Cycle life often determines the commercial viability of a particular electrode chemistry or structure. The dramatic structural, crystallographic, and chemical changes that may occur in and around Li-ion battery electrodes can severely affect their cycle life. This provides a clear motive for developing an improved understanding of the nature of chemical and structural changes associated with el...

Complex biological systems are intimately linked to their environment, a very crowded and equally complex solution compartmentalized by fluid membranes. Modeling such systems remains challenging and requires a suitable representation of these solutions and their interfaces. Here, we focus on particle-based modeling at an atomistic level using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. As an example, ...

Title of dissertation: ION BINDING AND TRANSPORT BY SYNTHETIC MOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES Frank William Kotch, Doctor of Philosophy, 2003 Dissertation directed by: Professor Jeffery T. Davis Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Self-assembly of small synthetic molecular building blocks has been applied to generate functional structures capable of binding and transporting cations and anions. Major ...

Using liquid membrane and, in particular, supported liquid membrane (SLM) is a novel method of separation in comparison to other methods such as adsorption, extraction and ion exchange. SLM is a combination of simultaneous extraction and disposal whose high efciency and capability is proven by many studies. So far, many researchers have utilized SLM in various scientifc...