First-principles calculations and Raman scattering evidence for local symmetry lowering in rhombohedral ilmenite: temperature- and pressure-dependent studies Abstract: ATiO(3)-type materials may exist in two different crystalline forms: the perovskite and ilmenite. While many papers have devoted […]
Computational Chemistry Meets Experiments for Explaining the Geometry, Electronic Structure, and Optical Properties of Ca10V6O25 Abstract: In this paper, we present a combined experimental and theoretical study to disclose, for the first time, the structural, electronic, […]
Single precursor route to efficient cobalt sulphide counter electrodes for dye sensitized solar cells Abstract: In this work a novel preparation method is proposed for the one step synthesis and thin-film deposition of cost effective counter […]
Heterostructure formation from hydrothermal annealing of preformed nanocrystals Abstract: One of the primary challenges in obtaining heterostructures is control of the morphology and surface features of the components that are suitable for a specific application. In […]
Vanadium pentoxide 1-D nanostructures applied to dye removal from aqueous systems by coupling adsorption and visible-light photodegradation Abstract: This paper evaluates the photocatalytic and dye adsorption properties of highly crystalline orthorhombic vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) one-dimensional (1D) […]
Thermodynamic insights into the self-assembly of capped nanoparticles using molecular dynamic simulations Abstract: Although the molecular modeling of self-assembling processes stands as a challenging research issue, there have been a number of breakthroughs in recent years. […]
The role of oxygen vacancies and their location in the magnetic properties of Ce1-xCuxO2-delta nanorods Abstract: Ceria (CeO2) is a promising dilute magnetic semiconductor. Several studies report that the intrinsic and extrinsic structural defects are responsible […]
A relationship between structural and electronic order-disorder effects and optical properties in crystalline TiO2 nanomaterials Abstract: The focus of this paper is on the analysis of the structural and electronic order-disorder effects at long, medium and […]
Gold nanoparticles supported on magnesium ferrite and magnesium oxide for the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol Abstract: Au nanoparticles (Au NPs) have gained significant attention as catalysts for the selective oxidation of alcohols; however, the catalytic […]
Photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants by shape selective synthesis of beta-Ga2O3 microspheres constituted by nanospheres for environmental remediation Abstract: A potential single crystalline photocatalyst beta-Ga2O3 with unique spherical morphology has been synthesized using a surfactant assisted […]
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