Showing papers in "Materials Research Bulletin in 2006"

TL;DR: In this paper, the hysteresis loops of the iron oxide nanoparticles were measured using a physical property measuring system (PPMS), and the results showed a superparamagnetic behavior at room temperature.

TL;DR: It was demonstrated that a high loading capacity (36 wt.%) of validamycin could be achieved, which was found to be more effective than that of the simple immersing method in this study.

TL;DR: In this article, the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue in water under the illumination of ultraviolet rays was investigated by comparing ZnO nanoparticles and nano-crystalline particles.

TL;DR: In this article, the photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange (MeO) in aqueous Cu2O solution was investigated under either ultraviolet (UV) light or sunlight.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of solvents on particle size and morphology of nano ZnO was investigated, and the optical properties of nano-ZnO were studied extensively, which revealed different nature of surfaces and microstructures for zinc oxide obtained in aqueous and organic solvENTS.

TL;DR: In this paper, a hexagonal wurtzite structure and high preferential c-axis orientation of transparent conducting ZnO thin films doped with Al have been prepared by sol-gel method, which were characterized by X-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy and ultra-violet spectrometer.

TL;DR: In this article, the specific capacitance of Urchin-like NiO nanostructures was examined by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and infrared absorption spectra (IR).

TL;DR: In this article, the structural characteristics and phase transformation behavior of plain electroless Nix2013,P coating and TiO2 composite coatings are investigated. And the authors conclude that the incorporation of Si 3N4, CeO2 andTiO2 particles in the Nix 2013,P matrix does not have any influence on the structure and phase-transformation behavior of the plain ENix2013;P coatings.

TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that magnesium hydride milled with magnesium oxide exhibits dehydriding and hydriding kinetics as fast as those obtained with catalyst transition metals or metal oxides.

TL;DR: A survey of the nanocasting methods used for the synthesis of nanosized and nanostructured inorganic compounds can be found in this article, with a special attention paid to the use of porous materials such as mesostructicated silica, silica gel, and carbonaceous materials as hard templates for the preparation of metallic oxides.

TL;DR: In this paper, the phase transformations, composition and micro-structural features in polycrystalline samples were studied by thermoanalytical methods (TGA/DTA), infrared spectroscopy (IR), X-ray powder diffraction analysis (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

TL;DR: In this article, an activated carbon/carbon nanotube composite electrodes have been assembled and tested in organic electrolyte (NEt4BF4 1.5 M in acetonitrile).

TL;DR: In this article, size-controlled synthesis of nickel nanocrystals by the decomposition of nickel acetylacetone in a noncoordinating reagent, oleylamine, was studied.

TL;DR: In this paper, the zinc oxide thin films on aluminum foil have been successfully prepared by sol-gel method with methyl glycol as solvent, which showed that more than 40% of the initial phenol was totally mineralized using two pieces of ZnO/Al thin film as photocatalyst with an efficient irradiation area of 400 cm 2

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of the pH values in the precursor solutions on crystallite sizes, surface areas and morphologies of the synthesized alumina powder has been investigated by X-ray diffractometry, thermal analysis, nitrogen adsorption-desorption, and transmission electron microscopy.

TL;DR: The compositional dependence of various kinetic and thermodynamic parameters has been discussed in this paper, where the fragility index (F) for the present glasses has been determined to see whether these materials are obtained from kinetically strong-glass-forming (KS) or kinetically fragile-glass forming (KF) liquids.

TL;DR: In this paper, the synthesis of nanosize Mn 3 O 4 powder with nanorods using microwaves and its physicochemical characterization has been studied using X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) for both Mn 2p and Mn 3s levels.

TL;DR: In this paper, an increased thermochromic transition temperature of the metastable VO{sub 2}-B phase was observed to be approximately 75-80 deg. C by variable-temperature infrared spectroscopy.

TL;DR: In this paper, electrical conductivity and transport properties for composites consisting of samaria-doped ceria (SDC) and lithium-potassium carbonate were investigated at temperature of 450-550 deg.

TL;DR: The effects of doping 60 P2O5-40 Fe2O3 (mol%) glasses with 5-10 mol% SiO2, Al 2O3 or B2O 3 on their thermal stability, iron environments and redox were investigated in this article.

TL;DR: In this article, a 0-3 cement-based piezoelectric composite was fabricated with lead zirconate titanate (PZT) as active phase and sulphoaluminate cement as matrix by compressing technique.

TL;DR: In this paper, a new indium trimesate called MIL-96 was synthesized under mild condition (210°C, 5h) in the presence of trimethyl 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate in water and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique.

TL;DR: In this paper, a single phase of Eu3+-doped YVO4 nanophosphors at different pH values were synthesized by a mild hydrothermal method.

TL;DR: In this article, Nanocrystalline yttrium orthovanadate (YVO4) powders with different morphologies were synthesized in basic media by surfactant-assisted hydrothermal process.

TL;DR: In this article, the pigment MgFe2O4 obtained by the polymeric precursor method, which is based on the formation of a polymeric resin, followed by a heat treatment in order to obtain the final oxide.

TL;DR: In this article, the composites made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and silanated TiO 2 particles for use as a bone-repairing material were investigated.

TL;DR: In this paper, the length of the nanotubes is determined by the thickness of the AAO template and the outside diameter of the nano-nodes is determined based on the pore size of the template.

TL;DR: In this paper, two-dimensional CuO nanoplatelets were synthesized by a facile hydrothermal treatment of cupric dodecylsulfate (Cu(DS){sub 2}) and NaOH aqueous solution at 120 deg. C.

TL;DR: In this paper, intercalation-exfoliated nanocomposites derived from poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC) and organo-modified montmorillonite (OMMT) were prepared by direct melt blending in an internal mixer.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used BaCu(B2O5) (BCB) ceramic powder to decrease the sintering temperatures of BaSm2Ti4O12 (BST) and BaNd2Ti5O14 (BNT) ceramics.