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Material properties of semiconducting nanostructures synthesized using the chemical bath deposition method
(University of the Free State (QwaQwa Campus), 2013-11)
The recent global research interest in wide band gap semiconductors has been focused on zinc oxide (ZnO) due to its excellent and unique properties as a semiconductor material. The high electron mobility, high thermal ...
Novel ZnO nanostructures: synthesis, growth mechanism, and applications
(University of the Free State (Qwaqwa Campus), 2014-12)
The ZnO nanostructures were successfully synthesized by chemical bath deposition method (CBD) to study the influence of parameters such as reaction temperature, time, precursor concentration and the annealing temperature ...
Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles using environmentally friendly Zinc-Air System
(University of the Free State, 2015-01)
Zinc-air batteries have high specific energy, environmental compatibility and
use low-cost materials. They have long been considered to be attractive as
potential power sources for electronic applications. In the operation ...
Synthesis and characterization of down−conversion nanophosphors
(University of the Free State, 2014-10)
Luminescent zinc aluminate (ZnAl2O4) nanoparticles, crystalline–low quartz and amorphous silica powders were incorporated with Ce3+ and Tb3+ ions. These powders were successfully synthesized by the solution combustion and ...
Simulating the formation of Pt nanostructures utilizing molecular dynamic calculations
(University of the Free State, 2014)
Platinum (Pt) is an important catalyst for applications such as catalytic converters. In this thesis the formation of platinum nanoparticles was investigated by means of simulations. For the first part of the thesis a ...
Synthesis and absorptive properties of metal-loaded nano-sized zinc zeolitic 2-methlimidazolate frameworks (ZIF-8) with applications in heterogeneous catalysis
(University of the Free State, 2014)
Zeolitic Imidazole Framework-8 nanoparticles, a subclass of Metal Organic Frameworks, were successfully synthesized with particle size control by temperature, using isothermal benchtop reactions in methanol. As the synthesis ...
The synthesis and characterization of the ZnO nanoparticles
(University of the Free State (Qwaqwa Campus), 2011-11)
ZnO has been by far the most interesting semiconductor because of its properties. The ZnO nanostructures were synthesized by a sol-gel method and the samples were annealed in air at various temperatures capped with polymers ...
Effect of metal oxide nano-particles on the properties and degradation behaviour of polycarbonate and poly (methyl methacrylate)
(University of the Free State (Qwaqwa Campus), 2012-10)
Melt compounding was used to prepare polycarbonate (PC) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanocomposites with different amounts of metal-oxide fillers (silica, zirconia and titania). Zirconia and two types of titania ...
Modification of nano-sized zinc zeolitic 2-methylimidazolate frameworks (zif-8) by solvent assisted ligand exchange and post-sythetic modification to enhance functionality towards catalysis, gas storage and drug delivery
(University of the Free State, 2017)
English: Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 nanoparticles (nZIF-8) were successfully synthesized during
isothermal benchtop reactions, with different reagent concentrations in methanol. At an optimal
concentration, an ...
Preparation and characterization of completely biodegradable polymer-titania nanocomposites
(University of the Free State (Qwaqwa Campus), 2015-01)
PLA/PHBV, PLA/PCL and PHBV/PCL blends were prepared through melt-mixing in the
absence and presence of small amounts of titania (TiO2) nanoparticles. The effect of blending and
the presence of nanoparticles on the ...