A novel and efficient polyene-diphenylaniline dye for dye-sensitized solar cells has been synthesized. The dye has a short synthesis route and is readily adsorbed on TiO2 under a variety of dye-bath conditions. The overall solar-to-energy conversion efficiency is over 5% in the preliminary tests, in comparison with the conventional N719 dye which gives 6% under the same conditions. The dye is d...

Hierarchical Sn2Nb2O7 hollow spheres were prepared for the first time via a facile hydrothermal route using bubbles generated in situ from the decomposition of urea as soft templates. The as-obtained hollow spheres with a large specific surface area of 58.3 m(2) g(-1) show improved visible-light-driven photocatalytic H2 production activity in lactic acid aqueous solutions, about 4 times higher ...

Silica is commonly modified with bifunctional phosphines like PPh2CH2CH2Si(OEt)3 prior to immobilization of catalysts. Here, besides PPh2(CH2)3Si(OEt)3, ligands that are more stable toward oxidation, namely PPh2(C6H4)Si(OEt)3, PPh2(C6H4)SiMe2(OEt), and PPh2(CH2)4OH, are applied. The diand tricarbonylnickel complexes of these ligands are synthesized, characterized by 61Ni, 31P, 13C, and 1H NMR a...

Magnetic Nanowires for High Density Non Volatile Memories With the increasing demand in data storage in mobile applications, the MAGWIRE project is proposing a very innovative way in the field of Non Volatile Solid State Memory. The consortium from the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and France aims at demonstrating the disruptive concept of the racetrack memory using perpendicular ...

This paper reviews the experimental synthesis and engineering developments that focused on various green approaches and large-scale process production routes for quantum dots. Fundamental process engineering principles were illustrated. In relation to the small-scale hot injection method, our discussions focus on the non-injection route that could be scaled up with engineering stir-tank reactor...

The Latin American Symposium on Solid State Physics (SLAFES) has become one of the most traditional meetings in this geographical region. It brings together students and research leaders dedicated to a large variety of topics in solid state physics. The recent previous meetings were held in Mexico (January of 1998) and Colombia (November 1999). The program consists in plenary, invited, oral and...

Self-organizing ad hoc networks need development of efficient routing protocols in terms of reliable routing and energy conservation. For dense ad hoc networks, Optimized Link State Routing (OLSR) protocol is suitable due to its multipoint relaying (MPR) feature. We have tried to make the OLSR energy efficient by making effective neighbor selection based on residual battery energy of a node and...