This week: A perspective on whether plasmonic nanoparticles can enhance solar cells, a look at the effects of ingesting microplastics on seabirds, a move toward more complex molecular topologies in pharmaceutical research – and more! Each and every day, ACS grants free access to a new peer-reviewed research article from one of the Society’s journals. […]
This week: A perspective on whether plasmonic nanoparticles can enhance solar cells, a look at the effects of ingesting microplastics on seabirds, a move toward more complex molecular topologies in pharmaceutical research – and more!
Each and every day, ACS grants free access to a new peer-reviewed research article from one of the Society’s journals. These articles are specially chosen by a team of scientific editors of ACS journals from around the world to highlight the transformative power of chemistry. Access to these articles will remain open to all as a public service.
Check out this week’s picks!
Understanding Particle-Size-Dependent Electrochemical Properties of Li2MnO3-Based Positive Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries
Naoaki Yabuuchi, Kei Kubota, Yoshinori Aoki, and Shinichi Komab
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Selective Intermolecular C–H Bond Activation: A Straightforward Synthetic Approach to Heteroalkyl Yttrium Complexes Containing a Bis(pyrazolyl)methyl Ligand
Dmitry M. Lyubov, Anton V. Cherkasov, Georgy K. Fukin, and Alexander A. Trifonov
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00883
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X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy Study of Cationic and Anionic Redox Processes in High-Capacity Li-Ion Battery Layered-Oxide Electrodes
Dominique Foix, Mariyappan Sathiya, Eric McCalla, Jean-Marie Tarascon, and Danielle Gonbeau
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Applying 89Zr-Transferrin To Study the Pharmacology of Inhibitors to BET Bromodomain Containing Proteins
Michael G. Doran, Kathryn E. Carnazza, Jeffrey M. Steckler, Daniel E. Spratt, Charles Truillet, John Wongvipat, Charles L. Sawyers, Jason S. Lewis, and Michael J. Evans
DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.5b00882
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Plasmonic Nanoparticle Enhancement of Solution-Processed Solar Cells: Practical Limits and Opportunities
Ebuka S. Arinze, Botong Qiu, Gabrielle Nyirjesy, and Susanna M. Thon
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.5b00428
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Negligible Impact of Ingested Microplastics on Tissue Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Northern Fulmars off Coastal Norway
Dorte Herzke, Tycho Anker-Nilssen, Therese Haugdahl Nøst, Arntraut Götsch, Signe Christensen-Dalsgaard, Magdalene Langset, Kirstin Fangel, and Albert A. Koelmans
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Synthesis of Novel Hexahydroindoles from the Dearomatization of Indoline
Brianna L. MacLeod, Jared A. Pienkos, Katy B. Wilson, Michal Sabat, William H. Myers, and W. Dean Harman
Organometallics, Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00959
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