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Materials

Modified synthesis of Cs4PbBr6 for enhanced purity and quantum yield and for exploring its potential as a high stokes shift material for down?conversion in solar cells
19/05/2024 - Energy demands have kept increasing in recent years due to expanding human activity. Silicon solar cells offer an attractive renewable energy source while their external quantum efficiency can still...
Synergistic effect of ZnO Thin Films with Gold as Antifungal Coatings
18/05/2024 - Microbial contamination on surfaces is a problem worldwide, affecting public health and industry. The increasing prevalence and severity of microbial infection outbreaks across various environments...
Femtosecond Laser Carburization of WS2 Flakes to W2C for Enhanced Photothermal Conversion Efficiency
18/05/2024 - Femtosecond laser pulses are utilized to treat WS2 flakes in acetonitrile solvent. Laser power is adjusted to remove sulfur atoms from WS2 and replace them with carbon atoms, generated simultaneously...
UV?Curable 3D?Printable Microwave?Absorbing Material with a Sword?Sheath Structure Based on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube/Polypyrrole Nanotube/Fe3O4 Composites
18/05/2024 - The multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/polypyrrole nanotube (PPyNT)/triiron tetraoxide (Fe3O4) composite with a sword?sheath structure are prepared and added to a UV?curable resin to form a unique...
Liquid Metal Printed Semiconductor
17/05/2024 - Liquid metal electronic ink (e?ink) that made from gallium, indium, tin, zinc, bismuth or their alloy is promising new generation material for printed electronics. Extended from this ideal platform,...
Boosting Upconversion Efficiency in Optically Inert Shelled Structures with Electroactive Membrane through Electron Donation
19/05/2024 - Electroactive membranes, derived from Shewanella oneidensis MR?1 bacteria, are incorporated into membrane?integrated liposomes (MILs), encapsulating core–shell upconversion nanoparticles (CS UCNPs)...
Starch?based nanoparticles as a replacement for synthetic latex: A comprehensive assessment of printability and colorimetric characteristics
18/05/2024 - Replacing latex with starch?based nanoparticles at a 1:1 ratio.The papermaking, packaging, and printing industry are actively seeking sustainable material alternatives to address growing concerns...
Evaluation of a hybrid advanced oxidation process for removal of pirimicarb insecticide in aqueous media: Statistical optimization and estimation of electrical energy consumption
16/05/2024 - In this paper, the role of periodate and persulfate as inorganic oxidants were studied in presence of ultraviolet radiation and titanium dioxide nanoparticles as a hybrid advanced oxidation...
In Situ Growth of Cu-BTC on Polypropylene for High-Efficiency Antibacterial Air Filters
19/05/2024 - In many countries and regions, air pollution has become an environmental problem that cannot be ignored. Therefore, air filters with high efficiency, low resistance and strong antibacterial...
Carbon capturing composite membranes comprising Cu?MOF and PIM?1
15/05/2024 - Polyimide nanocomposites containing functional graphene oxide nanosheets.AbstractHerein, graphene oxide (GO) and its derivative, reduced GO (rGO) and p?phenylenediamine (PPD) functionalized GO...
Facile and efficient fabrication of carbon nanotube reinforced epoxy vitrimers through dynamic crosslinking
15/05/2024 - 3D printing of composite gel with temperature regulating liquid tank.Abstract3D?printed food exhibits unique advantages in precision nutrition food and personalized customization, achieving disease...
Preparation and self?healing properties of epoxy vitrimer materials based on imine bonds
18/05/2024 - Shieding properties of iron/ natural rubber composites.AbstractA comparative study was conducted to investigate the gamma and neutron radiation shielding properties of composites made from iron metal...
Macroscale Ultradurable Anti?wear Achieved on Graphene?based Films via Multiphase Combination
15/05/2024 - Excellent anti?wear performance, high bearing capacity, and long service life are essential prerequisites for the reliability and durability of Si?based micro/nano device operation. To improve the...
Propelling gold nanozymes: catalytic activity and biosensing applications
- Recently, gold nanomaterials have been rapidly developed owing to their high stability, good biocompatibility, and multifunctionality. The unique catalytic activity of gold nanomaterials has...
Fluorescent Composite Nano? and Microparticles Based on Xanthene Dyes and Iron Oxides
15/05/2024 - It is known that in some cases, regular methods for defectoscopy such as magnetic?powder method cannot achieve required sensitivity due to shape and location of defects themselves or due to certain...
Preparation of Highly Crystalline Nano Ca(OH)2 and Its Comparative Assessment with Commonly Used Materials for the Protection of Wall Paintings
14/05/2024 - Nano Ca(OH)2 is used for reinforcing the wall paintings. Herein homogeneous nano Ca(OH)2 particles (?100 nm) are synthesized by chemical liquid phase method and by utilizing surfactants to control...
Physicochemical characterization of rice straw before and after alkali-assist photocatalytic pretreatment: a comparative analysis
16/05/2024 - The potential of alkali-assist photocatalytic (AAP) pretreatment to overcome the recalcitrant nature of lignocellulose biomass, i.e. rice straw (RS), was investigated in the present study....
Sono-assisted photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin in aquatic media using g-C3N4/MOF-based nanocomposite under visible light irradiation
14/05/2024 - This research study is centered on the sono-assisted photocatalytic degradation of a well-known antibiotic (ciprofloxacin; CIP) in aquatic media using a g-C3N4/NH2-UiO-66 (Zr) catalyst under...
The Photodynamic Antibacterial Activity Properties of a Series of Indium(III) Porphyrins and their Gold and Silver Nanoparticle Conjugates
14/05/2024 - In(III) tetraarylporphyrin complexes with 4?thiomethylphenyl (1?InPor), thien?3?yl (2?InPor), thien?2?yl (3?InPor) and 5?bromothien?2?yl (4?InPor) meso?aryl rings have been synthesized and...
Study on the mechanical properties of hydrogels enhanced by acryloyl?functionalized polyethyleneimine cross?links
15/05/2024 - Essential steps to prepare composite membranes comprising Cu?MOF and PIM?1AbstractCarbon capture from different CO2?enriched sources demands the establishment of cleaner innovations to make strides...
Polyimide nanocomposites for high?temperature capacitive energy storage applications by incorporating functional graphene oxide nanosheets: Design, preparation, and mechanism
15/05/2024 - Fabrication process of EVD/CNT epoxy vitrimers by dynamic crosslinking.AbstractCarbon nanotubes (CNT) is an ideal candidate for reinforced epoxy vitrimer composites, however, achieving a desirable...