Nanotubos de carbono e polímeros condutores são fortes candidatos à miniaturização dos componente... more Nanotubos de carbono e polímeros condutores são fortes candidatos à miniaturização dos componentes eletrônicos disponíveis atualmente. Estudos teóricos afirmaram que 1/3 dos nanotubos seriam metálicos, enquanto que os outros seriam semicondutores, mas alguns grupos reportaram medidas experimentais evidenciando um pequeno gap eletrônico em tubos considerados metálicos. Protótipos de transístores compostos de nanotubos e moléculas orgânicas conjugadas foram propostos e foi observado que o recobrimento dos tubos por moléculas de pentaceno tornava os dispositivos menos suscetíveis à deposição de impurezas, o que diminuía a histerese na curva característica i x V, ao mesmo tempo que a formação de cristais de pentaceno era favorecida. Neste trabalho estudamos a estrutura eletrônica dos nanotubos (5,5) e (9,0) través de DFT e observamos presença de um gap nesses sistemas, assim como uma deformação de suas estruturas de ligações químicas, evidenciando a distorção de Peierls. O efeito do ter...
ABSTRACTMayaro virus (MAYV) is an emerging arbovirus of the Americas that may cause a debilitatin... more ABSTRACTMayaro virus (MAYV) is an emerging arbovirus of the Americas that may cause a debilitating arthritogenic disease. The biology of MAYV is not fully understood and largely inferred from related arthritogenic alphaviruses. Here we present the structure of MAYV at 4.4 Å resolution, obtained from a preparation of mature, infective virions. MAYV presents typical alphavirus features and organization. Interactions between viral proteins that lead to particle formation are described together with a hydrophobic pocket formed between E1 and E2 spike proteins and conformational epitopes specific of MAYV. We also describe MAYV glycosylation residues in E1 and E2 that may affect MXRA8 host receptor binding, and a molecular “handshake” between MAYV spikes formed by N262 glycosylation in adjacent E2 proteins. The structure of MAYV is suggestive of structural and functional complexity among alphaviruses, which may be targeted for specificity or antiviral activity.
Novel two-dimensional non-van der Waals materials have been reported, boosting efforts to probe t... more Novel two-dimensional non-van der Waals materials have been reported, boosting efforts to probe their properties and identify key applications. In this work, we report the synthesis, by means of a novel route via sonication of synthetic hematite, and characterization by transmission electron and atomic force microscopy of samples composed of two-dimensional hematite ([001]-cut layered α-Fe2O3). Microscopy images show a layered material with a handful of possible crystalline orientations, of which the [001] is the most abundant, presenting thickness of up to approximately 100 nm. Next, we employed first-principles calculations to study their structural stability and evaluate their thickness distribution. The stability of single, double, and triple layered structures is confirmed by phonon spectra and the formation energy is obtained, pointing out to the possibility of few layers, freestanding, stable samples. Further statistical modeling suggests that even though such thin samples are stable, their abundan...
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2008
Resonance Raman, FTIR, X-ray diffraction, UV–vis–NIR, electron paramagnetic resonance, X-ray abso... more Resonance Raman, FTIR, X-ray diffraction, UV–vis–NIR, electron paramagnetic resonance, X-ray absorption at Si K-edge and electron microscopy were employed for characterizing the products formed through electrochemical oxidation of intercalated anilinium ions inside the cationic montmorillonite (MMT) clay. The layer silicate structure was not affected by the anilinium oxidation between the layers. The intercalated products present only an electronic absorption band
Recent advances in experimental and computational methods are increasing the quantity and complex... more Recent advances in experimental and computational methods are increasing the quantity and complexity of generated data. This massive amount of raw data needs to be stored and interpreted in order to advance the materials science field. Identifying correlations and patterns from large amounts of complex data is being performed by machine learning algorithms for decades. Recently, the materials science community started to invest in these methodologies to extract knowledge and insights from the accumulated data. This review follows a logical sequence starting from density functional theory as the representative instance of electronic structure methods, to the subsequent high-throughput approach, used to generate large amounts of data. Ultimately, data-driven strategies which include data mining, screening, and machine learning techniques, employ the data generated. We show how these approaches to modern computational materials science are being used to uncover complexities and design ...
