A cobaltosic-oxide-nanosheets/reduced-graphene-oxide composite （CoNSs@RGO） was successfully prepared as a light-weight broadband electromagnetic wave absorber. The effects of the sample thickness and amount of compo...A cobaltosic-oxide-nanosheets/reduced-graphene-oxide composite （CoNSs@RGO） was successfully prepared as a light-weight broadband electromagnetic wave absorber. The effects of the sample thickness and amount of composite added to paraffin samples on the absorption properties were thoroughly investigated. Due to the nanosheet-like structure of Co3O4, the surface-to-volume ratio of the wave absorption material was very high, resulting in a large enhancement in the absorption properties. The maximum refection loss of the CoNSs@RGO composite was -45.15 dB for a thickness of 3.6 mm, and the best absorption bandwidth with a reflection loss below -10 dB was 7.14 GHz with a thickness of 2.9 mm. In addition, the peaks of microwave absorption shifted towards the low frequency region with increasing thickness of the absorbing coatings. The mechanism of electromagnetic wave absorption was attributed to impedance matching of CoNSs@RGO as well as the dielectric relaxation and polarization of RGO. Compared to previously reported absorbing materials, CoNSs@RGO showed better performance as a lightweight and highly efficient absorbing material for application in the high frequency band.展开更多
Mercury telluride （HgTe） nanoplatelets were obtained via a facile solvothermal reaction of mercury（I） chloride and tellurium powder in ethylenediamine （en）. Mercury（I） was first applied as the mercury sources ...Mercury telluride （HgTe） nanoplatelets were obtained via a facile solvothermal reaction of mercury（I） chloride and tellurium powder in ethylenediamine （en）. Mercury（I） was first applied as the mercury sources to prepare nanocrystal HgTe; moreover, the proposed mechanism for the fabrication of the sample was discussed in detail. The HgTe nanoplatelets were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction （PXRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM） and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR）. The absence of IR absorption may render the title nanocrystal useful as an IR transparent material in the region.展开更多
In this work, we reported the large-scale and low cost synthesis of high purity Cr2 AlC powders with nanolaminated particles by pressureless sintering. The chemical reactions involved in synthesizing Cr2 AlC had been ...In this work, we reported the large-scale and low cost synthesis of high purity Cr2 AlC powders with nanolaminated particles by pressureless sintering. The chemical reactions involved in synthesizing Cr2 AlC had been studied and discussed. The results showed that the Al contents in the starting materials and sintering temperatures had significant effects on the synthesis and purity of Cr2 AlC. The obtained high purity Cr2 AlC powders were stable up to at least 1400 °C. The Cr2 AlC powders consisted of nanolaminated particles, the size of which was tunable by adjusting sintering time. The present synthesized nanolaminated Cr2 AlC powders would be an excellent reinforcement material for metal matrix composites.展开更多
DyPt2 films were prepared by alternate deposition thin Dy and Pt layers on glass substrates by DC magneto controlled sputtering method. The XRD data indicated that for as-deposited Dy/Pt films, and the periodic layere...DyPt2 films were prepared by alternate deposition thin Dy and Pt layers on glass substrates by DC magneto controlled sputtering method. The XRD data indicated that for as-deposited Dy/Pt films, and the periodic layered structures along thickness direction were evidenced with low angle X-ray scattering. With increasing annealing temperature, the compounds of DyPt, DyPt2 and DyPt3 were formed successively at temperature ranging from 300 to 400 ℃. It was found that the composition reaction DyPt+DyPt3→2DyPt2 took place at 500 ℃. After annealing at 500 ℃ for 1 h, the compounds DyPt and DyPt3 transformed completely into the DyPt2 compound.展开更多
Polycrystalline NaCo2O4-δ materials were prepared using the urea auto-combustion method. The reaction process and crystal growth were investigated through X-ray diffraction （XRD）, thermogravimetry-differential ther...Polycrystalline NaCo2O4-δ materials were prepared using the urea auto-combustion method. The reaction process and crystal growth were investigated through X-ray diffraction （XRD）, thermogravimetry-differential thermal analysis （TG-DTA）, and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry （FTIR）. The results indicate that the formation temperature of NaCo2O4-δ is about 620℃, which is lower than that for solid-state reaction. XRD results show that the texturing along c-axis occurred as the powders calcined at 700℃ were pressed into pellets with subsequently sintering, and the degree of such texturing increases with increasing sintering temperature. Surface morphologies by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） also indicate that the texturing show dependence on sintering temperature. The grains on the surfaces of the pellets sintered at 750 and 850℃ have some growth trend along a-b planes, while the grains on the surface of the pellet sintered at 950℃ show an obvious growth trend toward c-axis.展开更多
