A facile hydrothermal route for one-step synthesis of Fe(3)O(4)@C nanotubes (50-100 nm in diameter, several micrometres in length) via rolling graphite oxide sheets has been developed. Functional oxygen groups (e.g., -CO...
Inorganic-organic hybrid mesoporous material incorporating organoruthenium complexes within its organosilica frameworks (HMM-phRuCpPF(6)) has been successfully prepared by a ligand exchange reaction. HMM-phRuCpPF(6) acts...
Thermolysis of poly(ferrocenylsilane) at 1000 degrees C or poly[{(dimethylsilyl)ferrocenyl}diacetylene] at 850 degrees C resulted in ferromagnetic Fe(3)Si nanoparticles, well distributed in a SiC/C matrix. The average si...
Gold nanoparticles offer a range of highly desirable properties that are intrinsically linked to their size and shape, thereby providing tantalising opportunities for tailoring the nanomorphology for specific application...
Films and patterns of ZnO and Zn(0.98)Mn(0.02)O semiconductors have been inkjet printed, using their precursor inks, on Si and polyimide substrates with a drop on demand inkjet printer. A Zn(0.98)Mn(0.02)O film printed o...
Graphene films with high hydrophobic and adhesive performance were fabricated via two simple steps: chemical exfoliation of natural flake graphite following redox, and film formation by suction filtration without any che...
Magnesium silicide and related alloys are attractive for thermoelectric applications due to their low toxicity, thermal stability, low density, relative abundance and low cost of production. Earlier work on the synthesis...
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are attracting attention due to their bactericidal activity and consequent possible biomedical applications. The key to their broad-acting and potent biocidal property seems to be based on th...
Flexible inverted organic solar cells (IOSCs) with a zinc oxide (ZnO) thin film layer acting as an effective electron transport layer and a low reflective light absorber were fabricated in this study. The high quality Zn...
We firstly report the formation of 3D hierarchically porous MgCoSiO(4) and the electrochemical intercalation of the bivalent cation Mg(2+) in MgCoSiO(4) with regard to its use as a cathode material in rechargeable magnes...
Due to the large volume fraction of electrochemically inactive materials involved in conventional thin calendered electrodes, it is challenging to approach high volumetric capacity. Here, we report a proof-of-concept stu...
We fabricated CdSe/poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) hybrid solar cells with ultrahigh density array (4 x 10(11) in(-2)) of the CdSe nanorods having a length of similar to 100 nm, a diameter of similar to 20 nm, and an inter...
A series of novel polythiophene derivatives comprised of alternating structures of N-alkylated thieno [3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione (nTPD, n = number of carbon atoms from 11 to 18 in alkyl chains) and pristine thiophene were ...
Four organic dyes bearing the phenoxazine chromophore have been synthesized and applied in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). The effect of different dye structures on the performance of the DSCs was investigated systema...
We fabricated dextran-coated magnetic nanoclusters (Dex-MNCs) for targeted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of inflammatory macrophages. Dex-MNCs were prepared through encapsulation of hydrophobic magnetic nanocrystals (M...
Highly symmetrical BiOI single-crystal nanosheets (BiOI SCNs) with dominant exposed {001} facets (up to 95%) have been synthesized by annealing BiI(3) and characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectrosc...