TL;DR: In this paper, for the first time, hydroxyapatite (HAp)-reinforced magnesium (Mg) composites were prepared by the microwave assisted sintering technique and the as-prepared HAp/Mg composites are characterized by mechanical and electrochemical tests, XRD analysis, and preliminary biological evaluation.

TL;DR: In this article, the structural and optical properties of europium doped magnesium orthosilicate nanophosphor were investigated by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), High resolution Transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Diffuse Reflectance Spectra (DRS), and Photoluminescence spectra (PL) together with decay time.

TL;DR: In this paper, structural, vibrational, photoluminescence and photo electron spectroscopic properties of rf magnetron sputtered ZnO films grown on unheated glass substrates are discussed.

TL;DR: In this article, the adsorption of guanine on aluminum doped graphene was theoretically studied using density functional theory to explore its potential application as an adsorbent for guanines.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors integrated ZnO with g-C 3 N 4 nanostructures via successful core-shell formation using single step simple sintering process for photocatalysis application.

TL;DR: Graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) heterostructures have attracted considerable attention in recent years to keep graphene's unique properties with ideal two-dimensional protective layers of h-BN for use in a wide range of potential applications.

TL;DR: In this article, the photocatalytic performance of the TiO 2 /SnO 2 hollow hierarchical nanofibers was investigated under UV irradiation for Reactive Black 5 (RB5) and Rhodamine B dyes.

TL;DR: In this paper, trisodium citrate was used as the complexing agent to reduce the difference in the reduction potentials of each material, and the effects of pH on the stability of the complexes were also investigated.

TL;DR: In this paper, the fabrication and characterization of a flexible thermoelectric generator (TEG) is presented, where carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and bismuth telluride powder (Bi/Te) are used to enhance electrical conductivity.

TL;DR: In this article, the structural, electronic, magnetic, mechanical and optical properties of ternary Zn 1−x V x S (x = 0.0, 0.25,0.75 and 1.0) alloys have been studied in the zinc blende (ZB) phase, by first principle approach.

TL;DR: A copper-nickel alloy was electrochemically deposited and compared to a composite coating incorporating layered silicate platelets to obtain copper-Nickelmontmorillonite (MMT) as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used the cell filtrate of Cordyceps militaris mycelium as reducing agents to synthesize a new antimicrobial agent of AgNPs with the aid of C.militaris.

TL;DR: In this article, a lactose biosensor was developed by co-immobilizing β-galactosidase (β-Gal) and glucose oxidase (GOx) on microelectrodes pre-modified with Pt/graphene/P(1,5-DAN) for estimation of lactose in dairy products to prevent lactose intolerance.

TL;DR: Hierarchical cupric oxide (CuO) nanostructures were synthesized by low temperature sonochemical method and studied its biocompatible and antibacterial functionality.

TL;DR: In this article, thermal annealing was used to tune the band gap of Y-doped ZnO (YZO) thin films, and the results indicated that the shifting in bandgap was attributed to the stress relaxation of YZO thin films.

TL;DR: In this paper, various spectroscopic methods to investigate the surface and interface electronic structures, including direct photoelectron spectroscopy, inverse photo-electron spectrum analysis, X-ray absorption spectrum analysis (X-ray ESA), and Xray emission spectrum analysis are discussed along with their fundamental principles.

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of the hydrostatic pressure P up to 0.95 GPa on the excess conductivity σ ∗ (T ) and the pseudogap Δ ∗(T ) in optimally doped YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− δ single crystals was investigated by electrical resistivity measurements.

TL;DR: In this article, the potential-induced degradation (PID) and recovery phenomena were characterized using p-type multicrystalline Si photovoltaic modules and by PID test method using Al plate.

TL;DR: In this paper, structural, magnetic and spin polarization measurements were carried out on Co 2 TiX (X = Ge, Sn) Heusler alloys to probe the half-metallic nature.

TL;DR: In this article, the fabrication and characterization of ZnO-based UV photodiodes with p-NiO as an intermediate electron blocking layer (EBL) was reported.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the electric field dependent band structures and optical properties of graphene/phosphorene bilayer and found that the optical anisotropy regarding electric polarization along armchair and zigzag directions disappeared, but the anisotropic optical properties still survived regarding the electric polarization for in-plane and perpendicular directions.

TL;DR: In this paper, a flexible polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) with graphene layers as transparent electrodes was fabricated by combining a UV curable polymer and a nematic liquid crystal.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of various Ga grading profiles in the CIGS absorber and of surface bandgap modifications are simulated, showing that back grading is an effective and practical approach to increase the cell efficiency, while front grading is impossible due to unacceptable current and fill factor losses.

TL;DR: In this paper, a lithium-modified silica nanosalt (LiSiO 2, coded Li202) of hydrophobic fumed silica (R202) is synthesized to use as an electrolyte additive for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) under low temperature conditions.

TL;DR: In this paper, a grid array structure of nanowires fabricated from multiple transfer printing is presented for ultra-robust, transparent and flexible electrodes assembled from silver nanometers (Ag NWs).

TL;DR: In this paper, various properties of CNT sheets, yarns, and their composites were experimentally presented using the samples prepared from the spinnable CNT forest grown in the newly installed, acetylene-based, chemical-vapor-deposition chamber system.

TL;DR: Synergic role of 2.5% MWCNTs and 5% SiC nanoparticles on the structure and properties of the hybrid alumina nanocomposites fabricated through fast sintering route was studied in this article.

TL;DR: In this paper, a study of birefringence and relative permittivity in 4-octyl-4′-cyanobiphenyl (8CB) NLC and its variation with doping of QDs has been presented.

TL;DR: In this article, geometric, electric and magnetic properties of graphitic heptazine with embedded Mn atom under bi-axial tensile strain are investigated using density-functional theory with the spin polarized generalized gradient approximation and Hubbard U correction.