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Polyelectrolytes can be used in a variety of forms from Layer-by-Layer assembled thin films to spun polyelectrolyte complex as free-standing membranes. The Layer-by-Layer methodology is used to adsorb oppositely charged polyelectrolytes...
The spinel vanadate CoV2O4 is a magnetically frustrated system with an interesting non-collinear spin texture at low temperatures. The magnetic frustration in the system arises from the arrangement of atoms in the structure of the...
Contained in this dissertation is an analysis of the fundamental chemistry of the f-block elements with oxygen donor ligands in ionic liquids. This work focuses heavily on the structures of the crystalline phases that form when...
Nanoparticles have been extensively studied in the past few decades due to the possibilities they offer in applications ranging from medicine to energy generation. A new class of ultra-small noble metal nanoparticles consisting of tens...
Extended Metal Atom Chains (EMACs) are compounds that consist of three or more metal atoms that are directly bonded with the support of equatorial organic ligands. This dissertation is focused on the high frequency electron magnetic...
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an ongoing epidemic affecting millions of people worldwide, with the majority of those infected living in poverty. Today, multiple treatment...
In the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, it has been emphasized that the continued production of nuclear materials is and will continue to be an essential part of American interest and policy. Necessarily, the cleanup and environmental...
The focus of this dissertation is to study the magnetic properties of several novel transition metal complexes, with particular emphasis on using SQUID magnetometry alongside electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and spectral simulations...
Crystalline intermetallic phases grown by metal flux synthesis are discussed in terms of structure-property relationships. Flux growth is employed as the primary synthesis methods across different systems from single element fluxes like...
Our research aimed at exploiting spectroscopic techniques in order to characterize and determine the electronic and vibrational properties of chromium(VI) oxides (precursor to the Phillips catalyst) dispersed on an amorphous silica...
Fast ion conductors (FICs), also known as solid electrolytes, are a key component of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs), one of the most promising next-generation energy storage technologies. Among them, thiophosphates, such as...
This dissertation describes the development of alternative products from the copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC). The first chapter provides an introduction to the CuAAC through the historic timeline of the development of...
Microwave chemistry has long been a subject of interest in both the organic and inorganic synthesis communities. Microwave heating has the potential to become a powerful force for green synthesis in industry as it uses much less power to...
The tunability of a material's structure is highly useful for designing a material with specific properties to meet current and future technological demands. This dissertation investigates the structure-property relationships of mixed...
Designing systems that can allow for increased control of electron transfer processes at dye-semiconductor interfaces is useful in a wide variety of applications, but specifically in the field of dye-sensitized devices such as dye...
A recent drive to explore the fundamental properties of later actinide elements is culminated by this research which targets the structural chemistry and electronic behavior of berkelium in the solid-state. Experimental evidence...
Photon upconversion (UC) is a unique process that has garnered increased interest in the past decade as a way to harness lower energy photons and convert them to higher energy for use in a host of applications. In molecular UC, a...
Within the past few decades, metal-catalysis has emerged as a key facet in synthetic organic chemistry, perpetuating a continuous need for the development of methods within this sect of chemistry. In tandem, cycloisomerization reactions...
Three ylidenemalononitrile enamines were designed as fast and selective primary amine sensors. These sensors were used as both colorimetric and fluorometric sensors for primary amines in solution. Two of the enamines were coated onto...
This thesis describes the work performed by the author during PhD studies at FSU. The first two chapters present the summary of the studies done trying to accomplish the first total synthesis of aldingenin B - a natural product first...
This dissertation is focused on studying the effects of mixed-anion sublattice on Li+-ion conduction. Mixed-anion sublattice comprises multiple anion species in a structural framework which increases the degrees of freedom in tuning...
Enhancing the beam energy of particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), at CERN, can increase our probability of finding new fundamental particles of matter beyond those predicted by the standard model. Such discoveries...
Pangasius fish, mainly Pangasius hypophthalmus (tra/swai) and Pangasius bocourti (basa), which belong to the Pangasiidae family of catfish, are imported farm-raised freshwater fish from Asian. Nowadays, the U.S. is one of the largest...
