Supramolecular assembly of platinum-containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes: an interplay of intermolecular interactions and a correlation between structural modifications and morphological transformations.

Supramolecular assembly of platinum-containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes: an interplay of intermolecular interactions and a correlation between structural modifications and morphological transformations† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c6sc04169h Click here for additional data file.

Nano-colloidal silica-tethered polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes with eight branches of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane as high performance catalyst for the preparation of furan-2(5H)-ones

An efficient and rapid method for the synthesis of 3,4,5-substituted furan-2 (5H)-ones has been achieved through a three-component reaction of aniline, dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylate, and aromatic aldehydes using nano-colloidal silica-tethered polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes with eight branches of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (nano-colloidal silica @APTPOSS) as a superior catalyst under m...

New high-efficiency protective coating containing glycidyl-POSS nanocage for improvement of solar cell electrical parameters

Various antireflection thin films are often used to cover glass to increase solar cell electrical parameters. In the recent years many efforts have been done to develop and improve of solar cell films with high electrical output. One of the most important challenges of obtaining of high-efficiency thin films of solar cells is creation an effective light trapping system. The new polymeric protec...

Ab initio analysis of the structural properties of alkyl-substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes.

Ab initio quantum mechanical calculations have been performed to establish the potentials for alkyl-substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) monomers RxH8-x(SiO1.5)8. More specifically, we have examined the unsubstituted POSS (SiO1.5H)8 cage as well as linear and cyclic alkyl-substituted cages where one of the terminating hydrogen atoms is replaced by a hydrocarbon group, that is...

Supramolecular Control of Spin Crossover Phenomena Using Various Amphiphiles

An aspect of nanochemistry that has attracted significant attention is the formation of nanoarchitectures from the self-assembly of metal complexes, based on the design of compounds having cooperative functionalities. This technique is currently seen as important within the field of nanomaterials. In the present review, we describe the methods that allow tuning of the intermolecular interaction...