Thermal conductivity performance for ternary hybrid nanomaterial subject to entropy generation by Sohail A. Khan, T. Hayat, A. Alsaedi

“…Here titanium dioxide (TiO2) ferric oxide, (Fe2O3) and silicon dioxide (SiO2) are used as nanoparticles. Mixture of water (H2O) and ethylene glycol (C2H6O2) are used as base fluid. …”
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Natural convective heat transfer in a square enclosure utilizing magnetic nanoparticles by Latifa M. Al-Balushi, M.J. Uddin, M.M. Rahman

“…In numerical simulations, four types of nanoparticles such as magnetite (Fe3O4), cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4), Mn-Zn ferrite (Mn-ZnFe2O4), and silicon dioxide (SiO2), and three types of base fluids such as water (H2O), engine oil (EO) and kerosene (Ke) have been considered. …”
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An Optical 1×4 Power Splitter Based on Silicon–Nitride MMI Using Strip Waveguide Structures by Aviv Frishman, Dror Malka

“…The main functionality of the proposed design is to use Si₃N₄ for dealing with the back reflection (BR) effect that usually happens in silicon (Si) MMI devices due to the self-imaging effect and the higher index contrast between Si and silicon dioxide (SiO₂). The optimal device parameters were determined through numerical optimizations using the beam propagation method (BPM) and finite difference time domain (FDTD). …”
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Nano silylation modification of diamond powder surface and its oxidation resistance by Aihong PANG, Xinran DONG, Junyan DONG, Fangren SHEN, Suling TAN, Chenchao JIA, Shushan DONG, Qingqing MAO, Zengfeng WU

“…When the gel film is heated to a certain temperature, the silicon dioxide in it can change from amorphous phase to crystalline phase. …”
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Study of Structural and Optical Properties of Electrodeposited Silicon Films on Graphite Substrates by Muhammad Monirul Islam, Hajer Said, Ahmed Hichem Hamzaoui, Adel Mnif, Takeaki Sakurai, Naoki Fukata, Katsuhiro Akimoto

“…Silicon (Si) films were deposited on low-cost graphite substrates by the electrochemical reduction of silicon dioxide nanoparticles (nano-SiO₂) in calcium chloride (CaCl₂), melted at 855 °C. …”
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Ultra-low-loss on-chip zero-index materials by Tian Dong, Jiujiu Liang, Sarah Camayd-Muñoz, Yueyang Liu, Haoning Tang, Shota Kita, Peipei Chen, Xiaojun Wu, Weiguo Chu, Eric Mazur, Yang Li

“…The approach of Tian Dong and coworkers from China and the US is to embed an array of silicon pillars (about 180 nm in radius and 1100 nm high) into a matrix of silicon dioxide to create a Dirac-cone photonic-crystal slab. …”
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State Switching of Terahertz Reflection and Orbital Angular Momentum in Phase Change Metasurfaces by Changqing Li, Canhui He, Zhengyong Song

“…They consist of vanadium dioxide blocks, silicon dioxide spacer, and gold film. By changing the size of vanadium dioxide block, vanadium dioxide in the metallic state forms a gradient metasurface. …”
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Enhancements on Flame Resistance by Inorganic Silicate-Based Intumescent Coating Materials by Sin-Nan Chen, Pei-Kai Li, Tar-Hwa Hsieh, Ko-Shan Ho, Yu-Meng Hong

“…After high-temperature flame testing, a densely complex protective layer of carbon-char created on top of the robust silicon dioxide networks offers notable flame resistance. …”
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Nanostructure of Porous Si and Anodic SiO₂ Surface Passivation for Improved Efficiency Porous Si Solar Cells by Panus Sundarapura, Xiao-Mei Zhang, Ryoji Yogai, Kazuki Murakami, Alain Fave, Manabu Ihara

“…The photovoltaic effect in the anodic formation of silicon dioxide (SiO₂) on porous silicon (PS) surfaces was investigated toward developing a potential passivation technique to achieve high efficiency nanostructured Si solar cells. …”
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Fluorine-Free, Highly Durable Waterproof and Breathable Fibrous Membrane with Self-Clean Performance by Jinchao Zhao, Teng Zhang, Youmu Li, Leping Huang, Youhong Tang

“…According to the bionics of lotus leaves, a coarse structure was built onto the surface of the SBS fiber using dip-coating of silicon dioxide nanoparticles (SiO₂ NPs). Polydopamine, an efficient interfacial adhesive, was introduced between the SBS fiber and SiO₂ NPs. …”
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Endoscope Capsules: The Present Situation and Future Outlooks by Rodrigo Gounella, Talita Conte Granado, Oswaldo Hideo Ando Junior, Daniel Luís Luporini, Mario Gazziro, João Paulo Carmo

