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In this work, the characteristics of MoS₂ and its nanocomposite with SnO₂ for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue have been investigated. The MoS₂ and MoS₂/SnO₂ nanocomposites were synthesized by the hydrothermal method. SEM analysis shows the flower-like structure of MoS₂ while MoS₂/SnO₂ nanocomposites shows grain-like structure. The EDX analysis of the MoS₂ and MoS₂/SnO₂ nanocomposites confirm the samples were mainly composed of Mo, S, Sn, and O atoms and the XRD patterns confirm hexagonal and rhombohedral phases, respectively. The FTIR spectra indicate the presence of both hydroxyl and carboxyl functional groups at the sample's surface. The UV–Visible spectroscopy findings witness both samples are being active in the visible range. Further, the band gap estimation through Tauc plot supports the assertion that these materials could be an efficient catalyst for photodegradation. Furthermore, the photodegradation of methylene blue (used as a dye) findings declare the maximum efficiency of 93% by using MoS₂/SnO₂ nanocomposite as a catalyst.

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The current study focused to synthesize magnesium (Mg²⁺) and bismuth (Bi³⁺) co-doped bioactive glass (BG) nanoparticles (NPs) at ambient conditions. XPS studies confirmed the existence of Mg²⁺ as MgO and Bi³⁺ as Bi₂O₃ in co-doped BG NPs. XRD reported an increase in mean crystallite size from 0.1 ± 0.01 nm to 0.25 ± 0.04 nm with 0.5 to 1.5 mol% increase in Bi₂O₃ content. TGA revealed co-doping of Mg²⁺ and Bi³⁺ to BG NPs increased their thermal stability by 20 to 30 w/w% in comparison to the control. FTIR and NMR studies depicted open SiO₂ network in co-doped BG NPs. HR-TEM evidenced co-doped BG NPs were of ~ 50 nm. The optical transmittance showed strong emission peak at 480 nm for co-doped BG NPs with decreased intensity with increasing Bi³⁺ ion concentration. In-vitro bioactivity, hemolysis and MTT assay revealed excellent bone binding ability, least toxicity and excellent biocompatibility.

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Cu reflow behavior was studied on various metal liners, including Co, Ru, Ta, Ti, and W. These investigations provide insight into the differences in surface diffusion characteristics of Cu along these metal liner interfaces, as revealed by structural characterization using various electron microscopy imaging techniques. In addition, the electrical properties of these metal liner/Cu stacks were investigated as a function of annealing time by evaluating changes in sheet resistance, to understand the extent to which Cu films remain continuous. Atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy observations provided insight into the dimensions of Cu islands formed during thermal annealing. On Ta and Ru liners, Cu surface diffusion was found to be most prominent. Compared to Ta and Ru, more Cu islands were formed per area for Co liner, exhibiting a reduced average Cu island size. Only minimal Cu island formation was observed for Ti and W liners.

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In the controlled atmosphere of a dedicated glove box, nanoindentation performed with a diamond Berkovich indenter tip has been used to examine the mechanical behavior of three (oxy)sulfide solid-state electrolytes (SSEs), 70Li₂S·(30−x)P₂S₅·xP₂O₅ (x = 0, 2, and 5). At a drive frequency of 120 Hz, the elastic modulus is found to be predominantly depth independent over the range of 100 nm to 1 μm and generally insensitive to the varying mol fraction of oxygen (0, 2, and 5%) as well as the imposed strain rates of 0.025, 0.05, and 0.1 1/s. All three SSEs exhibit significant room-temperature creep. Strain burst activity observed during loading (potentially representative of pore collapse or cracking) is attenuated with the addition of oxygen. The hardness is found to be insensitive to the imposed strain rates but varying with depth and oxygen content. The highest oxygen concentration yields the lowest hardness and strongest depth dependence.

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Nanoindentation of monolithic (oxy)sulfide glass solid-state electrolytes in an inert environment yields rate and depth dependent behavior.

The dielectric, ferroelectric and energy storage properties of 0–3 composite systems with 0.92(Bi_0.5Na_0.5)TiO₃–0.08BaTiO₃(BNT–BT) ceramics and Poly(vinylidene fluoride trifluoroethylene) P(VDF–TrFE) copolymer were investigated. The composites are prepared by solvent casting followed by hot-pressing technique. The presence of good ferroelectric properties in the composites is confirmed by the electroactive β-phase which was found to be more than 80% in almost all the composites. The inorganic ceramic fillers improve the dielectric properties of the ceramics. The polarisation response in the composite film increases because of the interface effect between the polymer matrix and ceramic filler. The room-temperature ferroelectric hysteresis loops indicate an increase in remnant polarisation of the matrix with the concentration of filler. The energy storage density efficiency of the composites changes from 81 to 58% upon adding the ceramic filler. Piezoelectric properties of P(VDF–TrFE)–0.92(Bi_0.5Na_0.5)TiO₃–0.08BaTiO₃ composite were also investigated and found to be increased. So this composite is preferable for energy storage as well as harvesting applications.

