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  • 1.
    Abdelhamid, Hani Nasser
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK). Assiut University, Egypt.
    Surfactant assisted synthesis of hierarchical porous metal-organic frameworks nanosheets2019In: Nanotechnology, ISSN 0957-4484, E-ISSN 1361-6528, Vol. 30, no 43, article id 435601Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks show increasing research attention due to their unique properties including tunable thickness, simple packing into a film and membrane, and high surface-to-volume atom ratios. A bottom-up synthesis strategy using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide for the synthesis of copper-benzenedicarboxylate (Cu(BDC)) nanosheets is reported. The method offers the synthesis of hierarchical porous Cu(BDC) lamellae with micrometer lateral dimensions, and nanometer thickness (100-150 nm). Electron microscope (scanning and transmission), and N-2 adsorption isotherms confirm the formation of lamellae Cu(BDC) with mesopore size of 5-80 nm. The material has thermal stability up to 400 degrees C with good chemical stability in several organic solvents. However, the material transforms to another phase (Cu(BDC)(H2O)(2)) when soaked in water and alcohols. The transformation reduces crystal size and offers the formation of hydrogen bond resulting in an increase in the sorption of CO2 by similar to 10% compared to the pristine material Cu(BDC).

  • 2.
    Aguilar-Sanchez, Andrea
    et al.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Li, Jing
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Mautner, Andreas
    Jalvo, Blanca
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Environmental Science.
    Pesquet, Edouard
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences.
    Mathew, Aji P.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Revealing the interaction between nanopolysaccharides and E.Coli by biological studies and atomic force microscopyManuscript (preprint) (Other academic)
  • 3. Amaya, Andrew J.
    et al.
    Pathak, Harshad
    Modak, Viraj P.
    Laksmono, Hartawan
    Loh, N. Duane
    Sellberg, Jonas A.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, United States; KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.
    Sierra, Raymond G.
    McQueen, Trevor A.
    Hayes, Matt J.
    Williams, Garth J.
    Messerschmidt, Marc
    Boutet, Sebastien
    Bogan, Michael J.
    Nilsson, Anders
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics. SLAC National Acceleratory Laboratory, United States.
    Stan, Claudiu A.
    Wyslouzil, Barbara E.
    How Cubic Can Ice Be?2017In: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, ISSN 1948-7185, E-ISSN 1948-7185, Vol. 8, no 14, p. 3216-3222Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Using an X-ray laser, we investigated the crystal structure of ice formed by homogeneous ice nucleation in deeply supercooled water nanodrops (r approximate to 10 nm) at similar to 225 K The nanodrops were formed by condensation of vapor in a supersonic nozzle, and the ice was probed within 100 mu s of freezing using femtosecond wide-angle X-ray scattering at the Linac Coherent Light Source free-electron X-ray laser. The X-ray diffraction spectra indicate that this ice has a metastable, predominantly cubic structure; the shape of the first ice diffraction peak suggests stacking-disordered ice with a cubicity value, chi, in the range of 0.78 +/- 0.05. The cubicity value determined here is higher than those determined in experiments with micron-sized drops but comparable to those found in molecular dynamics simulations. The high cubicity is most likely caused by the extremely low freezing temperatures and by the rapid freezing, which occurs on a similar to 1 mu s time scale in single nanodroplets.

  • 4. Baldwin, Lydia
    et al.
    Jones, Emily J.
    Iles, Alexander
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Carding, Simon R.
    Pamme, Nicole
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Dyer, Charlotte E.
    Greenman, John
    Development of a dual-flow tissue perfusion device for modeling the gastrointestinal tract-brain axis2023In: Biomicrofluidics, ISSN 1932-1058, E-ISSN 1932-1058, Vol. 17, no 5, article id 054104Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Despite the large number of microfluidic devices that have been described over the past decade for the study of tissues and organs, few have become widely adopted. There are many reasons for this lack of adoption, primarily that devices are constructed for a single purpose or because they are highly complex and require relatively expensive investment in facilities and training. Here, we describe a microphysiological system (MPS) that is simple to use and provides fluid channels above and below cells, or tissue biopsies, maintained on a disposable, poly(methyl methacrylate), carrier held between polycarbonate outer plates. All other fittings are standard Luer sizes for ease of adoption. The carrier can be coated with cells on both sides to generate membrane barriers, and the devices can be established in series to allow medium to flow from one cell layer to another. Furthermore, the carrier containing cells can be easily removed after treatment on the device and the cells can be visualized or recovered for additional off-chip analysis. A 0.4 mu m membrane with cell monolayers proved most effective in maintaining separate fluid flows, allowing apical and basal surfaces to be perfused independently. A panel of different cell lines (Caco-2, HT29-MTX-E12, SH-SY5Y, and HUVEC) were successfully maintained in the MPS for up to 7 days, either alone or on devices connected in series. The presence of tight junctions and mucin was expressed as expected by Caco-2 and HT-29-MTX-E12, with Concanavalin A showing uniform staining. Addition of Annexin V and PI showed viability of these cells to be >80% at 7 days. Bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) produced by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and labeled with 1,1 '-dioctadecyl-3,3,3 ',3 '-tetramethylindocarbo-cyanine perchlorate (DiD) were used as a model component of the human colonic microbiota and were visualized translocating from an apical surface containing Caco-2 cells to differentiated SH-SY5Y neuronal cells cultured on the basal surface of connected devices. The newly described MPS can be easily adapted, by changing the carrier to maintain spheroids, pieces, or slices of biopsy tissue and joined in series to study a variety of cell and tissue processes. The cell layers can be made more complex through the addition of multiple cell types and/or different patterning of extracellular matrix and the ability to culture cells adjacent to one another to allow study of cell:cell transfer, e.g., passive or active drug transfer, virus or bacterial entry or BEV uptake and transfer.

  • 5. Battiston, S.
    et al.
    Boldrini, S.
    Saleemi, Mohsin
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK). KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.
    Famengo, A.
    Fiameni, S.
    Toprak, M. S.
    Fabrizio, M.
    Influence of Al and Mg Addition on Thermoelectric Properties of Higher Manganese Silicides Obtained by Reactive Sintering2017In: Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ISSN 1533-4880, E-ISSN 1533-4899, Vol. 17, no 3, p. 1668-1673Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Higher manganese silicides (HMS), represented by MnSix (x = 1.71-1.75), are promising p-type candidates for thermoelectric (TE) energy harvesting systems at intermediate temperature range. The materials are very attractive as they may replace lead based compounds due to their nontoxicity, low cost of starting materials, and high thermal and chemical stability. Dense pellets were obtained through fast reactive sintering by spark plasma sintering (SPS). The addition -or nanoinclusion, of Al and Mg permitted the figure of merit enhancement of the material obtained with this technique, reaching the highest value of 0.40 at 600 degrees C. Morphology, composition and crystal structure of the samples were characterized by electron microscopies, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction analyses, respectively.

  • 6.
    Bayat, Narges
    et al.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics.
    Lopes, V. R.
    Sanchez-Dominguez, M.
    Lakshmanan, R.
    Rajarao, G. K.
    Cristobal, S.
    Assessment of functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles in vitro: introduction to integrated nanoimpact index2015In: Environmental Science: Nano, ISSN 2051-8153, Vol. 2, no 4, p. 380-394Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Functionalization of super paramagnetic iron oxide NPs (SPIONs) with different coatings renders them with unique physicochemical properties that allow them to be used in a broad range of applications such as drug targeting and water purification. However, it is required to fill the gap between the promises of any new functionalized SPIONs and the effects of these coatings on the NPs safety. Nanotoxicology is offering diverse strategies to assess the effect of exposure to SPIONs in a case-by-case manner but an integrated nanoimpact scale has not been developed yet. We have implemented the classical integrated biological response (IBR) into an integrated nanoimpact index (INI) as an early warning scale of nano-impact based on a combination of toxicological end points such as cell proliferation, oxidative stress, apoptosis and genotoxicity. Here, the effect of SPIONs functionalized with tri-sodium citrate (TSC), polyethylenimine (PEI), aminopropyl-triethoxysilane (APTES) and Chitosan (chitosan) were assessed on human keratinocytes and endothelial cells. Our results show that endothelial cells were more sensitive to exposure than keratinocytes and the initial cell culture density modulated the toxicity. PEI-SPIONs had the strongest effects in both cell types while TSC-SPIONS were the most biocompatible. This study emphasizes not only the importance of surface coatings but also the cell type and the initial cell density on the selection of toxicity assays. The INI developed here could offer an initial rationale to choose either modifying SPIONs properties to reduce its nanoimpact or performing a complete risk assessment to define the risk boundaries.

