Nanocrystalline cerium oxide (nanoceria) is a rare earth oxide with a complex surface
chemistry. This material has seen substantial investigation in recent years in both …

Many nanomaterials can be used as metal oxides (Ti, Ag, Zn, Cu, Mg, Ca, Ce, Yt, Al). Metal
oxide nanoparticles have strong antimicrobial properties. The oxides that play a large role …

NiO has been analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS)
analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) for bulk-scale and nanosized …

We have investigated the paraelectric-to-ferroelectric phase transition of various sizes of
nanocrystalline barium titanate (BaTiO3) by using temperature-dependent Raman …

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy
experiments are used to investigate the oxidation state of cerium ions in ceria nanoparticles …

Plasmonic nanocrystals have been attracting a lot of attention both for fundamental studies
and different applications, from sensing to imaging and optoelectronic devices. Transparent …

A fully inorganic analogue of the nanostructured dye-sensitized solar cell is fabricated using
an electrochemically grown n-ZnO/CdSe core-shell nanowire array (see Figure). Filling the …

Effects of reaction temperature and atmosphere on properties of the CeO2 particles
prepared by the precipitation technique, including particle size, shape, and crystalline …

Anatase TiO2 nanoparticles with average particle size ranging between 12 and 23 nm were
synthesized by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. The structure and particle size were …

Size‐dependent lattice expansion of nanoparticles is observed for many ionic compounds,
including metal oxides, while lattice contraction prevails for pure metals. However, the …