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Magnetization reversal in thin cylindrical nanodisks with radius between 20 and 100 nm is investigated with particular emphasis to modulation of disk thickness. The nanodisk is kept 1 nm thin at the center, whereas it gradually thickens to 21 nm at the periphery. The thickness modulation stabilizes the vortex closure state as the ground state in nanodisk for radius as low as 20 nm. An onion state appears at remanence during in-plane magnetization reversal. Nudged elastic band method verifies that the vortex state is highly stable in all the nanodisks. In the nanodisk of 100 nm radius, the vortex state requires an energy of 2677 kT to transit into onion state where kT is thermal energy at room temperature. This stability however reduces with size of nanodisk and the smallest nanodisk of 20 nm radius has to surpass an energy barrier of 120 kT to topple over to onion state.

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An innovative electrochemical sensor has been developed using Cr–Ni bimetal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for detecting the anti-prostate cancer medication, flutamide, in environmental samples. The sensor utilizes a modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The Cr–Ni MOF-modified electrode demonstrated significantly higher peak currents compared to the bare GCE or electrodes modified with either Cr-MOF or Ni-MOF alone. This enhanced performance is attributed to superior conductivity, robust catalytic capabilities, and the synergistic interactions of bimetals within the organic framework assembly. The sensor was optimized for flutamide detection using differential pulse voltammetry in a phosphate buffer solution at pH 9. It achieved a linear detection range of 10 to 100 μM, a low detection limit (LOD) of 0.09 μM, and a limit of quantification (LOQ) of 0.30 μM. The sensor also demonstrated high stability, specificity, and reproducibility.

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The solidification behavior of Ni-based superalloy in the cooling rates range of 0.5–10 °C/s was investigated for simulation the casting process. Scheil model was used to calculate the solidification path of Ni-based superalloy. The results show that the precipitation sequence of solid phases from the liquid phase was as follows: Liquid (L) → L + γ → L + γ + MC → γ + MC + γ/γ′ eutectic. The precipitation temperature of γ/γ′ eutectic was increased with the increase of cooling rate. The solidification structures of Ni-based superalloy were found to be mainly dendritic, and the distance between dendrites decreased with the increase of cooling rate. The MC carbides enriched with C, Ti, Hf, Ta, and other elements presented rectangles, which contributed to refine the solidification structure as the heterogeneous nucleus. The nano-indentation was used to measure the γ + γ′ matrix and MC cabides, and the mechanism of cooling rate on the evolution of microstructure during the solidification was discussed.

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The solidification structures of Ni-based superalloy.

Perovskite chalcogenides have been acknowledged as a potential candidate for solar cell applications. We have investigated new chalcogenide perovskite AInX₃ (A = Sc, Y and X = S, Se) materials in the present study. The WIEN2k packages are used based on the framework of DFT. AInX₃ (A = Sc, Y and X = S, Se) are crystallized in the orthorhombic phase. The band gap is calculated by TB-mBJ. All the studied compounds have indirect band gaps in the visible energy range. They show high carrier conductivity because of small effective masses. The optical parameters including the complex dielectric constant, refractive index, reflectivity, absorption coefficient, optical conductivity, energy loss function, and extinction coefficient are examined in detail. The thermoelectric properties are also investigated through the BoltzTraP code. Elastic properties suggest that all materials are ductile. The calculated characteristics indicate that these compounds have the potential to be used in photovoltaic devices.

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Unit cell crystal structure of chalcogenide perovskite ABX₃ (A = Sc, Y, B = In and X = S, Se) in an orthorhombic (GdFeO₃-type) phase; wine-red: A = Sc/Y, purple: B = In; and yellow: X = S/Se. Electronic band lies in visible region for all the studied compounds.

Nanoscience has grown in recent decades since the development of nanoparticle synthesis and application. Although many studies have phenomenologically interpreted the formation of particles at the nanometric scale, the evolution of this field of study has focused on controlling the parameters enabling the attainment of desired morphologies and dimensions using ligands on nanoparticle surfaces. Molecules bound to nanostructured surfaces act in morphological control and aggregation processes as surface ligands transfer functional characteristics to nanostructures, which show core differences from that class of material. This study shows recent advances in nanoparticle surface functionalization with ligands either in their synthesis or in subsequent steps to modify nanoparticle surfaces. We also offer a discussion on ligand classification based on Lewis acid‒base properties and their impact on the colloidal stability of nanoparticles, enabling us to analyze the solvent‒ligand interactions that transfer characteristics from the ligand to the nanoparticle, generating flocculated or dispersed colloidal solutions.

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