Self-Assembled Alcohol Sensor of In2O3 Nanorods

2013 ◽  
Vol 834-836 ◽  
pp. 46-49
Author(s):  
Zhao Qiang Zheng ◽  
Huan Yu Wu ◽  
Bing Wang

In2O3nanorods have been fabricated on Cr comb-shaped interdigitating electrodes using thermal evaporation of the mixed powders of In2O3and active carbon with Au catalysts. The morphology and structure of the prepared nanorods are determined on the basis of field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The self-assembly grown sensors of In2O3nanorods have excellent performance in sensor response to alcohol concentration of 500 ppm under operated temperature of 300°C.

2013 ◽  
Vol 834-836 ◽  
pp. 913-916
Author(s):  
Zhao Qiang Zheng ◽  
Huan Yu Wu ◽  
Bing Wang

In2O3nanotowers have been fabricated on Au item-shaped parallel electrodes using thermal evaporation of the mixed powders of In2O3and graphite with Au catalysts. The morphology and structure of the prepared nanorods are determined on the basis of field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and x-ray diffraction (XRD). The self-assembly grown sensors of In2O3nanotowers have excellent performance in sensor response to hydrogen concentration of 1000 ppm under operated temperature of 300°C.


2011 ◽  
Vol 311-313 ◽  
pp. 485-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuai Zhang ◽  
Qing Ping Ke ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Tian Di Tang

Formation of layered nanosheets and micro-spheres from a simple self-assembly and polycondensation of n-octadecylsilane (PODS) in water and toluene is demonstrated, respectively. The structure of the micro-spheres was characterized by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD). According to the TEM images, it was firstly confirmed that the micro-spheres consist of stacks of bilayered polymerized n-octadecylsilane with head-to-head arrangements. The co-effects of water and solvent were proposed to control the octadecyltrichlsilane hydrolysis process and eventually the morphology of the micro-spheres. A micelle formation mechanism for the formation of the PODS micro-spheres under the co-effects of water and solvent were firstly proposed.


2011 ◽  
Vol 233-235 ◽  
pp. 2138-2144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Ping Wang ◽  
Xin Zhen Du ◽  
Hu Po Mu ◽  
Dong Xia Zhang ◽  
Yun Jun Ma

The self-assembly of the amphiphilic graft copolymer AA-C8PhEO10Ac in water was investigated by fluorescence technique using 8-anilino-1-naphthalene sulfonate(ANS) as a probe and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the effects of inorganic salt , copolymer concentration and pH on the micellar size and structures of AA-C8PhEO10Ac were discussed. It was found that the micelle morphologies and sizes were related with the micellar preparation methods. The sizes of micelles increased with the addition of NaCl and decreased at high pH values.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1796 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belete Legesse ◽  
Jae-Young Cho ◽  
Rachel L. Beingessner ◽  
Takeshi Yamazaki ◽  
Hicham Fenniri

ABSTRACTRosette nanotubes (RNTs) are tubular architectures generated through the hierarchical self-assembly of the guanine-cytosine (G∧C) motif 1 or 2 (Figure 1). Motif 2 differs from 1 by the substitution at the N-atom in the G-ring with a C-atom as shown in red. In this paper, we prepare a new tricyclic G∧C base 3 from a functionalized derivative of 2 and demonstrate its self-assembly into fluorescent helical RNTs in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). The self-assembly and fluorescent properties of RNTs 3 were established using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and UV-visible spectroscopy.


2012 ◽  
Vol 531-532 ◽  
pp. 640-644
Author(s):  
Xiong Yi Peng ◽  
Cong Hua Yi ◽  
Qian Qian Tang ◽  
Xue Qing Qiu

Polycarboxylate-type superplasticizers with different side chains and approximative degree of polymerization are synthesized. The microstructures of Polycarboxylate-type superplasticizers in water are studied by fluorescent probe technique, dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and the self-assembly technique. The results indicate that the formation of hydrophobic microenvironment in PC solution is confirmed. The higher the ratio of long side chains of PC, the stronger the hydrophobic microenvironment formed in PC solution. The Z-Average diameters of aggregation formed in PC solution increase with the increasing of long side chains content. In addition, the size and shape of aggregation is not of uniform distribution, and the reason for this is that association interaction of hydrogen bonding occurs among PC molecules or in the interior of single PC molecule.


