CoP nanostructures that exposed predominantly (111) crystal facets were synthesized and evaluated for performance as electrocatalysts for the hydrogen-evolution reaction (HER). The branched CoP nanostructures were synthesized by reacting cobalt(II) acetylacetonate with trioctylphosphine in the presence of trioctylphosphine oxide. Electrodes comprised of the branched CoP nanostructures deposited...

The synthesis of hexagonal wurzite one-dimensional (1D) GaN nanostructures on c-Al2O3 substrates was investigated using a thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. The diameter of the GaN nanostructures was controlled by varying the growth time using a mixture of GaN powder and Ga metal with the ammonia gas reaction. The morphologies of the GaN nanowires and nanorods were confirmed by fi...

the antimicrobial effect of metal nanoparticles such as zinc oxide and silver nanoparticles has been taken into great consideration separately during recent years. the useful application of these nanoparticles in the areas of medicine, biotechnology, and professional prevention of microbes motivated us. the aim of this study was to evaluate antibacterial activity properties of silver doped zinc...

The efficiency of thermoelectric energy converters is limited by the material thermoelectric figure of merit (zT). The recent advances in zT based on nanostructures limiting the phonon heat conduction is nearing a fundamental limit: The thermal conductivity cannot be reduced below the amorphous limit. We explored enhancing the Seebeck coefficient through a distortion of the electronic density o...

Nanostructures made of zinc oxide (ZnO), a wide-bandgap semiconductor, have recently attracted attention due to their proposed applications in low-voltage and shortwavelength (368 nm) electro-optical devices, transparent ultraviolet (UV) protection films, gas sensors, and varistors. Raman spectroscopy presents a powerful tool for identifying specific materials in complex structures and for extr...