Effect of a mesoporous NiCoO urchin-like structure catalyzed with a surface oxidized LiBH system for reversible hydrogen storage applications.

A mesoporous NiCoO urchin-like structure was synthesized by applying a facile hydrothermal method. Different concentrations of NiCoO urchin-like structures were mixed with a surface oxidized LiBH system using a wet-impregnation method, followed by heat treatment. The hydrogen storage capacity of LiBH + 25% NiCoO, LiBH + 50% NiCoO and LiBH + 75% NiCoO systems was investigated.

Construction of AgCO/BiOBr/CdS ternary composite photocatalyst with improved visible-light photocatalytic activity on tetracycline molecule degradation.

Photocatalytic degradation was considered as a best strategy for the removal of antibiotic drug pollutants from wastewater. The photocatalyst of ABC (AgCO/BiOBr/CdS) composite synthesized by hydrothermal and precipitation method. The ABC composite used to investigate the degradation activity of tetracycline (TC) under visible light irradiation.

Single-walled carbon nanotubes/lithium borohydride composites for hydrogen storage: role of formed LiB(OH), LiCO and LiBO by oxidation and nitrogen annealing.

Lithium Borohydride (LiBH), from the family of complex hydrides has received much attention as a potential hydrogen storage material due to its high hydrogen energy densities in terms of weight (18.5 wt%) and volume (121 kg H per mol). However, utilization of LiBH as a hydrogen carrier in off- or on-board applications is hindered by its unfavorable thermodynamics and low stability in air.

Charge mediated room temperature magnetoelectric coupling in Zn1-xSmxO/BaTiO3 bilayer thin film.

We present a room-temperature magnetoelectrically coupled bilayer thin film multiferroic system (BTS) 'Zn1-xSmxO/BaTiO3 (where x = 0.02 and 0.04)' grown on a SrTiO3 (100) substrate.

Optimization and evaluation of networked single-wall carbon nanotubes as a NO(2) gas sensing material.

We have prepared conductometric NO(2) gas sensors based on single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) networks. The SWNT properties are modified systematically by varying the annealing temperature between 350 to 550 degrees C under vacuum. Thermal annealing is not only necessary to remove dispersant used for nanotube dispersion but also plays an important role in optimizing the gas sensing abilities.