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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...

    Khaldoon N. Abbas, Raad S. Sabry in Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society (2020)

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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....

    Shumaila Islam, Hazri Bakhtiar, Noriah Bidin in Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology (2018)

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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...

    Hayder J. Al-Asedy, Shuruq A. Al-Khafaji, Hazri Bakhtiar, Noriah Bidin in Applied Physics A (2018)

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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...

    Shumaila Islam, Noriah Bidin, Saira Riaz in Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology (2018)

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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...

    Hayder J. Al-Asedy, Ali A. Ati, Noriah Bidin, Siew-Ling Lee in Applied Physics A (2017)

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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...

    Shumaila Islam, Noriah Bidin, M. Alam Saeed in Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology (2017)

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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...

    Shumaila Islam, Noriah Bidin, Saira Riaz, Lau Pik Suan, Shahzad Naseem in Applied Physics A (2016)

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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...

    Shumaila Islam, Noriah Bidin, Saira Riaz in Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology (2016)

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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...

    Shumaila Islam, Noriah Bidin, Zuhaib Haider in Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology (2016)

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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...

    Mohammed A. Al-Azawi, Noriah Bidin in Journal of Materials Science: Materials in… (2015)