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Transforming micelles into mixed micelles: a promising approach to tune the catalytic performance of imidazolium-based surface active ionic liquids toward degradation of rhodamine B

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9CP07040K, Paper
Fayaz Ahmed Butt, Parvaiz Ahmad Bhat, Sajad Ahmad Bhat, Nusrat Rashid, Mudasir Ahmad Rather, Sarwar Ahmad Pandit, Pravin P. Ingole, Ghulam Mohammad Rather, Mohsin Ahmad Bhat
Incorporating nonionic Brij56 into cationic DDMIMCl (SAIL) micelles significantly enhances catalytic performance of SAIL toward reductive degradation of rhodamine B, a potential carcinogenic dye extensively used in multiple industrial applications.
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Functionalization of two-dimensional 1T'-ReS2 with surface ligands for use as a photocatalyst in the hydrogen evolution reaction: a first-principles calculation study

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9415-9423
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01016B, Paper
Jing Pan, Wannian Zhang, Xiaoyong Xu, Jingguo Hu
Surface functionalization with polar ligands to tune band edges of two-dimensional 1T'-ReS2 and enhance its photocatalytic activity for hydrogen production.
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Identifying the role of excess electrons and holes for initiating the photocatalytic dissociation of methanol on a TiO2(110) surface

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00332H, Paper
Fengdu Yu, Ziyu Hu
As a prototype for the catalytic oxidation of organic contaminants, photocatalytic methanol dissociation on rutile TiO2(110) has drawn much attention, but its reaction mechanism remains elusive.
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Decoding the molecular water structure at complex interfaces through surface-specific spectroscopy of the water bending mode

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01269F, Paper
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Takakazu Seki, Chun-Chieh Yu, Xiaoqing Yu, Tatsuhiko Ohto, Shumei Sun, Konrad Meister, Ellen H. G. Backus, Mischa Bonn, Yuki Nagata
The water bending mode vibrational spectroscopy provides a new avenue for unveiling the hydrogen bonding structure of interfacial water at complex aqueous interfaces such as solid–water and bio–water interfaces.
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Premelting of ice adsorbed on a rock surface

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9CP06836H, Paper
V. Esteso, S. Carretero-Palacios, L. G. MacDowell, Johannes Fiedler, D. F. Parsons, F. Spallek, H. Míguez, C. Persson, Stefan Yoshi Buhmann, I. Brevik, M. Boström
Considering ice-premelting on a quartz rock surface (i.e. silica) we calculate the Lifshitz excess pressures in a four layer system with rock–ice–water–air.
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The excited-state relaxation mechanism of potential UVA-activated phototherapeutic molecules: trajectory surface hopping simulations of both 4-thiothymine and 2,4-dithiothymine

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01450H, Paper
Jun Cao, Dong-chu Chen
Both molecules share energetically accessible crossing pathways, but have differences in atomic details during excited state relaxation.
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Quantum chemical study of substituent effects on CN bond in aryl isocyanide molecules adsorbed on the Pt surface

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00760A, Paper
Ben Wang, Min Gao, Kohei Uosaki, Tetsuya Taketsugu
A periodic implemented scheme of natural bond orbital (NBO) theory and normal mode analysis have been employed to investigate a chemical bond strength tendency for aryl isocyanide molecules with different...
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Surface diffusion manifestation in electrodeposition of metal anodes

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01352H, Paper
Bairav S. Vishnugopi, Feng Hao, Ankit Verma, Partha P. Mukherjee
Transformation of the electrodeposition morphology, facilitated by the surface self-diffusion across a step
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Direct Identification of Fish Species by Surface Molecular Transferring

Analyst, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0AN00510J, Paper
Mingke Shao, Hongyan Bi
With the expanding of the aquatic market and the large quantity of seafood consumption, the issues on safety, traceability and authenticity of seafood are becoming more and more important. Herein,...
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Portable surface-enhanced Raman scattering analysis performed with microelectrode-templated silver nanodendrites

