Chromium is used to Substitute Rare and Expensive Noble Metals In many applications, chromium is not utilized to directly replace scarce and expensive noble metals such as platinum, palladium, or rhodium. Noble metals are coveted…
Titanium Lactate – a Chemical Compound Titanium lactate is a chemical compound that is a salt of titanium and lactic acid with the formula C12H20O12Ti. It is a chemical compound made…
Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Titanium dioxide nanoparticles are titanium dioxide (TiO2) particles with diameters less than 100 nm, also known as ultrafine titanium dioxide, nanocrystalline titanium dioxide, or microcrystalline…
Potassium Polonide – a chemical compound Potassium polonide is a chemical compound with the formula K2Po. It is a polonide, a set of very chemically stable compounds of polonium. Potassium is…
A Team Creates a Way to Recycle High-Density Polyethylene Plastics Without the Need for Solvents or Hydrogen High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is a type of thermoplastic polymer made from ethylene monomers. It is known for its high strength-to-density ratio, making it a popular…
Sodium Metasilicate – a Chemical Substance The main component of commercial sodium silicate solutions is sodium metasilicate, which has the chemical formula Na2SiO3. It is a silicate compound that is commonly…
Titanium Dioxide – an inorganic compound Titanium dioxide, also known as titanium(IV) oxide, is a chemical compound with the formula TiO2. It is an oxide of titanium that occurs naturally. Because…
Dye-sensitized Solar Cell A dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC or Grätzel cell) is a low-cost solar cell that belongs to the thin-film solar cell family. A photoelectrochemical system is…
Thin-film Solar Cell Thin-film solar cells are created by depositing one or more thin layers of photovoltaic material (thin films or TFs) onto a substrate such as glass,…
Organic Solar Cell An organic solar cell (OSC) or plastic solar cell is a type of photovoltaic that uses organic electronics, a branch of electronics that deals with…
Hybrid Solar Cells The benefits of both organic and inorganic semiconductors are combined in hybrid solar cells. It is a type of photovoltaic technology that combines the benefits…
Chemists Figure out why Photosynthetic Light Harvesting is so Effective Photosynthesis is a complex process that converts light energy into chemical energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate…