ZnO Nanoflakes on Pb Plates with Antibacterial Effects by Electrochemical and Hydrothermal Deposition

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 229-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yow-Chyun Shyu ◽  
Tsai Shin Chieh ◽  
Wei Min Su ◽  
Chien-Cheng Lu ◽  
Cheng-Yuan Weng ◽  
...  

ZnO nanoflakes were grown on the lead (Pb) plates using the electro- hydrothermal deposition methods. To investigate the influence of electrodeposition current, the ZnO seed layer was electrodeposited on the lead plates at a larger current of 160 mA (current density of 40 mA/cm2) and a smaller current of 12 mA (current density of 3mA/cm2), respectively. Then, ZnO nanoflakes were grown on top of the seed layer. Multiple analyses including field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL) were performed on the ZnO nanostructures/Pb plates. Furthermore, surface con-tact angle measurements were conducted to study the hydrophobic properties and OD 600 antibacterial tests were used to investigate the antiseptic effects. Results indicate that the ZnO nanoflakes with the seed layer grown at a lower current of 12 mA exhibited good hydrop-hobic properties and strong antibacterial effects. ZnO nanoflakes/Pb plates show promising for future anti-radiation, antibacterial, and waterproof lead clothing applications.

Author(s):  
Mahendran Samykano ◽  
Ram Mohan ◽  
Shyam Aravamudhan

This paper presents results and discussion from a comprehensive morphological and crystallographic characterization of nickel nanowires synthesized by template-based electrodeposition method. In particular, the influence of magnetic and electric field (current density) conditions during the synthesis of nickel nanowires was studied. The structure and morphology of the synthesized nanowires were studied using Helium ion microscopy (HIM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) methods. The HIM provided higher quality data and resolution compared to conventional SEM imaging. The crystallographic properties of the grown nanowires were also studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results clearly indicated that the morphological and crystallographic properties of synthesized nickel nanowires were strongly influenced by the applied magnetic field and current density intensity during the synthesis process.


2005 ◽  
Vol 237-240 ◽  
pp. 554-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Myeong Lee ◽  
Byeong Seon Lee ◽  
Chan Gyu Lee ◽  
Yasunori Hayashi ◽  
Bon Heun Koo

We will discuss the stress release phenomena, structural relaxation and interdiffusion processes during annealing. The [Co(4nm)/Ta(4nm)]38 multilayers were prepared by dc magnetron sputtering on Si substrate. The multilayers were annealed at various temperatures (523 - 673K) in vacuum (under 10-5 torr) furnace. The effective interdiffusion coefficients were determined from the slope of the best straight line fit of the first peak intensity versus annealing time [d ln(I(t)/I(0)) /dt] by X-ray diffraction (XRD) low angle measurements. The drastic decrease of the relative intensity in the initial stage shown due to the structural relaxation was excluded in the calculation of effective interdiffusion coefficients. The temperature dependence of interdiffusion in the range of 523 - 673K is described by D = 3.2×10-19 exp(-0.51±0.11 eV/kT) m2s-1.


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (08) ◽  
pp. 1950198
Author(s):  
ABDULQADER D. FAISAL ◽  
MOHAMMAD O. DAWOOD ◽  
HASSAN H. HUSSEIN ◽  
KHALEEL I. HASSOON

In this work, ZnO nanorods (ZnO NRs) were successfully synthesized on FTO-glass via hydrothermal technique. Two steps were followed to grow ZnO NRs. In the first step, the seed layer of ZnO nanocrystals was deposited by using a drop cast method. The second step was represented by the hydrothermal growth of ZnO NRs on a pre-coated FTO- glass with the seed layer. The hydrothermal growth was conducted at 90∘C for 2[Formula: see text]h. The resulted structure, morphology and optical properties of the produced layers were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) equipped with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) and UV-visible spectrophotometer, respectively. The analysis confirmed that the ZnO NRs grown by the hydrothermal method have a hexagonal crystal structure which was grown randomly on the FTO surface. The crystallite size was recorded 50[Formula: see text]nm and a slight microstrain (0.142%) was calculated. The bandgap was found to be in the range of 3.14–3.17[Formula: see text]eV. The ZnO NRs have a high density and large aspect ratio. A pH sensor with high sensitivity was fabricated using a two-electrode cell configuration. The ZnO NRs sensor showed the sensitivity of [Formula: see text]59.03[Formula: see text]mV/pH, which is quite promising and close to the theoretical value ([Formula: see text]59.12[Formula: see text]mV/pH).


2020 ◽  
Vol 981 ◽  
pp. 59-65
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hafiz Mazwir ◽  
Bryan Andrew Balasan ◽  
Farah Hanani Zulkifli ◽  
Roslan Abd-Shukor

Effect of complex magnetic oxide Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4 (CNFO) nanoparticles addition in (Bi1.6Pb0.4)Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 (Bi-2223) superconductor tapes was investigated. Ultrafine Bi-2223 powder precursor was prepared via co-precipitation method and was added with 0.01 – 0.05 wt.% Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4 nanoparticles during the final heating stage. The sample with 0.01 wt.% addition, Bi-2223(CNFO)0.01 was found to have the highest critical current density, Jc. This sample were then chosen to be fabricated into Ag-sheathed superconductor tapes using the powder-in-tube (PIT) method. The tapes were sintered for 50 and 100 h at 845 °C. The phase, microstructure and Jc of the samples were determined by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and four point probe, respectively. Jc of Ag-sheathed Bi-2223(CNFO)0.01 tapes sintered for 100 h was 19830 A/cm2 at 30 K and 3970 A/cm2 at 77 K compared to tapes without addition which showed a much lower Jc(6370 A/cm2 at 30 K). This study showed that CNFO nanoparticles could act as an effective flux pinning centers to enhance the critical current density in the Bi-2223 superconductor.