Analyst, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0AN00484G, Paper
Joshua Raveendran, Aristides Docoslis
Using a handheld Raman spectrometer, we demonstrate how silver nanodendritic substrates formed on microelectrode platforms can be used for ultrasensitive detection of target analytes, such as cocaine and melamine. The...
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Detection and classification of fentanyl and its precursors by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Analyst, 2020, 145,3440-3446
DOI: 10.1039/C9AN02568E, Paper
Rustin Mirsafavi, Martin Moskovits, Carl Meinhart
An analytical technique combining partial least squares-discriminant analysis, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), and microfluidics for the detection and classification of fentanyl and its chemical precursors.
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Portable and field-deployed surface plasmon resonance and plasmonic sensors

Analyst, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0AN00316F, Critical Review
Jean-Francois Masson
Plasmonic sensors are portable devices that can be employed in situ for the detection of analytes in environmental sciences, clinical diagnostics, infectious diseases, food, and industrial applications.
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Surface Polymer Imprinted Optical Fibre Sensor for Dose Detection of Dabrafenib

Analyst, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0AN00434K, Paper
Chenyang He , Ulises Hernandez Ledezma , Pratik Gurnani, Thais Fedatto Abelha, Kristofer James Thurecht, Ricardo Goncalves Correia , Steve Morgan, Poulam Patel, Cameron Alexander, Sergiy Korposh
Dabrafenib is one of the most widely used of the new generation of targeted anti-cancer drugs. However, its therapeutic window varies for different patients and so there is an unmet...
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Pretense design: surface over substance / Per Mollerup

Rotch Library - NK1520.M65 2019




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Speculative taxidermy: natural history, animal surfaces, and art in the anthropocene / Giovanni Aloi

Rotch Library - N7660.A57 2018




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On-surface synthesis of planar acenes via regioselective aryl–aryl coupling

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,4890-4893
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01043J, Communication
Lin Feng, Tao Wang, Hongxing Jia, Jianmin Huang, Dong Han, Wenzhao Zhang, Honghe Ding, Qian Xu, Pingwu Du, Junfa Zhu
The reaction of 2,2'-dibromo-biphenyl (DBBP) on a Ag(111) surface leads to the generation of planar dibenzo[e,l]pyrene, in contrast to the nonplanar saddle-shaped tetraphenylene formed in solution.
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Surfactant-free synthesis of ultralong silver nanowires for endurable transparent conducting electrodes

Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01915A, Communication
Sian-Hong Tseng, Lian-Ming Lyu, Kai-Yuan Hsiao, Wan-Hua Ho, Ming-Yen Lu
The present study employed the surfactant-free growth of ultralong (~50 μm) silver nanowires (AgNWs) with high aspect ratio (up to 500) by galvanic replacement. AgNW conducting film were fabricated as...
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Wettability read-out strategy for aptamer target binding based on a recognition/hydrophobic bilayer surface

Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01936D, Communication
Yunfei Fan, Yahang Xie, Zhen Zhao, Yang Zhao, Rui Yu, Xiang-yang Liu, Youhui Lin, Changxu Lin
A wettability read-out strategy for an aptasensor is setup with a bilayer surface. It targets on methamphetamine and uses hydrophobicity reduction as the signal induced by recognition by the supporting aptamer layer.
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Solvent-driven migration of highly polar monomers into hydrophobic PDMS produces a thick graft layer via subsurface initiated ATRP for efficient antibiofouling

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,5030-5033
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00768D, Communication
Xin Yu, Yang Yang, Wufang Yang, Xungai Wang, Xin Liu, Feng Zhou, Yan Zhao
Organic solvents that possess affinity towards both polar monomers and hydrophobic PDMS play a “driving” role in the diffusion of polar monomers into the subsurface of the PDMS substrate.
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The synergy between the CsPbBr3 nanoparticle surface and the organic ligand becomes manifest in a demanding carbon–carbon coupling reaction

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,5026-5029
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01339K, Communication
Ignacio Rosa-Pardo, Carla Casadevall, Luciana Schmidt, Miguel Claros, Raquel E. Galian, Julio Lloret-Fillol, Julia Pérez-Prieto
The cooperative action between the CsPbBr3 surface and capping makes the photoredox homo-/cross-coupling of benzyl bromides under mild conditions possible.
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Electrospray Ionization: an efficient approach to deposit polymetallic molecular switches onto gold surfaces

Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01906B, Communication
Amina Benchohra, Christophe Méthivier, david kreher, Jessem Landoulsi, rodrigue lescouezec
Electrospray ionization (EI) deposition is proven efficient in obtaining monolayers of a polymetallic charge transfer complex onto gold surfaces. The molecule’s integrity is monitored by PM-IRRAS and XPS. This approach...
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Bulk and Surface Structural Changes in High Nickel Cathodes Subjected to Fast Charging Conditions

Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02579H, Communication
Zhijia Du, Tianyi Liu, Xianyang Wu, Muhammad Mominur Rahman, Dennis Nordlund, Kejie Zhao, Michael D Schulz, Feng Lin, David L. Wood III, Ilias Belharouak
Fast charging of Li-ion batteries emerges as a requirement for the widespread of electric vehicles (EVs). The challenge is that the active materials inside the cells may undergo significant interfacial...
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Surface modification of graphene oxide via noncovalent functionalization with porphyrins for selective photocatalytic oxidation of alcohols

New J. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ01141J, Paper
Tossapong Phuangburee, Dmytro Solonenko, Nukorn Plainpan, Patchanita Thamyongkit, Dietrich R. T. Zahn, Sakulsuk Unarunotai, Thawatchai Tuntulani, Pannee Leeladee
GO–porphyrin composites were simply prepared by a self-assembly process. The noncovalent interactions between the porphyrins and oxygen-containing functional groups on GO play a crucial role in controlling their photocatalytic activities.
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Rapid organic solvent extraction coupled with surface enhanced Raman spectroscopic mapping for ultrasensitive quantification of foliarly applied silver nanoparticles in plant leaves

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, 7,1061-1067
DOI: 10.1039/C9EN01246J, Communication
Zhiyun Zhang, Ming Xia, Chuanxin Ma, Huiyuan Guo, Wenhao Wu, Jason C. White, Baoshan Xing, Lili He
An organic solvent-based extraction approach coupled with surface enhanced Raman spectroscopic mapping technique to quantify silver nanoparticles in spinach leaf.
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The adsorption and oxidation of SO2 on MgO surface: experimental and DFT calculation studies

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, 7,1092-1101
DOI: 10.1039/C9EN01474H, Paper
Honghong Wang, Cheng Zhong, Qingxin Ma, Jinzhu Ma, Hong He
The reaction mechanisms and synergistic effects of NO2/O2 on the heterogeneous oxidation of SO2 to sulfate on a MgO surface.
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Surface coating and particle size are main factors explaining the transcriptome-wide responses of the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus to silver nanoparticles

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, 7,1179-1193
DOI: 10.1039/C9EN01144G, Paper
Dick Roelofs, Sunday Makama, Tjalf E. de Boer, Riet Vooijs, Cornelis A. M. van Gestel, Nico W. van den Brink
We present transcriptome responses of earthworms exposed to differently sized and coated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), which are used in important industrial and biomedical applications.
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Dominant effect of the grain size of the MAPbI3 perovskite controlled by the surface roughness of TiO2 on the performance of perovskite solar cells

CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2718-2727
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00169D, Paper
Methawee Nukunudompanich, Gekko Budiutama, Kazuma Suzuki, Kei Hasegawa, Manabu Ihara
The surface roughness of the c-TiO2 layer help controls the perovskite grain size without any other parameter. The direct effect of perovskite grain size on PSC performance is clarified.
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Agglomeration enhancement of AlN surface diffusion fluxes on a (0 0 0 1)-sapphire substrate grown by pulsed atomic-layer epitaxy techniques via MOCVD

CrystEngComm, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00113A, Paper
Mohd Nazri Abd Rahman, Yusnizam Yusuf, Afiq Anuar, Mohamad Raqif Mahat, Narong Chanlek, Noor Azrina Talik, Muhammad I. M. Abdul Khudus, Norzaini Zainal, Wan Haliza Abd Majid, Ahmad Shuhaimi
An atomically flat covering with a dense and crack-free surface of aluminium nitride films was successfully deposited on a sapphire-(0 0 0 1) substrate through a pulsed atomic-layer epitaxy technique via horizontal metalorganic chemical vapour deposition.
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Role of Surface Phenomena on the Reaction of Molecular Solids: the Diels-Alder Reaction on Pentacene

