In this paper, we report deposition of ZnO nanoparticles on stainless steel orthodontic wires by chemical solution method for the first time. The prepared samples were characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDX), visibleultraviolet diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and transmission electron microscope (TEM...

ZnO nanorods decorated with gold nanoparticles of ~20 nm average size were fabricated by microwave-assisted chemical synthesis. For the surface-attached growth of metal nanoparticles, the ZnO nanostructures were first functionalized by sodium citrate and then the metal ions were reduced under microwave heating. While the incorporation of gold nanoparticles at the surface seen to quench both the...

This study was focused on how to improve the gas sensing properties of resistive gas sensors based on zinc oxide to dimethyl sulfide (DMS). The aim of this research was to investigate possible ways of improvement detection of dimethyl sulfide, such as volume doping with synthesized gold nanoparticles or applying sepiolite passive filter. The addition of noble metal into the gas sensing layer is...

The rapid growth in nanomaterial applications have revealed limitations in available physicochemical characterization methods. An in situ electrochemical small-angle neutron scattering (eSANS) methodology was devised that enables direct measurements of nanomaterial dispersion structure while undergoing reduction-oxidation (redox) reactions at the vitreous carbon electrode. Furthermore, these po...

Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB)-based bionanocomposites incorporating different contents of ZnO nanoparticles were prepared via solution casting technique. The nanoparticles were dispersed within the biopolymer without the need for surfactants or coupling agents. The morphology, thermal, mechanical, barrier, migration and antibacterial properties of the nanocomposites were investigated. The nanop...

It is of great significance for dynamic monitoring of foods in storage or during the transportation process through on-line detecting trimethylamine (TMA). Here, TMA were sensitively detected by Au-modified hierarchical porous single-crystalline ZnO nanosheets (HPSCZNs)-based sensors. The HPSCZNs were synthesized through a one-pot wet-chemical method followed by an annealing treatment. Polyethy...

nanostructured zinc oxide (zno) materials have received considerable interest from scientists due to their remarkable performance in electronics, optics and photonics. zno nanoparticles were synthesized by co-precipitation method. zno nanoparticles were synthesized using zn(no3)3 and k2co3 precursors. the structure of the obtained product was confirmed by the powder x-ray diffraction (xrd) anal...

unsubstituted phthalocyanines of co, fe and mn supported on zinc oxide nanoparticles were prepared and were well characterized with x-ray diffraction (xrd) and scanning electron microscopy (sem). the oxidation of alcohols with tert-butylhydroperoxide (tbhp), in the presence of metallophthalocyanines (mpc) supported on zinc oxide nanoparticles was investigated. these mpc/zno nanocomposites were ...

The performance of hybrid solar cells composed of polymer and ZnO is mainly hindered by the defects of ZnO. Here, we investigate the effects of ZnO nanoparticle surface modification with poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) on the performance of bulk heterojunction hybrid solar cells based on poly[2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethyl-hexyloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene] (MEH-PPV) and ZnO nanoparticles. The reference devic...

Glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was modified with metal oxides (MO = Fe3O4, ZnO) nanoparticles doped phthalocyanine (Pc) and functionalized MWCNTs, and the electrocatalytic properties were studied. Successful synthesis of the metal oxide nanoparticles and the MO/Pc/MWCNT composite were confirmed using FTIR, Raman and SEM techniques. The electrodes were characterized using cyclic voltammetry (CV) ...