2015 / Journal of Environmental Management
Stones of yellow mombin, a native fruit of the tropical America and West Indies, were used as starting materials to… Continue reading Preparation of granular activated carbons from yellow mombin fruit stones for CO2 adsorption
2015 / Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
We report the synthesis of bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) nanostructure by atoxic-free, inexpensive co-precipitation method. The BiVO4 nanostructures were derived from bismuth… Continue reading Facile synthesis of nanostructured monoclinic bismuth vanadate by a co-precipitation method: Structural, optical and photocatalytic properties
2014 / CrystEngComm
Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) is a key precursor of crystalline CaCO3 biominerals and biomimetic materials. Despite recent extensive research, its formation… Continue reading Formation of amorphous calcium carbonate and its transformation into mesostructured calcite
2013 / The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Mechanochemically activated iron oxide formation on α-iron (Fe) microparticles for the efficient reaction with methane (CH4) was investigated using a… Continue reading Efficient Methane Conversion to Hydrogen by the Force-Activated Oxides on Iron Particle Surfaces
2016 / Applied Physics Letters
Ferroelectric field-effect transistors (FeFET) based on MoS2 have recently been shown to exhibit considerable potential for use in nano sized non-volatile memory devices. Here, we… Continue reading Electrical characteristics of MoS2 field-effect transistor with ferroelectric vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer gate structure
2016 / Applied Surface Science
We report in this paper on the deposition and characterization of CeO2 nanostructured thin films with hierarchical morphology. Micro-sized ceria… Continue reading Pyramidal growth of ceria nanostructures by pulsed laser deposition
2009 / Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are novel materials with unique electrical, thermal, and structural proprieties, which make them attractive for applications in… Continue reading Dispersion of carbon nanotubes by single-stranded DNA wrapping for advanced biomedical applications
2010 / Applied Physics Express 3
Nanocarbon materials have been synthesized by pulsed laser ablation (532 nm; 52 J/cm2; 7 ns; 10Hz) of highly oriented pyrolytic… Continue reading Pulsed Laser Ablation Synthesis of Diamond Molecules in Supercritical Fluids
2010 / Island Arc
We propose that competent layers composed of silicified rocks in the Cretaceous Ryoke low-pressure/temperature (low-P/T) metamorphic belt in the Iwakuni–Yanai… Continue reading Silicification of pelitic schist in the Ryoke low-pressure/temperature metamorphic belt, Southwest Japan: Origin of competent layers in the middle crust
2016 / Nanoscale Research Letters
In this study, an oxygen–acetylene flame synthesis system was developed to fabricate nanocarbon-based nanofluids (NCBNFs) through a one-step synthesis method.… Continue reading Fabrication and Characterization of Nanocarbon-Based Nanofluids by Using an Oxygen–Acetylene Flame Synthesis System
2011 / Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
The electronic structure and modification of the local interatomic structure of a reactive sputtered amorphous tantalum oxide (a-TaOx) thin film… Continue reading X-Ray absorption, photoemission spectroscopy, and Raman scattering analysis of amorphous tantalum oxide with a large extent of oxygen nonstoichiometry
2015 / Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Certain molten complexes of Li salts and solvents can be regarded as ionic liquids. In this study, the local structure… Continue reading Li+ solvation in glyme?Li salt solvate ionic liquids
2015 / Royal Society of Chemistry
Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) is a key precursor of crystalline CaCO3 biominerals and biomimetic materials. Despite recent extensive research, its… Continue reading Formation of amorphous calcium carbonate and its transformation into mesostructured calcite
2015 / Carbon
Carbonaceous nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes, graphene and transparent carbon-based thin films are envisioned to be part of the next… Continue reading Simultaneous synthesis of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes and amorphous carbon thin films on stainless steel
2013 / Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
Polysilane-based organic solar cells with bulk heterojunction and heterojunction structures were fabricated by spin-coating using a mixture solution. Microstructures of… Continue reading Microstructures and Photovoltaic Properties of Polysilane-Based Solar Cells
2014 / Journal of Materials Chemistry A
We report the in situ synthesis of nitrogen-doped carbon nanoparticles (NCNPs) by a solution plasma process without the addition of… Continue reading In situ solution plasma synthesis of nitrogen-doped carbon nanoparticles as metal-free electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction
2016 / Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Insoluble hierarchical polybithiophene/poly(ethylenedioxythiophene) thin films with a double-layered structure were prepared on an indium tin oxide transparent electrode by sequential… Continue reading Fabrication and Photocurrent Generation Properties of Insoluble Hierarchical Polythiophene Thin Films Prepared by Sequential Electrochemical Polymerization
2014 / Advanced Materials Research
One of the promising material for proton-conducting solid electrolyte operating at intermediate temperature range (400-600 °C) is the Yttrium-doped BaZrO3… Continue reading Preparation of Y-doped BaZrO3 Proton Conducting Solid Electrolyte via Modified Low Temperature Pechini Method.
2015 / Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Using direct sulfation of cellulose, we prepared sulfated cellulose (CS) with various degrees of substitution of sulfate groups (DS), which… Continue reading The development of a highly conductive PEDOT system by doping with partially crystalline sulfated cellulose and its electric conductivity
2016 / Carbon
We present the use of Selenium (Se) and Tellurium (Te) as promoters in the growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by… Continue reading Group 16 elements control the synthesis of continuous fibers of carbon nanotubes
