Influence of Acid Modification Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Counter Electrodes on the Glass and Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Performance by Wasan Maiaugree, Samuk Pimanpang, Wirat Jarernboon, Vittaya Amornkitbamrung

“…Unmodified- and modified-carbon nanotubes were coated on the conductive glass and conductive plastic substrates by a slurry paste method, and they were used as the counter electrodes (CEs) of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Scanning electron microscopy reveals that carbon nanotubes are evenly deposited on the conductive glass. …”
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Biomolecule Protective and Photocatalytic Potential of Cellulose Supported MoS2/GO Nanocomposite by Muhammad Pervaiz, Muti Ur Rehman, Faisal Ali, Umer Younas, Mika Sillanpaa, Rizwan Kausar, Asma A. Alothman, Mohamed Ouladsmane, Mohammad Abdul Mazid

“…Particle size and morphology of the nanocomposite were assessed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and it was found having particle size ranging from 50 to 80 nm and heterogeneous structure. …”
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Experimental study on influence of Na-bentonite on viscosity of cement-bentonite slurry by Zheng Wei, Wei Cui, Ri-cheng Miao

“…Based on these results, microscopic tests, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), were conducted to explain the reasons for the different properties of different bentonite slurries and their CB slurries. …”
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Properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Films and Solar Cells Deposited by Hybrid Process by S. Marsillac, H. Khatri, K. Aryal, R.W. Collins

“…The films were characterized by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, glancing incidence X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, auger electron spectroscopy, and transmittance and reflectance spectroscopy, and their properties were compared to the ones of films deposited by coevaporation. …”
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Effects of multidrug-resistant bacteria and multi-antibiotic combination on intestinal microbiota in mice by Jing Ma, Zheng Gong, Meiling Kang, Zhongjing Tian, Liping You, Chengshi Ding

“…Small intestine is the main colonization site of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes are the major antibiotic-resistance acquired bacteria as determined by transmission electron microscopy and agarose plate screening culture.…”
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The Effect of Yttrium Addition on the Microstructures and Electrical Properties of CuMn Alloy Thin Films by Ho-Yun Lee, Chi-Wei He, Ying-Chieh Lee

“…The phase variation, microstructure, film thickness, and constitutional analysis of CuMnY films were characterized using X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and related energy dispersive X-ray analyses (XRD, FESEM, and HRTEM/EDX). …”
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Encapsulation of albumin from snakehead fish (Channa striata) with porous starch from arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) by Nastitia Dian Pratiwi, Arima Diah Setiowati, Lucia Dhiantika Witasari

“…The P-50, porous starch:gum arabic (50:50) formula demonstrated the highest encapsulation efficiency of 98.88 %. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that porous starch adsorbs albumin on its surface. …”
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Does Modification of Amalgomer with Propolis Alter Its Physicomechanical Properties? An In Vitro Study by Reham M. Abdallah, Amr M. Abdelghany, Neven S. Aref

“…Representative specimens of each group were analyzed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the results, followed by a Tukey post hoc test (p<0.05). …”
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Bioimmobilized Limestone Powder for Autonomous Healing of Cementitious Systems: A Feasibility Study by Nafeesa Shaheen, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Siraj Ud din

“…To examine the microstructure and characterization of healing precipitate, micrographical (field emission scanning electron microscopy), chemical (energy dispersive X-ray), and thermal (thermogravimetric analysis) analyses were performed after the healing period of 28 days. …”
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Effect of Different Impression Techniques on Marginal Fit of Restoration – An In Vitro Study by Priyanka S. Raghav, S Abirami, Abhinav Gupta, Faiz Noor Khan Yusufi, Shaista Afroz

“…Prosthesis was fabricated using CAD/CAM technology and marginal accuracy was evaluated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Result: In the present study, the matrix impression system resulted in less microgap in both mid-buccal and mid-mesial region, whereas putty wash technique showed very high standard deviation in the interproximal region. …”
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Phase transformation and microstructure study of the as-cast Cu-rich Cu-Al-Mn ternary alloys by Holjevac-Grgurić T., Manasijević D., Kožuh S., Ivanić I., Balanović Lj., Anžel I., Kosec B., Bizjak M., Knežević M., Gojić M.

