For photocatalytic removal of nitric oxide (NO), two major issues need to be addressed: incomplete oxidation of NO and deactivation of the photocatalyst. In this study, we aimed to solve these two problems by constructing an all-solid-state Z-scheme heterojunction (PI-g-C3N4) consisting of g-C3N4 surface modified with perylene imides (PI). PI-g-C3N4 exhibits significant enhancement in photocata...

Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) has been established as a widely practiced Additive Manufacturing technique, using various thermoplastic filaments. Carbon fibre (CF) additives enhance mechanical properties of the materials. The main operational hazard FFF technique explored in literature is emission Ultrafine Particles and Volatile Organic Compounds. Exposure data regarding novel materials lar...

thus suggesting that the thermodynamics and kinetics of the decomposition depend on the particle size. The high surfaceto-volume ratio of nanoparticles that result from the ballmilling process not only leads to an increase in the number of surface-active sites for reaction, but may also affect the actual reaction mechanisms. Based on results of ab initio calculations for native point defects an...

Interpenetration is an intrinsic behaviour for the porous coordination networks. To prevent the interpenetration, a common strategy is the imposition of geometric or steric restrictions by incorporating bulky moieties into organic tectons. So far, most of the available incorporations have been achieved through a covalent connection, while few involved in the non-covalent weak interactions. In t...

The synthesis, characterization, and charge transport performance of novel copolymers PNDIFu2 made from alternating naphthalene diimide (NDI) and bifuran (Fu2) units are reported. Usage of potentially biomass-derived Fu2 as alternating repeat unit enables flattened polymer backbones due to reduced steric interactions between the imide oxygens and Fu2 units, as seen by density functional theory ...

A series of 17 long-chain arylpiperazines containing bulky, complex imide systems (5,8-dimethyl-3b,9-epoxy-(3a,4,5,6,7,8,9,9a)-octahydro-1Hbenzo[e]isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione or 4,9-diphenyl-4,9-epoxy-3a,4,9,9a-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[f]isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione) was synthesized and evaluated for their affinity for serotonin 5-HT , 5-HT and dopamine D receptors. Most of the new compounds showed moderate ...

Molecular packing motifs in solid states is the dominant factor affecting the n-channel organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). However, few systematic researches were performed in the different extensions of π-conjugated molecules with the uniform substitution effecting the molecular packing motifs. In this manuscript, OFET devices based on three latterally expanded rylene diimides end-funct...

Herein we describe the development and optimization of a two-step procedure for synthesis N-protected 1-aminomethylphosphonium salts from imides, amides, carbamates, or lactams. Our “step-by-step” methodology involves transformation amide-type substrates to corresponding hydroxymethyl derivatives, followed by substitution hydroxyl group with phosphonium moiety. The first step described was cond...