Publications related to Native element mineral

Modelling of metal alloys in realistic conditions with machine learning

Computer simulations based on statistical methods have emerged as a powerful tool for studying structure-property relationships at the atomistic level. However, to provide reliable insights into materials in realistic conditions, it is essential to accurat ...

EPFL2023

Structural and analytical identifications of biomolecules by cold ion spectroscopy of non-covalent complexes

Erik Saparbayev

Non-covalent interactions are ubiquitous in nature. The diversity and functionality of these interactions are employed by nature as a universal tool for building the molecular mechanism of life. Although weak, these interactions play a key role in both for ...

EPFL2021

Critical raw materials: A perspective from the materials science community

Heinrich Hofmann

Functional materials are crucial to meet today's societal challenges and needs, such as the transition towards low carbon energy production to reduce climate change, renewable energies and green economy, clean mobility and improved communication. In order ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV2018

Genetic-Algorithm-Based Optimization of a Peptidic Scaffold for Sequestration and Hydration of CO

Ursula Röthlisberger, Elizabeth Claire Brunk, Marta Andreia Da Silva Perez

Biomimicry is a strategy that makes practical use of evolution to find efficient and sustainable ways to produce chemical compounds or engineer products. Exploring the natural machinery of enzymes for the production of desired compounds is a highly profita ...

2016

A Gibeon meteorite yields a high-performance water oxidation electrocatalyst

Paul Joseph Dyson, Arnaud Magrez, Kevin Sivula, Florian Le Formal, Aswin Gopakumar, Nestor Guijarro Carratala, Mathieu Steven Prévot, Wiktor Stefan Bourée, Charlotte Marie Sornay, Julie Voit

Examining the electrocatalytic performance of naturally-occurring metallic minerals is of interest for energy conversion applications given their unique atomic composition and formation history. Herein, we report the electrocatalytic function of an iron-ba ...

2016

Growth of intermetallic compounds in the Au-In system: Experimental study and 1-D modelling

Michel Rappaz, Aïcha Hessler-Wyser, Léa Deillon

The gold indium system is of primary interest for bonding processes such as solid liquid interdiffusion bonding. In order to optimize the manufacturing parameters, it is essential to know which intermetallic compounds (IMCs) are formed when solid Au and li ...

Elsevier2014

Memristive Biosensors Under Varying Humidity Conditions

Giovanni De Micheli, Sandro Carrara, Davide Sacchetto, Yusuf Leblebici, Camilla Baj-Rossi, Francesca Puppo, Akshat Dave

We attempt to examine the potential of silicon nanowire memristors in the field of nanobiosensing. The mem- ristive devices are crystalline Silicon (Si) Nanowires (NWs) with Nickel Silicide (NiSi) terminals. The nanowires are fabricated on a Silicon-on-Ins ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2014

An Effective Pd–Ni2P/C Anode Catalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells

Xile Hu, Ligang Feng

The direct formic acid fuel cell is an emerging energy conversion device for which palladium is considered as the state-of-the-art anode catalyst. In this communication, we show that the activity and stability of palladium for formic acid oxidation can be ...

Wiley-Blackwell2014

Platinum based alloys

Ludger Weber

An article made of an alloy of the general formula Pt1-a-bMa(B1-xMdx)b in which i) M stands for one or a mixture of metallic element(s) of the group Zr, Ti, Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, Pd, Ag, Al ii) Md stands for one or a mixture of several metalloids of the group Si ...

2012

Structural Basis for Benzothiazinone-Mediated Killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Paul Joseph Dyson, Stewart Cole, John McKinney, Neeraj Dhar, Florence Pojer, Joao Pedro De Almeida Neres, Elizabeth Fullam

The benzothiazinone BTZ043 is a tuberculosis drug candidate with nanomolar whole-cell activity. BTZ043 targets the DprE1 catalytic component of the essential enzyme decaprenylphosphoryl-beta-D-ribofuranose-2'-epimerase, thus blocking biosynthesis of arabin ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science2012

Microstructure and dielectric properties of piezoelectric magnetron sputtered w-ScxAl1-xN thin films

Paul Muralt, Ramin Matloub Aghdam

Piezoelectric wurtzite ScxAl1-xN (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) thin films were epitaxially grown by reactive magnetron co-sputtering from elemental Sc and Al targets. Al2O3(0001) wafers with TiN(111) seed and electrode layers were used as substrates. X-ray diffra ...

American Institute of Physics2012

Interfacial Energy Anisotropy and Growth Morphologies in Aluminium-Zinc Alloys

Jonathan Friedli

This thesis presents an investigation aimed at the understanding of the effect of interfacial energy anisotropy on growth morphologies in Al-Zn alloys. Most low alloyed metals form dendritic structures that grow along directions that correspond to low inde ...

EPFL2011

Dye, dye-sensitized solar cell, and method for manufacturing the same

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dye to become a constituting material of a dye-sensitized solar cell having a high conversion efficiency and excelling in the durability. SOLUTION: The dye is represented by formula (1): ML1L2L3 ...

2010

Finite element modeling and experimental study of brittle fracture in tempered martensitic steels for thermonuclear fusion applications

Pablo Federico Mueller

In this work we have studied brittle fracture in high-chromium reduced activation tempered martensitic steels foreseen as structural materials for thermonuclear fusion reactors. Developing the adequate materials that can withstand the severe irradiation co ...

EPFL2009

Characterization and modeling of twinned dendrite growth

Mario Alberto Salgado Ordorica

The formation of feathery grains during semi-continuous casting of Al-alloys [1, 2] is an interesting problem from both practical and theoretical points of view. These structures are formed by a lamellar sequence of twinned and untwinned regions separated ...

EPFL2009

Nouvelles approches synthétiques de prodrogues de cyclosporine A et d'analogues antiviraux

Jérémy Bérard

The cyclosporins comprise a family of cyclic 11-peptides containing seven N-methylated, hydrophobic amino acids. Cyclosporine A (CsA) representing the major member of this family is widely used as immunosuppressive agent in organ transplantations. The biol ...

EPFL2008