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Investigating the effect of Cd on the structure and magnetic properties of (Mn,Co,Ni,Cu,Zn)Fe2O4 high entropy spinel oxide Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Morteza Khosravi, Shahriar Sharafi, Ahmad Irannejad
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The visable light absorption and color reversible mechanism of Co doping cubic zirconia single crystals after X-ray irradiation Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Xiaoqing Zhao, Tong Wu, Xier Yu, Jie Yu, Dongyu Cao, Rongqing Yang, Wei Ye, Mingli Xu, Miao Yang
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Impurity atoms effects on electronic properties and Seebeck coefficient of armchair graphene like nanoribbon Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 T. Kakavandi, H. Rezania
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Temperature stability and improved energy storage efficiency of BaBi2Nb2O9: Er3+/Yb3+ relaxor ferroelectric ceramic under moderate electric fields Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Ankita Banwal, Manoj Verma, Bharti Singh, Renuka Bokolia
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Design and analysis of a novel HTS thin film device as planar maglev levitator and fault current limiter Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Le Liang, Peng Pang, Yu Wang, Zhongming Yan, Zigang Deng
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Synthesis, characterization, and performance evaluation of GeS nanoparticles in photocatalysis and sensing applications Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 N. N. Prajapati, P. B. Patel, H. N. Desai, J. M. Dhimmar, B. P. Modi
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Defect dipole engineering for regulating ferroelectric photovoltaic performances in BiFeO3–SrCoO2.5 solid solution films Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Rui Liu, Fei Guo, Yapng Liu, Ariunbayasgalan Alyeksyei, Shifeng Zhao
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Natural sunlight assisted photocatalytic removal of methylene blue and crystal violet dyes using Ni doped tin oxide nanostructures synthesized via chemical and green route Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Manmeet Kaur, Chhavi Pahwa, Ranjana Sharma, Shivani Jindal
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Exploring the structural and optical properties of Cu1−xNixO/ZnO nanostructured heterojunctions for optoelectronic studies Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-20 Ali Badawi, M. G. Althobaiti, Abdullah A. Alotaibi, Sami S. Alharthi
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Structural and optical properties of bismuth borosilicate glasses: Effect of CeO2 doping Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-20 Amanpreet Kaur Sandhu, Narveer Singh, Ravneet Kaur
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Effect of different gamma-ray doses on the structural, optical, and radiation shielding features of the YBa2Cu3Oy ceramic oxide Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-20 Y. Slimani, M. H. A. Mhareb, I. Alrammah, A. Thakur, A. Baykal, M. A. Almessiere
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Thioglycolic acid capped CdSe/ZnS quantum dot as fluorescent sensor for the detection of water-soluble hazardous heavy metal ions Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-20 Shruti Sharma, Pooja Yadav, Papia Chowdhury
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Optical and magnetic studies of Co0.7Zn0.3Fe2O4 spinel ferrites with Dy3+ substituted for the application of sensors prepared through sol–gel process Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Noor-ul-Haq Khan, Zaheer Abbas Gilani, Samiullah, Muhammad Khalid, H. M. Noor ul Huda Khan Asghar, Muhammad Zubair Nawaz, Syed Mansoor Ali, Muhammad Azhar Khan, Furhaj Ahmed Sheikh
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Studies on the structural, thermal and luminescence properties of Sr1−xZrSi2O7:xEu3+ phosphors for solid state lighting Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Manorama Sahu, Ishwar Prasad Sahu
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Synthesis and characterization of biocompatible multifunctional potassium ferrite nanoparticles for its varied applications Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Md Muzzammilul Haque Siddiqui, Md Irfanul Haque Siddiqui, Md. Masood Rashid, Nishant Kumar
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Effect of the vanadium doped titanium oxide nanoparticles on ionic contribution in dielectric behaviour of a nematic liquid crystal Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Shikha Chauhan, Aafreen, Magan Himanshu, Kamlesh Yadav
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Tension–compression asymmetry in mechanical properties of diamond nanopillars: molecular dynamics simulations Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Chao Xu, Jing Zhang, Huaping Liu, Chunmei Liu
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Effect of MWCNTs and aluminum amount on tuning the optical and electrical properties of PVA/PVP/PEG/ZnCo2-xAlxO4 composites Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Zein K. Heiba, A. M. El-naggar, A. M. Kamal, Mohamed Bakr Mohamed
