Facile preparation of glycine-based mesoporous graphitic carbons with embedded cobalt nanoparticles

Journal of Materials Science - A simple route has been developed for the preparation of mesoporous graphitic carbons with embedded cobalt nanoparticles just using glycine as a nitrogen source,...     

Phase Composition and Structure of Zirconia-Based Ceramic Materials Prepared by Exothermic Synthesis

Inorganic Materials - Zirconia has been prepared by exothermic synthesis from solutions, using nitrates and a glycine–urea reducing agent. The phase composition of the synthesis products and...     

Influence of thallium doping on structural,electrical, and optical properties of ZnO nanorods for TCO applications

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - Thallium (Tl)-doped ZnO nanorods were prepared (the doping ratios were between 0 and 5 mol %) in two stages. Combined sol–gel...     

Structural,dielectric, and electrical properties of cerium-modified strontium manganite ceramics

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - A solid-state reaction technique was used to make cerium (Ce) modified strontium manganite SrMn0.9Ce0.1O3 (SMCO). The Goldschmidt's...     

Excellent piezoelectric property and thermal stability of Pb(Sc,Nb)O3-Pb(Hf,Ti)O3ceramic

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - xPb(Sc1/2Nb1/2)O3–(1 ? x)Pb(Hf1?yTiy)O3 piezoelectric ceramics were prepared by solid-state route, and...     

Intramolecular synergistic effect of glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine against copper corrosion in hydrochloric acid solution

The corrosion protection of copper by glutamic acid, cysteine, glycine and their derivative (glutathione) in 0.5 M hydrochloric acid solution has been studied by the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. The inhibition efficiency of the organic inhibitors on copper corrosion increases in the order: glutathione > cysteine > cysteine + glutamic acid + glycine > glutamic acid > glycine. Maximum inhibition efficiency for cysteine reaches about 92.9% at 15 mM concentration level. The glutathione can give 96.4% inhibition efficiency at a concentration of 10 mM. The molecular structure parameters were obtained by PM3 (Parametric Method 3) semi-empirical calculation. The intramolecular synergistic effect of glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine moieties in glutathione is attributed to the lower energy of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (E_LUMO) level and to the excess hetero-atom adsorption centers and the bigger coverage on the copper surface.     

The structural,morphological, optical and gas-sensing properties of Mn3O4 thin films grown by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction technique

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - In this study, Mn3O4 thin films were grown by Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reaction Technique (SILAR) with 20 and 50...     

Effect of fuel type on microstructure and electrical property of combustion synthesized nanocrystalline scandia stabilized zirconia

Nanocrystalline 10 mol% scandia stabilized zirconia (10ScSZ) powders were prepared by combustion synthesis using three different types of fuels (urea, glycine and citric acid). The influence of nature of fuel on phase formation, particle size and morphological characteristics was studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The effect of fuel type on electrical conductivity was also evaluated. The 10ScSZ prepared by urea and glycine was fully crystalline whereas citric acid resulted in amorphous form. The powder turned crystalline on calcination at 800 °C. Urea resulted in highly agglomerated powder whereas porous and loose agglomerates were formed with glycine and citric acid as fuels. The powder processed with urea showed higher crystallite size compared to powders processed with glycine and citric acid. The ScSZ electrolyte pellet processed with glycine and citric acid exhibited better conductivity and lower activation energy compared to the electrolyte processed with urea.     

Preparation,electrical, thermal and mechanical properties of near-stoichiometric lithium tantalate wafers

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - Near-stoichiometric lithium tantalate (NSLT) crystal wafers were prepared by a vapour transfer equilibrium (VTE) method. The electrical,...     

Investigation of the structural,microstructural, and dielectric properties of Ho-doped PbTiO3 for piezoelectric applications

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - In this work, sol–gel-processed Ho-doped PbTiO3 powder samples with the compositions Pb1?XHoxTiO3 (x?=?0; 1; 3; 6;...     

