Nanoparticles of coordination polymer [Co2(pydc)2(H2O)6]n.2n H2O [H2pydc = pyridine-2,5-dicarboxylic acid] have been synthesized by sonochemical method and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, DLS particle size analysis and TGA/DTA. The structure of single crystalline coordination polymer developed from nanosized coo...

Heterostructured nanowires, such as core/shell nanowires and nanoparticle-decorated nanowires, are versatile building blocks for a wide range of applications because they integrate dissimilar materials at the nanometer scale to achieve unique functionalities. The sol-flame method is a new, rapid, low-cost, versatile, and scalable method for the synthesis of heterostructured nanowires, in which ...

The preparation of a fluid of cobalt ferrite particles having a size varying from 2 to 5nm is described. This bas been achieved by using functionalized surfactants. The size of cobalt femte particles decreases when the total reactant concentration decreases. The magnetic properties are described with magnetization curves and "Fe mossbauer spectroscopy. It is demonstrated that these particles ar...

We developed an approach for determining distances between carbon nanoparticles and grafted paramagnetic ions and molecules by means of nuclear spin-lattice relaxation data. The approach was applied to copper-, cobalt- and gadolinium-grafted nanodiamonds, iron-grafted graphenes, manganese-grafted graphene oxide and activated carbon fibers that adsorb paramagnetic oxygen molecules. Our findings ...

An improved rapid one-pot and green synthesis of substituted pyranopyranes by condensing Kojic acid, malononitrile, and different aldehydes and using a catalytic amount of cobalt nanoparticles as green and reusable catalyst is reported for the first time. The reaction proceeds in aqueous media at ambient temperature. Furthermore, the structural and morphological study of the cobalt nanoparticle...

In this study we investigated the optical and electronic properties of cobalt doped Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (quantum dots) fabricated by a precipitation method. We observed significant reduction in ZnO nanoparticle diameter as we increased the percentage of cobalt. UV-VIS absorption measurement show a systematic increase in bandgap from 3.40 eV to 3.69 eV as the cobalt percentage is incr...

Previously, we have synthesized a cobaltcontaining diblock copolymer system which exhibited room temperature ferromagnetic properties after phase separation and heat treatment. We have also shown that the morphology and cobalt density in the nanostructured domains both influenced the magnetic properties of these materials due to nanoconfinement which enhanced the dipolar interactions between ot...