Two α-MnO2 crystals with caddice-clew-like and urchin-like morphologies are prepared by the hydrothermal method, and their structure and electrochemical performance are characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), galvanostatic cell cycling, cyclic voltammetry, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The morphology of the MnO2 prepared under acidic con...

An in-situ electrochemical Rutherford backscattering (ECRBS) system has been demonstrated that enables the investigation of electrode and solution composition, along with kinetics of nuclide adsorption and desorption, at an electrode-electrolyte interface (EEI) under potential control. In contrast to other in-situ electrochemical diffraction or spectroscopy techniques, ECRBS can provide quantit...

Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) has been used to image latent fingermarks enhanced by adsorption of gold nanoparticles onto which silver is chemically deposited, a process known as "multi-metal-deposition" (MMD).

Despite exhaustive spectroscopic investigations on the CoPi oxygen-evolving catalyst over the past several years, little is known about the surface cobalt sites and intermediates in direct contact with water that are responsible for the actual catalysis. Many studies thus far have been limited to ex situ characterizations or bulk film measurements, often in the absence of solvent. Here we descr...

The design and prototype implementation of a deduct ive processor f o r e f f i c i e n t ex t rac t ion of i m p l i c i t in format ion from e x p l i c i t data stored w i t h i n a r e l a t i o n a l data-base system is descr ibed. General statements (premises or inference ru les ) as wel l as queries are expressed in a canonical form as imp l i ca t i ons . From user quer ies , the system...

Microporous thin films (approximately equal to 50 to 400 nm) composed of discrete, cavity-containing molecular rectangles have been prepared. The films, which contain both amorphous and microcrystalline domains, display shape-selective transport behavior. They are permeable to small molecules and to molecules that are short or narrow in at least one dimension--for example, elongated planar mole...

A novel electrochemical technique for DNA detection has been developed by a simple combination cisplatin and a glassy carbon electrode. The complexation of cisplatin with DNA caused suppression of the electroreduction of cisplatin owing to the steric hindrance and, subsequently, the electrolytic current for reducing proton that is catalyzed by the platinum deposited on the glassy carbon electro...

We describe an alternative electrochemical technique to monitor covalent bond formation in real-time using nanoparticle-electrode collisions. The method is based on recognising the redox current when MP-11 functionalised chemical reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanosheets collide with Lomant's reagent modified gold microelectrode. This facile and highly sensitive monitoring method can be useful fo...

This work presents a microfluidic device that can be used to detect the presence of viral pathogens in environmental water samples. The device integrates a membrane-based preconcentration unit with an electrochemical biosensor on the same platform. This integration has the potential to increase the sensitivity of detection thereby enabling detection of small concentrations of viruses at environ...

[1] The cloud‐air transition zone at stratiform cloud edges is an electrically active region where droplet charging has been predicted. Cloud edge droplet charging is expected from vertical flow of cosmic ray generated atmospheric ions in the globa l e lec t r i c c i rcu i t . Exper imenta l confirmation of stratiform cloud edge electrification is presented here, through charge and droplet mea...