We have synthesized nanoparticles of hexagonal CdS in the diameter range 3-13 nm by the reaction of cadmium acetate dihydrate with thioacetamide in imidazolium [BMIM]-based ionic liquids. We have obtained three different particle sizes of CdS by changing the anion of the ionic liquid. Addition of trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO) to the reaction mixture causes greater monodispersity as well as sma...

Needle-like ZnO nanostructures were synthesized by an organic-free hydrothermal process. Thehydrothermal synthesis was performed at very low pressure (~20 kPa) with duration of process only 10min. The products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD)and transmission electronmicroscopy (TEM).The XRD pattern indicated that the needle –like ZnO nanostructures were hexag...

The lead ferrite (PbFe12O19) nanoparticles were prepared by a simple and short time microwave method. Lead nitrate, iron nitrate nine hydrate, surfactants, and ethylene glycol were used as precursor materials. The effect of surfactants on the morphology and particle size of the magnetic products was investigated. The prepared magnetic products were studied by X-ray diffraction, scanning electro...

Successful synthesis of the stable metal-free two-dimensional polymer graphitic carbon-nitride with remarkable properties has made it as one of the most promising nanostructures in many novel nanodevices, especially photocatalytic ones. Understanding the mechanical properties of nanostructures is of crucial importance. Thus, this study employs density functional theory (DFT) to obtain the mecha...

During last decade, nanotechnology has gained a significant relevance in many areas of basic research and applied science. One of the great challenges in the field of nanotechnology is preparation of nanoparticles and nanostructures where new, not ordinary materials are used. In the present study, we observed self organizing structures prepared by the gas deposition method in N2 atmosphere. Gla...

Tungsten trioxide (WO3) nanostructures were synthesized by hydrothermal method using sodium tungstate (Na2WO4 2H2O) alone as starting material, and sodium tungstate in presence of ferrous ammonium sulfate [(NH4)2 Fe(SO4)2 6H2O] or cobalt chloride (CoCl2 6H2O) as structure-directing agents. Orthorhombic WO3 having a rectangular slab-like morphology was obtained when Na2WO4 2H2O was used alone. W...

Polyaminoboranes [N(R)H-BH2]n (1: R = H, 2: R = Me) were pyrolyzed on a range of substrates: silicon, metal foils (stainless steel, nickel, and rhodium), and sapphire wafers, as well as on Al2O3 and AlN powders. The pyrolysis of 2 on a Si-wafer resulted in porous nanostructures containing hexagonal-boron nitride (h-BN). In the case of 1 or H3N·BH3 as precursor, using rhodium foil as substrate a...

Flower-like silver nanostructures with controlled morphology and composition were prepared through wet-chemical synthesis. The reaction rate is simply manipulated by the amount of catalyzing agent ammonia added which is the key point to determine the ratio of hexagonal close-packed (HCP) to face-centered cubic (FCC) phase in silver nanostructures. The existence of formic acid that is the oxidat...