Highly ordered mesoporous silica film nanocomposites containing gold nanoparticles for the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol

• Mohamad Azani Jalani,
• Leny Yuliati,
• Siew Ling Lee and
• Hendrik O. Lintang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1368–1379, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.135

• of sodium borohydride (NaBH4). Results and Discussion Thermal decomposition of [Au3Pz3]C10TEG Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was used to examine the process of weight loss as a function of temperature change [34]. The thermal behavior of the [Au3Pz3]C10TEG was further supported by its TGA

• 200 kV. For the TEM tomography, the sample was visualized using a Hitachi HT7700 instrument for high-resolution imaging at low accelerating voltage (80 kV) where the 3D reconstruction was performed using a Hitachi EMIP tomography acquisition. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was performed using a

The effect of magneto-crystalline anisotropy on the properties of hard and soft magnetic ferrite nanoparticles

• Hajar Jalili,
• Bagher Aslibeiki,
• Ali Ghotbi Varzaneh and
• Volodymyr A. Chernenko

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1348–1359, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.133

• the CoFe2O4 samples was checked by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Figure 7 shows two weight-loss stages. The first weight loss (about 2.8%), observed in the temperature range of 30–200 °C, is attributed to the vaporization of water from the sample. Since the possible decomposition of spinel ferrite

• . The diffraction patterns were analyzed using the FullProf-Suite (Version 6.0) software. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was carried out in the temperature range from 30 to 650 °C with a heating rate of 10 °C/min under N2 flow using a TGA/SDTA 851 Mettler Toledo thermogravimetric analyzer. Fourier

Scavenging of reactive oxygen species by phenolic compound-modified maghemite nanoparticles

• Małgorzata Świętek,
• Yi-Chin Lu,
• Rafał Konefał,
• Liliana P. Ferreira,
• M. Margarida Cruz,
• Yunn-Hwa Ma and
• Daniel Horák

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1073–1088, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.108

• arithmetic means of three independent measurements. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was conducted in air flow at a heating rate of 10 °C/min using a PerkinElmer TGA 7 thermogravimetric analyzer (Waltham, MA, USA) operated with Pyris 1 software. Magnetic properties. Magnetization as a function of temperature

Structural and optical properties of penicillamine-protected gold nanocluster fractions separated by sequential size-selective fractionation

• Xiupei Yang,
• Zhengli Yang,
• Fenglin Tang,
• Jing Xu,
• Maoxue Zhang and
• Martin M. F. Choi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 955–966, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.96

• source at 1253.6 eV (10 kV, 20 mA). Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) measurements were conducted with a Perkin-Elmer TGA 6 thermogravimetric analyzer (Waltham, MA, USA). In addition, the UV–vis absorption spectra of the crude AuNC product and the AuNC fractions were recorded on a Cary 100 Scan UV–vis

• method for determining the core size of NPs and has been used to track the fractional precipitation process of C12-NCs [27][28]. As such, MALDI–MS was applied to characterize the crude penicillamine-protected AuNCs and as-obtained four fractions (Figure 6). In addition, the thermogravimetric analysis

• (TGA) of the AuNC samples was carried out and the weight loss of the crude AuNCs product, F36%, F54%, F72%, and F90% fractions were calculated as well. Based on the TGA and MS results, the average molecular formula of the four fractions could be determined as Au38(SR)18, Au28(SR)15, Au18(SR)12, and

Tungsten disulfide-based nanocomposites for photothermal therapy

• Tzuriel Levin,
• Hagit Sade,
• Rina Ben-Shabbat Binyamini,
• Maayan Pour,
• Iftach Nachman and
• Jean-Paul Lellouche

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 811–822, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.81

• performed using OMNIC 9 spectra software (Thermo Scientific, Waltham, MA, US). Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was performed by employing a TGA/DSC1 analyzer (Mettler-Toledo, Greifensee, Switzerland). All thermograms were recorded in a nitrogen (50 mL/min) environment at a heating rate of 10 °C·min−1 over