Two kinds of indium-tin oxide (ITO) precursors, cubic indium hydroxide(In(OH)_3) and orthorhombic indium oxide hydroxide (InOOH), were prepared by a co-precipitationmethod. With the help of X-ray diffraction (XRD), th...Two kinds of indium-tin oxide (ITO) precursors, cubic indium hydroxide(In(OH)_3) and orthorhombic indium oxide hydroxide (InOOH), were prepared by a co-precipitationmethod. With the help of X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA) and differentialthermal analysis (DTA), phase evolutions from cubic In(OH)_3 and orthorhombic InOOH to cubic ITOsolid solution and rhombohedral ITO solid solution by heat-treatment had been comprehensivelyinvestigated. The transformation from cubic In(OH)_3 to cubic ITO solid solution started as low as150 deg C and ended at about 300 degC, and it exhibited an endothermic behavior. The transformationfrom orthorhombic InOOH to rhombohedral ITO solid solution started at 220 deg C and ended at about430 deg C. Moreover, this transformation was composed of two processes: the one was the dehydrationof InOOH exhibiting an endothermic behavior and the other was the transformation from dehydrationproducts to rhombohedral ITO solid solution exhibiting a strong exothermic behavior. RhombohedralITO solid solution was metastable in air and it would transform to cubic ITO solid solution byheat-treatment. The transformation from rhombohedral ITO solid solution to cubic ITO solid solutionstarted at 578 deg C and ended below 800 deg C, and it exhibited a weak exothermic behavior.展开更多
The increased use of rechargeable batteries in portable electronic devices and the continuous develop-ment of novel applications （e.g. transportation and large scale energy storage）, have raised a strong de-mand for...The increased use of rechargeable batteries in portable electronic devices and the continuous develop-ment of novel applications （e.g. transportation and large scale energy storage）, have raised a strong de-mand for high performance batteries with increased energy density, cycle and calendar life, safety andlower costs. This triggers significant efforts to reveal the fundamental mechanism determining batteryperformance with the use of advanced analytical techniques. However, the inherently complex character-istics of battery systems make the mechanism analysis sophisticated and difficult. Synchrotron radiationis an advanced collimated light source with high intensity and tunable energies. It has particular ad-vantages in electronic structure and geometric structure （both the short-range and long-range structure）analysis of materials on different length and time scales. In the past decades, synchrotron X-ray tech-niques have been widely used to understand the fundamental mechanism and guide the technologicaloptimization of batteries. In particular, in situ and operando techniques with high spatial and temporalresolution, enable the nondestructive, real time dynamic investigation of the electrochemical reaction,and lead to significant deep insights into the battery operation mechanism. This review gives a brief introduction of the application of synchrotron X-ray techniques to the inves-tigation of battery systems. The five widely implicated techniques, including X-ray diffraction （XRD）, PairDistribution Function （PDF）, Hard and Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy （XAS） and X-ray photoelectronspectroscopy （XPS） will be reviewed, with the emphasis on their in situ studies of battery systems during cycling.展开更多
Bacillus subtilis was selected as the suitable microorganism,which could produce alkaline phosphatase and constantly hydrolyzed phosphate monoester in the mixture solution of bacteria with substrate,and then the PO4^3...Bacillus subtilis was selected as the suitable microorganism,which could produce alkaline phosphatase and constantly hydrolyzed phosphate monoester in the mixture solution of bacteria with substrate,and then the PO4^3-was obtained.Bio-phosphate cement was prepared by alkaline earth element（Ba）ions reacting with PO4^3-in the mixture solution.Structure,size and thermal properties of the bio-phosphate cement were characterized by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy（EDS）,X-ray diffraction（XRD）,scanning electron microscopy（SEM）,and particle size analysis.The average crystallite sizes of chem-BaHPO4 and bio-BaHPO4corresponded to 11.99 and 24.13μm,respectively.Chem-BaHPO4 and bio-BaHPO4 were then adopted to bind loose sand particles.The results indicated that loose sand particles can be well cemented by the bio-BaHPO4powder into a bio-sandstone with a certain mechanical properties,and the average compressive strength of the bio-sandstones can be up to 0.83 MPa when the curing time was 14 d.Along with the method in future studies,there will be multiple new opportunities for engineering applications,for instance,the treatment of sandy soil foundation,remediation of heavy metals in contaminated soil,and so on.展开更多
