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- ItemUnique Fluorescence Turn-On and Turn-Off–On Responses to Acids by a Carbazole-Based Metal–Organic Framework and Theoretical Studies(Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022-09-21) Qiao, Junyi; Liu, Xinyao; Zhang, Lirong; Eubank, Jarrod F.; Liu, Xin; Liu, Yunling
- ItemA Misconception Regarding the Einstein Equivalence Principle and a Possible Cure Using the Twin Paradox(Physics Teacher, 2023-02) Pepino, Ron A.; Mabile, Risley W.It has long been suspected by general relativists that physicists who do not specialize in general relativity (GR) believe that special relativity (SR) is incapable of modeling dynamics within accelerated reference frames. Consequently, many physicists may conclude that certain phenomena, such as time dilation due to acceleration, can only be described with GR. The fact of the matter is, as long as spacetime is flat, SR is fully capable of describing the dynamics of accelerated reference frames. In the classic textbook Gravitation, the authors state that "special relativity was developed precisely to predict the physics of accelerated objects." To quote Sean Carroll in his textbook Spacetime and Geometry, "The notion of acceleration in special relativity has a bad reputation, for no good reason." Finally, in a quote that drives the main point of this article home, the late general relativist Alfred Schild once said, "A good many believe that [the twin] paradox can only be resolved by the general theory of relativity. They find great comfort in this because they don't know any general relativity." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Physics Teacher is the property of American Institute of Physics and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
- ItemEnantioenrichment of racemic BINOL by way of excited state proton transfer(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019) Ayad, Suliman; Posey, Victoria; Das, Anjan; Montgomery, Jason M.; Hanson, KennethHere we report a method for enantioenriching BINOL using a chiral auxiliary and an excited state proton transfer (ESPT) event. Regardless of the starting enantiomeric excess (ee), after irradiation the solution reaches a photostationary state whose ee is dependent solely on the identity of the chiral auxiliary group. The enantio-enriched BINOL is easily recovered by cleaving the auxiliary group in mild conditions.
- ItemMosaic-like Silver Nanobowl Plasmonic Crystals as Highly Active Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrates(The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 2015) Baca, Alfred J.; Baca, Joshua; Montgomery, Jason M.; Cambrea, Lee R.; Funcheon, Peter; Johnson, Linda; Moran, Mark; Connor, DanWe present a simple approach to creating a type of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate composed of a mosaic-like structured Ag metal surface on nanobowl plasmonic crystals (NBPCs) formed by combining soft nanoimprinting and substrate (in situ) heating during metal deposition. This new type of sensor exploits the electromagnetic enhancement of localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPR) produced by a template nanostructured metal surface and surface plasmons (SP) in-between the gaps of the mosaic surface to create a highly SERS-active substrate. Our approach is simple, in that it implements low processing temperatures (200 °C) and does not require any postdeposition annealing or exposure to high temperature environments, enabling the use of mechanically flexible substrates. These SERS substrates exhibit higher SERS intensities in comparison to those obtained with the corresponding square array of smooth (room temperature metal deposition) nanobowl structures with similar spatial layouts. As an example toward an application, we demonstrate polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB-77) SERS detection using Ag mosaic NBPC substrates. Three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (3D FDTD) simulations qualitatively capture the key features of these systems and suggest a route to the fabrication of optimized, highly efficient SERS substrates in silico.
- ItemOptimization of nanopost plasmonic crystals for surface enhanced Raman scattering(The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 2011) Baca, Alfred J.; Montgomery, Jason M.; Cambrea, Lee R.; Moran, Mark; Johnson, Linda; Yacoub, Jeanine; Truong, Tu T.We present experimental and theoretical studies of a type of Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) substrate composed of a metal coated square array of nanopost structures formed via soft nanoimprinting. These SERS substrates exhibit higher SERS intensities in comparison to those obtained with the corresponding square array of nanowell structures with similar spatial layouts and demonstrate multiple analyte detection using SERS. Three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (3D FDTD) simulations qualitatively capture the key features of these systems and suggest a route to the fabrication of optimized, highly efficient SERS substrates in silico. Collectively, the ease of fabrication, high sensitivities, and predictable responses suggest an attractive route to SERS substrates for portable chemical warfare agent detection, environmental monitors, and other applications.