RETRACTED: Pyrene-Phosphonate Conjugate: Aggregation-Induced Enhanced Emission, and Selective Fe³⁺ Ions Sensing Properties by Sachin D. Padghan, Rajesh S. Bhosale, Sidhanath V. Bhosale, Frank Antolasic, Mohammad Al Kobaisi, Sheshanath V. Bhosale

“…The sensing properties of receptor <b>1</b> were investigated by UV-vis, fluorescence emission spectroscopy, and other optical methods. Among the tested metal ions, receptor <b>1</b> is capable of recognizing the Fe³⁺ ion selectively. …”
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Isotherms and Kinetic Studies of Copper Removal from Textile Wastewater and Aqueous Solution Using Powdered Banana Peel Waste as an Adsorbent in Batch Adsorption Systems by Momina Seleman, Takele Sime, Abate Ayele, Assefa Sergawie, Thabo Nkambule, Jemal Fito

“…The Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) results showed that the alkyne, aldehyde, and amide functional groups were dominant in the powdered banana peel surface, and the scanning electron microscope showed the morphology of the adsorbent. …”
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Discovery of a Robust P‐Type Ultrawide Bandgap Oxide Semiconductor: LiGa5O8 by Kaitian Zhang, Vijay Gopal Thirupakuzi Vangipuram, Hsien‐Lien Huang, Jinwoo Hwang, Hongping Zhao

“…Elemental compositions of Li, Ga, and O are extracted using X‐ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS). Both Li‐poor and Li‐rich LiGa5O8 films demonstrate p‐type conductivity. …”
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Effects of Oxygen Element and Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups on Surface Wettability of Coal Dust with Various Metamorphic Degrees Based on XPS Experiment by Gang Zhou, Cuicui Xu, Weimin Cheng, Qi Zhang, Wen Nie

“…To investigate the difference of surface oxygen element and oxygen-containing functional groups among coal dusts with different metamorphic degrees and their influence on surface wettability, a series of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy experiments on 6 coal samples are carried out. …”
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Synthesis of BiOI-TiO2 Composite Nanoparticles by Microemulsion Method and Study on Their Photocatalytic Activities by Yunfang Chen, Xiaoxin Xu, Jianzhang Fang, Guangying Zhou, Zhang Liu, Shuxing Wu, Weicheng Xu, Jinhui Chu, Ximiao Zhu

“…The synthesized particles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface analyzer, Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), ultraviolet-visible light (UV-Vis) absorption spectra and transmission electron microscope (TEM). …”
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Silver Nanoparticles in PEDOT:PSS Layer for Polymer Solar Cell Application by Agnieszka Iwan, Bartosz Boharewicz, Igor Tazbir, Andrzej Sikora, Beata Zboromirska-Wnukiewicz

“…The solar cells were additionally measured with impedance spectroscopy.…”
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Preparation and Characterization of Rosa roxburghii Tratt Polyphenol-Sodium Alginate-Soy Protein Isolate Nanocomposites and Their Antioxidant Activity by Han LIU, Xiaoyan LIU, Yinping GUO, Xingyan MU, Zihui SHI

“…The complexes were characterized by particle size, polymer dispersity index (PDI), Zeta potential, fluorescence spectrum, surface hydrophobicity, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Molecular docking technology was applied for theoretical verification. …”
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Synthesis and Spectroscopic Studies of Axially Ligated Zn(II)5,10,15,20-meso-tetra(p-chlorophenyl)porphyrin with Oxygen and Nitrogen Donors by Gauri D. Bajju, Sujata Kundan, Ashu Kapahi, Deepmala Gupta

“…The four-coordinated zinc porphyrin accepts one axial ligand in 1 : 1 molar ratio to form five-coordinated complex, which is purified by column chromatography and characterized by IR spectra, 1H NMR, electronic absorption spectra, elemental analysis, mass spectroscopy, and TGA/DTA studies. IR spectra confirms the appearance of Zn– at 500–400 cm−1, Zn– at 650–570 cm−1 and Zn–O at 650–350 cm−1. 1H NMR spectra show that the protons of the Phenolic ring axially attached to the central metal ion are merged with the protons of the tetraphenyl rings of the porphyrin moiety. …”
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Crude Oil Source Identification of Asphalt via ATR-FTIR Approach Combined with Multivariate Statistical Analysis by Ruibo Ren, Wenmiao Fan, Pinhui Zhao, Hao Zhou, Weikun Meng, Ping Ji

“…The model was established based on diverse fingerprint recognition technologies (such as principal component analysis (PCA) and multivariate logistic regression analysis) by using attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR). In this way, the crude oil source of different asphalt samples can be effectively discriminated. …”
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Influence of Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin on the Photostability of Fungicide Pyrimethanil by Carlos Fernandes, Igor Encarnação, Alexandra Gaspar, Jorge Garrido, Fernanda Borges, E. Manuela Garrido

“…In this study, the inclusion complex of pyrimethanil with HP-β-CD has been prepared and characterized by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The formation of the pyrimethanil/HP-β-CD inclusion complex increased the aqueous solubility of this fungicide around five times. …”
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Micro to Nanolevel Stabilization of Expansive Clay Using Agro-Wastes by Mehmood Munawar, Ammad H. Khan, Zia U. Rehman, Abdur Rahim, Mubashir Aziz, Sultan Almuaythir, Bothaina S. I. A. El Kheir, Farhan Haider

