@article { ISI:000273580700038,
	title = {Structure, electronic structure, optical, and dehydrogenation catalytic study of (Zn1-zInz)(O1-xNx) solid solution},
	journal = {Chemistry of Materials},
	volume = {22},
	number = {2},
	year = {2010},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {565-578},
	publisher = {AMER CHEMICAL SOC},
	address = {1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Indium and nitrogen codoping in ZnO leads to a solid solution of InN in ZnO with I composition of(Zn1-zInz)(O1-xNx). A simple solution combustion method has been adopted to prepare the above materials in less than 10 min with metal nitrates as the metal loll source and urea as fuel. With reference to ZnO, significant increase in lattice parameters was observed with increasing In-content. However, the In2O3 phase was Observed along with InN for]it content \&gt;= 10\%. Optical absorption extended into the Visible region, at least LIP to 550 nm, demonstrates an effective reduction of optical band gap due to the formation of solid Solution. A new feature observed just above O2p valence band in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) suggests the creation of N 2p states from InN; the N Is core level XPS result too confirms nitride contribution. Raman spectroscopy and secondary ion mass spectrometry results show direct In-N, Zn-N. and In-N-Zn fragments in (Zn1-zInz)(O1-x,N-x). Catalytic activity explored for Oxidation of 2-butanol to ethyl methyl ketone demonstrates a high selectivity at 350 and 400 degrees C. All of the above characteristics suggest the multifunctional nature of (Zn1-zInz)(O1-xNx) and its potential for other applications.</p>},
	issn = {0897-4756},
	doi = {10.1021/cm903368r},
	author = {Mapa, Maitri and Sivaranjani, Kumarsrinivasan and Bhange, Deu S. and Saha, Biswajit and Chakraborty, Purushottam and Viswanath, Annamraju Kasi and Gopinath, Chinnakonda S.}
}
@article { ISI:000311350000013,
	title = {Simple one pot synthesis of nano gold-mesoporous silica and its oxidation catalysis},
	journal = {Catalysis Today},
	volume = {198},
	number = {1, SI},
	year = {2012},
	month = {DEC},
	pages = {92-97},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>A simple one pot synthesis strategy using a non ionic triblock copolymer P123 as reducing as well as templating agent has been employed to prepare nano gold particles incorporated in the pores of mesoporous silica catalyst. The catalyst is characterized by XRD, nitrogen adsorption desorption isotherms at 77 K and TEM. The presence of small gold nanopartilces (similar to 2-4 nm) clearly demonstrated that this strategy can be effective in incorporating Au inside mesochannels. The catalyst reduced at 300 degrees C in H-2 was found to be active for oxidation reactions, such as CO oxidation, and benzyl alcohol. (C) 2012 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Alcohol oxidation, CO oxidation, Gold catalysis, Mesoporous silica},
	issn = {0920-5861},
	doi = {10.1016/j.cattod.2012.05.053},
	author = {Sekhar, A. C. Sunil and Sivaranjani, Kumarsrinivasan and Gopinath, Chinnakonda S. and Vinod, C. P.}
}
