Rathousky J. – TechConnect Briefs

Micellar solutions as environmentally-friendly agents for cleaning artworks

Rathousky J., Remzova M., Zouzelka R., J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, AS CR, CZ

Micellar solutions and microemulsions are efficient agents for cleaning artworks, especially for the selective removal of aged polymeric coatings from the surface of wall paintings. We have aimed at the development of a generalized method [...]

Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies for the conservation of the materials of cultural heritage

Rathousky J., Kalousek V., Zouzelka R., J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, CZ

Conservation science is one of the most complex topics in the materials science as it requires expertise ranging from the history of art and archaeology to the advanced analytical and physical chemistry. However, the recent [...]

A novel strategy for fabrication of mesoporous crystalline tin dioxide films with large pores and fully crystalline walls

Fattakhova-Rohlfing D., Rathousky J., University of Munich (LMU), DE

We have developed a new facile procedure for manufacturing crystalline thin films of tin oxide with a uniform mesoporous architecture and full crystallinity of the walls. The procedure is based on the evaporation-induced self-assembly of [...]

Synthesis, tuning of electrical conductivity and self-assembly of niobium doped titania nanoparticles

Liu Y., Rathousky J., Bein T., Fattakhova-Rohlfing D., University of Munich (LMU), DE

Controlling the synthesis of ultrasmall, stable oxide nanoparticles of different compositions and functionality is a continuing quest of nanoscience. Here we report on a solvothermal procedure that enables the preparation of crystalline niobium-doped and undoped [...]

Transparent Conducting Films of Antimony-Doped Tin Oxide with Uniform Mesostructure Assembled from Pre-formed Nanocrystals

Müller V., Rathousky J., Fattakhova-Rohlfing D., J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, CZ

Transparent conducting films of antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) with a uniform 3D-mesostructure were prepared by self-assembly of crystalline ATO nanoparticles with various antimony content directed by commercially available Pluronic copolymers. The mesostructure of the films [...]

Highly conducting nanosized monodispersed antimony-doped tin oxide particles synthesized via nonaqueous sol-gel method

Müller V., Rathousky J., Fattakhova-Rohlfing D., J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, CZ

Conducting antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) nanoparticles were prepared by a nonaqueous solution route, using benzyl alcohol as both the oxygen source and the solvent, and tin tetrachloride and various Sb(III) and Sb(V) compounds as tin [...]

Ordered mesoporous films of TiO2 as highly efficient photocatalysts for clean environment

Rathousky J., Kalousek V., Walsh C., J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, CZ

Photocatalytic oxidation is a promising technology for the purification of air. Providing the surfaces of objects with a finish which is photocatalytically active and exhibits stable illumination-induced superhydrophilicity, is a promising route how to render [...]