In this work, SrO buffer layers were employed as an interface engineering approach to realize single crystalline mixed ternary rare earth bixbyite oxide (RE2O3) films on Si (001) substrate. Single crystalline mixed PrxY2-xO3 (x=0-2) has been successfully grown on Si (111) (Ref. 7). However, the formation of such mixed oxide can only be realized at >750 °C, therefore when it is directly grown on...

Adverse effects may occur when patients with air in the pleural space or in the cerebral ventricles breathe nitrous oxide. We developed an animal model to learn whether similar adverse effects are associated with the inhalation of nitrous oxide when air is present in the subcutaneous space. We induced extensive subcutaneous emphysema in swine and measured oxygen and carbon dioxide tensions in s...

Graphene oxide/Ag nanoparticles (Ag/GO) was prepared and employed to synthesize antifouling polyethersulfone (PES) mixed matrix membranes. The performance of the membranes was evaluated in terms of flux, hydrophilicity and anti-biofouling properties. With increment of the Ag/GO from 0 to 0.1 wt.%, the pure water flux increased from 24.7 up to 54.1 kg/m2 h. The flux recovery ratio (FRR) of the m...

Polymeric micelles of single and mixed poloxamines (Tetronic) were evaluated regarding their ability to host the antiglaucoma agent ethoxzolamide (ETOX) for topical ocular application. Three highly hydrophilic varieties of poloxamine (T908, T1107 and T1307) and a medium hydrophilic variety (T904), possessing a similar number of propylene oxide units but different contents in ethylene oxide, wer...

The catalytic activity of oxide-supported vanadium oxide is improved by the presence of tungsten oxide for the selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxides. We propose a mechanism for V−W synergy through studies of the reduction−oxidation behavior of near-monolayer VOX and WOX species grown by atomic layer deposition on the α-Al2O3 (0001) single crystal surface. In situ X-ray standing wave me...

Oxide ion conductors are important materials with a range of technological applications and are currently used as electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cells and solid oxide electrolyzer cells. Here we report the crystal structure and electrical properties of the hexagonal perovskite derivative Ba3MoNbO8.5. Ba3MoNbO8.5 crystallizes in a hybrid of the 9R hexagonal perovskite and palmierite structure...

This work focuses on understanding the oxygen-ion transport through mixed Grain Boundaries (GBs) present in yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), a common solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) electrolyte.

A simple and general procedure has been developed for the syntheses of ordered largepore (up to 14 nm) mesoporous metal oxides, including TiO2, ZrO2, Nb2O5, Ta2O5, Al2O3, SiO2, SnO2, WO3, HfO2, and mixed oxides SiAlOy, Al2TiOy, ZrTiOy, SiTiOy, ZrW2Oy. Amphiphilic poly(alkylene oxide) block copolymers were used as structure-directing agents in nonaqueous solutions for organizing the network-form...

CuCe mixed oxide is one of the most studied catalytic systems for preferential CO oxidation (CO-PrOx) purification hydrogen-rich gas stream. In this study, a series ceria supports were prepared via citrates-hydrothermal route by altering synthesis parameters (concentration and temperature). The resulting used preparation mixed-oxide catalysts wet impregnation. Various physicochemical techniques...

We present an overview on the development of various mixed conducting perovskite-type related structure metal oxides and other crystal structures, composite cathodes for advanced solid oxide fuel cells.