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Crystals, Volume 13, Issue 8

August 2023 - 139 articles

Cover Story: Why purple scapolite always has a lower refractive index and specific gravity is an unsolved mystery. The scapolite consists of marialite and meionite, and the O in the marialite structure replaces the Cl in it to produce oxygen hole centers resulting in the purple color of the scapolite. Therefore, only scapolite with a high marialite content (83.15 % on average) shows a purple color, and the higher the marialite, the lower the specific gravity and refractive index of the scapolite. The absorption peak at 1045 cm−1 in the infrared spectra has a direct relationship with the Me value, which is blue-shifted with increasing Me value. This allows us to perform a simple classification of scapolite without chemical analysis. View this paper
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Articles (139)

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,475 Views
14 Pages

21 August 2023

Acoustic sensing systems play a critical role in identifying and determining weak sound sources in various fields. In many fault warning and environmental monitoring processes, sound-based sensing techniques are highly valued for their information-ri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,234 Views
14 Pages

21 August 2023

A polychrome tourmaline crystal from Anjanabonoina pegmatite (Madagascar) was characterized using a multi-analytical approach. The sample showed a complex concentric zoning and a wide range of colors typical of the variety known as “watermelon&...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,197 Views
15 Pages

21 August 2023

The use of silica fume as a partial replacement for Ordinary Portland Cement provides a wide variety of benefits, such as reduced pressure on natural resources, reduced CO2 footprint, and improved mechanical and durability properties. The formation o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,675 Views
20 Pages

Up-Conversion Luminescence and Optical Temperature Sensing Behaviour of Y2O3:Ho3+, Yb3+ Phosphors

  • Vhahangwele Makumbane,
  • Mubarak Y. A. Yagoub,
  • Zhiguo Xia,
  • Robin E. Kroon and
  • Hendrik C. Swart

21 August 2023

The up-conversion (UC) and temperature sensing behaviours of Y2O3:Ho3+, Yb3+ phosphors were investigated. A series of Y2O3:Ho3+, Yb3+ phosphors were synthesized using a solution combustion method. The cubic structure of the Y2O3 with an Ia3¯ spa...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,001 Views
10 Pages

Effect of Chromium on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Hot-Dip Galvanized Dual-Phase (DP980) Steel

  • Xuefei Chen,
  • Jiawei Liang,
  • Dapeng Yang,
  • Zhiping Hu,
  • Xin Xu,
  • Xingli Gu and
  • Guangming Xie

20 August 2023

Generally, the addition of Chromium (Cr) into the dual-phase (DP) steels can suppress bainitic transformation. In this work, the continuous hot-dip galvanization of DP980 steel is thermally simulated with various Cr contents of 0/0.3/0.6 wt.%, and th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,966 Views
17 Pages

20 August 2023

The microstructure and residual stress of polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) play crucial roles in the performance of PDCs. Currently, in-depth research is still to be desired on the evolution mechanisms of microstructure and residual stress durin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,587 Views
11 Pages

Combined Effect of In and Ce on Microstructure and Properties of Ag10CuZnSn Low-Silver Brazing Filler Metals

  • Jiachen Xu,
  • Yucan Fu,
  • Yan Yang,
  • Zhen Li,
  • Li Wang,
  • Songbai Xue and
  • Jie Wu

20 August 2023

In this study, trace amounts of In and Ce elements were composite added into a Ag10CuZnSn low-silver brazing filler metal, and the effects of the composite alloying on the solidus and liquidus temperatures, the spreading performance, the microstructu...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,182 Views
12 Pages

20 August 2023

One of the main challenges is using an effective photocatalyst that responds to a broad range of visible light for hydrogen production during water splitting. Series types of photocatalysts based on magnetic ferrite nanostructure were fabricated via...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,341 Views
9 Pages

Flexible Optically Rewritable Electronic Paper

  • Vladimir Chigrinov,
  • Aleksey Kudreyko and
  • Jiatong Sun

20 August 2023

In this article, we present the procedure of preparation of flexible electronic paper with a photosensitive azo dye layer as the key element for changing the orientation of the polarization plane. The main steps of the technology for the fabrication...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,015 Views
23 Pages

19 August 2023

In the correspondence, a novel polished-D-shape photonic crystal fiber sensor structure on the basis of surface plasmon resonance is proposed for measuring analyte refractive index. With the help of the finite element method, sensing performances of...

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Crystals - ISSN 2073-4352