Is it possible to see upconversion emission using sunlight as an excitation source?

Is there any upconverting nanoparticles with high quantum efficiency (preferable emission in red), which can be excited using sunlight ( NIR band).

02 March 2018 1,515 4 View

Is it possible to do heat initiated free radical polymerization of N N dimethylacrylamide?

I want to make transparent polymer sample of N N dimethylacrylamide. But I don't know if it can be polymerized using AIBN or some other initiator under heat.

10 November 2017 8,793 4 View

What is the best way to approach a professor for a post doc position?

Is it a good practice to attach CV , if not certain about the availability. Is it absolutely necessary to attach a cover letter with CV or only CV is fine. What does no response to emails means?

02 March 2016 3,172 2 View

Why only XRD peaks at higher angle are blue shifted upon doping?

I have doped Y2O3 with La3+ ions and XRD shows slight blue shifting of higher angle peaks but major peak at lower angle remains at same position.

11 December 2015 4,694 10 View

How to get rid of the bubble formation due to organic additive during the bulk polymerization of styrene?

10 November 2014 6,682 11 View

What is the color of LaSrMnO3(LSMO) particles

I have tried to made some LSMO particles ang got black color particles when sintered the gel at 500C. Does anyone have any idea if the color is right?

07 August 2014 356 9 View

How can I make highly ethanol dispersible LaF3 nanoparticles?

I have used PEG and nanoparticles are dispersible in ethanol at low concentration but at higher concentration it loses its dispersibility.

03 April 2014 7,215 0 View

Does anyone know a water miscible monomer that can be polymerized by bulk polymerization?

Any kind of monomer that can still be polymerized in the presence of very small quantity of water is good.

02 March 2014 6,455 3 View

Is your nc-glass composite a powder or it is nc into a Sio2 matrix (gel)?

If it is like gel or solid matrix into which nc are embedded, how is the transparency of the matrix?

01 February 2014 1,604 0 View

Can anyone suggest a way to synthesize highly water soluble zinc oxide(ZnO) nanoparticles?

When I tried to synthesize, the particles don't turn out to be soluble in water.

31 December 2013 703 3 View

I need to image mesoporous silica nanoparticles that are in ~100 nm size and do high resolution TEM to look at mesopores. what grids should I use?

Need to image mesoporous silica nanoparticles using the TEM. Also, need high resolution TEM images to see the mesoporous structure. Kindly suggest what kind of grids to use. Thanks, Shatadru

02 March 2021 1,787 2 View

Can chitosan alone can act as a reducing agent for Cu(0) nanoparticle sythesis?

[Synthesizing Cu nanoparticles without using chemical reductants]

01 March 2021 8,359 1 View

What are the new 2D nanomaterials were used for Silver nanoparticles stabilization?

In the stabilization of AgNPs are vital in current research interest. However, some of the 2D nano-materials like graphene oxide, MoS2, etc... previously used to stabilize it. But still they shown...

01 March 2021 2,207 3 View

What is the state of the drug inside solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs)?

I am a little confuse with the mechanism of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs). The main point of encapsulating drugs into SLNs is because some drugs have low solubility in water. Therefore, SLNs...

01 March 2021 3,703 3 View

How to check the uv-vis absorption of nanoparticle by surface plasmon resonance?

I try to check the uv-vis absorption of Indium nanoparticle. Now I am measuring in solution, can I measure it in the form of a film?

01 March 2021 930 3 View

Can polymer concentrations be calculated based on the number average molecular weight?

Hello, I spin-cast two different polymers onto wafers and measure their height as a function of initial concentration. For polymer A, I have the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) as well as...

28 February 2021 7,882 2 View

Distribution of particles in metal matrix?

How would define the "good" and "poor" distribution of particles within the matrix. Is there a quantitative solution to assess the distribution of the particles, which then having denotation of...

28 February 2021 7,397 8 View

What is the density for pva electrospining?

I'm Juan Carlos, a high school student who is working with electropinning, I made an electropinning machine with a 21g needle and a 30kv high voltage source and the distance between my needle is...

28 February 2021 298 3 View

How can I calculate the rdf of water molecules around 'Na' ions that are closest(adsorbed) to the nanoparticle(solute)?

Hi, I want to calculate the radial distribution function for water molecules around the Na+ ions adsorbed on the surface of a spherical nanoparticle using the gromacs trajectory dynamically? For...

28 February 2021 5,650 1 View

LEDs on Vis Light photo degradation of MB water sol via N doped TiO2 in a mini flume?

Good day to all, I have no experience with light emitting diodes. I am building a glass mini flume to demonstrate the photo degradation of Methylene Blue in water running over self cleaning...

26 February 2021 4,026 5 View