  • 7. Bejhed, Rebecca S.
    et al.
    Strömme, Maria
    Svedlindh, Peter
    Ahlford, Annika
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Stockholm University, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab).
    Strömberg, Mattias
    Magnetic nanobeads present during enzymatic amplification and labeling for a simplified DNA detection protocol based on AC susceptometry2015In: AIP Advances, E-ISSN 2158-3226, Vol. 5, no 12, article id 127139Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Magnetic biosensors are promising candidates for low-cost point-of-care biodiagnostic devices. For optimal efficiency it is crucial to minimize the time and complexity of the assay protocol including target recognition, amplification, labeling and read-out. In this work, possibilities for protocol simplifications for a DNA biodetection principle relying on hybridization of magnetic nanobeads to rolling circle amplification (RCA) products are investigated. The target DNA is recognized through a padlock ligation assay resulting in DNA circles serving as templates for the RCA process. It is found that beads can be present during amplification without noticeably interfering with the enzyme used for RCA (phi29 polymerase). As a result, the bead-coil hybridization can be performed immediately after amplification in a one-step manner at elevated temperature within a few minutes prior to read-out in an AC susceptometer setup, i.e. a combined protocol approach. Moreover, by recording the phase angle xi = arctan(chi ''/chi'), where chi and chi '' are the in-phase and out-of-phase components of the AC susceptibility, respectively, at one single frequency the total assay time for the optimized combined protocol would be no more than 1.5 hours, often a relevant time frame for diagnosis of cancer and infectious disease. Also, applying the phase angle method normalization of AC susceptibility data is not needed. These findings are useful for the development of point-of-care biodiagnostic devices relying on bead-coil binding and magnetic AC susceptometry.

  • 8.
    Borysov, Stanislav S.
    et al.
    Stockholm University, Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (Nordita). KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA.
    Forchheimer, Daniel
    Haviland, David B.
    Dynamic calibration of higher eigenmode parameters of a cantilever in atomic force microscopy by using tip-surface interactions2014In: Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, ISSN 2190-4286, Vol. 5, p. 1899-1904Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    We present a theoretical framework for the dynamic calibration of the higher eigenmode parameters (stiffness and optical lever inverse responsivity) of a cantilever. The method is based on the tip-surface force reconstruction technique and does not require any prior knowledge of the eigenmode shape or the particular form of the tip-surface interaction. The calibration method proposed requires a single-point force measurement by using a multimodal drive and its accuracy is independent of the unknown physical amplitude of a higher eigenmode.

  • 9.
    Boström, Hanna L. B.
    et al.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Emmerling, Sebastian
    Heck, Fabian
    Koschnick, Charlotte
    Jones, Andrew J.
    Cliffe, Matthew J.
    Al Natour, Rawan
    Bonneau, Mickaele
    Guillerm, Vincent
    Shekhah, Osama
    Eddaoudi, Mohamed
    Lopez-Cabrelles, Javier
    Furukawa, Shuhei
    Romero-Angel, Maria
    Marti-Gastaldo, Carlos
    Yan, Minliang
    Morris, Amanda J.
    Romero-Muniz, Ignacio
    Xiong, Ying
    Platero-Prats, Ana E.
    Roth, Jocelyn
    Queen, Wendy L.
    Mertin, Kalle S.
    Schier, Danielle E.
    Champness, Neil R.
    Yeung, Hamish H. -M.
    Lotsch, Bettina V.
    How Reproducible is the Synthesis of Zr-Porphyrin Metal-Organic Frameworks? An Interlaboratory Study2024In: Advanced Materials, ISSN 0935-9648, E-ISSN 1521-4095Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a rapidly growing class of materials that offer great promise in various applications. However, the synthesis remains challenging: for example, a range of crystal structures can often be accessed from the same building blocks, which complicates the phase selectivity. Likewise, the high sensitivity to slight changes in synthesis conditions may cause reproducibility issues. This is crucial, as it hampers the research and commercialization of affected MOFs. Here, it presents the first-ever interlaboratory study of the synthetic reproducibility of two Zr-porphyrin MOFs, PCN-222 and PCN-224, to investigate the scope of this problem. For PCN-222, only one sample out of ten was phase pure and of the correct symmetry, while for PCN-224, three are phase pure, although none of these show the spatial linker order characteristic of PCN-224. Instead, these samples resemble dPCN-224 (disordered PCN-224), which has recently been reported. The variability in thermal behavior, defect content, and surface area of the synthesised samples are also studied. The results have important ramifications for field of metal-organic frameworks and their crystallization, by highlighting the synthetic challenges associated with a multi-variable synthesis space and flat energy landscapes characteristic of MOFs. It performed an interlaboratory study of the synthesis of the metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) PCN-222 and PCN-224. Ten participants independently synthesized the two MOFs and the products are analyzed, primarily by X-ray diffraction. The success rates are low (one-three samples corresponding to a pure sample of the correct phase), thus highlighting the problems with irreproducibility in MOF synthesis. image

  • 10.
    Brandt, Erik G.
    et al.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Lyubartsev, Alexander P.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Adsorption of Amino Acid Side Chain Analogues and a Titanium Binding Peptide on the TiO2 (100) Surface2015In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, ISSN 1932-7447, E-ISSN 1932-7455, Vol. 119, no 32, p. 18126-18139Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Adsorption profiles and adsorption free energies were determined for the side chain analogues of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids and a titanium binding peptide on the TiO2 (100) surface. Microsecond simulations with umbrella sampling and metadynamics were used to sample the free energy barriers associated with desolvation of strongly bound water molecules at the TiO2 surface. Polar and aromatic side chain analogues that hydrogen bond either to surface waters or directly to the metal oxide surface were found to be the strongest binders. Further, adsorption simulations of a 6 residue titanium binding peptide identified two binding modes on TiO2 (100). The peptide structure with lowest free energy was shown to be stabilized by a salt bridge between the end termini. A comparison between the free energies of the side chain analogues of the peptide sequence and the peptide itself shows that the free energy contributions are not additive. The simulations emphasize that tightly bound surface waters play a key role for peptide and protein structures when bound to inorganic surfaces in biological environments.

  • 11.
    Brandt, Erik G.
    et al.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Lyubartsev, Alexander P.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Systematic Optimization of a Force Field for Classical Simulations of TiO2-Water Interfaces2015In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, ISSN 1932-7447, E-ISSN 1932-7455, Vol. 119, no 32, p. 18110-18125Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Atomistic force field parameters were developed for the TiO2-water interface by systematic optimization with respect to experimentally determined crystal structures (lattice parameters) and surface thermodynamics (water adsorption enthalpy). Optimized force field parameters were determined for the two cases where TiO2 was modeled with or without covalent bonding. The nonbonded TiO2 model can be used to simulate different TiO2 phases, while the bonded TiO2 model is particularly useful for simulations of nanosized TiO2 and biomatter, including protein-surface and nanoparticle-biomembrane simulations. The procedure is easily generalized to parametrize interactions between other inorganic surfaces and biomolecules.

  • 12. Brero, Francesca
    et al.
    Arosio, Paolo
    Albino, Martin
    Cicolari, Davide
    Porru, Margherita
    Basini, Martina
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics.
    Mariani, Manuel
    Innocenti, Claudia
    Sangregorio, Claudio
    Orsini, Francesco
    Lascialfari, Alessandro
    1H-NMR Relaxation of Ferrite Core-Shell Nanoparticles: Evaluation of the Coating Effect: Evaluation of the Coating Effect2023In: Nanomaterials, E-ISSN 2079-4991, Vol. 13, no 5, article id 804Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    We investigated the effect of different organic coatings on the 1H-NMR relaxation properties of ultra-small iron-oxide-based magnetic nanoparticles. The first set of nanoparticles, with a magnetic core diameter ds1 = 4.4 ± 0.7 nm, was coated with polyacrylic acid (PAA) and dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), while the second set, ds2 = 8.9 ± 0.9 nm, was coated with aminopropylphosphonic acid (APPA) and DMSA. At fixed core diameters but different coatings, magnetization measurements revealed a similar behavior as a function of temperature and field. On the other hand, the 1H-NMR longitudinal r1 nuclear relaxivity in the frequency range ν = 10 kHz ÷ 300 MHz displayed, for the smallest particles (diameter ds1), an intensity and a frequency behavior dependent on the kind of coating, thus indicating different electronic spin dynamics. Conversely, no differences were found in the r1 relaxivity of the biggest particles (ds2) when the coating was changed. It is concluded that, when the surface to volume ratio, i.e., the surface to bulk spins ratio, increases (smallest nanoparticles), the spin dynamics change significantly, possibly due to the contribution of surface spin dynamics/topology.

