S1. Procedure for determining SiO2 thickness using XPS Figures S1 and S2 show typical XPS data for SiO2 films prepared as described in the main text. The Si 2p data (Fig. S2a) show a peak from the substrate, which is partially resolved into a 2p1/2 and 2p3/2 spin-orbit doublet, and a peak from SiO2, which is too broad to resolve. Other features, due to SiOx (x<2) at the interface, are not readi...

In this work, ZnCaO2 (zinc oxide-calcium oxide) nanocomposite were synthesized at different temperatures (500-700°C) by sol-gel method based on polymeric network of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The synthesized samples were characterized by SEM/EDAX, FT-IR and XRD techniques. It was found that synthesized nanocomposites have 1.62, 2.05 and 13.91%wt of CaO, respectively. The obtained results show tha...

The explosive growth of multimedia services and applications (e.g. media streaming) demands an efficient, deployable media distribution system on the Internet. Although native IP multicast is regarded as an efficient way of delivering media streams to a group of receivers, it faces a number of technical and operational issues which have eventually prevented its widespread usage. The aim of this...

Four diphenyl pyrene-derived aminophosphonates were synthesized. Attempts were made to synthesize diphenyl N-(R)-α-methylbenzylamino(pyren-1-yl)methylphosphonate (3e) in order to obtain the chiral aminophosphonate bearing a pyrene moiety. Because these attempts failed, dimethyl and dibenzyl N-(R)-α-methylbenzyl substituted aminophosphonates 4 and 5 were synthesized and the predominant diastereo...

in this work, zncao2 (zinc oxide-calcium oxide) nanocomposite were synthesized at different temperatures (500-700°c) by sol-gel method based on polymeric network of polyvinyl alcohol (pva). the synthesized samples were characterized by sem/edax, ft-ir and xrd techniques. it was found that synthesized nanocomposites have 1.62, 2.05 and 13.91%wt of cao, respectively. the obtained results show tha...

The interest in a better understanding of the specific interactions of phosphor-organic compounds and water with sulfonated polystyrene (sPS) is motivated by the use of block copolymers as protective membranes against chemical warfare agents. Using classical molecular dynamics simulations, we explored the nanoscale segregation and diffusion of water and nerve gas simulant dimethylmethylphosphon...

Measurement by impedance spectroscopy of the changes in intrazeolitic cation motion of pressed pellets of zeolite particles upon adsorption of dimethylmethylphosphonate (DMMP) provides a strategy for sensing DMMP, a commonly used simulant for highly toxic organophosphate nerve agents. In this work, two strategies for improving the impedance spectroscopy based sensing of DMMP on zeolites were in...

This work demonstrates the production of a well-controlled, chemical gradient on the surface of graphene. By inducing a gradient of oxygen functional groups, drops of water and dimethyl-methylphosphonate (a nerve agent simulant) are "pulled" in the direction of increasing oxygen content, while fluorine gradients "push" the droplet motion in the direction of decreasing fluorine content. The dire...