The Effects of Interdot Spacing and Dot Size on the Performance of InGaAs/GaAs QDIBSC by Sayeda Anika Amin, Md. Tanvir Hasan, Muhammad Shaffatul Islam

“…Based on the behavior of electron wave function, it is found that varying the dot spacing leads to a change in the IB width and in the density of states, whereas varying the size of dots leads to a formation of a second IB. …”
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Improvement of Interfacial Shear Strength of Mendong Fiber (Fimbristylis globulosa) Reinforced Epoxy Composite Using the AC Electric Fields by Heru Suryanto, Eko Marsyahyo, Yudy Surya Irawan, Rudy Soenoko, Aminudin

“…Structure of the epoxy was studied by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and Scanning Electron Microscope, respectively. The interfacial shear strength (IFSS) was also measured using a single fiber pull-out test. …”
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Characterization of Boride Coatings on AISI 8620 Steels without and with Hydrogen Permeation by Marco Antonio Doñu Ruiz, Ernesto David García Bustos, Tomas de la Mora Ramirez, David Sánchez Huitron, Víctor Jorge Cortes Suarez, Noé López Perrusquia

“…Specimens borided without and with hydrogen were characterized by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. …”
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Ghanaian Clay as a Catalyst for Transesterificating Shea Butter Oil as Alternative Feedstock for Green Energy Production by Mohammed Takase

“…The catalysts were characterized using X-ray Diffractometer (XRD), Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET) surface area, and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Biodiesel was then produced from each of the catalysts under varying conditions of methanol to oil molar ratio, catalyst concentration, reaction temperature, and reaction time. …”
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Optimization and Numerical Modeling of TCO/SnO2/CdS/CdTe Solar Cells by Parinaz Khaledi, Mahdi Behboudnia, Mohammad Karimi

“…The first purpose of this study is to increase the accuracy of the physical parameters of a solar cell in the electron ̶hole production rate equation. In previous studies, this section was neglected because of using only ready-made software. …”
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In-situ EBSD observation of structure evolution in tensile deformation of NiCrMoV high-strength steel at room temperature by Guangyuan Yang, Xianglong Meng, Zhiyong Gao

“…Studying the microstructure evolution during simple tensile loading can help understand the deformation mechanism of low carbon steel and improve the prediction accuracy of numerical simulations, exploring the path to reduce the Bauschinger effect.In this paper, the deformation mechanisms of the NiCrMoV high-strength steel during room-temperature tension were studied in detail by in-situ electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD), visco-plastic self-consistent (VPSC) modeling and slip trace analysis. …”
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Spectral Characterization of Pigment from the No. 1 Cave, Kizil Cave-Temple Complex by Liu Liu, Jintao He, Mei Ye, Zhanyun Zhu, Qing Zhong, Junchang Yang

“…Scientific methods such as optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy combined with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDS), Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-ray diffusion (XRD) were applied to analyze the pigments and organic coating used in the No. 1 Cave. …”
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Influence of the Chemical Composition in the Electrochemical Response of Permanent Magnets by S. Godavarthi, J. Porcayo-Calderon, E. Vazquez-Velez, M. Casales-Diaz, D. M. Ortega-Toledo, L. Martinez-Gomez

“…Analysis by scanning electron microscopy has shown that pitting attack is the main mode of degradation of the magnets, while Co addition reduces it and Pr addition increases it.…”
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Mechanical and Morphological Properties of Polypropylene/Nano α-Al2O3 Composites by F. Mirjalili, L. Chuah, E. Salahi

“…Transmission and scanning electron microscopic observations of the nanocomposites also showed that fracture surface became rougher by increasing the content of filler loading from 1 to 4% wt.…”
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The Effect of Nuclear Elastic Scattering on Temperature Equilibration Rate of Ions in Fusion Plasma by M. Mahdavi, R. Azadifar, T. Koohrokhi

“…In this paper, for example, an equimolar Deuterium-Hydrogen plasma with density n=5×1025 cm−3 is chosen in which the deuteron is the background particle with temperature (also electron temperature) Tb=1 keV (usual conditions for a fusion plasma at the ignition instant) and the proton is the projectile with temperature Tp>Tb. …”
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Effect of Ar/CH4 Mixture Ratio on Properties of Ag/C:H Nanocomposite Prepared by DC Sputtering by E. Mohsen Soltani, Z. Ghorannevis, M. Shirazi

