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Nanostructured perovskite-based oxidation catalysts for improved environmental emission control

Seegopaul P., Bassir M., Alamdari H., Van Neste A., Nanox Inc., CA

The emission control catalyst market is about $11 billion and growing while global concerns over environmental pollution have resulted in increasingly stringent regulations. This business opportunity, however, is complicated by the requirement for higher performance [...]

Low-Temperature Synthesis and Magnetic Characterization of Doped-ZnS Nanostructures

Dussan Devia S., Tomar M.S., Morales L.M., Mata O., Jia W., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, PR

Nanostructured DMSs are of great importance due to potential applications in spintronics and photo-electronic devices. Recent studies propose that ZnS doped with transition metal ions can exhibit ferromagnetic behavior at room temperature. The present work [...]

Novel Nanoparticles for Cancer Detection and Prevention

Owusu Y.A., Chapman H., Mundoma C., Williams N., RESEARCH CENTER FOR CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES, US

The design, manufacture and use of quantum dots and gold nanoparticles for detection and prevention of the onset of malignant tumor formation is presented. Gold nanoparticles and quantum dots are finding increasing application as bio-chemical [...]

Colloidal Structure-directing-agent-free Hydroxy-sodalite Nanocrystals

Yao J.F., Wang H.T., Monash University, AU

This presentation describes a unique approach to the synthesis of colloidal structure-directing-agent-free hydroxy-sodalite nanocrystals by using silicalite nanocrystals as a silica source.Under the aid of TPAOH molecules trapped in the dried silicalite nanocrystals, the silicalite [...]

Static dielectric constant of SiO2 embedded with silicon nanocrystals

Ng C.Y., Yang M., Wong J.I., Chen T.P., Nanyang Technological University, SG

The static dielectric constant of isolated silicon nanocrystal (nc-Si) embedded in a SiO2 thin film synthesized by Si+ implantation has been determined from capacitance measurement based on the Maxwell-Garnett effective medium approximation and the Stopping [...]

Structural and Magnetic Properties study of CoFe2O4 Nanopowder prepared by Mechanical Milling using metallic Cobalt and Hematite powder Blend

Beitollahi A., Sani R., Maksimov Yu.V., Suzdalev I.P., Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), IR

In this work we report the phase formation and magnetic properties of CoFe2O4 nanopowder prepared by mechanical alloying technique using metallic cobalt and hematite powder (1:1 molar ratio) as the initial raw material in ambient [...]

Mechanochemical dry synthesis of nanocrystalline semiconductors

Balaz P., Godocikova E., Izdinsky K., Kovac J., Satka A., Achimovicova M., Institute of Geotechnics of Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK

In recent years semiconductor nanocrystals (QD) have attracted much attention due to their great potential in technological applications. Electronic, optical and other properties of QD with respect to corresponding bulk materials are modified considerably, offering [...]

Surface Plasmon Resonances of Metal Polyhedral Nanoparticles

González A.L., Noguez C., UNAM, MX

In this work, we show that it is possible to elucidate among different polyhedral shapes of silver nanoparticles of less than 10 nm, by studying their surface plasmon resonances. When a particle is excited by [...]

NanoActive Metal Oxides: Unique Materials with Unlimited Potential

Koper O.B., Rajagopalan S., NanoScale Materials, Inc., US

NanoActive materials are novel forms of metal oxides that possess extremely high surface areas (100-700 m2/g), defect-rich morphology (many corner and edge sites), large porosities (up to 1 cc/g), and small crystallite sizes (2-10 nm). [...]

Tailoring FePt-Fe3O4 exchange spring coupling magnet in silica

Yu C.H., Lo C.C.H., Tam K.Y., Tsang S.C., University of Reading, UK

We report the optimization of exchange spring coupling ofFePt/Fe3Pt nanocomposites via independently tuning their size and composition by a micro-emulsion method. These nanocomposites are deliberately placed in each silicanano-spheres such that the problem of their [...]