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Exploring the potential of graphene oxide frameworks as anode materials for Na-ion batteries applications: a density functional theory study Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 F. Peymanirad, R. Majidi, S. Izadi Vishkayi, H. Rahimpour Soleimani
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Structural, cation distribution, mechanical, and optical properties of rare-earth doped cadmium zinc ferrites Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Hani Korek, Khulud Habanjar, R. Awad
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Ex-situ synthesis, comprehensive characterization, and comprehensive properties of PVA film composites coated Spinel MgMn1.8Co0.2O4 nanoparticle Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Mohammed O. Alziyadi, Hadeer Gamal, Asma Alkabsh, M. S. Shalaby
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Correction: Room temperature magneto-dielectric coupling in the CaMnO3 modified NBT lead-free ceramics Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Koyal Suman Samantaray, Ruhul Amin, Saniya Ayaz, A. K. Pathak, Christopher Hanley, A. Mekki, K. Harrabi, Somaditya Sen
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An assessment of microstructure, dentinal tubule occlusion and X-ray attenuation properties of Nd:YAG laser-enhanced titanium-doped phosphate glass and nano-hydroxyapatite pastes Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Ensanya A. Abou Neel, Hatem M. Aldamanhoury, Kazi M. Zakir Hossain, Hussain Alawadhi, Ghada ALMisned, H. O. Tekin
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Molybdenum assisted self-organized pattern formation by low energy ion beam sputtering Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Kumar Navin, Ajay Gupta, Sarathlal Koyiloth Vayalil
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Thermal annealing effect on phase evolution, physical properties of DC sputtered copper oxide thin films and transport behavior of ITO/CuO/Al Schottky diodes Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 K. A. Jagadish, Dhananjaya Kekuda
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Magnetothermal properties of two-dimensional electron gas in matched AlGaAs/GaABiN structure Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 M. Mbarki, N. Ajnef, A. Rebey
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Influence of substrate temperature and salt concentration on the properties of Vanadium dioxide thin films synthetized by spray pyrolysis Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Mazen Wali Hakami, A. M. Abdel-Daiem, E. Shalaan, Abdulla A. Salwati, Ahmed H. Hammad, M. S. Aida, Mohamed Sh. Abdel-wahab
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Sensitize BiVO4 with rhodamine B using BiOCl as a bridge to yield more photoelectrons for photoelectrochemical application Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Jun Shang, Yajing Cheng, Fuqiang Wang, Xianwei Wang
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Spectroscopic analysis and thermoelectric properties of ITO/Cu/Ni/ITO multilayer by RF sputtering Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-14 Abdelaziz Tchenka, Abdelali Agdad, Lahoucine Amiri, Mohammed Bousseta, Abdelkarim El Mouncharih, Said Elmassi, Lahcen Nkhaili, Elmaati Ech-Chamikh
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Enhanced electrocatalytic performance of polyethyleneimine-modified CNTs composite cathode for H2O2 electrogeneration Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 Ping Xin, Hongjiang Li, Ziwei Huang, Haojie Fu, Chen Lu, Shiyu Zhang, Ying-Ying Gu
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Room temperature ZnO nanorods based TFT ammonia sensor: an experimental and simulation study Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 Binay Binod Kumar, Basanta Bhowmik, Abhinav Pratap Singh, Satyabrata Jit, Kunal Singh
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Green inspired synthesis of Sm2O3 nanoparticle and its Couroupita guianensis aubl leaf extract for potential biomedical application Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 M. Malathi, A. V. Kiruthika, B. Valarmathi, B. Rajeswari, V. Muthulakshmi, P. Palanisamy
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Fabrication of columnar orthorhombic AgTe via anomalous diffusion Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 Hiroki Toyoda, Yifei Yin, Keito Tsukamoto, Toshihiro Nakaoka
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Metal–semiconductor junction in silicon nanostructures: role of interface traps Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 Sudipta Chakrabarty, Suman Santra, Syed Minhaz Hossain
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Rice husk-activated carbon (RHAC) composited with V2O5 for lithium-ion batteries Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 Sukanya Nilmoung, Wanwisa Limphirat, Sumeth Siriroj, Artit Ausavasukhi
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Thermoelectric properties of inhomogeneous BCN alloy nanotubes Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Mahdi Darvishi Gilan
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Synthesis and characterization of Eu, Pr-doped garnet with augmented Ce solubility via controlled Fe2O3 reduction Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 F. Hosseinzadeh, M. Basavad, H. Shokrollahi, F. Shahriari Nogorani