CrystEngComm, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00269K, Paper
Selma Piranej, Michael A. W. Shelhart Sayers, Gregory J. Deye, Sergey N. Maximoff, Jonathan P. Hopwood, Haejun Park, Jean G. Slavsky, Jacob Ciszek
Reactivity trends for molecular solids cannot be explained exclusively through topochemical phenomenon (i.e. diffusivity, reaction cavities) or electronic structure of the molecules. As an example of this class, Diels-Alder reactions...
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Cocrystals/salt of 1-naphthaleneacetic acid and utilizing Hirshfeld surface calculations for acid–aminopyrimidine synthons

CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2978-2989
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00106F, Paper
Utsav Garg, Yasser Azim, Aranya Kar, Chullikkattil P. Pradeep
Revisit of acid–aminopyrimidine synthons to explore the robustness in presence of linear hetrotetramer and heterotrimer synthon.
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An X-shaped cyano–carbonyl interaction on the polar surface of (cyanoacetyl)hydrazones

CrystEngComm, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00359J, Communication
Zhenfeng Zhang
An X-shaped CN⋯CO interaction, which plays a critical role in dictating the molecule conformation and crystal packing patterns, has been found to occur on the polar surface of (cyanoacetyl)hydrazones, and is rationalized by density functional theory calculations.
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Geometry of surfaces: a practical guide for mechanical engineers / Stephen P. Radzevich

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Statistical mechanics of liquids and solutions: intermolecular forces, structure and surface interactions.

Online Resource




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Surface engineering by friction-assisted processes: methods, materials, and applications / B. Ratna Sunil, PhD

Online Resource




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Surface engineering of modern materials / Kapil Gupta, editor

Online Resource




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Acting US Defence Secretary quits as domestic violence reports surface

Acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan has quit as reports of a domestic violence incident from nearly nine years ago surfaced marring his chances for confirmation even as Washington readies for a possible confrontation with Iran.




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[ASAP] Controlling Surface Phase Transition and Chemical Reactivity of O3-Layered Metal Oxide Cathodes for High-Performance Na-Ion Batteries

ACS Energy Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00700




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[ASAP] Highly Air-Stable Tin-Based Perovskite Solar Cells through Grain-Surface Protection by Gallic Acid

ACS Energy Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00526




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Biochemical and biophysical roles of cell surface molecules / Kausik Chattopadhyay, Subhash C. Basu, editor

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[ASAP] Surface Functionalization of Pegylated Gold Nanoparticles with Antioxidants Suppresses Nanoparticle-Induced Oxidative Stress and Neurotoxicity

Chemical Research in Toxicology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00368




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[ASAP] Functionalized Surface-Charged SiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles Induce Pro-Inflammatory Responses, but Are Not Lethal to Caco-2 Cells

Chemical Research in Toxicology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00478




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Review: Microsoft Surface

Surface is proof that Redmond is intent on taking the tablet someplace entirely new and different.




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Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro Review

The Surface Pro looks like a tablet, but it's not a mobile device. It's a portable device.




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Talking Pictures | The Icy Surf Photography of Chris Burkard

Photographer Chris Burkard doesn't make the usual images of surfers. He and his crew don thick wetsuits and head for the poles to make photos of surfers paddling out in slushy cold waters off of Norway, Iceland and Chile.




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Microsoft's Surface Pro 4: A Hybrid on Its Way to Greatness

The laptop-tablet hybrid is clearly the future of Windows mobility, so it makes sense that Microsoft is trying to corner the market.




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The Surface Book Really Is the Ultimate Laptop

WIRED's David Pierce reviews the Surface Book, Microsoft's kick-ass laptop that the company figured out how to turn into a convertible hybrid PC.




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CES 2017 - The Fridges of the Future Surf the Web and Take Pictures

A fridge should do more than just keep your food cold, right? Samsung and LG think so. Both companies showcased their outrageously smart fridges at CES this year.




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Hey Surfers, Soon Your Wetsuit May Be Covered in Fur

MIT researchers are taking a cue from nature to develop a revolutionary new wetsuit material that could change surfing forever.




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Microsoft's Surface Studio Is All Beauty and a Little Bit of Brains

David Pierce reviews the new all-in-one PC from Microsoft. It's a joy to use, especially if you like drawing with a pen on a massive touchscreen.




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Surface tension and related thermodynamic quantities of aqueous electrolyte solutions / Norihiro Matubayasi

Matubayasi, Norihiro