A novel PCBM-based n-type material, [6,6]-phenyl-C(61)-butyric styryl dendron ester (PCBSD), functionalized with a dendron containing two styryl groups as thermal cross-linkers, has been rationally designed and easily synthesized. In situ cross-linking of PCBSD was carried out by heating at a low temperature of 160 degrees C for 30 min to generate a robust, adhesive, and solvent-resistant thin ...

Due to its toxicity, 4-chlorophenol (4CP) must be removed from the wastewater before discharging into open water. In this work, ZnO and Ag-ZnO photocatalysts were prepared via a solvothermal method under mild conditions (150 °C), followed by calcination at 300 °C then characterized. The addition of Ag resulted in change morphologies, which exhibited wurtzite structure, irregular rod-like shape,...

ZnO nanorods were grown on a silver-coated tip of a borosilicate glass capillary (0.7 μm in tip diameter) and used as selective potentiometric sensor of intracellular free Mg(2+). To functionalize the ZnO nanorods for selectivity of Mg(2+), a polymeric membrane with Mg(2+)-selective ionophores were coated on the surface of the ZnO nanorods. These functionalized ZnO nanorods exhibited a Mg(2+)-d...

Well unipolar resistive switching (RS) behaviors were observed from Ag/ZnO single-microwire/Ag memristors. The reset voltages were larger than the set voltages, and all of them were less than 1 V. The resistance ratios of high-resistance state (HRS) to low-resistance state (LRS) reached 10(3). The bistable RS behaviors were entirely reversible and steady within 100 cycles. It was found that the...

20 The global analysis of the cellular lipid and protein content upon exposure to metal and metal oxide 21 nanoparticles (NPs) can provide an overview of the possible impact of exposure. Proteomic analysis has 22 been applied to understand the nanoimpact however the relevance of the alteration on the lipidic profile 23 JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED OMICS A METHODOLOGICAL JOURNAL HTTP://WWW.JIOMICS.COM ...

In solar energy harvesting using cells and photocatalysts, the photoexcitation of electrons holes in semiconductors is first major step conversion. The lifetime carriers, a key factor determining conversion photocatalysis efficiency, shortened mainly by recombination photoexcited carriers. We prepared tested series ZnO/TiO2-based heterostructures search designs which can extend carrier lifetime...

In this report, we illustrate a simple, easy, and low-temperature growth of Ag/Ag2O3/ZnO composite nanorods with high purity and crystallinity. The composite nanorods were structurally characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy which confirmed that synthesized product have ...

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy has attracted increasing attention due to its high spectral reproducibility and unique selectivity target molecules. Here, a facile approach is proposed prepare Ag nanoparticles modified ZnO nanorod arrays (Ag/ZnO NR arrays). were densely decorated on the surface of nanorods through silver mirror reaction subsequent seed-assisted electrodepo...