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Impedance and modulus spectroscopy of thermally synthesised ZnFe2O4 prepared through the mediation of different polymers 不同聚合物介质热合成ZnFe2O4的阻抗和模量谱

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Bulletin of Materials Science Pub Date : 2025-01-24 DOI: 10.1007/s12034-024-03374-2

Harsha Chouhan, Sushil Kumar Behera, Maheswar Panda

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Optimization of spark plasma sintered parameters of Al–SiC–kaolin hybrid composite using Taguchi–grey relational analysis 用田口灰关联分析优化铝硅高岭土杂化复合材料火花等离子烧结参数

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Bulletin of Materials Science Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1007/s12034-024-03378-y

V S S Venkatesh, Prabhakara Rao Ganji, Sunil Kumar, Lokeswar Patnaik

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Immobilization and solid reaction of adsorbed metal ions using heat treatment of synthesized Na-P1 type zeolite from coal fly ash 粉煤灰合成Na-P1型沸石热处理对吸附金属离子的固定化和固相反应

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Bulletin of Materials Science Pub Date : 2025-01-11 DOI: 10.1007/s12034-024-03371-5

Hiromichi Aono, Ami Takahashi, Takumi Miyamoto, Yoshiteru Itagaki

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Performance evaluation of transition metal dichalcogenide-based perovskite solar cells 过渡金属二硫族钙钛矿太阳能电池的性能评价

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Bulletin of Materials Science Pub Date : 2025-01-11 DOI: 10.1007/s12034-024-03360-8

Shikha Marwaha

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Tuning the structural, magnetic and optical properties of EuCrO3 orthochromites through Dy3+ substitution 通过Dy3+取代调整EuCrO3正铬矿的结构、磁性和光学性质

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Bulletin of Materials Science Pub Date : 2025-01-11 DOI: 10.1007/s12034-024-03376-0

Meenakshi, R Kapoor, S Dash, R Bansal, A Vij, H K Chourasiya, N Kumar, Ramovatar, S Kumar

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Impedance spectroscopic study on nanocrystalline Ce0.75Zr0.25O2 ceramics 纳米晶Ce0.75Zr0.25O2陶瓷的阻抗谱研究

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Bulletin of Materials Science Pub Date : 2025-01-11 DOI: 10.1007/s12034-024-03387-x

Sushama Kumari, S K Sharma, Ramcharan Meena, Vijay Kumar Goel, Swati Bugalia

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Natural polysaccharide-based polymeric materials used as bio-templates for the synthesis of metal/metal oxide nanocomposite particles and their sensing and catalytic applications 天然多糖类高分子材料作为生物模板用于金属/金属氧化物纳米复合粒子的合成及其传感和催化应用

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Bulletin of Materials Science Pub Date : 2025-01-11 DOI: 10.1007/s12034-024-03390-2

Jagabandhu Ray, Barun Mondal, Rakesh Kumar Saren, Tridib Tripathy

{"title":"Natural polysaccharide-based polymeric materials used as bio-templates for the synthesis of metal/metal oxide nanocomposite particles and their sensing and catalytic applications","authors":"Jagabandhu Ray, Barun Mondal, Rakesh Kumar Saren, Tridib Tripathy","doi":"10.1007/s12034-024-03390-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12034-024-03390-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div>Water contamination by hazardous heavy metal ions and organic compounds causes environmental damage towards aquatic species and human health. Thus the evolution of highly selective, affordable, rapid and effective analytical tools for the removal and detection of toxic heavy metal ions and organic compounds in aqueous environments is a challenging objective. Electrochemical detection of metal ions and organic compounds is a very useful and effective method, where modified electrodes with metal nanocomposite particles are used. Materials with high porosity, low-charge transfer resistance and large electroactive area are desirable for electrode modification in order to act as an efficient electrochemical sensor. It has been established that natural polysaccharide-based graft copolymers with acrylic monomers can be efficiently used as ‘bio-template’ for preparing mono and bimetallic/metal oxide composite nanoparticles for sensing and catalytic applications. This is because of the fact that polysaccharide-based graft copolymers are eco-friendly in nature and have the potential to act as reducing and stabilizing agents. The bio-template-based metal/metal oxide nanocomposites are successfully used for the electrochemical sensing of some heavy metal ions, like Hg2+, Cd2+, Th4+, Zn2+, Pb2+, etc., and toxic phenolic compounds, and also show efficient catalytic application in azo dye degradation and p-nitrophenol reduction. The developed electrochemical sensors are selective, sensitive and effective for the detection of toxic heavy metal ions in real water samples. Here we summarize the various investigations carried out using metal/metal oxide nanocomposite particles (mono and bimetallic) in electrochemical sensing of toxic heavy metal ions and catalytic applications.</div>","PeriodicalId":502,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Materials Science","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142941280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Thermal influence on the current–voltage characteristics of TiN/Al2O3/p-Si MIS devices for emerging nanotechnology applications 热对新兴纳米技术应用中TiN/Al2O3/p-Si MIS器件电流-电压特性的影响

