Crystals, Volume 11, Issue 3

Each tubulin protein molecule on the cylindrical surface of a microtubule, a fundamental element of the cytoskeleton, acts as a unit cell of a crystal sensor. Electromagnetic sensing enables the 2D surface of microtubule to act as a crystal or a coll...

To improve the efficacy of existing classes of antibiotics (ciprofloxacin), allow dose reduction, and minimize related toxicity, this study was executed because new target-oriented livestock antimicrobials are greatly needed to battle infections caus...

Centimeter-sized samples of hypereutectic Al–15 mass% Fe alloy were manufactured by a laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) process while systematically varying laser power (P) and scan speed (v). The effects on relative density and melt pool depth of L-PB...

The present work reports the formation of an interstitial dislocation loop with a lower primary knock-on atom (PKA) energy in alpha-iron under strain conditions by the use of molecular dynamics simulation. The study was conducted using a PKA energy o...

The simultaneous measurement of two Bragg reflections by Bragg coherent X-ray diffraction is demonstrated on a twinned Au crystal, which was prepared by the solid-state dewetting of a 30 nm thin gold film on a sapphire substrate. The crystal was orie...

Previous studies have demonstrated the sensitivity of the dynamic behavior of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) material over the carbon fiber direction by performing uniaxial excitation tests on a simple specimen. However, the variations in mod...

La_2/3Cu₃Ti₄O₁₂ (LCTO) powder has been synthesized by the mechanochemical milling technique. The pelletized powder was conventionally sintered for 10 h at a temperature range of 975–1025 °C, which is a lower temperature process compared to the standar...

The purpose of this work is to explore the impact of 0.5, 1.5, 2.5 and 3.5 wt.% Bi additions on the microstructure and mechanical performance of Sn-1Ag-0.5Cu solder alloy. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were utilized t...

Oxygen vacancies are known to play a central role in the optoelectronic properties of oxide perovskites. A detailed description of the exact mechanisms by which oxygen vacancies govern such properties, however, is still quite incomplete. The unambigu...

Elucidating the underlying mechanisms of molecular solidification in both homo- and hetero-geneous systems is of paramount importance for a large swathe of natural phenomena (whether on Earth or throughout the Universe), as well as a whole litany of...

In order to study the basic principles of vibration-excited liquid metal nucleation technology, a coupled model to connect the temperature field calculated by ANSYS Fluent and the dendritic growth simulated by cellular automaton (CA) algorithm was pr...

Nanocrystalline materials (NCM, i.e., crystalline nanoparticles) have become an important class of materials with great potential for applications ranging from drug delivery and electronics to optics. Drug nanocrystals (NC) and nano co-crystals (NCC)...

Anisotropy and competing exchange interactions have emerged as two central ingredients needed for centrosymmetric materials to exhibit topological spin textures. Fe${}_3$Sn${}_2$ is thought to have these ingredients as well, as it has recently been discovered...

The implant geometry provides a key role in the osseointegration process and is able to improve the mechanical interaction and primary stability into the bone tissue. The aim of the present investigation was to compare different implant profiles to e...

Nucleation plays a vital role in polymer crystallization, in which chain connectivity and thus the multiple length and time scales make crystal nucleation of polymer chains an interesting but complex subject. Though the topic has been intensively stu...

Ultrafast supercontinuum generation crucially depends on the dispersive properties of the underlying waveguide. This strong dependency allows for tailoring nonlinear frequency conversion and is particularly relevant in the context of waveguides that...

The complexation reactions of nido-carboranyl amidine 10-PrNHC(Et)=HN-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₁ with different nickel(II) phosphine complexes such as [(PR₂R’)₂NiCl₂] (R = R’ = Ph, Bu; R = Me, R’ = Ph) were investigated. As a result, a series of novel half-sandwich...

With an increasing interest in cocrystals due to various advantages, demand for large-scale cocrystallization techniques is rising. Solution cocrystallization is a solvent-based approach that utilizes several single-component crystallization concepts...

This work presents the results from a study of the structure and transport properties of Ca-doped La₂NiO_4+δ. La_2−xCa_xNiO_4+δ (x = 0–0.4) materials that were synthesized via combustion of organic-nitrate precursors and characterized by X-ray diffractio...

Whispering gallery resonators made out of lithium niobate allow for optical parametric oscillation and frequency comb generation employing the outstanding second-order nonlinear-optical properties of this material. An important knob to tune and contr...

Triggered by geochemical cycles, large-scale terrestrial processes and evolution, a tremendous biodiversity evolved over the geological record and produced proto- and metazoa with biomineralized hard tissue, characterized by unique structural designs...

Metal-ligand complexes have attracted major interest due to their potential medical applications as anticancer agents. The work described in the current article aimed to synthesize, spectroscopic, thermal, and biological studies of some metal-diimine...

Photoinduced charge transport in lithium niobate for standard illumination, composition and temperature conditions occurs by means of small polaron hopping either on regular or defective lattice sites. Starting from Marcus-Holstein’s theory for polar...

Highly conductive TiO₂ films with different Nb doping levels (up to 5 at%) were prepared by reactive DC magnetron sputtering under precise control of the oxygen partial pressure. They were deposited on unheated substrates, covered with a protective S...

Laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) has been shown to be a useful technique for the manufacturing of micron-scale metal structures. LIFT is a high-resolution, non-contact digital printing method that can support the fabrication of complex shapes an...

