Investigation on structural and magnetic properties of the mechanosynthesized Fe-doped ZrO2-15mol%Y2O3 by Sari Ali, Keddam Mourad, Ouanezar Abdelkader, Malki Abderrahim

“…The structural and magnetic properties were investigated using flame atomic absorption spectrometer, X-ray diffraction, Raman and Mössbauer spectroscopy. …”
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The Effect of Silver Nanoparticles Stabilized with Tannic Acid for Nano-Priming on Zea mays L. Seeds Germination by Windri Handayani, Richard Owen Tanadi, Aminah Umar

“…Besides that, a transmission electron microscope (TEM) was used to determine the size and shape of the AgNPs, and an atomic absorption spectrophotometer was used to determine the concentration. …”
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Ferromagnetic Fe-TiO2 spin catalysts for enhanced ammonia electrosynthesis by Jingnan Wang, Kaiheng Zhao, Yongbin Yao, Fan Xue, Fei Lu, Wensheng Yan, Fangli Yuan, Xi Wang

“…Fe-TiO2 possesses a high density of atomically dispersed Fe sites and exhibits an intermediate-spin state, resulting in magnetic ordering through ferromagnetism. …”
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Enhancing the creep resistance in a RE-free cast Mg-Al-Ca alloy through microalloying of Ti by Zhuang Cui, Yang Liu, Ying Zeng, Manping Liu, Xiaochun Liu, Shiwei Xu, Xuefei Chen, Qudong Wang

“…It is reasonable to believe that the microalloying of Ti induced re-organization of Al2Ca precipitates, dissolved a larger amount of Al and Ca atoms into magnesium lattice, and increased the possibility of interaction between GB/dislocations and precipitates, which strongly correlates with the high temperature properties. …”
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Fabrication of Axial and Radial Heterostructures for Semiconductor Nanowires by Using Selective-Area Metal-Organic Vapor-Phase Epitaxy by K. Hiruma, K. Tomioka, P. Mohan, L. Yang, J. Noborisaka, B. Hua, A. Hayashida, S. Fujisawa, S. Hara, J. Motohisa, T. Fukui

“…Transmission electron microscopy combined with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy measurements have been used to analyze the crystal structure and the atomic composition profile for the nanowires. GaAs/AlGaAs, InP/InAs/InP, and GaAs/GaAsP core-shell structures have been found to be effective for the radial heterostructures to increase photoluminescence intensity and have enabled laser emissions from a single GaAs/GaAsP nanowire waveguide. …”
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Spectroscopic aspects of underwater digital holography of plankton by Victor Dyomin, Igor Polovtsev, Alexandra Davydova, Nikolai Kirillov

“…By constructing the analogies based on the spectroscopy of atoms and molecules the paper shows the bioindication capabilities of the Fourier spectra of the plankton ecosystem function, built during monitoring measurements using a submersible digital holographic camera. …”
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Derivatization of Levoglucosan for Compound-Specific δ13C Analysis by Gas Chromatography/Combustion/Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry by Dongling Zhang, Swe Swe Aung, Yong Han, Yanlin Zhang, Yingjun Chen, Hongli Li, Feifei Yu, Yangjun Wang, Jialiang Feng, Wu Wang

“…In order to introduce a minimum number of carbon atoms, based on the stereostructure of levoglucosan, a two-step derivatization method with methylboronic acid and MSTFA was developed and carefully optimized. …”
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Preconcentration of Trace Amounts of Pb(II) Ions without Any Chelating Agent by Using Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles prior to ETAAS Determination by S. Z. Mohammadi, T. Shamspur, M. A. Karimi, E. Naroui

“…This work investigates the potential of magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles as an adsorbent for separation and preconcentration of trace amounts of lead from water samples prior to electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) determination. …”
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Application of EPR spectroscopy method for comparative analysis of structural damage accumulation kinetics in two-phase lithium-containing ceramics by Dmitriy I. Shlimas, Daryn B. Borgekov, Artem L. Kozlovskiy

“…Comparison of the concentration dependences of defects in the damaged layer on the atomic displacement value under irradiation with protons and He2+ ions revealed that the formation of oxygen vacancies under irradiation with He2+ ions is more intense than in the case of irradiation with protons, which in turn results in more pronounced processes of accumulation of radiolysis products in the case of high-dose irradiation.…”
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Electron–phonon coupling and coherent energy superposition induce spin-sensitive orbital degeneracy for enhanced acidic water oxidation by Yanfeng Shi, Lupeng Wang, Miao Liu, Zuozheng Xu, Peilin Huang, Lizhe Liu, Yuanhong Xu

