Metallic gold (Au) and platinum (Pt) thin films were deposited on silicon nanocones (Si-NCs) by sputtering to elucidate the effects of work function and conductivities on the field electron emission characteristics of surface-modified Si-NCs. The results showed that for Pt/Si-NCs and Au/Si-NCs, although the turn-on field defined at a corresponding current density of 10 μA cm(-2) only improved f...

a feasibility study on the possible growth of rod-shaped nano size zinc oxide particles on the surface of polyester fabric was investigated. the nanoparticles were produced using a hydrolysis method, with a zinc compound being utilized as the starter material. fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ft-ir), scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry (sem/eds) and x-ray d...

Cost-effective, active and stable electrocatalysts are crucial for hydrogen production via electrocatalytic water splitting. Here, we describe the preparation of novel nanofibers (NF) made Ni/Gd2O3/NiO heterostructures by electrospinning. The fabricated materials showed high performance evolution reaction (HER) with onset potential values 89 mV, which very close to those platinum (Pt). NiO chem...

The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is an important half-reaction for various energy devices, such as fuel cells and metal-air batteries. sluggish kinetics of the four-electron ORR needs development electrocatalysts with high efficiency activity to replace precious metal platinum. Alternatively, metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts, particularly Fe-N-C, are considered most promising candidates becau...

Combinatorial methods were used to search for active alloy electrocatalysts for use in enzyme-free amperometric glucose sensors. Electrode arrays (715-member) containing combinations of Pt, Pb, Au, Pd, and Rh were prepared and screened by converting anodic current to visible fluorescence. The most active compositions contained both Pt and Pb. Bulk quantities of catalysts with compositions corre...

   Zinc oxide has been considered as a promising semiconductor material for fabrication of transparent conductive oxides (TCOs), electronic devices, optoelectronics, and solar cells. Among the various morphologies of zinc oxide, nanorods are more widely used because of the ease of synthesis and providing a direct path for the transport of charge carriers. The electrochemical deposi...

CoP nanostructures that exposed predominantly (111) crystal facets were synthesized and evaluated for performance as electrocatalysts for the hydrogen-evolution reaction (HER). The branched CoP nanostructures were synthesized by reacting cobalt(II) acetylacetonate with trioctylphosphine in the presence of trioctylphosphine oxide. Electrodes comprised of the branched CoP nanostructures deposited...