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Processing of new efficient Cr1-xNaxO3 catalysts for sodium borohydride methanolysis (2023)
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Alshammari, K., Alhassan, S., Alshammari, M., Alshammari, A. H., Alotaibi, T., Mohaymen Taha, T. A., & Henini, M. (2024). Processing of new efficient Cr1-xNaxO3 catalysts for sodium borohydride methanolysis. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 53, 698-705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.12.078

This study reports the development of a novel Cr1-xNaxO3 catalyst using a simple cost-effective method for hydrogen production from NaBH4 methanolysis. The properties of the nanocomposites were investigated by employing XRD, FTIR, SEM and XPS charact... Read More about Processing of new efficient Cr1-xNaxO3 catalysts for sodium borohydride methanolysis.

Hole diffusion effect on the minority trap detection and non-ideal behavior of NiO/β-Ga2O3 heterojunction (2023)
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Labed, M., Alotaibi, S., Min, J. Y., Almalki, A., Henini, M., & Rim, Y. S. (2023). Hole diffusion effect on the minority trap detection and non-ideal behavior of NiO/β-Ga2O3 heterojunction. Applied Physics Letters, 123(25), Article 253504. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0180427

A NiO/β-Ga2O3 heterojunction was fabricated by sputtering a highly p-doped NiO layer onto β-Ga2O3. This heterojunction showed a low leakage current and a high turn-on voltage (Von) compared to a Ni/β-Ga2O3 Schottky barrier diode. The extracted Von fr... Read More about Hole diffusion effect on the minority trap detection and non-ideal behavior of NiO/β-Ga2O3 heterojunction.

Effects of gamma radiation on the electrical properties of InAs/InGaAs quantum dot-based laser structures grown on GaAs and Si substrates by molecular beam epitaxy (2023)
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Al Huwayz, M., Jameel, D., Azevedo, W. M., Felix, J. . F., Al Saqri, N., Lemine, O. M., …Henini, M. (2023). Effects of gamma radiation on the electrical properties of InAs/InGaAs quantum dot-based laser structures grown on GaAs and Si substrates by molecular beam epitaxy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 26(1), 445-454. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cp03865c

This study investigates the impact of gamma radiation on the electrical properties of InAs/InGaAs quantum dot-based laser structures grown on both GaAs (Sample A) and Si (Sample B) substrates using molecular beam epitaxy. The research explores the el... Read More about Effects of gamma radiation on the electrical properties of InAs/InGaAs quantum dot-based laser structures grown on GaAs and Si substrates by molecular beam epitaxy.

CuO–TiO2 based self-powered broad band photodetector (2023)
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Ghosh, C., Dey, A., Biswas, I., Gupta, R. K., Yadav, V. S., Yadav, A., …Mondal, A. (2024). CuO–TiO2 based self-powered broad band photodetector. Nano Materials Science, 6(3), 345-354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoms.2023.11.003

An efficient room-temperature self-powered, broadband (300 ​nm–1100 nm) photodetector based on a CuO–TiO2/TiO2/p-Si(100) heterostructure is demonstrated. The CuO–TiO2 nanocomposites were grown in a two-zone horizontal tube furnace on a 40 ​nm TiO2 th... Read More about CuO–TiO2 based self-powered broad band photodetector.

Towards Unlocking/Tuning the Mott Transition Temperature in Alkaline-Doped Vanadium Oxide Thermochromic Coatings and Potential Green Air-Conditioning via Room Temperature VxOy-V-VxOy Layered Coatings (2023)
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Khanyile, S., Numan, N., Simo, A., Nkosi, M., Mtshali, C. B., Khumalo, Z., …Maaza, M. (2023). Towards Unlocking/Tuning the Mott Transition Temperature in Alkaline-Doped Vanadium Oxide Thermochromic Coatings and Potential Green Air-Conditioning via Room Temperature VxOy-V-VxOy Layered Coatings. Nano-Horizons: Journal of Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies, 2, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.25159/3005-2602/13618

In this contribution, we validate for the first time that the near infrared-infrared (NIR-IR) modulation of the optical transmission (DTTRANS = T(T<TMIT) - T(T>TMIT)) of vanadium oxide-based nanomaterials can be controlled or tuned via a genuine appr... Read More about Towards Unlocking/Tuning the Mott Transition Temperature in Alkaline-Doped Vanadium Oxide Thermochromic Coatings and Potential Green Air-Conditioning via Room Temperature VxOy-V-VxOy Layered Coatings.

