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    Enhancement of Mn luminescence in ZnS:Mn multi-quantum-well structures

    , Article Applied Physics Letters ; Volume 83, Issue 22 , 2003 , Pages 4616-4618 ; 00036951 (ISSN) Taghavinia, N ; Makino, H ; Yao, T ; Sharif University of Technology
    2003
    Abstract
    The efficiency of Mn luminescence is enhanced in low-thickness ZnS:Mn layers. While various hypotheses can be considered to explain the phenomenon, it seems more reasonable to consider the luminescence enhancement effect a result of the formation of dot-like regions with higher local Mn concentration  

    Preparation and Properties of Zinc Sulfide Nanoparticles Doped with Manganese

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Raeesi, Padideh (Author) ; Mohammadi Boghaei, Davar (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    The optical properties of semiconductor nanoparticles are dependent on their size. Then, the important problem in synthesized semiconductor nanoparticles is controllable of their size. In this research ZnS nanoparticles were synthesized by hydrothermal method and taguchi design of experiments and study on effect of solvent, reaction temperature and molar precursor ratio on band gap and particle size of ZnS . The UV-Vis spectrum was carried out for measurement of band gap and the size of nanoparticles by using the effective mass approximation. The X-ray diffraction patterns exhibited a cubic zinc blende structure for the nanoparticles. The ZnS:Mn +2 nanoparticles werw synthesized. With... 

    Bacterial leaching of low-grade ZnS concentrate using indigenous mesophilic and thermophilic strains

    , Article Hydrometallurgy ; Volume 85, Issue 1 , 2007 , Pages 59-65 ; 0304386X (ISSN) Mousavi, S. M ; Yaghmaei, S ; Vossoughi, M ; Jafari, A ; Roostaazad, R ; Turunen, I ; Sharif University of Technology
    2007
    Abstract
    In this study low-grade sphalerite has been treated by the bioleaching process using native cultures of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Sulfobacillus thermosulfido-oxidans in order to determine the ability of these bacteria to the leaching of zinc. The effects of bacterial strain, pH, temperature, pulp density, iron precipitation, and initial concentration of ferric iron on the zinc leaching were evaluated. The bioleaching experiments were carried out in shake flasks at pH 1.5, 180 rpm, 33 °C and 60 °C for mesophilic and thermophilic bacteria, respectively. Compared with the use of laboratory reference strains or control conditions, zinc recovery from the respective concentrate was... 

    Study of Effective Parameters on Roasting of Zinc Sulphide in a Fluidized Bed Reactor

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Hosseinzadeh, Soheil (Author) ; Halali, Mohammad (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In this study, four parameters were investigated including temperature, inlet flow rate, gas composition (oxygen) and particle size on the roasting of Bama company zinc sulfide concentrate in Fluidized bed reactor. Initially, primary sample was heated in electric furnace at 125℃ for 24 hours until the moisture content dried. Then roasting operation was done at 700 and 900℃. The operation was carried out on three range of particle size including 300-500, 500-700 and 700-1000 microns and flow rate was greater than the minimum flow rate of Fluencing. To investigate the effect of flow rate and gas composition input, 500-700 micron particle size range was selected. The effect of 155, 172 and 188... 

    Formulation and Prodution of Organometal-halide Provskite Cells to Increase Solar Cells Efficieny

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Attari Navab, Arvin (Author) ; Nemati, Ali (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Today organometallic perovskites are very important in fabrication of solar cells. This materials have advantages like high mobility of charge carriers, changing in range of light aborption with changing in structures atoms, having longer charge carrier diffusion lengths than other materials, high stability and efficiency, Low-cost fabrication process, having capability of studying and processing in low temperatures and having flexibility because of Weak chemical bond in perovskite structure. Due to the low stability and rapid decomposition of this material with the presence of light and moisture, in this study has tried to use PbS quantum dots which is used in sensitive dye solar cells as... 

    Enhancing bioleaching and iron oxidation efficiency of native strain of acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, by optimizing the ambient growth conditions

    , Article Pollution Research ; Volume 28, Issue 3 , 2009 , Pages 329-336 ; 02578050 (ISSN) Arabian, D ; Nemati, F ; Roostaazad, R ; Shitole, M. G ; Gade, W. N ; Sharif University of Technology
    Abstract
    In this study, we have investigated the bioleaching potential of a native strain of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans isolated from zinc and lead sulfide mines under varied ambient conditions of growth and substrate consumption. In the process of standardizing growth conditions to improve iron oxidation, bioleaching of zinc and lead is also found to be enhanced. The effects of pH, temperature, initial inoculum, Fe2+ and ammonium sulphate concentration on growth and bio-oxidation efficiency of the bacteria have been evaluated. The results indicate that the optimum pH required for the growth of the bacterium is 1.8; however, the same for maximum efficiency is 1.5. It is also found that pH has a... 