Nanotubos de carbono e polímeros condutores são fortes candidatos à miniaturização dos componente... more Nanotubos de carbono e polímeros condutores são fortes candidatos à miniaturização dos componentes eletrônicos disponíveis atualmente. Estudos teóricos afirmaram que 1/3 dos nanotubos seriam metálicos, enquanto que os outros seriam semicondutores, mas alguns grupos reportaram medidas experimentais evidenciando um pequeno gap eletrônico em tubos considerados metálicos. Protótipos de transístores compostos de nanotubos e moléculas orgânicas conjugadas foram propostos e foi observado que o recobrimento dos tubos por moléculas de pentaceno tornava os dispositivos menos suscetíveis à deposição de impurezas, o que diminuía a histerese na curva característica i x V, ao mesmo tempo que a formação de cristais de pentaceno era favorecida. Neste trabalho estudamos a estrutura eletrônica dos nanotubos (5,5) e (9,0) través de DFT e observamos presença de um gap nesses sistemas, assim como uma deformação de suas estruturas de ligações químicas, evidenciando a distorção de Peierls. O efeito do ter...
ABSTRACTMayaro virus (MAYV) is an emerging arbovirus of the Americas that may cause a debilitatin... more ABSTRACTMayaro virus (MAYV) is an emerging arbovirus of the Americas that may cause a debilitating arthritogenic disease. The biology of MAYV is not fully understood and largely inferred from related arthritogenic alphaviruses. Here we present the structure of MAYV at 4.4 Å resolution, obtained from a preparation of mature, infective virions. MAYV presents typical alphavirus features and organization. Interactions between viral proteins that lead to particle formation are described together with a hydrophobic pocket formed between E1 and E2 spike proteins and conformational epitopes specific of MAYV. We also describe MAYV glycosylation residues in E1 and E2 that may affect MXRA8 host receptor binding, and a molecular “handshake” between MAYV spikes formed by N262 glycosylation in adjacent E2 proteins. The structure of MAYV is suggestive of structural and functional complexity among alphaviruses, which may be targeted for specificity or antiviral activity.
Novel two-dimensional non-van der Waals materials have been reported, boosting efforts to probe t... more Novel two-dimensional non-van der Waals materials have been reported, boosting efforts to probe their properties and identify key applications. In this work, we report the synthesis, by means of a novel route via sonication of synthetic hematite, and characterization by transmission electron and atomic force microscopy of samples composed of two-dimensional hematite ([001]-cut layered α-Fe2O3). Microscopy images show a layered material with a handful of possible crystalline orientations, of which the [001] is the most abundant, presenting thickness of up to approximately 100 nm. Next, we employed first-principles calculations to study their structural stability and evaluate their thickness distribution. The stability of single, double, and triple layered structures is confirmed by phonon spectra and the formation energy is obtained, pointing out to the possibility of few layers, freestanding, stable samples. Further statistical modeling suggests that even though such thin samples are stable, their abundan...
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2008
Resonance Raman, FTIR, X-ray diffraction, UV–vis–NIR, electron paramagnetic resonance, X-ray abso... more Resonance Raman, FTIR, X-ray diffraction, UV–vis–NIR, electron paramagnetic resonance, X-ray absorption at Si K-edge and electron microscopy were employed for characterizing the products formed through electrochemical oxidation of intercalated anilinium ions inside the cationic montmorillonite (MMT) clay. The layer silicate structure was not affected by the anilinium oxidation between the layers. The intercalated products present only an electronic absorption band
Recent advances in experimental and computational methods are increasing the quantity and complex... more Recent advances in experimental and computational methods are increasing the quantity and complexity of generated data. This massive amount of raw data needs to be stored and interpreted in order to advance the materials science field. Identifying correlations and patterns from large amounts of complex data is being performed by machine learning algorithms for decades. Recently, the materials science community started to invest in these methodologies to extract knowledge and insights from the accumulated data. This review follows a logical sequence starting from density functional theory as the representative instance of electronic structure methods, to the subsequent high-throughput approach, used to generate large amounts of data. Ultimately, data-driven strategies which include data mining, screening, and machine learning techniques, employ the data generated. We show how these approaches to modern computational materials science are being used to uncover complexities and design ...
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