Chemistry and properties of nanocrystals of different shapes

C Burda, X Chen, R Narayanan, MA El-Sayed - Chemical reviews, 2005‏ - ACS Publications
The field of nanocatalysis (in which nanoparticles are used to catalyze reactions) has
undergone an exponential growth during the past decade. Two types of studies have been …

Dispersion and surface functionalization of oxide nanoparticles for transparent photocatalytic and UV-protecting coatings and sunscreens

B Faure, G Salazar-Alvarez, A Ahniyaz… - … and technology of …, 2013‏ - iopscience.iop.org
This review describes recent efforts on the synthesis, dispersion and surface
functionalization of the three dominating oxide nanoparticles used for photocatalytic, UV …

Green reduction of graphene oxide by aqueous phytoextracts

S Thakur, N Karak - Carbon, 2012‏ - Elsevier
The reduction of graphene oxide (GO) by phytochemicals was investigated using aqueous
leaf extracts of Colocasia esculenta and Mesua ferrea Linn. and an aqueous peel extract of …

Nanocomposites of polymer and inorganic nanoparticles for optical and magnetic applications

S Li, M Meng Lin, MS Toprak, DK Kim… - Nano reviews, 2010‏ - Taylor & Francis
This article provides an up-to-date review on nanocomposites composed of inorganic
nanoparticles and the polymer matrix for optical and magnetic applications. Optical or …

Origin of visible photoluminescence of ZnO quantum dots: defect-dependent and size-dependent

L Zhang, L Yin, C Wang, N Lun, Y Qi… - The Journal of Physical …, 2010‏ - ACS Publications
To get a real understanding on the complexity of origin and mechanism of visible emission
for ZnO quantum dots (QDs), we systematically property of visible emission of ZnO QDs with …

Exploring ZnO nanoparticles: UV–visible analysis and different size estimation methods

S Singh, JV Gade, DK Verma, B Elyor, B Jain - Optical Materials, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The study investigates several theoretical and empirical methods for determining the size of
zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and studies their characteristics by using solely UV …

Relationship between oxygen defects and the photocatalytic property of ZnO nanocrystals in nafion membranes

J Wang, P Liu, X Fu, Z Li, W Han, X Wang - Langmuir, 2009‏ - ACS Publications
ZnO nanocrystals with different oxygen defects (type and concentration) are successfully
prepared via the templating method in Nafion membranes. Photoluminescence and infrared …

Synthesis of silver nanoparticles in a continuous flow tubular microreactor

XZ Lin, AD Terepka, H Yang - Nano letters, 2004‏ - ACS Publications
This paper describes the synthesis of silver nanoparticles in a continuous flow tubular
microreactor using silver pentafluoropropionate as a single-phase reactant precursor. This …

[HTML][HTML] Semiconductor quantum dots as target analytes: Properties, surface chemistry and detection

J Sanmartín-Matalobos, P Bermejo-Barrera… - Nanomaterials, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Since the discovery of Quantum Dots (QDs) by Alexey I. Ekimov in 1981, the interest of
researchers in that particular type of nanomaterials (NMs) with unique optical and electrical …

Synthesis of composite nanopowder through Mn doped ZnS-CdS systems and its structural, optical properties

M Jonnalagadda, VB Prasad, AV Raghu - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The design of new functional materials is a driving force for the development of advanced
materials chemistry. Out of many new-style substances, the fabrication of composite …