“…The chemical characterization of C and its blends were conducted through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and optical microscopic tests. The outcome of this study depicted that the cost ratio for the optimized composite, i.e., (1.2% NS-9% RHA)/(9% RHA) is 1.22 whereas stiffness ratio MR (NS-RHA)/MR(RHA) and Es (NS-RHA)/Es(RHA) and strength ratio UCT(NS-RHA)/UCT(RHA) and CBR(NS-RHA)/CBR(RHA) were found to be 2.0, 1.64, 2.17, and 2.82, respectively. …”
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Mechanochemical Functionalization of Oxidized Carbon Black with PLA by Aida Kiani, Mattia Naddeo, Federica Santulli, Valentina Volpe, Mina Mazzeo, Maria Rosaria Acocella

“…The functionalized carbon black (f-CB) was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), elemental analysis (EA), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) to confirm the successful modification. …”
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Modeling of two-dimensional MoxW_1−xS_2ySe_2(1−y) alloy band structure by N. Yu. Pimenov, S. D. Lavrov, A. V. Kudryavtsev, A. Yu. Avdizhiyan

“…An experimental study of the photoluminescence characteristics was carried out using photoluminescence microscopy-spectroscopy. Results. In this work, the dependence of the band gap on the morphological composition of two-dimensional MoxW1–xS2ySe2(1–y) alloys was determined. …”
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Chemical composition by PTP 1B inhibitory activity guided analysis of a plant- based antidiabetic polyherbal drug used in ethnomedical systems by Pardon Mugari, Pamhidzai Dzomba, Stephen Nyoni

“…Active compounds identity was established using 1HNMR, 13CNMR, HSQC-NMR, UV, FT-IR and MS spectroscopy. Results Results showed that the polyherbal drug consisted of two alkaloids and three anthocyanins as the major active components. …”
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"Effect of p-aminosalicylic acid rare earth complex on aging resistance of natural rubber" by "LIU Yong-gang1,2, HAO Wei2, LIU Zhao-gang2, WANG Xiao-li1, MA Sheng-mei1, ZHANG Shi-zhong1, ZHANG Feng-long1"

“…Natural rubber (NR) vulcanizates were prepared using rare earth antioxidants, such as lanthanum aminosalicylate (PAS-La), cerium aminosalicylate (PAS-Ce), lanthanum and cerium aminosalicylate (PAS-La-Ce), and hindered phenolic antioxidant 2246, respectively, the protective effects of four types of antioxidants on NR thermal-oxidative aging were compared by hardness, tensile properties, thermogravimetric analysis, and infrared spectroscopy, and Kissinger method and Flynn-Wall-Ozawa method were used to analyze the thermal-oxidative aging behavior of NR vulcanizates without antioxidant and with four kinds of antioxidants. …”
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Adsorption of brilliant cresyl blue using NaOH-activated biochar derived from sewage sludge by Ben Ali Majda, Bakhtaoui Yassmina, Flayou Majda, El Hazzat Mouatamid, Sifou Aicha, Dahhou Mohammed, Kacimi Mohammed, Benzaouak Abdellah, El Hamidi Adnane

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Short and long-range magnetic ordering and emergent topological transition in (Mn1−xNix)2P2S6 by Nasaru Khan, Deepu Kumar, Shantanu Semwal, Yuliia Shemerliuk, Bernd Büchner, Koushik Pal, Saicharan Aswartham, Pradeep Kumar

“…Here, we present an in-depth temperature dependent analysis for the bulk single crystals of two-dimensional (Mn1−xNix)2P2S6 with x = 1, 0.7, 0.3, 0 using the Raman spectroscopy supported by first-principles calculations of the phonon frequencies. …”
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Kinetic and Isotherm Studies of the Adsorption Phenacetin onto Two Copper Porous Coordination Compounds: Nonlinear Regression Analysis by Djoumbissie Alvine Loris, Tchuifon Tchuifon Donald Raoul, Atemkeng Donlifack Cyrille, Kuete Tiotsop Idris-Hermann, Doungmo Giscard, Tayo Djampouo Alain Clovis, Anagho Solomon Gabche, Ngoune Jean

“…These compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR-FT spectroscopy, and X-ray powder diffraction. The melting points of the synthesized coordination compounds were found to be above 350°C. …”
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Nutrients content from new fallen leaves of teak from different sites by Haryono Supriyono, Daryono Prehaten

“…Meanwhile for total P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe, Mn, and Cu, the samples were extracted with mixture between HClO4 and HNO3, extracted P was measured with spectrophotometer and the metals of K, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe, Mn, and Cu were measured with Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS). The result showed that carbon content was not much different, valued 46.49-52.32%, and N and P had a little bit different value 0.52-1.28% and 0.04-0.14%, respectively. …”
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Estimation of the Shear Strength of Sand-Clay mixtures based on the ANN and low-field NMR by Xiajun Liu, Zhen Lu, Yifei Zhu, Qiaoli Le, Jiagang Wei

“…This study focused on the estimation of the shear strength of sand-clay mixtures using the artificial neural network (ANN) and low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. In this study, NMR tests and triaxial compression tests were carried out on 160 artificial sand-clay mixtures with different mineralogical compositions, water contents, and dry densities in the laboratory to obtain the T 2 spectra and shear strength indices, respectively. …”
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