Sol Gel – TechConnect Briefs

Cobalt Doped (Mn,Ti)- Oxides for Supercapacitors

Houck J.D., Amar V.S., Shende R.V., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, US

In this investigation, a (Mn,Ti)-oxide (Mn:Ti 65:35 wt%) was prepared using surfactant templating assisted sol-gel method. To prepare this nanocomposite, sol-A with Ti precursor and sol-B containing Mn precursor were separately prepared using the required [...]

Waterborne Hybrid Silica-Alumina Coating to Increase Poplar Wood Application Opportunities

Del Curto B., Politecnico di Milano, IT

Environmental sustainability and health issues are important factors to be considered in developing new coating materials. Sol-gel is a widely studied procedure that represents also a sustainable one, due to the mild process temperature and [...]

Graphene Functionalized Mesoporous Mn and Ti Oxides for Supercapacitors

Houck J., Amar V., Shende A., Shende R., Shende A., Shende R., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, US

In this investigation, several mesoporous nanocomposites such as TiO2/MnO2, TiO2/Mn2O3, TiO2/MnO2/Mn2O3 and TiO2/MnO2/Mn2O3/MnTiO3 were synthesized using the pluronic 123 templating assisted sol-gel method. To prepare these nanocomposites, sol-A with Ti precursor and sol-B containing Mn [...]

Upconversion and White Light Generation Properties of Undoped and Yb3+ doped Yttrium Silicate Nano-Phosphors

Cinkaya H., Eryurek G., Bartolo B.D., Boston College, US

The optical systems that consist of rare earth ions embedded in a host lattice are very interesting materials for many applications such as optical sensing, data storage, nonlinear imaging and biomedical applications [1, 2, 3]. [...]

Sustained Solar Fuel Production in Multiple Thermochemical Cycles Using Sol-Gel Derived Ferrite Nanopowders

Bhosale R., Sutar P., Kumar A., AlMomani F., Alxneit I., Scheffe J., Qatar University, QA

According to the recent studies, it is expected that the global energy requirement will increase from 14 TW to 30 TW by the year 2050. Currently, fossil fuels are the major energy source utilized for [...]

Template-Free Single-Step Fabrication of Metal Oxide Hollow Nanospheres and Nanofoams

Jiang X., Changzhou University, CN

Hollow nanospheres and nanofoams possess characteristics such as low density, high surface area and adjustable refractive index that make them attractive to tune their mechanical, optical, electrical, and chemical properties for applications ranging from drug [...]

Modelling the spectral reflectances of Sol-Gel tin doped indium oxide and aluminium doped zinc oxide coatings

Wolf N., Gerstenlauer D., Manara J., Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research, DE

In this work it is shown that it is possible to model the spectral reflectances of tin doped indium oxide (ITO) and aluminium doped zinc oxide (AZO) Sol-Gel functional layers with different numbers of single [...]

Self-assembled Magnetic Silica Nano-rods and Micro-platelets as smart reinforcements for polymer-composites

Furlan M., Lattuada M., University of Fribourg, CH

In this work, we propose a new versatile self-assembly technique to obtain large quantities of silica-based magnetic nano and micro-rods and of magnetic microplatelets, which can be easily oriented by weak magnetic fields. Our process [...]

Solar Thermochemical Water-Splitting for H2 Generation Using Sol-Gel Derived Ferrite Nanomaterials

Bhosale R.R., Pasala X., Yelakanti S., Puszynski J.A., Shende R.V., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, US

Solar-driven thermochemical water-splitting using redox materials constitute a promising high-efficiency, self-sustainable pathway for H2 production from water. In this investigation, several un-doped and doped ferrite nanomaterials were synthesized using sol-gel technique and investigated for H2 [...]

Solar Thermochemical Water-Splitting for H2 Generation Using Sol-Gel Derived Ferrite Nanomaterials

Bhosale R.R., Pasala X., Yelakanti S., Puszynski J.A., Shende R.V., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, US

Solar-driven thermochemical water-splitting using redox materials constitute a promising high-efficiency, self-sustainable pathway for H2 production from water. In this investigation, several un-doped and doped ferrite nanomaterials were synthesized using sol-gel technique and investigated for H2 [...]