The Minnesota Nano Center’s Keller Hall facility includes an atomic layer deposition (ALD) machine that is capable of depositing uniform alumina (Al2O3), hafnium oxide (HfO2), silicon dioxide (SiO2), zinc oxide (ZnO), and titanium dioxide (TiO2). ALD works by building alternate layers on a film using two different precursor gases – one usually supplying the metallic atoms and water vapor (H2O) ...

The study describes the synthesis and characterization of zinc(II) minoxidil nanocomposite (1). The reaction between zinc(II) acetate, minoxidil, {C9H15N5O=minoxidil=(2,4-diamino-6-piperidine-1-yl) pyrimidine N-oxide)} as a ligand and KI as bridging agent, in methanol at 60°C leads to the formation of nano-sized Zn(II) minoxidil nanocomposite, 1. Characterization of (1) was carried out by eleme...

zno plays an important role in many semiconductors technological aspects.  here,  direct  precipitation  method  was  employed  for  the synthesis of nano-sized hexagonal zno particles, which is based on chemical  reactions between  raw materials used  in  the  experiment. zno  nanoparticles  were  synthesized  by  calcinations  of  the  zno precursor precipitates  at 250  ˚c  for 3hours. the p...

in this research, acute toxicity (lc) of zinc oxide nanoparticle on beluga (huso huso) andcommon carp (cyprinus carpio) was studied. the experiment was conducted using theorganization for economic co-operation and development (no. 202) method. for bothspecies, 96hlc10 was determined to be more than 200 mg/l. to assess the effects of zinc oxidenanoparticles on blood factors, leukocyte index coun...

The search for active catalysts that efficiently oxidize methane under ambient conditions remains a challenging task for both C1 utilization and atmospheric cleansing. Here, we show that when the particle size of zinc oxide is reduced down to the nanoscale, it exhibits high activity for methane oxidation under simulated sunlight illumination, and nano silver decoration further enhances the phot...

Ultraviolet waves, because of their short wavelength, have a high energy and considerable damaging effects on surfaces. Protection against ultraviolet radiations is one of the finishing treatments done on surfaces exposed to sunlight. The importance of this issue in relation to human health, due to complications such as skin burns and cancer, is doubled. Up t...