Highly aligned one-dimensional (1D) nanorods of the transparent conducting oxide In(2)O(3) have been grown on (110)-oriented Y-stabilized ZrO(2) substrates, whereas growth on (100) and (111) substrates leads respectively to blocklike 3D islands and continuous films. It is shown that the striking influence of substrate orientation on the growth morphology is controlled by differences in energies...

The optical transmission and indices of refraction for the cubic isomorph of ZrO(2) stabilized with 12.0-mol % Y(2)O(3) were measured at various temperatures and for a range of wavelengths from 0.36 to 5.1 microm. Index data to +/-5 x 10(-5) were fitted to a three-term Sellmeier equation. The value of N(D) = 2.15847. The dispersion N(G) - N(B) = 0.06044, while that for N(c) - N(f) = 0.03455. Th...

UNLABELLED The cellular responses of the J774 macrophage cell line to zinc oxide and zirconium oxide nanoparticles have been studied by a comparative quantitative, protein level based proteomic approach. The most prominent results have been validated by targeted approaches. These approaches have been carried out under culture conditions that stimulate mildly the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, there...

In this paper microsensing elements with thin piezoelectric films are presented. Three different materials from the basic types – ceramic, metal oxide and polymer, in microsystems for environment parameters control are used. Zinc oxide (ZnO) and lead zirconium titanate (PZT) by sputtering technology from hot targets are deposited. The optimal parameters of the process and thickness of the layer...

New solid polymer electrolytes (SPE) based on poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) doped with lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate (LiCF3SO3), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) plasticizer, and zirconium oxide (ZrO2) nanoparticles were prepared by solution-casting technique. The conductivity was enhanced by addition of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) plasticizer and ZrO2 nanofiller with maximum conductivity (1.38 × 10(-4) Sc...

Zirconium alloys have been used as a fuel cladding material for a long time because they have good corrosion resistance and irradiation stability in a reactor environment. However, it was recognized that the severe oxidation and creep ballooning behaviors of zirconium alloy cladding tubes at an accident condition of a nuclear reactor have to be considered to improve nuclear plant safety after t...

A supported manganese porphyrin-based oxidation catalyst was prepared by zirconium-phosphonate multilayer assembly with [5,15-bis(4-phenylphosphonic acid)porphyrinato] manganese(III) chloride (2) and zirconium(IV) ions on indium–tin oxide electrodes. This assembly technique provided good control over the catalyst loading, which was confirmed by UV–Vis spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. Relati...

Chiral MnIII (salen) complex supported on modified ZPS-PVPA (zirconium poly(styrenephenylvinylphosphonate)) and ZPS-IPPA (zirconium poly(styrene-isopropenyl phosphonate)) were prepared using –CH2Cl as a reactive surface modifier by a covalent grafting method. The supported catalysts showed higher chiral induction (ee: 72%–83%) compared with the corresponding homogeneous catalyst (ee: 54%) for a...