At the molecular mechanic level, the capability of a set of 24 molecular cage-like structures, the spherophanes, to store hydrogen molecules has been studied. Two main factors have been found to govern their storage c...
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At the molecular mechanic level, the capability of a set of 24 molecular cage-like structures, the spherophanes, to store hydrogen molecules has been studied. Two main factors have been found to govern their storage capacity: the volume of their cavity and the potential energy barriers at the different openings at the surface of the cage. Calculations have shown that 13H2 molecules could be stored inside the thiaspherophane, Th4S, whose mean radius is 10? and the resulting complex (H2)13@Th4S is found to be stable. The results show that it would be very difficult to store more than 2H2 inside the smallest spherophane, Sp4, whose mean radius is 7.7?. The mean intermolecular distance H2-H2 and the mean bond length H-H have been found to decrease when the number of imprisoned hydrogen molecules increases. It has also been found that the encapsulated H2 molecules form clusters of different symmetries on which the formation energy depends strongly. Even with 13H2 molecules inside Th4S, the weight percentage is still small, 2.57%. The largest obtained wt% is 3.22% in the case of Th5S(CH3)10.
Consciousness is a prismatic and ambiguous concept that still eludes any universal definition. Severe acquired brain injuries resulting in a disorder of con-sciousness(DOC) provide a model from which insights into con...
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Consciousness is a prismatic and ambiguous concept that still eludes any universal definition. Severe acquired brain injuries resulting in a disorder of con-sciousness(DOC) provide a model from which insights into consciousness can be drawn. A number of recent studies highlight the difficulty in making a diagnosis in patients with DOC based only on behavioral assessments. Here we aim to provide an overview of how neuroimaging techniques can help assess patients with DOC. Such techniques are expected to facilitate a more accurate understanding of brain function in states of unconsciousness and to improve the evaluation of thepatient's cognitive abilities by providing both diagnostic and prognostic indicators.
Long-term operational stability remains the primary concern for perovskite solar cells. Consequently, there is a quest for searching for new compositions that enable stable and efficient perovskites. We report a new m...
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Long-term operational stability remains the primary concern for perovskite solar cells. Consequently, there is a quest for searching for new compositions that enable stable and efficient perovskites. We report a new molecular-level interface engineering strategy using a multifunctional ligand that augments long-term operational and thermal stability by chemically modifying the formamidinium lead iodide rich photoactive layer. The surface derivatized solar cells exhibited high operational stability(maximum powering point tracking at 1 sun) with a stabilized T80(the time over which the device efficiency reduces to 80% of its initial value of post-burn-in) of ≈5950 h at 40 oC and stabilized efficiency over 23%. The origin of high device stability and performance is correlated to the nano/subnanoscale molecular level interactions between ligand and perovskite layer, which is corroborated by comprehensive multiscale characterization. Our results provide key insights into the modulation of the grain boundaries, local density of states, surface bandgap, and interfacial recombination. Chemical analysis of the aged devices showed that interface passivation inhibited ion migration and prevented photoinduced I2 release that irreversibly degrades the perovskite. This study shows that passivating ligands have the potential to overcome stability issues associated with the high performing hybrid perovskite compositions, thus allowing a step closer to achieving long-standing stability of perovskitebased solar cells.
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