Room temperature bio-engineered multifunctional carbonates for CO2 sequestration and valorization (2023)
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Mohamed, H., Hkiri, K., Botha, N., Cloete, K., Azizi, S., Ahmed, A. A. Q., …Maaza, M. (in press). Room temperature bio-engineered multifunctional carbonates for CO2 sequestration and valorization. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 16783. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-42905-5

This contribution reports, for the first time, on an entirely green bio-engineering approach for the biosynthesis of single phase crystalline 1-D nano-scaled calcite CaCO3. This was validated using H2O as the universal solvent and natural extract of... Read More about Room temperature bio-engineered multifunctional carbonates for CO2 sequestration and valorization.

Investigation on ammonia-free scalable cobalt-doped hexagonal boron nitride for environmental remediation (2023)
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Annie Vinsla, J. V., Vinosha, P. A., Vijayalakshmi, S., Xavier, B., Muthukrishnaraj, A., Ayyar, M., & Henini, M. (2023). Investigation on ammonia-free scalable cobalt-doped hexagonal boron nitride for environmental remediation. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 34(27), Article 1844. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11255-3

Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanocrystals are of greater importance for wastewater remediation, and synthesizing these h-BN nanocrystals with high surface area adds significance. Hence a facile and economically viable hydrothermal technique was ado... Read More about Investigation on ammonia-free scalable cobalt-doped hexagonal boron nitride for environmental remediation.

Heating efficiency of Gd- and Co-doped γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles measured by AC magnetometer for magnetic-mediated hyperthermia (2023)
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Lemine, O., El-Boubbou, K., Orue, I., Ángel García, J., Elansary, M., Ali, R., …Henini, M. (2023). Heating efficiency of Gd- and Co-doped γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles measured by AC magnetometer for magnetic-mediated hyperthermia. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 587, Article 171279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.171279

Most research groups, including us, utilize calorimetric methods to determine the heat dissipation by magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) under an alternating magnetic field (AMF). Herein, we report the heating efficiencies of γ-Fe2O3 and doped γ-Fe2O3 NPs... Read More about Heating efficiency of Gd- and Co-doped γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles measured by AC magnetometer for magnetic-mediated hyperthermia.

Structural, optical and photovoltaic properties of V2O5/ZnO and reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-V2O5/ZnO nanocomposite photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells (2023)
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Lakshmi, C. B., Venus, S. A., Velanganni, S., Muthukrishnaraj, A., Ayyar, M., & Henini, M. (2023). Structural, optical and photovoltaic properties of V2O5/ZnO and reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-V2O5/ZnO nanocomposite photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells. Carbon Letters, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42823-023-00608-x

Photoanode optimization is a fascinating technique for enlightening the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). In this present study, V2O5/ZnO and reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-V2O5/ZnO nanocomposites (NCs) were prepa... Read More about Structural, optical and photovoltaic properties of V2O5/ZnO and reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-V2O5/ZnO nanocomposite photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells.

Uncooled mid-wavelength InAsSb/AlAsSb heterojunction photodetectors (2023)
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Kim, Y., Alotaibi, S., Henini, M., Chun, B. S., & Lee, S. J. (2023). Uncooled mid-wavelength InAsSb/AlAsSb heterojunction photodetectors. APL Materials, 11(8), Article 081104. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0157112

A mid-wavelength p–B–i–n infrared photodetector constituting ternary alloys of an InAs0.9Sb0.1 absorber and an AlAs0.05Sb0.95 electron barrier was demonstrated to operate at room temperature. The results of high-resolution x-ray diffraction (XRD) ana... Read More about Uncooled mid-wavelength InAsSb/AlAsSb heterojunction photodetectors.