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ZnO Nanowire Based Photoconductor with High Photoconductive Gain
A high gain ZnO nanowire (NW) based photodetector was fabricated, which was sensitive to photoexcitation at or below 370 nm corresponding to the band-edge of ZnO. At an incident wavelength of 370 nm and a bias...
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Role of surface in high photoconductive gain measured in ZnO nanowire-based photodetector
On account of their large surface-to-volume ratio, nanowires contain an extremely high density of surface states which can lead to significantly enhanced photocarrier lifetimes resulting in persistent photocon...
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Development of a new solid-state absorber material for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC)
In contrast to the conventional DSSC systems, where the dye molecules are used as light harvesting material, here a solid-state absorber was used as a sensitizer in conjunction with the dye. The materials like...
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Electrochemical behaviour of graphene–poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) composite electrodes for supercapacitor applications
In this paper, we report on the electrochemical characteristics of graphene–PEDOT composite electrodes. The electrodes were made of indium tin oxide (ITO) substrates by simple processes of electrophoretic depo...
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Composite supercapacitor electrodes made of activated carbon/PEDOT:PSS and activated carbon/doped PEDOT
In this paper, we report on the high electrical storage capacity of composite electrodes made from nanoscale activated carbon combined with either poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT...
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Current voltage analysis and band diagram of Ti/TiO2 nanotubes Schottky junction
Here, we report on how the energy band diagram of a nanostructured semiconductor- metal interface aligns in accordance with semiconductor morphology. Electrochemically, titanium metal is anodized to form titan...
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Biomedical Applications of Polymer/Silver Composite Nanofibers
Electrospinning is a very attractive method for preparing polymer or composite nanofibers. Electrospun nanofibers with a high surface area-to-volume ratio have received much attention because of their biomedic...
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Electrospun Nanofibrous Scaffolds-Current Status and Prospects in Drug Delivery
Controlled delivery systems are used to improve therapeutic efficacy and safety of drugs by delivering them over a period of treatment to the site of action at a rate dictated by the need of the physiological ...
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Erratum: Direct observation of single-charge-detection capability of nanowire field-effect transistors
Nature Nanotechnology 5, 737–741 (2010); published online: 19 September 2010; corrected after print: 6 December 2010. In the version of this Letter originally published, a label in Figure 1a was incorrect. The...
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Direct observation of single-charge-detection capability of nanowire field-effect transistors
A single localized charge can quench the luminescence of a semiconductor nanowire1, but relatively little is known about the effect of single charges on the conductance of the nanowire. In one-dimensional nanostr...
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Development of novel chitin/nanosilver composite scaffolds for wound dressing applications
Antibiotic resistance of microorganisms is one of the major problems faced in the field of wound care and management resulting in complications like infection and delayed wound healing. Currently a lot of rese...
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Isotope energy shift of luminescence in hydrogen-and deuterium-terminated porous silicon
We review our recent results on the comparative studies between hydrogen-(H-PS) and deuterium-(D-PS) terminated porous Si nanostructures. The photoluminescence (PL) spectrum of D-PS was different from that of ...
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Fracture resistance of polyblends and polyblend matrix composites Part III Role of rubber type and location in nylon 6,6/SAN composites
The role of rubber particle type, location and morphology on toughening in blends of nylon 6,6 with styrene acrylonitrile (SAN), with and without fibre reinforcements was examined in this study. The rubber use...
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Fracture resistance of polyblends and polyblend matrix composites: Part II Role of the rubber phase in Nylon 6,6/ABS alloys
A comprehensive study was undertaken on the specific role of rubber on toughening when other rigid polymer or non-polymer phases were present. Nylon 6,6/SAN blends of various SAN concentrations ranging from pu...
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Fracture resistance of polyblends and polyblend matrix composites: Part I Unreinforced and fibre-reinforced nylon 6,6/ABS polyblends
The deformation behaviour and the fracture resistance of a range of nylon 6,6/ABS alloys of varying composition both with and without the presence of glass fibres were investigated. The deformation behaviour w...
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Immunization with glycoprotein C of equine herpesvirus-1 is associated with accelerated virus clearance in a murine model
The glycoprotein C (gC) gene of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) was expressed in insect cells by a recombinant baculovirus as several products with apparent molecular weights of 66 kDa–80 kDa. The baculovirus EHV...
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Effect of glass-fibre reinforcement and annealing on microstructure and mechanical behaviour of nylon 6,6
The effects of glass fibres and annealing on the microstructures and spherulitic morphology of a glass fibre-reinforced nylon 6,6 were investigated. The annealing effects on matrix crystallinity of nylon 6,6 c...
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Effect of glass-fibre reinforcement and annealing on microstructure and mechanical behaviour of nylon 6,6
The effects of glass-fibre reinforcement and annealing on the deformation and fracture behaviour of nylon 6,6 were investigated. The roles of glass fibres were examined by varying the glass fibre content and t...
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Fracture resistance of a glass-fibre reinforced rubber-modified thermoplastic hybrid composite
Toughening mechanisms in a hybrid amorphous thermoplastic composite containing both distributed rubber particles and rigid glass fibres have been investigated. Tensile properties were measured for a range of m...
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The Role of Matrix on the Mechanical Behavior of Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
The role of matrix on the fracture resistance of glass fiber reinforced thermoplastics is investigated. Four broad categories of polymer matrices are considered: intrinsically brittle (SAN), intrinsically brit...