  • 13. Brondin, Carlo Alberto
    et al.
    Ghosh, Sukanya
    Debnath, Saikat
    Genuzio, Francesca
    Genoni, Pietro
    Jugovac, Matteo
    Bonetti, Stefano
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics.
    Binggeli, Nadia
    Stojic, Natasa
    Locatelli, Andrea
    Mentes, Tevfik Onur
    Tailoring Magnetic Anisotropy in Ultrathin Cobalt by Surface Carbon Chemistry2024In: Advanced Electronic Materials, E-ISSN 2199-160XArticle in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The ability to manipulate magnetic anisotropy is essential for magnetic sensing and storage tools. Surface carbon species offer cost-effective alternatives to metal-oxide and noble metal capping layers, inducing perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in ultrathin ferromagnetic films. Here, the different mechanisms by which the magnetism in a few-layer-thick Co thin film is modified upon adsorption of carbon monoxide (CO), dispersed carbon, and graphene are elucidated. Using X-ray microscopy with chemical and magnetic sensitivity, the in-plane to out-of-plane spin reorientation transition in cobalt is monitored during the accumulation of surface carbon up to the formation of graphene. Complementary magneto-optical measurements show weak perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) at room temperature for dispersed carbon on Co, while graphene-covered cobalt exhibits a significant out-of-plane coercive field. Density-functional theory (DFT) calculations show that going from CO/Co to C/Co and to graphene/Co, the magnetocrystalline and magnetostatic anisotropies combined promote out-of-plane magnetization. Anisotropy energies weakly depend on carbidic species coverage. Instead, the evolution of the carbon chemical state from carbidic to graphitic is accompanied by an exponential increase in the characteristic domain size, controlled by the magnetic anisotropy energy. Beyond providing a basic understanding of the carbon-ferromagnet interfaces, this study presents a sustainable approach to tailor magnetic anisotropy in ultrathin ferromagnetic films. Magnetic properties of Co ultrathin films are shown to undergo dramatic changes upon surface carbon accumulation. Chemical transformation from molecular carbon monoxide to surface carbide and to a graphene layer progressively enhances the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy of Co. Calculations reveal that magnetocrystalline and magnetostatic contributions play distinctly different roles for the different carbon species.image

  • 14. Carinelli, S.
    et al.
    Kühnemund, M.
    Nilsson, Mats
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Stockholm University, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab).
    Pividori, M. I.
    Yoctomole electrochemical genosensing of Ebola virus cDNA by rolling circle and circle to circle amplification2017In: Biosensors & bioelectronics, ISSN 0956-5663, E-ISSN 1873-4235, Vol. 93, p. 65-71Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This work addresses the design of an Ebola diagnostic test involving a simple, rapid, specific and highly sensitive procedure based on isothermal amplification on magnetic particles with electrochemical readout. Ebola padlock probes were designed to detect a specific L-gene sequence present in the five most common Ebola species. Ebola cDNA was amplified by rolling circle amplification (RCA) on magnetic particles. Further re-amplification was performed by circle-to-circle amplification (C2CA) and the products were detected in a double-tagging approach using a biotinylated capture probe for immobilization on magnetic particles and a readout probe for electrochemical detection by square-wave voltammetry on commercial screen-printed electrodes. The electrochemical genosensor was able to detect as low as 200 ymol, corresponding to 120 cDNA molecules of L-gene Ebola virus with a limit of detection of 33 cDNA molecules. The isothermal double-amplification procedure by C2CA combined with the electrochemical readout and the magnetic actuation enables the high sensitivity, resulting in a rapid, inexpensive, robust and user-friendly sensing strategy that offers a promising approach for the primary care in low resource settings, especially in less developed countries.

  • 15.
    Cavalca, Filippo
    et al.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, United States.
    Ferragut, Rafael
    Aghion, Stefano
    Eilert, André
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, United States; Stanford University, United States.
    Diaz-Morales, Oscar
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics.
    Liu, Chang
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics.
    Koh, Ai Leen
    Hansen, Thomas W.
    Pettersson, Lars G. M.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics.
    Nilsson, Anders
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics.
    Nature and Distribution of Stable Subsurface Oxygen in Copper Electrodes During Electrochemical CO2 Reduction2017In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, ISSN 1932-7447, E-ISSN 1932-7455, Vol. 121, no 45, p. 25003-25009Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Oxide-derived copper (OD-Cu) electrodes exhibit higher activity than pristine copper during the carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) and higher selectivity toward ethylene. The presence of residual subsurface oxygen in OD-Cu has been proposed to be responsible for such improvements, although its stability under the reductive CO2RR conditions remains unclear. This work sheds light on the nature and stability of subsurface oxygen. Our spectroscopic results show that oxygen is primarily concentrated in an amorphous 1-2 nm thick layer within the Cu subsurface, confirming that subsurface oxygen is stable during CO2RR for up to 1 h at -1.15 V vs RHE. Besides, it is associated with a high density of defects in the OD-Cu structure. We propose that both low coordination of the amorphous OD-Cu surface and the presence of subsurface oxygen that withdraws charge from the copper sp- and d-bands might selectively enhance the binding energy of CO.

  • 16. Chen, Nan
    et al.
    Ma, Guoqiang
    Zhu, Wanquan
    Godfrey, Andrew
    Shen, Zhijian
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Wu, Guilin
    Huang, Xiaoxu
    Enhancement of an additive-manufactured austenitic stainless steel by post-manufacture heat-treatment2019In: Materials Science & Engineering: A, ISSN 0921-5093, E-ISSN 1873-4936, Vol. 759, p. 65-69Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The effect of post-manufacture heat-treatment on the mechanical strength of an additively-manufactured austenitic stainless steel has been investigated. Microstructural investigations revealed that the as-manufactured material exhibited a multi-scale structure, composed of grains, cells, dislocations and nano-sized particles. Annealing at 400 degrees C resulted in a 10% increase in yield strength, associated with the additional precipitation of a population of nano-sized silicates. Annealing at higher temperatures resulted in a decrease in strength, attributed primarily to the thermal instability of the cell structure in the as-manufactured material. The results demonstrate that by careful control of annealing conditions the structure and mechanical properties of additively-manufactured austenitic stainless steel can be optimized by post-manufacture heat-treatment.

  • 17. Chen, Yanping
    et al.
    Su, Jie
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Huang, Shiliang
    Liang, Jie
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK). Peking University, China.
    Lin, Xiaohuan
    Liao, Fuhui
    Sun, Junliang
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK). Peking University, China.
    Wang, Yingxia
    Lin, Jianhua
    Gies, Hermann
    PKU-20: A new silicogermanate constructed from sti and asv layers2016In: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, ISSN 1387-1811, E-ISSN 1873-3093, Vol. 224, p. 384-391Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    A new silicogermanate (PKU-20) was hydrothermally synthesized using triethylisopropylammonium cation as the structure directing agent in the presence of fluoride. Its structure was determined from a combination of synchrotron single crystal X-ray diffraction and powder X-ray diffraction data. PKU-20 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/m, with the lattice parameters of a = 18.5901(6) angstrom, b = 13.9118 (4) angstrom, c = 22.2614(7) angstrom and beta = 100.1514 (12)degrees. The framework of PKU-20 is constructed from an alternate stacking of sti and asv layers. The sti layer is exactly the same as that in the STI framework, while the asv layer is a new layer sliced off from the ASV framework parallel to the (112) plane. The takeout scheme of the layer is discussed on the basis of a composite building unit D4R-/au-D4R. PKU-20 possesses a two-dimensional channel system, where the 10-ring channels parallel to the [010] direction are intercrossed by 12-ring pockets along the [101] direction.

  • 18. Cho, Hae Sung
    et al.
    Miyasaka, Keiichi
    Kim, Hyungjun
    Kubota, Yoshiki
    Takata, Masaki
    Kitagawa, Susumu
    Ryoo, Ryong
    Terasaki, Osamu
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK), Inorganic and Structural Chemistry.
    Study of Argon Gas Adsorption in Ordered Mesoporous MFI Zeolite Framework2012In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, ISSN 1932-7447, E-ISSN 1932-7455, Vol. 116, no 48, p. 25300-25308Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    An ordered mesoporous MFI zeolite material (Meso-MFI) was prepared by using CMK-type mesoporous carbons as a hard template. The Meso-MFI exhibits both structural and adsorption differences compared to the conventional bulk MFI zeolite. To study the argon (Ar) adsorption process in Meso-MFI, an in situ gas adsorption powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis was performed using synchrotron X-ray source. Structural rearrangement of the mesoporous MFI zeolite upon Ar adsorption at low temperature (83 K) was intensively studied together with Ar adsorption process in Meso-MFI. We observed that a structural transition of the Meso-MFI zeolite framework from monoclinic (P2(1)/n) to orthorhombic (Pnma) occurred at around 126 Pa at 83 K. Positions of Ar atoms are determined as a function of the Ar gas pressure through Rietveld refinement of powder XRD data. Ar atoms are observed at straight channels, sinusoidal channels, and the intersection of these channels at low pressure. As gas pressure increases, Ar atoms in the pore intersection are pulled off from the intersection toward the straight and sinusoidal channels. The pore shape of the straight channel is changed accordingly with the amount of adsorbed Ar atoms within the pores from circular to oval. These results indicate that Ar adsorption induces not only continuous rearrangement of framework atoms but also symmetry change in the Meso-MFI. A molecular simulation study combined with Rietveld refinement of in situ XRD data provided a full understanding of the adsorption process of Ar in Meso-MFI.

  • 19. Cronholm, Pontus
    et al.
    Karlsson, Hanna L.
    Hedberg, Jonas
    Lowe, Troy A.
    Winnberg, Lina
    Elihn, Karine
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Applied Environmental Science (ITM).
    Wallinder, Inger Odnevall
    Möller, Lennart
    Intracellular Uptake and Toxicity of Ag and CuO Nanoparticles: A Comparison Between Nanoparticles and their Corresponding Metal Ions2013In: Small, ISSN 1613-6810, E-ISSN 1613-6829, Vol. 9, no 7, p. 970-982Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    An increased understanding of nanoparticle toxicity and its impact on human health is essential to enable a safe use of nanoparticles in our society. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of a Trojan horse type mechanism for the toxicity of Ag-nano and CuO-nano particles and their corresponding metal ionic species (using CuCl2 and AgNO3), i.e., the importance of the solid particle to mediate cellular uptake and subsequent release of toxic species inside the cell. The human lung cell lines A549 and BEAS-2B are used and cell death/membrane integrity and DNA damage are investigated by means of trypan blue staining and the comet assay, respectively. Chemical analysis of the cellular dose of copper and silver is performed using atomic absorption spectroscopy. Furthermore, transmission electron microscopy, laser scanning confocal microscopy, and confocal Raman microscopy are employed to study cellular uptake and particle-cell interactions. The results confirm a high uptake of CuO-nano and Ag-nano compared to no, or low, uptake of the soluble salts. CuO-nano induces both cell death and DNA damage whereas CuCl2 induces no toxicity. The opposite is observed for silver, where Ag-nano does not cause any toxicity, whereas AgNO3 induces a high level of cell death. In conclusion: CuO-nano toxicity is predominantly mediated by intracellular uptake and subsequent release of copper ions, whereas no toxicity is observed for Ag-nano due to low release of silver ions within short time periods.