A series of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol)/poly(ε-caprolactone) blends with different compositions were prepared using solvent casting. The miscibility of this pair of polymers was investigated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and prov...

Na-β″-alumina (Na₂O.~6Al₂O₃) is known to be an excellent sodium ion conductor in battery and sensor applications. In this study we report fabrication of Na- β″-alumina + YSZ dual phase composite to mitigate moisture and CO₂ corrosion that otherwise c...

Friction stir welding is characterized as an ecological and low-cost process in comparison to traditional welding techniques, and due to its application in the solid state, it is a feasible option for joining similar and/or dissimilar materials. The...

The mid-wave single-crystal HgCdTe (211) films were successfully grown on GaAs (211) B substrates by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Microstructure and optical properties of the MBE growth HgCdTe films grown at different temperatures were characterized...

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have received a great deal of attention in the science and technology field due to their outstanding power conversion efficiency (PCE), which increased rapidly from 3.9% to 25.5% in less than a decade, comparable to sing...

The effect of dopant species on the sintering resistance of zirconia-based ceramics remains a huge challenge in terms of both experiment and theory. As one of the most popular materials for high-temperature protective coatings, it is still urgent to...

Nonlinear and quantum optical devices based on periodically-poled thin film lithium niobate (PP-TFLN) have gained considerable interest lately, due to their significantly improved performance as compared to their bulk counterparts. Nevertheless, perf...

In this study, a simple method for synthesizing graphene layer directly on a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) using a laser was developed. This laser-induced graphene (LIG) was used for sensing surface to simultaneously measure changes in the adsorb...

Femtosecond (fs)-laser direct writing is a powerful technique to enable a large variety of integrated photonic functions in glass materials. One possible way to achieve functionalization is through highly localized and controlled crystallization insi...

Cubic KR₃F₁₀ (R = Y, Tb) single crystals have been successfully grown using the Bridgman technique. Growth of crystals of this type is complicated due to the hygroscopicity of potassium fluoride and melt overheating. The solution to the problem of ox...

A search of the Cambridge Structural Database was conducted for pyridyl-substituted dithiocarbamate ligands. This entailed molecules containing both an NCS₂⁻ residue and pyridyl group(s), in order to study their complexation behavior in their transit...

Recycled aggregate concrete is a solution used to minimize the environmental impact of the concrete industry. Notwithstanding research worldwide validating structural applications of recycled aggregate concrete, specific design guidelines are lacking...

The formation of SAPO-5 molecular sieves is studied under hydrothermal conditions in the presence of a new templating agent, 1-benzyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium hydroxide ([bzmIm]OH). The syntheses were carried out by varying the synthesis parameters, v...

The crystal-chemical, vibrational, and optical properties of microporous aluminosilicate cancrinite have been investigated by combining electron probe microanalysis, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, infrared (IR) absorption, Raman, UV-Visible absorp...

We investigated layered titanium nitride (TiN) and aluminum nitride (AlN) for color glasses in building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems. AlN and TiN are among suitable and cost-effective optical materials to be used as thin multilayer films, o...

A 3D model was established to accurately simulate the internal and external powder stream characteristics of the coaxial discrete three-beam nozzle for laser metal deposition. A k-ε turbulence model was applied in the gas flow phase, and powder flow...

The paper focuses on the acid-free hydrothermal process for the synthesis of bioactive glass. The new method avoids the use of harmful acid catalysts, which are usually used in the sol-gel process. On the other hand, the processing time was reduced c...

It is shown that in a germanium/silicon nanosystem with germanium quantum dots, the hole leaving the germanium quantum dot causes the appearance of the hole energy level in the bandgap energy in a silicon matrix. The dependences of the energies of th...

The synthesis of Mg-Al layered double hydroxide (LDH) was explored, through a one-step wet mechanochemical route, with the use of a NETZSCH LME 1 horizontal bead mill. Raw materials selected comprised of a mixture of metallic oxides/hydroxides promot...

We present the realization and analysis of the microwave performances of interdigited varactors integrating thin ferroelectric layers of barium and strontium titanate (${\mathrm{Ba}}_{\mathrm{x}}{\mathrm{Sr}}_{1-\mathrm{x}}{\mathrm{TiO}}_3$). Devices based on ferroelectric films of different compositions (x =...

In this study, boron powder with different particle sizes was purified by both chemical and heat treatment methods. The reduction in the particle size can improve the chemical purification with no effort on the heat treatment. The superconducting pro...

In this study, systematic structural design was investigated numerically to probe into the cross-relating influences of n-AlGaN layer, quantum barrier (QB), and electron-blocking layer (EBL) on the output performance of AlGaN deep-ultraviolet (DUV) l...

Detecting a variety of biological samples accurately and swiftly in an integrated way is of great practical significance. Currently, biofluorescent spectrum detection still largely relies on microscopic spectrometers. In this study, we propose an int...

RNA plays a central role in all organisms and can fold into complex structures to orchestrate function. Visualization of such structures often requires crystallization, which can be a bottleneck in the structure-determination process. To promote crys...

This paper gives an approach to the probabilistic percent corrosion depth estimation model for the CuAlNi Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) in different marine environments. Real testing was performed for validation of the theoretical model, where CuAlNi SMAs...