“…These optical filters are based on the principle of Fabry-Perot and were made of thin films of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) and silicon dioxide (SiO₂). Moreover, strategies and solutions for the adaptation of ECs for PDT are also discussed.…”
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Review of the Preparation and Application of Porous Materials for Typical Coal-Based Solid Waste by Jinsong Du, Aiyuan Ma, Xingan Wang, Xuemei Zheng

“…Coal-based solid wastes, such as coal gangue and fly ash, are rich in valuable components, such as rare earth elements (REY), silicon dioxide, alkali metal oxides, and transition metal oxides, which can be used to synthesize various functional Si-based porous materials. …”
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The isothermal Boltzmann–Gibbs entropy reduction affects survival of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster by Iwona Gruss, Jacek Twardowski, Małgorzata Samsel-Czekała, Jarosław Beznosiuk, Czesław Wandzel, Kamila Twardowska, Rafal J. Wiglusz

“…This system is based on quantum bound entanglement of phonons and the phenomenon of phonon resonance (interference of phonon modes) in condensed matter (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) and single crystals of Silicon (Si0), Aluminum (Al0) plates (“chips”), glass, and water). …”
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Perinatal exposure to foodborne inorganic nanoparticles: A role in the susceptibility to food allergy? by Mohammad Issa, Gilles Rivière, Eric Houdeau, Karine Adel-Patient

“…Among these factors, recent studies have emphasized the chronic dietary exposure of the mother to foodborne inorganic nanoparticles (NP) such as nano-sized silicon dioxide (SiO2), titanium dioxide (TiO2) or silver (Ag). …”
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Facile and Low-Cost Fabrication of SiO₂-Covered Au Nanoislands for Combined Plasmonic Enhanced Fluorescence Microscopy and SERS by Alejandro Vidal, Sergio Molina-Prados, Ana Cros, Núria Garro, Manuel Pérez-Martínez, Raquel Álvaro, Gadea Mata, Diego Megías, Pablo A. Postigo

“…The method is based on direct thermal evaporation of Au on glass substrates to form nanoislands, with thicknesses between 2 and 15 nm, which are subsequently covered by a thin layer of silicon dioxide. We have used HR-SEM and AFM to characterize the nanoislands, and their optical transmission reveals strong plasmon resonances in the visible. …”
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Rice Husk Ash as Pore Former and Reinforcement on the Porosity, Microstructure, and Tensile Strength of Aluminum MMC Fabricated via the Powder Metallurgy Method by Azmah Hanim Mohamed Ariff, Ong Jun Lin, Dong-Won Jung, Suraya Mohd Tahir, Mohd Hafis Sulaiman

“…The handling of rice husk ash (RHA) has been raising environmental concerns, which led to the consideration of incorporating RHA in aluminum metal matrix composite fabrication. Due to the high silicon dioxide content of RHA, it can assist in enhancing both the properties and functionality of pure aluminum. …”
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Comparison of cytotoxicity effects induced by four different types of nanoparticles in human corneal and conjunctival epithelial cells by Xiangzhe Li, Boram Kang, Youngsub Eom, Jingxiang Zhong, Hyung Keun Lee, Hyo Myung Kim, Jong Suk Song

“…In this paper, we aimed to investigate the toxicity effects of chemical components of PM on the ocular surface, focusing on the effects of four different types of nanoparticles (NPs) in human corneal epithelial cells (HCECs) and human conjunctival epithelial cells (HCjECs), which include titanium dioxide (TiO2), carbon black (CB), zinc dioxide (ZnO), and silicon dioxide (SiO2). We found that the in vitro cytotoxic effects of CB, ZnO, and SiO2 NPs are dependent on particle properties and cell type as well as the exposure concentration and time. …”
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Graphene Metamaterial Embedded within Bundt Optenna for Ultra-Broadband Infrared Enhanced Absorption by Ehab Awad

“…The metamaterial itself has seven concentric cylindrical graphene layers separated by silicon dioxide thin films, thus each layer contributes to the overall absorption. …”
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Numerical investigation of nanofluids comprising different metal oxide nanoparticles for cooling concentration photovoltaic thermal CPVT by Husam Abdulrasool Hasan, Ali Arif Hatem, Lamiaa Abdulredh Abd, Azher M. Abed, Kamaruzzaman Sopian

“…When compared to water in a CPVT collector, water-SiO2 nanofluid provides the maximum heat transfer improvement of 12.5%. The silicon dioxide nanoparticles have high thermal conductivity, with the water-SiO2 nanofluid exhibiting the greatest heat transfer increase, followed by water-Al2O3, water-ZnO, water-CuO, and water. …”
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Assessment of the possibility of using leucoxene-quartz concentrate as raw material for production of aluminium and magnesium titanates by Evgenii N. Kuzin, Ivan G. Mokrushin, Nataliya E. Kruchinina

“…Two main phases were identified in the products: 30 % aluminium/magnesium titanate and 40 % silicon dioxide. In products of pyrometallurgical processing in the presence of aluminium, phases of pseudobrookite (3.5 %) and titanite (0.5 %) were also found. …”
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