  • 20. de Deus, Wevernilson F.
    et al.
    de Franca, Bruna M.
    Forero, Josué Sebastian B.
    Granato, Alessandro E. C.
    Ulrich, Henning
    Dória, Anelise C. O. C.
    Amaral, Marcello M.
    Slabon, Adam
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    M. Rodrigues, Bruno V.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Curcuminoid-Tailored Interfacial Free Energy of Hydrophobic Fibers for Enhanced Biological Properties2021In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, ISSN 1944-8244, E-ISSN 1944-8252, Vol. 13, no 21, p. 24493-24504Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The ability of mimicking the extracellular matrix architecture has gained electrospun scaffolds a prominent space into the tissue engineering field. The high surface-to-volume aspect ratio of nanofibers increases their bioactivity while enhancing the bonding strength with the host tissue. Over the years, numerous polyesters, such as poly(lactic acid) (PLA), have been consolidated as excellent matrices for biomedical applications. However, this class of polymers usually has a high hydrophobic character, which limits cell attachment and proliferation, and therefore decreases biological interactions. In this way, functionalization of polyester-based materials is often performed in order to modify their interfacial free energy and achieve more hydrophilic surfaces. Herein, we report the preparation, characterization, and in vitro assessment of electrospun PLA fibers with low contents (0.1 wt %) of different curcuminoids featuring pi-conjugated systems, and a central beta-diketone unit, including curcumin itself. We evaluated the potential of these materials for photochemical and biomedical purposes. For this, we investigated their optical properties, water contact angle, and surface features while assessing their in vitro behavior using SH-SY5Y cells. Our results demonstrate the successful generation of homogeneous and defect-free fluorescent fibers, which are noncytotoxic, exhibit enhanced hydrophilicity, and as such greater cell adhesion and proliferation toward neuroblastoma cells. The unexpected tailoring of the scaffolds' interfacial free energy has been associated with the strong interactions between the PLA hydrophobic sites and the nonpolar groups from curcuminoids, which indicate its role for releasing hydrophilic sites from both parts. This investigation reveals a straightforward approach to produce photoluminescent 3D-scaffolds with enhanced biological properties by using a polymer that is essentially hydrophobic combined with the low contents of photoactive and multifunctional curcuminoids.

  • 21. Dietzel, Dirk
    et al.
    de Wijn, Astrid S.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway.
    Vorholzer, Matthias
    Schirmeisen, Andre
    Friction fluctuations of gold nanoparticles in the superlubric regime2018In: Nanotechnology, ISSN 0957-4484, E-ISSN 1361-6528, Vol. 29, no 15, article id 155702Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Superlubricity, or alternatively termed structural (super)lubrictiy, is a concept where ultra-low friction is expected at the interface between sliding surfaces if these surfaces are incommensurate and thus unable to interlock. In this work, we now report on sudden, reversible, friction changes that have been observed during AFM-based nanomanipulation experiments of gold nanoparticles sliding on highly oriented pyrolythic graphite. These effects can be explained by rotations of the gold nanoparticles within the concept of structural superlubricity, where the occurrence of ultra-low friction can depend extremely sensitively on the relative orientation between the slider and the substrate. From our theoretical simulations it will become apparent how even miniscule magnitudes of rotation are compatible to the observed effects and how size and shape of the particles can influence the dependence between friction and relative orientation.

  • 22. Dos Santos, Egon C.
    et al.
    Lourenco, Maicon P.
    Pettersson, Lars G. M.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics.
    Duarte, Hélio A.
    Stability, Structure, and Electronic Properties of the Pyrite/Arsenopyrite Solid-Solid Interface-A DFT Study2017In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, ISSN 1932-7447, E-ISSN 1932-7455, Vol. 121, no 14, p. 8042-8051Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Pyrite is the most common sulfide in the Earth. In the presence of arsenopyrite its oxidation is delayed, and instead, the arsenopyrite increases its oxidation rate, releasing As(III) and As(V) species in the medium. DFT/plane waves calculations were performed on pyrite/arsenopyrite interface models to understand the stability, structure, and electronic properties of the interface. This is the first step to understand the influence of the inlaid arsenopyrite in the pyrite oxidation mechanism. The interface is slightly stressed with minor changes in the bond lengths and lattice parameters with respect to the pure phases. The work of adhesion and the formation energy indicate that the miscibility of the two phases is not favorable, explaining the presence of large domains of either pyrite or arsenopyrite forming bulk granular regions. The valence band of the pyrite/arsenopyrite interface has large contributions from the pyrite phase, while the conduction band has large contributions from the arsenopyrite. This is consistent with the pyrite as cathode and arsenopyrite as anode in a galvanic contact. Furthermore, the interface formation shifts the valence states upward and decreases the band gap, facilitating interfacial electron transfer.

  • 23. Dumanov, E. V.
    et al.
    Podlesny, I. V.
    Moskalenko, S. A.
    Liberman, Michael A.
    Stockholm University, Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (Nordita).
    Interaction of two-dimensional magnetoexcitons2017In: Physica. E, Low-Dimensional systems and nanostructures, ISSN 1386-9477, E-ISSN 1873-1759, Vol. 88, p. 77-86Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    We study interaction of the two-dimensional magnetoexcitons with in-plane wave vector (k) over right arrow (parallel to) = 0, taking into account the influence of the excited Landau levels (ELLS) and of the external electric field perpendicular to the surface of the quantum well and parallel to the external magnetic field., It is shown that the account of the ELLS gives rise to the repulsion between the spinless magnetoexcitons with (k) over right arrow (parallel to) = 0 in the Fock approximation, with the interaction constant g decreasing inverse proportional to the magnetic field strength B (g(0) similar to 1/B). In the presence of the perpendicular electric field the Rashba spin-orbit coupling (RSOC), Zeeman splitting (ZS) and nonparabolicity of the heavy-hole dispersion law affect the Landau quantization of the electrons and holes. They move along the new cyclotron orbits, change their Coulomb interactions and cause the interaction between 21) magnetoexcitons with (k) over right arrow (parallel to) = 0. The changes of the Coulomb interactions caused by the electrons and by the holes moving with new cyclotron orbits are characterized by some coefficients, which in the absence of the electric field turn to be unity. The differences between these coefficients of the electron-hole pairs forming the magnetoexcitons determine their affinities to the interactions. The interactions between the homogeneous, semihomogeneous and heterogeneous magnetoexcitons forming the symmetric states with the same signs of their affinities are attractive whereas in the case of different sign affinities are repulsive. In the heterogeneous asymmetric states the interactions have opposite signs in comparison with the symmetric states. In all these cases the interaction constant g have the dependence g(0) - 1/root B.

  • 24. Eklöf-Österberg, Carin
    et al.
    Nedumkandathil, Reji
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Häussermann, Ulrich
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Jaworski, Aleksander
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Pell, Andrew J.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Tyagi, Madhusudan
    Jalarvo, Niina H.
    Frick, Bernhard
    Faraone, Antonio
    Karlsson, Maths
    Dynamics of Hydride Ions in Metal Hydride-Reduced BaTiO3 Samples Investigated with Quasielastic Neutron Scattering2019In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, ISSN 1932-7447, E-ISSN 1932-7455, Vol. 123, no 4, p. 2019-2030Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Perovskite-type oxyhydrides, BaTiO3-xHx, have been recently shown to exhibit hydride-ion (H-) conductivity at elevated temperatures, but the underlying mechanism of hydride-ion conduction and how it depends on temperature and oxygen vacancy concentration remains unclear. Here, we investigate, through the use of quasielastic neutron scattering techniques, the nature of the hydride-ion dynamics in three metal hydride-reduced BaTiO3 samples that are characterized by the simultaneous presence of hydride ions and oxygen vacancies. Measurements of elastic fixed window scans upon heating reveal the presence of quasielastic scattering due to hydride-ion dynamics for temperatures above ca. 200 K. Analyses of quasielastic spectra measured at low (225 and 250 K) and high (400-700 K) temperature show that the dynamics can be adequately described by established models of jump diffusion. At low temperature, <= 250 K, all of the models feature a characteristic jump distance of about 2.8 angstrom, thus of the order of the distance between neighboring oxygen atoms or oxygen vacancies of the perovskite lattice and a mean residence time between successive jumps of the order of 0.1 ns. At higher temperatures, >400 K, the jump distance increases to about 4 angstrom, thus of the order of the distance between next-nearest neighboring oxygen atoms or oxygen vacancies, with a mean residence time of the order of picoseconds. A diffusion constant D was computed from the data measured at low and high temperatures, respectively, and takes on values of about 0.4 X 10(-6) cm(-2) s(-1) at the lowest applied temperature of 225 K and between ca. 20 X 10(-6) and 100 X 10(-6) cm(-2) s(-1) at temperatures between 400 and 700 K. Activation energies E-a were derived from the measurements at high temperatures and take on values of about 0.1 eV and show a slight increase with increasing oxygen vacancy concentration.

