Using the abundance of available electrons generated by immobilized multilayers of the photoactive protein complex Photosystem I (PSI), we have photoreduced platinum particles that are catalytically active for the H(2)/H(+) redox couple. The resulting platinized PSI films were optimized using electrochemical measurements and then characterized using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scann...

1-Methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenolate [mim]C6F5O as a novel nano ionic liquid was designed, synthesized and characterized by using various techniques such as Fourier transform spectroscopy infrared (FT-IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), ener...

BaFe2O4 nanostructures have been synthesized through a simple sonochemical reduction approach. X-ray diffraction characterization suggested that the product consists of cubic phase pure BaFe2O4. The as-prepared products were also characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). An X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX) study further confirmed t...

Magnetic hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (MNHAP) adsorbents were synthesized and were used for the removal of Cd2+ and Zn2+ from aqueous solutions. The properties of this magnetic adsorbent were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive analysis system of X-ray (EDAX), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis, zeta potential, BET surface area measurements and magnetizat...

oxide nanoparticles can exhibit unique physical and chemical properties due to their limited size and a high density of corner or edge surface sites. in this study, mgo nanoparticle was synthesized using mg(ch3coo)2 and hexamethylenetetramine as starting materials. the structure and optical properties of these particles are investigated by using x-ray diffraction (xrd), scanning electron micros...

A method of synovial fluid preparation giving optimal hydroxyapatite detection as well as definitions of the threshold masses of hydroxyapatite in viscous synovial fluid detectable by x ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive analysis is reported. Use of an equal volume of 100% hydrazine with the synovial fluid optimised detection of hydroxyapatite. By x ray diff...

a facile co-precipitation method for the synthesis of well-dispersed ndfeo3 nanocrystals is developed in the presence of octanoic acid as surfactant. co-precipitation can produce fine, high-purity, stoichiometric particles of single and multicomponent metal oxides. the product is characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ft-ir), x-ray diffraction (xrd), scanning electron microsc...

copper oxide nanostructures have been successfully synthesized via one-step solid-state thermolysis of two metal-organic frameworks, [cu3(btc)2] (1) and [cu(tpa).(dmf)] (2), (btc = benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate, tpa = therephtalic acid = 1,4-benzendicarboxylic acid and dmf = dimethyl formamide) under air atmosphere at 400,  500, and 600°c. it has also been found that the reaction temperature pla...

in this work, we report synthesis of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles at room temperature using microemulsion template phase consisting of cyclohexane, water, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide ctab as cationic surfactant and butanol as a cosurfactant. silica surface modification of the as prepared nanoparticles was performed by adding tetraethoxysilane teos to alkaline medium. the struct...