1987 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 277-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Jin ◽  
Huimin Shao ◽  
Guiqin Wang ◽  
Mu Lu ◽  
Hanhe Zhang ◽  
...  

A high-Tc superconductor YBa2Cu3 Snx07+z was characterized. We observed the existence about 90K superconductivity in variety of compositions. The samples were examined by x-ray diffraction , Mössbauer, SEM and EDS. Their structure are still ABO3 perovskite but part of Cu atoms are displaced by Sn. It was observed that when the x increased the critical current density were increased based on the measurements of magnetic hysteresis.


2006 ◽  
Vol 514-516 ◽  
pp. 1054-1058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tânia Costa ◽  
Ana Paula Serro ◽  
Eduardo Pires ◽  
Rogerio Colaço

The influence of sterilization with γ-irradiation in the properties of plasma sprayed hydroxyapatite (HAp) coatings used for medical implants is investigated in this work. HAp coatings were applied on titanium alloy substrates by plasma spraying and then submitted to 1 and 10 cycles of sterilization with γ-irradiation. As-applied HAp coatings were used as control samples. Afterwards, the modifications on the samples, induced by the irradiation process, were evaluated by X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Water contact angle measurements as well as adhesion tests were also carried out in order to evaluate the influence of the irradiation process on the wettability and mechanical behaviour of the HAp coatings. No microstructural modifications were detected by X-ray diffraction after sterilization. However, the results show that sterilization with γ-irradiation originates modifications of the surface of HAp, as detected by a change of color of the coatings and by the XPS analysis. Nevertheless, these modifications do not result in significant changes in the wettability and mechanical behaviour of the HAp coatings.


2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Gangawane ◽  
V. P. Malekar ◽  
V. J. Fulari

In this paper, the effects of electron beam irradiation on the CdTe thin films are studied. The CdTe thin films are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and contact angle measurements for different bath concentration. The thin film layers are subjected to irradiation of 6 MeV electrons. Finally the effect of irradiation is correlated to crystal size, grain size and contact angle measurements of the CdTe thin films


1993 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 19-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. A. LUO ◽  
Y. Q. TANG ◽  
Y. Z. CHEN ◽  
I. N. CHAN ◽  
K. Y. CHEN ◽  
...  

In this letter, we describe results obtained via laser ablation to fabricate Tl 2 Ba 2 Ca 2 Cu 3- O 10 superconducting thin films using a two-step process. We found that the zero-resistance temperatures are up to 121 K, while the onset temperatures are up to 125 K. The T c and J c are mainly determined by a non-contact new technique for high-T c films. The typical critical current density, J c , is about 106 A/cm 2 at 77 K. X-ray diffraction showed that the superconducting thin films are nearly single 2223 phase and are highly oriented.


2013 ◽  
Vol 798-799 ◽  
pp. 1061-1066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Wei Zhao ◽  
Lu Liu ◽  
Xiang Han ◽  
Jing Guan

We prepared N, O-carboxymethyl chitosans (CMCSs) with different substitutional degrees (SDs) to evaluate their effects of hemostasis, and provided experimental basis on biomedical materials. Chloroethanoic acid was used to synthesize CMCSs. The structure were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WXRD). Potentiometric titration and Ubbelohde viscometer were adopted to determine the SD and intrinsic viscosity of CMCSs. Contact angle measurements were investigated to determine surface wettability. Method of dynamic clotting time and coagulation test in vivo were used to evaluate their effects of hemostasis. SDs of CMCSs were from 50% to 110%. As the SD increased, molecular weight decreased. CMCS powder with SD 63% possessed excellent hemostasis both in vitro and in vivo. CMCS powder owned hemostatic capability prior to CS. CMCS powder with SD 63% (neither too high, nor too low) possessed excellent hemostasis both in vitro and in vivo.


2011 ◽  
Vol 338 ◽  
pp. 589-593
Author(s):  
Guo Zhang Tang ◽  
Yun Gang Li ◽  
Ning He ◽  
Yu Zhu Zhang ◽  
Hai Li Yang

Boronized layer was prepared on silicon steel substrate by pulse electrodeposition in KCl-NaCl-NaF-Na2B4O7 molten salts with different current density. The effect of current density on composition and microstructure of boronized layer was studied. The phase, the cross-sectional morphology and the compositional depth profile of the layer were studied by X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), optical microscopy (OM) and glow discharge spectrometry (GDS). The presence of FeB on the surface of the boronizied steel was confirmed by XRD analysis. Cross sectional observation revealed that the boronized layer consisted of the outer layer FeB and the sublayer Fe2B. In addition, the low current density produced more proportion of Fe2B and bigger saw-tooth grains.


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