The atomic scale homogeneity of Ce and Zr oxygen bonds represents the main reason for enhanced total oxygen storage capability of CeO2-ZrO2 (Ce/Zr = 1) as compared to that of CeO2. Here, we demonstrate that the addition of 10% Eu(3+) by wet impregnation on preformed nanosized CeO2-ZrO2 (Ce/Zr = 1) followed by calcination induces a remarkable homogeneity of 10% Eu(3+)-CeO2-ZrO2 solid solution. B...

Gradient Mn-La-Pt catalysts with three-layered structure of manganese dioxide (MnO2), lanthanum oxide (La2O3), and Platinum (Pt) for Li-O2 battery are prepared in this study. The mass ratio of the catalysts is respectively 5:2:3, 4:2:4, and 3:2:5 (MnO2: La2O3: Pt) which is start from the side of the electrolyte. The relationship between morphology structure and electrochemical performance of gr...

Nucleation and growth of transition metals on zirconia has been studied by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Since STM requires electrical conductivity, ultrathin ZrO2 films grown by oxidation of Pt3Zr(0001) and Pd3Zr(0001) were used as model systems. DFT studies were performed for single metal adatoms on supported ZrO2 films as well as the (1̅...

Although homogeneity at the atomic level of CeO2-ZrO2 with a Ce/Zr atomic ratio close to unity is considered to be one of the main causes for the increased total oxygen storage capacity (OSC), the characterization approaches of homogeneity remain a major challenge. We propose a simple, yet effective method, to assess both structural and compositional homogeneity of CeO2-ZrO2 by using Eu(3+) lum...

The standard Gibbs energy of formation of LaMnO3 has been measured in the temperature range from 900 to 1400 K using a solid-state cell incorporating a buffer electrode. The oxygen potential corresponding to the three-phase mixture MnO 1 La2O3 1 LaMnO3 has been measured using pure oxygen gas at 0.1 MPa as the reference electrode, and yttria-stabilized zirconia as the solid electrolyte. The buff...

In this paper, we reported the effective mobility and the interface-state density of La2O3 nMISFETs fabricated under different post deposition annealing (PDA) conditions; annealing temperature (300 ◦C – 600 ◦C) and ambient (N2 or O2). High effective mobility of 312 cm2/Vs and low interface-state density of 6 × 1010 cm−2/eV were obtained from La2O3 nMISFET with equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) o...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The whitish color of zirconia (ZrO2) abutments offers favorable esthetics compared with the grayish color of titanium (Ti) abutments. Nonetheless, ZrO2 has greater opacity, making it difficult to achieve natural tooth color. Therefore, lithium disilicate (LaT) abutments have been suggested to replace metal abutments. PURPOSE The purpose of this in vitro study was to evalu...

A novel one-step hydrothermal and calcination strategy was developed to synthesize the unique 1D oriented Co3O4 crystal nanofibers with (220) facets on the carbon matrix derived from the natural, abundant and low cost wool fibers acting as both carbon precursor and template reagent. The resultant W2@Co3O4 nanocomposite exhibited very high specific capacity and favorable high-rate capability whe...

A simple and scalable coordination-derived method for the synthesis of porous Co3O4 hollow nanospheres is described here. The initially formed coordination-driven self-assembled aggregates (CDSAAs) could act as the precursor followed by calcination treatment. Then the porous hollow Co3O4 nanospheres are obtained, in which the primary Co3O4 nanoparticles are inter-dispersed. When the nanospheres...

High oxygen evolution overpotential and inexpensive Ti/Co3O4/PbO2/(SnO2+Sb2O3) and (Ti/(SnO2+Sb2O3) electrodes were investigated in this work. These electrodes were prepared and used as anodes for removal of Reactive Black 5 (RB5) dye in aqueous solution. In some local cases in Palestine, wastewater color was found to be the only problem in meeting local effluent standards. This investigation r...