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One-pot synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles and submicron-aggregates for dye-sensitized solar cells
, Article Materials Letters ; Volume 139 , January , 2015 , Pages 433-436 ; 0167577X (ISSN) ; Nemati, A ; Malekshahi Byranvand, M ; Mohammadpour, R ; Faridi, H ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier
2015
Abstract
ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) and submicron aggregates (SMAs) were synthesized via a simple precipitation method by changing the amount of zinc acetate di-hydrate in absolute ethanol and synthesis time. Synthesized NPs and SMAs were characterized by FE-SEM, EDS, XRD, PL, and DRS and were used to fabricate dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The SMAs synthesized at moderate concentration (0.022 M) and with poly-dispersed distribution of the aggregates showed lower density of deep localized trap states as well as enhanced scattering features in comparison to NP-based electrode. As a result, power conversion efficiency (η) of about 2.56% with improved current density (Jsc) of 8.51 mA/cm2 were...
Cytotoxicity of uncoated and polyvinyl alcohol coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
, Article Journal of Physical Chemistry C ; Volume 113, Issue 22 , 2009 , Pages 9573-9580 ; 19327447 (ISSN) ; Simchi, A ; Imani, M ; Sharif University of Technology
2009
Abstract
Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) are being increasingly used in various biomedical applications such as hyperthermia, cell and protein separation, enhancing resolution of magnetic resonance imaging, and drug delivery. However, the toxicity data for SPION are limited. In this study, uncoated and single polyvinyl alcohol coated SPION with high chemical reactivity (due to the bigger surface area) were synthesized using a coprecipitation method. Cytotoxicity of these magnetic nanoparticles and their ability to cause arrest in cell life-cycles was investigated. Interaction of these nanoparticles with adhesive mouse fibroblast cell line (L929) was probed using MTT assay. High...