The pollucite structure is considered as a candidate ceramic crystalline matrix for the ceramic immobilization and long-term storage of 135Cs and 137Cs fission products, and thus, their structural characteristics have particular importance. However,...
The structural, electronic, mechanical, and optical properties of pseudo-cubic CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite have been studied within the framework of density functional theory, in line with solar cell applications. The computed values of lattice and elastic...
Lead-free electroceramics represent an emerging area of research that has the potential to enable new green advances in electronics. Research has mainly focused on the development of new piezoelectric materials for replacing lead containing oxides ex...
In this manuscript, for the first time, the exploration of the microstructural, ferroelectric, piezoelectric, and dielectric performances are measured for Sm-ion-influenced pseudo-cubic, morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) regional 0.62BiFeO3−0.3...
Solid solutions of (1-x)BiFeO3-xBaTiO3 (BF-BT, 0.05 ≤ x ≤ 0.98) were prepared and characterized. It was found that the dielectric constant εm, remnant polarization Pr and piezoelectric coefficient d33 reach their maximum values near the rhombohedral–...
The functional properties of materials depend strongly on their morphologies. Here, the hydrothermal synthesis of rutile-type titania crystals with pseudocubic shapes using a water-soluble titanium complex is reported. This approach does not require...
Li-ion battery systems, synthesized as epitaxial thin films, can provide powerful insights into their electrochemical processes. Crystallographic analysis shows that many important cathode oxides have an underlying similarity: their structures can be...
The BiFeO3-BaTiO3 (BF-BT) ceramics were here prepared through the solid-state reaction of Bi2O3, Fe2O3 and nano-sized BT powders. The crystal structures and piezoelectric properties were investigated in both quenched (AQ) and slowly cooled (SC) 0.7BF...
The (Ba0.96Nd0.04)Ti0.99O3 (BN4T) and (Ba0.96Nd0.04)(Ti0.94Ce0.05)O3 (BN4TC5) ceramics were prepared via the mixed oxide route exhibited tetragonal and pseudo-cubic structures, respectively. After they were preserved over a long period of time, a bro...
The features of the crystal structures and spontaneous polarization (Ps) under an electric field (E) have been reviewed for (1 − x)(Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3–xBaTiO3 (BNT–BT). In-situ measurements of high-resolution synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction (SR-...
Antiferroelectric analogous (Pb0.92Sr0.05La0.02)(Zr0.7Sn0.25Ti0.05)O3 (PSLZSnT) ceramics were prepared by the solid-state sintering method by introducing a Y2O3-coating via the self-combustion method. The synthesized Y2O3-doped PSLZSnT ceramics prese...
Electrical aging in lead zirconate titanate (PbZrxTi1−xO3) thin films has been intensively studied from a macroscopic perspective. However, structural origins and consequences of such degradation are less documented. In this study, we have used synch...
In this paper, we report a facile, rapid, and green strategy for the synthesis of cellulose/hydroxyapatite (HA) nanocomposites using an inorganic phosphorus source (sodium dihydrogen phosphate dihydrate (NaH2PO4·2H2O)), or organic phosphorus sources...
NO2 is one of the main greenhouse gases, which is mainly generated by the combustion of fossil fuels. In addition to its contribution to global warming, this gas is also directly dangerous to humans. The present work reports the structural and gas se...
Garnet supergroup minerals are in the interest of different applications in geology, mineralogy, and petrology and as optical material for material science. The growth twins of natural tetragonal grossular from the Wiluy River, Yakutia, Russia, were...
Dielectric properties and structure of 0.015Yb2O3-xMgO doped 0.92BaTiO3-0.08(Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3 ceramics with x = 0.0–0.025 have been investigated. As Yb2O3-MgO was added into the BT-NBT, the phase changes from tetragonal to pseudo-cubic, with the tetra...
With the intensification of the energy crisis, it is urgent to vigorously develop new environment-friendly energy storage materials. In this work, coexisting ferroelectric and relaxor-ferroelectric phases at a nanoscale were constructed in Sr(Zn1/3Nb...
In this work, we adopted pulsed laser deposition (PLD) with a Nd:YAG laser to develop Bi1−xGdxFeO3 (BGFO) films on glass substrates. The phase composition, microstructure, ferroelectric, magnetic, and nanomechanical properties of BGFO films are studi...
In this work, a mechanochemical process using high-energy milling conditions was employed to synthesize La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.2O3-δ (LSGM) powders from the corresponding stoichiometric amounts of La2O3, SrO, Ga2O3, and MgO in a short time. After 6...
This study investigated the impact of MgO and rare-earth oxides (Y2O3, Yb2O3, and Dy2O3) on the structural characteristics and electrical properties of BaTiO3. Specimens sintered at 1350 °C for durations ranging from 1 to 5 h in air exhibited a s...
Organic–inorganic lead halide perovskites materials have emerged as an innovative candidate in the development of optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices, due to their appealing electrical and optical properties. Herein, mix halide single-layer...
The effect of superplasticiser, borax and the water-to-cement ratio on BYF hydration and mechanical strengths has been studied. Two laboratory-scale BYF cements—st-BYF (with β-C2S and orthorhombic C4A3S¯) and borax-activated B-BYF (with α’H-C2S and p...
BaTiO3-Bi(Zn,Ti)O3 (BT-BZT) ceramics have been used as capacitors due to their large dielectric permittivity and excellent temperature stability and are good candidates for lead-free materials for electrocaloric and energy storage devices. However, B...
Horizontal wells within the roof are an effective method to develop gas in broken and soft coal seams, and layer-penetrating fracturing is a key engineering method for the stimulating of horizontal wells within the roof of a coal seam. To understand...