“…Effect of Ar/CH4 gas mixture ratios was investigated on optical and structural properties of Ag/C:H films by FTIR spectroscopy analysis, X-Ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM), respectively. …”
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Effects of UV Aging on Physical Properties and Physicochemical Properties of ASA Polymer-Modified Asphalt by Xiaolong Sun, Qinyuan Peng, Yongqiang Zhu, Qian Chen, Junshen Yuan, Yunchu Zhu

“…Based on rheology, the effect of different UV irradiation times on the high-temperature performance of ASA polymer-modified asphalt was systematically characterized, the thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) was used to analyze thermogravimetric properties of ASA polymer-modified asphalt, and the micromorphological characteristics of ASA-modified asphalt under different UV irradiation times were characterized by scanning electron microscope (FIB-SEM). The results show that the ASA polymer has a significant effect on the basic properties of asphalt. …”
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Thermal behavior of ground talc mineral by Balek V., Šubrt J., Pérez-Maqueda L.A., Beneš M., Bountseva I.M., Beckman I.N., Pérez-Rodríguez J.L.

“…Microstructure development and thermal behavior of ground talc mineral samples (from locality Puebla de Lillo, Spain) was characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy(SEM),surface area measurements differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetry and emanation thermal analysis (ETA).A vibratory mill and grinding time 5 min. was used to prepare the ground talc sample. …”
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Morphology of Near- and Semispherical Melted Chips after the Grinding Processes Using Sol-Gel Abrasives Based on SEM-Imaging and Analysis by W. Kapłonek, K. Nadolny, W. Habrat

“…Observation of the spherical melted chips and acquisition of their images were carried out for grinding wheel active surfaces with microcrystalline sintered corundum abrasive grains SG™ after the internal cylindrical grinding process of a 100Cr6 steel and Titanium Grade 2® alloy by use of a scanning electron microscope, JEOL JSM-5500LV. Analysis of the obtained SEM micrographs was carried out by Image-Pro® Plus 5.0 software to determine the selected geometrical parameters describing the morphological features of the assessed chips.…”
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Fracture Toughness Improvement of Poly(lactic acid) Reinforced with Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Surface-Modified Silicon Carbide by Jie Chen, Tian-Yi Zhang, Fan-Long Jin, Soo-Jin Park

“…Fracture surfaces were observed by scanning electron microscopy, which showed that the use of PCL as a reinforcing agent induces plastic deformation in the PLA/PCL blends. …”
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Low-cost seaweed biomass treatment with formaldehyde for cationic dyes removal from aqueous solutions by D. M. Polanco-Gamboa, Mohamed Abatal, D. M. Polanco-Gamboa, Claudia Aguilar, Francisco Anguebes-Fransechi, Eder C. Lima, Joel Vargas, Ismeli Alfonso, A Quiroz

“…The surface and morphology of modified biomass was characterized by the point of zero-charge (pH PZC ), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area ( S BET ), scanning electron microscopy (SEM/EDS), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. …”
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Neuro-Fuzzy Model for the Prediction and Classification of the Fused Zone Levels of Imperfections in Ti6Al4V Alloy Butt Weld by Giuseppe Casalino, Sabina Luisa Campanelli, Fabrizio Memola Capece Minutolo

“…The clusters were named after the ISO standard classification of the levels of imperfection for electron and laser beam welding of aluminium alloys and steels. …”
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Structural and Morphological Studies of V2O5/MWCNTs and ZrO2/MWCNTs Composites as Photocatalysts by Sajid Iqbal, Tanveer Hussain Bokhari, Shoomaila Latif, Muhammad Imran, Ayesha Javaid, Liviu Mitu

“…Subsequently, these composites were characterized for their structural/morphological studies by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Photocatalytic activities of TMO/MWCNTs composites were investigated by degradation phenomenon of methylene blue (MB) dye in aqueous solution. …”
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Test on the Stabilization of Oil-Contaminated Wenzhou Clay by Cement by Chuang Yu, Raoping Liao, Chaopeng Zhu, Xiaoqing Cai, Jianjun Ma

“…Experimental results from scanning electron microscope (SEM) indicate that cement-stabilized oil-contaminated soil is featured with a stable supporting microstructure, owing to the cementation between soil particles. …”
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Modified fracture properties of cement composites with nano/micro carbonized bagasse fibers by Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Sajjad Ahmad, Giuseppe Andrea Ferro, Luciana Restuccia, Jean Marc Tulliani, Pravin Jagdale

“…Carbonized bagasse particles were produced at Politecnico di Torino and characterized by Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. When added with cement paste up to 1 wt% in six different proportions, the carbonized bagasse particles were found effective in significant enhancement of mechanical strength as well as fracture toughness. …”
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