  • 25. El-Kemary, Maged
    et al.
    Zahran, Moustafa
    Khalifa, Shaden A. M.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute. Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden.
    El-Seedi, Hesham R.
    Spectral characterisation of the silver nanoparticles biosynthesised using Ambrosia maritima plant2016In: Micro & Nano Letters, E-ISSN 1750-0443, Vol. 11, no 6, p. 311-314Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were biosynthesised by reducing silver nitrate (AgNO3) using Ambrosia maritima aqueous leaves extract. The biosynthesised AgNPs were characterised by transmission electron microscope, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and zeta potential analyser. The nanoparticles were generally found to be spherical in shape with average size of 30 nm and were stable at zeta potential of -26.29 mV. The data collected by cyclic voltammetry, ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometer and spectrofluorophotometer proved the characteristic electrochemical and optical properties of the biosynthesised AgNPs. The metallic nanoparticles showed an anodic peak at 0.4 mV, a surface plasmon resonance peak at 437 nm and a fluorescence emission peak at the wavelength of 467 nm. In conclusion, AgNPs biosynthesised using A. maritima proved to be compatible and feasible to be studied further in in vitro and in vivo systems. Overall, the biosynthesised AgNPs can be used as a tool applied in a broad range of industrial and medical applications.

  • 26. Engström, Anna
    et al.
    Gómez de la Torre, Teresa Zardán
    Strømme, Maria
    Nilsson, Mats E.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Stockholm University, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab).
    Herthnek, David
    Detection of Rifampicin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Padlock Probes and Magnetic Nanobead-Based Readout2013In: PLOS ONE, E-ISSN 1932-6203, Vol. 8, no 4, article id e62015Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Control of the global epidemic tuberculosis is severely hampered by the emergence of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. Molecular methods offer a more rapid means of characterizing resistant strains than phenotypic drug susceptibility testing. We have developed a molecular method for detection of rifampicin-resistant M. tuberculosis based on padlock probes and magnetic nanobeads. Padlock probes were designed to target the most common mutations associated with rifampicin resistance in M. tuberculosis, i.e. at codons 516, 526 and 531 in the gene rpoB. For detection of the wild type sequence at all three codons simultaneously, a padlock probe and two gap-fill oligonucleotides were used in a novel assay configuration, requiring three ligation events for circularization. The assay also includes a probe for identification of the M. tuberculosis complex. Circularized probes were amplified by rolling circle amplification. Amplification products were coupled to oligonucleotide-conjugated magnetic nanobeads and detected by measuring the frequency-dependent magnetic response of the beads using a portable AC susceptometer.

  • 27. Enrico, Alessandro
    et al.
    Buchmann, Sebastian
    De Ferrari, Fabio
    Lin, Yunfan
    Wang, Yazhou
    Yue, Wan
    Martensson, Gustaf
    Stemme, Göran
    Hamedi, Mahiar Max
    Niklaus, Frank
    Herland, Anna
    Zeglio, Erica
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK), Materials Chemistry.
    Cleanroom-Free Direct Laser Micropatterning of Polymers for Organic Electrochemical Transistors in Logic Circuits and Glucose Biosensors2024In: Advanced Science, E-ISSN 2198-3844Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) are promising devices for bioelectronics, such as biosensors. However, current cleanroom-based microfabrication of OECTs hinders fast prototyping and widespread adoption of this technology for low-volume, low-cost applications. To address this limitation, a versatile and scalable approach for ultrafast laser microfabrication of OECTs is herein reported, where a femtosecond laser to pattern insulating polymers (such as parylene C or polyimide) is first used, exposing the underlying metal electrodes serving as transistor terminals (source, drain, or gate). After the first patterning step, conducting polymers, such as poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), or semiconducting polymers, are spin-coated on the device surface. Another femtosecond laser patterning step subsequently defines the active polymer area contributing to the OECT performance by disconnecting the channel and gate from the surrounding spin-coated film. The effective OECT width can be defined with high resolution (down to 2 mu m) in less than a second of exposure. Micropatterning the OECT channel area significantly improved the transistor switching performance in the case of PEDOT:PSS-based transistors, speeding up the devices by two orders of magnitude. The utility of this OECT manufacturing approach is demonstrated by fabricating complementary logic (inverters) and glucose biosensors, thereby showing its potential to accelerate OECT research. Ultrafast focused femtosecond laser has been introduced for the direct micropatterning of organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs), providing high resolution (2 mu m), selective cleanroom-free patterning of insulating and conjugated polymer layers while preserving device operation, and high flexibility in device design. The approach has been validated in the fabrication of complementary inverters and glucose biosensors.image

  • 28.
    Etman, Ahmed S.
    et al.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK). Alexandria University, Egypt.
    Sun, Junliang
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK). Peking University, China.
    Younesi, Reza
    V2O5·nH2O nanosheets and multi-walled carbon nanotube composite as a negative electrode for sodium-ion batteries2019In: Journal of Energy Chemistry, ISSN 2095-4956, E-ISSN 2096-885X, Vol. 30, p. 145-151Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Two dimensional (2D) transition metal oxides and chalcogenides demonstrate a promising performance in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) application. In this study, we investigated the use of a composite of freeze dried V2O5·nH2O nanosheets and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) as a negative electrode material for SIBs. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) results indicated that a reversible sodium-ion insertion/deinsertion into the composite electrode can be obtained in the potential window of 0.1–2.5 V vs. Na+/Na. The composite electrodes delivered sodium storage capacities of 140 and 45 mAh g−1 under applied current densities of 20 and 100 mA g−1, respectively. The pause test during constant current measurement showed a raise in the open circuit potential (OCP) of about 0.46 V, and a charge capacity loss of ∼10%. These values are comparable with those reported for hard carbon electrodes. For comparison, electrodes of freeze dried V2O5·nH2O nanosheets were prepared and tested for SIBs application. The results showed that the MWCNT plays a significant role in the electrochemical performance of the composite material.

  • 29.
    Faure, Bertrand
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Particle interactions at the nanoscale: From colloidal processing to self-assembled arrays2012Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Nanostructured materials are the next generation of high-performance materials, harnessing the novel properties of their nanosized constituents. The controlled assembly of nanosized particles and the design of the optimal nanostructure require a detailed understanding of particle interactions and robust methods to tune them. This thesis describes innovative approaches to these challenges, relating to the determination of Hamaker constants for iron oxide nanoparticles, the packaging of nanopowders into redispersible granules, the tuning of the wetting behavior of nanocrystals and the simulation of collective magnetic properties in arrays of superparamagnetic nanoparticles.

    The non-retarded Hamaker constants for iron oxides have been calculated from their optical properties based on Lifshitz theory. The results show that the magnitude of vdW interactions in non-polar solvents has previously been overestimated up to 10 times. Our calculations support the experimental observations that oleate-capped nanoparticles smaller than 15 nm in diameter can indeed form colloidally-stable dispersions in hydrocarbons. In addition, a simple procedure has been devised to remove the oleate-capping on the iron oxide nanoparticles, enabling their use in fluorometric assays for water remediation, with a sensitivity more than 100 times below the critical micelle concentration for non-ionic surfactants.

    Nanosized particles are inherently more difficult to handle in the dry state than larger micron-sized powders, e.g. because of poor flowability, agglomeration and potential toxicity. The rheology of concentrated slurries of TiO2 powder was optimized by the addition of sodium polyacrylate, and spray-dried into fully redispersible micron-sized granules. The polymer was embedded into the granules, where it could serve as a re-dispersing aid.

    Monte Carlo (MC) simulations have been applied to the collective magnetic behavior of nanoparticle arrays of various thicknesses. The decrease in magnetic susceptibility with the thickness observed experimentally was reproduced by the simulations. Ferromagnetic couplings in the arrays are enhanced by the finite thickness, and decrease in strength with increasing thickness. The simulations indicate the formation of vortex states with increasing thickness, along with a change in their orientation, which becomes more and more isotropic as the thickness increases.

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  • 30. Ferreira de Lima, Guilherme
    et al.
    Anderson Duarte, Hélio
    Pettersson, Lars G. M.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics.
    X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Spectroscopy Calculations on Pristine and Modified Chalcopyrite Surfaces2018In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, ISSN 1932-7447, E-ISSN 1932-7455, Vol. 122, no 35, p. 20200-20209Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Understanding chemical modifications on the chalcopyrite surface is an important issue to improve hydrometallurgical processes to recover copper from the mineral. X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES) can be used for this task, but the interpretation of the spectrum and the correlation with chemical changes in the first atomic layers are not straightforward. The present study demonstrates the potential of combining spectrum measurements with theoretical X-ray spectrum simulations to elucidate the chemistry behind weathering of important classes of minerals. We simulated the S and Fe K-edge XANES spectrum for pristine and modified chalcopyrite surfaces using periodic DFT calculations and the transition-potential model. The calculated S K-edge XANES spectra are in good agreement with experimental data and the peaks were attributed using the density of states. The simulated Fe K-edge XANES spectra do not reproduce all features observed experimentally. The effect of surface changes due to reconstruction, hydration, and oxidation on the spectrum was analyzed. Our results show that the S K-edge XANES spectrum is more sensitive to surface modifications than the Fe K-edge XANES spectrum, and this sensitivity could be used to follow the evolution of the surface.

