ZnO-CuO nanocomposite thin films were prepared by carbothermal evaporation of ZnO and Cu, combined with annealing. The effects of 90 MeV Ni(7+) ion irradiation on the structural and optical properties of ZnO-CuO nanocomposites were studied by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), UV-visible absorption spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. XRD studies...

ABSTRACT Infrared spectroscopy has been employed for a detailed characterization of ZrO2 and CeO2/ZrO2 supported nickel and copper/nickel catalysts to be utilized for methane decomposition. Adsorption of CO at 303 K was performed in order to determine the surface composition and accessible adsorption sites. Alloy formation occurred during reduction, as indicated by a red-shift of the vibrationa...

Nanostructured ZrO2-based materials with their biocompatibility, excellent electrical, and surface charge properties became one of the best candidates for electrochemical sensing applications. Here, synthesis Zr1-xCuxLaxO2 compounds was achieved in nanoscale fully characterized using XRD, TEM, DRS, cyclic voltammetry. A mixture monoclinic cubic phases detected undoped ZrO2 (Z sample, x = 0). Fo...

CO2 adsorption and activation on a catalyst are key elementary steps for conversion to various valuable products. In the present computational study, we screened different Cu–ZrO2 interface structures analyzed influence of structure binding strength using density functional theory calculations. Our results demonstrate that Cu nanorod favors one position both tetragonal monoclinic ZrO2 surfaces,...

Nano-metallic oxide particles have been found to be potentially effective microstructural reinforcements for cement mortar and become a research hotspot in recent years nano-modification technology of building materials. However, different conclusions obtained due various researchers used methods, which resulted deficiency the performance comparison between nano-metallic particles. In present s...

The stabilized zirconia with different Cu contents synthesized via sol- gel method. The samples were prepared by hydrolysis and condensation of orgnomatelic sol. After that the result gels were dried at 80 °C and then calcined at various temperatures.  ِ The differential thermal analysis (DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electronic microscopy (FESEM) and transmission el...

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ZrO2 heterophase structure nanocrystals (HSNCs) were synthesized with tunable ratios of monoclinic ZrO2 (m-ZrO2) to tetragonal ZrO2 (t-ZrO2). The phase mole ratio of m-ZrO2 versus t-ZrO2 in ZrO2 HSNCs was tuned from 40% to 100%. The concentration of the surface hydroxyl groups on m-ZrO2 is higher than that on t-ZrO2. ZrO2 HSNCs have different surface hydroxyl groups on two crystalline phases. T...

Utilization of active and stable catalyst could have enormous advantages in industrial application of biogas reforming. In order to achieve this goal, the effects of Cu and Co as promoters were investigated over physical-chemical properties of Ni/Al2O3-ZrO2 catalyst in reforming of biogas. The sequential impregnation was used for preparation of catalysts. The catalysts were characterized using ...