We have developed highly efficient, ambient temperature, solid-state ionic conductors (SSICs) for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) by doping a molecular plastic crystal, succinonitrile (SN), with trialkyl-substituted imidazolium iodide salts. High performance SSICs with enhanced ionic conductivity (2-4 mScm⁻¹) were obtained. High performance solid-state DSSCs with power conversion efficiency ...

hydroxyapatite (ha) nano-rods with uniform morphology and controllable size have been successfully synthesized in the presence of cationic and non-ionic surfactants by a hydrothermal method. (nh4) 2hpo4 and ca(no 3)2.4h2o were used as the phosphorus and calcium sources, respectively. the composition of synthesized powders was characterized using x-ray diffraction, and fourier transform infrared...

The production from biomass of chemicals and fuels by fermentation, biocatalysis, and related techniques implies energy-intensive separations of organics from relatively dilute aqueous solutions, and may require use of hazardous materials as entrainers to break azeotropes. We consider the design feasibility of using ionic liquids as solvents in liquid-liquid extractions for separating organic c...

Sample of CsAg2I3 was prepared by solid state reaction. Then, microstructure parameters of this sample have been determined using wide angle X-ray scattering WAXS method. As well as, Cell parameters of crystal structure have been refined using CHEKCELL program. This analysis states that the lattice intrinsic strainof the sample is so small and the crystal size is on the order of 559Å. Keywords—...

The growth kinetics of calcite crystals are studied in a batch-fluidized-bed crystallizer, which is maintained at a constant pH. The growth experiments are conducted in the metastable region explored as part of this research. The crystal growth rates are e®aluated from the consumption rates of calcium ions, using the cured natural calcite or silica sand as seeding materials. Se®eral operation ®...

We have used a simple ionic potential to simulate the melting of KCI pseudo-infinite crystal. Two MD simulations, one with constant Volume and the other with constant pressure condition are performed. These results are compared with the previous micro-sample simulation results. In the constant volume simulation the melting temperature increase substantially with increasing pressure. A method fo...

In recent years, there has been extensive research and continuous development on second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) crystal materials due to their potential applications in telecommunications, THz imaging and spectroscopy, optical information processing, and optical data storage. Recent progress in second-order NLO ionic organic crystal materials is reviewed in this article. Research has show...

Surfactant-dye interactions are very important in chemical and dyeing processes. The dyes interact strongly with surfactant and show new spectrophotometric properties, so the UV-vis absorption spectrophotometric method has been used to study this process and extract some thermodynamic parameters. In this work, the association equilibrium between ionic dyes and ionic surfactant were studied by a...

Ion dynamics enhancements derived from anion–polymer interactions are proposed in organic ionic plastic crystal–poly(vinylidene fluoride)composite electrolytes.