in this work, tio2 /sio2 (pure anatase), and tio2 /sio2 (anatase/rutile) nano-photocatalysts are prepared by using sol-gel method and control of acidity. the particles size is calculated using scheerer, s equation and is estimated to be around 7-15 nm. in order to improve the photocatalytic activity of tio2 /sio2 ,1% (wt) platinum particles are loaded on both catalysts using photoreductive meth...

Transparent dielectric layers with varying compositions of TiO2 and SiO2, and ITO are deposited on sapphire and Si substrates by using an RF sputter system. Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) reactive ion etching (RIE) of the ITO hard mask is examined under H2, CH4, and Cl2 chemical environments. The slope of the sidewall and the etch residue on the sidewall of the ITO hard mask are controlled by...

OBJECTIVE In orthopaedics, novel bioactive composites are largely needed to improve the synthetic achievement of the implants. In this work, semiconducting metal oxides such as SiO2, TiO2, and ZrO2 particles (Ps) were used individually and in different ratios to obtain different biphasic composites. The immunotoxicity of these composites was tested to inspect the potential toxicity prior to the...

Methanation is capable of chemical storage fluctuating renewable energy, which requires fundamental understanding the dynamics kinetic processes taking place on catalyst surface. In order to elucidate impact support dynamics, Co-based model catalysts were synthesized via double flame spray pyrolysis (DFSP) differing only in materials. particular, Co nanoparticles identical particle size distrib...

The self-cleaning of glasses can be realized by coating the photoinduced super-hydrophilic nanoporous thin films based on TiO2 photocatalysts via sol–gel route. In this study, a new method to enhance the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 thin films direct coated on the glass was developed by doping SiO2 in the films. The effects of post-annealing and the SiO2 content of TiO2 film on the photocata...

A novel process was developed for direct synthesis and in situ coating of flame-made nanostructured particles in one step. Rutile TiO2 particles made by flame spray pyrolysis (FSP) were coated in a single step with SiO2 layers in an enclosed flame reactor. This in situ particle coating was accomplished by a hollow ring delivering hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO) vapor (precursor to SiO2) through mu...

Impurity-free disordering IFD of the InAs quantum dots QDs capped with either an InP layer or an InGaAs/ InP bilayer is studied. The samples are coated with a SiO2 or TiO2 dielectric layer followed by rapid thermal annealing at 700, 750, 800, and 850 °C for 30 s. A large differential energy shift of 157 meV is induced by SiO2 in the QDs capped with an InGaAs/ InP bilayer. Contrary to the report...

The hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde in the presence of supported platinum nanoparticles was used to determine how the interaction between the metal particles and their support can control catalytic performance. Using gas-phase catalytic reaction studies and in situ sum-frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy (SFG) to study Pt/TiO2 and Pt/SiO2 catalysts, a unique reaction pathway was ident...