Molten-salt synthesis (MSS) method becomes an excellent bottom-up synthesis technique of
nanomaterials with various chemical compositions and morphologies because of its …

In 1991, Iijima reported on the formation of carbon nanotubes (1) using a simple arc
discharge reaction that led to an arrangement of the material in some micrometer long tubes …

A wide range of inorganic nanomaterials with many fascinating properties and application
potentials in widespread fields may be synthesized by wet chemical synthetic routes. To …

TiO2 is one of the most studied compounds in materials science. Owing to some outstanding
properties it is used for instance in photocatalysis, dye‐sensitized solar cells, and …

With a rising energy demand and anabatic environmental crisis arising from the fast growth
in human population and society economics, numerous efforts have been devoted to …

The Kirkendall effect is a consequence of the different diffusivities of atoms in a diffusion
couple causing a supersaturation of lattice vacancies. This supersaturation may lead to a …

Out-of-plane polar domain structures have recently been discovered in strained and twisted
bilayers of inversion symmetry broken systems such as hexagonal boron nitride. Here we …

There is a deep interest in methods to fabricate hollow nanocrystals for potential application
as high-efficiency catalysts or drug-delivery agents. Tubular one-dimensional nanocrystals …

Abstract (BaTiO 3–SrTiO 3)/(WO 3) x ceramics with x= 0 up to 5% were synthesized using
solid-state reaction via high-energy ballf milling technique. Various characterization …

The high demand for energy consumption in everyday life, and fears of climate change are
driving the scientific community to explore prospective materials for efficient energy …