A Novel Method for Preparation of Zn-Doped CuInS2 Solar Cells and Their Photovoltaic Performance by Cheng-Hsiung Peng, Chyi-Ching Hwang

“…In this study, a novel method was proposed to synthesize high quality Zn-doped CuInS2 nanocrystals under high frequency magnetic field at ambient conditions. …”
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EFFECTS OF HEAT TREATMENT ON THE UPCONVERSION AND NEAR-INFRARED EMISSIONS OF ERBIUM IN TRANSPARENT TELLURITE GLASS-CERAMICS by Vũ Hằng Nga, Đoàn Thị Phúc, Hồ Kim Dân

“…From the results of X-ray diffraction (XRD) was confirmed that BaF2 nanocrystals have been formed in the TAB glass-ceramics under heat treatment. …”
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Evaluation of Bone Healing on Sandblasted and Acid Etched Implants Coated with Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite: An In Vivo Study in Rabbit Femur by Lory Melin Svanborg, Luiz Meirelles, Victoria Franke Stenport, Per Kjellin, Fredrik Currie, Martin Andersson, Ann Wennerberg

“…This study aimed at investigating if a coating of hydroxyapatite nanocrystals would enhance bone healing over time in trabecular bone. …”
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Mix and Inject: Reaction Initiation by Diffusion for Time-Resolved Macromolecular Crystallography by Marius Schmidt

“…With small micro- and nanocrystals diffusion times are adequately short for most enzymes and the reaction can be swiftly initiated. …”
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Infrared Spectroscopic Characterization of Photoluminescent Polymer Nanocomposites by Kyle Gipson, Kathryn Stevens, Phil Brown, John Ballato

“…The ligands were employed to functionalize the surface of Tb3+:LaF3 nanocrystals to aid in dispersing the nanoparticles. …”
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Quantum Dots Do Not Alter the Differentiation Potential of Pancreatic Stem Cells and Are Distributed Randomly among Daughter Cells by S. Danner, H. Benzin, T. Vollbrandt, J. Oder, A. Richter, C. Kruse

“…Therefore, rat pancreatic stem cells (PSCs) were labeled with different concentrations of CdSe quantum dots (Qtracker 605 nanocrystals). The QD labeled PSCs showed normal proliferation and their usual spontaneous differentiation potential in vitro. …”
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Assembled Nanostructured Architectures Studied By Grazing Incidence X-Ray Scattering by Davide Altamura, Teresa Sibillano, Dritan Siliqi, Liberato De Caro, Cinzia Giannini

“…In this chapter, we will focus on a specific X‐raybased technique among those employed in surface science and which is especially suitable for the study of self‐assembled nanocrystals: Grazing Incidence Small Angle X‐ray Scattering (GISAXS). …”
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Recent Advances in Photoluminescence Detection of Fingerprints by E. Roland Menzel

“…These focus on lanthanide chelates, nanocrystals, and nanocomposites functionalized to label fingerprints.…”
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Antimicrobial Activity of the Synthesized of Copper Chalcogenide Nanoparticles by N. G. Mbewana-Ntshanka, M. J. Moloto, P. K. Mubiayi

“…Since reaction time has a profound effect on the nanocrystals size and shapes, the effect of reaction time was also investigated during the synthesis of the copper chalcogenides to obtain nanocrystals with desired properties. …”
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Surface structure and catalytic activity of amorphous metallic alloys Fe-Nb-B-RE (RE = Y, Gd, Tb, Dy) in alkaline solution by L Boichyshyn, M-O Danyliak, B Kotur

“…Values of the roughness increased after thermal treatment for 1 h in air due to nucleation and growth of nanocrystals in bulk and surface oxidation of the amorphous Fe82Nb2B14RE2 alloys. …”
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Waste-Derived Cellulosic Fibers and Their Applications by Antony V. Samrot, Khosa Tariro Ngaakudzwe, D. Rajalakshmi, P. Prakash, S. Suresh Kumar, M. Chandramohan, D. Alex Anand, J. Lilly Mercy, Yishak Simon, S. Saigeetha

