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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…
Sergey A. Pyachin, Sergey V. Nikolenko, Alexander A. Burkov, Nikolay A. Suy
The structure and properties of coatings based on WC-Co alloys containing additives of 1 % - 5% aluminium oxide and 2.5 % - 4.5% carbon were investigated. The coatings had a nanocrystalline structure. Depending on the duration and frequency of the discharge p…
G. M. Herrera-Sandoval, D. B. Baez-Angarita, S. N. Correa-Torres, O. M. Primera-Pedrozo, S. P. Hernández-Rivera
The synthesis and characterization of a new nanocomposite material that was prepared from recycled expanded poly styrene (EPS) and titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) is reported here. The EPS was obtained from chemical reagent box insulation. To obtain the nanocomposi…
Salem Seifeddine, Emma Sjölander, Toni Bogdanoff
This paper aims to assess the role of Cu on Al-Si-Mg alloys, in a range of 0 - 5 wt%, qualitatively on microstructure, defect formation, in terms of porosity, and strength in the as-cast conditions. The ternary system of Al - Si - Mg, using the A356 alloy as…
Marek Wojnicki, Magdalena Luty-Błocho, Iwona Dobosz, Justyna Grzonka, Krzysztof Pacławski, Krzysztof J. Kurzydłowski, Krzysztof Fitzner
In this study the catalytic properties of gold nanoparticles in electro-oxidation process of glucose, were investigated, taking into account, an influence of catalyst composition. Graphene oxide was applied and for electro-oxidation studies of glucose, cyclic…
Mohamed Amine Zenasni, Said Benfarhi, André Merlin, Stéphane Molina, Béatrice George, Bahia Meroufel
Maghnite clay obtained from Tlemcen, Algeria was investigated to remove heavy metal ion from wastewater. Thus, the present study includes the adsorption of Ni(II) in aqueous solution on maghnite clay through the process of adsorption under various conditions…
Nadia Febiana Djaja, Rosari Saleh
Ce-doped ZnO nanoparticles with various doping concentrations of cerium ion were prepared by the co-precipitation method. All prepared nanoparticles were characterized by electron spin resonance (ESR), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffrac…
Yutaro Shimode, Chieko Narita, Atsushi Endo, Kazushi Yamada
The Maki-e technique with eggshell powder is one of techniques of Japanese traditional Urushi (Japanese lacquer) crafts. However, this technique is relatively new in the history of Maki-e, and there are no prior researches in terms of materials, structure, an…
Gholam Reza Amiri, Soheil Fatahian, Somayeh Mahmoudi
CdSe quantum dots (QDs) (2 - 3 nm) were synthesized by chemical precipitation method. Optical and structure proper ties of the products were investigated by scanning tunneling microscope (STM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and ultra violet - visible (UV-Vis) spec…
K. Jayanth Babu, P. Jeevan Kumar, Obili M. Hussain
LiMn 2 O 4 thin films are deposited on gold coated polyimide flexible substrates using RF magnetron sputtering technique maintained at a moderate substrate temperature of 300 ℃ . The films exhibited characteristic peaks with predominant (111) orientation repr…
V. A. Popovich, M. P. F. H. L. van Maris, M. Janssen, I. J. Bennett, I. M. Richardson
As the thickness of silicon solar wafer and solar cells becomes thinner, the cells are subjected to high stress due to the thermal coefficient mismatch induced by metallization process. Handling and bowing problems associated with thinner wafers become increa…
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