2007 ◽  
Vol 1057 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grigory Tikhomirov ◽  
Hicham Fenniri

ABSTRACTThe self-assembly of six self-complimentary Guanine – Cytosine hybrid heterocycles bearing hydrophobic substituents has been studied using combinatorial approach in eight solvents under different conditions. The parameters that were varied include: the structure of the self-assembling module, its concentration, the solvent, temperature, and time of self-assembly. scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used as a screening tool. A wide variety of interesting morphologies was found. The most interesting structures were studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD).


Crystals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Ruohe Gao ◽  
Rize Wang ◽  
Xin Feng ◽  
Gangsheng Zhang

Nacre has long served as a research model in the field of biomineralization and biomimetic materials. It is widely accepted that its basic components, aragonite biocrystals, namely, tablets, are formed by the nanoparticle-attachment pathway. However, the details of the nanoparticle morphology and arrangement in the tablets are still a matter of debate. Here, using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), we observed the nanostructure of the growing tablets at different growth stages and found that: (1) the first detectable tablet looked like a rod; (2) tablets consisted of subhedral nanoparticles (i.e., partly bounded by crystal facets and partly by irregular non-crystal facets) that were made of aragonite single crystals with a width of 160–180 nm; and (3) these nanoparticles were ordered in orientation but disordered in position, resulting in unique subhedral and jigsaw-like patterns from the top and side views, respectively. In short, we directly observed the growth of nacre biocrystals by the self-assembly of aragonite nanoparticles with a novel subhedral morphology.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Contini ◽  
Russell Pearson ◽  
Linge Wang ◽  
Lea Messager ◽  
Jens Gaitzsch ◽  
...  

<div><div><div><p>We report the design of polymersomes using a bottom-up approach where the self-assembly of amphiphilic copolymers poly(2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl phosphorylcholine)–poly(2-(diisopropylamino) ethyl methacrylate) (PMPC-PDPA) into membranes is tuned using pH and temperature. We study this process in detail using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and stop-flow ab- sorbance disclosing the molecular and supramolecular anatomy of each structure observed. We report a clear evolution from disk micelles to vesicle to high-genus vesicles where each passage is controlled by pH switch or temperature. We show that the process can be rationalised adapting membrane physics theories disclosing important scaling principles that allow the estimation of the vesiculation minimal radius as well as chain entanglement and coupling. This allows us to propose a new approach to generate nanoscale vesicles with genus from 0 to 70 which have been very elusive and difficult to control so far.</p></div></div></div>


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Contini ◽  
Russell Pearson ◽  
Linge Wang ◽  
Lea Messager ◽  
Jens Gaitzsch ◽  
...  

<div><div><div><p>We report the design of polymersomes using a bottom-up approach where the self-assembly of amphiphilic copolymers poly(2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl phosphorylcholine)–poly(2-(diisopropylamino) ethyl methacrylate) (PMPC-PDPA) into membranes is tuned using pH and temperature. We study this process in detail using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and stop-flow ab- sorbance disclosing the molecular and supramolecular anatomy of each structure observed. We report a clear evolution from disk micelles to vesicle to high-genus vesicles where each passage is controlled by pH switch or temperature. We show that the process can be rationalised adapting membrane physics theories disclosing important scaling principles that allow the estimation of the vesiculation minimal radius as well as chain entanglement and coupling. This allows us to propose a new approach to generate nanoscale vesicles with genus from 0 to 70 which have been very elusive and difficult to control so far.</p></div></div></div>


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