Solution combustion is an exciting phenomenon, which involves propagation of self-
sustained exothermic reactions along an aqueous or sol–gel media. This process allows for …

Combustion synthesis has emerged as a facile and economically viable technique for the
preparation of advanced ceramics, catalysts and nanomaterials. Recent innovations in the …

In the 1990s, nanoparticles and quantum dots began to be used in optical, electronic, and
biological applications. Now they are being studied for use in solid-state quantum …

The ultrafine ceria powders have been synthesized by the combustion technique using
glycine as a fuel and nitrate as an oxidizer. The auto-ignition (at≈ 200° C) of the viscous …

A nitrate–citrate gel was prepared from metal nitrates and citric acid by sol–gel process, in
order to synthesize Ni0. 25Cu0. 25Zn0. 50Fe2O4 ferrite. The thermal decomposition process …

The conversion of mechanical energy (vibration) to electrical signal (voltage/power) is one of
the versatile phenomena in energy harvesting process. In the effort to develop self-powered …

ZnO, CuO, and Cu0. 05Zn0. 95O nanoparticles have been prepared by a sol–gel method
using poly (vinyl alcohol) aqueous solutions and metal nitrate precursors. The precursor …

The sol–gel combustion synthesis was used to produce nano-crystalline particles of barium
hexaferrite. The results revealed that the nitrate citrate gels exhibit a self-propagating …

The dried nitrate–citrate gels exhibit auto-catalytic combustion behavior, which can be used
to synthesize the nanocrystalline ferrite powders. In this study, NiCuZn ferrite nanocrystalline …

NiZn ferrite with the chemical formula Ni0. 5− xZn0. 5− xM2xFe2O4 (M= Co, Cu, or Mg, and
x= 0 or 0.05) was synthesized by a combustion synthesis method using metal nitrates and …