Table 3.
Sample IDs and description.
| Sample ID | Description |
|---|---|
| SiO2 | Pure SiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) |
| SiO2+HCl | SiO2 NPs suspended in HCl solution |
| SiO2+HCl+LiNO3 | SiO2 NPs suspended in mixture of HCl and LiNO3 solutions |
| SiO2+HCl+NaNO3 | SiO2 NPs suspended in mixture of HCl and NaNO3 solutions |
| SiO2+HCl+KNO3 | SiO2 NPs suspended in mixture of HCl and KNO3 solutions |
| SiO2+salt | SiO2 NPs suspended in a salt solution (salt: LiNO3/NaNO3/KNO3) |
| SiO2+HCl+salt | SiO2 NPs suspended in mixture of HCl and a salt solution (salt: LiNO3/NaNO3/KNO3) |
| SiO2+Li | SiO2 NPs after functionalization with LiNO3 |
| SiO2+Na | SiO2 NPs after functionalization with NaNO3 |
| SiO2+K | SiO2 NPs after functionalization with KNO3 |
| SiO2+X | SiO2 NPs after functionalization with nitrate salt XNO3 (X: Li/Na/K) |
| Al2O3 | Pure Al2O3nanoparticles (NPs) |
| Al2O3+HCl | SiO2 NPs suspended in HCl solution |
| Al2O3+HCl+LiNO3 | Al2O3 NPs suspended in mixture of HCl and LiNO3 solutions |
| Al2O3+HCl+NaNO3 | Al2O3 NPs suspended in mixture of HCl and NaNO3 solutions |
| Al2O3+HCl+KNO3 | Al2O3 NPs suspended in mixture of HCl and KNO3 solutions |
| Al2O3+salt | Al2O3 NPs suspended in a salt solution (salt: LiNO3/NaNO3/KNO3) |
| Al2O3+HCl+salt | Al2O3 NPs suspended in mixture of HCl and a salt solution (salt: LiNO3/NaNO3/KNO3) |
| Al2O3+Li | Al2O3 NPs after functionalization with LiNO3 |
| Al2O3+Na | Al2O3 NPs after functionalization with NaNO3 |
| Al2O3+K | Al2O3 NPs after functionalization with KNO3 |
| Salt+SiO2+HCl | Molten salt doped with SiO2 NPs previously protonated with HCl |
| Salt+Al2O3+HCl | Molten salt doped with Al2O3 NPs previously protonated with HCl |
| KNO3+SiO2 | Molten KNO3 doped with SiO2 NPs |