Water-splitting dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells (WS-DSPECs) rely on photoinduced charge separation at a dye/semiconductor interface to supply electrons and holes for water splitting. To improve the efficiency of charge separation and reduce charge recombination in these devices, it is possible to use core/shell structures in which photoinduced electron transfer occurs stepwise through...

SnO nanoparticles were synthesized using microwave–assisted hydrothermal method. It was noticed that at 300 and 600 watt microwave power, SnO formed and remained in the tetragonal phase. At 900 watt, SnO2 started appearing and a mixture of SnO and SnO2 phases coexisted. The particle size varied from ~2 to ~13 nm at 300 to 900 watt radiation power. The UV-V absorption spectra showed the excitoni...

When designing catalysts for direct ethanol fuel cell applications (DEFC), four main parameters must be considered: shape, structure, size, and chemical composition. According to this knowledge, it is assumed that polyhedral hollow Pt-based nanoframes, with the addition of Rh SnO2 a size below 50 nm, could promising nanocatalysts anode DEFC. In work, two different PtRhNi/SnO2 nanoframes-based a...

The SnO2 spheres-like nanoparticles have been successfully synthesized by a microwave solvothermal method, in which SnCl2·2H2O, poly(vinylpyrrolidone) PVP, H2O2 and NaOH as raw materials. The as-synthesized products have been characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and UV/Vis/NIR spectrophotometer. Photocatalytic activities of the samples have been evaluated by the deg...

Tin oxide nanorods (NRs) are vapour synthesised at relatively lower temperatures than previously reported and without the need for substrate pre-treatment, via a vapour-solid mechanism enabled using an aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition method. Results demonstrate that the growth of SnO2 NRs is promoted by a compression of the nucleation rate parallel to the substrate and a decrease of...

While galvanic exchange is commonly applied to metallic nanoparticles, recently its applicability was expanded to metal-oxides. Here the galvanic exchange is studied in metal/metal-oxide core/shell nanocrystals. In particular Sn/SnO2 is treated by Ag+, Pt2+, Pt4+, and Pd2+. The conversion dynamics is monitored by in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction. The Ag+ treatment converts the Sn cores to ...

Two different series of H2 sensors were prepared. The first series was based on n-type semiconducting SnO2 thin films, prepared by the sol–gel method. The effect of Au and Pt nanoparticles in SnO2 was investigated for gas sensor applications. The second series was based on p-type NiO thin films, which were grown by pulsed laser deposition on microscope glass or (100) Si substrates. The effect o...

Miniaturized electronic noses to rapidly detect and differentiate trace amount of chemical agents are extremely attractive. Use of tin oxide nanoparticles as sensing elements has been proved to significantly improve both the response time and the sensitivity of gas sensors or electronic noses. In this paper, we report the synthesis of pure tin oxide nanoparticles using a simple, convenient, and...

The present review on some metal oxide nanoparticles used for pressure sensor, various metal oxide containing such as (SnO2, ZnO, Al2O3, WO3, Fe2O3, Ga2O3, TiO2 and SiC, ...etc.) responds detection pressure measure in kbar unit through oxygen activity as oxidation or reduction process of an integrated in devices sensor (MEMS, CMOS, MOX and MOXQ1D...etc.) that devices measuring of pressure as st...

A rapid, wafer-level, dry process for in-situ synthesis, deposition of stable nanostructured, porous metal-oxide films for gas sensors is presented. Lace-like, nanostructured films of pure SnO2 featuring high porosity (98%) are selfassembled on a target substrate by flame spray pyrolysis (FSP). The nanoparticles are mainly polyhedral and monocrystalline with a grain size of 8.7 nm and crystal s...