The role of the thermal history of the precursor was studied for amorphous and crystalline calcium carbon- ate phases synthesized from calcium nitrate. The X-ray diffraction patterns of these phases are influenced by ...The role of the thermal history of the precursor was studied for amorphous and crystalline calcium carbon- ate phases synthesized from calcium nitrate. The X-ray diffraction patterns of these phases are influenced by their annealing temperature of 0, 300, 400, and 500 ℃. However, the effect of the precursor thermal history on the X-ray diffraction pattern of the resulting calcium carbonate phase is negligible. Transmis- sion electron microscopy indicates that materials annealed at 400 ℃ consist of amorphous aggregates, irrespective of the precursor thermal history. The crystallite size of crystalline calcium carbonate is influ- enced by the precursor thermal history, and ranges from 23 to 26 rim. Near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure measurements indicate that the annealing temperature plays an important role in determining the local electronic structure. The role of the thermal history of the precursor is also important for the resultinu electronic structure.展开更多
Gadolinium zirconate（Gd2Zr2O7） nanocrystals were prepared via two different combustion methods： citric acid combustion（CAC） and stearic acid combustion（SAC）. The effects of the different preparation methods on ...Gadolinium zirconate（Gd2Zr2O7） nanocrystals were prepared via two different combustion methods： citric acid combustion（CAC） and stearic acid combustion（SAC）. The effects of the different preparation methods on the phase composition, microtopography, and sintering densification of the resulting Gd2Zr2O7 nanopowders were investigated by thermal-gravimetric and differential thermal analysis（TG-DTA）, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR）, X-ray diffraction（XRD）, and transmission electron microscopy（TEM） techniques. The results indicated that both methods could produce Gd2Zr2O7 nanopowders with an excellent defective fluorite structure. The reaction time was reduced by the SAC method, compared with the CAC method. The nanopowders synthesized by the two methods were different in grain size distribution. The resulting nanoparticle diameter was about 50 nm for CAC and 10 nm for SAC. After vacuum sintering, the sintered bodies also had a different relative density of about 93% and 98%, respectively. Thus the preparation of Gd2Zr2O7 nanopowders by SAC was the first choice to achieve the desired sintering densification.展开更多
Objective:To assess the acaricidal activity of titanium dioxide nanoparticles(TiO_2 NPs)synthesized from flower aqueous extract of Calotropis gigantea(C.gigantea)against the larvae of Rhipicephalus(Boophilus)microplus...Objective:To assess the acaricidal activity of titanium dioxide nanoparticles(TiO_2 NPs)synthesized from flower aqueous extract of Calotropis gigantea(C.gigantea)against the larvae of Rhipicephalus(Boophilus)microplus[R.(B.)microplus]and the adult of Haemaphrysalis bispinosa(H.bispinosa).Methods:The lyophilized C.gigantea flower aqueous extract of 50 mg was added with 100 mL of TiO(OH_2)(10 mM)and magnetically stirred for 6 h.Synthesized TiO_2 NPs were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD).Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),Scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDX).The synthesised TiO_2 NPs were tested against the larvae of R(B.)microplus and adult of H.bispinosa were exposed to filter paper impregnated method.Results:XRD confirmed the crystalline nature of the nanoparticles with the mean size of 10.52 nm.The functional groups for synthesized TiO_2NPs were 1405.19,and 1053.45 cm^(-1)for-NH_2 bending,primary amines and amides and 1053.84and 1078.45 cm^(-1)for C-O.SEM micrographs of the synthesized TiO_2 NPs showed the aggregated and spherical in shape.The maximum efficacy was observed in the aqueous flower extract of C.gigantea and synthesized TiO_2 NPs against R.(B.)microplus(LC_(50)=24.63 and 5.43 mg/L and r^2=0.960 and 0.988)and against H.bispinosa(LC_(50)=35.22 and 9.15 mg/L and r^2=0.969 and 0.969).respectively.Conclusions:The synthesized TiO_2 NPs were highly stable and had significant acaricidal activity against the larvae of R.(B.)microplus and adult of H.bispinosa.This study provides the first report of synthesized TiO_2 NPs and possessed excellent anti-parasitic activity.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China （No. 2013CB932602）, the Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities （No. B14003）, National Natural Science Foundation of China （Nos. 51527802 and 51232001）, Beijing Municipal Science ＆ Technology Commission, and the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities.
