A review on nanostructures of high-temperature thermoelectric materials for waste heat recovery

R Ovik, BD Long, MC Barma, M Riaz, MFM Sabri… - … and sustainable energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Alternative renewable energy sources are immensely important in view of the increase in
worldwide energy needs and environmental effects. The thermoelectric (TE) technology is …

[HTML][HTML] Quantum dots and their multimodal applications: a review

D Bera, L Qian, TK Tseng, PH Holloway - Materials, 2010 - mdpi.com
Semiconducting quantum dots, whose particle sizes are in the nanometer range, have very
unusual properties. The quantum dots have band gaps that depend in a complicated fashion …

Quantum dots: synthesis, bioapplications, and toxicity

A Valizadeh, H Mikaeili, M Samiei, SM Farkhani… - Nanoscale research …, 2012 - Springer
This review introduces quantum dots (QDs) and explores their properties, synthesis,
applications, delivery systems in biology, and their toxicity. QDs are one of the first …

Enzymes and nanoparticles: Modulation of enzymatic activity via nanoparticles

A Arsalan, H Younus - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2018 - Elsevier
Enzymes are biocatalysts that speed up the reactions taking place inside the cell. They are
widely used in industries, scientific research and clinical diagnostics. Enzymes are specific …

Review on hydrogen production photocatalytically using carbon quantum dots: Future fuel

Y Vyas, P Chundawat, D Dharmendra… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
They are sometimes identified as zero-dimensional (0D) nanoparticles. These particles have
gained much attention in water splitting into hydrogen and oxygen through photocatalytic …

[HTML][HTML] Nanomaterials as transmitters of non-viral gene vectors: A review

AK Alkhawaldeh, AM Rheima, MM Kadhim… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of nanotechnology in the recent decade, novel DNA and RNA
delivery systems for gene therapy have become available that can be used instead of viral …

Sonochemical synthesis of highly luminescent zinc oxide nanoparticles doped with magnesium (II)

HM Xiong, DG Shchukin, H Möhwald… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A bright idea: Mg/ZnO nanoparticles that exhibit bright, stable photoluminescence both in
colloidal dispersions and in the solid state are formed by doping MgII ions into ZnO …

Origin of the Enhanced Photocatalytic Activities of Semiconductors: A Case Study of ZnO Doped with Mg2+

X Qiu, L Li, J Zheng, J Liu, X Sun… - The Journal of Physical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
A series of Zn1− x Mg x O samples with dopant content ranging from x= 0 to 0.10 were
prepared by a novel rheological phase reaction route. All Zn1− x Mg x O samples were …

Preparation and characterization of Mg-doped ZnO thin films by sol–gel method

K Huang, Z Tang, L Zhang, J Yu, J Lv, X Liu… - Applied Surface Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Undoped and Mg-doped ZnO thin films were deposited on Si (100) and quartz substrates by
the sol–gel method. The thin films were annealed at 873K for 60min. Microstructure, surface …

Recent breakthroughs in using quantum dots for cancer imaging and drug delivery purposes

A Hamidu, WG Pitt, GA Husseini - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Because each person's cancer may
be unique, diagnosing and treating cancer is challenging. Advances in nanomedicine have …