A rare mixed-valence gold bis(diselenolene) complex, exhibiting charge order between cis and trans isomers stabilized by C–H⋯S interactions, turns metallic under high pressure (>10 GPa)

A metallic paint scheme for an architectural wall is created using computer aided color appearance design techniques. New computer graphic hardware that allows real-time rendering of complex reflectance functions is employed to produce photo-realistic images of the metallic paint applied to the surface of the wall. An interpolation scheme is developed that permits one and two dimensional metall...

We present a novel method for producing complex metallic nanostructures of programmable design. DNA origami templates, modified to have DNA binding sites with a uniquely coded sequence, were adsorbed onto silicon dioxide substrates. Gold nanoparticles functionalized with the cDNA sequence were then attached. These seed nanoparticles were later enlarged, and even fused, by electroless deposition...

By complex coordinate stretching and a change of ̈ariables, it is shown simply that PML is reflectionless for all frequencies and all angles. Also, Maxwell’s equations for PML media reduce to ordinary Maxwell’s equations with complex coordinate systems. Many closed-form solutions for Maxwell’s equations map to corresponding closed-form solutions in complex coordinate systems. Numerical simulati...

We have carried out the analytical and numerical analysis of metallic insets embedded in a dielectric photonic crystal (DPC). The corresponding one-dimensional metallo-dielectric photonic crystal (MDPC) is studied in relation to the substratum DPC. We describe the complex MDPC dispersion relation curves and the transmission coefficient at the different propagation regimens trough the finite sta...

The lack of new functional applications for metallic glasses hampers further development of these fascinating materials. In this letter, we report for the first time that the MgZn-based metallic glass powders have excellent functional ability in degrading azo dyes which are typical organic water pollutants. Their azo dye degradation efficiency is about 1000 times higher than that of commercial ...