Chemistry & Earth Sciences: Recent submissions
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Polarization resistance study of inhibition of corrosion of lead by sodium benzoate in 0.1 M sodium hydroxide solution
( Council of Scientific and Industrial Research , 1989 , Article)The effect of sodium benzoate (SB) as an inhibitor of corrosion of lead in 0.1 M NaOH solution has been investigated by using the polarization resistance technique. The concentrations of SB employed are in the range 1-5 × ... -
Optical biosensor based on ultrathin SOI waveguides
( Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) , 2020 , Conference Paper)We introduce an optical biosensor utilizing the MMI configuration and based on the ultrathin SOI platform. The biosensor was optimized using finite difference time domain simulations. A sensitivity of 420 nm/RIU was achieved. -
The role of type II FB (I):Tl+ defect in laser light generation and color image formation at the low coordination surface sites of AgBr: Ab initio calculations
( Elsevier , 2006 , Article)The role of type II FB (I):Tl+ color center at low coordination surface sites of AgBr thin films in providing tunable laser activity and photographic sensitization is examined. The double-well potential at this site is ... -
Inhibition of the acid corrosion of iron with haloacetic acids
( Scientific Publishers of India , 1997 , Article)The efficiency of chloro, dichloro, trichloro, bromo, and iodoacetic acids as inhibitors for acid corrosion of iron was studied using polarization technique. A significant retardation of the corrosion rate is observed in ... -
Integrated lab-on-a-chip optical biosensor using ultrathin silicon waveguide soi mmi device
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Other)Waveguides with sub-100 nm thickness offer a promising platform for sensors. We designed and analyzed multimode interference (MMI) devices using these ultrathin platforms for use as biosensors. To verify our design ... -
Highly porous PtPd nanoclusters synthesized via selective chemical etching as efficient catalyst for ethanol electro-oxidation
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs) have received great interest owing to their high power density and environmental friendness. Nevertheless, the designing of active, durable, and efficient anode for DEFCs is a profound ... -
Photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen production on ternary Co-Pi/Ag/TiON nanotube array photocatalysts
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2021 , Article)Ternary Co-Pi-Ag/TiON photocatalysts were designed and fabricated by a facile precipitation and electrochemical strategy. The results showed the superiority of the Co-Pi-Ag/TiON as a promising photoanode for photoelectrochemical ... -
Facile one-step synthesis of supportless porous AuPtPd nanocrystals as high performance electrocatalyst for glucose oxidation reaction
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Direct glucose fuel cells (DGFCs) received great interest due to non-toxicity, low cost, and renewability. Herein, we demonstrated the synthesis of novel porous AuPtPd nanocrystals (NCs) via plausible one-pot synthesis ... -
Formation of arsenic sulfide on GaAs surface under illumination in acidified thiourea electrolytes
( Elsevier , 2011 , Article)The present article reports the formation of arsenic sulfide films on GaAs by the potentiodynamic polarization in acidified thiourea (TU) electrolytes under photo-illumination. Oxidation of TU competes with the oxidation ... -
Facile Microwave Synthesis of Hierarchical Porous Copper Oxide and Its Catalytic Activity and Kinetics for Carbon Monoxide Oxidation
( American Chemical Society , 2022 , Article)The synthesis of copper oxide (CuO)-based nanomaterials has received a tremendous deal of interest in recent years. Particularly, the design and development of novel CuO structures with improved physical and chemical ... -
High-frequency viscoelastic measurements of fluids based on microcantilever sensing: New modeling and experimental issues
( Elsevier , 2013 , Article)In general, microrheology is carried out using active or passive particle-tracking techniques. In the present paper, a novel technique based on the out-of-plane bending vibrations of a microcantilever beam immersed into a ... -
Erratum to: Carbon black dispersions in surfactant-based microemulsion — Corrigendum (Journal of Materials Research, (2018), 33, 9, (1301-1307), 10.1557/jmr.2017.451)
( Springer Nature , 2018 , Other)In Youssry et al.1, the incorrect image was provided for Fig. 5. The correct figure is below. -
Physical functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes for enhanced dispersibility in aqueous medium
( Springer Nature , 2020 , Article)Noncovalent functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) by anionic surfactants (sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate; SDBS and sodium cholate; SC) results in stable aqueous dispersions. SDBS showed better ... -
Formulation and rheological characterization of piezoelectric nanofluids
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)We introduced a novel concept on energy harvesting nanofluids of hybrid piezoelectric ceramic and polymeric (BaTiO3 and PVdF) materials in PDMS. Rheology, rheo-microscope and impedance spectroscopy complementary enabled ... -
Enhanced electrochemical conversion of CO2 into formic acid using PbSO4/AtSn electrode: Catalyst synthesis and process optimization
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction is among the most promising and effective methods for producing valuable fuels while simultaneously addressing global warming. Numerous metal-based materials showed promising ... -
Efficient electrochemical conversion of CO2 into formic acid using colloidal NiCo@rGO catalyst
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)A simple approach was used to synthesize a catalyst based on colloidal NiCo with rGO support. The catalyst was uniformly deposited on acid-treated Sn foil using drop-casting method. The prepared NiCo@rGO catalyst was ... -
Microfluidic devices with modified electrochemical detection for biomarkers analysis: A review
( Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2014 , Book chapter)Integrated microfluidic systems continue to garner a great deal of attention. This interest can be attributed to the advantages that these microsystems exhibit over conventional separation and detection systems while ... -
Computational study on the nanotubes formation between olsalazine and β-cyclodextrin
( Avestia Publishing , 2017 , Conference Paper)Interests in cyclodextrin-derived nano-assembled supramolecular systems have recently grown notably [1,2]. Cyclodextrins are a family of oligosaccharides that possess very characteristic features of conical shape with ... -
Synchronous spectrofluorimetric study of the supramolecular host–guest interaction of β-cyclodextrin with propranolol: A comparative study
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)The objective of this work is to assess the use of constant-wavelength synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS) in comparison to conventional fluorescence spectroscopy (CFS) for the investigation of the supramolecular ... -
Computational Insights on the Electrocatalytic Behavior of [Cp*Rh] Molecular Catalysts Immobilized on Graphene for Heterogeneous Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
( Springer Nature , 2020 , Article)The heterogeneous metal-based molecular electrocatalyst can typically exhibit attractive features compared to its homogeneous analogue including recoverability and durability. As such, it is necessary to evaluate the ...