Fabrication of Microfibre-nanowire Junction Arrays of ZnO/SnO2 Composite by the Carbothermal Evaporation Method by Roghayeh Imani, Meysam Pazoki, Gerrit Boschloo, Aleš Iglic

“…Field-emission scanning electron microscope images suggest that the composites are made of microfibre-nanowire junction arrays. …”
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Reduction of Residual Stress for High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Strip Based on Finite Element Analysis by Zengshuai Qiu, Anrui He, Jian Shao, Xiaoming Xia

“…To enhance modeling precision, several experiments are conducted, such as uniaxial tensile test at multiple temperatures, dynamic continuous cooling transformation, and scanning electron microscopy, to determine the material properties and boundary conditions of the FE model. …”
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Corrosion properties of aluminized 16Mo3 steel by Karpe B., Prijatelj K., Bizjak M., Kosec T.

“…Optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) were used for surface layer microstructure characterization before and after corrosion tests. …”
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Enhancing Photocatalytic Performance through Tuning the Interfacial Process between -Assembled and Pt-Loaded Microspheres by Jun Zhang, Liping Li, Guangshe Li

“…In addition, TiO2 microspheres also showed a capacity of electrons storage and releasing as represented by a high dielectric constant, which increased the utility rate of photogenerated electrons. …”
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Microwave assisted palladium catalyzed carbon-carbon bond formation to synthesise novel benzimidazole derivatives and their Photophysical properties, molecular docking, and DFT stu... by Vijayabharathi Sundharaj, S. Sarveswari

“…These calculations aimed to predict the chemical reactivity of the newly synthesized benzimidazole derivatives by assessing parameters such as the HOMO-LUMO energy gap value, ionization potential, electrostaic potential, electron affinity, electronegativity, global hardness, and softness energy values. …”
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Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel in HCl by Isolated Compounds of Riccinus Communis (L.) by Rinki Goel, W. A. Siddiqi, Bahar Ahmed, J. Hussan

“…The mild steel samples were also analyzed by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The results show that C1 is an excellent inhibitor for mild steel in acid medium. …”
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Feasibility of Reprocessing Natural Fiber Filled Poly(lactic acid) Composites: An In-Depth Investigation by Sujal Bhattacharjee, Dilpreet S. Bajwa

“…Measurements of fiber length and molecular weight of polymer were, respectively, carried out by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) tools were used to study morphological and molecular alterations. …”
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Strength and Solidification Mechanism of Silt Solidified by Polyurethane by Fengyuan Li, Chaojie Wang, Yangyang Xia, Yanjie Hao, Peng Zhao, Mingsheng Shi

“…Mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were performed to find that polymers can reduce soil porosity, and the addition of polyurethane improved the strength of the silt mainly through adhesion, wrapping, filling, and bridging.…”
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Deterioration of Li-doped phenanthroline-based charge generation layer for tandem organic light-emitting diodes by Ki Ju Kim, Sunwoo Kang, Taekyung Kim

“…Here, we comprehensively investigated the change in the electrical characteristics of Li-doped CGLs according to different stress conditions and compared the stability of Li diffusion in two phenanthroline-based electron transport materials. Through current density–voltage and capacitance-frequency measurements, it was revealed that electrical stress and thermal stress affect CGL’s electrical properties differently. …”
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Research on the Expansion Characteristics and Compressive Strength of Mortars Containing Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Desulfurization Slag by Zhi Cheng, Zhijun Cheng, Hua Hou, Tao Han, Lan Liu

“…The hydration products of cement-slag cementitious system were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results show that mechanical grinding can increase both the expansion and compressive strength of mortars containing CFBC desulfurization slag, and the compressive strength and linear expansion can develop in coordination. …”
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Performance of Ecological Pervious Concrete Prepared with Sandstone/Limestone-Mixed Aggregates by Lei Wang, Zhikui Liu, Yan Yan, Bingyan Huang, Yongxiong Xie

