W-1% La2O3 has been irradiated by a single laser pulse (λ = 1064 nm, pulse duration τ ≈ 15 ns, pulse energy Ep ≈ 4 J, spot size Φ = 200 μm, surface power density I = 8.5 × 1011 W·cm−2) to simulate the...
NiFe-layered double hydroxide (NiFe-LDH) and La-, Mo- or W-doped NiFe-LDH microparticles (NiFeX-LDH, X = La, Mo, W) were synthesized via the co-precipitation method. Their adsorption characteristics were evaluated by the removal of methyl orange (MO)...
We report a study of nanophases in the La2O3–MO3 (M = Mo, W) systems, which are known to contain a variety of good oxygen-ion and proton conductors. Mechanically activated La2O3 + MO3 (M = Mo, W) mixtures and the final ceramics have been charac...
Non-rare earth doped oxide phosphors with far-red emission have become one of the hot spots of current research due to their low price and excellent physicochemical stability as the red component in white light-emitting diodes (W-LEDs) and plant grow...
Asymmetric tubular ceramic–ceramic (cercer) membranes based on La27W3.5Mo1.5O55.5−δ-La0.87Sr0.13CrO3−δ were fabricated by a two-step firing method making use of water-based extrusion and dip-coating. The performance of t...
Lanthanum molybdenum oxide (La2Mo2O9, LAMOX)-based ion conductors have been used as potential electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cells. The parent compound La2Mo2O9 undergoes a structural phase transition from monoclinic (P21) to cubic (P213) at 580 °...
Thermodynamic calculations were carried out on typical tungsten cathode materials using Factsage software within a temperature range of 1000–3400 °C. The relationship between the phase stability and electron emission performance of the cath...
The key challenge in the practical application of electrochromic energy storage devices (EESDs) is the fabrication of high-performance electrode materials. Herein, we deposited K7[La(H2O)x(α2-P2W17O61)] (P2W17La) onto TiO2 nanowires (NW) to con...
Atrial substrate modification after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (pAF) can be assessed non-invasively by analyzing P-wave duration in the electrocardiogram (ECG). However, whether right (RA) and left atrium (LA) co...
The catalytic conversion of cellulose to lactic acid (LA) has garnered significant attention in recent years due to the potential of cellulose as a renewable and sustainable biomass feedstock. Here, a series of Au/W-ZnO catalysts were synthesized and...
In the future, it will become increasingly important to recover critical elements from waste materials. For many of these elements, purely mechanical processing is not efficient enough. An already established method is pyrometallurgical processing, w...
In this study, a series of A-site strontium-doped La1-xSrxCeO3-δ (x = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8) perovskite catalysts were synthesized via the ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) sol-gel method for hydrogen production by methanol steam reforming. T...
Systematic studies of the air electrode and full solid oxide fuel cell performance of La3PrNi3O9.76, and La2Pr2Ni3O9.65 n = 3 Ruddlesden–Popper phases are reported. These phases were found to adopt orthorhombic symmetry with a decrease in latti...
The effects of different deformation processing routes (rolling and rotary forging) and temperature conditions on the microstructure and mechanical properties of W-1%La2O3 alloy wire were investigated. The results indicate that with increasing cumula...
A perovskite La1−xSrxMnO3 cathode thin film for an oxygen ion conducting solid oxide fuel cell was prepared using a low power (8.8 kW) liquid solution plasma spray method. Usually, a 30–50 kW Ar plasma torch with temperature higher than a...
Perovskite LaFeO3 nanofillers (0.1%) are incorporated into a quaternized poly(vinyl alcohol) (QPVA) matrix for use as hydroxide-conducting membranes in direct alkaline methanol fuel cells (DAMFCs). The as-synthesized LaFeO3 nanofillers are amorphous...
La-CoMoO4 was prepared as the electrode material for supercapacitors using the freeze-drying method. The physical and structural properties of the prepared electrode La-CoMoO4 were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission...
Alpha-lipoic acid (α-LA) is a disulfide compound and one of the most effective antioxidants. Many studies have indicated positive effects of α-LA in the prevention of pathologic conditions mediated by oxidative stress, such as cardiovascu...
In this work we present the preparation and characterization of cerium doped lanthanum zirconate (LCZO) films and non-stoichiometric lanthanum zirconate (LZO) buffer layers on metallic Ni-5% W substrates using chemical solution deposition (CSD), star...
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Rare earth element La-doped TiO2 (La/TiO2) was synthesized by the sol-gel method. Benzohydroxamic acid was used as the objective pollutant to investigate the photocatalytic activity of La/TiO2. The physicochemical properties of the prepared materials...
CaO-SiO2-La2O3-Nb2O5 system is of great significance for the pyrometallurgical utilization of Bayan Obo tailing resources. In the present work, the phase equilibrium of this quaternary system at 1400 °C was determined by a thermodynamic equilibri...
Flexible La-doped Sm2Zr2O7/polyurethane (PU) coated leather composites were synthesized using a one-step hydrothermal method, with highly efficient photocatalytic degradation properties by coating the La-doped Sm2Zr2O7/PU emulsion onto the leather an...
Docetaxel (DTX) is among the most frequently prescribed chemotherapy drugs and has recently been shown to extend survival in advanced prostate cancer patients. However, the poor water solubility of DTX prevents full exploitation of this potent antica...
As CMOS devices are scaled down to a nanoscale range, characteristic variability has become a critical issue for yield and performance control of gigascale integrated circuit manufacturing. Nanoscale in size, few monolayers thick, and less thermally...
Low-temperature solid fuel cells (LT-SOFCs) hold remarkable promise for the cooperative corporation of small- and large-scale applications. However, the meager oxygen-reduction retort of cathode materials mires the low operating temperature condition...