“…Microstructural investigations of the prepared samples were performed by using optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy, equipped by energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). …”
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Corrosion Behavior and Microhardness of a New B₄C Ceramic Doped with 3% Volume High-Entropy Alloy in an Aggressive Environment by Alberto Daniel Rico-Cano, Julia Claudia Mirza-Rosca, Burak Cagri Ocak, Gultekin Goller

“…The aim of this paper is to study both the mechanical and chemical properties of a new material composed of B₄C doped with 3% volume of CoCrFeNiMo HEA by the spark plasma sintering technique. Scanning electron microscopy and microhardness were used to characterize the composite microstructure and hardness. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Sulfide-Aluminium -Platinum Nanocomposites Produced by Coprecipitation Method by A. Durgadevi, K. Dhayalini, M. Ravichandran

“…The proposed composite powders were thoroughly characterized using techniques like Energy-dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis) absorption spectroscopy, and photoluminescence analysis. …”
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Effect of titanium content on the microstructure and wear behavior of Fe(13-x)TixB7 (x=0-5) hardfacing alloy by Kılınç B., Kocaman E., Şen Ş., Şen U.

“…In addition, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the worn surfaces showed that the wear mechanisms were adhesive and oxidative.…”
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Spontaneous Small Biskyrmions in a Centrosymmetric Rare-Earth Kagome Ferrimagnet by Shulan Zuo, Kaiming Qiao, Zhan Wang, Ying Zhang, Chengbao Jiang, Baogen Shen

“…Here, spontaneous biskyrmions were directly observed in the Tb0.2Gd0.8Co2 ferrimagnetic crystal with a Kagome lattice using Lorentz transmission electron microscopy. The high-density biskyrmions exhibited a small size (approximately 50 nm) over a wide temperature range, were closely related to subtle magnetic interaction competition, and coexisted with some broken stripes that could be easily converted into zero-field biskyrmions by utilizing proper field-cooling manipulation. …”
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Mechanical and Thermal Properties of UHPC Exposed to High-Temperature Thermal Cycling by In-Hwan Yang, Jihun Park

“…The thermal conductivity of the UHPC decreased as the unit weight of the UHPC decreased, and the thermal conductivity also decreased as the compressive strength of the UHPC decreased. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis showed that the microstructures of the UHPC specimens exposed to high temperatures contained voids due to the PP fiber melting. …”
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Facile Preparation of Phosphotungstic Acid-Impregnated Yeast Hybrid Microspheres and Their Photocatalytic Performance for Decolorization of Azo Dye by Lan Chen, Bo Bai

“…The obtained products were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry-differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC), and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UV-Vis), respectively. …”
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The Creep Test Study and Macro-Detail Analysis of Argillaceous Red Sandstone in Different Water-Containing States by Shuntao Guo, Shujie Wen, Hongyu Guo, Helin Fu

“…Burgers model is used to fit the test results and identify the parameters, and scanning electron microscopy is carried out on the cross section of the damaged sample. …”
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Zeta Potential Change and curing effects on Shield Muck solidified by Metal Ion Complex Catalysis by Bosong Ding, Ping Lou, Isamu Yoshitake, Rui Wang, Zhenyu Wang, You Wang

“…We analyzed the microscopic characteristics of shield muck curing products by using the electron microscopy, revealing the impact of metal ion complex on curing. …”
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Effect of Nanodiamonds on Friction Reduction Performance in Presence of Organic and Inorganic Friction Modifiers by A. K. Piya, L. Yang, N. Emami, A. Morina

“…Analysis of wear scars using High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Raman spectroscopy reveals that when NDs are fully entrapped into the formed tribofilm that contains the MoDTC-derived MoS₂ layer, the lowest friction coefficient can be achieved.…”
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