Microstructure and mechanical properties of A7N01 aluminum alloy weld joints filled with ER5356 and ER5087 weld wires by Xie H., Hu L., Ma Q.-H., Meng W., Yin X.-H.

“…The mechanical properties and microstructures of the welded joints were investigated by micro-hardness measurement, tensile test, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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Ocean wave-driven covalent organic framework/ZnO heterostructure composites for piezocatalytic uranium extraction from seawater by Jia-Xin Qi, Jing-Wen Gong, Cheng-Rong Zhang, Zhi-Hai Peng, Yuan-Jun Cai, Xin Liu, Jin-Lan Liu, Xiao-Juan Chen, Ru-Ping Liang, Jian-Ding Qiu

“…The designed COFs shell enables ZnO with stability, abundant active sites and high-speed electron transport channels. Meanwhile, the interface electric field established in the heterojunctions stimulates electron transfer from COFs to ZnO, which break the edge shielding effect of the ZnO’s metallic state. …”
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Twist angle-dependent transport properties of twisted bilayer graphene by Jin Hong Kim, Seoung-Hun Kang, Duhee Yoon, Hakseong Kim, Jin-Soo Kim, Mohd Musaib Haidari, Dong Jin Jang, Jin-Yong Ko, Young-Woo Son, Bae Ho Park, Jin Sik Choi

“…Abstract Twisted bilayer graphene (tBLG) with small twist angles has attracted significant attention because of its unique electronic properties arising from the formation of a moiré superlattice. …”
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Zn-Doped SnO2 Compact Layer for Enhancing Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells by Chenjun Yang, Mengwei Chen, Jiaqi Wang, Haifei Lu

“…The compact layer is an important part of PSCs, which can transport electrons and block holes. SnO2 is an excellent and commonly used electron transport layer (ETL) material, and doping modification is an effective way to improve performance. …”
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Resistance of conductive FFF 3D printed compounds based on thermoplastic elastomers under repeated strain by Alexandra Glogowsky, Michael Korger, Sofie Huysman, Maike Rabe

“…In electronic textiles, the conductivity of conductive tracks needs to remain stable under conditions such as repeated stretching, abrasion or washing. …”
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Chemical Synthesis, Characterization, and Biocompatibility Study of Hydroxyapatite/Chitosan Phosphate Nanocomposite for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications by Nabakumar Pramanik, Debasish Mishra, Indranil Banerjee, Tapas Kumar Maiti, Parag Bhargava, Panchanan Pramanik

“…The surface morphology of the composite and the homogeneous dispersion of nanoparticles in the polymer matrix have been investigated through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), respectively. …”
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Phytogenic Synthesis and Characterization of NiO-ZnO Nanocomposite for the Photodegradation of Brilliant Green and 4-Nitrophenol by Sirajul Haq, Aqsa Waheed Raja, Sadiq Ur Rehman, Amine Mezni, Manel Ben Ali, Amor Hedfi, Muhammad Imran Shahzad, Wajid Rehman, Nadia Shahzad, Muhammad Waseem, Pervaiz Ahmad

“…The surface morphology was determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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Preparation and Application of Titanate Nanotubes on Dye Degradation from Aqueous Media by UV Irradiation by Rui Liu, Wein-Duo Yang, Hui-Ju Chueng, Bin-Qiao Ren

“…The morphological changes and phase transformation of the TiO2 nanotubes were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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Empirical Correlation of the Morphology of Coiled Carbon Nanotubes with Their Response to Axial Compression by Jabulani R. Barber, Jeffrey S. Boyles, Aldo A. Ferri, Lawrence A. Bottomley

“…Each nanocoil was attached to the apex of a cantilever probe tip; its dimensions and orientation relative to the tip apex were determined with scanning electron microscopy. The atomic force microscope was employed to apply a cyclic axial load on the nanocoil. …”
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Crystallisation Kinetics of a β-Spodumene-Based Glass Ceramic by Oscar Rubem Klegues Montedo, Dachamir Hotza, Antonio Pedro Novaes de Oliveira, Robert Meszaros, Nahum Travitzky, Peter Greil