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Bulletin of Materials Science Pub Date : 2025-01-03 DOI: 10.1007/s12034-024-03375-1

Slah Hlali, Neila Hizem, Liviu Militaru, Adel Kalboussi, Abdelkader Souifi

{"title":"Thermal influence on the current–voltage characteristics of TiN/Al2O3/p-Si MIS devices for emerging nanotechnology applications","authors":"Slah Hlali, Neila Hizem, Liviu Militaru, Adel Kalboussi, Abdelkader Souifi","doi":"10.1007/s12034-024-03375-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12034-024-03375-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div>This study investigates the current–voltage (I–V) characteristics of a Schottky Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor (MIS) structure, specifically featuring a titanium nitride (TiN) electrode interfaced with p-type silicon (p-Si) and a high-k aluminum oxide (Al2O3) layer with a thickness of 17 nm, enabling a detailed analysis of its influence on device performance. Conducted over a temperature range of 270 to 450 K, the research employs thermionic emission (TE) theory to extract critical electrical parameters, including reverse saturation current (I0), ideality factor (n), zero bias barrier height ((Phi_{B0})), series resistance (Rs) and rectification rate (RR). The analysis reveals a mean barrier height (BH) of 0.274 eV and a Richardson constant (A*) of 42.19 A (cm K)−1, both of which closely align with theoretical predictions for p-type silicon, suggesting that the thermionic emission mechanism, characterised by a Gaussian distribution of barrier heights, effectively describes the I–V–T behaviour of the fabricated Schottky structure. These findings elucidate the complex interplay between temperature and diode performance, offering significant insights for the optimisation and design of thermally-sensitive electronic devices leveraging this advanced Schottky MIS configuration.</div>","PeriodicalId":502,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Materials Science","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142912858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Electrocatalytic behaviour of Co–Fe–Ni–Cr–V–Zr eutectic high entropy alloy Co-Fe-Ni-Cr-V-Zr共晶高熵合金的电催化行为

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Bulletin of Materials Science Pub Date : 2024-12-27 DOI: 10.1007/s12034-024-03367-1

Girish Khanna Raja Mohan, Mayank K Singh, Dhirendra Kumar Rai, Sumanta Samal

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Synthesis of Fe90Nb10 via wet mechanical milling method and its structural, magnetic and thermal characterization 湿法机械铣削法合成Fe90Nb10及其结构、磁性和热表征

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Bulletin of Materials Science Pub Date : 2024-12-27 DOI: 10.1007/s12034-024-03372-4

Ali Hafs, Toufik Hafs, Djamel Berdjane, Amel Bendjama, Nesrine Hasnaoui

{"title":"Synthesis of Fe90Nb10 via wet mechanical milling method and its structural, magnetic and thermal characterization","authors":"Ali Hafs, Toufik Hafs, Djamel Berdjane, Amel Bendjama, Nesrine Hasnaoui","doi":"10.1007/s12034-024-03372-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12034-024-03372-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div>This study involves the synthesis of nanocrystalline Fe90Nb10 (wt%) binary powders through the use of a high-energy planetary ball mill within an inert argon environment. The milling process was used to investigate changes in structure, morphology and magnetic properties. This was accomplished through the utilization of techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD) using the MAUD program, which is based on the Rietveld method, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) and vibrating sample magnetometry. From the XRD analysis, it was observed that a disordered solid solution of αFe(Nb) with a body-centred cubic (bcc) crystal structure formed after 12 h of milling. Interestingly, the analysis also indicated that the average crystallite size 〈D〉 within this αFe(Nb) solid solution was remarkably small, measuring a mere 13.15 nm. Furthermore, the ultimate lattice strain 〈σ2〉1/2 was quantified at 1.08%. It is worth noting that the lattice parameter underwent a rapid and substantial increase, peaking at 0.2879 nm after 36 h of milling. The SEM analyses revealed the development of diverse morphologies at different milling stages. The elemental maps of Fe and Nb done with EDX experiments confirmed the results found by XRD about the evolution of the alloy formation. The changes in saturation magnetization (Ms), coercive field (Hc), remanent magnetization (Mr) and squareness ratio (Mr/Ms) were investigated in relation to microstructural modifications during the milling process. Annealing Fe90Nb10 (wt%) samples promotes the formation of a homogeneous solid solution and increases coercivity.</div>","PeriodicalId":502,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Materials Science","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142889769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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