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Dielectric properties of Ti4+/Zr4+ modified the SrCeO3-based microwave ceramic systems
A series of new systems of the SrCe1-xTixO3 and SrCe1−xZrxO3 (SCTx and SCZx, x = 0.0–0.1) ceramics have been prepared by the traditional solid-phase methods. The XRD patterns results show that an ABO3-type perovs...
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Corrosion Behavior of Atmospheric Plasma-Sprayed YAG/8YSZ Double Ceramic-Layered Thermal Barrier Coatings in a Calcium–Magnesium–Alumino-Silicate Melt
Calcium–magnesium–alumino-silicate (CMAS) corrosion is one of the important causes of failure in thermal barrier coatings (TBCs). Herein, 8YSZ (8%Y2O3-ZrO2) single and YAG (Y3Al5O12)/8YSZ double ceramic-layered (...
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First-principles study of pristine and metal decorated blue phosphorene for sensing toxic H2S, SO2 and NO2 molecules
First-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT-D2 method) are employed to systematically investigate the adsorption behaviors of toxic gas molecules (H2S, SO2 and NO2) on pristine and metal...
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Degradation State Identification for Ceramic in Ultrasonic Motor Based on Morphological Boundary Span Analysis
Piezoelectric ceramic cracking (PCC) is the main reason leading to failure of ultrasonic motors. To solve the problem that the fault information is too weak to reflect the cracking condition especially in the ...
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The Internal Buckling Behavior Induced by Growth Self-restriction in Vertical Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube Arrays
The internal buckling is a common phenomenon in the as-grown carbon nanotube arrays. It makes the physical properties of carbon nanotube array in experiment lower than that in theory. In this work, we analyzed...
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A Synergistic Acceleration of Corrosion of Q235 Carbon Steel Between Magnetization and Extracellular Polymeric Substances
In this work, surface characterization and electrochemical measurement were employed to investigate the effects of magnetic field (MF) on the corrosion of Q235 carbon steel in a NaCl solution containing sulpha...
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Design of offset core photonic crystal fiber filter based on surface plasmon resonance
The novel offset core photonic crystal fiber filter is designed and analyzed, whose dispersion relations and polarization characteristics are simulated by finite element method using COMSOL Multiphysics softwa...
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High-current field emission from “flower-like” few-layer graphene grown on tip of nichrome (8020) wire
We report a novel tip-type field emission (FE) emitter by synthesizing the few-layer graphene (FLG) flakes on tip of nichrome (8020) wire (ϕ≈80 μm) by microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition(PECVD)...
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Design of the polarization filter based on photonic crystal fiber with Au-coated air holes
The scheme of polarization filter based on photonic crystal fiber with Au-coated air holes is proposed by using the finite element method. The air holes of the PCF are arranged in hexagonal lattice. The proper...
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Design of a polarization filtering photonic crystal fiber with a big gold-coated air hole
The polarization characteristics of photonic crystal fiber (PCF) with nanoscale gold film is evaluated by using the finite element method. The cross-section structure of the PCF is composed of a hexagonal latt...
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Design of ultra-short polarization beam splitter based on liquid-filled photonic crystal fiber
A high performance polarization beam splitter is designed. It is based on a liquid-filled dual-core photonic crystal fiber (DC-PCF), and possesses ultra-short-length and simple structure. We have researched th...
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Highly sensitive D-shaped photonic crystal fiber biological sensors based on surface plasmon resonance
A D-shaped photonic crystal fiber (D-PCF) with square-lattice and nanoscale gold film is proposed and analyzed by the finite element method. Based on the strong surface plasmon resonance effect between fiber c...
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ZnS porous fluorescent nanostructures synthesized by a soft template approach
Porous ZnS precursors were prepared by soft template method and Soxhlet extraction method. We used three surfactants with different molecular weight, which included ODA, Pluronic P123, and Pluronic F127, as so...
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Numerical simulation of elliptical structure photonic crystal fiber polarizing filter with Au-coated and liquid-filled air holes
A kind of elliptical structure photonic crystal fiber with diameter increasing air holes is proposed. In this structure all the circular air holes are arranged in six elliptical rings. And the diameter of each...
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Controlled synthesis and optical properties of Au and Au@PS nanoparticles
In this study, uniform gold (Au) nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared using seed-mediated growth method. The particle size was controlled by tuning the dosage of seed solution. Au@PS core–shell NPs were then synt...
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High-capacity Li(Ni0.5Co0.2Mn0.3)O2 lithium-ion battery cathode synthesized using a green chelating agent
Quasi-spherical (Ni0.5Co0.2Mn0.3)(OH)2 precursor is prepared via a continuous hydroxide co-precipitation method using sodium lactate as the green chelating agent. A layered structure Li(Ni0.5Co0.2Mn0.3)O2 is synt...
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Synthesis of thiol-stabilized monodispersed gold nanoclusters with narrow near-infrared fluorescence emission
We have successfully prepared monodispersed fluorescent ultra-small Au nanoclusters (about 2 nm) via a two-phase liquid–liquid method. The products are extremely stable and can be dissolved in toluene in any c...
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Hollow TiO2:Sm3+ spheres with enhanced photoluminescence fabricated by a facile method using polystyrene as template
Uniform hollow Sm3+-doped titania phosphors were prepared via a facile method using polystyrene spheres as template. After calcination at 500 °C for 3 h, hollow TiO2:Sm3+ spheres with outer diameters of approxima...
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Facile method to synthesise polystyrene/silver composite nanoparticles with core–shell structures
We report a facile method for the fabrication of polystyrene/silver composite nanoparticles with core–shell nanostructures. First, polystyrene (PS) nanoparticles with carboxyl acid groups on their surfaces wer...
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ZnS–Au planet-like structure: a facile fabrication and improved optical performance induced by surface plasmon resonance
Semiconductor-metal planet-like structure composed of ZnS crystals and Au nanoparticles (NPs) were successfully synthesized using a simple method. The external surface of ZnS was pre-modified with sodium dodec...