Crystals, Volume 10, Issue 3

The present study deals with the investigation of Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺ and Pd²⁺ chelating potential of the Schiff base, (E)-N-(2-((2-hydroxybenzylidene)amino)benzyl)-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide (H₂SB). Crystal structures of Ni(HSB)₂, Pd(HSB)₂ and Cu(HSB)₂ have...

The effect of conventional Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) by using different concentration and spin-coating speeds of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) as an electron transport layer (ETL) was studied. The influence of TiO₂ based on device structure: fluorine-d...

The templated preparation of hollow nanomaterials has received broad attention. However, many templates are expansive, environmentally-harmful, along with involving a complicated preparation process. Herein, we present a cost-effective, environmental...

Different austenitizing temperatures were used to obtain medium-carbon low-alloy (MCLA) martensitic steels with different lath martensite microstructures. The hierarchical microstructures of lath martensite were investigated by optical microscopy (OM...

We conducted a detailed study of the morphology of diamond crystals partially dissolved in a water-bearing kimberlite melt at pressure of 6.3 GPa, temperature of 1400 °C, and two oxygen fugacities (fO₂) corresponding to the Re-ReO₂ buffer and nea...

In this paper, based on the density functional theory, through thermodynamic and mechanical stability criteria, the crystal cell model of intermetallic compounds with vacancy and anti-site point defects is constructed and the lattice constant, format...

The law of microstructure evolution and transformation mechanism of the α′ martensite decomposition during 400–600 °C were studied by the isothermal dilatometry. The transformation process of α′ martensite was quanti...

The crystal structure of the newly synthesized 4-methoxyphenyl(phenyl)iodonium thiocyanate, [PhI(4-C₆H₄OMe)](SCN), represents the first example of 16-membered cyclic heterooctamer formed by halogen bonding between the iodonium cation and SCN⁻....

In this paper, we compare four different methods to estimate nanoparticle diameters from optical absorption measurements, using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images as a reference for the nanoparticle size. Three solutions of colloidal nanop...

Longitudinal waves have important applications in modern scientific research and production; as a special acoustic wave, longitudinal waves have a sound transmission performance in negative refractive index materials. This paper has designed a new st...

In this paper, we propose a reflective polarizer in terahertz regime, which utilizes the Bulk-Dirac-Semimetal (BDS) metasurface can be dynamically tuned in broadband. The proposed polarizer is capable of converting the linear polarized wave into the...

Copper nanowires (Cu NWs) are a promising alternative to indium tin oxide (ITO), for use as transparent conductors that exhibit comparable performance at a lower cost. Furthermore, Cu NWs are flexible, a property not possessed by ITO. However, the Cu...

In this study, a nanostructured NdFeO₃ material was synthesized via a simple process of the hydrolysis of Nd (III) and Fe (III) cations in hot water with 5% NaOH as a precipitating agent. According to the results of the thermal behaviors of each hydr...

The paper focuses on the evaluation of chloride ion diffusion coefficient of self-compacting concrete with steel fibre reinforcement. The reference concrete from Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) with several values of...

A Transformation-Induced Plasticity (TRIP) steel matrix reinforced with magnesium-partially stabilized zirconia (Mg-PSZ) particles depicts a superior energy absorbing capacity during deformation. In this research, the TRIP/TWIP material model already...

A novel terbium-tetracarboxylate framework with the 5,5’-(diazene-1,2-iyl)diisophthalic acid (H₄abtc) ligand, formulated as [Tb(Habtc)(DMSO)(H₂O)₂]_n (ZTU-5), has been synthesized and structurally characterized. ZTU-5 features a 2D-layered struc...

Three binary systems were prepared by mixing of two different mesogenic derivatives, homologues, the first is azo/ester, namely 4-alkoxyphenylazo-4′-phenyl-4″-alkoxybenzoates (IIn+m) and the second is Schiff base/ester, namely 4-(aryliden...

Diphenylalanine microtubes have remarkable physical properties that allow one to use them in electronics. In this work, we measured polarised temperature-dependent Raman spectra in self-assembled diphenylalanine microtubes grown from the solution. We...

This article aimed to synthesis, spectroscopic, physicochemical characterizations, and catalytic studies on some ofloxacin (OFL) complexes with ruthenium(III) [Ru(III)] metal ions. The Ru(III)-OFL complex, [Ru(OFL)₂(Cl)₂]Cl and two mixed-ligand compl...

Today, magnetic nanoparticles are present in multiple medical and industrial applications. We take a closer look at the synthesis of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles through the co-precipitation of iron salts in an alkaline environment. The variatio...

This work presented a series of three-dimensional unsteady numerical simulations on the characteristics of the mixed oscillation flows of binary mixture in a Czochralski crystal growth model. The silicon-germanium melt is investigated and the capilla...

The advent of the X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) in the last decade created the discipline of serial crystallography but also the challenge of how crystal samples are delivered to X-ray. Early sample delivery methods demonstrated the proof-of-conce...

The microstructure and mechanical properties of platinum (Pt) fibers fabricated by unidirectional solidification using the alloy-micro-pulling-down (A-μ-PD) method were investigated using a Universal Testing Machine and Electron Backscattered Diff...

Substantial research activity has been focused on new modes of extraction and refining processes during the last decades. In this field, coverage of the recovery of bioactive compounds and the role of green solvents such as deep eutectic solvents (DE...

