A solvothermal route to wurtzite ZnSe nanoparticles

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 629-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Zhan ◽  
X. G. Yang ◽  
W. X. Zhang ◽  
D. W. Wang ◽  
Y. Xie ◽  
...  

Zinc powder reacts with equivalent elemental selenium in solvent ethylenediamine at 120 °C for 6 h to form a complex, which is converted to ZnSe nanoparticles by pyrolysis or protonization. X-ray diffraction results suggest that the as-formed products have wurtzite structure. Transmission electron microscopy observation show that particles with spherical and laminar morphology were produced by pyrolysis and protonization, respectively. The formation of ZnSe nanoparticles is also investigated by infrared and thermal analysis.

Clay Minerals ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. F. C. Gardolinski ◽  
G. Lagaly ◽  
M. Czank

AbstractKaolinite and synthetic γ-Al(OH)3 (gibbsite or hydrargillite) were reacted with phenylphosphonic, phenylphosphinic and 2-nitrophenol-4-arsonic acids. The products were studied by powder X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy/selected area electron diffraction/ energy dispersive X-ray/Fourier transform infrared and simultaneous thermogravimetric/differential thermal analysis. The acids were not intercalated but, instead, easily destroyed the structure of the minerals. Lamellar Al phenylphosphonate and aluminium phenylphosphinate and phenylarsonate with polymeric linear-chain structures were formed from kaolinite. The reaction between gibbsite and the same acids yielded almost identical products. No evidence of formation of grafted kaolinite derivatives after the reaction with phenylphosphonic acid was found.


2007 ◽  
Vol 330-332 ◽  
pp. 219-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng Min Zhang ◽  
W. Hu ◽  
W. Zhou ◽  
J. Li ◽  
Y.H. Liu ◽  
...  

Nano-sized zinc-substituted hydroxyapatite (nano-ZnHA) has stimulatory effect on bone formation and inhibitory effect on osteoclastic bone resorption in vivo. Nano-ZnHA with serial zinc fractions (0, 2, 5, 10 mol%) were synthesized by an improved precipitation method based on dialysis process. Transmission electron microscopy observation indicated that the increase of Zn fraction led to smaller crystallite. X-ray diffraction of the products revealed that some typical characteristic peaks of HA displayed when the Zn fraction was below 10%. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy showed that the bending peaks of the group-OH in HA became wider with the increase of Zn fraction and it disappeared at 10 mol%. The current work demonstrated that zinc could substitute for calcium into hydroxyapatite in the limited range of composition by using dialysis process.


2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (11) ◽  
pp. 3931-3934
Author(s):  
Irina Fierascu ◽  
Raluca Somoghi ◽  
Cristian Andi Nicolae ◽  
Nicolae Stanica ◽  
Radu Claudiu Fierascu

An inorganic/organic magnetic nanocomposite was synthesized and analytically characterized using X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and thermal analysis. The evaluation of the magnetic properties revealed that both the magnetite and the magnetite/chitosan nanocomposite are superparamagnetic with a paramagnetic component, having the saturation magnetization values of 48.04 emu/g, and 41.3 emu/g, respectively. The synthesized material is indented for the adsorption of two known commercial-available pesticides (active ingredients deltamethrin and thiamethoxam, respectively) from aqueous solutions.


1992 ◽  
Vol 267 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Reller ◽  
P.-M. Wilde ◽  
H.G. Wiedemann ◽  
H. Hauptmann ◽  
G. Bonani

ABSTRACTMortars collected from the Cheops pyramid, the Sphinx and the Chephren pyramid, all at Giza, Egypt, have been compared with recently found mortars of a cult building of the aceramic neolithic at Nevali üori (south east of Urfa, province Hilvan, Turkey), probably one of the earliest sites of civilization. As methods of investigation thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction as well as analytical scanning and transmission electron microscopy have been used. The egyptian mortars have been found to be primarily made up of gypsum, anhydrite and calcite. The comparative results with mortar of the recently detected temple site at Nevali Con, Turkey, give evidence that the burning or otherwise chemical treatment of limestone as crucial ingredient for the fabrication of mortar has been performed at a very early period (10'000 - 8000 B.C.). In order to further confirm the described findings 14C dating measurements have been carried out. The results of the described studies raise many questions concerning early civilizations and their knowledge of technologies as well as the transfer mechanisms of this knowledge.


