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Synthesis of Nanocrystalline ZrO2 Powder by the Polyol Route

Vivekanandhan S., Venkateswarlu M., Rawls H.R., Satyanarayana N., Univ. Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, US

Recently, it was observed that nanostructured zirconium oxide, ZrO2, powder exhibits enhanced performance in many applications. We report the polyol route for the synthesis of nanocrystalline ZrO2 powder, and its characterization by TG/DTA, FTIR, XRD [...]

Synthesis of Dy2O3 nanocrystalline powder using Acrylamide assisted combustion route

Vijayakumar M., Nallamuthu N., Venkateswarlu M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

Nanocrystalline Dy2O3 powder was synthesized using arrylamde assisted combustion process. The prepared nano crystalline Dy2O3 powder was characterized through XRD, FTIR and SEM-EDX elemental mapping measurements.

Synthesis and characterization of Dy2O3 nano crystalline power by using a combustion Urea process

Vijayakumar M., Nallamuthu N., Venkateswarlu M., Satyanarayana N., Research Scholar, IN

As the functional materials, rare-earth (RE) oxides have been widely used in various fields in the past two decades, such as high-performance luminescent devices, magnets, catalysts, batteries, sensors, etc. Among the rare-earth (RE) oxides, Dy2O3 [...]

Glycerol Assisted Polymeric Precursor Route for the Synthesis of Nanocrystalline LiCoO2 Powders

Vivekanandhan S., Venkateswarlu M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

LiCoO2 with Layer structure has been used as a cathode material in lithium batteries. Recently, it is found that the nanostructured LiCoO2 powders exhibit an enhanced electrochemical performance compared to their bulk. Physiochemical properties of [...]

Synthesis of nanocrystalline CoFe2O4 using citrate-urea assisted combustion process for lithium battery anode

Prakash I., Nallamuthu N., Muralidharan P., Venkateswarlu M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

Nanocrystalline CoFe2O4 having wide ranges of applications in many fields like magnetic data storage, catalysis, ferrofluids, sensors, actuators as well as biomedical applications such as targeted drug delivery, hyperthermia, etc., Recently, CoFe2O4 nanostructures has used [...]

Novel Acrylamide Assisted Polymeric Citrate Route for the Synthesis of Nanocrystalline ZrO2 Powders for Dental Applications

Vivekanandhan S., Venkateswarlu M., Rawls H.R., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

Zirconium oxide has been receiving importance because of its use in wide range of biomedical applications, which is due to its high mechanical strength, fracture toughness and bio-compatibility. Recently, nano structured zirconia powders exhibit enhanced [...]

Development of Mn2O3/SiO2 nanocomposite by sol-gel route

Prakash I., Muralidharan P., Nallamuthu N., Venkateswarlu M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

Nanocrystalline manganese oxides have been gaining importance in the fields of catalysis, electrochemistry, ion-exchange materials, magnetite, sensors, batteries, etc. An in - situ sol-gel process is investigated to synthesize uniform dispersion of the Mn2O3 nanocrystals [...]

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