Thin oxide films (from one to tens of monolayers) of SiO2, MgO, NiO, Al2O3, FexOy, and TiO2 supported on refractory metal substrates have been prepared by depositing the oxide metal precursor in a background of oxygen (ca 1 x 10(-5) Torr). The thinness of these oxide samples facilitates investigation by an array of surface techniques, many of which are precluded when applied to the correspondin...

The structure and catalytic properties of binary dispersed oxide structures prepared by sequential deposition of VO(x) and MoO(x) or VO(x) and CrO(x) on Al(2)O(3) were examined using Raman and UV-visible spectroscopies, the dynamics of stoichiometric reduction in H(2), and the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane. VO(x) domains on Al(2)O(3) modified by an equivalent MoO(x) monolayer led to disp...

Zinc oxide (ZnO) is one of the light in ultraviolet (UV) region. In addition, ZnO nano attracting increasing research interest as buildin optoelectronic applications. We have succeede vertically-aligned ZnO nanostructures by laser inter which is catalyst-free and non-contact techniq vertically-aligned ZnO nanowall arrays were two-beam interference. The maximum height and a the ZnO nanowalls wer...

Fine grain polycrystals of MgO have been prepared from a Mg(OH)2 powder by reactive hot-pressing at 900°C. The densification rate is discussed in terms of superplastic deformation. The bend strength and the effective surface energy for fracture initiation y. have been determined as a function of porosity between room temperature and112000~. A rapid increase in yi with temperature is observed ab...