In this paper, an overview of the synthesis, chemistry and applications of nanosystems carried out in our laboratory is presented. The discussion is divided into four sections, namely (a) chemistry of nanoparticles, (b) development of new synthetic approaches, (c) gas phase clusters and (d) device structures and applications. In 'chem-istry of nanoparticles' we describe a novel reaction between...

SiO2-ZrO2 sols have been prepared via acid catalysis using a commercial colloidal suspension of zirconia and two silica alkoxides; tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and methyltriethoxysilane (MTES). Suspensions with 10, 15 and 25-mol% of ZrO2 were prepared. The stability of the suspensions was followed by rheological measurements showing that the amount of water incorporated with the colloidal suspensio...

Aluminum oxide encapsulated high-permittivity (ε) BaTiO3 and ZrO2 core-shell nanoparticles having variable Al2O3 shell thicknesses were prepared via a layer-by-layer methylaluminoxane coating process. Subsequent chemisorptive activation of the single-site metallocene catalyst [rac-ethylenebisindenyl]zirconium dichloride (EBIZrCl2) on these Al2O3-encapsulated nanoparticles, followed by propylene...

An alternative oxygen sensor to conventional ZrO2 based automotive sensors (COS) was successfully manufactured. nanoparticles were used as base material and nanofibers fabricated via electrospinning using polyvinyl alcohol solution (ZrO2+PVOH) obtain active surface of the where engine exhaust gas interacts chemisorption reactions take place prior calcination process at 700 oC. Thanks operating ...

The influence of the interface in ZnO?ZrO2 catalysts for selective hydrogenation CO2 to CH3OH is investigated. Specifically, we perturbed its structure using two different synthetic methods: surface organometallic chemistry (SOMC) and flame-spray pyrolysis (FSP) investigated speciation resulting materials by spectroscopic techniques, such as XAS, NMR, IR, UV-Vis, EPR. results indicate that oxid...

A controllable transformation from interfacial to filamentary switching mode is presented on a ZrO2/ZrO2 - x /ZrO2 tri-layer resistive memory. The two switching modes are investigated with possible switching and transformation mechanisms proposed. Resistivity modulation of the ZrO2 - x layer is proposed to be responsible for the switching in the interfacial switching mode through injecting/retr...

Hybrid nanosuspensions were synthesised through ultrasonically dispersing ZrO2 or TiO2 nanoparticles into graphene oxide (GO) nanosheet solutions for water-based lubrication. The effect of contact pair roughness on the tribological behaviours ZrO2/GO and TiO2/GO hybrid investigated using a block-on-ring testing approach. With relatively smooth ring, use could reduce abrasive wear, hence improve...

Objective: Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) nanofillers were added to denture liners improve their physical properties. The main goal of this research was evaluate the impact adding nano zirconium oxide fillers on color change, water sorption and solubility silicone acrylic liners. Materials Method: surface ZrO2 nanoparticles modified via treatment with silane coupling agent (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysi...

In comparison to the previous researches, ZrO2 nanoparticles with higher surface area (85 m2/g) have been synthesized in this research. The as-prepared ZrO2 nanoparticles by co-precipitation method were characterized with X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The surface area of the s...