A solar cell based on the n-MoS2/i-SiO2/p-Si heterojunction is fabricated. The device exhibits a high power-conversion efficiency of 4.5% due to the incorporation of a nano-scale SiO2 buffer into the MoS2/Si interface. The present device architectures are envisaged as potentially valuable candidates for high-performance photovoltaic devices.

SiO2 coated γ-Fe2O3 nanocomposite powder has been successfully synthesized by chemical vapor condensation process and its feasibility on hyperthermic application was investigated in this study. The power loss of SiO2 coated γ-Fe2O3 nanocomposite powder which means the magnetic heating effect under alternative magnetic field was much higher than the single phase γ-Fe2O3 nano powder due to the ve...

It was found that if introduced into a nutrient medium of 0.05-1 g/L nano-SiO2, the oxidant activity (OA) of the culture medium (CM) of bacilli increased by 43.2-60.1 % and the antioxidant activity (AA) decreased by 4.5-11.8 %. SiO2 nanoparticles had different effects on antiradical activity (ARA) of the CM of Bacillus subtilis IMV B-7023. In particular, nano-SiO2 had no significant effect on t...

This paper investigated the mechanism of enhancing mechanical and tribological properties nitrile rubber (NBR) via addition nano-SiO2 on molecular scale. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed structure models pure NBR, NBR/SiO2, three-layer friction pairs. The results showed that hydrogen bonds interfacial interaction between NBR chains decreased fractional free volume nanocomposit...

nano-silica supported boron trifluoride (bf3.sio2) is an efficient, reusable and eco-friendly catalyst for chemoselective thioacetalization of aldehydes and ketones. so, this catalyst was applied for transthioacetalization of acetals and acylals into their corresponding 1,3-dithiolanes or 1,3-dithianes  in good to excellent yields. the reactions were carried out at room temperature under solven...

Nano particles may be more useful in comparison to bulk materials because they can pass the cell membrane of crops because of their general size. Nano-silicon or SiO2 is one of the major and frequently used engineered oxide nano particles in deferent fields. Quick germination of cultivated seeds and good seedling establishment are key factors to lentil production under salinity stress soil acro...

a simple, green and efficient method for synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazoles is described via three-component cyclocondensation of benzil or benzoin, aldehyde and ammonium acetate by using the nano sio2-supported ferric hydrogen sulfate (fhs/sio2), as a catalyst, under solvent-free conditions. the nano sio2 support and catalyst were characterized by x-ray diffraction (xrd), transmissio...

a convenient, rapid, and one-pot method for the synthesis of azo dyes has been developed. in this protocol, diazotization reagent (arn2+ -cro3–sio2) was prepared via grinding of aromatic amines, nano2, wet sio2 and nano silica chromic acid (nano-sca) without solvent at room temperature. the obtained diazotization reagent was sufficiently stable to be kept at room temperature in the dry state fo...

Superhydrophobic poly(vinylidene fluoride) PVDF-SiO2 composite membranes with different % of SiO2 contents were prepared by electrospinning. The surface morphologies of the membranes are characterized by using scanning electron microscopy. The nanofibers in the membranes were stacked in layers to produce fully interconnected pores that resulted in high porosity. The incorporation of SiO2 into t...