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Abstract polymer models with general pair interactions

, 2008
A convergence criterion of cluster expansion is presented in the case of an abstract polymer system with general pair interactions (i.e. not necessarily hard core or repulsive). As a concrete example, the low temperature disordered phase of the BEG model
A. Procacci, A. Sokal, Aldo Procacci, C. Cammarota, C. Gruber, C.E. Pfister, D. Brydges, D. Brydges, E. Seiler, E.I. Dinaburg, G.A. Battle, J.Z. Imbrie, M. Blume, O. Penrose, R. Kotecký, S. Miracle-Solé, Y.M. Park   +16 more
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Statistical mechanics of defects in polymer liquid crystals

Journal de Physique II, 1992
We develop a continuum theory for the statistical mechanics of thermally activated point defects in the nematic and hexagonal phases of polymer liquid crystals. In the nematic phase, there are elementary splay defects (chain ends and hairpins), and in the hexagonal phase, there are both splay defects and twist defects.
Selinger, Jonathan, Bruinsma, Robijn
openaire   +2 more sources

Enhancing Direct Solar Water Splitting via ALD of Multifunctional TiO2/Pt Nanoparticle Coatings With Engineered Interfaces to GaAs/GaInP Tandem Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Multifunctional atomic layer deposited coatings and interface treatments enhance direct solar water splitting on GaAs/GaInP tandem cells. Optimized TiO2/Pt nanoparticle bilayers ensure durability and catalytic efficiency with minimal optical losses, while H2 plasma pretreatments maximize photovoltage and interfacial charge extraction.
Tim F. Rieth, Verena Streibel, Oliver Bienek, Sergej Levashov, Johannes Dittloff, Kristof Möller, Johanna Eichhorn, Matthias M. May, Ian D. Sharp   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the reliability of mean-field methods in polymer statistical mechanics

, 2000
The reliability of the mean-field approach to polymer statistical mechanics is investigated by comparing results from a recently developed lattice mean-field theory (LMFT) method to statistically exact results from two independent numerical Monte Carlo ...
Anthony Duncan, Coalson R. D., Rob D. Coalson, Shyh-Shi Chern, Stefan Tsonchev, Tsonchev S., Tsonchev S.   +6 more
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Micropatterned Biphasic Printed Electrodes for High‐Fidelity on‐Skin Bioelectronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Micropatterned biphasic printed electrodes achieve unprecedented skin conformity and low impedance by combining liquid‐metal droplets with microstructured 3D lattices. This scalable approach enables high‐fidelity detection of ECG, EMG, and EEG signals, including alpha rhythms from the forehead, with long‐term comfort and stability.
Manuel Reis Carneiro, Telmo Lopes, André F. Silva, Carmel Majidi, Mahmoud Tavakoli   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new look at the collapse of two-dimensional polymers

, 2015
We study the collapse of two-dimensional polymers, via an O($n$) model on the square lattice that allows for dilution, bending rigidity and short-range monomer attractions.
Jacobsen, Jesper Lykke, Saleur, Hubert, Vernier, Eric   +2 more
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Flux‐Regulated Crystallization of Perovskites Using Machine Learning‐Predicted Solvent Evaporation Rates for X‐Ray Detectors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
By integrating machine learning into flux‐regulated crystallization (FRC), accurate prediction of solvent evaporation rates in real time, improving crystallization control and reducing crystal growth variability by over threefold, is achieved. This enhances the reproducibility and quality of perovskite single crystals, leading to reproducible ...
Tatiane Pretto, Sergey Dayneko, Antoine Pavesic Junior, Nicholas Sandor, Alexander Hart, Yuki Haruta, Magdalena Bazalova‐Carter, Marcos J. L. Santos, Makhsud I. Saidaminov   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biodegradable and Recyclable Luminescent Mixed‐Matrix‐Membranes, Hydrogels, and Cryogels based on Nanoscale Metal‐Organic Frameworks and Biopolymers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The study presents biodegradable and recyclable mixed‐matrix membranes (MMMs), hydrogels, and cryogels using luminescent nanoscale metal‐organic frameworks (nMOFs) and biopolymers. These bio‐nMOF‐MMMs combine europium‐based nMOFs as probes for the status of the materials with the biopolymers agar and gelatine and present alternatives to conventional ...
Moritz Maxeiner, Julian Burkhart, Kateryna Borysova, Chiara Mazzariol, Klaus Müller‐Buschbaum   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Near‐Infrared Emitting Lanthanide Catecholate Giant Single Crystals – Morphology Control and Photon Down‐Conversion

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Controlled syntheses of lanthanide coordination polymers based on the dihydroxybenzoquinone (DHBQ) organic linker afforded large single crystals of Ln‐DHBQ CPs (Ln = Yb, Nd). A novel structural variant of Yb‐DHBQ is identified by means of single crystal diffraction analysis.
Marina I. Schönherr, Alexander Biewald, Andre Mähringer, Thaddäus J. Koller, Peter Mayer, Markus Döblinger, Achim Hartschuh, Dana D. Medina   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flexibility and Dynamicity Enhances and Controls Supramolecular Self‐Assembly of Zinc(II) Metallogels

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Zinc(II) coordination complexes with tunable aryloxy‐imine ligands exhibit controllable supramolecular self‐assembly into hierarchical fibrous structures. Coordination‐driven stacking, not π–π interactions, enables gelation, dynamic assembly/disassembly, and enhanced nanomechanical properties.
Merlin R. Stühler, Hesam Makki, Dorothee Silbernagl, Mathias Dimde, Kai Ludwig, Bengt E. Tegner, Christopher Greve, Konstantin Rausch, Eva M. Herzig, Anna Köhler, Alex J. Plajer   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source