Perovskite cathodes have emerged as a promising alternative to traditional cathode materials in low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (LT-SOFCs) due to their exceptional catalytic properties and high oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity. Their f...
As one of the promising thermal barrier coating (TBC) candidates, stoichiometric (La0.8Gd0.2)2Ce2O7 (LGC) coatings were prepared by atmospheric plasma spraying (APS), using (La0.8Gd0.2)2Ce2.5O8 as a spray powder and optimized spray parameters. It was...
In this work, La1−xSrxNi0.4Fe0.6O3-δ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.2) oxides were synthesized and employed as the identical electrode of direct methane symmetrical solid oxide fuel cell (SSOFC). In addition, the phase structure, redox stability, elect...
Membranes based on complex solid oxides with oxygen-ionic conductivity are widely used in high-temperature electrochemical devices such as fuel cells, electrolyzers, sensors, gas purifiers, etc. The performance of these devices depends on the oxygen-...
We evaluated Lactobacillus acidophilus (LA) for adjuvant application in animal vaccines. LA particles (LAPs) are made by treating LA with purification processes and high-pressure homogenization (HPH). We found that LAPs treated with HPH with trehalos...
Five kinds of multi-component entropy-stabilized oxide ceramics were prepared by a solid-state reaction method for thermal barrier coatings, namely La0.125Y0.125Yb0.125Gd0.125Zr0.5O1.75 (LaYYbGdZr), Y0.125Yb0.125Gd0.125Ta0.125Zr0.5O1.875 (YYbGdTaZr),...
The goal of the study was to investigate the level of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) release from polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)–ZnO nanocomposites (2.5%, 5%, and 7.5% w/w), as well as from the ZnO NPs layer produced on pure PMMA, and the i...
Lately, ceramic fuel cells (CFCs) have held exceptional promise for joint small- and large-scale applications. However, the low-oxygen reduction response of cathode materials has hindered the low operating temperature of CFCs. Herein, we have develop...
The Co-based perovskite La0.6Sr0.4CoO3 has received significant attention as a potential electrocatalyst for its oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) due to its abundance, facile synthesis, and high oxygen kinetics. How...
The probiotic foods market is expanding; however, maintaining probiotics viability is challenging during manufacturing and storage conditions. In this study, a functional ingredient containing whey protein hydrolysate-encapsulated probiotics was stan...
Designing a novel, efficient, and cost-effective nanostructure with the advantage of robust morphology and outstanding conductivity is highly promising for the electrode materials of high-performance electrochemical storage device. In this paper, a s...
La-based perovskite-type oxide is a new type of supercapacitor electrode material with great potential. In the present study, LaMnO3/MnO (LMO/MnO) nano-arrays supported by carbon cloth are prepared via a simple one-step electrodeposition as flexible...
Entropy engineering has been demonstrated to be an effective strategy to regulate the thermoelectric properties of materials. In this work, we report a series of single-phase cubic (La0.25Sr0.25Ba0.25Ca0.25)CoO3 (LSBC), (La0.25Nd0.25Sr0.25Ba0.25)CoO3...
Donor-doped strontium titanate (SrTiO3) is one of the most promising n-type oxide thermoelectric materials. Routine doping of La at Sr site can change the charge scattering mechanism, and meanwhile can significantly increase the power factor in the t...
Cu-content La1−xSrxNi1−yCuyO3−δ perovskites with A-site strontium doping have been tuned as cobalt-free cathode materials for high-performance anode-supported SOFCs, working at an intermediate-temperature range. All obtained o...
In this paper, the crystallization behavior of 52WO3:22B2O3:26La2O3:0.5Eu2O3 glass has been investigated in detail by XRD and TEM analysis. The luminescent properties of the resulting glass-ceramics were also investigated. By XRD and TEM analysis, cr...
We wanted to determine the influence of total blood volume (BV) and blood lactate quantity on lactate concentrations during incremental exercise. Twenty-six healthy, nonsmoking, heterogeneously trained females (27.5 ± 5.9 ys) performed an incr...
Jiangxi Province (South China) is one of the world’s top tungsten (W) mineral provinces. In this paper, we present a new LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb age and Hf isotope data on the W ore-related Xianglushan granite in northern Jiangxi Province. The ma...
In this investigation, microwave radiation was used alongside a combination of Ni powder, Si powder, and La2O3 (Lanthanum oxide) powder to create surface cladding on SS-304 steel. To complete the microwave cladding process, 900 W at 2.45 GHz was used...
Phenolic inhibitors generated during alkaline pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomasses significantly hinder bacterial growth and subsequent biofuel and biochemical production. Water rinsing is an efficient method for removing these compounds. Nevert...
Precious metal-based materials such as commercial Pt/C are available electrocatalysts for redox reactions in Zn-air batteries. However, their commercial use is still limited by slow kinetics and restricted stability. In this work, we highlight a faci...
La-Sr co-doped Ba1−x(La0.5Sr0.5)xCo2Fe16O27 (x = 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0, respectively) hexaferrites were prepared by the solid-state method. W-type hexaferrite single phase structure with space group P63/mmc was obtained when the dopin...
In this work, La2Ce2O7-yttria-stabilized zirconia (LC-YSZ) composites with different weight fractions of YSZ (40–70 wt.%) were prepared by hot pressing at 1400 °C and investigated as a material for thermal barrier-coating (TBC) applications...
Recently, Fe-based perovskite oxides, such as Ln1-xSrxFeO3-δ (Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu) have been proposed as potential alternative electrode materials for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), due to their good phase stability, electrocatalytic activ...
Aliovalent substitutions in Ca3Co4O9 often result in complex effects on the electrical properties and the solubility, and impact of the substituting cation also depends largely on the preparation and processing method. It is also well-known that the...
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