Publications by authors named "Josue E Romero-Ibarra"
CsPbBr nanocrystals (NCs) are promising optoelectronic and catalytic materials. Manipulating their morphology can improve their properties and stability. In this work, an alkene-derived zwitterionic ligand was used to control the morphology of CsPbBr NCs to yield the highly unusual rhombicuboctahedron morphology, showcasing the first example of a surfactant-tail controlled growth.
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- A new composite material, SWCNT@HKUST-1, was created using single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) as templates, leading to the growth of HKUST-1 crystals on their surfaces.
- This composite exhibited improved nitrogen (N) adsorption properties, resulting in increased surface area and pore volume, which enhanced carbon monoxide (CO) capture from 7.92 to 8.75 mmol/g.
- Additionally, the heat of CO adsorption also increased, indicating stronger interactions, while in situ Raman experiments confirmed enhanced hydrophobicity due to the incorporation of carbon nanotubes.
Metal nanoparticles have unusual optical, electronic, sensing, recognition, catalytic, and therapeutic properties. They are expected to form the basis of many of the technological and biological innovations of this century. A prerequisite for future applications using nanoparticles as functional entities is control of the shape, size, and homogeneity of these nanoparticles and of their interparticle spacing and arrangement on surfaces, between electrodes, or in devices.
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