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Synthesis, spectral characterization, antimicrobial, DNA interactions and molecular modeling studies of metal complexes of 1, 3-benzothiazole carbohydrazone

2018 / Journal of Chemical Sciences

The compound N′′-[(Z)-furan-2-ylmethylidene]-1,3-benzothiazole-2-carbohydrazone (FMBC) and its Cu (II), Ni (II) and Zn (II) complexes were synthesized and characterized by Mass,… Continue reading Synthesis, spectral characterization, antimicrobial, DNA interactions and molecular modeling studies of metal complexes of 1, 3-benzothiazole carbohydrazone

Leah Pandiscia, PhD