This study describes a new method of passivating ZnO nanofiber-based devices with a ZnS layer. This one-step process was carried out in H2S gas at room temperature, and resulted in the formation of core/shell ZnO/ZnS nanofibers. This study presents the structural, optical and electrical properties of ZnO/ZnS nanofibers formed by a 2 nm ZnS sphalerite crystal shell covering a 5 nm ZnO wurtzite c...

The purpose of this study was to design a new nanosystem for catheter surface functionalization with an improved resistance to Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 colonization and subsequent biofilm development. New 2-((4 ethylphenoxy)methyl)-N-(substituted-phenylcarbamothioyl)-benzamides were synthesized and used for coating a core/shell nanostructure. Their ...

Synthesized [email protected] nanoparticles (NPs) were fully characterized by spectroscopic techniques and (scanning) transmission electron microscopy to resolve the presence of a Fe(OH)2-like phase. The different phases detected in core–shell nanostructure these NPs corroborated Mössbauer X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies. Metallic iron (Fe0), ferrous (FeII) hydroxide, magnetite (FeIII2FeIIO4...

• Unveiling the role of carbonate in Ni-based core/shell plasmonic photocatalyst. Revealing amorphous NiCO 3 as an active side for H 2 reduction via DFT calculations. Enhancing photocatalytic activity by incorporation NiO a middle layer. Optimizing performance post-vacuum annealing thermal treatment. Though carbonates are known several decades, their sun-light driven photocatalysis is still hid...

Inorganic–organic hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have recently seen considerable progress, and this has encouraged researchers to evolve test numerous different potentially improved device architectures. As a result, in paper, theoretical design for improving light absorption obtain maximum photocurrent using NiO/GeSe core–shell nanostructures is introduced. The effects of nanostructure a...

metal nanoshells consists of a dielectric core surrounded by a thin noble metal shell, possess unique optical properties that render nanoshells attractive for use in different technologies. this paper reports a facile method for growth of small gold nanoparticles on the functionalized surface of larger silica nanoparticles. mono-dispersed silica particles and gold nanoparticles were prepared by...

Gold (Au) nanoshells with solid silica cores have great potential for cancer photothermal therapy. However, this nanostructure cannot carry enough drugs. Here, we report a Au nanoshell with a hollow silica core for drug loading and cancer therapy. The silica shells were synthesized using nanoliposome templates, and then Au nanoshells were grown on the outer surface of the silica shells. Transmi...

A three dimensional hierarchical nanostructure composed of nickel nanowires and porous NiCo2O4 nanorods arrays on the surface of nickel foam is successfully fabricated by a facile route. In this structure, the nickel nanowires are used as core materials to support high-pseudocapacitance NiCo2O4 nanorods and construct the well-defined NiCo2O4 nanorods shell/nickel nanowires core hierarchical str...

The first stage to have access to a reservoir is the drilling operation. The proper development of this operation plays a major role in increasing productivity. It must be pointed out that the drilling fluid (mud) is pivotal in achieving this objective. Among these fluids, water-based fluids are the most common ones, which have been utilized to drill approximately 80% of all wells and are m...