Outstanding chain-extension effect and high UV resistance of polybutylene succinate containing amino-acid-modified layered double hydroxides

• Adam A. Marek,
• Vincent Verney,
• Christine Taviot-Gueho,
• Grazia Totaro,
• Laura Sisti,
• Annamaria Celli and
• Fabrice Leroux

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 684–695, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.68

• spectroscopy (FTIR) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). As expected, the UV–vis spectra showed absorbance in the UVC and UVB regions and the potential role as UV stabilizers. In a second part, PBS composites were prepared with 5 wt % of LDH filler by melt blending and once again fully characterized (XRD, TGA

• associated with the glass-to-rubber transition. The crystallization temperature (Tc) and the enthalpy of crystallization (∆Hc) were measured during the cooling scan. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of LDH fillers and composites was performed in air atmosphere (gas flow 30 mL min−1) using a Perkin Elmer TGA7

A porous 3D-RGO@MWCNT hybrid material as Li–S battery cathode

• Yongguang Zhang,
• Jun Ren,
• Yan Zhao,
• Taizhe Tan,
• Fuxing Yin and
• Yichao Wang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 514–521, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.52

• immobilize sulfur and polysulfides within S-3D-RGO@MWCNT, reducing the shuttle effect and improving the cycling life of Li–S batteries. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) analysis (Figure 4f) shows that the S-3D-RGO@MWCNT composite exhibits a very high weight loss (62 wt %) between 30 and 300 °C

• (HRTEM, JEOL JEM-2100F) images were used for investigating surface topology. The content of sulfur in the S-3D-RGO@MWCNT composite was confirmed using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA, SHIMADZU DTG-60) in Ar atmosphere. Raman spectra were recorded on Raman spectrometer (Raman, Renishaw) using 532 nm

Removal of toxic heavy metals from river water samples using a porous silica surface modified with a new β-ketoenolic host

• Said Tighadouini,
• Smaail Radi,
• Abderrahman Elidrissi,
• Khadija Haboubi,
• Maryse Bacquet,
• Stéphanie Degoutin,
• Mustapha Zaghrioui and
• Yann Garcia

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 262–273, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.25

• characterized by elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms. Physical methods. Atomic adsorption measurements were performed on a Varian A.A. 400 spectrophotometer

Thermal control of the defunctionalization of supported Au₂₅(glutathione)₁₈ catalysts for benzyl alcohol oxidation

• Zahraa Shahin,
• Hyewon Ji,
• Rodica Chiriac,
• Nadine Essayem,
• Franck Rataboul and
• Aude Demessence

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 228–237, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.21

• diagrams and no indication of reflection of bulk gold (Figure S4, Supporting Information File 1). These observations mean that there is no modification of the support and that the quantity of gold is too small to be detected. Thermal studies of the materials were done by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA

• Advance A25 diffractometer using Cu Kα radiation. Small-angle X-ray scattering was recorded between 0.45° and 7° (2θ) with 0.01° steps and 2 s per step. Standard acquisition was recorded between 4° and 80° (2θ) with 0.02° steps and 0.5 s per step. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was performed with a TGA

pH-mediated control over the mesostructure of ordered mesoporous materials templated by polyion complex micelles

• Emilie Molina,
• Mélody Mathonnat,
• Jason Richard,
• Patrick Lacroix-Desmazes,
• Martin In,
• Philippe Dieudonné,
• Thomas Cacciaguerra,
• Corine Gérardin and
• Nathalie Marcotte

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 144–156, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.14

• determination of the volume-averaged hydrodynamic diameters (Dhv); the polydispersity index (PDI) values were obtained from the cumulant method. The chemical composition of the hybrid materials was calculated by combining thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), which allows quantifying the silica content, and N and C

A novel polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-modified layered double hydroxide: preparation, characterization and properties

