In sodium borate glasses, boron atoms can be found in triangles (BO3) or in tetrahedral (BO4) units, which population can be easily quantified with the help of NMR spectroscopy.[1] These two speciations of boron generates the boron’s anomaly, which is a non-linear evolution of properties upon the addition of sodium oxide.[2] In addition, a large fraction of boron are involved in...
The bismuth silicate (Bi$_2$SiO$_5$) glass possesses some exceptional dielectric properties, including a high dielectric constant that is significantly larger compared to most other glasses. To gain insight into this behavior, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of the glass structure using a combination of high-energy X-ray scattering, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, and RMC modeling with a...
Complex oxides like Co3-xFexO4 spinel nanoparticles are promising heterogenous catalysts. However, the identification of quantitative structure-activity relationships of high specific surface area materials like nanoparticles is challenging. Furthermore, the distribution of cations on tetrahedrally and octahedrally coordinated sites in the spinel crystal adds...
Monosaccharides are the basic building blocks of carbohydrates, which are considered as one of the most essential biomolecules with playing principal roles in several biological processes such as molecular recognition, and structural stabilization and modification of proteins and nucleic acids that can act as cryoprotective molecules for living cells. [1]
Although monosaccharides are...
