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Photoluminescent Ozone Sensor with Enhanced Sensitivity by Using CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots Modified with Gold and Platinum
We report photoluminescence-based ozone sensing using composite films composed of gold or platinum and red-emitting CdSe/ZnS core-shell quantum dots. The sensing efficiency of quantum dots is enhanced by the a...
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Development of Technologies for Sensing Ozone in Ambient Air
Ozone (O3) gas is widely used as a strong oxidizing agent for many purposes, such as the decomposition/removal of organic contaminants and photoresist, and the deodorization/disinfection of air and water. However...
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Sensing of ozone based on its quenching effect on the photoluminescence of CdSe-based core-shell quantum dots
Thin films of CdSe-based core-shell type quantum dots (CdSe/CdZnS, CdSe/ZnS and CdSeTe/ZnS) deposited on glass substrate were found to undergo a reversible change in photoluminescence (PL) on exposure to ozone...
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Combinatorics for Graded Cartan Matrices of the Iwahori-Hecke Algebra of Type A
Combinatorics concerning graded Cartan matrices for the Iwahori-Hecke algebra of type A is investigated. We give several descriptions for the determinant of the graded Cartan matrix, which imply some combinatoria...
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CdSe/Cd1−x Zn x S core/shell quantum dots with tunable emission: growth and morphology evolution
We demonstrate an organic synthesis to fabricate hydrophobic core/shell CdSe/Cd1−x Zn x S quantum dots (QDs) with tunable photoluminescence (PL) between green and...
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Au/SiO2/QD core/shell/shell nanostructures with plasmonic-enhanced photoluminescence
A sol–gel method has been developed to fabricate Au/SiO2/quantum dot (QD) core–shell–shell nanostructures with plasmonic-enhanced photoluminescence (PL). Au nanoparticle (NP) was homogeneously coated with a SiO2 ...
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Photoluminescence Properties and Zeta Potential of Water-Dispersible CdTe Nanocrystals
The photoluminescent (PL) properties and zeta potential of green-emitting CdTe nanocrystals (diameter: 3 nm) capped with a stabilizing surfactant, thioglycolic acid (TGA), have been investigated as a function ...
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Effects of ingestion of cadmium-polluted rice or low-dose cadmium-supplemented diet on the endogenous metal balance in female rats
The concentrations of endogenous metal ions in liver, kidney, and bone tissues of female rats were measured after ingestion of cadmium-polluted rice (1.24 ppm as Cd) or cadmium-supplemented rice (1.24 and 4.96...
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Nonlinear Optical Responses of Spin-Coated Vanadium Oxide Films
We report on the third-order nonlinear optical responses of V2O5 films prepared by pyrolysis of spin-coated films of vanadium 2-ethylhexanoate. Temporal behavior of third-order optical nonlinearity of the spin-co...
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Assessment of renal toxicity by analysis of regeneration of tubular epithelium in rats given low-dose cadmium chloride or cadmium-polluted rice for 22 months
To determine whether low-dose oral administration of cadmium (Cd) induces renal toxicity, six groups of female Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a diet containing low amounts of CdCl2 or Cd-polluted rice at concentra...
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Effects of cadmium administration on the endogenous metal balance in rats
The concentrations of cadmium and other metal ions in selected organs, urine, and blood of female rats were measured after exposure to cadmium chloride through their diet or by oral or intravenous administrati...
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Effect of 4-tert-octylphenol on cytochrome P450 enzymes in rat liver
The effects were studied of 4-tert-octylphenol (OP) on hepatic cytochrome P450 enzymes in rats. Rats were treated intraperitoneally with OP twice, at doses of 5, 10, and 20 mg/kg. Among the cytochrome P450-depen...
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Suppression of male-specific cytochrome P450 isoforms by bisphenol A in rat liver
We examined the effect of bisphenol A (BPA) on microsomal cytochrome P450 (P450) enzymes in rats. Rats were treated intraperitoneally with BPA daily for 4 days, at doses of 10, 20, and 40 mg/kg. Among the P45...
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Changes in cytochrome P450 enzymes by 1,1-dichloroethylene in rat liver and kidney
We examined the effect of 1,1-dichloroethylene (1,1-DCE) on microsomal cytochrome P450 (P450) enzymes in rat liver and kidney. Rats were treated intraperitoneally with 1,1-DCE daily for 4 days, at doses of 20...
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Large third-order optical nonlinearities in transition-metal oxides
ADVANCES in the field of optical computing1–3 will require the development of materials that combine a large nonlinear optical response with a fast response time. For many applications, this translates into a thi...
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Optical Third-Harmonic Generation in Polyaniline Cast Films