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Crystals, Volume 13, Issue 5

May 2023 - 143 articles

Cover Story: The Fe alkoxide was initially fabricated by a facile solvothermal method. It was then converted into γ-Fe2O3, α-Fe2O3, and mixed-phase α/γ-Fe2O3 with a nanosheet-assembled flower-like structure at different annealing temperatures. The α/γ-Fe2O3, which annealed at 400 °C, included 18% α-Fe2O3, demonstrating excellent sensing performance towards acetone compared to that of γ-Fe2O3 and α-Fe2O3. It showed a response of 353 to 200 ppm acetone, a low limit of detection of 0.5 ppm at 160 °C, good reproducibility as well as selectivity, and a fast response time (22 s) as well as recovery time (14 s). The potential sensing mechanism is mainly ascribed to the unique microstructure and mixed phases of α/γ-Fe2O3. View this paper
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Articles (143)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,401 Views
19 Pages

Phase Field Modeling of Crack Growth with Viscoplasticity

  • Qianyu Shi,
  • Hongjun Yu,
  • Xiangyuhan Wang,
  • Kai Huang and
  • Jian Han

22 May 2023

The fracture of viscoplastic materials is a complex process due to its time-dependent and plastic responses. Numerical simulation for fractures plays a significant role in crack prediction and failure analysis. In recent years, the phase field model...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,881 Views
22 Pages

Crystal Structure, Thermal Expansion and Luminescence of Ca10.5−xNix(VO4)7

  • Houri S. Rahimi Mosafer,
  • Wojciech Paszkowicz,
  • Roman Minikayev,
  • Christine Martin,
  • Mirosław Kozłowski,
  • Oksana Chukova,
  • Yaroslav Zhydachevskyy and
  • Serhii Nedilko

22 May 2023

The structural and luminescence properties of a new material, Ca10.5−xNix(VO4)7, formed by substitution of a fraction of calcium by nickel, are studied as a function of the Ni content (x). The powder X-ray diffraction results for the polycrysta...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,244 Views
12 Pages

Shape Memory Properties and Microstructure of FeNiCoAlTaB Shape Memory Alloys

  • Li-Wei Tseng,
  • Po-Yu Lee,
  • Nian-Hu Lu,
  • Yi-Ting Hsu and
  • Chih-Hsuan Chen

22 May 2023

The three-point-bending shape memory properties, microstructure, and magnetic properties of Fe40.95Ni28Co17Al11.5Ta2.5B0.05 (at.%) alloys were investigated. The magnetic results showed a martensitic transformation in the samples that were aged at 700...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,488 Views
11 Pages

Optical Gain of a Spherical InAs Quantum Dot under the Effects of the Intense Laser and Magnetic Fields

  • Noreddine Aghoutane,
  • Laura M. Pérez,
  • David Laroze,
  • Pablo Díaz,
  • Miguel Rivas,
  • Mohamed El-Yadri and
  • El Mustapha Feddi

21 May 2023

In quantum dots, where confinement is strong, interactions between charge carriers play an essential role in the performance of semiconductor materials for optical gain. Therefore, understanding this phenomenon is critical for achieving new devices w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,681 Views
12 Pages

Investigation of Structural and Electrical Properties of Al2O3/Al Composites Prepared by Aerosol Co-Deposition

  • Victor Regis,
  • Matej Šadl,
  • Geoff Brennecka,
  • Andraž Bradeško,
  • Urban Tomc and
  • Hana Uršič

21 May 2023

As the microelectronic industry develops, components that can perform several different tasks receive increasingly more attention, resulting in multifunctional materials being highly sought after. Al2O3 is widely present in electronic applications as...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,007 Views
7 Pages

20 May 2023

Crystal plasticity finite element simulations require tremendous computation time and, accordingly, coarse mesh is generally used. To improve the texture prediction, Submodelling was applied to feature grains in this study. A simulation of the Wholem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,151 Views
15 Pages

Effect of Cu2Te Back Surface Interfacial Layer on Cadmium Telluride Thin Film Solar Cell Performance from Numerical Analysis

  • Muhammad Najib Harif,
  • Camellia Doroody,
  • Allina Nadzri,
  • Hasrul Nisham Rosly,
  • Nur Irwany Ahmad,
  • Mustapha Isah and
  • Nowshad Amin

20 May 2023

Even though substantial advances made in the device configuration of the frontal layers of the superstrate cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell device have contributed to conversion efficiency, unresolved challenges remain in regard to controlling the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,615 Views
9 Pages

20 May 2023

Black holes are objects that have a large mass and curve space time, characterized by their event horizon and singularity. Recently, an interesting concept of analogous black holes has emerged in the field of condensed matter physics. In this work, t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,884 Views
19 Pages

20 May 2023

We numerically and experimentally investigated the behavior of high-frequency underwater ultrasounds reflected by gradient acoustic metasurfaces. Metasurfaces were fabricated with a periodic array of gradient slits along the surface of a steel specim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,020 Views
16 Pages

Ternary Hybrid Materials for Highly Sensitive Acetone Sensing at Room Temperature

  • Nurul Athirah Abu Hussein,
  • Yew Hoong Wong,
  • Zainal Arif Burhanudin and
  • Huzein Fahmi Hawari

20 May 2023

The performance of a conventional metal oxide sensor (MOX) is highly dependent on its high operating temperature. Many researchers have tried to solve the problem by exploring hybrid materials. On the other hand, ternary hybrid materials have emerged...

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