“…The compressive test, water permeability test, cooling test, evaporation test, alkaline test, and scanning electron microscope (SEM) tests were carried out with qualified compressive strength as the indicator to determine the optimum sandstone-to-limestone volume ratio for the ecological pervious concrete. …”
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Evaluation of New Film Based on Chitosan/Gold Nanocomposites on Antibacterial Property and Wound-Healing Efficacy by Kai Wang, Haosheng Wang, Su Pan, Chuan Fu, YuXin Chang, Hongru Li, Xiaoyu Yang, Zhiping Qi

“…Through transmission electron microscopy, we found that the presence of CS can effectively prevent the agglomeration of nanoparticles. …”
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Mechanical and magnetic properties of composite materials with polymer matrix by Grujić A., Talijan N., Stojanović D., Stajić-Trošić J., Burzić Z., Balanović Lj., Aleksić R.

“…The modulus of elasticity increases, which means that in exploitation material with higher magnetic powder content, subjected to the same level of stress, undergoes 2 to 3.5 times smaller deformation. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was used to examine the morphology of sample surfaces and fracture surfaces caused by the tensile strength tests. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Carrageenan-Modified Starch-Egg White Protein Composite Gels by CUI Yaxue, LI Wenzhao, YANG Xiaofei, YAN Feng, ZHANG Jiaping, RUAN Meijuan

“…Microstructural observation by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that the interaction between the polysaccharides and egg white proteins facilitated the formation of stable, dense and uniform gel networks. …”
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MINERAL INCLUSIONS IN THE LATE BRONZE AGE METAL OBJECTS OF SOUTHERN TRANSURALS by M.N. Ankushev, I.A. Blinov, I.P. Alaeva, N.B. Vinogradov, F.N. Petrov, P.S. Ankusheva

“…The composition of alloys, inclusions of sulfides, oxides and metals of objects was established by scanning electron microscopy. The composition of objects is dominated by copper and tin bronze, with a subordinate role of arsenic bronze. …”
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Biochemical Evaluation and Green Synthesis of Nano Silver Using Peroxidase from Euphorbia (Euphorbia amygdaloides) and Its Antibacterial Activity by Semra Cicek, Azize Alaylı Gungor, Ahmet Adiguzel, Hayrunnisa Nadaroglu

“…The synthesized silver nanoparticles were characterized by UV spectrum, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction. Antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles was measured against some microorganisms such as Serratia marcescens, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pyogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhimurium, Listeria monocytogenes, and Escherichia coli. …”
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Correlation effects in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene: An auxiliary-field quantum Monte Carlo study by Zhi-Yu Xiao, Shiwei Zhang

“…Magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene (MATBG) presents a fascinating platform for investigating the effects of electron interactions in topological flat bands. The Bistritzer-MacDonald (BM) model provides a simplified quantitative description of the flat bands. …”
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Antimicrobial Activity of Thin Solid Films of Silver Doped Hydroxyapatite Prepared by Sol-Gel Method by Simona Liliana Iconaru, Patrick Chapon, Philippe Le Coustumer, Daniela Predoi

“…The silver doped hydroxyapatite thin films were characterized by various techniques such as Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy Dispersive X-ray attachment (X-EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy (GDOES). …”
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Co-Effects of Graphene Oxide and Cement on Geotechnical Properties of Loess by Dongbo Li, Pengbo Lei, Hongchi Zhang, Jiaping Liu, Wei Lu

“…Moreover, the scanning electron microscope (SEM) results revealed that the microstructure was densified and the characteristics of pores were refined. …”
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Effect of Deoxycholic Acid on the Performance of Liquid Electrolyte Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using a Perylene Monoimide Derivative by Ganesh D. Sharma, Rajnish Kurchania, Richard J. Ball, Mahesh S. Roy, John A. Mikroyannidis

“…The enhancement of short circuit current was attributed to the increased electron injection efficiency from the excited state of PCA into the conduction band of TiO2 and charge collection efficiency. …”
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