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Thyagarajan Sakuntala
Bio: Thyagarajan Sakuntala is an academic researcher from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. The author has contributed to research in topics: Anatase & Dehydrogenation. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 251 citations.
Topics: Anatase, Dehydrogenation, Nanorod, Titanium oxide, Rutile
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TL;DR: In this paper, a polyol-based synthesis of mixed oxide nanoparticles for hydrogen generation from water using methanol as sacrificial reagent was studied under sunlight type radiation and the results indicate that mixed oxides have better activity compared to pure TiO 2 synthesized by the same method and the activity decreases with increasing SnO 2 concentration in TiO2.
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TL;DR: In this article, a series of Sn and Eu doped TiO 2 (Ti 1−( x +0.001) Eu 0.05 O 2− δ) nanoparticles have been synthesized by polyol method.
61 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a morphological control and transformation of ZnO nanorods to spherical particles induced by Co substitution is reported. And the morphology completely reverts back to rod shape by Li incorporation.
Abstract: 1D nanostructures of Zn1−xCoxO (x = 0, 0.03 and 0.05) and Co and Li codoped ZnO (Zn0.85Li0.10Co0.05O) were prepared by a soft chemical method. We report a very interesting observation of morphological control and transformation of ZnO nanorods to spherical particles induced by Co substitution. It is also remarkable to note that the morphology completely reverts back to rod shape by Li incorporation. In addition to this unusual observation, the Li incorporation enhances the room-temperature ferromagnetic (RTFM) properties. These experimental observations are well-supported by theory work as well. These results are significant, as the 1D RTFM will have implications in spintronic devices.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a polyol-mediated approach was employed to obtain nanoparticles of vanadia-zirconia (∼10nm) and Ti 4+ -modified ZIRconia catalyst for the selective oxidative dehydrogenation reaction of propane to propene.
Abstract: A polyol-mediated route was employed to obtain nanoparticles of vanadia–zirconia (∼10 nm) and Ti 4+ -modified zirconia catalyst for the selective oxidative dehydrogenation reaction of propane to propene. The catalytic activity and selectivity of samples thus prepared were compared with the values for the sample synthesized by the conventional impregnation method. More dispersed amorphous vanadia species on zirconia support could be obtained by polyol method compared to those obtained by conventional impregnation route, as discerned from transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Raman studies. Raman spectra of samples prepared by polyol method indicated the presence of monovanadate and polyvanadate species on the zirconia support surface, whereas the impregnated sample showed the existence of aggregated vanadia besides mono and polyvanadate species though the vanadia loading was the same on all samples. XPS studies revealed that vanadia existed as both V 5+ and V 4+ in the samples prepared by the polyol method, whereas only V 5+ state was seen in the impregnated sample. The catalysts prepared by polyol method exhibited enhanced selectivity for propene formation compared to the sample prepared by impregnation method. The enhanced selectivity is attributed to the presence of dispersed vanadia species with lower valence state of vanadium. The present results demonstrate that the polyol-mediated synthesis is an efficient method for the preparation of supported vanadia catalysts containing such active species.
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TL;DR: Approaches to Modifying the Electronic Band Structure for Visible-Light Harvesting and its Applications d0 Metal Oxide Photocatalysts 6518 4.4.1.
Abstract: 2.3. Evaluation of Photocatalytic Water Splitting 6507 2.3.1. Photocatalytic Activity 6507 2.3.2. Photocatalytic Stability 6507 3. UV-Active Photocatalysts for Water Splitting 6507 3.1. d0 Metal Oxide Photocatalyts 6507 3.1.1. Ti-, Zr-Based Oxides 6507 3.1.2. Nb-, Ta-Based Oxides 6514 3.1.3. W-, Mo-Based Oxides 6517 3.1.4. Other d0 Metal Oxides 6518 3.2. d10 Metal Oxide Photocatalyts 6518 3.3. f0 Metal Oxide Photocatalysts 6518 3.4. Nonoxide Photocatalysts 6518 4. Approaches to Modifying the Electronic Band Structure for Visible-Light Harvesting 6519
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TL;DR: This paper presents a meta-analyses of the chiral stationary phase transition of Na6(CO3)(SO4)2, Na2SO4, and Na2CO3 of the Na2O/Na2O 2 mixture at the stationary phase and shows clear patterns in the response of these two materials to each other.
Abstract: Jenny Schneider,*,† Masaya Matsuoka,‡ Masato Takeuchi,‡ Jinlong Zhang, Yu Horiuchi,‡ Masakazu Anpo,‡ and Detlef W. Bahnemann*,† †Institut fur Technische Chemie, Leibniz Universitaẗ Hannover, Callinstrasse 3, D-30167 Hannover, Germany ‡Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1 Gakuen-cho, Sakai Osaka 599-8531, Japan Key Lab for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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TL;DR: UV-Visible ار راد ن .د TiO2 ( تیفرظ راون مان هب نورتکلا یاراد لماش VB و ) رگید اب لاقتنا VB (CO2) .
Abstract: UV-Visible ار راد ن .د TiO2 ( تیفرظ راون مان هب نورتکلا یاراد یژرنا زارت لماش VB و ) رگید زارت ی یژرنا اب ( ییاناسر راون مان هب نورتکلا زا یلاخ و رتلااب VB یم ) .دشاب ت ود نیا نیب یژرنا توافت یژرنا فاکش زار ، پگ دناب هدیمان یم .دوش هک ینامز زا نورتکلا لاقتنا VB هب VB یم ماجنا دریگ ، TiO2 اب ودح یژرنا بذج د ev 2 / 3 ، نورتکلا تفج کی دیلوت یم هرفح .دیامن و نورتکلا هرفح ی نا اب هدش دیلوت یم کرتشم حطس هب لاقت ثعاب دناوت شنکاو ماجنا اه یی ددرگ . TiO2 دربراک ،دراد یدایز یاه هلمج زا یم ناوت اوه یگدولآ هیفصت یارب (CO2) و بآ و ... نآ زا هدافتسا درک .
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TL;DR: Generations Yi Ma,† Xiuli Wang,† Yushuai Jia,† Xiaobo Chen,‡ Hongxian Han,*,† and Can Li*,†
Abstract: Generations Yi Ma,† Xiuli Wang,† Yushuai Jia,† Xiaobo Chen,‡ Hongxian Han,*,† and Can Li*,† †State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China ‡Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64110, United States
1,990 citations
TL;DR: The UV-vis spectra show that the Ti(3+) here extends the photoresponse of TiO(2) from the UV to the visible light region, which leads to high visible-light photocatalytic activity for the generation of hydrogen gas from water.
Abstract: Through a facile one-step combustion method, partially reduced TiO2 has been synthesized. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra confirm the presence of Ti3+ in the bulk of an as-prepared sample. The UV−vis spectra show that the Ti3+ here extends the photoresponse of TiO2 from the UV to the visible light region, which leads to high visible-light photocatalytic activity for the generation of hydrogen gas from water. It is worth noting that the Ti3+ sites in the sample are highly stable in air or water under irradiation and the photocatalyst can be repeatedly used without degradation in the activity.
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