“…Different from traditional nanostructuring, here we employ an innovative microwave-mediated electron–phonon coupling technique to assemble specific Ru atomic patterns (instead of random Ru-particle depositions) on Mn0.99Cr0.01O2 surfaces (RuMW-Mn1-xCrxO2) in RuCl3 solution because hydrated Ru-ion complexes can be uniformly activated to replace some Mn sites at nearby Cr-dopants through microwave-triggered energy coherent superposition with molecular rotations and collisions. …”
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Fabrication of Ag:TiO2 Nanocomposite Thin Films by Sol-Gel Followed by Electron Beam Physical Vapour Deposition Technique by Manish Kumar, Krishna Kumar Parashar, Sushil Kumar Tandi, Tanuj Kumar, D. C. Agarwal, Abhishek Pathak

“…Microstructure, surface, and plasmonic properties of nanocomposite films were studied using glancing angle X-ray diffractometer, atomic force microscopy, field emission secondary electron microscopy, and UV-Vis spectroscopy. …”
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Chemical Composition and Microbial Contaminants of Poha Beer: A Local Nonalcoholic Beverage in the Bolgatanga Municipality, Ghana by Julius T. Dongdem, James Abugri, Clement A. Asakedola

“…A refractometer, a flame photometer and an atomic absorption spectrometer were used for the elemental analysis. …”
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Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity of Mesoporous Anatase TiO2 Codoped with Nitrogen and Chlorine by Xiuwen Cheng, Xiujuan Yu, Zipeng Xing, Lisha Yang

“…XPS revealed that nitrogen and chlorine elements were incorporated into the lattice of TiO2 through substituting the lattice oxygen atoms. DRS exhibited that the light absorption of N-Cl-TiO2 in visible region was greatly improved. …”
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Hydrogenated Nanocrystalline Silicon Thin Films Prepared by Hot-Wire Method with Varied Process Pressure by V. S. Waman, A. M. Funde, M. M. Kamble, M. R. Pramod, R. R. Hawaldar, D. P. Amalnerkar, V. G. Sathe, S. W. Gosavi, S. R. Jadkar

“…A variety of techniques, including Raman spectroscopy, low angle X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and UV-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, were used to characterize these films for structural and optical properties. …”
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Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Prepared with Mexican Pre-Hispanic Dyes by Mario Alberto Sánchez-García, Xim Bokhimi, Sergio Velázquez Martínez, Antonio Esteban Jiménez-González

“…Carmine is an organometallic dye with two molecules of carminic acid and one atom of aluminum in its structure; it is obtained by the interaction of the carminic acid from Nocheztli with aluminum salts. …”
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Electronic Structure and Magnetic Coupling of Pure and Mg-Doped KCuF3 by Fausto Cargnoni, Simone Cenedese, Paolo Ghigna, Mario Italo Trioni, Marco Scavini

“…Residual spin polarization is found also on fluorine atoms, in agreement with literature results. We found a complete orbital ordering at Cu sites: in the copper reference frame dxy, dyz, dxz, and dz2 orbitals contain about 2 electrons each, while the dx2-y2 orbital is only partially filled. …”
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Morphology and properties of hollow fiber membrane prepared under different air gap lengths by AIDA ISMA MOHAMAD IDRIS, Syeda Hina Iqbal, Rozita Omar, Hazmin Mansor

“…The dope extrusion rate, coagulation bath temperature, bore fluid ratio, and take-up velocity were set at 4 rpm, 30°C, 1.5 ml/hr, and 2 m/min, respectively. Atomic force microscopy determined the pore size distribution, roughness, and membrane thickness. …”
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Performance of Rejuvenated Asphalt and Mixtures with Waste Engine Oil Bottom and Liquid Styrene-Butadiene Rubber by Gang Zhou, Yi Tian, Liang Gong, Zhansheng Pang, Tianquan Chen

“…By testing the basic physical properties of asphalt and using the high- and low-temperature rheology, differential scanning calorimetry, Fourier infrared spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy (AFM) tests, the index and microstructure changes of asphalt before and after aging and regeneration, from macrolevels and microlevels, were studied, along with the high- and low-temperature performance and water stability of the rejuvenated asphalt mixture. …”
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Chitin Hydrogels Prepared at Various Lithium Chloride/N,N-Dimethylacetamide Solutions by Water Vapor-Induced Phase Inversion by Khoa Dang Nguyen, Takaomi Kobayashi

“…As for viscoelasticity, the complex modulus of the chitin hydrogels indicated that the increment of the LiCl concentration up to 7% formed the tight hydrogels. Atomic force microscopic (AFM) image revealed the formation of the entanglement network and larger domains of the aggregated chitin segments. …”
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Leiomodin creates a leaky cap at the pointed end of actin-thin filaments. by Dmitri Tolkatchev, Garry E Smith, Lauren E Schultz, Mert Colpan, Gregory L Helms, John R Cort, Carol C Gregorio, Alla S Kostyukova

“…Using nuclear magnetic resonance data and molecular dynamics simulations, we generated the first atomic structural model of the binding interface between the tropomyosin-binding site of cardiac leiomodin and the N-terminus of striated muscle tropomyosin. …”
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