Artificial environment-friendly Gd-free magnetic nanostructures for magnetic cooling are investigated by temperature-dependent magnetic measurements. We consider two-phase nanocomposites where nanoclusters (Fe) are embedded in a Ni 61 Cu 39 matrix. Several composite films are produced by cluster deposition. The average Fe cluster size depends on the deposition conditions and can be tuned by var...

A silicon/metal nanocomposite is fabricated by electrochemical deposition of a metal (Ni, Co) into the pores of mesoporous silicon prepared from n-silicon consisting of highly oriented channels which are tunable in a range between 40 nm and 100 nm in their diameter and a concomitant interpore spacing. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) measurements give details about the top surface as well as t...

Herein, various nickel cobalt oxide nanostructures with different Ni concentrations are prepared via a hydrothermal route followed by annealing process for an electrochemical supercapacitor as well nonenzymatic glucose biosensor. The electrode synthesized on carbon cloth using Ni0.9Co2.1O4 nanosheet-like morphology showed maximum 516.51 F g−1 specific capacitance at 10 mV s−1 scan rate and the ...

The rational design of highly efficient electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is of prime importance for establishing renewable and sustainable energy systems. The alkaline HER is particularly challenging as it involves a two-step reaction of water dissociation and hydrogen recombination, for which platinum-based binary catalysts have shown promising activity. In this work,...

cuins2 nanostructures were  synthesized  via  a  simple  surfactant-free solvothermal  route.  in  this  synthesis,  thiosemicarbazide  and thioglycolic acid were used as sulfur sources. the effects of different parameters such as type of precursor and time on the morphology and particle  size  of  the  samples  have  been  investigated.  the nanostructures  were  characterized  by  means  of  ...

We report an alignment-free gallium oxide (Ga2O3) heterojunction barrier Schottky (HJBS) power diode, which utilizes the self-assembled Ni nanostructures as in situ masks for trench etching of Ga2O3 and subsequent selective-area filling p-type NiO. By increasing depth to 200 nm, relevant HJBS diode exhibits improved reverse blocking capabilities including reduced leakage current density 10−8 A/...

well-defined crystalline pbse nanocubes and nanospheres have been synthesized through a simple hydrothermal method by using pb2+- edta and pb2+- oleylamine complexes at 180°c for different reaction times. composition and morphology of the samples have been characterized by means of xrd and sem. gradual release process of pb2+ from pb2+-edta and pb2+-oleylamine complexes can adjust the growth ra...

in this research, a sol gel autocaombustion route has been proposedto synthesize alumina-zirconia composite powders, usingammonium bicarbonate as a new fuel. then the effect of calcinationtemperature on phase transformation and crystallite sizes wasinvestigated. to characterize the products xrd, tem and betanalyses were used. xrd patterns of as-synthesized powder andcalcined powders at 1100 ◦c ...

Direct write nanolithographic techniques are powerful techniques to fabricate masters for nano-imprint lithography (NIL). Proton beam writing (PBW) is a relatively new technique which has shown great potential in fabricating three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures in polymer resist material down to the 20 nm level. MeV protons generate secondary electrons and like in many lithographic processes t...

Magnesium hydroxide nanostructures as an effective flame retardant were synthesized by a facile and rapid microwave reaction. The effect of different surfactants such as cationic, anionic and polymeric on the morphology of magnesium hydroxide nanostructures was investigated. Nanostructures were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform in...