文摘A cobaltosic-oxide-nanosheets/reduced-graphene-oxide composite （CoNSs@RGO） was successfully prepared as a light-weight broadband electromagnetic wave absorber. The effects of the sample thickness and amount of composite added to paraffin samples on the absorption properties were thoroughly investigated. Due to the nanosheet-like structure of Co3O4, the surface-to-volume ratio of the wave absorption material was very high, resulting in a large enhancement in the absorption properties. The maximum refection loss of the CoNSs@RGO composite was -45.15 dB for a thickness of 3.6 mm, and the best absorption bandwidth with a reflection loss below -10 dB was 7.14 GHz with a thickness of 2.9 mm. In addition, the peaks of microwave absorption shifted towards the low frequency region with increasing thickness of the absorbing coatings. The mechanism of electromagnetic wave absorption was attributed to impedance matching of CoNSs@RGO as well as the dielectric relaxation and polarization of RGO. Compared to previously reported absorbing materials, CoNSs@RGO showed better performance as a lightweight and highly efficient absorbing material for application in the high frequency band.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (10872044, 10602013, 10972051, 10902023)Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province,China (20082161)
基金supported by the NSF for Distinguished Young Scientist of China (20425104)Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials (2006L2005)NSF of Fujian Province (2004J039)
文摘Mercury telluride （HgTe） nanoplatelets were obtained via a facile solvothermal reaction of mercury（I） chloride and tellurium powder in ethylenediamine （en）. Mercury（I） was first applied as the mercury sources to prepare nanocrystal HgTe; moreover, the proposed mechanism for the fabrication of the sample was discussed in detail. The HgTe nanoplatelets were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction （PXRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM） and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR）. The absence of IR absorption may render the title nanocrystal useful as an IR transparent material in the region.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scientists of China (51225205)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61274005)
文摘In this work, we reported the large-scale and low cost synthesis of high purity Cr2 AlC powders with nanolaminated particles by pressureless sintering. The chemical reactions involved in synthesizing Cr2 AlC had been studied and discussed. The results showed that the Al contents in the starting materials and sintering temperatures had significant effects on the synthesis and purity of Cr2 AlC. The obtained high purity Cr2 AlC powders were stable up to at least 1400 °C. The Cr2 AlC powders consisted of nanolaminated particles, the size of which was tunable by adjusting sintering time. The present synthesized nanolaminated Cr2 AlC powders would be an excellent reinforcement material for metal matrix composites.
