8 research outputs found
A Facile and Green Synthesis of a MoO2-Reduced Graphene Oxide Aerogel for Energy Storage Devices
A simple, low cost, and "green" method of hydrothermal synthesis, based on the addition of l-ascorbic acid (l-AA) as a reducing agent, is presented in order to obtain reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and hybrid rGO-MoO2 aerogels for the fabrication of supercapacitors. The resulting high degree of chemical reduction of graphene oxide (GO), confirmed by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) analysis, is shown to produce a better electrical double layer (EDL) capacitance, as shown by cyclic voltammetric (CV) measurements. Moreover, a good reduction yield of the carbonaceous 3D-scaffold seems to be achievable even when the precursor of molybdenum oxide is added to the pristine slurry in order to get the hybrid rGO-MoO2 compound. The pseudocapacitance contribution from the resulting embedded MoO2 microstructures, was then studied by means of CV and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The oxidation state of the molybdenum in the MoO2 particles embedded in the rGO aerogel was deeply studied by means of XPS analysis and valuable information on the electrochemical behavior, according to the involved redox reactions, was obtained. Finally, the increased stability of the aerogels prepared with l-AA, after charge-discharge cycling, was demonstrated and confirmed by means of Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) characterization
Plasmonic Nanostructures Integrated in Microfluidic Chips for the Sensitive SERS Detection of miRNAs
Porous plasmonic nanostructures for Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering: development of biosensing platforms
A Facile and Green Synthesis of a MoO2-Reduced Graphene Oxide Aerogel for Energy Storage Devices
A simple, low cost, and “green” method of hydrothermal synthesis, based on the addition of l-ascorbic acid (l-AA) as a reducing agent, is presented in order to obtain reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and hybrid rGO-MoO2 aerogels for the fabrication of supercapacitors. The resulting high degree of chemical reduction of graphene oxide (GO), confirmed by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) analysis, is shown to produce a better electrical double layer (EDL) capacitance, as shown by cyclic voltammetric (CV) measurements. Moreover, a good reduction yield of the carbonaceous 3D-scaffold seems to be achievable even when the precursor of molybdenum oxide is added to the pristine slurry in order to get the hybrid rGO-MoO2 compound. The pseudocapacitance contribution from the resulting embedded MoO2 microstructures, was then studied by means of CV and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The oxidation state of the molybdenum in the MoO2 particles embedded in the rGO aerogel was deeply studied by means of XPS analysis and valuable information on the electrochemical behavior, according to the involved redox reactions, was obtained. Finally, the increased stability of the aerogels prepared with l-AA, after charge-discharge cycling, was demonstrated and confirmed by means of Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) characterization
Thickness-dependent piezoelectric behaviour and dielectric properties of lanthanum modified BiFeO3 thin films
Bi0.85La0.15FeO3 (BLFO) thin films were deposited on Pt(111)/Ti/SiO2 /Si substrates by the soft chemical method. Films with thicknesses ranging from 140 to 280 nm were grown on platinum coated silicon substrates at 500°C for 2 hours. The X-ray diffraction analysis of BLFO films evidenced a hexagonal structure over the entire thickness range investigated. The grain size of the film changes as the number of the layers increases, indicating thickness dependence. It is found that the piezoelectric response is strongly influenced by the film thickness. It is shown that the properties of BiFeO3 thin films, such as lattice parameter, dielectric permittivity, piezoeletric coefficient etc., are functions of misfit strains.Fundação de Amparo Ă Pesquisa do Estado de SĂŁo Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientĂfico e TecnolĂłgico (CNPq)Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de NĂvel Superior (CAPES
A novel synthesis of perovskite bismuth ferrite nanoparticles
Microwave assisted hydrothermal (MAH) method was used to synthesize crystalline bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3) nanoparticles (BFO) at temperature of 180°C with times ranging from 5 min to 1 h. For comparison, BFO powders were also crystallized by the soft chemistry route in a conventional furnace at a temperature of 850°C for 4 h. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results verified the formation of perovskite BFO crystallites while infrared data showed no traces of carbonate. Field emission scanning microcopy (FE/SEM) revealed a homogeneous size distribution of nanometric BFO powders. MAH method produced nanoparticles of 96% pure perovskite, with a size of 130 nm. These results are in agreement with Raman scattering values which show that the MAH synthesis route is rapid and cost effective. This method could be used as an alternative to other chemical methods in order to obtain BFO nanoparticles
Porous plasmonic nanostructures for Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering: development of biosensing platforms
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crystallite orientation of cotton fibres of 25 varieties of Gossypium
barbadense species grown at Coimbatore farm of the Central Institute for
Cotton Research in 1983 crop year were determined. The crystallite orientation
was expressed in term of 40, 50 and 75% X-ray angles and the Hermans
orientation factor, and the average orientation angle αm was
computed from the latter. The bundle tenacity and the orientation parameters
were correlated. A conclusion of the study is that the varieties should be
characterized for strength on the basis of the Hermans factor and not the X-ray
angles conventionally used.</span