“…Besides the different treatment methods suitable for various applications, this review aims to provide integrated details on the extraction methods and applications of cellulosic fibers and cellulose nanocrystals derived from wastes of different sources. …”
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Sonication-Assisted Synthesis of β-Mercuric Sulfide Nanoparticles by Xin Xu, Elizabeth R. Carraway

“…The process does not include surfactants or other stabilizers that could potentially contaminate the nanocrystals. In principle, the method could be applied to synthesis of other metal chalcogenide nanoparticles.…”
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Optical signatures of lattice strain in chemically doped colloidal quantum wells by Junhong Yu, Hilmi Volkan Demir, Manoj Sharma

“…Abstract Lattice strain plays a vital role in tailoring the optoelectronic performance of colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) with exotic geometries. Although optical identifications of lattice strain in irregular-shaped NCs or hetero-structured NCs have been well documented, less is known about optical signatures of the sparsely distributed lattice mismatch in chemically-doped NCs. …”
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Photophysical properties of self-aggregated porphyrin: semiconductor nanoassemblies by E. Zenkevich, T. Blaudeck, M. Abdel-Mottaleb, F. Cichos, A. Shulga, C. von Borczyskowski

“…Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals from CdSe show photoluminescence quenching via titration with porphyrin derivatives. …”
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CO2 Capture by Carbon Aerogel–Potassium Carbonate Nanocomposites by Guang Yang, Hongchao Luo, Tomonori Ohba, Hirofumi Kanoh

“…In this study, we focused on the regeneration temperature of carbon aerogel–potassium carbonate (CA–KC) nanocomposites, where KC nanocrystals were formed in the mesopores of the CAs. …”
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Electrospun Nanostructured Fibers of Collagen-Biomimetic Apatite on Titanium Alloy by Michele Iafisco, Ismaela Foltran, Simona Sabbatini, Giorgio Tosi, Norberto Roveri

“…Finally, the topographic distribution of the chemical composition in the mineralized matrix evaluated by Fourier Transform Infrared microspectroscopy demonstrated that the apatite nanocrystals cover the collagen fibers assembled by the electrospinning.…”
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Different Surfactants-Assisted Hydrothermal Fabrication and Photocatalytic Properties of Bi2MoO6 for Methylene Blue Degradation under Simulated Sunlight Irradiation by Wenfeng Guo, Heping Li, Haisheng Ma, Weixiu Teng

“…Among the as-fabricated Bi2MoO6 samples, the ones derived hydrothermally with CTAB showed outstanding photocatalytic activities for the addressed reaction under simulated sunlight irradiation, attributed to the ultrafine nanocrystals and the higher surface areas.…”
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One-Pot Solid-State Reaction Approach to Synthesize Ag-Cu2O/GO Ternary Nanocomposites with Enhanced Visible-Light-Responsive Photocatalytic Activity by Longfeng Li, Jing Zhang, Xianliang Fu, Peipei Xiao, Maolin Zhang, Mingzhu Liu

“…In the resultant complex heterostructures, Ag nanocrystals were mainly deposited on the surface of Cu2O, while Ag-Cu2O composites were anchored onto GO sheets. …”
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Jatropha Oil as a Substituent for Palm Oil in Biobased Polyurethane by Mohamad Ridzuan Amri, Syeed Saifulazry Osman Al-Edrus, Chuah Teong Guan, Faizah Md Yasin, Lee Seng Hua

“…Herein, we review the literature on the synthesis of PUs using different vegetable oils and compare it with jatropha oil and its nanocomposites reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals. Given the potential of vegetable oil PUs in many industrial applications, we expect that they will increase commercial interest and scientific research to bring these materials to the market soon.…”
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Enzymatic functionalization of bacterial nanocellulose: current approaches and future prospects by Monika Kaczmarek, Aneta Monika Białkowska

“…., synthesis of different morphological forms of bacterial cellulose (e.g., rod-shaped nanocrystals)] using cellulases, and/or attachment of reactive functional groups into the polymer structure via oxidation (e.g., utilizing a laccase/TEMPO catalytic system or lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases) and esterification catalyzed by lipases; or an indirect procedure involving the application of bacterial nanocellulose as a matrix for enzyme immobilization (e.g., laccase, glucose oxidase, horseradish peroxidase, lysozyme, bromelain, lipase, papain), thus creating a specific catalytic system. …”
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