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Co3O4-modified CeO2 (Co/Ce 1:4) was prepared by a combination of sol-gel processing and solvothermal treatment. The distribution of Co was controlled by means of the synthesis protocol to yield three different morphologies, namely, Co3O4 nanoparticles located on the surface of CeO2 particles, coexistent Co3O4 and CeO2 nanoparticles, or Co oxide structures homogeneously distributed within CeO2. The effect of the different morphologies on the properties of Co3O4-CeO2 was investigated with regard to the crystallite phase(s), particle size, surface area, and catalytic activity for CO oxidation. The material with Co3O4 nanoparticles finely dispersed on the surface of CeO2 particles had the highest catalytic activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To investigate the original and promising luminescence properties of ionic nanoparticle networks (INN), various material compositions were investigated. In this work, the linker used to network the silica nanoparticles was varied; numerous substituted or non-substituted imidazolium, pyrazolium and pyridinium linkers are presented. Photoluminescence experiments on the INN hybrid materials revealed strong emission bands over a broad range in the visible region of the light spectrum. Varying the aromatic linker between the imidazolium units induced clear shifts of the emission maxima up to 100 nm, as a consequence of π-π stacking interactions. Steric hindrance and inductive effects of the substituents, introduced on the aromatic units, also strongly influenced the luminescence properties of the materials by modifying the π-π stacking between the imidazolium rings. Small and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS, WAXS) experiments revealed a clear trend between the obtained structural parameters (short-range order parameter and distance of the aromatic units within the hybrid material) and the luminescence quantum yields of the INN materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Highly dispersible MoS2 nanoparticles have been prepared via surface-modification using a novel tetraethylene glycol-based ionic liquid containing a chelating moiety attached to the cation. The choice of the respective ligand enables the generation of highly dispersible MoS2 nanoparticles with either polar, hydrophobic or “amphiphilic” surfaces, forming highly stable dispersions or microemulsions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]