Characterization techniques for nanoparticles: comparison and complementarity upon studying nanoparticle properties

S Mourdikoudis, RM Pallares, NTK Thanh - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanostructures have attracted huge interest as a rapidly growing class of materials for many
applications. Several techniques have been used to characterize the size, crystal structure …

Heavy metal removal from water/wastewater by nanosized metal oxides: a review

M Hua, S Zhang, B Pan, W Zhang, L Lv… - Journal of hazardous …, 2012 - Elsevier
Nanosized metal oxides (NMOs), including nanosized ferric oxides, manganese oxides,
aluminum oxides, titanium oxides, magnesium oxides and cerium oxides, provide high …

Adsorption processes for the removal of contaminants from wastewater: the perspective role of nanomaterials and nanotechnology

TR Sahoo, B Prelot - Nanomaterials for the detection and removal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials are of much interest and are considered as efficient adsorbents for
wastewater treatment because of their small particle sizes, large specific surface areas …

Identification of LiH and nanocrystalline LiF in the solid–electrolyte interphase of lithium metal anodes

Z Shadike, H Lee, O Borodin, X Cao, X Fan… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
A comprehensive understanding of the solid–electrolyte interphase (SEI) composition is
crucial to developing high-energy batteries based on lithium metal anodes. A particularly …

Quantum dot–induced phase stabilization of α-CsPbI3 perovskite for high-efficiency photovoltaics

A Swarnkar, AR Marshall, EM Sanehira… - Science, 2016 - science.org
We show nanoscale phase stabilization of CsPbI3 quantum dots (QDs) to low temperatures
that can be used as the active component of efficient optoelectronic devices. CsPbI3 is an all …

Size-Dependent Lattice Structure and Confinement Properties in CsPbI3 Perovskite Nanocrystals: Negative Surface Energy for Stabilization

Q Zhao, A Hazarika, LT Schelhas, J Liu… - ACS Energy …, 2019 - ACS Publications
CsPbI3 nanocrystals with narrow size distributions were prepared to study the size-
dependent properties. The nanocrystals adopt the perovskite (over the nonperovskite …

The enzyme-like catalytic activity of cerium oxide nanoparticles and its dependency on Ce 3+ surface area concentration

V Baldim, F Bedioui, N Mignet, I Margaill, JF Berret - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Cerium oxide nanoparticles are known to catalyze the decomposition of reactive oxygen
species such as the superoxide radical and hydrogen peroxide. Herein, we examine the …

Comparison of nanoscaled and bulk NiO structural and environmental characteristics by XRD, XAFS, and XPS

MA Peck, MA Langell - Chemistry of Materials, 2012 - ACS Publications
NiO has been analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS)
analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) for bulk-scale and nanosized …

Nanocatalysis: size-and shape-dependent chemisorption and catalytic reactivity

BR Cuenya, F Behafarid - Surface Science Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent years, the field of catalysis has experienced an astonishing transformation, driven
in part by more demanding environmental standards and critical societal and industrial …

Oxygen vacancy clusters promoting reducibility and activity of ceria nanorods

X Liu, K Zhou, L Wang, B Wang, Y Li - Journal of the American …, 2009 - ACS Publications
CeO2 is a catalytic material of exceptional technological importance, and the precise role of
oxygen vacancies is crucial to the greater understanding of these oxide materials. In this …