Introduction: The effects of different solid substrates including: carbon nanofibers (CNFs), activated carbon, alumina, silica, and poly vinyl pyrolidone (PVP) were compared for high pressure synthesis of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, (CF2)n) nanoparticles via the adsorption of thermally synthesized tetrafluoroethylene (TFE, C2F4) as monomer. Aim: Syntheses and characterization PTFE nanopartic...

TiO2 semiconducting nanoparticles are known to be photocatalysts of moderate activity due to their high band-gap and high rate of electron-hole recombination. The formation of a shell of carbon around the core of TiO2, i.e., the formation of TiO2@C nanoparticles, is believed to partly alleviate these problems. It is usually achieved by a hydrothermal treatment in a presence of a sugar derivativ...

It is extremely important to understand the properties of supported metal nanoparticles at the atomic scale. In particular, visualizing the interaction between nanoparticle and support, as well as the strain distribution within the particle is highly desirable. Lattice strain can affect catalytic activity, and therefore strain engineering via e.g. synthesis of core-shell nanoparticles or compos...

copper nanoparticles were fabricated by electro-reduction of cuso4solution in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (ctab) cationic surfactant as an additive through potentiostatic method. the prepared copper nanoparticles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (sem) and electrochemical methods. the sem images reveal that the nanoparticles with diameters at about 70 n...

Oxides based on a-alumina and containing various amounts of Fe (2, 5, 10, 15 and 20 cat%) were prepared by decomposition and calcination of the corresponding mixed-oxalates. Selective reduction of the oxides in a H2±CH4 atmosphere produces nanometric Fe particles which are active for the in-situ nucleation and growth of carbon nanotubes. These form bundles smaller than 100 nm in diameter and se...

The size-dependent metal to nonmetal transition in metal nanoparticles has been investigated using photoelectron and tunneling spectroscopic techniques. Metal nanoparticles capped by thiols are shown to organize into ordered 2D and 3D structures. Single-walled nanotubes and aligned carbon nanotube bundles have been synthesized by controlling the size of metal nanoparticles produced in situ duri...

Green chemistry - also called sustainable chemistry - as the cost-effective and environmentally friendly techniques have been gaining more attention recent years. Here, we introduced a fast, non-toxic and sustainable method to synthesize Ag nanoparticles. Various parameters are involved in the bio-synthesis of Ag nanoparticles/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (Ag/MWf-CNT) composites, including...

In our quest to make various chemical processes sustainable, the development of facile synthetic routes and inexpensive catalysts can play a central role. Herein we report the synthesis of monodisperse, polyaniline (PANI)-derived mesoporous carbon nanoparticles (PAMCs) that can serve as efficient metal-free electrocatalysts for the hydrogen peroxide reduction reaction (HPRR) as well as the oxyg...