Chemistry
This is the collection for the University of Waterloo's Department of Chemistry .
Research outputs are organized by type (eg. Master Thesis, Article, Conference Paper).
Waterloo faculty, students, and staff can contact us or visit the UWSpace guide to learn more about depositing their research.
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Hybrid Cathode for All-Solid-State Li-S Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-03)Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery is one of the most promising energy storage candidates to satisfy the rising demands in multi-functional personal electronics, and the development of electric vehicles due to its high energy ... -
DNA and Metal Ion Mediated Modification of Nanomaterials
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-01)DNA-modified nanomaterials have been applied in diverse areas such as biosensing, catalysis, drug delivery, and biomedical diagnostics. Metal ion mediated DNA conjugation is an important strategy for the construction of ... -
DNA and Hydrogels for Sensing and Binding Purine Nucleosides
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)Purine nucleosides, such as adenosine and guanosine, are important biomolecules to regulate physiological functions, including maintain heart and brain health, exert inflammatory responses, and take part in metabolisms. ... -
Self-assembled gold nanochain based materials as building blocks to fabricate flexible devices and electrocatalysts
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-25)1D metal nanostructures are being actively researched as a component in next-generation electronic devices and as highly efficient electrocatalysts. 1D gold nanomaterials can be designed by controlling the aspect ratio and ... -
Thermoelectric Properties of Coinage Metal Chalcogenides
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-25)Research into the development of high performance thermoelectric materials has been gaining interest because of the potential for various applications. In the public eye, thermoelectric devices are readily recognized, ... -
Studies of the Lewis Acidity of Dicarbonyl Iodonium Ylides in Ionic and Photochemical Reactions
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-28)Hypervalent iodine compounds have been established as useful reagents in synthetic chemistry due to their ease of handling and the diverse amount of chemical reactivity that can be accessed under mild reaction conditions. ... -
Comparison of the multi-layer multi-configuration time-dependent Hartree (ML-MCTDH) method and the density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) for ground state properties of linear rotor chains
(AIP, 2021-05-05)We demonstrate the applicability of the Multi-Layer Multi-Configuration Time-Dependent Hartree (ML-MCTDH) method to the problem of computing ground states of one-dimensional chains of linear rotors with dipolar interactions. ... -
Development of a Microfluidic Hemodialysis Device Equipped with an Antifouling Nanoporous Dialysis Membrane
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-08)This thesis presents a microfluidic hemodialyzer and an experimental platform and demonstrates that the performance of a polycarbonate membrane used in a continuous setting that can be comparable to commercial hollow-fibre ... -
Solid-Phase Total Synthesis of Dehydrotryptophan-Bearing Cyclic Peptides Tunicyclin B, Sclerotide A, CDA3a and CDA4a using a Protected β-Hydroxytryptophan Building Block
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-31)The non-proteinogenic amino acid Z-dehydrotryptophan can be found in a several naturally occurring peptide. Amongst them are cyclic peptides such as tunicyclin B, the antifungal agents keramamide F and sclerotide A, as ... -
Synthesis of ß-Keto-and ß-Hydroxy-α,α-difluorosulfonamides.
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-28)Abstract ß-Keto- and ß-hydroxy-α,α-difluorosulfonamides are both underexplored classes of molecules. There is only one report of each class of molecules in the literature, however very similar molecules are well known and ... -
A Thermochemical Investigation of Gas Phase Anionic Nucleobase Complexes by Infrared Multiple Photon Dissociation Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure Calculations
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-21)In this thesis, a computational and experimental investigation of gas phase cation-molecule complexes has been undertaken to analyse the gas phase clustering behaviour of biologically relevant cyclic anionic species. ... -
Development of Cobalt-Doped Nickel Hydroxide Sol-Gel Catalysts for Enhanced Electro-Oxidation of Urea
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-14)Electrochemical oxidation of urea provides an approach to prevent excess urea emissions into the environment while generating value by capturing chemical energy from waste. Unfortunately, the source of high catalytic ... -
Electrophilic ‘Umpolung’ Cyclizations of Alkynes in the Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-12)Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), such as acenes and phenacenes, are important structural motifs which have found great utility in the future of electronics as organic semi-conducting materials. Reliable methods of ... -
Investigation of divalent metal ion detection using 17E DNAzyme Biosensor
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-30)DNAzymes are in vitro selected oligonucleotides that can catalyze reactions, such as RNA cleavage. Most DNAzymes require metal ions as cofactors. Unlike ribozymes, which have been found in nature, all known DNAzymes are ... -
Multi-Scale Design of Ink Formulations for the 3D Bioprinting of Soft and Elastic Tissue-Mimetic Structures
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-30)Three-dimensional (3D) engineered tissue and organ models with adjustable biochemical and physical properties are needed in regenerative medicine. As such, 3D printing has emerged as a potential strategy to create more ... -
An investigation of gas phase ion-molecule complexes involving novel binding modes
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-16)In this thesis, an innovative method is introduced to advance the study of gas phase clusters and used to analyse a number of novel binding modes. The systematic sampling of cluster surfaces (SSCS) routine, introduced in ... -
Tuning Cation and Anion Redox Chemistry in Transition Metal Oxide Positive Electrode Materials for Lithium and Sodium-Ion Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2021-03-31)The surging demand for electrified transportation (both ground and air), robots, and other battery-powered devices has driven the development of electrochemical energy storage systems that can provide high gravimetric/volumetric ... -
Manipulating Carrier Polarization in Pure and Doped Metal Oxide Semiconductor Nanocrystals
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-19)Moore's Law will soon be inadequate to keep up with the needs of technological developments as the currently used materials have reached their natural performance limits. Hence, the development of a new technology to replace ... -
Synthesis and Characterization of Furan-Based Non-ionic Surfactants (FBNIOS)
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-27)A series of furan-based non-ionic surfactants (fbnios) derived from 5-(chloromethyl)furfural (5-CMF), a feedstock prepared by Origin Materials through a carbon negative process, were prepared from commercially available ... -
The Structure and Internal Dynamics of Polypeptides Probed with Pyrene Excimer Fluorescence
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-25)A combination of pyrene excimer fluorescence, fluorescence blob model (FBM), and molecular mechanics optimizations (MMOs) was applied to characterize a series of pyrene-labeled polypeptides. Analysis of the fluorescence ...
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