We report a new type of magnetic nanofluids, which is based on a hybrid composite of nanodiamond and nickel (ND-Ni) nanoparticles. We prepared the nanoparticles by an in-situ method involving the dispersion of caboxylated nanodiamond (c-ND) nanoparticles in ethylene glycol (EG) followed by mixing of nickel chloride and, at the reaction temperature of 140°C, the use of sodium borohydrate as the ...

Nickel silicide nanoparticles were prepared in situ on carbon nanofibers through pyrolysis of electrospun fibers containing poly(acrylonitrile) (PAN, fiber precursor), silazane (SiCN ceramic and nickel chloride (nickel source). SiCN ceramics produced during the expanded graphitic interlayer spacing facilitated diffusion metal atoms to surfaces, leading formation at a reduced temperature. In add...

The new alcohol- and ether-functionalised-NHC silver(I) complexes bis(1-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-imidazol-2(3H)-ylidene)silver(I) chloride, [Ag{ImDiPP(C2OH)}2]Cl (4), bis(1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-mesityl-1H-imidazol-2(3H)-ylidene)silver(I) chloride, [Ag{ImMes(C2OH)}2]Cl (5), bis(1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methyl-1H-imidazol-2(3H)-ylidene)silver(I) chloride, [Ag{ImMe(C2OH)}2]Cl (6), b...

The use of a sodium in chloride dispersion is systematically evaluated for the synthesis nickel(0) and nickel(I) complexes from readily-prepared nickel(II) precursors. A variety with phosphine bipyridine-type ligands were accessed, although some reactions found to produce mixtures nickel(I), yields highly variable. Several new obtained, these characterized using techniques including NMR spectro...

A simple and convenient approach denoted as gel-deposition-precipitation (G-D-P) for the preparation of core-shell-like silica@nickel species nanoparticles was studied systematically. Core-shell-like silica@nickel species nanoparticles consisted of a Si-rich core and a Ni-rich shell. The G-D-P process included two steps: one was the deposition-precipitation of nickel over the gelled colloidal s...

In the title dinuclear nickel(II) complex, [Ni(2)(C(8)H(4)FO(3))(2)(H(2)O)(4)]Cl(2), synthesized by the reaction between 4-fluoro-2,6-diformyl-phenol and nickel(II) chloride in methanol, the coordination cation is located on an inversion center and the Ni(II) atom adopts a slightly distorted octa-hedral coordination geometry. The two Ni atoms are bridged by two phenolate O atoms and the intra-m...

While numerous studies have described the pathogenic and carcinogenic effects of nickel compounds, little has been done on the biological effects of metallic nickel. Moreover, the carcinogenetic potential of metallic nickel nanoparticles is unknown. Activator protein-1 (AP-1) and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) have been shown to play pivotal roles in tumor initiation, promotion, and progression. Mut...

Nickel nanoparticles have been synthesized using nickel nitrate, vegetable oil and sucrose. Ethanol has been used as a solvent since the heat of reaction shows the destabilization of nickel particles if water is present in the synthesis mixture. Nickel with fcc phase is obtained by reduction with sucrose followed by stabilization using vegetable oil. Nickel or possibly nickel carbide with hcp s...