  • 31. Gala, Fabrizio
    et al.
    Agosta, Lorenzo
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Zollo, Giuseppe
    Water Kinetics and Clustering on the (101) TiO2 Anatase Surface2016In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, ISSN 1932-7447, E-ISSN 1932-7455, Vol. 120, no 1, p. 450-456Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    (101) anatase TiO2 surface in water ambient is an important system for the interaction of biocompatible nanodevices with biological environment. Following the experimental evidence showing that water molecules are mobile at temperature as low as 190 K and tend to form clusters along the [11 (1) over bar]/[1 (11) over bar] surface directions, a complete theoretical characterization of the dynamical properties of the first water layer on the (101) anatase TiO2 surface is presented. A variety of computational techniques have been employed in the context of the transition-state theory in the harmonic regime, ranging from first-principles total energy ground-state calculations, to density functional perturbation theory, minimum energy path search, and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations, to explain the experimental results on water kinetics on the (101) anatase TiO2 surface. We have calculated the migration energy barrier of water molecules, the vibrational prefactor through the phonon density of states, and the hopping rate along two principal directions. Lastly, in a kinetic Monte Carlo context, we have simulated and clarified the dynamical processes that are on the basis of the observed experimental behavior.

  • 32.
    Garcia-Bennett, Alfonso E.
    et al.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Konig, Niclas
    Abrahamsson, Ninnie
    Kozhevnikova, Mariya
    Zhou, Chunfang
    Trolle, Carl
    Pankratova, Stanislava
    Berezin, Vladimir
    Kozlova, Elena N.
    In vitro generation of motor neuron precursors from mouse embryonic stem cells using mesoporous nanoparticles2014In: Nanomedicine, ISSN 1743-5889, E-ISSN 1748-6963, Vol. 9, no 16, p. 2457-2466Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Aim: Stem cell-derived motor neurons (MNs) are utilized to develop replacement strategies for spinal cord disorders. Differentiation of embryonic stem cells into MN precursors involves factors and their repeated administration. We investigated if delivery of factors loaded into mesoporous nanoparticles could be effective for stem cell differentiation in vitro. Materials & methods: We used a mouse embryonic stem cell line expressing green fluorescent protein under the promoter for the MN-specific gene Hb9 to visualize the level of MN differentiation. The differentiation of stem cells was evaluated by expression of MN-specific transcription factors monitored by quantitative real-time PCR reactions and immunocytochemistry. Results: Mesoporous nanoparticles have strong affiliation to the embryoid bodies, penetrate inside the embryoid bodies and come in contact with differentiating cells. Conclusion: Repeated administration of soluble factors into a culture medium can be avoided due to a sustained release effect using mesoporous silica.

  • 33.
    Gebauer, Denis
    et al.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Oliynyk, Vitaliy
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Salajkova, Michaela
    Sort, Jordi
    Zhou, Qi
    Bergström, Lennart
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK), Materials Chemistry.
    Salazar-Alvarez, German
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    A transparent hybrid of nanocrystalline cellulose and amorphous calcium carbonate nanoparticles2011In: NANOSCALE, ISSN 2040-3364, Vol. 3, no 9, p. 3563-3566Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Nanocellulose hybrids are promising candidates for biodegradable multifunctional materials. Hybrids of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) and amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) nanoparticles were obtained through a facile chemical approach over a wide range of compositions. Controlling the interactions between NCC and ACC results in hard, transparent structures with tunable composition, homogeneity and anisotropy.

  • 34. Gleißner, Robert
    et al.
    Chung, Simon
    Semione, Guilherme D. L.
    Jacobse, Leon
    Wagstaffe, Michael
    Tober, Steffen
    Neumann, A. Joanne
    Gizer, Gökhan
    Goodwin, Christopher M.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics.
    Soldemo, Markus
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics.
    Shipilin, Mikhail
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics.
    Lömker, Patrick
    Schlueter, Christoph
    Gutowski, Olof
    Muntwiler, Matthias
    Amann, Peter
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics.
    Noei, Heshmat
    Vonk, Vedran
    Stierle, Andreas
    Role of Oxidation–Reduction Dynamics in the Application of Cu/ZnO-Based Catalysts2023In: ACS Applied Nano Materials, E-ISSN 2574-0970, Vol. 6, no 9, p. 8004-8016Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    We investigated Cu nanoparticles (NPs) on vicinal and basal ZnO supports to obtain an atomistic picture of the catalyst’s structure under in situ oxidizing and reducing conditions. The Cu/ZnO model catalysts were investigated at elevated gas pressures by high energy grazing incidence X-ray diffraction and ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (AP-XPS). We find that the Cu nanoparticles are fully oxidized to Cu2O under atmospheric conditions at room temperature. As the nanoparticles swell during oxidation, they maintain their epitaxy on basal ZnO (000 ± 1) surfaces, whereas on the vicinal ZnO (101̅4) surface, the nanoparticles undergo a coherent tilt. We find that the oxidation process is fully reversible under H2 flow at 500 K, resulting in predominantly well-aligned nanoparticles on the basal surfaces, whereas the orientation of Cu NPs on vicinal ZnO was only partially restored. The analysis of the substrate crystal truncation rods evidences the stability of basal ZnO surfaces under all gas conditions. No Cu–Zn bulk alloy formation is observed. Under CO2 flow, no diffraction signal from the nanoparticles is detected, pointing to their completely disordered state. The AP-XPS results are in line with the formation of CuO. Scanning electron microscopy images show that massive mass transport has set in, leading to the formation of larger agglomerates. 

  • 35. Grigorev, Vladimir
    et al.
    Filianina, Mariia
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics. Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany; Graduate School of Excellence Materials Science in Mainz, Germany.
    Lytvynenko, Yaryna
    Sobolev, Sergei
    Pokharel, Amrit Raj
    Lanz, Amon P.
    Sapozhnik, Alexey
    Kleibert, Armin
    Bodnar, Stanislav
    Grigorev, Petr
    Skourski, Yurii
    Klaeui, Mathias
    Elmers, Hans-Joachim
    Jourdan, Martin
    Demsar, Jure
    Optically Triggered Néel Vector Manipulation of a Metallic Antiferromagnet Mn2Au under Strain2022In: ACS Nano, ISSN 1936-0851, E-ISSN 1936-086X, Vol. 16, no 12, p. 20589-20597Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The absence of stray fields, their insensitivity to external magnetic fields, and ultrafast dynamics make antiferromagnets promising candidates for active elements in spintronic devices. Here, we demonstrate manipulation of the Néel vector in the metallic collinear antiferromagnet Mn2Au by combining strain and femtosecond laser excitation. Applying tensile strain along either of the two in-plane easy axes and locally exciting the sample by a train of femtosecond pulses, we align the Néel vector along the direction controlled by the applied strain. The dependence on the laser fluence and strain suggests the alignment is a result of optically triggered depinning of 90° domain walls and their motion in the direction of the free energy gradient, governed by the magneto-elastic coupling. The resulting, switchable state is stable at room temperature and insensitive to magnetic fields. Such an approach may provide ways to realize robust high-density memory device with switching time scales in the picosecond range. 

  • 36. Guo, Maoxiang
    et al.
    Hernández-Neuta, Iván
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Stockholm University, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab).
    Madaboosi, Narayanan
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Stockholm University, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab).
    Nilsson, Mats
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Stockholm University, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab).
    van der Wijngaart, Wouter
    Efficient DNA-assisted synthesis of trans-membrane gold nanowires2018In: microsystems and nanoengineering, ISSN 2055-7434, Vol. 4, article id UNSP 17084Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Whereas electric circuits and surface-based (bio) chemical sensors are mostly constructed in-plane due to ease of manufacturing, 3D microscale and nanoscale structures allow denser integration of electronic components and improved mass transport of the analyte to (bio) chemical sensor surfaces. This work reports the first out-of-plane metallic nanowire formation based on stretching of DNA through a porous membrane. We use rolling circle amplification (RCA) to generate long single-stranded DNA concatemers with one end anchored to the surface. The DNA strands are stretched through the pores in the membrane during liquid removal by forced convection. Because the liquid-air interface movement across the membrane occurs in every pore, DNA stretching across the membrane is highly efficient. The stretched DNA molecules are transformed into trans-membrane gold nanowires through gold nanoparticle hybridization and gold enhancement chemistry. A 50 fM oligonucleotide concentration, a value two orders of magnitude lower than previously reported for flat surface-based nanowire formation, was sufficient for nanowire formation. We observed nanowires in up to 2.7% of the membrane pores, leading to an across-membrane electrical conductivity reduction from open circuit to <20 Omega. The simple electrical read-out offers a high signal-to-noise ratio and can also be extended for use as a biosensor due to the high specificity and scope for multiplexing offered by RCA.