The magneto–elastic coupling effect correlates to the changes of moment and lattice upon magnetic phase transition. Here, we report that, in the pseudo-binary Laves-phase Tb1-xDyxCo2 system (x = 0.0, 0.7, and 1.0), thermal expansion and magneto...
In this article, we defined the generalized intuitionistic P-pseudo fuzzy 2-normed spaces and investigated the Hyers stability of m-mappings in this space. The m-mappings are interesting functional equations; these functional equations are additive f...
The data on the specifics of synthesis of elemental silver nanoparticles (Ag-NP) having various geometric shapes (pseudo spherical, prismatic, cubic, trigonal-pyramidal, etc.), obtained by using various biological methods, and their use in biology an...
We investigated the hysteresis, pseudo-critical, and compensation behaviors of a quasi-spherical FeCo alloy nanoparticle (2 nm in diameter) using Monte Carlo simulations with thermal bath-type algorithms and a 3D mixed Ising model. The nanostructure...
To improve the safety and reliability of robotic manipulators during high-speed precision movements, this paper proposes a method for smooth and time-optimal trajectory planning incorporating kinodynamic constraints. The primary objective is to use a...
There is an increasing need to develop new polymer composites with improved properties compared to conventional pure polymer materials. This work aims to develop composites of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and iron oxide hematite particles. For thi...
Face centered cubic (FCC) high-entropy alloys (HEA) exhibit excellent ductility while body centered cubic (BCC) HEAs are characterized by high strength. Development of fine two-phase eutectic microstructure (consisting of a tough phase such as fcc an...
Flows in liquid propellant rocket engines (LRE) are characterized by high pressures and extreme temperature ranges, resulting in complex fluid behavior that requires elaborate thermo-physical models. In particular, cubic equations of state and dedica...
Euler–Poisson equations of a charged symmetrical body in external constant and homogeneous electric and magnetic fields are deduced starting from the variational problem, where the body is considered as a system of charged point particles subje...
Rhodium(III) octahedral complexes with amine and chloride ligands are the most common starting compounds for preparing catalytically active rhodium(I) and rhodium(III) species. Despite intensive study during the last 100 years, synthesis and crystal...
This paper aims to investigate the nonlinear transition to turbulence in generalized 3D Kolmogorov flow. The difference between this and classical Kolmogorov flow is that the forcing term in the x direction sin(y) is replaced with sin(y)cos(z). This...
The oxidized ordered mesoporous carbons of cubic and hexagonal structure obtained by two templating methods (soft and hard) were applied for the first time as delivery systems for paracetamol—the most common antipyretic and analgesic drug in th...
We study a new exactly solvable model of coupling of the Dark Energy and Dark Matter, in the framework of which the kernel of non-gravitational interaction is presented by the integral Volterra-type operator well-known in the classical theory of fadi...
The production of cobalt oxide nanoparticles and their use in the adsorption of methylene blue (MB) from solution is described in the paper. The X-ray diffraction patterns show that the synthesized cobalt oxide nanoparticles have a crystalline cubic...
We present an efficient linear second-order method for a Swift–Hohenberg (SH) type of a partial differential equation having quadratic-cubic nonlinearity on surfaces to simulate pattern formation on surfaces numerically. The equation is symmetr...
In this work, we investigated the piezoelectric properties of BiFeO3-rich (1 − (y + x)) BiFeO3–y PbTiO3–x SrTiO3 (0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.35; 0.1 ≤ y ≤ 0.3) bulk piezoceramics, as this system could potentially lead to the developmen...
In the present work, polycrystalline Bi0.67La0.33Fe0.5Sc0.5O3 thin films were synthesized using a simple and cost-effective chemical solution deposition process employing the spin coating technique. In order to check the feasibility of the fabricatio...
The anisotropic materials as the acoustic wave propagating medium introduce the dependence of the phase velocity on the wave propagation direction, as opposed to the isotropic counterparts; in addition, the profile of the particle displacement compon...
In this research, we have explored the effect of Au:Cu ratio on the crystallographic and electronic structural properties, formation energies, and radial distribution function (RDF) of Au-Cu alloy materials via density functional calculations. The re...
Phase stability and transport properties of (ZrO2)0.91−x(Sc2O3)0.09(Yb2O3)x crystals (x = 0–0.01) have been studied before and after air annealing at 1000 °C for 400 h. The crystals have been grown by radio frequency (RF) heating in a...
Non-processed kaolin (flint kaolin) from a mine located in the Capim area (Amazon region, northern Brazil), usually considered as waste, was selected as a source of silicon and aluminum in the synthesis of SAPO-34. This is a molecular sieve and catio...
Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) microspheres were synthesized by surfactant-free emulsion polymerization. These microspheres were used to obtain opals by the self-assembly method. Monomer and initiator quantities were varied systematically to monitor t...
A series of NH2-functionalized nano-sized magnetic metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) were prepared in this study for Cr(VI) removal from wastewater. It was observed that not only the morphological, i.e., orientation growth of N-doped and iron-bas...
Coal mining and washing processes generate substantial amounts of coal gangue, posing significant environmental challenges. Coal gangue as a solid waste is rich in SiO2 and Al2O3, with the SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratio closely aligned with the ideal composi...
The effect of ferromagnetic CaMnO3 (CMO) addition to structural, magnetic, dielectric, and ferroelectric properties of BiFeO3 is presented. X-ray diffraction and Raman investigation allowed the identification of a single pseudocubic perovskite struct...
Epitaxial multiferroic BaTiO3-BiFeO3 composite thin films exhibit a correlation between the magnetoelectric (ME) voltage coefficient αME and the oxygen partial pressure during growth. The ME coefficient αME reaches high values up to 43 V/(cm·Oe) at 3...
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