Solution Synthesis of NdTe Magnetic Nanosheets.

Neodymium tritelluride is a layered van der Waals material, with correlated electronic properties including high electronic mobility, charge density waves, and antiferromagnetism. We developed a solution synthesis method to form free-standing nanosheets of NdTe, with nanosheet lateral dimensions of 200-400 nm. The morphology of the nanosheet was influenced by the neodymium precursor.

Low-Temperature Synthesis of Magnetic Pyrochlores (RMnO, R = Y, Ho-Lu) at Ambient Pressure and Potential for High-Entropy Oxide Synthesis.

Rare-earth manganese pyrochlores (RMnO) are frustrated magnetic materials, which previously have only been accessed using expensive high-pressure and high-temperature synthesis. In the present work, we demonstrate a convenient synthetic approach to synthesize RMnO pyrochlores at ambient pressure. A series of pyrochlores (R = Y, Ho-Lu) were prepared by a simple and cost-effective molten salt method using NaCl and KCl as the flux.

Tuning the structural properties of cadmium-aluminum layered double hydroxide for enhanced photocatalytic dye degradation.

The distinctive layered structure, chemical stability and tunability of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have led to extensive investigations in various areas of photocatalysis, including photocatalytic water splitting, carbon dioxide photoreduction, and degradation of organic pollutants. Here, a series of visible light active cadmium-aluminum layered double hydroxides (CdAl LDHs) with various Cd : Al ratios is synthesized the reaction-diffusion framework (RDF) leading thereby to a hierarchal spherical structure of the LDH. The aim of this study is to develop an optimal CdAl LDH photocatalyst that is activated by solar light irradiation and tested for methylene blue (MB) degradation.