7. Gold Nanorods
• Synthesis methods: Seeded growth
• Application: Photo-thermal nanoconvertor, Drug delivery
Gold Nanorods
V.Raeesi and W. C. Chan, Nanoscale, 2016, DOI: 10.1039/C5NR08463F
Mohamed A. Abdou Mohamed and Vahid Raeesi, Patricia Turner, Anu Rebbapragada, Kate Banks, Warren C. W. Chan, Biomaterials,
10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.04.009 (1st Co-author)
8. Gold Nanospheres(50nm) Gold Nanospheres(120nm)
Gold Nanospheres
• Synthesis methods: Controlled salt-reduction
• Application: Diagnostic probes, Drug delivery, Bioimaging
V.Raeesi and W. C. Chan, Nanoscale, 2016, DOI: 10.1039/C5NR08463F
9. Zinc Oxide Nanostructures
ZnO nanoparticles ZnO nanofilm ZnO nanowire film
• Synthesis methods:
Thermal decomposition, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Supercritical Fluid
A.Reiser, V. Raeesi, G.M. Prinz, M. Schirra, M. Feneberg, U. Roder, R. Sauer, K.Thonke, Microelectronics, Vol. 40, 2,
306-308 (2009)
• Application:
Blue emission LED devices, High electron mobility electrodes for solar cells,
Piezoelectric electrodes for biosensing
10. Positive Temperature Coefficient Fillers
• Synthesis method:
Organo-modification by
Dimethylglyoxime
• Application:
As fillers for polymer composite
temperature-dependent switches
• Material:
Carbon black modified with Ni & Au
particles
B.Pourabbas,V.Raeesi and S.Ghasemi,”Polymer based PTC composites from Carbon Blacks modified with metal particles
”,IUPAC International Polymer Congress MACRO2004,Symposium 5.1:Polymers for energy ,electronic,opto-electronic and
optical applications ,France , July 4-9, 2004
SEM image of Carbon black modified with Ni particles
11. Nanophosphors
• Synthesis method: Chemical Vapor Synthesis, Wet Chemistry
• Application: High quality white LEDs
• Material: YAG:Ce (or BaFBr2)
H.Paul, H. Kaps, Th. Gleich, V. Raeesi, U. Herr and M. Zachau, Solid State Phenomena, Vol. 128 (2007), pp712