TL;DR: In this paper, the simple synthesis of MFe 2 O 4 (where M =Cu, Ni, and Zn) nanoparticles by a modified sol-gel method using high purity metal nitrates and aloe vera plant extracted solution was reported.

TL;DR: In this article, a review is presented on the status of synthesizing thin films of metal chalcogenide and metal oxides by CBD and SILAR, and properties and applications of the thin films are also summarized.

TL;DR: There was a statistically significant difference between the k -NN and LDA algorithms for the classification of wrist-motion directions such as up, down, right, left, and the rest state.

TL;DR: In this paper, the anti-corrosive effect of xanthone (XAN) on the corrosion of mild steel in 0.5 m H 2 SO 4 has been studied by gravimetric and UV-visible spectrophotometric methods at 303 −333 K.

TL;DR: In this paper, the linear and the third-order nonlinear optical absorption coefficient and refractive index changes of a hydrogenic impurity in an ellipsoidal quantum dot have been investigated, using the compact-density matrix formalism and an iterative method.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of temperature, frequency and composition on dielectric constant and conductivity of spin ferrites has been studied using impedance measurements in the frequency range 10 Hz to 10 MHz and in the temperature range 310 −473 K. The results indicate the presence of non-Debye type of relaxation in these ferrites.

TL;DR: In this article, the large-scale nanowire-like (NW) structure of tungsten oxide is synthesized by the deposition of Tungsten metal on the substrate of porous single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) film, followed by thermal oxidation process.

TL;DR: In this article, three kinds of graphene oxide (GO) solutions with different concentration of 0.05, 0.03, and 0.01 µm were applied to the TiO 2 thin film.

TL;DR: In this paper, the structural and micro-structural characterization of nanocrystalline La1−xSrxFeO3 nanoparticles was carried out with the help of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

TL;DR: Graphene synthesis on Fe foil at low temperature was performed in this paper, where a 100μm-thick Fe foil was used as a catalyst and acetylene as a hydrocarbon source were used for graphene growth.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of two Amazonian trees (Guatteria ouregou and Simira tinctoria) on low carbon steel corrosion was investigated in acidic solutions by using electrochemical techniques.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors synthesized Fe3O4 nanoparticle-dispersed multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) to evaluate their potential applicability to supercapacitor electrodes.

TL;DR: The tin-based gas diffusion electrode was fabricated and applied for CO2 electroreduction in a zero gap cell as discussed by the authors, which showed good stability during CO2 reduction even though the conversion of CO2 into formate reached only 18% faradaic efficiency during the initial 5min and maintained about 12% until the end of the reduction time of 1h.

TL;DR: In this article, a cement-based piezoelectric composites have been prepared from Portland cement with the addition of 70 vol.% of PZT powders and various amounts of modified CNTs ranging from 0 to 1.3 vol.%.

TL;DR: In this paper, an Ag/TiO2 nanocomposite with various silver contents was synthesized by combination of sol-gel and the novel arc discharge methods in liquid, which was characterized by X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and ultra violet-visible absorption spectroscopy (UV-Vis).

TL;DR: In this article, the dielectric dispersion consists of both dipolar and interfacial polarization, and the activation energy of the deformation process from the electric modulus measurements was calcaulated, indicating that correlated barrier hopping (CBH) is the most suitable mechanism for the ac conduction behavior.

TL;DR: In this paper, a prototype of thin film transistors using direct write technology following electrohydrodynamic approach for patterning and spray deposition has been successfully fabricated by using EHD technology in this research.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of H 2 plasma treatment on characteristics of Al-doped ZnO (AZO) thin films prepared by RF magnetron sputter at 200°C for amorphous silicon (α-Si) thin film solar cell fabrication were investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, the optical limiting behavior in the low power regime for the first time in literature using a 532-nm-second harmonic of a diode pumped Nd: YAG laser was reported.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of recent nanoscale PFM studies of domain switching dynamics in ferroelectric (FE) thin films is presented, including defect-mediated inhomogeneous nucleation, pinning-dominated nonlinear dynamics of domain walls and many other intriguing phenomena.

TL;DR: In this paper, the microstructure, phase and chemical composition of ceramic coatings were analyzed by SEM, XRD and EDS techniques, and it was found that the coating exhibits a higher infrared emissivity value (about 0.9) in the wavelength range of 8-14μm than that of the uncoated titanium alloy.

TL;DR: In this paper, the structural transition of BFO-BT ceramics was investigated by using in-situ high-resolution synchrotron X-ray diffraction upon heating.

TL;DR: In this article, a simple and effective method of solid state reaction followed by quenching process is used to prepare multiferroic Er 3+ and La 3+ doped BiFeO 3 ceramics.

TL;DR: The cells incubated with nanocomposite scaffold for 48 h were capable of forming cell adhesion and proliferation, which shows much better biocompatibility than pure PHB, which indicates the bacterial cellulose nanofibrils probably help the PHB molecules to crystallize.

TL;DR: In this paper, the longitudinal frequency of a cracked nanobeam with clamped-clamped and clamped free boundary conditions is derived based on the nonlocal elasticity theory.

TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of SOEC electrolytes was investigated under different operating conditions, such as steam electrolysis, co-electrolysis, and CO 2 electrolysis.

TL;DR: In this article, a new technique for the deposition of CIS layer has been discussed in this paper namely Electrospray Deposition (ESD). Thin films composed of Copper-Indium-diSelenide, have been achieved using the ESD technique.

TL;DR: A simple one-step microwave irradiation method for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles using citric acid as reducing agent and cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) as binding agent was reported in this article.

TL;DR: Differently shaped zinc oxide nanostructures were synthesized at ˜90°C by refluxing process at different reflux times (6, 12, 18 and 24) via the solution method using zinc acetate dihydrate as a source material and hydrazine hydrate.