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Highly sensitive fluorescent probe for mesotrione based on nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene quantum dots
Mesotrione is considered as an effective triketone herbicide for the control of major broadleaf grasses and some Gramineae weeds. However, over-application of mesotrione poses significant environmental and eco...
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Technical factors affecting the performance of anion exchange membrane water electrolyzer
Anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolysis is a promising membrane-based green hydrogen production technology. However, AEM electrolysis still remains in its infancy, and the performance of AEM electrolyzers i...
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A CFD Study on Intergranular Liquid Feeding and Cracking During Solidification in Welding
An alloy tends to solidify with columnar dendritic grains in welding. Unless compensated by liquid feeding through intergranular channels, solidification shrinkage and transverse tension can cause intergranula...
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Polyacrylonitrile-Derived Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanoparticles Decorated with Fe3C for Wide-Band Microwave Dissipation
The design of wide-band microwave absorption materials is currently an effective strategy to eliminate excessive microwave radiation contamination. Herein, a facile method of polymerization, magnetic do** an...
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Optimization of the Process Parameters of Atmospheric Plasma Spraying Cobalt Ferrite Coatings by Orthogonal Experimental Design
In this research, CoFe2O4 coatings have been successfully deposited using atmospheric plasma spraying technique. Orthogonal experiments were designed to systematically investigate the effects of spraying power, d...
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Mechanically mixing copper and silver into self-supporting electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution
Commercial hydrogen production involves the development of efficient hydrogen evolution reaction catalysts. Herein, we adopted a friction stir processing (FSP) technique to mix immiscible metals homogenously a...
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Influence of Zr Content on Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of As-Cast Zr-Modified Ti6Al7Nb Alloy for Biomedical Applications
Ti6Al7Nb alloy is widely used as implant material at present. In order to further enhance its service performance, in this study, we systematically studied the mechanical properties and corrosion properties of...
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Microstructure of Gear Steels Treated by Shot Peening by X-Ray Line Profile Analysis Method
Shot peening is a common surface strengthening process of gears. It can induce compressive residual stress, refine grain size and increase dislocation density. However, there are limited reports on the quantit...
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Luminescence Properties of Rare Earth (Eu3+ and Sm3+)-Doped Double Perovskite Sr2YNbO6 Phosphors
The red-emitting phosphor Sr2YNbO6: x Eu3+ and the orange-red-emitting phosphor Sr2YNbO6: y Sm3+ have been synthesized by the high-temperature solid-state method. All samples were thoroughly tested for phase puri...
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Synergically enhanced piezocatalysis performance of eco-friendly (K0.52Na0.48)NbO3 through ferroelectric polarization and defects
Piezocatalysis has attracted unprecedented research interest as a newly emerging catalysis technology. However, the inherent insulating property of ferroelectric materials ultimately leads to the poor vibratio...
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Efficient proton exchange membranes based on bifunctional metal–organic frameworks
An efficient strategy for increasing the proton conductivity of proton exchange membranes (PEMs) is the introduction of functionalized metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) to establish efficiency proton conduction ...
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The Effect of Gd Concentration on the Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of Extruded Mg-8Li-3Al-xGd (x = 0, 0.6, 1.2, and 1.8 wt.%) Alloys
The mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of extruded Mg-8Li-3Al alloys with varying Gd contents are investigated by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron ...
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Interface Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Post-treated Directed Energy Deposition Laminated Composites
Laminated composites of IN718-95% IN718 + 5% (Cr2O3 + 25% TiO2) were fabricated by directed energy deposition, which were subjected to different posttreatment methods. The interfacial microstructures and mechanic...
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Enhanced reliability of ultra-thin multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) based on re-oxidation process
Ultra-thin base metal electrodes-multilayered ceramic capacitors (BME-MLCCs) with high volume capacitance are considered to be a charming device for a diverse range of electric applications. Here, we fabricate...
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In Situ Observation of Phase Transformations in the Weld Metal of EH420 Shipbuilding Steel Subjected to Varied Heat Inputs
Salient phase transformations in the weld metal of EH420 shipbuilding steel with various heat inputs were observed by confocal scanning laser microscope. Under lower heat inputs, bainite laths prefer to form o...
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A strategy of enhancing photovoltaic response in K0.5Na0.5NbO3 based ceramics
Ferroelectric materials with photovoltaic effect have great potential application value in new solar cells, photodetectors and photoelectric memories. However, the low open circuit voltage and conversion effic...
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Role of SiO2 upon Weld Metal Inclusion Characteristics in EH36 Shipbuilding Steels Treated by CaF2–SiO2 Fluxes
EH36 shipbuilding steel has been submerged arc welded employing CaF2–SiO2 fluxes, and the weld metal inclusion characteristics contingent upon SiO2 content has been examined. As a function of SiO2 content, predom...
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Tailoring Grain Size and Precipitation via Aging for Improved Elastocaloric Stability in a Cold-Rolled (Ni,Cu)-Rich Ti–Ni–Cu Alloy
Critical challenges remain in applying shape memory alloys to solid-state refrigeration. In particular, addressing the degradation of elastocaloric response during repetitive loading is an outstanding issue. R...
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Construction of bitter gourd-like Ag-loaded aramid nanofibers aerogel with efficient synergistic adsorption/photocatalytic degradation of crystalline violet and antibacterial activity
Dyes are environmentally detrimental and prevalent pollutants in water. It is crucial to develop materials for water treatment with both adsorption/photocatalytic and antibacterial activity. In this work, bitt...
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Atmospherically hydrothermal assisted solid-state reaction synthesis of ultrafine BaTiO3 powder with high tetragonality
Ultrafine ceramic powders with high tetragonality are the fundamental for the multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs). In this study, an efficient method of atmospherically hydrothermal assisted solid-state syn...