WO Nanofibers Functionalized with Graphene as a Selective Sensing of NO Gas at Room Temperature.

Recent trends in two-dimensional (2D) graphene have demonstrated significant potential for gas-sensing applications with significantly enhanced sensitivity even at room temperature. Herein, this study presents fabrication of distinctive gas sensor based on one-dimensional (1D) WO nanofibers decorated 2D graphene, specifically coated on copper (Cu)-based interdigitated electrodes formed by DC sputtering, which can selectively detect NO gas at room temperature. The sensor device fabricated using WO/Gr1.

Polarization-Type Potential-Induced Degradation in Front-Emitter p-Type and n-Type Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells.

For SiO layers underneath the SiN antireflection/passivation layers of front-emitter p-type c-Si solar cells, this paper presents an investigation into their effects on polarization-type potential-induced degradation (PID), in addition to a comparison of polarization-type PID behavior in front-emitter p-type c-Si cells and front-emitter n-type c-Si cells. After PID tests with a bias of +1000 V, p-type c-Si cells without SiO layers underneath the SiN layers showed no degradation, although p-type c-Si cells with approx. 10 nm thick SiO layers showed polarization-type PID, which is characterized by a reduction of the short-circuit current density and the open-circuit voltage.

Synthesis, characterization and application of intracellular Ag/AgCl nanohybrids biosynthesized in Scenedesmus sp. as neutral lipid inducer and antibacterial agent.

The current research focuses on the Intracellular biosynthesis of Ag/AgCl nanohybrids in microalgae, Scenedesmus sp. The effect of biosynthesis process on growth and lipid profile of cells is key element of this study. Ag/AgCl nanohybrids synthesized intracellularly were characterized by UV-Vis spectrophotometer, Powder X-Ray Diffraction (P-XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM).

Defect Mediated WO Nanorods Bundle for Nonenzymatic Amperometric Glucose Sensing Application.

In this work, we have successfully proclaimed the importance of defect prone nanostructure on to the electrode surface for the promising glucose sensing applications. Oxygen-deficient WO moieties with multiple valences W and W have been investigated as an efficient electrocatalyst for the nonenzymatic glucose sensing. In order to highlight the importance of the defect, WO nanomaterial's electrode has also been synthesized and tested for glucose sensing.

Transformation of Battery to High Performance Pseudocapacitor by the Hybridization of WO with RuO Nanostructures.

Defects such as oxygen vacancy in the nanostructures have paramount importance in tuning the optical and electronic properties of a metal oxide. Here we report the growth of oxygen deficit tungsten oxide (WO) nanorods modified with ruthenium oxide (RuO) using a simple and economical hydrothermal approach for energy storage application. In this work, a novel approach of hybridizing the WO nanostructure with RuO to control the electrochemical performance for energy storage applications has been proposed.