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Spectral Characterization of Tin Dioxide for Gas-Sensing Applications

Alghamdi H., Concepcion B., Baliga S., Misra P., Howard University, US

Thin films and powder samples of tetragonal tin dioxide (SnO2) on UV quartz and silicon wafers, created through radio frequency (RF) sputtering in an oxygen/argon mixed atmosphere, have been prepared and characterized spectroscopically. These thin [...]

The developments of a Helium Acoustic Levitation Environment for time resolved XFEL experiments

Dye E.R., Morris R.H., Newton M.I., Axford D., Aller P., Orville A.M., Docker P.T., Nottingham Trent University, UK

The study of proteins using X-ray diffraction either with synchrotrons or X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELS) has become ubiquitous. Of growing interest within the protein crystallographer community is the study of proteins as they interact [...]

The Development of an Optofluidic Evanescent Field Sample Trapping and Loading Solution for Time Resolved Protein Crystallography Experiments

Diaz A.J., Docker P., Sparkes M.R., Kay J., Stuart D., Beale D. Axford J., ONeil W., Cordovez B., Diamond light Source, UK

X-ray crystallography is the leading technique for determining the atomic structure of biological molecules. The developers of this technique have maintained this position by continuously pushing the hardware and software boundaries such that data-collection from [...]

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Multifunctional SiO2 nanoparticles

Aslan A., Bozkurt A., Soydan A.M., Ata A., Gebze technical university, TR

In the present work, azole functional silica nanoparticles synthesized and characterized. For the preparation of azole functional SiO2, a two-step method based on hydrolyzed of TEOS was used in this study. The epoxy functional SiO2 [...]

Amplification of Surface Acoustic Waves in Graphene Film under DC Voltage

Roshchupkin D.V., Kononenko O.V., Tynyshtykbayev K., Insepov Z., Purdue University, US

An acoustoelectric effect has been experimentally studied in a graphene film fabricated on the top of a piezoelectric crystal of the lanthanum–gallium silicate family Ca3TaGa3Si2O14 (CTGS) grown by the Czochralski method. The unit-cell parameters were [...]

AC Conductivity, Dielectric and Electric Modulus Studies of Nanocrystalline LiCoO2 Particles

Nageswara Rao B., Venkateswarlu M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

Nanocrystalline LiCoO2 particles were successfully synthesized using acryl amide assisted polymeric citrate process.The formation of phase pure LiCoO2 was confirmed from XRD results. FTIR results confirmed the formation LiCoO2 structure. SEM results showed the formation [...]

AC Conductivity, Dielectric and Electric Modulus Studies of Nanocrystalline LiCoO2 Particles

Nageswara Rao B., Venkateswarlu M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

Nanocrystalline LiCoO2 particles were successfully synthesized using acryl amide assisted polymeric citrate process.The formation of phase pure LiCoO2 was confirmed from XRD results. FTIR results confirmed the formation LiCoO2 structure. SEM results showed the formation [...]

Surface modification of nanocrystalline LiCoO2 particles with rare earth oxides using polymeric resin process

Nageswara Raoa B., Venkateswarlub M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

Among the available positive electrode materials, layer structured LiCoO2 is the most preferred one in commercial Li-ion batteries. However, LiCoO2 exhibits a capacity fading at high rates due to its structural instability and reactivity with [...]

Surface modification of nanocrystalline LiCoO2 particles with rare earth oxides using polymeric resin process

Nageswara Raoa B., Venkateswarlub M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

Among the available positive electrode materials, layer structured LiCoO2 is the most preferred one in commercial Li-ion batteries. However, LiCoO2 exhibits a capacity fading at high rates due to its structural instability and reactivity with [...]

Controlling the Size and Morphology of Silver Nanoparticles: Role of Chemical Routes

Ahmad T., Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), IN

The preparation of nanoparticles with well defined size and morphology is an important challenge for various industrial applications. Silver nanoparticles with controlled size and morphology have been prepared successfully through various chemical routes (Inverse microemulsions, [...]