We fabricated self-standing films of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and electrospun composite fibers with CNC and polyvinyl alcohol both with magnetic properties arising from cobalt iron oxide nanoparticles in the CNC matrix. Aqueous dispersions of cobalt-iron oxide nanoparticles (10–80 nm diameter) and CNCs (ca. 150 nm length) were used as precursor systems for the films and composite fibers. Th...

EVSTATIEVA, Y., M. BADALOVA, G. CHERNEV, D. NIKOLOVA and V. SAVOV, 2013. New hybrid matrix for immobilization of Trichoderma viride SL-45. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., Supplement 2, 19: 120–122 In this work Trichoderma viride SL-45, was investigated in new a hybrid matrix by immobilizing method. Vegetative culture of this strain was immobilized in four variations of sol-gel hybrid silica materials, co...

Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) aerogels are coated with thin conformal layers of Al2O3 using atomic layer deposition to form hybrid organic/inorganic nanocomposites. Electron probe microanalysis and scanning electron microscopy analysis indicated the Al2O3 penetrated more than 1500 lm into the aerogel for extended precursor pulse and exposure/purge times. The measured profile of coated fiber radiu...

Nanosheets have attracted much interest because of their characteristic properties originating from anisotropic and flexible structures. Inorganic nanosheets are synthesized from precursor layered compounds through exfoliation in a liquid phase. In contrast, a versatile exfoliation approach has not been fully studied for organic layered compounds. Here we report two exfoliation approaches for o...

[Mn4O4{O2P(OtBu)2}6] (1), an Mn4O4 cubane complex combining the structural inspiration of the photosystem II oxygen-evolving complex with thermolytic precursor ligands, was synthesized and fully characterized. Core oxygen atoms within complex 1 are transferred upon reaction with an oxygen-atom acceptor (PEt3), to give the butterfly complex [Mn4O2{O2P(OtBu)2}6(OPEt3)2]. The cubane structure is r...

Cs2AgBiBr6, has recently gained wide attention as a possible alternative to lead-halide perovskites, considering the nontoxicity and improved stability. However, this double perovskite suffers from defects, especially deep electron traps, severely hampering photovoltaic performance. This work reports simple method control crystallization by adding volatile salts into precursor solution. X-ray d...

The fabrication of cobalt oxide nanotubes (length 3-4 μm, width 200-400 nm) was achieved by a colloidal templating approach. In this approach, a Co(III)-cysteinato complex [Co(en)2(S-cys)]2(BF4) was employed as the precursor of cobalt oxide. The infiltration behavior of the precursor into polyelectrolyte multilayers was studied with a quartz crystal microbalance which showed that the amount of ...