Carbon dots-cadmium sulfide quantum dots nanocomposite for 'on-off' fluorescence sensing of chromium(vi) ions.

This work involves fluorescent probe which is composed of carbon dots (CD) and cadmium sulfide quantum dots (CdS QD) for the sensitive and selective fluorescence detection of chromium(vi) ions. The blue fluorescent carbon dots were synthesized by hydrothermal method from natural precursor apricot. The carbon dots-cadmium sulfide quantum dots (CD-CdS QD) nanocomposite was synthesized and all as-synthesized products were characterized using different characterization techniques.

A nanostructured SnO/Ni/CNT composite as an anode for Li ion batteries.

A SnO/Ni/CNT nanocomposite was synthesized using a simple one-step hydrothermal method followed by calcination. A structural study XRD shows that the tetragonal rutile structure of SnO is maintained. Further, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Raman studies confirm the existence of SnO along with CNTs and Ni nanoparticles.

Highly sensitive, room temperature operated gold nanowire-based humidity sensor: adoptable for breath sensing.

A novel, highly sensitive gold nanowire (AuNW) resistive sensor is reported here for humidity sensing in the relative humidity range of 11% to 92% RH as well as for breath sensing. Both humidity and breath sensors are widely needed. Despite a lot of research on humidity and breath sensors, there is a need for simple, inexpensive, reliable, sensitive and selective sensors, which will operate at room temperature.

Selective antifungal and antibacterial activities of Ag-Cu and Cu-Ag core-shell nanostructures synthesized in-situ PVA.

A simple chemical reduction method was employed to synthesize Cu-Ag and Ag-Cu core-shell nanostructures inside polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) matrix at room temperature. The core-shell nanostructures have been synthesized by varying the two different concentrations (i.e.

Ruthenium-decorated vanadium pentoxide for room temperature ammonia sensing.

Layer structured vanadium pentoxide (VO) microparticles were synthesized hydrothermally and successfully decorated by a facile wet chemical route, with ∼10-20 nm sized ruthenium nanoparticles. Both VO and ruthenium nanoparticle decorated VO (1%Ru@VO) were investigated for their suitability as resistive gas sensors. It was found that the 1%Ru@VO sample showed very high selectivity and sensitivity towards ammonia vapors.

ZnO decorated SnO nanosheet nano-heterostructure: a stable photocatalyst for water splitting and dye degradation under natural sunlight.

Herein, a facile hydrothermally-assisted sonochemical approach for the synthesis of a ZnO decorated SnO nano-heterostructure is reported. The phase purity of the nano-heterostructure was confirmed by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The morphological analysis demonstrated a nanosheet-like structure of SnO with a thickness of 20 nm, decorated with ZnO.

Nanostructured WO/graphene composites for sensing NO at room temperature.

WO has emerged as an outstanding nanomaterial composite for gas sensing applications. In this paper, we report the synthesis of WO using two different capping agents, namely, oxalic acid and citric acid, along with cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB). The effect of capping agent on the morphology of WO material was investigated and presented.