Wang Mingtai at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a finely tuned method for growing titanium dioxide nanorod arrays (TiO 2-NA) with ...

This technique should enable more effective use of nanorods in solar cells, magnetic storage devices and sensors, and boost the electrical and mechanical properties of nanorod-polymer composites.

Figure 1: Plasmonic nanorod metamaterial and the properties of the electromagnetic mode used for sensing experiments. Figure 2: Optical resonances of the plasmonic nanorod metamaterial in ...

Depositing a series of such nanorod layers, each with slightly larger refractive index, they reduced the surface reflectivity further still. This meant there were no abrupt refractive-index ...

(b) ADF-STEM image and (c) corresponding FFT pattern of the ultra-fine nanorod in radial direction. (d) ADF-STEM image and (e) corresponding FFT pattern of the ultra-fine nanorod in axial section.

"These simulations bring us a step closer to creating a nanorod device that allows scientists to control the flow of nanoparticles," said Hernandez. "Blue-sky applications of such devices include ...

Now, a research team from University Malaysia Pahang, focussing on renewable energy, working in in collaboration with scientists from University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’, Italy, has developed the world's ...