• Xianwei Zhang,
• Zhongzhu Ma,
• Hong Fan,
• Carla Bittencourt,
• Jintao Wan and
• Philippe Dubois

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 3053–3068, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.284

• analysis (TGA) was performed on a TA-Q500 thermogravimeter at a heating rate of 10 K·min−1from room temperature to 800 °C under a nitrogen flow of 100 mL·min−1 or air atmosphere of 60 mL·min−1 O2 stream and 40 mL·min−1 N2 stream. Each sample was measured in an alumina crucible in triplicate, with a copy

• hood before characterization. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images were recorded on an SU-70 or Utral 55 to study the surface morphologies. The samples were placed on a conducting carbon cement holder and were then coated with a thin layer of platinum using a sputter coater. Thermogravimetric

Magnetic and luminescent coordination networks based on imidazolium salts and lanthanides for sensitive ratiometric thermometry

• Pierre Farger,
• Cédric Leuvrey,
• Mathieu Gallart,
• Pierre Gilliot,
• Guillaume Rogez,
• João Rocha,
• Duarte Ananias,
• Pierre Rabu and
• Emilie Delahaye

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2775–2787, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.259

• Figure S2 (Supporting Information File 1), the experimental powder patterns fit well with the patterns calculated from the single crystal structure and show no additional phases. In order to investigate the thermal stability, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was realized under air stream from 25 to 900

Hydrothermal-derived carbon as a stabilizing matrix for improved cycling performance of silicon-based anodes for lithium-ion full cells

• Mirco Ruttert,
• Florian Holtstiege,
• Jessica Hüsker,
• Markus Börner,
• Martin Winter and
• Tobias Placke

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2381–2395, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.223

• power of 5.00 mW. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns in a 2θ range of 20° to 80° were recorded with the help of a Bruker D8 Advance X-ray diffractometer (Bruker AXS GmbH) with a Cu Kα-wavelength of λ = 0.154 nm and a step size of 0.039°. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was carried out in a temperature

Synthesis of rare-earth metal and rare-earth metal-fluoride nanoparticles in ionic liquids and propylene carbonate

• Marvin Siebels,
• Lukas Mai,
• Laura Schmolke,
• Kai Schütte,
• Juri Barthel,
• Junpei Yue,
• Jörg Thomas,
• Bernd M. Smarsly,
• Anjana Devi,
• Roland A. Fischer and
• Christoph Janiak

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1881–1894, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.180

• and low toxicity [41]. Results and Discussion Decomposition of RE(amd)3 and Eu(dpm)3 Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) revealed decomposition of the rare-earth metal(III) tris(N,N′-diisopropyl-2-methylamidinate) (RE(amd)3; RE = Pr(III), Gd(III), Er(III) and tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato

• images were calibrated with Debye–Scherrer patterns recorded from a gold reference sample (S106, Plano GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany). Thermogravimetric analysis: TGA was performed with Netzsch TG 209 F3 Tarsus equipped with an Al crucible by using a heating rate of 10 K·min−1. Electrochemical measurements: The

• XPS binding energies in RE-NP samples in [BMIm][NTf2]. Comparison of XPS binding energies in RE-NPs samples in PC. Supporting Information Supporting Information contains: thermogravimetric analysis, TGA of rare-earth metal amidinates and Eu(dpm)3, structural formulas of the ionic liquids (ILs) and

Controllable one-pot synthesis of uniform colloidal TiO₂ particles in a mixed solvent solution for photocatalysis

• Jong Tae Moon,
• Seung Ki Lee and
• Ji Bong Joo

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1715–1727, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.163

• analysis was conducted. Since only a surfactant (HPC), titanium precursor (TBOT) and solvent were used during the synthesis, the final TiO2 sample should mainly consist of elements such as Ti, O, H and C, respectively. Therefore, weight loss during a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) experiment originates

Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes coated with zinc oxide nanoparticles as sulfur encapsulator for high-performance lithium/sulfur batteries

• Yan Zhao,
• Zhengjun Liu,
• Liancheng Sun,
• Yongguang Zhang,
• Yuting Feng,
• Xin Wang,
• Indira Kurmanbayeva and
• Zhumabay Bakenov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1677–1685, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.159

• was calculated based on the (101) peak using the Scherrer equation [13][19] and was found to be around 6.2 nm. In order to determine the sulfur content in the S/ZnO@NCNT composite, the samples were studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) in nitrogen gas. Figure 2 shows that the sulfur content in

Nanocomposites comprised of homogeneously dispersed magnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles and poly(methyl methacrylate)

• Sašo Gyergyek,
• David Pahovnik,
• Ema Žagar,
• Alenka Mertelj,
• Rok Kostanjšek,
• Miloš Beković,
• Marko Jagodič,
• Heinrich Hofmann and
• Darko Makovec

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1613–1622, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.153

• mRA/mp = 0.53 [27]. The synthesized nanoparticles were dispersed in toluene and the suspension was centrifuged at a relative centrifugal force (RCF) of 5000g for 5 min. The colloidal suspension was decanted from the centrifuge tube and analyzed using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The colloidal

• -shift standard. The diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectra (DRIFT, Perkin Elmer Spectrum 400 equipped with DRIFT accessory) were recorded in KBr. The weight fraction of nanoparticles in the nanocomposites was determined with a Mettler Toledo thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) instrument

Electrodeposition of reduced graphene oxide with chitosan based on the coordination deposition method

• Mingyang Liu,
• Yanjun Chen,
• Chaoran Qin,
• Zheng Zhang,
• Shuai Ma,
• Xiuru Cai,
• Xueqian Li and
• Yifeng Wang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1200–1210, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.111

• pattern of the HACC-rGO/CS film shows a diffraction peak at 22.1°, which is attributed to the HACC-rGO in the deposited film. Additionally, the HACC-rGO/CS film presents another diffraction peak at 10.8°, which corresponds to the diffraction peak of chitosan [34][35]. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA

Single-crystalline FeCo nanoparticle-filled carbon nanotubes: synthesis, structural characterization and magnetic properties

• Rasha Ghunaim,
• Maik Scholz,
• Christine Damm,
• Bernd Rellinghaus,
• Rüdiger Klingeler,
• Bernd Büchner,
• Michael Mertig and
• Silke Hampel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1024–1034, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.95

• of the filling particles, and therefore, the magnetic properties. The samples were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The Fe–Co

Enzymatically promoted release of organic molecules linked to magnetic nanoparticles

• Chiara Lambruschini,
• Silvia Villa,
• Luca Banfi,
• Fabio Canepa,
• Fabio Morana,
• Annalisa Relini,
• Paola Riani,
• Renata Riva and
• Fulvio Silvetti

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 986–999, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.92

• quantity of APTES incorporated into the NPs and the loaded amount of 6 or 12 into 9 and 13 was determined by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) (Figure 2). The amount of APTES resulted to be 9.5%. TGA results for 9 and 13 showed a weight loss of 14.3% and 23.5%, respectively. Considering the initial amount

A review of carbon-based and non-carbon-based catalyst supports for the selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide

• Shahreen Binti Izwan Anthonysamy,
• Syahidah Binti Afandi,
• Mehrnoush Khavarian and
• Abdul Rahman Bin Mohamed

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 740–761, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.68

• chemisorption The behaviour of the SCR-NH3 catalyst deposition is typically characterised by: temperature-programmed surface reaction (TPSR) mass spectroscopy (MS) differential thermal analysis (DTA) thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) temperature-programmed hydrogenation (TPH) temperature-programmed oxidation

Cyclodextrin-assisted synthesis of tailored mesoporous silica nanoparticles

• Fuat Topuz and
• Tamer Uyar

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 693–703, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.64

