in this work, the synthesis of porous structure of cadmium oxide with multilayered sheet-like morphology in nano-meter size using adipic acid as soft template by solvothermal/thermal decomposition process is reported. chemical analyses exhibited that the formation of porous sheet-like structure is originated from bidentate coordination mode of adipate units to cd-center. it was found that the c...

H2 production through water electrolysis is a promising strategy for storing sunlight energy. For the oxygen evolution reaction, iridium oxide containing materials are state-of-the-art due to their stability in acidic conditions. Moreover, precious metal content can be reduced by using small nanoparticles that show high catalytic activities. We performed DFT calculations on 1.2 nm large IrO2 Wu...

Coordinative chain transfer polymerization (CCTP) has opened a new path for the development of novel products like olefin block copolymers and chain-end functional polyolefins. However, conflicting results are frequently reported on the catalyst performance including activity and comonomer selectivity under CCTP conditions. Here we have selected two catalysts including rac-ethylenebis(1-η5-inde...

Two Pb( ii ) coordination polymers (CPs) isolated and show 2D-sheet-like structures. CPs with the formate, undergoes solid-state photodimerization displays blue emission. While 2D sheet acetate is photostable white-light

Goal-directed hand movements are guided by sensory information and may be adjusted 'online,' during the movement. If the target of a movement unexpectedly changes position, trajectory corrections can be initiated in as little as 100 ms in adults. This rapid visual online control is impaired in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD), and potentially in other neurodevelopmental c...

RuOx is a promising electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), but it suffers from competition between *OH and *H adsorption over-binding effect of H on surface. FeOOH features strong oxophilicity, making expectedly form RuOx/FeOOH composite to efficiently catalyze HER. Considering oxidability Ru3+, desirable design moderate environment with homogeneous structure accessible Ru s...

Two borate esters, one with benzotriazole (BTB) and another 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (BMB) were synthesized used as additives in mineral oil. BMB showed better hydrolysis stability, probably because S atoms provided negative charges to the N enhance B←N coordination. Moreover, was superior terms of improving PB value, anti-wear friction-reducing properties XPS spectra revealed that h-BN, B2O3 Fe...