Graphene Oxide Membranes-Synthesis, Properties, and Applications.

Graphene oxide (GO) is a layered material composed of graphene planes randomly decorated by oxygen-containing groups-carbonyl, hydroxyl, epoxy, carboxyl, etc [...

Glass-like behavior of intercalated organic solvents in graphite oxide detected by spin-probe EPR.

Membranes based on graphite oxide (GO) are promising materials for the separation of polar liquids and gases. Understanding the properties of solvents immersed in GO is important for the development of various technological applications. Here, the molecular motions of the TEMPO nitroxide spin probe in acetonitrile intercalated into the GO inter-plane space were studied using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), including its pulsed version, and electron spin echo (ESE).

Broadcast Propagation Time in SpaceFibre Networks with Various Types of Spatial Redundancy.

Various methods of spatial redundancy can be used in local networks based on the SpaceFibre standard for fault mitigation of network hardware and physical communication channels. Usually, a network developer chooses the method of spatial redundancy according to the number of failures that have to be mitigated, the time required for restoring the normal operation of the network, required overheads and hardware costs. The use of different spatial redundancy mechanisms can cause changes in the structure of the links between network nodes, in case of failure and subsequent mitigation.

First Iridium(IV) Chloride-Dimethyl Sulfoxide Complex [H(dmso)][IrCl(dmso-κO)]: Synthesis and Structure along with Novel Polymorph Modifications of [H(dmso)][-IrCl(dmso-κS)] and [H(dmso)][IrCl(dmso-κS)].

As evidenced by UV-Vis and EPR spectroscopies, the reaction of HIrCl·6HO or Na[IrCl]·HO with DMSO results in a slow reduction of Ir(IV) avoiding the formation of Ir(IV) dimethyl sulfoxide complexes in measurable quantities. More specifically, we successfully isolated and solved the crystal structure of a sodium hexachloridoiridate(III), Na[IrCl]·2HO, as a product of Na[IrCl]·HO reduction in an acetone solution. Furthermore, it was shown that [IrCl(MeCO)] species is gradually formed in an acetone solution of HIrCl·6HO upon storage.

Phase transformation in the "Brodie graphite oxide-acetonitrile" system - influence of the oxidizing level of the material.

Reversible phase transformation in the Brodie graphite oxide-acetonitrile system, which is intercalation or release of part of the sorbed liquid from the interplanar space accompanied by an increase or a decrease in interplanar distances, is commonly observed in twice-oxidized materials. We observed this phenomenon for once-, twice- and thrice-oxidized materials using the EPR spin probe technique, DSC, and temperature programmed XRD. It was shown that all materials under study formed similar low temperature (LT) and high temperature (HT) swollen structures with acetonitrile.