Several forged 3-Polker coins have been reported in historical sources on the financial crisis that occurred between 1619 and 1623 at the start of the 30-year-long war. Supposedly, belligerent countries forged other countries’ coins which were...
Pulsed electric current can be used for the fast sintering of powders as well as joining of macroobjects. In this work, we brazed copper plates using a silver layer that was formed in situ by the decomposition of a silver oxalate Ag2C2O4 powder place...
As the grade of the copper concentrate decreases and its composition becomes increasingly complex, the silver content in anode plates cast after fire refining increases, leading to a higher silver content in the copper cathode during electrorefining...
Alumina (Al2O3) reinforced copper matrix composites are widely used in the electronic industry, rail transit, and other fields due to their excellent electrical conductivity, ductility, and wear resistance. However, due to problems such as non-wettin...
The effect of different In contents on the melting characteristics, mechanical properties, and microstructure of 12Ag–Cu–Zn–Sn filler metal was investigated in this paper, and flame brazing of 304 stainless steel and copper plates was done using the...
The generation of a flexible printed circuit board on polymer fabrics has been a challenge over the last decade. In this work, a copper pattern was obtained on a soft substrate of filter paper/polyacrylonitrile (FP/PAN) film, where the filter paper w...
Conductive textiles play an important role in recent electronics development; however, one of the major challenges remains their machine-washing durability. For the investigation of the basic wash ageing mechanisms, we used copper-plated polyamide 66...
The Chagai porphyry copper belt is a major component of the Tethyan metallogenic domain, which spans approximately 300 km and hosts several giant porphyry copper deposits. The tectonic setting, whether subduction-related or post-collisional, and the...
A porous layer of copper was formed on the surface of screen-printed carbon electrodes via the colloidal crystal templating technique. An aqueous suspension of monodisperse polystyrene spheres of 500 nm particle diameter was drop-casted on the carbon...
The Yanghuidongzi copper deposit is a typical porphyry copper deposit located at the eastern margin of the Xing’anling-Mongolian Orogenic Belt (XMOB). While much attention have been paid to the ore-forming age of the deposit and the magma sourc...
The formation of conductive copper patterns on mica holds promise for developing cost-effective flexible electronics and sensing devices, though it is challenging due to the low adhesion of mica’s atomically flat surface. Herein, we present a w...
Direct-writing submicron copper circuits on glass with laser precision—without lithography, vacuum deposition, or etching—represents a transformative step in next-generation microfabrication. We present a high-resolution, maskless method...
Herein we demonstrate a novel plating bath, free from cyanide, to plate a highly adherent nanocrystalline copper-silver (ncCuAg) coating on a stainless-steel substrate and its application as an antimicrobial coating. The microstructures, such as the...
The objective of the present research is to obtain enhanced heat and reduce skin friction rates. Different nanofluids are employed over an exponentially stretching surface to analyze the heat transfer coefficients. The mathematical model for the prob...
Metallic lithium anodes possess the lowest redox potential (−3.04 V vs. SHE) and an ultra-high theoretical capacity (3860 mAh g−1, 2061 mAh cm−3). However, during electrochemical cycling, lithium metal tends to plate unevenly, leadi...
One-hundred-nanometer films consisting of silver, copper, and gold nanocrystallites were prepared, and their antibacterial properties were quantitatively measured. The magnetron-sputtering method was used for the preparation of the metallic films ove...
Identifying a suitable textile electrode that would be durable and assist in recording high-quality bio-signal quality is crucial in the production of medical devices. Therefore, this study is aimed at comparing the time domain characteristics of sil...
Yuejinshan copper–gold orebodies form a hydrothermal deposit located southwest of the Wandashan massif in the western Pacific oceanic tectonic regime. The orebodies are veins and lenses in granite porphyry and skarn or contact zones between these roc...
In the present study, the crystal structure, microstructure, mechanical, corrosion properties, and wettability of bulk Ti23Zr25Nb-x45S5 Bioglass (x = 0, 3, 6, 9 wt.%) and Ti23Zr25Nb—9 wt.% 45S5 Bioglass composites with the addition of 1 wt.% Ag...
Six series of structurally different mono- and binuclear copper(II) complexes 5–10 were obtained by reacting N-(2-pyridyl)imidazolidin-2-ones (1a–l), N,N'-bis(2-pyridyl)imidazolidin-2-ones (2a,b), N-acyl-N'(2-pyridyl)imidazolodin-2-ones (3a–j) and...
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials are critical for reducing EMI pollution and enhancing information security. This study presents a systematic comparison of silver-plated copper (Cu@Ag; flake-like morphology; the average particle...
In this work, efforts were made to prepare a thermostable die-attach structure which includes stable sintered microporous Ag and multi-layer surface metallization. Silicon carbide particles (SiCp) were added into the Ag sinter joining paste to improv...
In this study, we develop the optimum composition of copper oxide/ruthenium oxide and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CuO/RuO2/MWCNTs) ternary nanocomposite via a hydrothermal method as an efficient electrode material for supercapacitor applications....
