And it shows that
simple oxide materials like alumina can trigger carbon - carbon bond formation from methanol derivatives, thus opening new avenues for the upgrading of methanol into long chain hydrocarbons.»
Not exact matches
The hybrid between a
simple magnetic
material and a transition - metal
oxide provides a «window» to understand the metal - to - insulator transition and offers dramatic tunability of magnetic properties.
Given the
simple reaction chemistry of MBE, the researchers are convinced that the effect observed is generally valid and thus applicable to all
materials possessing similar properties to those of gallium
oxide.
According to the team, this
simple synthetic process not only enables them to synthesize hierachially assembled
materials from inexpensive metal
oxides at a larger scale, but also can likely be extended to other metal
oxides as well.
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
Materials Science and Technology Division have developed a novel one - step process using, for the first time in these types of syntheses, potassium superoxide (KO2) to rapidly form
oxide nanoparticles from
simple salt solutions in water.
Graphene
oxide is a closely - related two - dimensional
material with certain advantages over graphene, including
simple production and processing, and highly tunable properties.
Dr. Koziej is honored for her article «Puzzling Mechanism behind a
Simple Synthesis of Cobalt and Cobalt
Oxide Nanoparticles: In Situ Synchrotron X-ray Absorption and Diffraction Studies», published in Chemistry of
Materials.
«Titanium
oxide is the white pigment that is already commonly used in wall paint, meaning that the
simple addition of the new
material can convert a brick wall into energy harvesting and fuel production real estate,» said Lead researcher Dr. Torben Daeneke.
Nanostructured, enhanced with silicon
oxide, covered with a nanometer - thin layer of aluminum
oxide and cobalt
oxide — these treatments optimize the electrochemical properties of the
material, but are nonetheless
simple to apply.