Theoretical investigations of electrochemical production of ammonia at ambient temperature and pressure on nitrogen covered molybdenum nanoparticles are presented. Density functional theory calculations are used in combination with the computational hydrogen electrode approach to calculate the free energy profile for electrochemical protonation of N2 and N adatoms on cuboctahedral Mo13 nanopart...

The identification, fine-tuning, and process optimization of appropriate hole transporting layers (HTLs) for organic solar cells is indispensable for the production of efficient and sustainable functional devices. In this study, the optimization of a solution-processed molybdenum oxide (MoOx) layer fabricated from a combustion precursor is carried out via the introduction of zirconium and tin a...

The new carboxylato-dinitrosyl-molybdenum complexes o f the formula: [M o(NO )2( 0 2CMe)2] • MeOH, N a2[M o(NO)2( 0 2CMe)4] and M o(N O )2( 0 2CPh)2 have been synthesized. Their structure was resolved on the basis o f spectroscopic investigations ('H N M R , IR, U V -V IS ). Catalytic activity o f these complexes in olefin metathesis reaction was also examined. The electronic structure o f dini...

Mycobacterium vaccae 10 growing in methanol medium synthesizes two inducible alternative NAD(+)-dependent formate dehydrogenases (FDH). In the presence of molybdenum, the dominating form of the enzyme is FDHI with Mr 440 kDa and Km 0.32 mM for sodium formate. FDHI reduced ferricyanide as well as NAD+, and it was reversibly inactivated by formate. NAD+ stabilized FDHI against this inactivation. ...

Transition-metal dichalcogenides like molybdenum disulphide have attracted great interest as two-dimensional materials beyond graphene due to their unique electronic and optical properties. Solution-phase processes can be a viable method for producing printable single-layer chalcogenides. Molybdenum disulphide can be exfoliated into monolayer flakes using organolithium reduction chemistry; unfo...

Khatunabad area is situated geologically in UrmiehDokhtar magmatic belt in NW of Iran. In this research, studied area has been investigated in order to recognize the potential copper and molybdenum-bearing target areas. The survey layers include the lithologic units, alteration, geochemical result, tectonics and copper and molybdenum occurrence. As an accurate decision can have a considerable e...

The iron-molybdenum cofactor, or the Mcluster, serves as the active site of molybdenum nitrogenase. Arguably one of the most complex metal cofactors in biological systems, the M-cluster is assembled through the formation of an 8Fe core prior to the insertion of Mo and homocitrate into this core. Here, we review the recent progress in the research area of M-cluster assembly, with an emphasis on ...

The intrinsic impurity content of molybdenum and carbon was measured in the Alcator C-Mod Tokamak using low resolution, multilayer mirror (MLM) spectroscopy (∆λ ~ 1-10 Å). Molybdenum was the dominant high-Z impurity and originated from the molybdenum armor tiles covering all of C-Mod's plasma facing surfaces (including the inner column, the poloidal divertor plates, and the ICRF limiter). Despi...

the relationship between different indices of the copper deficiency was studied in 136 slaughtered male cattle (< 2 years). copper status has been detected as marginally deficient in 57.4, 36.4, 34.6, and 28.2% of cattle based on the copper concentrations in plasma (5.5-14.5 μmol/l) and liver (19.7-189.1 mg/kgdm), plasma ceruloplasmin levels (85.4 - 178.2 mg/l) and erythrocyte superoxide dismut...

In this report, we describe the synthesis and characterization of 1,3-bis(hexyloxy)propan-2-yl nitrate (NDHP), a novel organic mono nitrate. Using purified xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR), chemiluminescence and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, we found that XOR catalyzes nitric oxide (NO) generation from NDHP under anaerobic conditions, and that thiols are not involved or requi...