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This research is focused on fabrication of TiO2 layers by electrophoretic deposition (EPD) for application as photoanode in Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSC). DSCs are third generation of solar cells, also known as the Grätzel cell, after its inventor Michael Grätzel. A DSC is composed of a porous layer of wide band gap semiconductor such as TiO2 and ZnO, covered with a molecular dye that absorbs sunlight, and a counter electrode contacted by a liquid redox electrolyte. Dye Sensitized semiconductor (photoanode) has important role in conversion of photon to electricity. To achieve higher efficiency, preparation of photoanode with high surface area resulted to enough dye adsorption is necessary.... 

Samples of the V2O5 catalysts supported on nanostructures of TiO2 and γ-Al2O3 were synthesized via hydrothermal method for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane (ODHP) to propylene. The TiO2 support was utilized in both commercial microstructures and prepared nanostructures from their corresponding salts. Furthermore,the γ-Al2O3 was also prepared from two novel methods. Moreover, the vanadium catalysts supported on hybrid TiO2 and γ-Al2O3 were prepared. The performances of the prepared catalysts were subsequently examined in a fixed-bed reactor. The main products were propylene, ethylene and COx.The vanadium catalyst over TiO2 and γ-Al2O3 had the best performance under the reactor test... 

Nowadays, replacement of traditional cast iron shoes with composite brake blocks is a main project in railway systems. The main purpose of this replacement is noise reduction( for example by about 10dB for a 100km/h freight train). One of the main sources of noise emission is the rolling sound of the wheel on the rail. The rougher and more out-of-round wheel surface, the greater the noise produced. Cast iron brake shoes, still widely used on freight wagons, make the wheel surface much rougher than composite brake blocks due to the fusing of minute metal particles into the tread surface during braking. It is therefore necessary to replace the current cast iron brake shoe with a synthetic... 

The use of dental implants has grown considerably in recent years in Iran but this piece is the industrial imported parts that are not yet produced in Iran. So the main purpose of this research was to fabricate a dental implant from Ti-6Al-4V alloy by CNC machining techniques. On the other hand, the poor bonding strength of bioactive coatings and low cell growth on the surface of uncoated implants are the common problems in the use of dental implants. So another aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Nanoscale surface topography and nanostructured coatings on the surface modification of titanium implant in order to improve Osseointegration and the bonding strength of bioactive... 

The present work describes sensing application of modified Pt nanostructures towards detection of glucose. Modified Pt nanostructured electrodes were prepared using electrodeposition method such as chronoampermetry and potentiostatic pulse methods. The electrodeposition of Pt nanostructures was first studied by voltammetry and amperommetry techniques and then potentiostatic pulse method has been used to produce the alloyed structures of platinum. In this regard, the first electrode was proposed based on alloyed Pt/Ni nanowire arrays (NWAs) for the non-enzymatic detection of glucose. The Pt/Ni NWAs were prepared by pulse electrodeposition of Pt and Ni within a nano-pore polycarbonate (PC)... 

There are many techniques that have been used to create hydroxyapatite nanoparticles coating on nanotubes. Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) is one of the methods that has advantages of short formation time, needs simple apparatus, little restriction of the shape of substrate, no requirement for binder burnout as the green coating contains few or no organics. In the research, first, titanium dioxide nanotubes were fabricated by anodic oxidation. Anodizing voltage effect on the morphology of nanotubes was evaluated. SEM images was shown that in the anodizing voltage 20V, nanotubes were the most regular. Then, Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles has been deposited onto nanotublar TiO2 by... 

In this study TiO2/SiO2 thin films were prepared by sol-gel method from Tetra isopropylortho Titanate(TIPT) as the principle of TiO2 material with Tera ethoxysilane(TEOS) as the principle of SiO2 material to achieve high scratch-resistant , antibacterial and self-cleaning surface area under the effect of various percentage of SiO2 . Film deposition was carried out using a dip-coating technique and heat-treatment was used at 700ºC to achieve crystalline of films with excellent adherence the of substrate.
The surface morphology of the films has been observed by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and the tribological properties of the surface were investigated by Atomic Force Microscope... 

In this research we focus on fabrication and characterization of Dye and Cadmium based Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells (QDSCs) based on TiO2 nanostructures. TiO2 nanorods were synthesized with a simple chemical method. TiO2 nanorods, TiO2 nanorod/TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticle composite structures were integrated as photoanode in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Incorporation of TiO2 nanoparticles into the bare nanorods increased the efficiency more than 45%. Monitoring electron transport properties of the cells, pointed out the crucial role of electronic structure of composite film components on the performance of cells. Suitable morphology of TiO2 nanorods, led us to use them, to make a... 

UF membranes are widely used in various industries now, a major type of these membranes are ceramic membranes which are resistant to high temperatures and corrosive fluids. In this thesis we developed an anisotropic UF ceramic membrane based on 20nm TiO2 nanoparticles on a prous sustrate. We had two major challenges, the first one was to find a suitable prous substrate and the second one was to find an appropriate coating method. Our main task was to optimise the process conditions to achive a crackless and uniform membrane layer with minimal ups and downs. Lots of coating methods and TiO2 inks have been tried, finally we used a coating method which we called it “Soft Blade Coating”, with... 