• of the CD moieties on the particles was confirmed by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). TGA curves of MSNs clearly demonstrated mass loss at ca. 320 °C for the CD-functionalized MSNs because of adsorbed CDs (Figure S7, Supporting Information File 1). In contrast, MSN particles produced without using

• asymmetric stretching of C–O–C [30]. But, these peaks are overlapped by a broad stretching vibration peak of Si–O–Si at 1100 cm−1. Comparable FTIR spectra were observed for the CD-functionalized silica particles, suggesting a physical adsorption of CDs at the particle surface [21]. Thermogravimetric analysis

• (TGA) of the particles revealed a small mass loss (ca. 2% (w/v)) above 300 °C due to adsorbed CD moieties (Figure S2, Supporting Information File 1). For further confirmation of shape transformation of the particles from round to multifaceted ones with HP-functional CDs, MSNs were also synthesized

Perovskite-structured CaTiO₃ coupled with g-C₃N₄ as a heterojunction photocatalyst for organic pollutant degradation

• Ashish Kumar,
• Christian Schuerings,
• Suneel Kumar,
• Ajay Kumar and
• Venkata Krishnan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 671–685, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.62

• 45 kV and 100 mA. The scans were collected over a 2θ range of 10–90° with a scan rate of 2° per minute. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra were recorded for functional group analysis by using an Agilent K8002AA Carry 660 instrument. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was carried out in order to

Ultralight super-hydrophobic carbon aerogels based on cellulose nanofibers/poly(vinyl alcohol)/graphene oxide (CNFs/PVA/GO) for highly effective oil–water separation

• Zhaoyang Xu,
• Huan Zhou,
• Sicong Tan,
• Xiangdong Jiang,
• Weibing Wu,
• Jiangtao Shi and
• Peng Chen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 508–519, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.49

• , (c) GO, (d) rGO, and (e) CNF/PVA/GO aerogels and the (f) CNF/PVA/GO carbon aerogel. X-ray photoelectron spectrometry spectra and deconvolution of (a) survey scans, and C 1s high-resolution spectra of (b) GO and (c) rGO. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) curves of the CNFs, pure PVA, GO, CNF/PVA/GO

• analysis (TGA) in nitrogen from 30 to 600 °C. In addition to the CNF/PVA/GO carbon aerogels, the other three samples showed three different stages of weight loss: the water decomposition stage, polymer decomposition stage, and residual substance decomposition stage. The thermal stability of the aerogel was

• was successfully prepared, accompanied by a drastic decrease in the number of polar groups and a certain degree of reduction [38]. As shown in Figure 6, the thermal stability of the CNF/PVA/GO aerogels before and after the carbon treatment, pure CNFs, pure PVA and GO were measured by thermogravimetric

Photocatalytic and adsorption properties of TiO₂-pillared montmorillonite obtained by hydrothermally activated intercalation of titanium polyhydroxo complexes

• Mikhail F. Butman,
• Nikolay L. Ovchinnikov,
• Nikita S. Karasev,
• Nataliya E. Kochkina,
• Alexander V. Agafonov and
• Alexandr V. Vinogradov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 364–378, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.36

• close to the sol formation limit. The materials, produced at various annealing temperatures from the intercalated samples, were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)/thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction, dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements

• titanium dioxide. The results of a synchronous (thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)) thermal analysis of the samples are shown in Figure 4. As seen in Figure 4, the MM, Ti-MM and Ti-MMH samples yield similar thermogravimetric curves, in which the loss of mass for

• analysis (TGA)/differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curves of the raw MM, Ti-MM, and Ti-MMH. SEM images and EDS spectra of the surface of (a) TiO2-PMM500, and (b) TiO2-PMMH500. Nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms (а) and pore size distribution (b) of the raw MM, TiO2-PMMx, and TiO2-PMMHx. Kinetic