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Materials Sciences and Applications (MSA) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in materials. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of material…
Julien Claquesin, Mathieu Gibilaro, Laurent Massot, Olivier Lemoine, Gilles Bourges, Pierre Chamelot
The CaCl 2 -CaF 2 -CaO phase diagram was investigated in the CaO low region (<40 mol.%). CaCl 2 -CaF 2 and CaCl 2 -CaO binary diagrams, constituting the ternary system, were first studied by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) measurements and X-Ray Diffr…
Shanzida Haque, Sajal Chandra Mazumdar, Mohammed Nazrul Islam Khan, Mithun Kumar Das
A series of Cr 3+ -substituted Mn-Ni–Zn ferrites; Mn 0.5 Ni 0.1 Zn 0.4 Fe 2-x Cr x O 4 ( x = 0.0 - 0.4 in a step of 0.1) were prepared by traditional solid-state reaction route. The structural, magnetic, dielectric properties and impedance spectroscopy of the…
Santi Rattanaveeranon, Knavoot Jiamwattanapong, Nattaphorn Jandee
As the hydrazine is toxic, the methods to detect hydrazine at low concentrations are essential in scientific research. This preliminary study reported on how to increase the efficiency of ZnO/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) by adding durian peel ash (DPA) and us…
Thi Minh Phuong Nguyen, Perrine Lemaitre, Masaki Kato, Ken Hirota, Kazuhiko Tsukagoshi, Hirohisa Yamada, Atsuki Terabe, Hideto Mizutani, Shingo Kanehira
Recently, under the circumstances of pandemic of COVID-19 much attention has been paid to titanium dioxide TiO 2 as bactericidal agent; however, conventional TiO 2 requires ultraviolet radiation or visible light to exercise its photocatalytic properties and i…
Takahisa Yamazaki, Amane Muraoka
Operating diamond grits to produce a precise grind tool is need. In order to lift up a diamond grit by magnetic force, the magnetic flux was estimated to be 100 μT/g. Diamond (110) surface was modified with manganese powder at 450 ° C (720 K) then with bismut…
Nabil Tabaja, Ahmad Kassas, Soumaya Hamieh, Rana Haidar, Maria-Laura Foddis, Joumana Toufaily, T. Jean Daou, Tayssir Hamieh
Olive Mill Solid Wastes (OMSW) released in nature without any treatment is a major environmental problem in the Mediterranean region. In this work, the catalyzed pyrolysis of OMSW has been investigated. A catalyst based on SBA-15 mesoporous silica doped with…
Masanori Kobayashi
Excellent firm bonding between the biomaterials and bone tissue (osseointegration and osteo-conductivity) has been desired for the stability in vivo of dental implants and artificial joints. Much has been learned about this concept, which has led to significa…
Markus Hofele, Andre Roth, Jochen Schanz, David K. Harrison, Anjali K. M. De Silva, Harald Riegel
Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) is an Additive Manufacturing technique, which allows production of highly complex solid metal parts with good mechanical properties, compared to conventionally manufactured parts. Nevertheless, the layer-by-layer fabrication pro…
Jérémy Longlade, Christelle Delaite, Anne-Sophie Schuller
In this study, surface modification of barium sulfate was investigated using several model molecules for chemical treatment: ethanesulfonic acid, butyric acid, trimethoxy(propyl) silane and phosphoric acid 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate. Samples were characteriz…
Soumaïla Ouédraogo, Marcel Bawindsom Kébré, Ariel Teyou Ngoupo, Daouda Oubda, François Zougmoré
The development of cadmium-free CIGS solar cells with high conversion efficiency is crucial due to the toxicity of cadmium. Zinc-based buffer layers seem to be the most promising. In this paper, a numerical analysis using SCAPS-1D software was used to explore…
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