Browsing by Subject "Nanostructured materials"
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Analysis of l-thyroxine from pharmaceutical formulations using a potentio metricmicrosensor based on ionic liquid
(2017)A new enantioselective, potentiometric microsensor based on ionic liquid L-Ala-C4-NO3-L-lac was designed and used for the assay of L-thyroxyne (L-T4) in its pharmaceutical formulations. The matrix used for the design of ...
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Carbon dioxide storage in olivine basalts: Effect of ball milling process
(2015)The goal of this study is to propose a cost-effective method for the optimization of the ex situ carbonation of basaltic rocks. The ball milling process was applied to a sample of olivine basalt from the Troodos ophiolite ...
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Characterisation and tribological evaluation of nitrogen-containing molybdenum-copper PVD metallic nanocomposite films
(2005)This paper reports on the structural, mechanical and tribological properties of molybdenum-copper nanocomposite films 'doped' with small amounts of nitrogen, which contain either no nitride phase (i.e. the nitrogen is held ...
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Controlled production of ZnO nanoparticles from zinc glycerolate in a sol-gel silica matrix
(2006)The controlled production of ZnO nanoparticles within an amorphous silica matrix is achieved using a new methodology consisting of four stages. First, precursor zinc glycerolate nanoparticles are produced within reversed ...
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Current transport in semiconductor nanowires with built-in barriers based on a 1D transfer matrix calculation
(2008)A one dimensional (1D) transfer matrix calculation of current transport in semiconductor nanowires with built-in barriers is described within the effective mass approximation by taking into account (i) the quantum confinement ...
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Direct observation of excitons in polymer/carbon nanotube composites at room temperature: The influence of nanotube concentration
(2008)In this work, we have employed spectroscopic ellipsometry technique to study the optical properties of polymer/carbon nanotube (CN) composites as a function of nanotube concentration. Using a two-layer structural model ...
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Dynamic responses in nanocomposite hydrogels
(2006)The shear response of a series of polymer-clay gels has been investigated by means of rheology and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). The gels have the same composition by mass but different polymer molecular weights ...
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Conference Object
Effect of molecular weight on the vibronic structure of a diketopyrrolopyrrole polymer
(SPIE, 2016)Resonance Raman Spectroscopy (RRS) is employed in this study to examine the influence of molecular weight on the optical response of a diketopyrrolopyrrole polymer (DPP-TT-T) in solution. The vibronic structure observed ...
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Electron spectroscopic studies of nanocomposite PVD TiAlBN coatings
(2002)A range of TiAlBN coatings have been deposited by electron beam evaporation and the optimised composition exhibits a 150% improvement over single phase TiAlN coatings in drilling tests. The coatings have been analysed by ...
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Electronic structure of piezoelectric double-barrier InAs/InP/InAs/InP/InAs (111) nanowires
(2004)The numerical self-consistent solution of the Poisson-Schrodinger equations in cylindrical coordinates for calculating electronic states in the effective mass approximation was implemented. High accuracy and rapid convergence ...
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Enhanced growth and photoluminescence properties of SnxN y (x>y) nanowires grown by halide chemical vapor deposition
(2011)Tin nitride nanowires have been grown by halide chemical vapor deposition via the reaction of Sn with NH4Cl at 425 °C under a steady flow of NH3 using small ramp rates y) with a hexagonal structure, i.e. c=5.193 , a=3.725 ...
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Enhanced growth and photoluminescence properties of SnxN y (x>y) nanowires grown by halide chemical vapor deposition
(2011)Tin nitride nanowires have been grown by halide chemical vapor deposition via the reaction of Sn with NH4Cl at 425 °C under a steady flow of NH3 using small ramp rates y) with a hexagonal structure, i.e. c=5.193 , a=3.725 ...
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Evaluating the microstructure and performance of nanocomposite PVD TiAlBN coatings
(2002)Physical vapour deposition (PVD) TiAlBN coatings can exhibit excellent wear resistance, with optimised coating compositions demonstrating a 150% increase in lifetime compared to standard TiAlN coatings in wet-cutting drill ...
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Fabrication of nanorods by metal evaporation inside the pores of ultra-thin porous alumina templates
(2007)Porous alumina has attracted a great deal of attention as a template material for the growth of nanowires and nanodots. Typically, the pores have a high aspect ratio, which forbids the use of evaporation techniques for ...
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Doctoral Thesis Open Access
Fabrication, characterization and applications of electrospun polymer-based nanocomposite membranes
(Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Πολυτεχνική Σχολή / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Engineering, 2014-12)Η παρούσα διδακτορική διατριβή επικεντρώνεται στην παρασκευή (με τη μέθοδο της ηλεκτρόκλωσης), το χαρακτηρισμό και τις εφαρμογές καινοτόμων πολυμερικών ινωδών μεμβρανών. Συγκεκριμένα παρασκευάστηκαν διαφορετικά είδη ...
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Formation mechanism of nanotubes comprising layers of PbS nanoparticles in polymer-surfactant solutions
(2006)The crystallization of PbS in aqueous solutions containing the surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and hydrophilic polymers resulted in a novel type of metastable nanotubes, the walls of which consist of layers of ...
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Giant single-molecule magnets: A {Mn84} torus and its supramolecular nanotubes
(2004)A meeting of two magnetic worlds: The giant (ca. 4.2 nm) {Mn84} cluster, shown, has a torus structure and is a single-molecule magnet (SMM). It represents a meeting of the molecular (bottom-up) and classical (top-down) ...
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High yield-low temperature growth of indium sulphide nanowires via chemical vapor deposition
(2010)Indium sulphide nanowires (NWs) have been grown on Si via the reaction of In and InCl3 with H2S using chemical vapor deposition at temperatures as low as 250 °C. We find that the growth of InxSy NWs via the direct reaction ...
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High yield-low temperature growth of indium sulphide nanowires via chemical vapor deposition
(2010)Indium sulphide nanowires (NWs) have been grown on Si via the reaction of In and InCl3 with H2S using chemical vapor deposition at temperatures as low as 250 °C. We find that the growth of InxSy NWs via the direct reaction ...
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Hydride-assisted growth of GaN nanowires on Au/Si(0 0 1) via the reaction of Ga with NH3 and H2
(2010)High quality, straight GaN nanowires (NWs) with diameters of 50 nm and lengths up to 3 μm have been grown on Si(0 0 1) using Au as a catalyst and the direct reaction of Ga with NH3 and N2:H2 at 900 °C. These exhibited ...