Showing papers in "Solid State Sciences in 2013"

TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art research activities related to the preparation-property-application triangle of Cadmium Oxide (CdO) thin films is provided.

TL;DR: In this article, a facile hydrothermal method was used to synthesize ZnFe 2 O 4 -graphene nanocomposites by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis and galvanostatic charge and discharge measurements.

TL;DR: In this article, polycrystalline samples of the ZrCuSiAs type antimonide oxides were prepared from RESb precursors and MnO via a ceramic route, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) studies were used to investigate the charge assignments.

TL;DR: In this article, the free-ion Hamiltonian (HFI) model was used to predict the radiative properties of the excited states of phosphate glasses with compositions of 44P2O5+17K2O+9Al2O-3+Dy2O3 (x, y) were prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), optical absorption, emission and decay measurements.

TL;DR: In this article, the structural and optical properties of Eu3+ doped boro-tellurite glasses were studied through XRD, FTIR, absorption, luminescence and decay time measurements.

TL;DR: In this paper, the fabrication and sensing response of humidity sensor based on the polyaniline (PANI) thin film have been studied, where PANI thin films with 30-70mm thickness were deposited on glass substrates between pre-deposited silver and gold electrodes.

TL;DR: In this article, low-content Ti-doped amorphous carbon (Ti-C: H) films were deposited on silicon wafers by middle frequency magnetron sputtering titanium twin-targets in the feed gas of Ar/CH 4.

TL;DR: In this article, four series of substituted magnetite (Fe3−xMxO4, M = Cr, Mn, Co and Ni) were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Xray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy, and thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis (TG-DSC) patterns confirmed the formation of samples with the spinel structure.

TL;DR: In this article, a two-step sol-gel process was used to produce optically transparent silica aerogel granules, NH 4 F (1/M) and HCl (4 /M) were used as hydrolyzing and condensation catalysts respectively.

TL;DR: In this article, the kinetics and mechanism of formation of gehlenite, Al-Si spinel phase, wollastonite and anorthite from the mixture of kaolinite and calcite was investigated by differential thermal analysis under the heating rate from 283 to 293 Kmin−1 using Kissinger equation.

TL;DR: In this paper, solid polymer electrolytes based on poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) complexed with potassium periodide (KIO4) salt at different weight percent ratios were prepared using solution-cast technique.

TL;DR: In this article, a novel porous hydroxyapatite/poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (nHAp/PCL) hybrid nanocomposite matrix on a magnesium substrate with high and low porosity was designed to enhance the bioactivity and biocompatibility of the implant.

TL;DR: In this paper, the Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and FT-Raman of 9-[(2-hydroxyethoxy) methyl] guanine (9-2HEMG) have been recorded in the regions 4000-100 and 4000-400 cm−1, respectively.

TL;DR: In this article, a reduced graphene nanosheets/Fe2O3 nanorods (GNS/Fe 2O3) composite has been fabricated by a hydrothermal route for supercapacitor electrode materials.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of Ni substitution on the structural, magnetic and critical exponent properties of polycrystalline La0.67Sr0.1 powder samples was investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, the cathodic electrophoretic deposition method has been used to prepare Fe-doped TiO2 films to enhance the photocatalytic activity, and the results showed that the non-calcined calcined Fe-DopedTiO2 film showed higher degradation toward methyl orange (MO).

TL;DR: In this paper, the surface modified photocatalysts (Ag-snO2 and Cur-Ag-SnO2) showed a red shift in the visible region, which was attributed to the effective electron-hole separation by surface modification.

TL;DR: In this paper, structural and electrical properties of HfO 2 gate-dielectric metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) capacitors deposited by sputtering are investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, the performance of the fluoride-doped BiVO4 samples was evaluated for the degradation of phenol under visible-light irradiation, and it was shown that the higher surface area and oxygen adspecies concentration, stronger optical absorbance performance, and lower bandgap energy were responsible for the excellent photocatalytic performance.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of the structure and the property of surfactant on the size and the optical properties of prepared gold nanoparticles were studied, and it was found that the longer the alkyl chain, the larger gold particles are obtained.

TL;DR: A new organic-inorganic [N(C 3 H 7 ) 4 ] 2 SnCl 6 compound has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry and dielectric measurement as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, a three-dimensional needle carbon fiber reinforced carbon and silicon carbide dual matrix composite (C/C-SiC) was used for brake material, which is a new type of high performance brake material.

TL;DR: In this article, three-dimensional ordered macroporous (3DOM) monoclinic InVO4 and its supported chromia were fabricated using the ascorbic acid-assisted polymethyl methacrylate-templating and incipient wetness impregnation methods, respectively.

TL;DR: In this article, the vis-NIR absorption spectra of rare earth (Er 3+ and Nd 3+ ) ions doped cadmium lithium boro tellurite (CLiBT) glasses were analyzed systematically.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the performance of electrochemical deposition (ECD) and chemical bath deposition (CBD) on FTO/glass substrates and found that the CBD films were more effective in PEC processes than the ECD counterparts.

TL;DR: In this article, the formation mechanism of Cu 3 V 2 O 8 hollow spheres was proposed based on XRD analysis, SEM observation, and TG-DSC analysis of the precursor and products.

TL;DR: In this article, structural and magnetic properties were investigated using XRD, TEM, magnetic susceptibility and MeH loop and the obtained results showed that all samples were antiferromagnetic in character.

TL;DR: In this paper, the Na3V2(PO4)2F3 cathode was synthesized by carbothermal reduction (CTR) method at 700°C with coralline structure by SEM analysis.

TL;DR: In this article, the photocatalytic activity of the mesoporous TiO 2 was tested in elimination of gaseous methanol and acetone, and the authors attributed the synergic effect of the high surface area, mesopore structure and doped Sm species.

TL;DR: In this article, the shape, growth and average crystal size distribution of Barium Strontium Tungstate (Ba1−xSrx)WO4 were investigated by a scanning electron microscope (SEM).