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Hydrophobic effect evolution dependent manipulation of ZnO nanostructures morphology
The morphologies of different ZnO nanostructures (ZNSs) films (deposited on glass substrates) are investigated using simple and low-cost techniques. Two synthesis techniques, i.e., direct hydrothermal techniqu...
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Sol–gel based thermally stable mesoporous TiO2 nanomatrix for fiber optic pH sensing
Thermally stable acid catalyzed mesoporous titania (TiO2) nanomatrices are obtained by sol–gel method for fiber optic pH sensing. These synthesized nanoparticles are annealed at 300 °C, at two time intervals i.e....
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Properties of Al- and Ga-doped thin zinc oxide films treated with UV laser radiation
This paper reports the Nd:YAG laser irradiation treated modified properties of aluminum (Al) and gallium (Ga) co-doped zinc oxide (ZnO) (AGZO) films prepared on Si-substrate via combined sol–gel and spin-coati...
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Synthesis of optically active bromophenol blue encapsulated mesoporous silica–titania nanomatrix: structural and sensing characteristics
Mesostructured silica-titania (ST) and bromophenol blue encapsulated silica–titania (BPB-ST) nanomatrices are synthesized by sol–gel method at low temperature. FESEM analysis shows uniform crack-free porous su...
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Gallium contents-dependent improved behavior of sol–gel-grown Al:Ga co-doped ZnO nanostructures
This paper evaluates the improved structural, physical and optical characteristics of aluminum (Al) and gallium (Ga) co-doped ZnO (AGZO) thin film nanostuructures (NSs) synthesized on p-type Si(100) substrate...
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Synthesis and characterization of room temperature sol–gel-assisted transparent tin-doped magnesium oxide nanoparticles’ protective coating
Using in-situ sol–gel processing, Sn-doped MgO2 nanofilm has been fabricated by spin-coating technique. Cracked and uneven distribution of particles in the composite can lead to premature failures and material ca...
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Mesoporous nanocomposite coatings for photonic devices: sol–gel approach
Thermally stable, optically active inorganic nanocomposites, i.e., aluminum–silicate (AS) and silica–titania (ST), are synthesized via acid-catalyzed low-temperature sol–gel method in order to get stable, crac...
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Sol–gel based optically active phenolphthalein encapsulated nanomatrices for sensing application
In this work, synthesis and characterization of phenolphthalein-immobilized titania (T-phph) and silica–titania (ST-phph) nanomatrix is reported. The thin films are deposited by sol–gel method at low temperatu...
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Sol–gel-based single and multilayer nanoparticle thin films on low-temperature substrate poly-methyl methacrylate for optical applications
Single and multilayer (SiO2, TiO2, SiO2–TiO2, TiO2/SiO2–TiO2/SiO2) films were deposited on polymer substrate poly-methyl methacrylate (PMMA) at room temperature by sol–gel method. Optical micrographs show that sp...
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The effects of gold colloid concentration on photoanode electrodes to enhance plasmonic dye-sensitized solar cells performance
Pulsed laser ablation of gold (Au) bulk immersed in ethanol and post-ablated size modification process were employed to generate homogeneous size distribution of nanoparticles (~15 nm) and different concentrat...