Nanowires: Synthesis and Energy/Environmental Applications

Niobates Nanowires: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

Perovskite oxides such as alkaline niobates crystal possess many interesting properties including piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity, electro-optic and nonlinear optical response (Bhalla et al., 2000). The most common alkaline niobates material is lithium niobate (LiNbO3). Since the discovery of LiNbO3 ferroelectricity (Matthias & Remeika, 1949), its properties are widely exploited by electronic...

Biotemplated silica and titania nanowires: synthesis, characterization and potential applications.

A simple biotemplating method for the synthesis of silica (SiO2) and titania (TiO2) nanowires was designed on a fibrillar protein (alpha-synuclein) template. The diameter of SiO2 and TiO2 nanowires could be varied, between 20-100 nm, by varying the processing conditions. The nanowires were characterized by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). Due to...

Synthesis, electronic properties, and applications of indium oxide nanowires.

Single-crystalline indium oxide nanowires were synthesized using a laser ablation method and characterized using various techniques. Precise control over the nanowire diameter down to 10 nm was achieved by using monodisperse gold clusters as the catalytic nanoparticles. In addition, field effect transistors with on/off ratios as high as 10(4) were fabricated based on these nanowires. Detailed e...

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanowires Zinc Oxide with Different Temperatures

Synthesis and Ethanol Sensitivities of Sn02 nanowires Suvit

Sn02 nanowires with diameters of 30 — 200 nm have been synthesized by using carbothermalprocess via a thick film of tin dioxide and carbon powder precursor. The nanowires werecharacterized by X-ray power diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM),transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED).The gas sensing characteristic of nanowires toward eth...