Bacterially synthesized tellurium nanostructures for broadband ultrafast nonlinear optical applications.

Elementary tellurium is currently of great interest as an element with potential promise in nano-technology applications because of the recent discovery regarding its three two-dimensional phases and the existence of Weyl nodes around its Femi level. Here, we report on the unique nano-photonic properties of elemental tellurium particles [Te(0)], as harvest from a culture of a tellurium-oxyanion respiring bacteria. The bacterially-formed nano-crystals prove effective in the photonic applications tested compared to the chemically-formed nano-materials, suggesting a unique and environmentally friendly route of synthesis.

Percolating conductive networks in multiwall carbon nanotube-filled polymeric nanocomposites: towards scalable high-conductivity applications of disordered systems.

Disordered polymeric composite systems ordinarily exhibit poor bulk electronic transport properties, restricting their use to low-conductivity applications. In this work, highly electroconductive multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/polyurethane (PU) nanocomposites were assembled via an aqueous solvent-blending method. Low percolation thresholds of 0.

Poly(L-lactide) (PLLA)/multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composite: characterization and biocompatibility evaluation.

Much effort has been directed at the fabrication of carbon nanotubes (CNTs)/polymer composites and the characterization of their physical properties. Among them, composites comprising CNTs and the biocompatible polymers are of special interest due to their potential for specific biomedical applications. we report the preparation of the MWCNT/poly(L-lactide) composite and the corresponding spectroscopic (Raman) and the microscopic (SEM, TEM) characterization.

Doping properties of polydithienylmethine: a study on the correlation between polymer chain length, spectroscopy, and transport.

(1S)-(+)-10-Camphorsulfonic acid-doped polydithienylmethine was prepared through an acid-catalyzed condensation reaction of alpha,alpha'-di-2-thienyl-(2,2'-bithiophene)-5,5'-dimethanol and was characterized by 1H NMR spectroscopy and size exclusion chromatography (SEC). The electronic and vibrational properties of the resulting polymer thin films vary with the loadings of the (1S)-(+)-10-camphorsulfonic acid. The dark conductivity and drift mobility, which is significantly high, of the polymer thin films were enhanced with increasing doping levels and reached maximum values of 8.