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The enhanced galvanostatic and impedance studies of silver doped ZnAl2O4 anode material for Li/Na ion batteries Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Y. S. Vidya, H. C. Manjunatha, Balaji Rao Ravuri, S. Manjunatha, K. N. Sridhar
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Tuning the band gap of manganese telluride quantum dots (MnTe QDs) for photocatalysis Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Chinmayee Chowde Gowda, Dharita Chandravanshi, Raphael M. Tromer, Ambreesh Malya, Kamanio Chattopadhyay, Douglas Soares Galvão, Chandra Sekhar Tiwary
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Energy partition in underwater nanosecond laser ablation Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Thao Thi Phuong Nguyen, Rie Tanabe, Yoshiro Ito
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Investigating the effects of Mn content on the morphology and dielectric properties of CdS nanoparticles Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 A. A. Azab, R. S. Ibrahim, R. Seoudi
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Investigating quench crack susceptibility in disc springs: a microstructural analysis of martensitic evolution and its implications Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Mingwei Ma, Xinyi Liu, Tianxiang Li, Min Hu, Xu Wang
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Synthesis and characterization of zinc selenide/graphene oxide (ZnSe/GO) nanocomposites for electrochemical detection of cadmium ions Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Bhawani Sharma, Anoop Singh, Asha Sharma, Aman Dubey, Vinay Gupta, Rashad Gabil Oglu Abaszade, Ashok K. Sundramoorthy, Navdeep Sharma, Sandeep Arya
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Facile synthesis and application of hyperbranched TiO2 hollow spheres for enhancement of power conversion efficiency of CdSeTe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Maziar Marandi, Sana Alejaber, Farkhondeh Mirahmadi
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Polymer based FP cavity on a SMF fiber tip: a fabrication strategy for repeatable cavity length Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-06
Abstract A fiber-based Fabry–Perot (FP) optical sensor is well-suited for the rapid and selective detection of gas molecules, including volatile organic compounds (VOC), explosive analytes, etc. The sensing probe of a fiber-based Fabry–Perot (FP) sensor is achieved through the deposition of a thin vapor-sensitive material on a cleaved fiber end-face, primarily using the dip-coating method. Because
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Ultra-sensitive SERS detection of L-tyrosine on the microstructurally tuned DC sputtered plasmonic Bi thin films Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-06
Abstract This work aims on developing plasmonic bismuth (Bi) thin films for ultra-sensitive detection of L-tyrosine (Tyr) using label-free Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) technique. Tyr is a crucial precursor in the formation of several neurotransmitters, melanin, and thyroid hormones. Sensing the qualitative and quantitative imbalances in Tyr opens up the possibility of diagnosing a variety
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Surface-enhanced Raman effect on MoS2–WS2 composite structures Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Dipanwita Majumdar
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Strategies to optimize the intricate thermoelectric properties of 2D tetragonal silicene for energy harvesting: a computational modeling approach Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Somayeh Behzad
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Excess conductivity and magnetoresistance analysis for (BSF)x/(Bi, Pb)-2223 composite Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 M. Matar, I. E. Mohamed, A. I. Abou-Aly, R. Awad, M. Anas, M. S. Hassan
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Biomass nanoarchitectonics using an agro waste extract for biological performance of samarium doped zinc oxide nanoparticles Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 J. Jothisha, Anitha Rexalin Devaraj, A. Saranya, M. Shandhiya, B. Janarthanan, M. Ramesh Prabhu, Z. Mohamed Riyas, S. Sharmila
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Study of microstructure and electrical heterogeneity of Ho and Mg co-doped CaCu3Ti4O12 lead free ceramics Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Kanika Rani, Neetu Ahlawat, Pooja, R. S. Kundu, Deepak Saini, Deepa
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Comparative analysis of hydrogen uptake and release kinetics in MgH2/C composites synthesized using varied surface areas graphite powders Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-04
Abstract The synthesis process vastly conditions the temperature behaviour decomposition reactions of magnesium hydride. In our experiments, the MgH2/C composites were prepared by the high-energy reactive co-milling (HERBM) technique of the elemental magnesium with graphite powders in a hydrogen gas atmosphere. The graphite powders with different initial specific surface areas were admixed before HERBM
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Allium hooshidaryae (Alliaceae)-based green-synthesized Fe3O4@MoS2 core–shell nanoparticles coated with chitosan and investigating their biological properties Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Milad Abbasi, Seyed Reza Kasaee, Hesam Kamyab, Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan, Irina Kirpichnikova, Zainab Haider Mussa, Ali Mohammad Amani, Sareh Mosleh-Shirazi
