Self-assembly of ZnO nanodots on glass substrates by a facile sol-gel method

Deposition of Nano-Crystalline Fluor-hydroxyapatite Coatings on Titanium Substrates via Sol-Gel Method

      In this investigation, fluor-hydroxyapatite (FHA) film was deposited on a titanium substrate by sol-gel method. Triethyl phosphite, ammonium fluoride and calcium nitrate in ethanol solutions were used respectively as P, F and Ca precursors. Typical apatite structures were obtained for all coatings after dipping and subsequent heat treatment at 550, 700 and 800 ºC, the coating layers were ...

Randomly organized and self-assembled Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 nanodots elaborated by sol-gel and pulsed laser deposition routes

This work reports for the first time on the elaboration, by both chemical (sol-gel) and physical (Pulsed Laser Deposition) routes, of lead-free ferroelectric Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 nanodots deposited on bare c-sapphire single crystal substrates presenting a 5° miscut angle along the [110] direction. Prior to any deposition, the sapphire substrates were treated at 1350°C, during 24h in air, in order to ...

AuNPs Hybrid Black ZnO Nanorods Made by a Sol-Gel Method for Highly Sensitive Humidity Sensing

A highly sensitive self-powered humidity sensor has been realized from AuNPs hybrid black zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods prepared through a sol-gel method. XRD pattern reveals that both ZnO and ZnO/AuNPs exhibit a wurtzite structure. ZnO/AuNPs nanorods grow in a vertical alignment, which possesses high uniformity and forms dense arrays with a smaller diameter than that of ZnO nanoparticles. All ZnO/...

Surface related and intrinsic exciton recombination dynamics in ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by a sol-gel method

Planar optical waveguides on soda - lime glass substrates obtained via 1 Sol - Gel