Photoluminescence Response in Carbon Films Deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition onto GaAs Substrates at Low Vacuum by F. Caballero-Briones, G. Santana, T. Flores, L. Ponce

“…Films were characterized by optical microscopy, atomic force microscopy, laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and photoluminescence spectroscopy. Deposited films were visually smooth and adherent but on the other hand evidence of splashing was observed in all the films. …”
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Totally Ecofriendly Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Aqueous Dissolutions of Polysaccharides by M. A. Garza-Navarro, J. A. Aguirre-Rosales, E. E. Llanas-Vázquez, I. E. Moreno-Cortez, A. Torres-Castro, V. González-González

“…Resultant yellowish to reddish dispersions were characterized by means of transmission electron microscopy and their related techniques, such as bright field and Z-contrast imaging and electron diffraction, as well as ultraviolet-visible and infrared spectroscopic techniques. …”
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Preparation and characterisation of ciprofloxacin‐loaded silver nanoparticles for drug delivery by Samer Hasan Hussein‐Al‐Ali, Suha Mujahed Abudoleh, Qais Ibrahim Abdallah Abualassal, Zead Abudayeh, Yousef Aldalahmah, Mohd Zobir Hussein

“…The characteristics of the Cipro‐AgNPs nanocomposite were studied by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), UV–Vis, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier‐transform infra‐red analysis (FT‐IR) and zeta potential analyses. …”
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The Influence of the Ammonolysis Temperature on the Photocatalytic Activity of β-TaON by Songhak Yoon, Alexandra E. Maegli, Santhosh Kumar Matam, Matthias Trottmann, Takashi Hisatomi, Céline Marie Leroy, Michael Grätzel, Simone Pokrant, Anke Weidenkaff

“…Phase-pure tantalum oxynitride (β-TaON) powders were synthesized by thermal ammonolysis of Ta2O5 powders. X-ray diffraction revealed an enlargement of the unit cell and an increase of the crystallite size with increasing ammonolysis temperature. …”
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Effects of yttrium addition on microstructure and mechanical property of Nb-1Zr-0.1C alloy by Wanxin Liu, Shengjie Wang, Xiaoxin Zhang, Yanchang Liu, Bin Liang, Shilei Li

“…Electron backscattered diffraction results show that no recrystallization was observed in the warm-rolled and annealed Nb-1Zr-0.1C alloys with different Y additions. …”
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Visible light photocatalytic efficiency and corrosion resistance of Zn, Ni, and Cu-doped TiO2 coatings by Mona Khalaghi, Masoud Atapour, Mohamad Mohsen Momeni, Mohammad Reza Karampoor

“…Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD) results show that dopants are uniformly distributed in the form of oxide states. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Magnetic Fe3O4/Zeolite NaA Nanocomposite for the Adsorption Removal of Methylene Blue Potential in Wastewater Treatment by Ngoc Bich Thi Tran, Ngoc Bich Duong, Ngoc Long Le

“…The as-synthesized Fe3O4/ZA nanocomposite was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), MicroRaman analysis, Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), N2 adsorption isotherms (BET), and UV-VIS analysis. …”
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Study of the Intrinsic Factors Determining the Near-Threshold Fatigue Crack Propagation Behavior of a High-Strength Titanium Alloy by Huan Wang, Yongqing Zhao, Ping Guo, Fei Qiang, Lei Zhang, Zhongli Qiao, Shewei Xin

“…The fracture surfaces and crack profiles were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) to elucidate the mechanism of fatigue crack propagation in the near-threshold regime. …”
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Process-Dependent Evolution of Channel Stress and Stress-Induced Mobility Gain in FinFET, Normal GAAFET, and Si/SiGe Hybrid Channel GAAFET by Chiang Zhu, Xiaona Zhu, Shaofeng Yu, David Wei Zhang

“…This study investigates the evolution of stress and its induced carrier mobility gain in FinFET, GAAFET, and Si/SiGe hybrid channel GAAFET throughout the process flow using technology computer-aided design (TCAD) tool, which has been calibrated with experimental data from the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and nano-beam precession electron diffraction (PED) techniques. The stress evolution indicates that Fin recess, S/D epi growth and Gate removal are three crucial process steps that influence channel stress. …”
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Carbazole Containing Copolymers: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications in Reversible Holographic Recording by Bénédicte Mailhot-Jensen, Stefan Robu, Agnès Rivaton, Jean-François Pilichowski, Arcadi Chirita, Ekaterina Chilat, Galina Dragalina

