Diatomite nanoplatelets were used for in situ random copolymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate by reverse atom transfer radical polymerization to synthesize different well-defined nanocomposites. Inherent features of the pristine diatomite nanoplatelets were evaluated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherm, scanning electron microscope, and transmission electron microscope. Gas and size exclusion chromatography was also used to determine conversion and molecular weight determinations, respectively.Considerable increment in conversion (from 81% to 97%) was achieved by adding 3 wt% diatomite nanoplatelets in the copolymer matrix. Moreover, molecular weight of random copolymer chains was increased from 12 890 to 13 960 g·mol −1 by addition of 3 wt% diatomite nanoplatelets; however, polydispersity index (PDI) values increases from 1.36 to 1.59. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy was used to evaluate copolymers composition. Thermal gravimetric analysis results indicate that thermal stability of the nanocomposites is improved by adding diatomite nanoplatelets. Differential scanning calorimetry shows an increase in glass transition temperature from 66°C to 71°C by adding 3 wt% of diatomite nanoplatelets. 8-10Diatoms are tiny single-celled plants that live inside a hard shell.Diatoms can be found in large quantities in both salt and sweet water.When the plants inside the shell die, the shell sinks to the bottom of lakes and, by accumulation of them over centuries, finally, the material called diatomaceous earth or the more lightweight rock called diatomite will be formed.

Tellurium inherently tends to form 1-D structures and while the 0-D Te nanostructures have better properties and applications in solar cell. In the present study, 0-D Te nanostructures including rice-like and spherical nanoparticles with the particle size of 15-40nm were successfully synthesized via a facile sonochemical method. In the absence of ultrasonic irradiation nanorods were produced while performing the reaction under ultrasonic waves (at 200W for 30min) led to the formation of nanoparticles. Finally, the efficiency of various as-synthesized Te nanostructures in quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) were evaluated. Using rice-like nanoparticles led to increase in J, V, FF and η parameters from 1.22, 0.54, 0.49 and 0.32% to 1.57, 0.64, 0.63 and 0.63%, respectively, compared with nanorods.

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