    Evolution of roughness and photo-crystallization effect in ZnS-SiO 2 nanocomposite films

    , Article Nanotechnology ; Volume 16, Issue 6 , 2005 , Pages 944-948 ; 09574484 (ISSN) Taghavinia, N ; Lee, H. Y ; Makino, H ; Yao, T ; Sharif University of Technology
    2005
    Abstract
    Amorphous chalcogenides in the form of bulk or thin films are known as photosensitive materials that undergo changes in optical or structural properties upon irradiation. Here we study the optical properties of nanocomposite films of ZnS-SiO2 illuminated with ultraviolet (UV) light and relate them to the photo-induced evolution of roughness, as well as photo-crystallization effects in these films. We observe that upon UV irradiation a new crystalline phase of ZnSiO3 is formed in the nanocomposite film. This is accompanied by the evolution of surface roughness on the film. © 2005 IOP Publishing Ltd  

    Sonochemical synthesis and measurement of optical properties of zinc sulfide quantum dots

    , Article Chemical Engineering Journal ; Volume 209 , 2012 , Pages 113-117 ; 13858947 (ISSN) Goharshadi, E. K ; Sajjadi, S. H ; Mehrkhah, R ; Nancarrow, P ; Sharif University of Technology
    2012
    Abstract
    A facile sonochemical method has been developed to prepare very small zinc sulfide nanoparticles (ZnS NPs) of extremely small size about 1. nm in diameter using a set of ionic liquids based on the bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide anion and different cations of 1-alkyl-3-methyl-imidazolium. The structural features and optical properties of the NPs were determined in depth with X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM (HRTEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS) analysis, and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy. The energy band gap measurements of ZnS NPs were calculated by UV-vis absorption... 

    Hybrid supercapacitors constructed from double-shelled cobalt-zinc sulfide/copper oxide nanoarrays and ferrous sulfide/graphene oxide nanostructures

    , Article Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ; 2020 Shahi, M ; Hekmat, F ; Shahrokhian, S ; Sharif University of Technology
    Academic Press Inc  2020
    Abstract
    Evolution of renewable energies in the era of the modernized world has been strongly tied up to the incessant development of high-performance energy storage systems benefiting from both high energy and power densities. In the present work, binder-free positive electrodes are fabricated via a facile electrochemical deposition route in which copper oxide nanorods (CuO NRs) directly grown onto the copper foam (CF) are decorated with bimetallic cobalt-zinc sulfide nanoarrays (Co-Zn-S NAs). The fabricated Co-Zn-S@CuO-CFs represent promising specific capacity of 317.03 C.g−1 at 1.76 A.g−1, along with superior cyclic stability (113% retention after 4500 cycles). Negative electrodes were further... 

    Hybrid supercapacitors constructed from double-shelled cobalt-zinc sulfide/copper oxide nanoarrays and ferrous sulfide/graphene oxide nanostructures

    , Article Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ; Volume 585 , 2021 , Pages 750-763 ; 00219797 (ISSN) Shahi, M ; Hekmat, F ; Shahrokhian, S ; Sharif University of Technology
    Academic Press Inc  2021
    Abstract
    Evolution of renewable energies in the era of the modernized world has been strongly tied up to the incessant development of high-performance energy storage systems benefiting from both high energy and power densities. In the present work, binder-free positive electrodes are fabricated via a facile electrochemical deposition route in which copper oxide nanorods (CuO NRs) directly grown onto the copper foam (CF) are decorated with bimetallic cobalt-zinc sulfide nanoarrays (Co-Zn-S NAs). The fabricated Co-Zn-S@CuO-CFs represent promising specific capacity of 317.03 C.g−1 at 1.76 A.g−1, along with superior cyclic stability (113% retention after 4500 cycles). Negative electrodes were further... 

    Kinetic of Zinc Sulfide Roasting of

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Marzoughi, Omid (Author) ; Halali, Mohammad (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In this study, the effect of two main parameters, time and temperature, were investigated in the roasting process of zinc sulfide of Bafgh’s mine, and kinetics and the mechanism of the roasting reaction were examined, too. The oxidation process was performed in a muffle furnace in the presence of the oxygen of air atmosphere. The raw powder material (with the particle size of 74-250 micron) was poured in Alumina crucibles. The roasting process was run in eight temperatures of 650, 700, 750, 800, 850, 900, 950 and 1000 ◦C. Oxidation percent was calculated in six times of 5, 10, 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes. The experiments were designed in a way that the effect of each parameter could be... 