Third order non-linear optical,diffractional, electrical,laser damage threshold,elemental and surface studies of l-methionine potassium hydrogen phthalate (LMKHP) single crystals

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - In this study, semi-organic non-linear optical (NLO) crystal l-methionine potassium hydrogen phthalate (LMKHP) was prepared via the solvent...     

Structural,optical, mechanical,electrical, and antimicrobial activities of L-Glutamine Barium Acetate (LGBA) single crystal for biological,optical and photonic applications

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - The most generally used slow evaporation technique at ambient temperature is used to develop L-glutamine barium acetate (LGBA) materials for...     

Structural,magnetic, and electrical properties of Nd-substituted cobalt ferrite

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - CoNdxFe2-xO4 (0?≤?x?≤?0.2) ferrite material with spinel structure was successfully synthesized by the...     

Vibrational and AFM studies of adsorption of glycine on DLC and silicon-doped DLC

A better understanding of protein adsorption onto surfaces of materials is required to control biocompatibility and bioactivity. Diamond-like carbon (DLC) is known to have excellent biocompatibility. Various samples of a-C:H and silicon-doped a-C:H thin films (Si-DLC) were deposited onto silicon substrates using plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD). Subsequently, the adsorption of the simplest amino acid glycine onto the surfaces of the thin films was investigated to elucidate the mechanisms involved in protein adhesion. The physicochemical characteristics of the surfaces, before and after adsorption of glycine, were investigated using Raman spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The Raman study highlighted a slight decrease in the I _D/I _G ratio with increasing the silicon dopant levels. Following exposure to glycine solutions, the presence of bands at ~1735 and ~1200 cm⁻¹ indicates that the adsorption of glycine onto the surfaces has taken place. Glycine was bound to the surfaces via both deprotonated carboxyl and protonated amino groups whilst, as the silicon content in the DLC film increased the adsorption of glycine decreased. AFM analysis showed that the surface roughness increased following exposure to glycine. These results show that at low silicon doping the adsorption of the amino acid was enhanced whilst increased doping levels led to a reduced adsorption compared to undoped DLC. Therefore, doping of DLC may provide an approach to control the protein adsorption.     

Synthesis,growth, structural,physicochemical, linear,and nonlinear optical properties of new hybrid [2(C10H20O5) Ba] [Co (SCN)4] single crystal

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - A novel organometallic single crystal of Bis(15-Crown-5-k5O) barium tetrakis (isothiocynato-kN) cobalt (II) [BCBCTC] was synthesized by slow...     

Growth,characterizations, and the structural elucidation of diethyl-2-(3-oxoiso-1,3-dihydrobenzofuran-1-ylidene)malonate crystalline specimen for dielectric and electronic filters,thermal, optical,mechanical, and biomedical applications using conventional experimental and theoretical practices

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - The single crystals of diethyl-2-(3-oxoiso-1,3-dihydrobenzofuran-1-ylidene) malonate (D23DYM) were grown successfully and efficiently by the...     

Investigation on the mechanical,thermal properties,and refractive index of Er,Pr:GYSGG laser crystal

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - We investigate the mechanical, thermal properties, and refractive index of (Er0.66Gd1.17)(Pr0.003Y1.167)Sc2Ga3O12 (Er,Pr:GYSGG) crystal with...     

Improved electrical,thermal, and mechanical properties of silicone rubber-based composite dielectrics by introducing one-dimensional SiC fillers

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - In this paper, two kinds of one-dimensional (1D) silicon carbide (SiC) fillers, including silicon carbide whiskers (SiCw) and silicon...     

Functionalization of carminic acid,the study of its electrochemical,linear, and nonlinear optical properties as a potential material for optoelectronic applications

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - A new material obtained from the functionalization of the carminic acid molecule (MCA) with attractive optical and electrochemical...     

Characterization of some radiation shielding,optical, and physical properties of fluorophosphate glasses modified by Sm3+

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - Fluorophosphates glass systems with a composition of 70(P2O5)–20(LiF)–10(AlF3)–x (Sm2O3): x?=?0.0, 0.2, 0.5,...