We present a theoretical study on a series of novel organometallic sandwich molecular wires (SMWs), which are constructed with alternating iron atoms and cyclopentadienyl (Cp) rings, using DFT and nonequilibrium Green's function techniques. It is found that that the SMWs are stable, flexible structures having half-metallic (HM) properties with 100% negative spin polarization near the Fermi level in the ground state. Some SMWs of finite size show a nearly perfect spin filter effect (SFE) when coupled between ferromagnetic electrodes. Moreover, their I-V curves exhibit negative differential resistance (NDR), which is essential for certain electronic applications. The SMWs are the first linear molecules with HM, high SFE, and NDR and can be easily synthesized. In addition, we also analyze the underlying mechanisms via the transmission spectra and spin-dependent calculations. These findings strongly suggest that the SMWs are promising materials for application in molecular electronics.
Using a simple method of direct heating of bulk copper plates in air, oriented CuO nanowire films were synthesized on a large scale. The length and density of nanowires could be controlled by growth temperature and growth time. Field emission (FE) measurements of CuO nanowire films show that they have a low turn-on field of 3.5-4.5 V µm −1 and a large current density of 0.45 mA cm −2 under an applied field of about 7 V µm −1. By comparing the FE properties of two types of samples with different average lengths and densities (30 µm, 10 8 cm −2 and 4 µm, 4 × 10 7 cm −2 , respectively), we found that the large length-radius ratio of CuO nanowires effectively improved the local field, which was beneficial to field emission. Verified with finite element calculation, the work function of oriented CuO nanowire films was estimated to be 2.5-2.8 eV.
Polyprolylene
is commonly used for crude oil spill cleaning, but
it has low absorption capacity and is nonbiodegradable. In our work,
a green, ultralight, and highly porous material was successfully prepared
from paper waste cellulose fibers. The material was functionalized
with methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) to enhance its hydrophobicity and
oleophilicity. Water contact angles of 143 and 145° were obtained
for the MTMS-coated recycled cellulose aerogel. The aerogel achieved
high absorption capacities of 18.4, 18.5, and 20.5 g/g for three different
crude oils at 25 °C, respectively. In the investigated temperature
range of 10, 25, 40, and 60 °C for the absorption of the tested
crude oil on the aerogel, a highest absorption capacity of 24.4 g/g
was obtained. It was found that the viscosity of the crude oils is
the main factor affecting their absorption onto the aerogel. The strong
affinity of the MTMS-coated recycled cellulose aerogel to the oils
makes the aerogel a good absorbent for crude oil spill cleaning.
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