Hexavalent chromium ions (Cr(VI)) is one of the most dangerous heavy ions for the environment, humans and other living organisms. Hence, finding new ways to determine and reduction to the much less toxic trivalent chromium (Cr(III)) is highly important. In this thesis, electrochemical and photoelectrochemical methods have been employed for the direct detection and reduction of Cr (VI). For this purpose, the indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode decorated with gold-palladium bimetallic nanoparticles (AuPd) was used for the determination and reduction of Cr(VI) via electrochemical route. These AuPd decorated electrodes exhibited a wide linear concentration range of 0.001-100 µM, a very low... 

TiO2 is one of the most frequently used photocatalyst materials. Porous TiO2 nanostructure has drawn much attention recently due to high decomposition rate of organic pollutants. In this thesis, TiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized via sol-gel method and were coated on cotton and jute fiber separately; besides, the impregnated fibers were heat treated to eliminate cellulose. Titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP) was used as a precursor and two solutions, acidic and alcoholic, were used as the primary solutions for synthesis. In acidic solution, the crystalline phase and size distribution of TiO2 nanoparticles were evaluated with changing pH.Then, the appropriate pH was chosen for coating. In... 

In this study, pulse electrodeposition of Ni-Fe composite coating with and without nano-TiO2 particle in sulphate bath was performed and effects of peak current density, frequency, duty cycle and type of current on their properties was investigated. Also effect of pulse parameters on the composition and amount of particles in coatings was determined. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis was used to study the morphplogy and structure of coatings. The chemical composition of deposits was examined by Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) attached with Scanning Electron Microscopy and Atomic Adsorption... 

This study was performed to synthesize Ag-doped TiO2 nanotubes and investigate the antibacterial property of the nanostructure. In the first step, self-organized TiO2 nanotubes were fabricated through anodizing in an electrolyte containing 0٫3 Wt% NH4F, 0٫2٪V DI water and ethylene glycol. Anodizing was performed in 30 and 60V for 2hrs in order to have different nanotube diameters. In the second step, photoreduction process was done on the way to dope Ag nanoparticles on the nanotubes. Herein, AgNO3 solution concentration, time period of TiO2 nanotubes soaking in the solution, time period of UV irradiation and ethanol solution concentration were taken as factors to achieve Ag nanoparticles in... 

Poly (lactate-co-glycolate) is a typical biocompatible and biodegradable synthetic polymer. Addition of TiO2 nanoparticles improved compressive modulus of PLGA scaffolds and reduced fast degradation. Porous 3D scaffolds, which are synthesized using biocompatible and biodegradable materials, could provide suitable microenvironment and mechanical support for optimal cell growth and function. A novel method has been applied to fabricate PLGA/TiO2 scaffolds without using any organic solvent or porogen for nucleation compared to former ways, with aim of improving the biocompatibility, macroscale morphology and well inter-connected pores efficacy: Air-Liquid Foaming. Adjustment of the foaming... 

The main focus of this project is the fabrication of surface engineering scaffolds based on polyurethane and titanium dioxide. The research's aim is the creation of the synergistic properties of TiO2 and PU as a new strategy for engineering artificial autologous blood vessels. In the first section, PU-TiO2 nanocomposites were synthesized by co-insitu synthesis of nanoparticles and polymer. The nanocomposite films were prepared by solvent casting and thermally induced phase separation methods. Mechanical and biological properties of films were compared with pure PU film. In solvent casting method, the outcomes revealed that the rate of endothelialization of the nanocomposite scaffold after 7... 

Brines are one of the main resources for lithium extraction and Iran has got many high magnesium and low lithium brine resources. In order to extract lithium, it is required to carefully identify these resources and their associated compounds and then an appropriate method can be adopted to extract lithium. Among the Previous researches, Bahadori, Jandaghi and Moazeni developed methods for removal of undesirable brines elements, Deposition of lithium from refined brine and lithium adsorption anatase ion-sieves membrane respectively; in this study it has been tried to investigate the optimization of the adsorption process, onto the TiO2-B ion sieve with nanotube morphology. TiO2-B nanotubes... 

Wide utilization of nanomanipulation as a promising approach in microorganisms, nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) and assembly of nanostructures remarks the importance of nanostructures’ motion in electric fields. Despite of many reports on manipulation and assembly of nanowires (NWs) in non-uniform and alternating electric fields by dielectrophoresis, and also rotation of NWs in rotating electric fields, there is still a lack of knowledge on rotational and translational dynamics of metallic and dielectric NWs in uniform static electric fields. In this dissertation, we study the dynamics of silver (Ag) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) NWs, with diameters and lengths in the range of 40 to 100... 

Polysulfone (PSU) and polyethersulfone (PES) porous membranes; and mixed polymers (PSU and PES) with nanoparticles TiO2, were prepared for air humidification. The mechanical properties and morphology of these membranes were studied by Tensile Tester and SEM/EDX. The effects of membrane composition and operating factors on humidifier performance were investigated. The results revealed that the membrane composition and its structure have significant effect on humidification. The porous membranes with finger type cavities had higher humidification performance but lower mechanical properties. The Membranes which were prepared from polysulfone polymer, 10 wt % of polymers in casting solution and...