2012 ◽  
Vol 602-604 ◽  
pp. 243-248
Author(s):  
Ruo Shan Lei ◽  
Shi Qing Xu ◽  
Ming Pu Wang ◽  
Ye Jun Li ◽  
Wei Hong Qi

The object of this work is to investigate the interface and size effects on the structural phase transition of Nb nanoparticles (NPs) embedded in Cu matrix. By means of X-ray diffraction analysis and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy observation, it is found that higher coherency of the Cu/Nb interface benefits the occurrence of phase transition in Nb NPs with larger sizes. The sufficient conditions for the transition are: (1) the size of Nb NPs should be smaller than 8 nm; (2) the Cu/Nb interfaces should be semi-coherent or coherent. The experimental results are consistent with the predictions of Bond Energy model.


2013 ◽  
Vol 592-593 ◽  
pp. 517-520
Author(s):  
Ivona Černičková ◽  
Peter Švec ◽  
Emília Illeková ◽  
Dusan Janickovic ◽  
Pavol Priputen ◽  
...  

The U-phase in the Al72Pd12.8Co15.2alloy was studied under non-equilibrium (casting, differential thermal analysis) and near-equilibrium (long-term annealing) conditions to consider its compositional homogeneity. In the investigation, scanning electron microscopy including energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and differential thermal analysis were used. Contrary to the finding reported for the Al69.8Pd13.8Co16.4alloy, the results obtained for the investigated Al72Pd12.8Co15.2alloy did not confirm the compositional heterogeneity of the near-equilibrium U-phase after annealing at 700°C for 2000 h and at 850°C for 500 h.


1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 2412-2417 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Van Neste ◽  
A. Lamarre ◽  
M.L. Trudeau ◽  
R. Schulz

The structural transition between the metastable fcc and hcp crystalline solid solutions in the Ni–Ru system has been studied as a function of composition using the mechanical alloying technique. At the transition point, the spacings between the close-packed planes of the metastable fcc and hcp phases are the same. No amorphization is observed at the interfaces. This mechanically induced phase transition has been studied by x-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and differential thermal analysis.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nittaya Tamaekong ◽  
Chaikarn Liewhiran ◽  
Sukon Phanichphant

Copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by a thermal method. The CuO nanoparticles were further characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential thermal analysis (DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS), and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), respectively. The specific surface area (SSABET) of CuO nanoparticles was determined by nitrogen adsorption. TheSSABETwas found to be 99.67 m2/g (dBETof 9.5 nm). The average diameter of the spherical CuO nanoparticles was approximately 6–9 nm.


2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 2544-2549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Yan ◽  
Jianming Wu ◽  
Xuehu Zhang ◽  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Liqiao Wei ◽  
...  

Magnesium hydroxide nanoneedles and nanorods were synthesized by reverse precipitation in the presence of polyethylene glycol (MW 1000) at ambient temperature. The obtained magnesium hydroxide crystals were characterized in terms of morphology, particle size, crystal structure, and thermal stability by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis. The experimental results show that the growth of magnesium hydroxide crystals and the dispersivity of the nanostructures were greatly influenced by polymer dispersant. The mechanism of the formation of magnesium hydroxide nanorods and nanoneedles was also proposed.


2014 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuping Li ◽  
Yuchun Zhai ◽  
Peihua Ma ◽  
Rongxiang Zhao

Metal oxide photocatalysts often lead to partial or complete mineralization of organic pollutants. On irradiation with UV-visible light, metal oxides catalyze redox reactions in the presence of air and O2 and water. Using ascorbic acid as a new combustion agent, ZnO was rapidly synthesized. Nano-Zn/CeO2 composites were prepared by a heterogeneous-precipitation method using (NH4)2CO3 as precipitation agent. X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectrometry, ultraviolet spectrophotometry, and differential thermal analysis were used to analyse the microstructures of the synthesized materials. Differential thermal analysis, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction analyses indicated that ZnO was coated by CeO2. Herein, a nano-Zn/Ce composite was explored as a catalyst for Rhodamine B photodegradation with a 125-W lamp as the UV radiation source in a batch reactor. The results show the photocatalytic properties of the nano-Zn/Ce composite were superior to ZnO, CeO2, and nano-Ce/Zn composites.


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