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Thermal Expansion and Elastic Properties of Th–6U–4Zr Alloy
The Th–6wt%U–4wt%Zr alloy—a prospective thorium based metallic fuel for fast reactor applications, has been studied for its microstructural, thermal...
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Chemical and Mineralogical Analysis
The chemical and mineralogical analysis of mineral raw materials is a necessity not always easy to execute, mainly due to the heterogeneous physical... -
Nitrogen defect engineering in porous g-C3N4 via one-step thermal approach
Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ), a smart material with fascinating properties, finds extensive use in applications such as visible-light-driven...
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Molecular layer deposition of hybrid silphenylene-based dielectric film
Molecular layer deposition (MLD) offers molecular level control in deposition of organic and hybrid thin films. This article describes a new type of...
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Synthesis of salinity ultra-sensitive ionic hydrogels for visual salinity detection and usage as an intelligent liquid valve
Functional hydrogel materials with large-scale deformation induced by ultra-low salinity as an external stimulus have promising applications in...
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High-Resolution Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis
HERDA is an advanced type of Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis (ERDA), depth resolution of which is improved. Figure 40.1 shows a schematic... -
Comprehensive microstructural and optical characterization of the thermal stability of aluminum-titanium oxynitride thin films after high temperature annealing in air
The thermal stability of two Al y Ti 1-y (O x N 1-x ) layers prepared by cathodic vacuum arc deposition with different oxygen content was studied after high...
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Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS)
Among other characterization techniques, secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is of particular interest due to its unprecedented sensitivity and... -
Cs2TiI6: A potential lead-free all-inorganic perovskite material for ultrahigh-performance photovoltaic cells and alpha-particle detection
The lead contamination and long-term stability are the two important problems limiting the commercialization of organic-inorganic lead halide...
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High-Resolution Molecular Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry for Absolute Quantification of Materials in Low-Dimensional Structures: Foundation, Perception and Challenges
Material surfaces have unique structures and compositions that are strikingly different from the material itself. Atoms on the surface of a crystal... -
Non-destructive Materials Characterization using Ionizing Radiation
This chapter discusses the physical principles and the applications of non-destructive materials characterization (NDMC) techniques using X-rays,... -
Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis
ERDA is a complementary method to RBS. While RBS is a way sensitive to heavy elements, ERDA is effective to quantify light elements, particularly for... -
Dopant-induced optical enhancements in methylene blue-doped bibenzyl single crystals for neutron detector applications
High-quality methylene blue-doped bibenzyl (MB-BB) single crystals were successfully grown using a solution growth technique. Dopant addition induces...
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The Evaluation of Biocompatibility, Elemental Composition and Surface Analysis of Retrieved Infra-zygomatic Screws
The study aimed to assess the alterations in the morphology, elemental composition, and biocompatibility of infra-zygomatic crest (IZC) miniscrews,...
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Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry
The origin of Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS) constitutes one of a handful of paradigm breaking physics experiments done in the early... -
Characterization of Hydrogen-Free and Hydrogenated DLC Films
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films are an amorphous carbon film with sp2 and sp3 bonding structures of carbons. The DLC films have been used widely in... -
Ion Beam Analyses of Moisture Reaction for Single Crystal Lithium Deuteride
Ion beam analyses were completed on single crystal LiD (lithium hydride with deuterium on the hydrogen sites) to determine products of hydrolysis...
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Investigation of Laser Surface Remelting Supported by Acoustic Emission Analysis and Machine Learning
AbstractIn the present work, laser surface remelting (LSR) was carried out on C45 carbon steel using an Nd:YAG pulse laser. The effect of process...
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Sputtering
Sputtering techniques are of great importance for both academic research and commercial applications. This chapter summarizes the fundamentals of the... -
Materials Characterization
Once a material has been fabricated, how does one assess whether the synthetic technique has been successful? This chapter describes a plethora of...