    Investigating the Electrochemical Behavior of Co-Zn Sulfides and Hydroxides on Copper Oxide Nano-structures Grown on Copper Foam for Application in Electrochemical Supercapacitors

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Shahi, Mahdiyeh (Author) ; Shahrokhian, Saeed (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In the first part, Co-Zn hydroxides were deposited onto CuO nanorods, and their electrochemical behavior and capacitive performance were investigated. To this end, Cu(OH)2 nanorods were grown on copper foam through a chemical process. Then, Cu(OH)2 were converted to CuO nanorods via a calcination process. In the next step, Co-Zn-OH sheets were electrodeposited on CuO nanorods. FE-SEM images of the prepared electrodes demonstrate the formation of Co-Zn-OH nanosheets onto CuO nanorods. Crucial electrochemical evaluations such as cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge/discharge (GCD), rate capability, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were carried out. According to the... 

    Solvothermal synthesis of CuMS2 (M=A1, In, Fe) nanoparticles and effect of coordinating solvent on the crystalline structure

    , Article Scientia Iranica ; Volume 21, Issue 6 , 2014 , Pages 2468-2478 ; ISSN: 10263098 Vahidshad, Y ; Ghasemzadeh, R ; Zad, A. I ; Mirkazemi, S. M ; Masoud, A ; Sharif University of Technology
    Abstract
    CuMS2 (M=A1, In, Fe) ternary compounds were synthesized via the facile polyol method in autoclave. Depending on the functional groups of solvent and surfactant, the structure of the nanocrystals can be controlled in the form of wurtzite or chalcopyrite. The chalcopyrite structure was obtained when the precursors solved in the mixture of diethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol 600 and ammonium hydroxide. When the solvent was replaced by ethylene diamine, the wurtzite was obtained along with chalcopyrite (polytypism). The products were characterized by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) for analysis of structural properties, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) for studying morphological... 

    Leaching of a zinc ore and concentrate using the Geocoat™ technology

    , Article Minerals Engineering ; Volume 24, Issue 1 , 2011 , Pages 64-69 ; 08926875 (ISSN) Soleimani, M ; Petersen, J ; Roostaazad, R ; Hosseini, S ; Mohammad Mousavi, S ; Najafi, A ; Vasiri, A. K ; Sharif University of Technology
    Abstract
    In this study, the Geocoat™ technology was used for the extraction of zinc from a mineral concentrate obtained from the Kooshk mine (Yazd, Iran) by a culture dominated by the mesophilic bacterium Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in a packed column bioreactor. A low grade sphalerite ore was used as support for the concentrate coating. During the 100 days of leaching pH, Fe3+, Fetotal, microbial population density and zinc extraction were measured. The final zinc extraction from concentrate and low grade support was 97% and 78%, respectively, and it was found that leaching from the support does not proceed significantly before leaching from the coating is completed  

    Effect of RGO/Zn:XCd1- xS crystalline phase on solar photoactivation processes

    , Article RSC Advances ; Volume 6, Issue 52 , 2016 , Pages 46282-46290 ; 20462069 (ISSN) Moradlou, O ; Tedadi, N ; Banazadeh, A ; Naseri, N ; Sharif University of Technology
    Royal Society of Chemistry  2016
    Abstract
    A series of reduced graphene oxide/ZnxCd1-xS (RGO/ZnxCd1-xS) nanocomposites (0 < x < 1) with different ratios of Zn/Cd were synthesized via a facile hydrothermal route under optimized experimental conditions and were carefully characterized by various techniques. Because very little is known about the morphology, specific surface area, and crystal phase effects of RGO/ZnxCd1-xS crystals on their photoresponsivity, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), BET surface area analysis and X-ray diffraction (XRD) data were studied to investigate their effects on photoactivity. Based on the results, a crystal phase transition from a cubic phase in RGO/Zn0.9Cd0.1S to a hexagonal... 

