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Hydrothermal synthesis of tellurium nanorods by using recovered tellurium from waste electronic devices
摘要: Tellurium (Te) nanostructures with controlled morphology have received considerable attention in various applications owing to tunable optic, thermoelectric, photoelectronic, piezoelectric, and electrochemical properties. Herein, we introduce the cost-effective and eco-friendly synthesis of Te nanorods (Te NRs) from end of life electronic devices via hydrothermal methods. The Te NRs show the average diameter of 44.6 nm and a length of 358 nm in presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone, as a stabilizing agent. Moreover, the bismuth and intact p-type semiconductor (i.e., Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3) are selectively recovered as intermediated products. The Te NRs exhibit the NO2 gas sensing properties with concentration as low as 1 ppm at room temperature and fast response/recovery times of 1.59 and 2.10 s at 1 ppm, respectively. We believe that this powerful approach can be expanded to not only selective recovery of valuable materials but synthesis of various nanomaterials from waste electronic devices.
关键词: Recycling,Grain growth,Chemical properties,Powders: chemical preparation,Sensors
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Graphene oxide model with desirable structural and chemical properties
摘要: Due to unique chemical, electrical and optical properties, graphene oxide has been widely used as a promising candidate for many applications. Theoretical GO models developed so far present a good description of its chemical structure. However, when it comes to the structural properties, such as the size and distribution of vacancy defects, the curvature (or roughness), there exist significant gaps between computational models and experimentally synthesized GO materials. In this work, we carry out reactive molecular dynamics simulations and use experimental characteristics to fine tune theoretical GO models. Attentions have been paid to the vacancy defects, the distribution and hybridization of carbon atoms, and the overall C/O ratio of GO. The GO models proposed in this work have been significantly improved to represent quantitative structural details of GO materials synthesized via the modified Hummers method. The temperature-programmed protocol and the computational post analyses of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, vacancy size and curvature distribution, are of general interest to a broad audience working on GO structures from other synthesis methods and other two-dimensional materials and their composites.
关键词: Chemical properties,Reactive molecular dynamics,Modified Hummers method,Graphene oxide,Structural properties
更新于2025-09-10 09:29:36
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Growth, Morphology and Stability of Au in Contact with the Bi2Se3(0001) Surface
摘要: We report a combined microscopy and spectroscopy study of Au deposited on the Bi2Se3(0001) single crystal surface. At room temperature Au forms islands, according to the Volmer–Weber growth mode. Upon annealing to 100° C the Au deposits are not stable and assemble into larger and thicker islands. The topological surface state of Bi2Se3 is weakly affected by the presence of Au. Contrary to other metals, such as Ag or Cr, a strong chemical instability at the Au/Bi2Se3 interface is ruled out. Core level analysis highlights Bi diffusion toward the surface of Au islands, in agreement with previous findings, while chemical interaction between Au and atomic Se is limited at the interfacial region. For the investigated range of Au coverages, the Au/Bi2Se3 heterostructure is inert towards CO and CO2 exposure at low pressure (10-8 mbar) regime.
关键词: metal to topological insulator contact,chemical properties,photoemission spectroscopy,growth mode,electronic properties,microscopy
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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Synthesis and characterization of SiO2 doped Fe2O3 nanoparticles: Photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity evaluation
摘要: Silica doped iron oxide (SiO2 doped Fe2O3) nanoparticles (NPs) were successfully synthesized by co-precipitation method at 70 °C using different solvents (acetonitrile, n-hexane and isoamyl alcohol). The synthesized NPs were characterized by FT-IR, X-Ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), thermal gravimetric analysis-differential scanning calorimetry (TGA-DSC) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) techniques. The size of SiO2 doped Fe2O3 NPs was in the range of 5.89 nm–19.89 nm and ellipsoidal morphology with tendency of aggregate formation due to dipole-dipole interactions. The solvents showed variable effect on physico-chemical properties of the NPs. As-synthesized NPs were also evaluated for the antimicrobial activity against set of bacterial and fungal strains i.e., Candida parapsilosis, Aspergilus niger, Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli. It was observed that solvents also affected the NPs antimicrobial activity. The SiO2 doped Fe2O3 NPs prepared in acetonitrile showed highest antibacterial as well as antifungal activity. The MIC values were recorded to be 0.31 mg/L and 0.21 mg/L (acetonitrile) and 0.24 mg/L and 0.18 mg/L (isoamyl alcohol) for C. parapsilosis and A. niger, respectively. NPs prepared in n-hexane showed the MIC value of 0.09 mg/L. The photo-caalytic activity (PCA) was evaluated by degrading Rhodamine B (RhB) dye. The RhB degradation was 83% for Fe2O3 NPs, which was enhanced considerably in case of doping, solvents also showed variable effect on the PCA for RhB dye degradation. Results revealed that the SiO2 doped Fe2O3 NPs are ef?cient anti-microbial agent as well as highly active photocatalysts and could possibly be used for the degradation of dyes in textile wastewater.
关键词: Antibacterial activity,Physico-chemical properties,Photocatalytic activity,Doping,Nanoparticle,Solvents effect
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14