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Role of doping and sheet size in tailoring optoelectronic properties of germanene: A TDDFT study
( John Wiley and Sons Inc. , 2018 , Article)Germanene is a novel 2D material with promising optoelectronic properties, tuning of which is to be explored. This work demonstrates that doping and increasing the sheet size can alter optical and electronic properties of ... -
Role of organic cation in modern lead-based perovskites
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)Hybrid organic-inorganic metal perovskites (ABX3, A- organic cation, B-metal ion, X-halide ion) have shown significant potential as thin-film solar cells or Dye solar cells (DSC) materials. Using a time-dependent density ... -
Role of Post-Hydrothermal Treatment on the Microstructures and Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2-Based Nanotubes
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)The present study demonstrates the thermal stability and photocatalytic activity of TiO2-based nanotubes with respect to post-hydrothermal treatment. Titanate nanotubes were synthesized by adapting an alkali hydrothermal ... -
Role of Solvent Polarity and Hydrogen-Bonding on Excited-State Fluorescence of 3-[(E)-{4-[Dimethylamino]benzylidene}amino]-2-naphthoic Acid (DMAMN): Isomerization vs Rotomerization
( American Chemical Society , 2018 , Article)The present experimental and theoretical study on a new chromophore DMAMN of the type push-?-pull (push = dimethylaniline, ? = imine, pull = 2-naphthoic acid), allows understanding of the mechanism by which the molecular ... -
Roll-over cyclometalation: A versatile tool to enhance the catalytic activity of transition metal complexes
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Roll-over cyclometalation is a special case of cyclometalation. While in classical cyclometalation, C,H-activation (deprotonation or oxidative addition) has to occur at the ligand to result in a metallacycle, in roll-over ... -
Salicylic acid restricts mercury translocation by activating strong antioxidant defense mechanisms in sweet pepper (Capsicum annum L.)
( Elsevier B.V. , 2023 , Article)Mercury (Hg) availability in soil and its absorption in plants is seriously concerned for plant production and human health. Salicylic acid (SA) is one of the major plant hormones involved in plant growth and development ... -
Screening and optimization of samarium-assisted complexation for the determination of norfloxacin, levofloxacin and lomefloxacin in their corresponding dosage forms employing spectrofluorimetry
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Multivariate strategy was applied for setting a fluorescent technique for the determination of three fluoroquinolones: norfloxacin (NOR), levofloxacin (LEV) and lomefloxacin (LOM) in their pure powder and dosage forms. ... -
Secretory laccase from pestalotiopsis species CDBT-F-G1 fungal strain isolated from high altitude: Optimization of its production and characterization
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)Microorganisms producing laccases may be used for the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass to recover fermentable sugar. Very few fungi and other microbes growing in high altitudes have been tested for this purpose. As ... -
Selective determination of thiamine (vitamin B1) in pharmaceutical preparations by direct potentiometric argentometric titration with use of the silver-silver sulphide ion-selective electrode
( Elsevier , 1989 , Article)A simple and selective argentometric titration method is described for determination of thiamine (vitamin B1), based on direct potentiometric titration in alkaline media (⩾0.5M) in which a chemical transformation takes ... -
Self-assembled zirconia nanotube arrays: Fabrication mechanism, energy consideration and optical activity
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2014 , Article)We present a comprehensive roadmap for the precise control of the dimensions and optical properties of anodically fabricated zirconia nanotubes. The effects of anodization time, applied voltage, solvent composition, as ... -
Sesquiterpene lactones from Pulicaria sicula
( Elsevier , 1988 , Article)The aerial parts of Pulicaria sicula afforded the known xanthanolides 1-6, the guaianolides 7 and 8 as well as two new ones, the lactone 9 and the corresponding epoxide 10. Furthermore nerylisobutyrate and the thymol ... -
SiGe@Cu films as stable and high energy density anodes for lithium-ion microbatteries
( Springer , 2020 , Article)In this work, the deposition of stoichiometric SiGe alloy on Cu substrate by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering was examined. The structure, morphology, and composition of the SiGe@Cu were identified by X-ray ... -
Silica-based chelating resin bearing dual 8-Hydroxyquinoline moieties and its applications for solid phase extraction of trace metals from seawater prior to their analysis by ICP-MS
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Solid phase extraction (SPE) using chelating resins has been established as a convenient technique for samples pretreatment prior to trace metal analysis from complex matrices. Oxine chelating agents (e.g., 8-Hydroxyquinoline ... -
Silicon nanofilms as anode materials for flexible lithium ion batteries
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Silicon (Si)-based anodes demonstrate great potential for the revolutionary enhancement in the energy storage of Li-ion cells. Unfortunately, these materials suffer from several shortcomings, such as high electrical ... -
Silicon–Germanium bilayer sputtered onto a carbon nanotube sheet as anode material for lithium–ion batteries
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)In this work, multiwalled carbon nanotube-silicon/germanium (MWCNT-Si/Ge) electrodes were prepared by layer-by-layer deposition of Si and Ge films onto an MWCNT sheet using RF magnetron sputtering. The MWCNT-Si/Ge composites ... -
Silver Nanoparticles-Decorated Titanium Oxynitride Nanotube Arrays for Enhanced Solar Fuel Generation
( Nature Publishing Group , 2017 , Article)We demonstrate, for the first time, the synthesis of highly ordered titanium oxynitride nanotube arrays sensitized with Ag nanoparticles (Ag/TiON) as an attractive class of materials for visible-light-driven water splitting. ... -
A simple method for developing efficient room temperature reduced graphene oxide-coated polyurethane sponge and cotton for oil-water separation
( Taylor & Francis , 2022 , Article)Oil spilled during transportation, domestic, and industrial usage causes grave water and soil pollution. Therefore, oil recovery through absorption or separation from water has been a challenge to the scientific community. ... -
Sodium and lithium incorporated cathode materials for energy storage applications - A focused review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article Review)The idea of lithium (Li)/sodium (Na) incorporated cathodes for both Li/Na-ion batteries has gained significant consideration throughout the past decade. The encouraging performance of various reported Li/Na incorporated ... -
Solid-State Ac-Conductivity Analysis For The Long Debated Catalytic Activity Of The Boralite Sieve
( Qatar University , 1996 , Article)The ac-phase dependent impedance, capacitance and dielectric loss of boralite are measured and correlated with those of a similar history HZSM-5 as a function of frequency (0.1-100 kHz) and temperature (373-638 K) at 0.8 ... -
Solid-state planar microsensors for selective potentiometric determination of ethylmorphine
( Marcel Dekker Inc. , 1999 , Article)The potentiometric performance characteristics of microelectronically fabricated solid-state planar ethylmorphine sensors based on silicon/silicon nitride substrate and a mixture of ethylmorphine-tetraphenylborate and ...