    Kinetics of oxygen adsorption on ZnS nanoparticles synthesized by precipitation process

    , Article Materials Science- Poland ; Volume 34, Issue 2 , 2016 , Pages 260-265 ; 20831331 (ISSN) Ahmadi, R ; Sadrnezhad, S. K ; Namivandi Zangeneh, R ; Oghabian, M. A ; Sharif University of Technology
    Walter de Gruyter GmbH 
    Abstract
    ZnS nanoparticles were synthesized through a one-step precipitation process. Effect of time and temperature on the formation reaction was investigated. The synthesized samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), ultraviolet (UV) visible absorption and photoluminescence (PL) spectrophotometry. Based on XRD and UV-Vis data, the particles produced at 70 °C had a mean particle size of about 5 nm. Increasing time and temperature of the synthesis reaction resulted in photoluminescence intensification. PL spectroscopy helped understanding the adsorption kinetics of oxygen on ZnS nanoparticles during the precipitation synthesis process. Fabrication of ZnS structures with appropriate... 

    Evaluating Cu2SnS3nanoparticle layers as hole-transporting materials in perovskite solar cells

    , Article ACS Applied Energy Materials ; Volume 4, Issue 6 , 2021 , Pages 5560-5573 ; 25740962 (ISSN) Heidariramsheh, M ; Mirhosseini, M ; Abdizadeh, K ; Mahdavi, S. M ; Taghavinia, N ; Sharif University of Technology
    American Chemical Society  2021
    Abstract
    We investigate the use of simple nontoxic Cu2SnS3 (CTS) nanoparticles (NPs) as low-cost dopant-free hole-transport materials (HTMs) a substitute for spiro-OMeTAD in an n-i-p mesoscopic architecture of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Besides, this work confirms the critical role of the crystalline phase of CTS NPs on the performance of the device. Using a facile one-pot heating-up procedure, pure zincblende and wurtzite structures of CTS NPs were obtained by sulfur element and thiourea as the sulfur source, respectively, and were dispersed in chloroform to make very stable nonpolar ink that is compatible with the perovskite. Nanoparticles with the wurtzite crystal phase showed much better... 

    Morphology and phase-controlled growth of CuInS2 nanoparticles through polyol based heating up synthesis approach

    , Article Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing ; Volume 121 , 2021 ; 13698001 (ISSN) Heidariramsheh, M ; Dabbagh, M. M ; Mahdavi, S. M ; Beitollahi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
    Elsevier Ltd  2021
    Abstract
    The properties of colloidal nanoparticles are the key parameters in the fabrication of inexpensive solar cells based on the solution methods. In this study, Different nanostructures of CuInS2 (CIS) were successfully synthesized by a heating-up facile polyol-based method in which, polyols including diethylene glycol (DEG), ethylene glycol (EG), and glycerol (Gly) were chosen as both the solvent and the reductant. It is found that not only the indium precursor type but also the polyol solvent are greatly effective on the size, morphology and crystal phase of this sulfide ternary composition. Briefly, the heating-up synthesis using In(acac)3 in DEG and Gly media, created nano-sized particles... 

    Synergism of oxygen vacancy and carbonaceous species on enhanced photocatalytic activity of electrospun ZnO-carbon nanofibers: Charge carrier scavengers mechanism

    , Article Applied Catalysis A: General ; Volume 466 , September , 2013 , Pages 153-160 ; 0926860X (ISSN) Samadi, M ; Shivaee, H. A ; Pourjavadi, A ; Moshfegh, A. Z ; Sharif University of Technology
    2013
    Abstract
    Novel ZnO-carbon and ZnO nanofibers were fabricated by electrospinning of polymer precursor followed by subsequent annealing in nitrogen and air, respectively. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) indicated the smooth and beadless nanofibers with wurtzite crystal structure. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) showed the presence of oxygen vacancies (VO) and chemisorbed O2 on the surface of the samples. Band gap narrowing of the ZnO-carbon nanofibers in comparison to ZnO were measured by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS). Photo-degradation of azo dye under the UV and visible light was evaluated and ZnO-carbon showed an enhancement in... 

    Tailoring of morphology and crystal structure of CdSe nanostructures by controlling the ratio of triethylenetetraamine and water in their mixed solution

    , Article Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing ; Volume 107, Issue 2 , May , 2012 , Pages 497-502 ; 09478396 (ISSN) Mohammadi, M. R ; Zarghami, V ; Fray, D. J ; Sharif University of Technology
    2012
    Abstract
    The morphological manipulation, structural characterization, and optical properties of different CdSe nanocrystals were reported. Several different CdSe nanostructures, including nanowires, tetrapod crystals, and nanoparticles were grown by varying the volume ratio of triethylenetetraamine (TETA) and water (WA) in their mixed solution. By manipulating the growth driving force (i.e., the degree of supersaturation) and kinetics of the process (i.e., growth rate), the morphology and crystal structure of CdSe nanocrystals can be tailored. Growth driving force changed their morphology from nanowires to tetrapod structures and from the latter structure to nanoparticles. Moreover, kinetics of the...