Metal oxides possess exceptional potential as base materials in emerging technologies. In
recent times, significant amount of research works is carried out on these materials to assess …

The field of nanocatalysis (in which nanoparticles are used to catalyze reactions) has
undergone an exponential growth during the past decade. Two types of studies have been …

Synthesis of nanoparticles in microemulsions is an area of considerable current interest.
This subject can be broadly divided into two sections defined by the nature of the host …

Nanotechnology is one of the most fascinating and rapidly advancing sciences and possess
potential to revolutionize many disciplines of science, technology, medicine and agriculture …

Microemulsion-based synthesis is found to be a versatile route to synthesize a variety of
nanomaterials. The manipulation of various components involved in the formation of a …

Microemulsions are very versatile reaction media which nowadays find many applications,
ranging from nanoparticle templating to preparative organic chemistry. On one hand, for the …

Rare-earth up-converting nanophosphors (UCNPs) have great potential to become a new
generation of biological luminescent labels, but their use has been limited by difficulties in …

Superparamagnetic nanoparticles have seen increased potential in medical and
environmental applications. Their preparation is traditionally made by the coprecipitation …

Various methods for the synthesis of copper nanoparticles employing chemical, physical
and biological techniques considering bottom-up and top-down methods synthesis have …

A silver cluster shows efficient catalytic activity in a redox reaction because the cluster acts
as the electron relay centre behaving alternatively as an acceptor and as a donor of …