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      Controlled production of ZnO nanoparticles from zinc glycerolate in a sol-gel silica matrix 

      Moleski, R.; Leontidis, Epameinondas; Krumeich, F. (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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      Deactivation of Pd/Ce 0.5Zr 0.5O 2 model three-way catalyst by P, Ca and Zn deposition 

      Christou, Stavroula Y.; García-Rodríguez, S.; Fierro, José Luis García; Efstathiou, Angelos M. (2012)
      The negative effects of P, P-Ca and P-Zn deposition on the surface of a model 1wt% Pd/Ce 0.5Zr 0.5O 2 " three-way" catalyst (TWC) on its structural, morphological, textural, oxygen storage and release, and catalytic ...
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      Kinetics of methane oxidative coupling on zinc-doped titanium oxide 

      Efstathiou, Angelos M.; Boudouvas, D.; Vamvuka, Despina; Verykios, Xenophon E. (1992)
      A kinetic study of methane conversion to C2-hydrocarbons was conducted by cofeeding methane and oxygen at 1 bar total pressure over a series of zinc-doped TiO2 catalysts. The zinc dopant concentration was varied between 1 ...
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      The nitridation of ZnO nanowires 

      Zervos, Matthew; Karipi, C.; Othonos, Andreas S. (2012)
      ZnO nanowires (NWs) with diameters of 50 to 250 nm and lengths of several micrometres have been grown by reactive vapour transport via the reaction of Zn with oxygen on 1 nm Au/Si(001) at 550°C under an inert flow of Ar. ...
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      Suppression of the oxygen storage and release kinetics in Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 induced by P, Ca and Zn chemical poisoning 

      Christou, Stavroula Y.; Álvarez-Galván, M. C.; Fierro, José Luis García; Efstathiou, Angelos M. (2011)
      The present investigation concerns for the first time the understanding of the individual and combined effects of phosphorous with calcium or zinc deposited on a Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 solid followed by calcination in 20%O2/He at ...
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      Synthesis of hybrid polymethacrylate-noble metal (M = Au, Pd) nanoparticles for the growth of metal-oxide semiconductor nanowires 

      Zervos, Matthew; Demetriou, Maria; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora; Othonos, Andreas S.; Turcu, R. P. (2012)
      Metal-oxide semiconductor nanowires (NWs) such as ZnO, β-Ga 2O 3 and SnO 2 with diameters of tens of nanometres and lengths of many micrometres have been grown using micellar nanohybrids consisting of methacrylate-based ...
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      Zn3N2nanowires: Growth, properties and oxidation 

      Zervos, Matthew; Karipi, C.; Othonos, Andreas S. (2013)
      Zinc nitride (Zn3N2) nanowires (NWs) with diameters of 50 to 100 nm and a cubic crystal structure have been grown on 1 nm Au/Al2O3via the reaction of Zn with NH3including H2between 500°C and 600°C. These exhibited an optical ...