@article { ISI:000264541800007,
	title = {Y-junction nanostructures of palladium: enhanced electrocatalytic properties for fuel cell reactions},
	journal = {Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry},
	volume = {627},
	number = {1-2},
	year = {2009},
	month = {MAR},
	pages = {58-62},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA},
	address = {PO BOX 564, 1001 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND},
	abstract = {<p>Here we demonstrate the utility of hierarchically designed alumina templates for the formation of palladium Y-junction nanostructures through a chemical vapor deposition route. These structures exhibit enhanced electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of formic acid (up to 1020\%) compared to that of platinum Y-junction nanostructures, which could be of immense relevance to portable fuel cell technology, since designing a better electrocatalyst for fuel cell reactions continues to be an important challenge. Apart from the obvious applications in fuel cell electrocatalysis, these Y-junction nanostructures could also act as promising candidates for room temperature hydrogen separation and more importantly as interconnects in molecular scale electronic devices. The present method of fabrication of Y-junction nanostructures using hierarchical alumina templates could be extended to other metallic/semiconducting systems facilitating more general opportunities for such hierarchical designs in nanoelectronics. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {electrocatalysts, fuel cells, Hierarchical structures, Nanostructure, Porous alumina membrane, Y-junctions},
	issn = {1572-6657},
	doi = {10.1016/j.jelechem.2008.12.021},
	author = {Subhramannia, Mahima and Ramaiyan, Kannan and Aslam, Mohammed and Pillai, Vijayamohanan K.}
}
@article { ISI:000263875000017,
	title = {Yttria-zirconia-based lewis acid catalysis of the biginelli reaction: an efficient one-pot synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-(1H)-ones},
	journal = {Synthetic Communications},
	volume = {39},
	number = {7},
	year = {2009},
	month = {MAR},
	pages = {PII 909239399},
	publisher = {TAYLOR \& FRANCIS INC},
	address = {325 CHESTNUT ST, SUITE 800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Yttria-zirconia-based Lewis acid efficiently catalyzes the three-component cyclocondensation reaction of aldehyde, -keto ester, and urea or thiourea in refluxing acetonitrile to produce the corresponding dihydropyrimidones in high yields.</p>},
	keywords = {Biginelli reaction, dihydropyrimidone, yttria-zirconia-based Lewis acid},
	issn = {0039-7911},
	doi = {10.1080/00397910802519174},
	author = {Ramalingam, S. and Kumar, Pradeep}
}
