Zn1-xMgxO (x=0.00, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04 and 0.05) solutions were prepared by sol-gel synthesis using acetate precursors which were dissolved into different solvents of ethanol, methaol, 2methoxyethanol and chelating agents of monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and triethanolamine . Syntehsized particles were then annealed at various temperatures and times and were observed for effect of doping ...

Wurtzite ZnO can be substituted with up to 30% MgO to form a metastable Zn1−xMgxO alloy while still retaining the wurtzite structure. Because this alloy has a larger band gap than pure ZnO, Zn1−xMgxO/ZnO quantum wells and superlattices are of interest as candidates for applications in optoelectronic and electronic devices. Here, we report the results of an ab initio study of the spontaneous pol...

The carbon-encapsulated, Mn-doped ZnSe (Zn1 xMnxSe@C) nanowires, nanorods, and nanoparticles are synthesized by the solvent-free, one-step RAPET (reactions under autogenic pressure at elevated temperature) approach. The aspect ratio of the nanowires/nanorods is altered according to the Mn/Zn atomic ratio, with the maximum being observed for Mn/Zn1⁄4 1:20. A 10–20 nm amorphous carbon shell is ev...

We report a simple catalyst-free vapor-phase method to fabricate Zn1-xCuxO micro-cross structures. Through a series of controlled experiments by changing the location of the substrate and reaction time, we have realized the continuous evolution of product morphology from nanorods into brush-like structures and micro-cross structures at different positions, together with the epitaxial growth of ...

The up-conversion luminescence of Zn1−xMgxS:Mn 2+ nanoparticles fabricated by an inorganic precipitation method is studied by using a near-infrared femtosecond laser. The up-converted luminescence is blueshifted when increasing the Mg composition because of weaker crystal field effect. Comparing with thin films, the luminescence of Zn1−xMgxS:Mn 2+ nanoparticles shifts several nanometers to the ...

The ternary perovskite system PbTiO3-Bi(Zn1/2Ti1/2)O3-Bi(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3 was investigated in an attempt to capture the enhanced tetragonality of the PbTiO3-Bi(Zn1/2Ti1/2)O3 binary system at a morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) to improve piezoelectric performance. Results from the (1 x)[0.75 PbTiO3-0.25Bi(Zn1/2Ti1/2)O3]-(x)Bi(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3 pseudo-binary solution indicate the formation of an MPB-ty...

Chaperone DnaJ is a homodimer with each subunit containing 10 cysteine residues and two Zn(II) ions, which have been identified to form two zinc fingers, C(144)DVC(147)Zn(II)C(197)NKC(200) (Zn1) and C(161)PTC(164)Zn(II)C(183)PHC(186) (Zn2), with C(265) and C(323) in reduced form. Guanidine hydrochloride at 6.4 M destroys only Zn1, which does not reform after refolding. p-Hydroxymercuriphenylsul...