Hydrogenase Biomimetics with Redox-Active Ligands: Synthesis, Structure, and Electrocatalytic Studies on [Fe₂(CO)₄(κ²-dppn)(µ-edt)] (edt = Ethanedithiolate; dppn = 1,8-bis(Diphenylphosphino)Naphthalene) (open access)

Hydrogenase Biomimetics with Redox-Active Ligands: Synthesis, Structure, and Electrocatalytic Studies on [Fe₂(CO)₄(κ²-dppn)(µ-edt)] (edt = Ethanedithiolate; dppn = 1,8-bis(Diphenylphosphino)Naphthalene)

This article reports the preparation and characterisation of the simple dppn complex,[Fe2(CO)4(κ2-dppn)(µ-edt)], together with an investigation of its proton-reduction ability.
Date: November 20, 2018
Creator: Ghosh, Shishir; Rana, Shahed; Hollingsworth, Nathan; Richmond, Michael G.; Kabir, Shariff E. & Hogarth, Graeme
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genetic Mutations in the S-loop of Human Glutathione Synthetase: Links Between Substrate Binding, Active Site Structure and Allostery (open access)

Genetic Mutations in the S-loop of Human Glutathione Synthetase: Links Between Substrate Binding, Active Site Structure and Allostery

This article uses molecular dynamics simulations and experimental point mutations to probe the role of S-loop residues in tertiary structure, substrate binding, and allosteric communication.
Date: November 29, 2018
Creator: Ingle, Brandall L.; Shrestha, Bibesh; De Jesus, Margarita C.; Conrad-Webb, Heather M.; Anderson, Mary E. & Cundari, Thomas R., 1964-
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pyrene Bearing Azo-Functionalized Porous Nanofibers for CO₂ Separation and Toxic Metal Cation Sensing (open access)

Pyrene Bearing Azo-Functionalized Porous Nanofibers for CO₂ Separation and Toxic Metal Cation Sensing

This article describes the construction of a novel luminescent azo-linked polymer from 1,3,6,8-tetra(4--aminophenyl)pyrene using a copper(I)-catalyzed oxidative homocoupling reaction.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: El-Kadri, Oussama M.; Tessema, Tsemre-Dingel; Almotawa, Ruaa M.; Arvapally, Ravi K.; Al-Sayah, Mohammad H.; Omary, Mohammad A. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Controlling Topological States in Topological/Normal Insulator Heterostructures (open access)

Controlling Topological States in Topological/Normal Insulator Heterostructures

This article contains a systematic investigation of the nature of the nontrivial interface states in topological/normal insulator (TI/NI) heterostructures.
Date: November 26, 2018
Creator: Costa, Marcio; Costa, Antônio T.; Freitas, Walter A.; Schmidt, Tome M.; Buongiorno Nardelli, Marco & Fazzio, Adalberto
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improving Reliability and Failure Prevention in Automobile Microelectronics captions transcript

Improving Reliability and Failure Prevention in Automobile Microelectronics

Video from the Fall 2018 3 Minute Thesis (3MT®) Final Competition. In this video, Muthappan Asokan presents his research methods, findings, and its significance in non-technical language.
Date: November 17, 2018
Creator: Asokan, Muthappan
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library