This dissertation describes the development of several Cu(II)-promoted coupling reactions involving alkynes, including Cu(II)-mediated cyanation of terminal alkynes using NaCN, and Cu(II)-catalyzed oxidative formation of alkynyltriazoles...
Biocompatible, nonporous and stoichiometric polyelectrolyte blends of both poly(styrene sulfonate), PSS, and poly(diallyldimethylammonium), PDADMA, were produced for the first time on a scale of ca. 300 g h-1 using a laboratory extruder....
Molecular luminescent materials have been widely studied and used in different applications, including optoelectronics, sensors, and bioimaging. The photophysical properties of these materials are controlled by several factors, such as...
Abstract Metal eutectic fluxes are useful for exploratory synthesis of rare earth intermetallics. In this work, the use of rare earth/transition metal eutectics such as: Nd/Co, Pr/Co, Ce/Co, Nd/Ni and Sm/Ni have yielded many structually...
Flux synthesis is a very powerful and versatile technique for the exploratory synthesis of rare earth intermetallics. Reactions of rare earth metals and alkali earth elements with silicon in a Mg/Al flux or a Mg/Zn flux have yielded...
The rapidly increasing demand for energy storage necessitates the development of the next-generation rechargeable Li-ion batteries (LIBs) with high energy density, enhanced safety, long-cycling life, and low cost. Over the past few...
One of the grand challenges in the field of human health is to understand the structure-function relationship of biological molecules. To date, there exist many types of low and high resolution methods for interrogating the structure of...
This work presents a full experimental and theoretical study of the first radical enyne cascade in which chemo- and regioselective interaction of the triple bond with Bu3Sn radicals originates from a conceptually novel source and...
Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox (Bi-2212) round wire is one of the most promising candidates for high field magnet applications. The round wire geometry is preferred by the magnet designers as it shows isotropic superconducting properties independent of...
This dissertation is focused on NMR studies of phase transitions in perovskite-like Metal-Organic Framework Multiferroics. The materials studied are [(CH₃)₂NH₂]Mg(HCOO)₃ and [(CH₃)₂NH₂]Mn(HCOO)₃. Dimethylammonium magnesium formate, [(CH₃...
In this work, various transition and main group metals were heated in a low temperature molten sulfur/iodine flux to produce metal sulfides and metal sulfide iodides, in a one-pot synthesis method that eliminates the use of toxic or...
As of 2014, there is an expected 69, 000 metric tons of nuclear waste sitting in storage in the U.S. Little efforts have been made to deal with the radiotoxicity of the spent nuclear fuel (SNF). The problem arises from the complex mixture...
High entropy oxides (HEO) are the oxides containing five or more metals in a single lattice and the large composition space suggests that properties of interest can be readily optimized. Magnetic correlation in HEOs that inherently...
Polyelectrolyte multilayers are fabricated using the layer-by-layer (LbL) technique. The conditions used during and after their assembly allow the fine-tuning of multilayer properties such as surface charge, roughness, stiffness and...
The search for alternative nuclear fuels, materials suitable for nuclear waste repositories, and new superconducting materials has been underway for decades. We have explored metal flux and mixed-metal flux synthesis and supercritical...
This work explored the modification of interstitial sites in lanthanide intermetallics grown from metal flux synthesis. Hydrocarbons and fluorocarbons were used as sources of carbon and either hydrogen or fluorine and were reacted with...
The copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction is an efficient technique for linking two molecules in different applications. Generally, Cu(II) salts were used to generate active catalyst Cu(I) by the addition of...
All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) represent a promising advancement in electrochemical energy storage, with solid electrolytes (SEs) playing a crucial role. Sulfide and halide SEs have garnered substantial interest due to their distinct...
Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x (Bi-2212) is a promising candidate for ultra-high field magnets (>25 T) because of its round wire geometry, twisted multifilamentary architecture, and macroscopically isotropic electromagnetic properties. However, in...
High-energy radiations such as X-rays and Gamma rays have become integral to our daily lives. They are utilized in various fields, including medical imaging, security screening, and scientific research. However, an efficient and reliable...
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