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nickel oxide

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noun

Chemistry.
  1. a green, water-insoluble powder, NiO, used chiefly in the manufacture of nickel salts and in green pigments for ceramic paints.


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Together, the experimental observations and theoretical calculations show that catalytic activity does not come simply from metallic nickel or ordinary nickel oxide.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

The metallic Ni observed after a reaction may simply form when nickel oxide is reduced by syngas at high temperatures, rather than representing the species that actually performs the catalysis.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

The team at CityU has engineered a unique type of self-assembled monolayer, or SAM for short, and anchored it on a nickel oxide surface as a charge extraction layer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2023

To counteract this issue, the CityU team introduced an innovative solution: anchoring the SAM onto an inherently stable nickel oxide surface, thereby enhancing the SAM's binding energy on the substrate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2023

An ammoniacal solution of nickel oxide was prepared by dissolving the precipitated hydrated oxide in concentrated ammonia.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by C. F. Cross

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