“…It is shown that via a photothermoplastic recording process, it is possible to record and read holograms practically in real time (~3 s) with a diffraction efficiency of 10% and a spatial resolution higher than 1000 mm−1.…”
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Adsorption of an Anionic Azo Dye Using Moringa oleifera Seed Protein-Montmorillonite Composite by Xiao Mi, Zhenya Shang, Chunbao Du, Guoting Li, Ting Su, Xinying Chang, Ruiming Li, Zhihong Zheng, Jingxi Tie

“…The MOSP-MMT adsorbent was characterized using scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, surface area analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis. …”
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Hydrothermal Synthesis and Tunable Multicolor Upconversion Emission of Cubic Phase Y2O3 Nanoparticles by Haibo Wang, Chao Qian, Zhigao Yi, Ling Rao, Hongrong Liu, Songjun Zeng

“…The structure and morphology of Y(OH)3 precursors and Y2O3 nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The results reveal that the Y2O3 nanoparticles possess cubic phase and form the quasispherical structure. …”
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Application of Fly Ash and Slag Generated by Incineration of Municipal Solid Waste in Concrete by Cong Zeng, Yan Lyu, Dehong Wang, Yanzhong Ju, Xiaoyu Shang, Luoke Li

“…Based on scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses, MSWI fly ash has certain dispersion. …”
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Preparation of N-TiO2 Using a Microwave/Sol-Gel Method and Its Photocatalytic Activity for Bisphenol A under Visible-Light and Sunlight Irradiation by Chung-Hsin Wu, Chao-Yin Kuo, Chin-Jung Lin, Peng-Ke Chiu

“…The characteristics of the prepared photocatalysts were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). …”
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Impact of Ultrasonic-Assisted Preparation of Water Caltrop Starch–Lipid Complex: Structural and Physicochemical Properties by Kuan-Wei Huang, Lih-Shiuh Lai

“…All samples exhibited the characteristic birefringence of starch-lipid complexes under the polarized microscope, and flake-like and irregular structure under scanning electron microscope (SEM), indicating the formation of complexes through ultrasonic-assisted preparation. X-ray diffraction pattern further confirmed the transition from the original A-type structure for native starch to V-type structure for starch-lipid complexes, and the relative crystallinity of starch-lipid complexes increased as the ultrasound intensity and treatment time increased. …”
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Preparation and Photocatalytic Performances of WO3/TiO2 Composite Nanofibers by Xiuping Han, Binghua Yao, Keying Li, Wenjing Zhu, Xuyuan Zhang

“…The WO3/TiO2 composite nanofibers were synthesized by using the electrospinning method. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis indicated that WO3 was successfully integrated onto the surface of TiO2. …”
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High Strength Anhydrite Cement Based on Lime Mud From Water Treatment Process: One Step Synthesis in Water Environment, Characterization and Technological Parameters by Maksim Kamarou, Hongbin Tan, Dmitry Moskovskikh, Natallia Kulinich, Xiaoling Ma, Feihua Yang, Evgenii Beletskii, Elena Alekseeva, Sergey Yudin, Valentin Romanovski

“…The method involves the interaction of lime mud with waste sulfuric acid from the production of polymer fibers using a structure‐controlled method in the (CaO·Ca(OH)2·CaCO3)—H2SO4—H2O system at a temperature of 40°C. X‐ray diffraction analysis showed the presence of CaSO4 and CaSO4·0.62H2O phases with a purity of 99.8%. …”
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B by C and N Codoped TiO2 Nanoparticles under Visible-Light Irradiation by Thuy Thi Thanh Le, Trinh Dinh Tran

“…The structure and properties of the obtained photocatalyst have been systematically investigated using X-ray diffraction, TEM, UV-Vis, FT-IR, and BET techniques. …”
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Physical Properties of Macroporous Tungsten Oxide Thin Films and Their Impact on the Photocurrent Density by I. Riech, M. Acosta, M. A. Zambrano-Arjona, F. Peñuñuri, M. Rosado-Mendoza, E. Marín, P. Rodríguez-Fragoso, J. G. Mendoza-Álvarez

“…Tungsten trioxide (WO3) films were prepared using polystyrene spheres of two different diameters as a template in order to create porous layers. X-ray diffraction data and electron microscopy images show that annealed films exhibit polycrystalline structure with monoclinic phase and pore size of approximately hundred nanometers. …”
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2D wrinkle assisted zigzag plasmonic chains for isotropic SERS enhancement by Ziwen Yu, Swagato Sarkar, Sezer Seçkin, Ningwei Sun, Anik Kumar Ghosh, Sven Wießner, Ziwei Zhou, Andreas Fery

“…To further enhance these assemblies by incorporating diffraction modes, we develop two-dimensional (2D) zigzag wrinkle structures that successfully assemble nanoparticles into plasmonic zigzag chains. …”
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