Blum Martinussen (cubfowl2)

Utilization of photochromism in photo-switchable white-light emitters (WLEs) is a challenging task. In an effort to achieve this, we have recently developed a new Gd-MOF using a photoactive pyridinium-based inner salt. The compound shows interesting photoswitchable bluish white light to greenish yellow light emission as a result of electron transfer, a phenomenon that has not been observed previously in photochromic crystal compounds.Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are considered strong competitors for next generation semiconductor materials. In this paper, we propose direct electron-beam patterning of monolayer MoS2 inspired by an emerging ice lithography technique. Compared to conventional resist-based nanofabrication, ice-assisted patterning is free of contaminations from polymer resist and allows in situ processing of MoS2. The effects of electron beam dose and energy are investigated and nanoribbons with width below 30 nm are attainable. This method is expected to be applicable also to other TMDCs, providing a promising alternative for nanofabrication of 2D material devices.Cr3+ doped nanocrystals were examined as a noncontact temperature sensor in a lifetime-based approach. The impact of both the analysis protocols and host materials on the lifetime-based approach was systematically investigated. Temperature-dependent luminescence decay curves were analyzed according to three different procedures (average lifetime approach, double exponential fit and time-gated ratiometric approach). The advantages and drawbacks of each method are discussed. Additionally, the thermal sensitivities derived from the average lifetime approach and the double exponential fit revealed a strong dependence of the thermal sensitivity of the Cr3+ doped nanocrystals on the crystal field strength. In these cases, it was found that the long metal-oxygen distances in the host materials improve the thermal sensitivity of the system. This work reveals the importance of both host materials and analysis procedures in the lifetime thermal sensitivity of Cr3+ doped nanocrystals and opens up an avenue towards their future optimization.Carnitine functions as a mesoporogen in LTA zeolite synthesis whereas its structural analogue acetylcarnitine acts as a crystal growth modifier. An array of experimental and theoretical studies reveal a remarkable effect of molecular conformation on the actual roles of organic functional groups during zeolite crystallization.Cohesive granular materials such as wet sand, snow, and powders can flow like a viscous liquid. PAK inhibitor However, the elementary mechanisms of momentum transport in such athermal particulate fluids are elusive. As a result, existing models for cohesive granular viscosity remain phenomenological and debated. Here we use discrete element simulations of plane shear flows to measure the viscosity of cohesive granular materials, while tuning the intensity of inter-particle adhesion. We establish that two adhesion-related, dimensionless numbers control their viscosity. These numbers compare the force and energy required to break a bond to the characteristic stress and kinetic energy in the flow. This progresses the commonly accepted view that only one dimensionless number could control the effect of adhesion. The resulting scaling law captures strong, non-Newtonian variations in viscosity, unifying several existing viscosity models. We then directly link these variations in viscosity to adhesion-induced modifications in the flow micro-structure and contact network. This analysis reveals the existence of two modes of momentum transport, involving either grain micro-acceleration or balanced contact forces, and shows that adhesion only affects the latter. This advances our understanding of rheological models for granular materials and other soft materials such as emulsions and suspensions, which may also involve inter-particle adhesive forces.Open microfluidics have emerged as a low