基金Project supported bythe National Natural Science Foundation of China (50261002 ,50661002)Natural Science Foundaion of Guangxi Province (0575093)
文摘DyPt2 films were prepared by alternate deposition thin Dy and Pt layers on glass substrates by DC magneto controlled sputtering method. The XRD data indicated that for as-deposited Dy/Pt films, and the periodic layered structures along thickness direction were evidenced with low angle X-ray scattering. With increasing annealing temperature, the compounds of DyPt, DyPt2 and DyPt3 were formed successively at temperature ranging from 300 to 400 ℃. It was found that the composition reaction DyPt+DyPt3→2DyPt2 took place at 500 ℃. After annealing at 500 ℃ for 1 h, the compounds DyPt and DyPt3 transformed completely into the DyPt2 compound.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 10674105)the National Basic Research Program of China (No2007CB607501)
文摘Polycrystalline NaCo2O4-δ materials were prepared using the urea auto-combustion method. The reaction process and crystal growth were investigated through X-ray diffraction （XRD）, thermogravimetry-differential thermal analysis （TG-DTA）, and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry （FTIR）. The results indicate that the formation temperature of NaCo2O4-δ is about 620℃, which is lower than that for solid-state reaction. XRD results show that the texturing along c-axis occurred as the powders calcined at 700℃ were pressed into pellets with subsequently sintering, and the degree of such texturing increases with increasing sintering temperature. Surface morphologies by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） also indicate that the texturing show dependence on sintering temperature. The grains on the surfaces of the pellets sintered at 750 and 850℃ have some growth trend along a-b planes, while the grains on the surface of the pellet sintered at 950℃ show an obvious growth trend toward c-axis.
文摘Two kinds of indium-tin oxide (ITO) precursors, cubic indium hydroxide(In(OH)_3) and orthorhombic indium oxide hydroxide (InOOH), were prepared by a co-precipitationmethod. With the help of X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA) and differentialthermal analysis (DTA), phase evolutions from cubic In(OH)_3 and orthorhombic InOOH to cubic ITOsolid solution and rhombohedral ITO solid solution by heat-treatment had been comprehensivelyinvestigated. The transformation from cubic In(OH)_3 to cubic ITO solid solution started as low as150 deg C and ended at about 300 degC, and it exhibited an endothermic behavior. The transformationfrom orthorhombic InOOH to rhombohedral ITO solid solution started at 220 deg C and ended at about430 deg C. Moreover, this transformation was composed of two processes: the one was the dehydrationof InOOH exhibiting an endothermic behavior and the other was the transformation from dehydrationproducts to rhombohedral ITO solid solution exhibiting a strong exothermic behavior. RhombohedralITO solid solution was metastable in air and it would transform to cubic ITO solid solution byheat-treatment. The transformation from rhombohedral ITO solid solution to cubic ITO solid solutionstarted at 578 deg C and ended below 800 deg C, and it exhibited a weak exothermic behavior.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant nos.21233004,21303147 and 21473148,etc.)the National Key Research and Development Program (Grant no.2016YFB0901500)
文摘The increased use of rechargeable batteries in portable electronic devices and the continuous develop-ment of novel applications （e.g. transportation and large scale energy storage）, have raised a strong de-mand for high performance batteries with increased energy density, cycle and calendar life, safety andlower costs. This triggers significant efforts to reveal the fundamental mechanism determining batteryperformance with the use of advanced analytical techniques. However, the inherently complex character-istics of battery systems make the mechanism analysis sophisticated and difficult. Synchrotron radiationis an advanced collimated light source with high intensity and tunable energies. It has particular ad-vantages in electronic structure and geometric structure （both the short-range and long-range structure）analysis of materials on different length and time scales. In the past decades, synchrotron X-ray tech-niques have been widely used to understand the fundamental mechanism and guide the technologicaloptimization of batteries. In particular, in situ and operando techniques with high spatial and temporalresolution, enable the nondestructive, real time dynamic investigation of the electrochemical reaction,and lead to significant deep insights into the battery operation mechanism. This review gives a brief introduction of the application of synchrotron X-ray techniques to the inves-tigation of battery systems. The five widely implicated techniques, including X-ray diffraction （XRD）, PairDistribution Function （PDF）, Hard and Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy （XAS） and X-ray photoelectronspectroscopy （XPS） will be reviewed, with the emphasis on their in situ studies of battery systems during cycling.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51702238)
文摘Bacillus subtilis was selected as the suitable microorganism,which could produce alkaline phosphatase and constantly hydrolyzed phosphate monoester in the mixture solution of bacteria with substrate,and then the PO4^3-was obtained.Bio-phosphate cement was prepared by alkaline earth element（Ba）ions reacting with PO4^3-in the mixture solution.Structure,size and thermal properties of the bio-phosphate cement were characterized by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy（EDS）,X-ray diffraction（XRD）,scanning electron microscopy（SEM）,and particle size analysis.The average crystallite sizes of chem-BaHPO4 and bio-BaHPO4corresponded to 11.99 and 24.13μm,respectively.Chem-BaHPO4 and bio-BaHPO4 were then adopted to bind loose sand particles.The results indicated that loose sand particles can be well cemented by the bio-BaHPO4powder into a bio-sandstone with a certain mechanical properties,and the average compressive strength of the bio-sandstones can be up to 0.83 MPa when the curing time was 14 d.Along with the method in future studies,there will be multiple new opportunities for engineering applications,for instance,the treatment of sandy soil foundation,remediation of heavy metals in contaminated soil,and so on.