The formation of NbB₂–MgAl₂O₄ composites from the MgO-added thermite-based reaction systems was investigated by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS). Two thermite mixtures, Nb₂O₅/B₂O₃/Al and Nb₂O₅/Al, were, respectively, adopted in React...

The objective of this study was to improve the solubility of poorly water-soluble drugs by pharmaceutical cocrystal engineering techniques and select the best pharmaceutical forms with high solubility and solubilized formulations for progress from th...

When metal is subjected to extreme strain rates, the conversation of energy to plastic power, the subsequent heat production and the growth of damages may lag behind the rate of loading. The imbalance alters deformation pathways and activates micro-d...

Bi-doped compounds recently became the subject of an extensive research due to their possible applications as scintillator and phosphor materials. The oxides co-doped with Bi³⁺ and trivalent rare-earth ions were proposed as prospective phosphors for...

A gravimetric method was used to experimentally determine the (solid + liquid) equilibrium of sofosbuvir of crystalline forms A and B in both ethyl acetate + toluene and methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) + toluene binary solvents systems at atmosphere p...

Cell photoacoustic detection faces the problem where the strength of the sound wave signal is so weak that it easily gets interfered by other acoustic signals. A sonic triode model based on an artificial periodic structure is designed by COMSOL Multi...

Crystallization-based separation of curcumin from ternary mixtures of curcuminoids having compositions comparable to commercial extracts was studied experimentally. Based on solubility and supersolubility data of both, pure curcumin and curcumin in p...

Fully-stoichiometric SmBaCo_2-xMn_xO₆ oxides (x = 0, 0.5, 1) were obtained through the electrochemical oxidation method performed in 1 M KOH solution from starting materials having close to equilibrium oxygen content. Cycling voltammetry scans allow us...

The evolutions of the microstructure and its effect on the mechanical and electrical conductivity properties of Cu1.5Cr0.1Si alloy after equal channel angle pressing (ECAP)-C path deformation and aging treatment have been investigated using scanning...

This review summarizes the state of high-entropy alloys and their combinatorial approaches, mainly considering their magnetic applications. Several earlier studies on high-entropy alloy properties, such as magnetic, wear, and corrosion behavior; diff...

Spontaneous resolution of Pasteur’s salt was historically the first way to obtain pure enantiomers from the racemate. The current increase in interest in the direct racemates resolution during crystallization is largely due to the opened prospe...

Simple but robust growth of spherical BaTiO₃ nanoparticles with uniform nanoscale sizes is of great significance for the miniaturization of BaTiO₃-based electron devices. This paper reports a TiO₂-seeded hydrothermal process to synthesize spherical B...

Optical performance in terms of light efficiency, color crosstalk and ambient contrast ratio were analyzed for blue GaN-based micro-light emitting diodes (micro-LEDs) combined with red/green quantum dots (QDs)-polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) films. Th...

The hydrophilicity of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) is a major challenge for their processing with hydrophobic polymers and matrices. As a result, many surface modifications have been proposed to hydrophobize CNCs. The authors showed in an earlier st...

Cobalt alloys are widely used in biomedicine, implantology, and dentistry due to their high corrosion resistance and good mechanical properties. The high carbon improves the wear properties, but causes fragility and dangerous cracking of elements dur...

Dual energy (DE) technique has been used by numerous studies in order to detect breast cancer in early stages. Although mammography is the gold standard, the dual energy technique offers the advantage of the suppression of the contrast between adipos...

The lyotropic cholesteric liquid crystal phase developed by suspensions of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) has come increasingly into focus from numerous directions over the last few years. In part, this is because CNC suspensions are sustainably produ...

Relations between physicochemical properties of chemical compounds exploited in many modern applications (including optical, magnetic, electrical, mechanical, and others) and interatomic interactions that operate in their crystals are the key to the...

Protective oxide coatings, such as Al₂O₃ and Y₂O₃ coatings, are widely used in semiconductor industries because of their hardness, high wear resistance, dielectric strength, high corrosion resistance, and chemical stability for plasma chambers [...]

A bicontinuous cubic (Cub_bi) liquid crystalline (LC) phase consisting of three dimensional (3D) conducting networks is a promising structural platform for ion-conductors. For practical applications using this fascinating LC structure, it is necessary...

Reproducible crystallographic features between new phase and matrix are often observed during phase transformation, including orientation relationship, interfacial orientation, morphology, and so on. The geometrical matching in the interface is the k...

This work is dedicated to the development of new types of composite thermoluminescent (TL) detectors for simultaneous registration of the different components of ionization radiation based on the single crystalline films (SCFs) of Ce³⁺-doped Lu_3−xGd_x...

Owing to their superior biocompatibility, titanium and its alloys are often the first choice for implant materials in biomedical applications, especially for dental and bone repairs (orthodontics and prosthodontics). Titanium has low density and show...

In this study, different fluoridated hydroxyapatite doped with Eu³⁺ ion nanoparticles were prepared by the hydrothermal method. The relationship between luminescence enhancement of Eu³⁺ ions and a fluorine substitution ratio for hydroxyl group in hyd...

The linear range of the non-enzymatic glucose sensor is usually much smaller than the glucose level of diabetic patients, calling for an effective solution. Despite many previous attempts, none have solved the problem. Such a challenge has now been c...

This study investigates nanostrips in Co/Cu/Py spin valve structures by connecting one side to domain wall reservoirs of different shapes in order to manipulate the switching field. The switching field increases according to the injection geometry; a...