Zinc oxide nanowires: synthesis and optical spectroscopy
How zinc oxide nanowires are made and what their optical response reveals about their structure and defects.
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Modelling gas solubility in imidazolium ionic liquids
A molecular model for the solubility of CO2, H2 and Xe in a family of ionic liquids.
Read the highlightCrystallisation of amorphous germanium thin films
How an amorphous germanium film changes as it crystallises, followed through its thermal and structural behaviour.
Read the highlightSolubility minima of alkanes in water modelled with soft SAFT
Capturing the unusual temperature dependence of alkane solubility in water with a molecular model.
Read the highlightLeaching gold and palladium with aqueous ozone
A study of ozone based leaching in dilute chloride media as a route to precious metal recovery.
Read the highlightLeaching metallic silver with aqueous ozone
The behaviour of metallic silver in an ozone based leaching system, examined for recovery and process design.
Read the highlightBulk soft magnetic materials from milled amorphous ribbons
Processing amorphous ribbons by ball milling to obtain bulk soft magnetic materials.
Read the highlightMagnetic characterisation of FeNbBCu alloys
How the niobium content of FeNbBCu alloys affects their structure and magnetic behaviour.
Read the highlightSupercritical synthesis of core shell nanoparticles for imaging
A one pot supercritical route to biocompatible core shell particles designed as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging.
Read the highlightHydrogen generation from aluminium and sodium borohydride
A study of the combined use of aluminium, aluminium alloys and sodium borohydride to release hydrogen in water.
Read the highlightAluminium alloys as hydrogen sources for fuel cells
Whether aluminium and its alloys can provide a practical source of hydrogen for fuel cell applications.
Read the highlightCrystal grain orientation in organic thin films
X ray spectromicroscopy used to study grain orientation in organic thin films grown from pentacene and a fluorinated analogue.
Read the highlightInterfacial properties of fluids near the critical region
A molecular based equation of state used to calculate interfacial behaviour close to the critical point.
Read the highlightEnhanced water gas shift reaction with CO2 sorbents
Natural and synthetic sorbents examined for their effect on the water gas shift reaction and CO2 capture.
Read the highlightHigh yield precipitated calcium carbonate
A technique for producing precipitated calcium carbonate in high yield, studied for its process conditions and product characteristics.
Read the highlightPhase behaviour of hydrofluorocarbon mixtures
Measured and modelled phase behaviour, interfacial tension and heat capacity for these fluids and their blends, including conditions near the critical point.
Read the highlightRenormalisation group treatment for SAFT VR
Applying a renormalisation group correction to a variable range SAFT model to improve its description of fluid behaviour.
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