The present disclosure relates to a transition metal chalcogenide for preparing metal nanostructures, metal nanostructures obtained thereby, an electronic instrument including the same, and a method for manufacturing the same. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a transition metal chalcogenide for preparing metal nanostructures using transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets as a reducing agent, metal nanostructures obtained thereby, an electronic instrument including the same, and a method for manufacturing the same.

A method of manufacturing the calcium nanohydroxyapatite Ca.sub.10(PO.sub.4).sub.6(OH).sub.2 structurally modified with Li.sup.+ ions (nHAP:Li.sup.+) Li.sub.0.1Ca.sub.9.9(PO.sub.4).sub.6(OH).sub.2 optionally doped with 1-2% mol of Eu.sup.3+ cations in the form of nanocrystalline powder and use of Li.sub.0.1Ca.sub.9.9(PO.sub.4).sub.6(OH).sub.2 in regenerative medicine as an agent improving of proliferative activity of progenitor cells and demonstrating an anti-apoptotic effect on progenitor cells and in addition use of Li.sub.0.1Ca.sub.9.9(PO.sub.4).sub.6(OH).sub.2 doped with 1-2% mol Eu.sup.3+ cations as an agent improving of proliferative activity of progenitor cells and demonstrating the luminescence signal used in diagnostic application.

The present invention relates to a method for producing boron nitride nanostructures, the method comprising subjecting boron nitride precursor material to lamp ablation within an adiabatic radiative shielding environment. The nanostructures produced may include nano-onion structures. The boron nitride precursor material subjected to lamp ablation may include amorphous boron nitride, hexagonal boron nitride, cubic boron nitride, wurtzite boron nitride or a combination of two or more thereof.

The invention pertains to a process for the production of crystalline carbon structure networks in a reactor 3 which contains a reaction zone 3b and a termination zone 3c, by injecting a thermodynamically stable micro-emulsion c, comprising metal catalyst nanoparticles, into the reaction zone 3b which is at a temperature of above 600° C., preferably above 700° C., more preferably above 900° C., even more preferably above 1000° C., more preferably above 1100° C., preferably up to 3000° C., more preferably up to 2500° C., most preferably up to 2000° C., to produce crystalline carbon structure networks e, transferring these networks e to the termination zone 3c,and quenching or stopping the formation of crystalline carbon structure networks in the termination zone by spraying in water d.

Disclosed herein is a system and method for transistor pathogen virus detector in which one embodiment may include a substrate layer, a silicon dioxide layer on the substrate layer, a nanocrystalline diamond layer on the silicon dioxide layer, a graphene oxide layer on the nanocrystalline diamond layer, fluorinated graphene oxide portions; and a linker layer, the linker layer including a plurality of pathogen receptors.

The present disclosure provides a biomimetic composite that includes a plurality of nanostructures each having at least one axial geometry region comprising an inorganic material. The nanostructures may be a plurality of substantially aligned (e.g., in a vertical orientation) axial geometry nanowires comprising zinc oxide or alternatively hedgehog-shaped nanoparticles with needles comprising zinc oxide. A polymeric matrix disposed in void regions defined between respective nanostructures of the plurality of nanostructures. The biomimetic composite exhibits a viscoelastic figure of merit (VFOM) of greater than or equal to about 0.001 up to about 0.6 or greater. Methods of making such biomimetic composites are also provided.

Method of making BTX compounds including benzene, toluene, and xylene, including feeding heavy reformate to a reactor containing a composite zeolite catalyst. The composite zeolite catalyst includes a mixture of layered mordenite (MOR-L) comprising a layered or rod-type morphology with a layer thickness less than 30 nm and ZSM-5. The MOR-L, the ZSM-5, or both include one or more impregnated metals. The method further includes producing the BTX compounds by simultaneously performing transalkylation and dealkylation of the heavy reformate in the reactor. The composite zeolite catalyst is able to simultaneously catalyze both the transalkylation and dealkylation reactions.

Disclosed herein are porous electrochromic niobium oxide films comprising a plurality of niobium oxide nanocrystals, wherein the plurality of niobium oxide nanocrystals comprise niobium oxide having a formula of NbO.sub.x where x represents the average Nb:O ratio in the niobium oxide and where x is from 2 to 2.6. Also disclosed herein are methods of making the porous electrochromic niobium oxide films, methods of use of the porous electrochromic niobium oxide films, and devices comprising the porous electrochromic niobium oxide films.

A sensor and a method of using the sensor are disclosed. The sensor includes a conductive region in electrical communication with two electrodes, the conductive region including metallic nanowires, nanosized particles of a dichalcogenide, and a mercaptoimidazolyl metal-ligand complex. The sensor can be used to detect volatile compounds that have a double or triple bond.

A method of making aluminum alkoxide nanowires is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes: (1) treating an alloy comprising aluminum (Al) and lithium (Li) with a reactive solvent to form a porous metal comprising Al; and (2) treating the porous metal with an alcohol-comprising solvent to form the Al alkoxide nanowires. In some embodiments, the reactive solvent has a pK.sub.a value at 25° C. that is less than 15. In some implementations, water is employed as the reactive solvent and ethanol is employed as the alcohol-comprising solvent. Methods of making Al oxide nanowires, Al hydroxide nanowires, an aerogel, and a lithium-ion battery are also disclosed.