Zinc oxide

Nanocrystals (NCs) are interesting material, as their electrical and optical properties can be tuned by tuning their size or surface area. They have diverse applications in electrical devices. Nanocrystal thin film transistors (NC TFTs) have been intensively researched, because of their low-temperature processability.1,2 Colloidal NCs are synthesized in a liquid solution containing some stabilizing organic molecules, broadly termed as surfactants, which are bulky and insulating ligands. The…

Title: Stoichiometry to Calculate Reaction of Zinc and Iodine and Law of Conservation of Mass Authors: Sang Nguyen and Sami Biro Introduction II. Materials and Methods A. Materials Zinc (Zn), iodine (I2), acetone (C3H6O), acetic acid (C2H4O2) and zinc iodide (ZnI2) were used to conduct this experiment in order to confirm the validity of the law of conservation of mass as well as to use Stoichiometry to calculate the reaction between zinc and iodine. There are some precautions that one must…

Nanosilver Impregnation A 400 ppm aqueous dispersion of silver nanoparticles was produced and applied to the specimens using electrochemical technique. The size range of silver nanoparticles was 30-80 nm. The pH of the suspension was 6-7; two kinds of surfactants (anionic and cationic) were used in the suspension as stabilizer; the concentration of the surfactants was three times the nano-silver particles. Empty-cell impregnation process (Rueping method) was carried out in pressure vessel under…

Abstract: We describe the successful synthesis of Polypyrrole-Gold nanocomposites (PPy-Au NCs) by the chemical oxidative polymerization of pyrrole with ferric chloride as an oxidizing agent, in the presence of a colloidal suspension of gold nanoparticles. Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) were synthesized by standard citrate reduction method. Au NPs and PPy-Au NCs were characterized by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Atomic Forced Microscopy (AFM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fourier…

and made the copper color shine like new, which then allowed us to have a clean surface to experiment on. This was mostly a physical change but their was a slight chemical reaction because of the acidity of the vinegar. We then heated granular zinc and zinc chloride solution with the penny in a dish on a hot plate until it boiled. We removed the penny with tongs and placed it in a beaker of water, immediately noticing the copper penny was now a bright, metallic silver. Visually it was clear…

A. Significance Copper is one of the most abundant transition metals in the human body and its redox characteristics make copper an important cofactor in many enzymes. Copper containing enzymes are important for tissue generation, synthesis of neurotransmitters, and catalysis of the electron transfer reactions.1 Because of its diverse functions, copper homeostasis deficiency is linked to many diseases. A prominent example is Wilson’s disease with a prevalence of approximately 1 case in 30,000…

Background: Lead is a neurotoxin that is exceedingly harmful to human health. The government attempted to ban lead in products such as paint and gasoline. However, lead can still found in soil. Most recreational parks where children play have soil that contain lead. Exposure to lead may cause similar health conditions to anemia. Uncontaminated soil contains lead concentrations less than 50 parts per million (ppm). Yet soil lead levels in many areas exceed 200 ppm. The research will highlight…

This experiment is to be used to determine the era of which the composition and thus the density of the penny changed, and what the other metal besides copper has made up the composition since 1962. First, ten pennies from three different time periods (1995-1999, 2000-2004, 2005-present) were gathered. All ten pennies from a specific time were weighed together on an analytical balance. Then, a fifty mL graduated cylinder was filled with twenty mL of water, which was recorded as the initial…

were chosen for this chapter was that they had distinct soil parameters in terms of total organic carbon (TOC), Fe oxide, Al oxide, pH which have been observed as important controllers for bioaccessibility of As, Cd and Pb reported in previous chapters. MGA soils contained a high amount of TOC (8.37 %), Fe oxide (12.49 g kg-1), Al oxide (12.6 g kg-1) whilst few TOC (1.48 %), Fe oxide (0.64 g kg-1) and…

Since the water splitting reaction using semiconductor electrode reported by Fujishima et al. in 1972 [1], there is increasing interest in the development of metal oxide photocatalysts for environmentally friendly applications such as air purification [2], hydrogen production via water splitting [3] and the removal of organic molecules from water [4]. Recently, photocatalyst thin film has aroused growing interests instead of a powder type of photocatalyst. Photocatalyst film can be deposited…