  • 37. Gómez de la Torre, Teresa Zardán
    et al.
    Herthnek, David
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Stockholm University, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab). Uppsala University, Sweden.
    Strømme, Maria
    A Magnetic Nanobead-Based Read-Out Procedure for Rapid Detection of DNA Molecules2017In: Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ISSN 1533-4880, E-ISSN 1533-4899, Vol. 17, no 4, p. 2861-2864Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The presented measurement and data analysis procedure reduces the read-out time for the volumeamplified magnetic nanobead detection assay from similar to 30 min to only 2 min, providing fast, sensitive detection of DNA molecules. The molecular detection and amplification protocol was verified using samples containing rolling circle-amplified DNA products formed from synthetic Vibrio cholerae target DNA, with a limit of detection of 5 pM. The developed read-out method could be used to rapidly identify pathogens in a variety of applications including target screening in hospitals with limited resources, in out-patient settings and in the field.

  • 38. Harada, Y.
    et al.
    Miyawaki, J.
    Niwa, H.
    Yamazoe, K.
    Pettersson, Lars G. M.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics.
    Nilsson, Anders
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics.
    Probing the OH Stretch in Different Local Environments in Liquid Water2017In: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, ISSN 1948-7185, E-ISSN 1948-7185, Vol. 8, no 22, p. 5487-5491Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    We use resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) to resolve vibrational losses corresponding to the OH stretch where the X-ray absorption process allows us to selectively probe different structural subensembles in liquid water. The results point to a unified interpretation of X-ray and vibrational spectroscopic data in line with a picture of two classes of structural environments in the liquid at ambient conditions with predominantly close-packed high-density liquid (HDL) and occasional local fluctuations into strongly tetrahedral low-density liquid (LDL).

  • 39.
    Hernández-Neuta, Iván
    et al.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Stockholm University, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab).
    Pereiro, Iago
    Ahlford, Annika
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Stockholm University, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab).
    Ferraro, Davide
    Zhang, Qiongdi
    Viovy, Jean-Louis
    Descroix, Stéphanie
    Nilsson, Mats
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Stockholm University, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab).
    Microfluidic magnetic fluidized bed for DNA analysis in continuous flow mode2018In: Biosensors & bioelectronics, ISSN 0956-5663, E-ISSN 1873-4235, Vol. 102, p. 531-539Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Magnetic solid phase substrates for biomolecule manipulation have become a valuable tool for simplification and automation of molecular biology protocols. However, the handling of magnetic particles inside microfluidic chips for miniaturized assays is often challenging due to inefficient mixing, aggregation, and the advanced instrumentation required for effective actuation. Here, we describe the use of a microfluidic magnetic fluidized bed approach that enables dynamic, highly efficient and simplified magnetic bead actuation for DNA analysis in a continuous flow platform with minimal technical requirements. We evaluate the performance of this approach by testing the efficiency of individual steps of a DNA assay based on padlock probes and rolling circle amplification. This assay comprises common nucleic acid analysis principles, such as hybridization, ligation, amplification and restriction digestion. We obtained efficiencies of up to 90% for these reactions with high throughput processing up to 120 mu L of DNA dilution at flow rates ranging from 1 to 5 mu L/min without compromising performance. The fluidized bed was 20-50% more efficient than a commercially available solution for microfluidic manipulation of magnetic beads. Moreover, to demonstrate the potential of this approach for integration into micro-total analysis systems, we optimized the production of a low-cost polymer based microarray and tested its analytical performance for integrated single-molecule digital read-out. Finally, we provide the proof-of-concept for a single-chamber microfluidic chip that combines the fluidized bed with the polymer microarray for a highly simplified and integrated magnetic bead-based DNA analyzer, with potential applications in diagnostics.

  • 40.
    Hu, Jianfeng
    et al.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Shen, Zhijian
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Intragranular heterojunctions formed by ordered coalescence of strontium and barium titanate nanocrystals2015In: Scripta Materialia, ISSN 1359-6462, E-ISSN 1872-8456, Vol. 107, p. 14-17Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Crystal growth by nanocrystal-assembly plays an important role in the synthesis and preparation of nanostructural materials. In most cases, this crystal-growth mechanism is reported to occur in unary nanocrystal systems and in solution environment. Here, we report a new observation of grain growth by ordered coalescence of nanocrystals occurring in SrTiO3-BaTiO3 binary system during solid-state sintering, which also results in unique oxide heterostructures inside coarsened grains in bulk polycrystalline materials.

  • 41.
    Hu, Jianfeng
    et al.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Shen, Zhijian
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Ordered coalescence of nano crystallites contributing to the rapid anisotropic grain growth in silicon nitride ceramics2013In: Scripta Materialia, ISSN 1359-6462, E-ISSN 1872-8456, Vol. 69, no 3, p. 270-273Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Microstructural characterization is performed on two dense Si3N4 ceramic samples consolidated by spark plasma sintering (SPS): one fabricated using alpha-Si3N4 and the other using beta-Si3N4 as the starting powder. A novel mechanism is revealed where ordered coalescence of nano beta-crystallites accelerate the rapid beta-Si3N4 anisotropic grain growth. The rapid alpha- to beta-Si3N4 phase transformation via a high supersaturation of dissolved Si3N4 in the melt favors this mechanism. The high heating rate by SPS is essential for achieving such supersaturation.

  • 42. Huang, Jing
    et al.
    Xu, Bo
    Yuan, Chunze
    Chen, Hong
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Sun, Junliang
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Sun, Licheng
    Ågren, Hans
    Improved Performance of Colloidal CdSe Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells by Hybrid Passivation2014In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, ISSN 1944-8244, E-ISSN 1944-8252, Vol. 6, no 21, p. 18808-18815Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    A hybrid passivation strategy is employed to modify the surface of colloidal CdSe quantum dots (QDs) for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs), by using mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) and iodide anions through a ligand exchange reaction in solution. This is found to be an effective way to improve the performance of QDSCs based on colloidal QDs. The results show that MPA can increase the coverage of the QDs on TiO2 electrodes and facilitate the hole extraction from the photoxidized QDs, and simultaneously, that the iodide anions can remedy the surface defects of the CdSe QDs and thus reduce the recombination loss in the device. This hybrid passivation treatment leads to a significant enhancement of the power conversion efficiency of the QDSCs by 41%. Furthermore, an optimal ratio of iodide ions to MPA was determined for favorable hybrid passivation; results show that excessive iodine anions are detrimental to the loading of the QDs. This study demonstrates that the improvement in QDSC performance can be realized by using a combination of different functional ligands to passivate the QDs, and that ligand exchange in solution effective approach to introduce can be an different ligands.

  • 43. Ibrahem, Ismail
    et al.
    Iqbal, Muhammad Naeem
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Organic Chemistry. Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Verho, Oscar
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Organic Chemistry.
    Eivazihollagh, Alireza
    Olsén, Peter
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Organic Chemistry.
    Edlund, Håkan
    Tai, Cheuk-Wai
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Norgren, Magnus
    Johnston, Eric V.
    Copper Nanoparticles on Controlled Pore Glass and TEMPO for the Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols2018In: ChemNanoMat, E-ISSN 2199-692X, Vol. 4, no 1, p. 71-75Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Herein, we report on the facile synthesis of a heterogeneous copper nanocatalyst and its combination with 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy (TEMPO) for the aerobic oxidation of alcohols to their corresponding carbonyl compounds. This low cost copper nanocatalyst was found to exhibit excellent recyclability, making it a highly attractive catalytic system from an economical and environmental point of view. Extensive characterization of the catalyst by a number of techniques revealed that it was comprised of well-dispersed Cu(I/II) nanoparticles with an average size of around 6nm.

  • 44.
    Jaworski, Aleksander
    et al.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Stevensson, Baltzar
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Edén, Mattias
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    The Bearings from Rare-Earth (RE = La, Lu, Sc, Y) Cations on the Oxygen Environments in Aluminosilicate Glasses: A Study by Solid State O-17 NMR, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, and DFT Calculations2016In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, ISSN 1932-7447, E-ISSN 1932-7455, Vol. 120, no 24, p. 13181-13198Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Aluminosilicate (AS) glasses incorporating trivalent cations of rare-earth (RE) elements exhibit a significant structural disorder and manifest building blocks incommensurate with conventional glass structure models. We present a comprehensive experimental and computational study of the O speciations in RE2O3-Al2O3-SiO2 glasses with RE = {La3+, Y3+, Lu3+, Sc3+}, where the cations are ordered according to increasing field-strength. The coexisting O-17([p])-Sip-mAlm moieties were quantified by magic-angle-spinning (MAS) O-17 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments and atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Experimental O-17 quadrupolar products ((C) over bar (Qn)) and isotropic chemical shifts ((delta) over bar (iso)) agreed well with predictions from density functional theory with the projector augmented wave (PAW) and gauge including PAW approaches, respectively. We highlight an observed strong influence of both {(delta) over bar (iso), (C) over bar (Qn)} NMR parameters on the average number of O-17([p])-RE3+ contacts ((q) over bar) and establish simple correlations between g and each of Sisc, and CQ, that encompass mA.1, moieties with 1 < p < 3. The quadrupolar product of each O-[p]-Sip-mAlm motif depends linearly on the all fractional ionicity of,the bonds to the 170 site, which is readily calculated from the parameter set {m, p, (q) over bar} with (q) over bar extracted from the MD-generated glass models. We rationalize and discuss the stability of each O[p]-Sip-mAlm moiety using bond valence sums evaluated on the MD-derived RE AS glass models: all comprise non-negligible populations of unconventional 0 species, such as free O2- ions (O-[0] coordinations), and oxygen triclusters (O-[3]-SiAl2 and O-[3]-Al-3). The triclusters preferentially connect high-coordination Al-[5]/Al-[6] species via edge-sharing, where the participation in corner or edge shared polyhedra is reflected in the {(delta) over bar (iso), (C) over bar (Qn)} O-17 NMR parameters.

