Showing papers in "Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids in 2020"

TL;DR: The BiVO4/C60/g-C3N4 ternary heterostructure composite was synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method by loading BiVO 4 quantum dots (QDs) onto the surface of C60/G-C 3N4, which has excellent photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation.

TL;DR: In this article, a palladium-supported o-phenylenediamine-functionalized Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles are presented for the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of various aryl halides with phenylboronic acids.

TL;DR: In this article, the ability of glass ceramics that included zirconolite and barite to protect against different kinds of radiation was assessed by using MCNPX (version 2.6.0) codes at 0.015-20 MeV photon energies.

TL;DR: In this article, the structural, morphological and optical properties of synthesized nanoparticles were examined using XRD, FTIR, HRSEM, TEM, UV-visible DRS and PL.

TL;DR: In this article, the physical properties of superconducting MAX phases were reviewed on the basis of electronic structures using first-principles density functional theory, and the properties of nine MAX phase nanolaminates were presented.

TL;DR: In this article, polyethyleneimine (PEI)-decorated MWCNT/γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles were used to remove Cr(VI) in water by adsorption.

TL;DR: In this article, a facile in situ chemical transformation method with the aim of degrading rhodamine B under simulated sunlight X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, photoluminescence, and electrochemistry tests were used to characterized the structure, morphology, optical properties, and inhibited recombination of photoinduced charges.

TL;DR: In this article, a facile two-step method involving hydrothermal and precipitation methods was used to synthesize piezophotocatalysts with different weight ratios of Ag2O to KNN.

TL;DR: In this article, surface metallization of cotton fabrics was performed by electroless plating using a shorter route than is conventional, and the performance of coated fabrics was compared in terms of electrical conductivity, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, Joule heating and antibacterial properties.

TL;DR: In this paper, the radiation shielding capacity of undoped polymer composite and lead (II) chloride (PbCl2)-containing polymer composite samples was investigated for their radiation attenuation capacity.

TL;DR: In this article, a green tea extract-encapsulated silica gel decorated with in situ-generated Pd nanoparticles was used as an efficient, green heterogeneous catalyst in the Buchwald-Hartwig C-N cross-coupling reaction.

TL;DR: Two dimensional (2D) CuO-ZnO hybrid nanostructures were prepared by using a simple chemical approach and thoroughly investigated by using FESEM, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, HRTEM, UV-Vis absorption spectrograph, and Xray diffraction as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: RuO2-loaded TiO2−MXene hybrid nanostructure was reported as a promising photocatalyst possessing remarkable activity for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation in water at room temperature.

TL;DR: In this article, the phase stabilities and mechanical properties of Cu3Sn compounds were investigated based on their formation enthalpy and cohesive energy, and the results indicated that the phase stability of the Cu3sn intermetallic compounds follow the order of: o-Cu3sn-Cmcm where c-cu3sn is energetically unstable.

TL;DR: In this article, a facile and efficient co-precipitation method has been used to synthesize pure nickel oxide (NiO) nanoparticles, which form a better thin film suitable for use as a hole-transporting layer in solar cells.

TL;DR: A magnetically recoverable ZnS/Ag/CoFe2O4 nanocomposite photocatalyst for sunlight driven photocatalytic dye degradation was reported in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the biogenic synthesis of nanostructured CuO and CuO/NiO nanocomposites using Azardica indica leaf extract as a reducing agent.

TL;DR: In this paper, a series of ZnFe2O4/graphene nanoplatelets ((ZF)1-x(GNPs)x) nanocomposites have been synthesized and characterized.

TL;DR: In this article, a core-shell magnetic boehmite was synthesized by the co-precipitation method, and the coverage of polymeric layers (polylactic acid) was applied to modify the surface of magnetic bohmite for the adsorption of methylene blue and mercury ions in the single and binary solutions.

TL;DR: In this article, an instrumental hybrid catalytic system comprising cellulose fiber and volcanic pumice powder was applied as a suitable organic-inorganic hybrid catalyst for the synthesis of 2,4,5-triarylimidazole derivatives.

TL;DR: In this article, a new approach to construct the Schrodinger equation with position-dependent mass characterized by an emerging particle's effective mass was introduced, in perfect analogy with the problems involving a positiondependent mass particle in semiconductor heterostructures.

TL;DR: Erbium (Er)-doped ZnO thin films were deposited on glass substrates by nebulizer spray pyrolysis with different doping concentrations (0,wt, 1/wt, 3/wt% and 5/wt%).

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of the Al dopant on the structural, surface morphological, optical and electronic properties of the pure and Al doped CuO nanoparticles (NPs) was studied.

TL;DR: In this paper, a simple aqueous solution process was used for the synthesis of Cu-loaded ZnO nanorod structures in which highly crystalline and hexagonal wurtzite znO, cubic CuO and Cu2O phases coexist.

TL;DR: In this article, a microwave combustion method was used to synthesize Zn-doped CuFe2O4 nanoparticles, which were characterized by techniques such as X-ray diffraction, high-resolution scanning electron microscopy, UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectro-graph, Fourier transform IR, and vibrating sample magnetometry.

TL;DR: In this article, triazine (tg-CN) and heptazine (hg-CN), with the p-block (B, O, S, and P) elements, were compared in terms of siting and conductance using density functional theory (DFT) at the HSE06/6-311+G* level.

TL;DR: In this paper, a model of multi-dual-phase-lag generalized magneto-thermoelasticity is presented to treat a thermal shock for a fiber-reinforced anisotropic half-space.

TL;DR: In this paper, a facile hydrothermal method was used to synthesize CeO2 nanocomposites modified by CuO and the CO catalytic oxidation performance of these nano-composites was studied by gas chromatography.

TL;DR: In this paper, the 3D rose-like β-Ni(OH)2/rGO nanohybrid is prepared as supercapacitor electrode through one-step hydrothermal method.

TL;DR: In this paper, a sensitive voltammetric process for the detection of nimesulide (NIM) was developed at nanoclay (NC) blended carbon paste electrode (CPE) applying voltammetry techniques such as cyclic voltammymetry (CV) and square wave voltamonmetry (SWV) in a media of pH 7.0 phosphate buffer (PB) solution.