From tin oxalate to (Fe, Co, Nb)-doped SnO2

Scopus: "Highly reactive SnO2-doped nanocrystalline powders with average particle size of 20 nm and specific surface areas above 30 m2/g were obtained through the polymeric precursor method with tin oxalate (SnC2O4) as a chloride-free precursor for SnO2."

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Consolidated Tin reports strong results from Mt Garnet

Factiva: "Consolidated Tin Mines Ltd has announced that the first results from its latest drilling program at the flagship Mt Garnet tin project area in north Queensland have continued to confirm the strong tin and iron potential of the project."

Mitsui Mining & Smelting to Expand Metals Recycling Business

Factiva: "Mitsui Mining & Smelting's wholly owned subsidiary, Kamioka Mining & Smelting expands the metal recycling business. The Gifu based subsidiary doubles the cobalt recover from lithium ion battery in 2 years while the firm increases generation of valve regulated lead acid battery to recover more for lead refinery. The firm starts tin recovery from waste electronic substrate after lead refining."

Tin Nanowires in CNT's

Factiva: "According to recent research published in the journal Nano Letters, 'The charge transport properties of single superconducting tin nanowires encapsulated by multiwalled carbon nanotubes have been investigated by multiprobe measurements.'

'The multiwalled carbon nanotube protects the tin nanowire from oxidation and shape fragmentation and therefore allows us to investigate the electronic properties of stable wires with diameters as small as 25 nm. The transparency of the contact between the Ti/Au electrode and nanowire can be tuned by argon ion etching the multiwalled nanotube,' wrote N. Tombros and colleagues, University of Groningen."

Lithium-Tin target for EUV

Factiva: "According to recent research from Osaka, Japan, 'This paper deals with a lithium/tin combined target to increase the conversion efficiency of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) of 13.5 nm emission from laser-produced plasma.'

'The bilayer target of glass/lithium (20 nm)/tin (50 nm) exhibits a sharp and strong emission in comparison with a Sn bulk target. The reverse coating of glass/tin/lithium was unstable and EUV could not be observed,' wrote K. Nagai and colleagues, Osaka University.

The researchers concluded: 'By using nano-porous SnO2 and an electrochemical deposition of lithium. nano-structured lithium/tin composite was prepared, and was stable without deliquescence of lithium.'"