Nanomechanical properties of indium nanowires like structures fabricated on quartz substrate by trench template technique, measured using nanoindentation. The hardness and elastic modulus of wires were measured and compared with the values of indium thin film. Displacement burst observed while indenting the nanowire. 'Wire-only hardness' obtained using Korsunsky model from composite hardness. N...

Three-phase composite films consisting of BaTiO3/singlewalled carbon nanotube (SWCNT)/polymer were fabricated. The SWCNTs were shortened and coated with SiO2 to minimise the conducting paths of the SWCNTs in the film. The film showed a dielectric constant and dielectric loss of 92 and 0.031, respectively, at a frequency of 1 kHz. The SiO2-coated short SWCNTs can play important roles in enhancin...

We study the effective third-order nonlinear susceptibility of a graded metal–dielectric composite film of anisotropic particles with weak nonlinearity by invoking the local field effects within the Maxwell–Garnett theory. We further numerically demonstrate that the film can serve as a novel optical material to produce a broad structure in both the linear and the nonlinear response and an enhan...

We have fabricated a thin film of multilayered MnO2 whose interlayer is occupied with hexadecylpyridinium (HDPy) cations, using a simple anodic approach. The resulting film can effectively sorb iodide anions from aqueous solutions, even in the presence of NaCl or Na2SO4. The maximum sorption capacity was estimated to be 256 mg/g-MnO2, whereas a layered MnO2 film intercalated with K(+) ions show...

We applied an automated semiconductor synthesis and screen system to discover overcoating film materials and optimize coating conditions on the BiVO4/WO3 composite photoelectrode to enhance stability and photocurrent. Thirteen metallic elements for overcoating oxides were examined with various coating amounts. The stability of the BiVO4/WO3 photoelectrode in a highly concentrated carbonate elec...

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were determined to have significant interaction with poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT), which is helpful to form continuous active film with interpenetrating structure and improve the crystallinity of the resultant film for SWNTs/P3HT composite. Photovoltaic devices based on an active film with relatively higher crystallinity display much enhanced performance....

Chiral properties were investigated in Cu and Cu2O composite films prepared by magneto-electrodeposition. The Cu-Cu2O films were electrodeposited in a CuSO4 and Na2SO4 aqueous solution under magnetic fields B (2 and 5 T) parallel (+B) or antiparallel (–B) to the faradaic current. The magneto-electrodeposited films were used as modified electrodes, and the chiral voltammetric behaviors were obse...

Graphene sheets were stably dispersed in water by functionalization with sulfonated polyaniline (SPANI), and the composite film of SPANI-functionalized graphene showed improved electrochemical stability and enhanced electrocatalytic activity.

Via the combination of an electrospinning method with a hydrothermal reaction, a large-scale cedar-like hierarchical nanostructured TiO(2) film with an anatase/rutile composite phase was fabricated.

Graphene prepared on Cu foil by chemical vapor deposition was studied as a function of post growth cooling conditions. CuO islands embedded in the graphene film were discovered and studied by scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy. It is shown that nanostructured holes can be formed within a graphene film by reduction using hydrogen cooling i...