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Effect of temperature and frequency on the dielectric properties of cellulose nanofibers from cotton
The present work has been carried out to evaluate the dielectric properties and ac-electrical conductivity of cellulose nanofibers. The cellulose nanofibers (CNF) described in this work are the ones extracted ...
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Effect of Structural Water on the Dielectric Properties of Hydrated Tungsten Trioxide
Layered hydrated tungsten trioxide with orthorhombic phase is prepared by a hydrothermal method in an acidic environment. Dielectric studies reveal the presence of space charge and ionic polarizations in the a...
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Energy transfer and thermal studies of Pr3+ doped cerium oxalate crystals
Energy transfer process at room temperature for cerium (sensitizer) oxalate single crystals doped with different concentrations (10, 13, 15, 17 and 20%) of praseodymium ions (activator) grown by hydro silica g...
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An ultra-low hydrolysis sol-gel route for titanosilicate xerogels and their characterization
In this work TiO2-SiO2 xerogels were prepared through an ultra low hydrolysis method using titanium and silicon alkoxide. The samples were heat treated to 500°C. The xerogels were characterized using TGA/DTA, FTI...
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Structural Evolution and Fluorescence Properties of Dy3+: Silica Matrix
Silica glasses doped with Dy3+ were prepared by sol–gel method. The FTIR and thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA) clearly show complete densification (density = 2.2 gm/cm3) of the gels around 1000∘C. The fluorescenc...
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Optical Characterization of Eu3+ Ions in CdSe Nanocrystal Containing Silica Glass
Silica glass samples containing CdSe/Eu3+ ions were prepared by sol-gel route. Size distribution and optical band gap of the nanoparticles were calculated from absorption spectrum. It is observed that the presenc...
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Spectroscopic studies of Cu2+ ions in sol-gel derived silica matrix
The Cu2+ ion doped silica gel matrices in monolithic shape were prepared by hydrolysis and condensation of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS). The absorption, transmittance and fluorescence spectra of the gel matric...