Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are important organic building blocks for optoelectronic applications. Among the various molecular engineering strategies (pi-extension, edge structure modification, exocyclic functionalization), this review will focus on the insertion of heavy group 14 elements (Si, Ge and Sn) into the polyaromatic backbone....
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry
Liver X receptor (LXR) α and LXRβ are nuclear receptors playing key roles in lipid metabolism, and LXR ligands are attractive drug candidates for metabolic disorders. Here we report the structural development of 4-(1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-hydroxyprop-2-yl)phenylsilane derivatives as LXR agonists bearing silyl functionalities as the hydrophobic pha...
Catalytic CO2 conversion to renewable fuel is of utmost importance to establish a carbon-neutral society. Bioelectrochemical CO2 reduction, in which a solid cathode interfaces with CO2-reducing bacteria, represents a promising approach for renewable and sustainable fuel production. The rational design of biocatalysts in the biohybrid system is impe...
Published in Protoplasma
The individual impact of silicon (Si) and nitric oxide (NO) on secondary metabolism in several plant species has been reported, but their combined effect has never been evaluated yet. Therefore, in this study, single and combined impacts of NO and Si on the biosynthesis of rosmarinic acid (RA) and essential oil (EO) content in leaves of Salvia offi...
Published in Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology
An adequate availability of Zinc (Zn) is crucial for plant growth and development given the essentiality of this element. Thus, both Zn deficiency and Zn toxicity can limit crop yields. In plants, the responses to Zn imbalances involve important physiological aspects such as reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, phytohormone balance, tricarbo...
Efficient management of the carbon structure is challenging for silicon/carbon anodes for lithium-ion batteries. Here, a uniquely structured composite ([email protected]), with silicon nanoparticles (Si NPs) embedded in the turbostratic carbon layer texture of mesocarbon microbeads (MCMB), has been designed. Mesophase pitch was used as the carbon precursor b...
Efficient management of the carbon structure is challenging for silicon/carbon anodes for lithium-ion batteries. Here, a uniquely structured composite ([email protected]), with silicon nanoparticles (Si NPs) embedded in the turbostratic carbon layer texture of mesocarbon microbeads (MCMB), has been designed. Mesophase pitch was used as the carbon precursor b...
Photoinduced electrochemiluminescence (PECL) allows the electrochemically assisted conversion of low-energy photons into high-energy photons at an electrode surface. This concept is expected to have important implications, however, it is dramatically limited by the stability of the surface, impeding future developments. Here, a series of metal-insu...
The development of photoelectrochemical systems for converting CO2 into chemical feedstocks offers an attractive strategy for clean energy storage by directly utilizing solar energy, but selectivity and stability for these systems have thus been limited. Here, we interface silicon nanowire (SiNW) photocathodes with a copper nanoparticle (CuNP) ense...
Published in Journal of The Electrochemical Society
To establish a next-generation production process for SOG-Si, we proposed the electrochemical reduction process of SiO2 using a liquid Zn cathode in molten CaCl2. In this study, we focused on the dissolved SiO2 to improve the productivity of the process. The ionic species and electrochemical reduction of silicate ions at solid graphite and liquid Z...
