The sol-gel method was used to prepare SiO(2) thin films co-doped with In(2)O(3) nano-particles and Eu(3+). The formation of nano-sized In(2)O(3) particles after annealing at 900 °C was confirmed by the x-ray diffraction technique. A novel phase transition from a hexagonal rhombic centered to a body centered cubic structure of In(2)O(3) nano-particles was observed at around 1100 °C. It is found...

This study focuses on the fabrication and electrical characterization of a polymer composite based on nano-sized varistor powder. The polymer composite was fabricated by the melt-blending method. The developed nano-composite was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FeSEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spect...

A method for producing high surface area nano-sized mesoporous alumina from inexpensive Iranian kaolin as raw material is proposed. In this method, first, kaolin was purified for purifying Kaolin, High Grade Magnetic Separation and leaching with HCl and chemical bleaching treatment by using sodium dithionite (Na 2 S 2O4 ) as reducing agent in acidic media (H 2SO 4 ) were used. Pur...

Diopside  has  been  successfully  prepared  by  a  modified  sol-gel method.Optimization  in calcination temperature and mechanical ball milling  resulted  in  a  pure  and  nano-sized  powder  which characterized by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X- ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and fourier  transform  infrared  Spectroscopy  (FT–IR). We  hypo...

Reinforcement of aluminum and alloys with graphene has been intensively practiced by researchers in the past dozen years. The role Al4C3, which could be produced unintentionally or purposefully during composite production, was controversial until it found that nano-sized carbides were beneficial for strengthening composites. aluminum-graphene-nano-sized Al4C3 composites us using powder metallur...

The development of nano-materials is viewed as one of the most important technological advances of the 21st century and new applications of nano-sized particles in the production, processing, packaging or storage of food are expected to emerge soon. This trend of growing commercialization of engineered nano-particles as part of modern diet will substantially increase oral exposure. Contrary to ...

Shape and size of the synthesized NiO nano-sheets were retained during transformation of sheet-like b-Ni(OH)2 to NiO at elevated temperatures via nano-sized zirconia coating on the surface of b-Ni(OH)2. The average grain size was 6.42 nm after 600 C treatment and slightly increased to 10 nm after 1000 C treatment, showing effective sintering retardation between NiO nano-sheets. The excellent th...

In this Letter, dynamic wetting of water nano-droplets containing non-surfactant gold nanoparticles on a gold substrate is examined via molecular dynamics simulations. The results show that the addition of non-surfactant nanoparticles hinders the nano-second droplet wetting process, attributed to the increases in both surface tension of the nanofluid and friction between nanofluid and substrate...