“…LZSA (Li2O-ZrO2-SiO2-Al2O3) glass ceramic system has shown high potential to obtain LTCC laminate tapes at low sintering temperature (<1000°C) for several applications, such as screen-printed electronic components. Furthermore, LZSA glass ceramics offer interesting mechanical, chemical, and thermal properties, which make LZSA also a potential candidate for fabricating multilayered structures processed by Laminated Objects Manufacturing (LOM) technology. …”
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Effect of Chemical Treatment on Physical, Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Ladies Finger Natural Fiber by S. I. Hossain, M. Hasan, Md. N. Hasan, A. Hassan

“…Both raw and chemically treated fibers were subsequently characterized using mechanical (tensile), structural (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy), and thermal (thermogravimetric) analysis. …”
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High temperature corrosion of commercial FeCrAl alloys (Kanthal AF) in nitrogen gas by Veskovič-Bukudura S., Kovač J., Karpe B., Umek P., Nagode A., Cerc-Korošec R., Bizjak M.

“…The microstructure is characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDX), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), and focused ion beam (FIB-EDX) analysis. …”
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Preparation of [C60]Fullerene Nanowhisker-gold Nanoparticle Composites and Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol through Catalysis by Jeong Won Ko, Jiulong Li, Weon Bae Ko

“…The product of the nanocomposites was characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and solid- state 13C-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. …”
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Graphene: A Multifunctional Nanomaterial with Versatile Applications by H. C. Ananda Murthy, Suresh Ghotekar, B. Vinay Kumar, Arpita Roy

“…Graphene is among the best electronic materials, but synthesizing a single sheet of graphene has received less attention. …”
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Bactericidal Activity of TiO2 on Cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 by J. L. Aguilar Salinas, J. R. Pacheco Aguilar, S. A. Mayén Hernández, J. Santos Cruz

“…The obtained gel annealed at 450°C was characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, diffuse reflectance, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. …”
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Mechanistic Features of Nanodiamonds in the Lapping of Magnetic Heads by Xionghua Jiang, Zhenxing Chen, Joy Wolfram, Zhizhou Yang

“…Atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) were used to carry out surface quality detection and analysis of the disk head. …”
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Characterization and Modeling of CdS/CdTe Heterojunction Thin-Film Solar Cell for High Efficiency Performance by Hamid Fardi, Fatima Buny

“…Results obtained indicate that higher performance efficiency may be achieved by adding and optimizing an extended CdTe electron reflector layer at the back Schottky contact. …”
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The Optical Properties of Crystalline Zn3Nb2O8 Nanomaterials Obtained by Hydrothermal Method by Mihaela Birdeanu, Mirela Vaida, Eugenia Fagadar-Cosma

“…Field-emission scanning electron microscopy evidenced the columnar morphology of the particle’s agglomeration and the high resolution electron transmission microscopy confirms the measured interplanar distances calculated from the X-ray diffraction experiments. …”
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Facile synthesis of mesoporous alumina using hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HTAB) as template: simplified sol‐gel approach by Sameer H. Lakade, Minal T. Harde, Varsha Chattichalwadi, Pravin S. Uttekar

“…Alumina supported mesoporous material containing drug was characterised using instrumental technique namely Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area, Fourier transform‐infrared, differential scanning calorimetry, transmission electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction, and field emission scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Spectrofluorimetric determination of gemifloxacin mesylate and linezolid in pharmaceutical formulations: Application of quinone-based fluorophores and enhanced native fluorescence by Moussa Bahia Abbas, Mahrouse Marianne Alphonse, Hassan Mahmoud Ali, Fawzy Michael Gamal

“…For this purpose, three sensitive, accurate and precise spectrofluorimetric methods were developed. GEM, as an n-electron donor, reacts with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (method A) and 2,5-dichloro-3,6-dihydroxy-p-benzoquinone (method B) as п-electron acceptors, forming charge transfer complexes that exhibit high fluorescence intensity at 441 and 390 nm upon excitation at 260 and 339 nm, respectively. …”
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