文摘The role of the thermal history of the precursor was studied for amorphous and crystalline calcium carbon- ate phases synthesized from calcium nitrate. The X-ray diffraction patterns of these phases are influenced by their annealing temperature of 0, 300, 400, and 500 ℃. However, the effect of the precursor thermal history on the X-ray diffraction pattern of the resulting calcium carbonate phase is negligible. Transmis- sion electron microscopy indicates that materials annealed at 400 ℃ consist of amorphous aggregates, irrespective of the precursor thermal history. The crystallite size of crystalline calcium carbonate is influ- enced by the precursor thermal history, and ranges from 23 to 26 rim. Near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure measurements indicate that the annealing temperature plays an important role in determining the local electronic structure. The role of the thermal history of the precursor is also important for the resultinu electronic structure.
文摘Gadolinium zirconate（Gd2Zr2O7） nanocrystals were prepared via two different combustion methods： citric acid combustion（CAC） and stearic acid combustion（SAC）. The effects of the different preparation methods on the phase composition, microtopography, and sintering densification of the resulting Gd2Zr2O7 nanopowders were investigated by thermal-gravimetric and differential thermal analysis（TG-DTA）, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR）, X-ray diffraction（XRD）, and transmission electron microscopy（TEM） techniques. The results indicated that both methods could produce Gd2Zr2O7 nanopowders with an excellent defective fluorite structure. The reaction time was reduced by the SAC method, compared with the CAC method. The nanopowders synthesized by the two methods were different in grain size distribution. The resulting nanoparticle diameter was about 50 nm for CAC and 10 nm for SAC. After vacuum sintering, the sintered bodies also had a different relative density of about 93% and 98%, respectively. Thus the preparation of Gd2Zr2O7 nanopowders by SAC was the first choice to achieve the desired sintering densification.
文摘Objective:To assess the acaricidal activity of titanium dioxide nanoparticles(TiO_2 NPs)synthesized from flower aqueous extract of Calotropis gigantea(C.gigantea)against the larvae of Rhipicephalus(Boophilus)microplus[R.(B.)microplus]and the adult of Haemaphrysalis bispinosa(H.bispinosa).Methods:The lyophilized C.gigantea flower aqueous extract of 50 mg was added with 100 mL of TiO(OH_2)(10 mM)and magnetically stirred for 6 h.Synthesized TiO_2 NPs were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD).Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),Scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDX).The synthesised TiO_2 NPs were tested against the larvae of R(B.)microplus and adult of H.bispinosa were exposed to filter paper impregnated method.Results:XRD confirmed the crystalline nature of the nanoparticles with the mean size of 10.52 nm.The functional groups for synthesized TiO_2NPs were 1405.19,and 1053.45 cm^(-1)for-NH_2 bending,primary amines and amides and 1053.84and 1078.45 cm^(-1)for C-O.SEM micrographs of the synthesized TiO_2 NPs showed the aggregated and spherical in shape.The maximum efficacy was observed in the aqueous flower extract of C.gigantea and synthesized TiO_2 NPs against R.(B.)microplus(LC_(50)=24.63 and 5.43 mg/L and r^2=0.960 and 0.988)and against H.bispinosa(LC_(50)=35.22 and 9.15 mg/L and r^2=0.969 and 0.969).respectively.Conclusions:The synthesized TiO_2 NPs were highly stable and had significant acaricidal activity against the larvae of R.(B.)microplus and adult of H.bispinosa.This study provides the first report of synthesized TiO_2 NPs and possessed excellent anti-parasitic activity.
