Bismuth telluride (Bi(2)Te(3)) nanowires with sub-100 nm diameters were synthesized by Au-Sn co-catalyzed chemical vapor deposition. These Bi(2)Te(3) nanowires were single crystals with a hexagonal lattice. The Sn catalyst played a key role in achieving the one-dimensional nanowire structures, while the absence of Sn resulted in other morphologies such as nanoplates, nanooctahedrons and nanosph...

MXenes are attracting attention due to their rich chemistry and intriguing properties. Here a new type of metal-carbon-based sheet composed of transition metal centers and C2 dimers rather than individual C atom is designed. Taking the Ti system as a test case, density functional theory calculations combined with a thermodynamic analysis uncover the thermal and dynamic stability of the sheet, a...

The series of mono-metallic and bi-metallic catalysts have been prepared by impregnatingwith solutions containing compound of H2PtC15,NbC15 and lml HC1 (0.1 mol). The activityand selectivity of the catalysts have been determined under conditions at 450-500°C, 15-30atm. Molar ratio H2/C7H16=5 and VVH=1.5/h for converting n-heptane. Under theseexperimental conditions it has been established that ...

in this paper, the magnetohydrodynamic (mhd) boundary layer flow over a nonlinear porous stretching sheet is investigated by employing the homotopy perturbation transform method (hptm) and the pade´ approximation. the numerical solution of the governing non-linear problem is developed. comparison of the present solution is made with the existing solution and excellent agreement is noted. graphi...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for coronary artery disease and diabetic cardiomyopathy, and adversely impacts outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting. Current treatments focus on macro-revascularization and neglect the microvascular disease typical of diabetes mellitus-induced cardiomyopathy (DMCM). We hypothesized that engineered smooth muscle cell (SMC)-endothelial p...

The electrical conductance of epitaxial Bi thin films grown on BaF(2)(111) by molecular beam epitaxy has been systematically investigated as a function of both film thickness (4-540 nm) and temperature (5-300 K). Unlike bulk Bi as a prototypical semimetal, the Bi thin films up to 90 nm are found to be insulating in the interior but metallic on the surface. This finding not only has unambiguousl...

A simple, quasi-steady, one-dimensional, vertical (1DV) model of unsteady sheet flow is presented. The central aim is to provide greater realism in the near-bed, high-concentration layer, than is possible using models based on the classical referenceconcentration approach. This is achieved by tracking erosion and deposition at the bottom of the mobile sediment layer in relation to the amount of...

Metal coating, metal materials are of two or more layers. The coating metals are widely used in industry. These sheets or saving performance and cost effective solution or both the user. Performance coating metals according to usage in structural applications, settings thermal expansion of the thermo-mechanical control (thermostat), electrical, magnetic, corrosion resistant, flowering and decor...

‎The problem of two-phase MHD boundary layer flow, heat and mass transfer over a stretching sheet with fluid-particle suspension and thermal radiation has been studied. The effect of mass transfer in dusty fluid over a stretching sheet is considered for the first time. The governing equations are reduced to a set of non-linear ordinary differential equations under suitable similarity transforma...