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\"<p>Small<\/a>
Small fibers or rods of titanium oxide emanating from the manganese oxide-based template. Photo provided by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A cover story in the September issue of Small<\/em>, a prestigious nanotechnology journal, features a method developed by UConn chemistry professor Steven Suib for the production of a nano-sized crystalline material that will be used for energy conservation.<\/p>\n

“The cover of Small<\/em> is highly coveted,” says Bernhard R\u00fcgemer, production manager. “It is instantly recognizable, and associated worldwide with the highest quality research from the top researchers in the field.”<\/p>\n

The issue, to be published next month, reports on basic science research into a new material that could be used as a catalyst in alternative fuel development.<\/p>\n

The nanomaterial, developed using Suib\u2019s method, is tiny \u2013 smaller by far than even the head of a pin \u2013 and consists of two materials, one a template and the other a material that can grow around it in a well-ordered array. The growth can be controlled and uses solar energy to drive reactions such as the splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen.<\/p>\n

\"<p>Hollow<\/a>
Hollow rods of titanium oxide with the solid manganese oxide core removed. Photo provided by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The material can be a component of paint or can be applied to a surface, and will be useful in solar applications, says Suib, head of the chemistry department in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The material acts as a catalyst in a process chemists call photocatalysis, which is the acceleration of a photoreaction in the presence of a catalyst.<\/p>\n

One of the amazing things about the work is its incredibly small size \u2013 100 nanometers. “It\u2019s very hard to make materials this size,\u201d Suib says, \u201cas small antennas come in and out of a surface that small.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having an article published in Small<\/em> is important, because the publication is read by materials scientists, chemists, physicists, engineers, and experts on nanoparticles all over the world.<\/p>\n

The article was published online in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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