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Nanorod Films (nanorod + film)
Selected AbstractsLow-Temperature Growth of Monolayer Rutile TiO2 Nanorod FilmsJOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, Issue 2 2007Jin-Ming Wu Low-temperature growth of well-crystallized titania thin films with controlled nanofeatures are of great interest because of their potential uses in catalysts, gas sensors, photovoltaic cells, photonic crystals, etc. This paper reports the synthesis of a well-crystallized, pure rutile monolayer consisting of well-aligned nanorods with average diameters of ca. 25 nm and an aspect ratio of ca. 6 through a simple solution approach at a low temperature of 80°C. The monolayer nanorods precipitate from the precursors that were obtained through the reaction between metallic titanium and hydrogen peroxide solutions at 80°C for 24,60 h. The nanoporous titania thin layer derived by oxidizing the titanium substrate with hydrogen peroxide at 80°C for 10 min facilitates the growth of the monolayer rutile TiO2 nanorod films. [source] Low-Temperature Growth of Rutile Nanorod Thin Films and their Photon-Induced PropertyJOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, Issue 12 2008Jin-Ming Wu Thin films of well-crystallized pure rutile nanorods were deposited on Ti substrates through a simple solution approach at a low temperature of 353 K. Field emission scanning electron microscopic and atomic force microscopic investigations revealed topographies of both quasi-aligned and less-aligned nanorod arrays, depending on Ti grain facets. X-ray diffraction and Raman spectra analysis verified that the deposited nanorod thin film was phase-pure rutile. This rutile nanorod was identified to be single crystalline growing along the [001] direction by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra estimated a remarkable red shift in responsive light for the nanorods when compared with that of bulk rutile. Under illumination of artificial solar light, the ability of the rutile nanorod film to aid photodegradation of rhodamine B in water was argued to be superior to the rutile nanoparticles isolated from commercial Degussa P25, which was attributed to the unique rod-like nanostructure. [source] Semiconductor Nanorod Liquid Crystals and Their Assembly on a Substrate,ADVANCED MATERIALS, Issue 5 2003L.-S. Li The macroscopic alignment and superlattice structures of CdSe nanorods in a nematic liquid-crystalline (LC) phase are determined by the phases that form prior to complete solvent evaporation (e.g., vortex structures in linear arrays, see Figure). By controlling the phase of the LC solution and its orientation using pretreated surfaces or external fields, it may be possible to achieve fine control of order in deposited nanorod films. [source] Low-Temperature Growth of Monolayer Rutile TiO2 Nanorod FilmsJOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, Issue 2 2007Jin-Ming Wu Low-temperature growth of well-crystallized titania thin films with controlled nanofeatures are of great interest because of their potential uses in catalysts, gas sensors, photovoltaic cells, photonic crystals, etc. This paper reports the synthesis of a well-crystallized, pure rutile monolayer consisting of well-aligned nanorods with average diameters of ca. 25 nm and an aspect ratio of ca. 6 through a simple solution approach at a low temperature of 80°C. The monolayer nanorods precipitate from the precursors that were obtained through the reaction between metallic titanium and hydrogen peroxide solutions at 80°C for 24,60 h. The nanoporous titania thin layer derived by oxidizing the titanium substrate with hydrogen peroxide at 80°C for 10 min facilitates the growth of the monolayer rutile TiO2 nanorod films. [source] Chitosan Films Doped with Gold Nanorods as Laser-Activatable Hybrid BioadhesivesADVANCED MATERIALS, Issue 38 2010Paolo Matteini Biocompatible chitosan/gold nanorods films are fabricated and tested as laser-activatable adhesives. When exposed to near-infrared laser light the nanoparticles carry out efficient photothermal conversion, which activates the polar groups of chitosan strands and mediates functional adhesion with a biological tissue. This technology may enable a number of key applications in medicine including tissue repair, wound dressing and drug delivery. [source] | ||||||||||