  • 45.
    Juričić, Vladimir
    et al.
    Stockholm University, Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (Nordita). Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile.
    Muñoz, Enrique
    Soto-Garrido, Rodrigo
    Optical Conductivity as a Probe of the Interaction-Driven Metal in Rhombohedral Trilayer Graphene2022In: Nanomaterials, E-ISSN 2079-4991, Vol. 12, no 21, article id 3727Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Study of the strongly correlated states in van der Waals heterostructures is one of the central topics in modern condensed matter physics. Among these, the rhombohedral trilayer graphene (RTG) occupies a prominent place since it hosts a variety of interaction-driven phases, with the metallic ones yielding exotic superconducting orders upon doping. Motivated by these experimental findings, we show within the framework of the low-energy Dirac theory that the optical conductivity can distinguish different candidates for a paramagnetic metallic ground state in this system. In particular, this observable shows a single peak in the fully gapped valence-bond state. On the other hand, the bond-current state features two pronounced peaks in the optical conductivity as the probing frequency increases. Finally, the rotational symmetry breaking charge-density wave exhibits a minimal conductivity with the value independent of the amplitude of the order parameter, which corresponds precisely to the splitting of the two cubic nodal points at the two valleys into two triplets of the band touching points featuring linearly dispersing quasiparticles. These features represent the smoking gun signatures of different candidate order parameters for the paramagnetic metallic ground state, which should motivate further experimental studies of the RTG.

  • 46. Kim, Hyeyun
    et al.
    Endrődi, Balázs
    Salazar-Alvarez, Germán
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Cornell, Ann
    One-Step Electro-Precipitation of Nanocellulose Hydrogels on Conducting Substrates and Its Possible Applications: Coatings, Composites, and Energy Devices2019In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, E-ISSN 2168-0485, Vol. 7, no 24, p. 19415-19425Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils (TOCN) are pH-responsive biopolymers which undergo sol-gel transition at acidic conditions (pH < 4) due to charge neutralization. Electronically conducting materials can be coated by such gels during aqueous electrolysis, when an electrochemical reaction generates a local pH decrease at the electrode surface. In this work, electro-precipitation of different TOCN gels has been performed on oxygen evolving anodes. We demonstrate that TOCN hydrogels can be electrochemically coated on the surface of any conductive material with even complex 3D shape. Further, not only TOCN but also micro- or nanosized particles containing TOCN composites can be coated on the electrode surface, and coatings containing multiple layers of different composites can be also produced. We demonstrate that this simple and facile electrocoating technique can be subject to various applications, such as coatings making electrodes selective for the hydrogen evolution reaction, as well as a new eco-friendly aqueous-based synthesis of Li-ion battery electrodes.

  • 47.
    Krasnov, Vladimir M.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics.
    A distributed active patch antenna model of a Josephson oscillator2023In: Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, ISSN 2190-4286, Vol. 14, p. 151-164Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Optimization of Josephson oscillators requires a quantitative understanding of their microwave properties. A Josephson junction has a geometry similar to a microstrip patch antenna. However, it is biased by a dc current distributed over the whole area of the junction. The oscillating electric field is generated internally via the ac-Josephson effect. In this work, I present a distributed, active patch antenna model of a Josephson oscillator. It takes into account the internal Josephson electrodynamics and allows for the determination of the effective input resistance, which couples the Josephson current to cavity modes in the transmission line formed by the junction. The model provides full characterization of Josephson oscillators and explains the origin of the low radiative power efficiency. Finally, I discuss the design of an optimized Josephson patch oscillator capable of reaching high efficiency and radiation power for emission into free space.

  • 48. Krüger, Martin
    et al.
    Reinsch, Helge
    Inge, A. Ken
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Stock, Norbert
    Effect of partial linker fluorination and linker extension on structure and properties of the Al-MOF CAU-102017In: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, ISSN 1387-1811, E-ISSN 1873-3093, Vol. 249, p. 128-136Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The systematic investigation of the solvothermal system Al3+/5-fluoroisophthalic acid (H(2)mBDC-5F)/isophthalic acid (H(2)mBDC)/DMF/H2O through a mixed-linker approach led to new mixed-linker CAU-10 derivatives containing 11, 28 and 44% of fluorinated linker molecules (denoted as CAU-10-H/F-11, CAU-10-H/F-28 and CAU-10-H/F-44, respectively), as determined by NMR spectroscopy. The crystal structure of CAU-10-H/F-28 was determined using the Rietveld method (space group 14(1)md, a = b = 21.3075(5), c = 10.7101(3) angstrom). The structure is built up by helical chains composed of cis corner-sharing AlO6 polyhedra. Each of these helices is interconnected to four adjacent helices with alternating rotational orientation through the carboxylate groups of mBDC(2-) linker molecules. Thus, accessible, square-shaped channels are formed. Sorption measurements revealed a high dependency of the adsorbed amount of gas on the degree of fluorination. With increasing fluorination, the total uptake decreases in N-2, H-2 and H2O sorption experiments and the hydrophobic character of the pores increases. In addition, an extended CAU-10 derivative, CAU-10-HTATB, was discovered using the tricarboxylic acid 4,4',4-s-triazine-2,4,6-triyl-tribenzoic acid (H(3)TATB) during the high-throughput investigation of the system Al3+/H(3)TATB/DMF/H2O. This new MOF, which was denoted CAU-10-HTATB, was thoroughly characterized using IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric and elemental analysis, temperature dependent powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and sorption measurements. Although the compound is thermally stable up to 400 degrees C according to temperature-dependent PXRD measurements, it is not porous towards N2 molecules. The structure of CAU-10-HTATB could be also refined from PXRD data using the Rietveld method (space group l4(1)/a, a = b = 36.438 (1), c = 10.9373 (9) angstrom).

  • 49. Kupferschmidt, Natalia
    et al.
    Qazi, Khaleda Rahman
    Kemi, Cecilia
    Vallhov, Helen
    Garcia-Bennett, Alfonso E.
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Gabrielsson, Susanne
    Scheynius, Annika
    Mesoporous silica particles potentiate antigen-specific T-cell responses2014In: Nanomedicine, ISSN 1743-5889, E-ISSN 1748-6963, Vol. 9, no 12, p. 1835-1846Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Aim: To study the adjuvant effect of mesoporous silica particles and their capability of modifying an already existing allergic Th2-like immune response. Materials & methods: The adjuvant effect of Santa Barbara Amorphous-15 (SBA-15) mesoporous silica particles was studied in an antigen-specific ovalbumin (OVA) system in vitro and in vivo. The capacity of the OVA-loaded SBA-15 particles (SBA-15-OVA) to modify an existing immune response was assessed in a murine allergy model. Results: SBA-15-OVA induced significantly stronger OVA-specific splenocyte proliferation compared with OVA alone. Significantly higher IFN-gamma production was observed in ex vivo OVA-stimulated splenocytes from SBA-15-OVA-immunized mice compared with mice injected with only SBA-15 or OVA. Treatment of OVA-sensitized mice with SBA-15-OVA modified the immune response with significantly lower serum levels of OVA-specific IgE and higher IgG levels compared with the alum-OVA-treated group. Conclusion: The results are promising for the continued development of mesoporous silica materials for therapeutic applications.

  • 50. Kupferschmidt, Natalia
    et al.
    Xia, Xin
    Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
    Labrador, Roberto H.
    Atluri, Rambabu
    Ballell, Lluis
    Garcia-Bennett, Alfonso E.
    In vivo oral toxicological evaluation of mesoporous silica particles2013In: Nanomedicine, ISSN 1743-5889, E-ISSN 1748-6963, Vol. 8, no 1, p. 57-64Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Background: Mesoporous silica particles are highly promising nanomaterials for biomedical applications. They can be used to improve bioavailability, solubility and drug stability and to protect drugs from the acidic conditions of the stomach, leading to increased drug effectiveness. Their biocompatibility in vivo has recieved little attention, in particular regarding oral administration. Aim: To study the oral tolerance of micron-sized nanoporous folic acid-templated material-1 (cylindrical, 2D hexagonal pore structure) and nanometer-sized anionic-surfactant-templated mesoporous silica material-6 (cylindrical, 3D cubic pore structure) mesoporous silica particles in Sprague Dawley rats. Materials & methods: A dose stepwise procedure or range finding test was followed by a consequent confirmatory test. The confirmatory test included daily administrations of 2000 and 1200 mg/kg doses for nanoporous folic acid-templated material-1 and anionic-surfactant-templated mesoporous silica material-6, respectively. Results: The maximum tolerated dose for anionic-surfactant-templated mesoporous silica material-6 was not reached. Similar results were observed for nanometer-sized anionic-surfactant-templated mesoporous silica material-1 in most of the animals, although adverse effects were observed in some animals that are most probably due to the administration by oral gavage of the formulated particles. Conclusion: The results are promising for the use of mesoporous silica materials as drug-delivery systems in oral administration.

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