Fe3O4@MoS2 core–shell nanoparticles have a wide range of potential uses in the field of biomedicine, including drug delivery, target therapies, and NIR-stimulated tumor therapy. Whenever using the risk-free nanosystem, it is very important to manufacture and cover core–shell Fe3O4@MoS2 nanoparticles with a biodegradable substance. In the present research, Fe3O4@MoS2 core–shell nanoparticles were green
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Co doping effects on the structural and magnetic properties of Ho2O3 nanocrystalline Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Nupur Bhakta, Sujay Das, Chandi Charan Dey, Souvick Das, Anna Bajorek, Pabitra K. Chakrabarti
Nanocrystalline system of pristine Ho2O3 (HO) and Co-doped Ho2O3 (Ho1.9Co0.1O3-δ, HCO) were synthesized by chemical co-precipitation method. These samples were investigated by analyzing structural, morphological and magnetic data. To enhance the oxygen vacancy, both HO and HCO samples are annealed in argon atmosphere at 700 \(^\circ{\rm C}\) for 6 h. Rietveld analysis of X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern
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Investigation of structural, optical, and photoluminescence properties of Ce3+ activated zinc vanadate nanoparticles Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Nikita Sharma, P. P. Sahay
This article presents a research study focused on the synthesis of zinc vanadate nanoparticles using the solution combustion method. The investigation delves into the nanoparticles’ structural, optical, and photoluminescence properties, particularly after introducing cerium (Ce) doping. Through X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, it is confirmed that the synthesized samples possess an orthorhombic crystalline
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Ultrasensitive and selective Cr-doped ZnO thin films synthesized via spray pyrolysis technique for detection of ammonia gas Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 V. S. Chandak, M. B. Kumbhar, S. V. Talekar, J. L. Gunjakar, P. M. Kulal
In the present study, we report the synthesis of undoped and Cr-doped ZnO thin films via spray pyrolysis for ammonia gas detection. The importance of work lies in addressing the need for ultrasensitive and selective gas sensors, particularly for ammonia detection, owing to their significance in various industrial and environmental applications. The utilization of Cr-doped ZnO thin films offers a promising
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Charge transport studies on pulsed laser deposited grown manganite based thin film device Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Keval Gadani, Faizal Mirza, Davit Dhruv, K. Asokan, P. S. Solanki, N. A. Shah, A. D. Joshi
Charge transport studies on pulsed laser deposition grown Y0.95Ca0.05MnO3 (YCMO) thin film on (100) single crystalline Nb:SrTiO3 (SNTO) substrate. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals the single phase nature of YCMO manganite film having lattice mismatch between YCMO thin layer and SNTO substrate. Surface morphology, studied using atomic force microscopy, indicates the presence of island like grain growth
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Effect of growth temperatures on the structural and optical properties of bulk tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminium (III) Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-03
Abstract Bulk samples of Tris (8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminium (Alq3) were prepared using wet synthesis method followed by annealing at 50 °C, 100 °C, 150 °C and 200 °C for 2 h. X ray diffraction pattern showed the formation of Alq3 crystal which is constituted of Al atom, anions of 8-hydroxyquinoline (8-Hq) and porous Al2O3–Al(OH)3. structure. The spectra of FTIR (Fourier-transform infrared) reveals
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Quenching induced modified nanoarchitectonics in the dielectric and energy storage behavior of poly (vinylidene fluoride)/Ba0.7Sr0.3TiO3 composites thick films Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-03
Abstract Free-standing flexible poly(vinylidene fluoride)-barium strontium titanate (PVDF-BST) composite films loaded with 5 vol% of Ba0.7Sr0.3TiO3 submicronic particles have been synthesized. The synthesized PVDF-BST composite film was quenched in ice water as quenching strongly affects its crystalline phase, dielectric and energy storage behavior. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared
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A novel chemical crosslinking enabled special wettability coating for higher efficiency oil–water separation Appl. Phys. A (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Weiguo Yan, Xiangchen Li, Xuan Wu, Wei Zhao
The environmental destruction caused by oil pollution has been an inescapable fact, and there is an urgent need for efficient separation materials to solve this problem. Generally speaking, Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is relatively easy to modify into super-hydrophobic/super-oleophilic membranes due to its hydrophobic ester groups. However, there are some challenges in preparing them as underwater