TiSiN-Ag composite coatings with different Si doping contents were prepared by multi-arc ion plating technology on 316L, TC4, and H65 copper substrates, respectively. The microstructure of the prepared coatings was characterized by X-ray diffraction,...
Low-cost heat-resistant Al-Sc-Zr-Fe conductor wires were successfully manufactured by continuous rheo-extrusion process, and the mechanical and conductive properties of the materials were analyzed and compared after three different thermo-mechanical...
We proposed a novel detection method for identifying joint defects in the brazing process between copper tubes and stainless steel using a convolutional neural network (CNN) model. The brazing joints were created using high-frequency induction heatin...
Rapid and cost-effective measurements of the autofluorescence of wine can provide valuable information on the brand, origin, age, and composition of wine and may be helpful for the authentication of wine and detection of forgery. The list of fluoresc...
Li-ion batteries are at risk of explosions caused by fires, primarily because of the high energy density of Li ions, which raises the temperature. Battery cases are typically made of plastic, aluminum, or SAF30400. Although plastic and aluminum aid w...
In our study, supercapacitor electrodes were prepared by depositing electroless Ni-B coating on copper plates, followed by nitric acid etching. The composition and the micro- and phase structure of the coatings were investigated by ICP-OES, PFIB-SEM,...
Magmatic rocks, deformed structures, and tin–polymetallic deposits are widely distributed in the western Jiangnan Orogenic Belt (JOB) of northern Guangxi Province, China. Magmatism and mineralization are believed to have occurred in the Neoprot...
In this study, the nano-aluminum powder was reinforced with a hybrid of copper and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs). The ratios of GNPs were 0 wt%, 0.4 wt%, 0.6 wt%, 1.2 wt% and 1.8 wt%. To avoid the reaction between aluminum and graphene and, consequen...
The Chang’an Chong Cu-Mo deposit is located in the Chang’an Cu-Mo-Au ore cluster in the southern Ailaoshan tectonic belt in southwestern China. There are six intrusive bodies in the mining area, among which the No.Ⅱ intrusive body i...
The Sanchahe iron-gold deposit in western Shandong province is located in the southeast of the North China Craton. The skarn type of iron-gold deposit (without copper) is located in the contact belt between pyroxene diorites and Ordovician limestone...
Background and Objectives: In long-term treated patients with neurological Wilson’s disease, the ability to perform single-leg hopping was analyzed to quantify motor deficits. Materials and Methods: Twenty-nine long-term treated Wilson patients...
A fractal, flower petal-like CuS-CuO/G-C3N4 nanocomposite is prepared and applied in a symmetric two-electrode supercapacitor. The preparation of CuS-CuO/G-C3N4 is carried out through the hydrothermal method, in which salts of copper are dissolved an...
Copper metal catalyst seeds have recently triggered much research interest for the development of low-cost and high-performance metallic catalysts with industrial applications. Herein, we present metallic Cu catalyst seeds deposited by an atomic laye...
An efficient overlapping multi-domain spectral method is used in the analysis of conjugate problems of heat conduction in solid walls coupled with laminar magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) free convective boundary layer flow of copper (Cu) water and silver (...
Disease-related malnutrition remains a health problem with a high prevalence that increases the risk of poor patient outcomes, in addition to an elevation of healthcare costs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional quality of the menus...
With the continued scenario of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is still seeking out-of-the-box solutions to break its transmission cycle and contain the pandemic. There are different transmission routes for viruses, including indirect transmission v...
The present research is focused on the 3-Polker coins issued during 1619–1627 by Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland. A major financial crisis took place at that time due to the 30-year War, which started in 1619. There are two theories among hi...
Direct copper-plated ceramic (DPC) substrates have emerged as a favored solution for power device packaging due to their unique technical advantages. AuSn, characterized by its high hermeticity and environmental adaptability, represents the optimal s...
Coal gangue, a by-product produced during the process of coal mining and washing, has a serious impact on the environment. Using coal gangue as a concrete aggregate has been proven helpful in potentially improving its value and reducing its environme...
International interest in metal-based antimicrobial coatings to control the spread of bacteria, fungi, and viruses via high contact human touch surfaces are growing at an exponential rate. This interest recently reached an all-time high with the outb...
The Duobaoshan porphyry copper–molybdenum deposit is located in the Great Xing’an Range, eastern segment of the Xing-Meng orogenic belt. It is the largest porphyry Cu-Mo deposit in NE China. Based on the contact relations of intrusive roc...
This study introduced the SiC micro-heater chip as a novel thermal evaluation device for next-generation power modules and to evaluate the heat resistant performance of direct bonded copper (DBC) substrate with aluminum nitride (AlN-DBC), aluminum ox...
The antibacterial properties of nanomaterials (NMs) can be exploited in a range of consumer products (e.g., wound dressings, food packaging, textiles, medicines). There is also interest in the exploitation of NMs as treatments for infectious diseases...
This study describes the development of two highly sensitive immunosensor platforms for the trace determination of copper ions, Cu(II), in drinking water. These platforms were a microwell-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a kinetic...