We present a facile and scalable method to synthesize PEGylated Eu3+ doped mesoporous gadolinium oxide nanorods for multifunctional biomaterials. By incorporating a facile hydrothermal method, an in situ thermal decompos...
For biomimetic applications, an artificial material is needed to be self-healing, electroactive and bioapplicable. Herein we report a strategy to build a graphene-poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) (PDMAA) cross-linking struct...
As amphiphilic substances, graphene oxide sheets (GOSs) can be used as surfactants in numerous technological fields. Wherein, utilizing GOSs to compatibilize immiscible polymer blends constitutes a promising direction be...
In situ sulfur-doped mesoporous g-C3N4 (mpgCNS) was synthesized from a simple organosulfur compound, thiourea, using SiO2 nanoparticles as the hard template. The resultant product has a high surface area of 128 m(2) g(-1...
The development of hybrid materials from chemically synthesized building blocks offers a unique opportunity to combine on nanoscale various electronic, magnetic, optical and biochemical functionalities that cannot be fou...
Partially hydrogenated graphene was readily prepared by an interesting reaction between graphene oxide and phenylboronic acid. This partially hydrogenated graphene was employed to synthesize brominated graphene through s...
We have developed a novel synthesis of carbon coated Cu@Ag and Ag@Cu core-shell nanoparticles by a rapid, cheap, solvent-less and straightforward method of fabrication. The technique by which these composites are prepare...
Here we demonstrate a facile approach to grow uniform and large area single layer graphene directly over polycrystalline metal foil from nanoporous carbon (NC) material. The NC is synthesized by using the adamantane (C10...
The effects of thin Al2O3 layers interposed between atomic layer deposited SrTiO3 ( STO) films and Ru substrates on the growth and properties of STO films were examined. Although a 3-4 nm thick TiO2 barrier layer was nec...
A thin flexible polypyrrole-lithium iron phosphate (PPy-LiFePO4) based cathode has been fabricated. A slurry containing carbon black, a binder and the active material prepared by direct polymerization of pyrrole on the s...
A photovoltaic electrode consisting of polyoxometalate (SiW12) and zinc oxide (ZnO) was fabricated on indium tin oxide (ITO) glass by one-step electrodeposition. The addition of SiW12 strongly influences the morphology a...
We report on the synthesis of a Co3O4-C core-shell nanowire array and its application as an anode material for lithium ion batteries. The core-shell nanowire array is prepared by combining a facial hydrothermal synthesis...
Bio-conjugation seems to be an unparalleled avenue to tailor the shape-size-bioactivity accord of nanomaterials. In this backdrop, conjugation of tomato peel lycopene through the green chemistry tool of sonication, under...
Cobalt-free small La3+-doped BaFeO3-delta is synthesized and systematically characterized towards application as an oxygen reduction electrode material for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs) with ...
CuO one-dimensional (1D) pine-needle-like (PNL) arrays grown directly on a Cu substrate have been fabricated via an anodic polarization route. By controlling experimental conditions, CuO PNL arrays could be transformed i...
Magnetic Fe3O4-cellulose-chitosan hybrid gel microspheres were prepared by sol-gel transition technology using ionic liquids as solvent for cellulose and chitosan dissolution and regeneration. The synthesized microsphere...