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Effect of Surface Roughness on the Properties of Ag/Cu Composite Strips
Ag/Cu composite strips with an alternating arrangement of 4 silver and 5 copper, which can be used as a fuse element, were successfully prepared by diffusion welding + cold rolling processes. The changing law ...
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Low-temperature lead-free SnBiIn solder for electronic packaging
In pursuit of functionality and miniaturization in electronics, 3D integrated packaging requires low-temperature solders. This study explores a novel low-temperature lead-free SnBiIn solder. The solder has an ...
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Open AccessExperimental and numerical study on the screw connection strength of bamboo-oriented strand board compared with wood-oriented strand board
The utilization of resourceful bamboo can alleviate the wood shortage problem. Bamboo-oriented strand board (BOSB) with the highest utilization of bamboo ratio and excellent mechanical properties was considere...
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Prediction of NbXGe (X = Rh, Ir) half-Heusler semiconducting compounds with promising thermoelectric property using 18-electron rule
The electronic structure, phonons, and thermoelectric transport characteristics of NbXGe (X = Rh, Ir) half-Heusler compounds have been investigated using the first principles based on density functional theory...
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A colorimetric sensing platform for azodicarbonamide detection in flour based on MnO2 nanosheets oxidative system
Azodicarbonamide (ADA), as a dough conditioner food additive in flour, can be turned into toxic biurea and semicarbazide after high temperature processing. Hence, the using of ADA in food material should be st...
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Improved thermoelectric properties of doped A0.5B0.5NiSn (A, B = Ti, Zr, Hf) with a special quasirandom structure
MNiSn (Ti, Hf, Zr) is used as the parent material in constructing special quasirandom structure-based half-Heusler compounds that experimentally mimic atomic occupation disorders. We randomly doped Ti, Hf, and...
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An electrochemical DNA biosensor based on nitrogen-doped graphene nanosheets decorated with gold nanoparticles for genetically modified maize detection
A reliable electrochemical biosensor is reported based on nitrogen-doped graphene nanosheets and gold nanoparticle (Au/N-G) nanocomposites for the event-specific detection of GM maize MIR162. The differential...
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Synthesis, characterization and microwave transparent properties of Mn3O4 microspheres
We synthesized a kind of novel hierarchical Mn3O4 spinel metal oxide with hollow core–shell structures by a facile one-step hydrothermal route with a further calcination process. The crystal structure and micro-m...
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Distinct responses of nanostructured layered muscovite to uniform and nonuniform straining
This paper presents the first effort to investigate the effects of uniform and nonuniform prestraining on the mechanical properties of nanostructured multilayers. Thin muscovite sheets were first subjected to ...
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Enhanced Electrochemical Properties of Polyaniline-Coated LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 Cathode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries
A polyaniline (PANI)-coated LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 cathode material has been synthesized by a solution method to avoid lithium discharge and structural damage to the coating of active materials. The results of x-ray...
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Refractive index and polarizability of polystyrene under shock compression
The refractive index, polarizability and thermodynamic response of polystyrene under shock compression were investigated through experiments and theoretical analysis, and a relationship between the refractive ...
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Comparative investigations on dielectric, piezoelectric properties and humidity resistance of PZT–SKN and PZT–SNN ceramics
Sodium was used to substituted for potassium in Pb(Zr0.53,Ti0.47)O3–Sr(K0.25,Nb0.75)O3 (PZT–SKN) based on the lead-free (Na0.5K0.5)NbO3 (KNN) piezoelectric ceramic and a new ceramic material Pb(Zr0.53,Ti0.47)O3–S...
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Third-order nonlinear optical properties of an azobenzene-containing ionic liquid crystalline polymer
The nonlinear optical properties of an azobenzene-containing ionic liquid crystalline polymer were investigated by a single beam Z-scan technique employing 38 ps and 6 ns laser pulses at 532 nm. The polymer fi...
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Investigation of phase diagram and electrical properties of xPb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–(1 − x)Pb(Zr0.4Ti0.6)O3 ceramics
Ceramics in PMN–PZT system with formula xPb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–(1 − x)Pb(Zr0.4Ti0.6)O3 (where x = 0.32, 0.35, 0.38, 0.41) were prepared by the conventional oxide-mixed method. The phase diagram, composition dependent ...
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Folic acid-conjugated graphene oxide as a transporter of chemotherapeutic drug and siRNA for reversal of cancer drug resistance
Functionalized graphene oxide (GO) with folic acid-conjugated chitosan oligosaccharide (FACO) containing quaternary ammonium groups (GO-FACO+) was successfully prepared. The formation and composition of GO-FACO+ ...
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Study on wood fracture parallel to the grains based on fractal geometry
The fracture toughness (K IC ) parallel to the grains of five kinds of wood was tested by compact tension specimen and the profile contour analysis method was em...
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Optical emission from disordered multi-branched ZnO nanorods formed by catalyst-free growth
We have demonstrated catalyst-free fabrication of multi-branched ZnO nanorods and their interesting optical properties. Under Xe lamp excitation (325 nm), it is found that the ethanol rinsing leads to an obvio...
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Analyzing the Interplay Between Secondary and Tertiary Structure Predictions in Folding Simulations with a Genetic Algorithm
Three different strategies to tackle mispredictions from incorrect secondary structure prediction are analysed using 21 small proteins (22-121 amino acids; 1-6 secondary structure elements) with known three di...