Preparation and characterization of chitosan grafted PMMA via gamma radiation for electrolyte in supercapacitor / Nor Kartini Jaafar by Jaafar, Nor Kartini

“…The grafted polymer Ch-g-PMMA, lithium triflouromethanesulfate (LiCF3S03 or LiTf), ethylene carbonate (EC) and silicon dioxide (SiCh) were then used in the preparation of solid polymer electrolytes (SPE), gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) and composite polymer electrolyte (CPE). …”
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Modeling and simulation for the equilibrium of single mode fiber fusion by Ismail, Fairuz Diyana

“…A model was required to observe the stable by equilibrium state of silicon dioxide fiber and nitrogen gas used for fabrication of fiber coupler. …”

Influence of Anticaking Agents and Storage Conditions on Quality Characteristics of Spray Dried Apricot Powder: Shelf Life Prediction Studies Using Guggenheim-Anderson-de Boer (GAB... by Omar Bashir, Syed Zameer Hussain, Kashif Ameer, Tawheed Amin, Beenish, Isam A. Mohamed Ahmed, Moneera O. Aljobair, Gousia Gani, Shakeel Ahmad Mir, Qudsiya Ayaz, Nowsheen Nazir

“…This study was therefore conducted to investigate the influence of anticaking agents (tricalcium phosphate and silicon dioxide) and storage conditions (ambient and accelerated) on physicochemical, micrometric, and thermal characteristics of spray-dried apricot powder (SDAP) packaged in aluminum laminates. …”
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Applicability of Titanium-Based Catalysts in the Photocatalytic Degradation of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran by Fatin Samara, Rasha Darra, Ahmed A. Mohamed, Waqas Ahmad, Nedal Abu-Farha, Haesung Lee, Changseok Han, Sofian Kanan

“…Vanadium(III) oxide (V₂O₅) and silicon dioxide (SiO₂) were chosen as materials for the formation of heterogeneous compounds with titanium(IV) oxide (TiO₂) because they possess a suitable band alignment with TiO_2, thus forming effective photocatalysts. …”
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Influence of Reactive Ion Etching on THz Transmission and Reflection Properties of NiCr Film Deposited on a Dielectric Substrate by Jun Gou, Jun WANG, Wei Zhi LI, Xiong Bang WEI, Hui Ling TAI, De En GU, Ya Dong JIANG

“…Nano – scale nickel – chromium (NiCr) thin films are deposited on RIE treated silicon dioxide (SiO₂) dielectric substrates to study the transmission and reflection characteristics. …”
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Continuously Varying Thickness Interference Bandpass Filter for the Visible Spectral Range: Using Ion Beam Sputter Deposition by Anayat Ullah, Muhammad Rizwan Amirzada, M. D. Rifat Jahan, Yousuf Khan

“…Niobium pentoxide and silicon dioxide are used as the filter materials due to the high refractive index contrast between them, resulting in a smaller number of required material films. …”
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Polarization-Splitting Grating Coupler on Lithium Niobate Thin Film by Zhihua Chen, Longxi Chen, Xiangjia Meng, Yufu Ning, Yang Xun

“…The CEs could be optimized to −1.97 dB and −1.8 dB when a metal layer was added below the silicon dioxide layer.…”
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The possibility of using high-quality fused magnesia in the manufacture of crucibles for vacuum-induction melting by B. L. Krasnii, K. I. Ikonnikov, V. S. Anikanov, A. L. Galganova, M. A. Mikhailov

“…The absence of contamination of the melt with crucible materials such as silicon dioxide, aluminosilicates and oxide films, etc., has been established.…”
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Impacts of Post-metallisation Processes on the Electrical and Photovoltaic Properties of Si Quantum Dot Solar Cells by Di Dawei, Perez-Wurfl Ivan, Gentle Angus, Kim Dong-Ho, Hao Xiaojing, Shi Lei, Conibeer Gavin, Green Martin

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>As an important step towards the realisation of silicon-based tandem solar cells using silicon quantum dots embedded in a silicon dioxide (SiO₂) matrix, single-junction silicon quantum dot (Si QD) solar cells on quartz substrates have been fabricated. …”
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Extraction of Silica from Bamboo Leaves Ash (Bambusoideae) Using Hydrochloric Acid and Nitric Acid by Siti Nurul Huda Binti Azman, Dr Nadiah Bte Ameram, Hidayani Binti Jaafar, Mohd Hazim Mohamad Amini, Arlina Ali

“…Despite containing a substantial silicon dioxide (SiO2) content, bamboo leaves are frequently discarded by communities. …”
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Impact of the oxidation temperature on the density of single-photon sources formed at SiO2/SiC interface by Mitsuaki Kaneko, Hideaki Takashima, Konosuke Shimazaki, Shigeki Takeuchi, Tsunenobu Kimoto

“…The impact of oxidation temperature on the formation of single photon-emitting defects located at the silicon dioxide (SiO2)/silicon carbide (SiC) interface was investigated. …”
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Preparation of SiO2:TiO2 for High-Performance Double Layer Anti-Reflection Coating by Shahed Zeyed, Alaa Nazar Abd Algaffar

“…         In this work, an anti-reflection coating was prepared in the region (400-1000) nm of wavelength, with a double layer of silicon dioxide (SiO2) as an inner layer and the second layer of the mixture (SiO2) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) with certain ratios, as an outer layer using the chemical spraying method with a number of 6 sprays of layer SiO2 and 12 sprays of layer SiO2 - TiO2. …”
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Chemical and Mineralogical Analysis of Reformed Slag during Iron Recovery from Copper Slag in the Reduction Smelting by Urtnasan Erdenebold, Jei-Pil Wang Wang

“…Copper slag is usually a mixture of iron oxide and silicon dioxide, which exist in the form of fayalite (2FeO·SiO2), and contains ceramic components as the SiO2, Al2O3 and CaO depending on the initial ore quality and the furnace type. …”
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Comparative analysis of co-processed starches prepared by three different methods by Yonni Apeji, David Aluga, Olubunmi Olayemi, Chinyere Oparaeche, Sophie Anyebe, Michael Gamlen, Avosuahi Oyi

“…The co-processed excipients consisting of maize starch (90%), acacia gum (7.5%) and colloidal silicon dioxide (2.5%) were prepared by co-dispersion (SAS-CD), co-fusion (SAS-CF) and co-granulation (SAS-CG). …”
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Improvement Prediction on the Dynamic Performance of Epoxy Composite Used in Packaging by Using Nano-Particle Reinforcements in Addition to 2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate Toughener by Chih-Ming Chen, Huey-Ling Chang, Chun-Ying Lee

“…This study investigates the possible use of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) toughening agent and nano-powders, such as alumina, silicon dioxide, and carbon black, to form epoxy composites for dynamic property improvement. …”
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Culture independent DNA extraction method for bacterial cells concentrated from water by K.B. Hoorzook, T.G. Barnard

“…. • The following optimizations were included: (a) Polycarbonate (Poly) was statistically compared with Polyether sulphone (PES), Nitrocellulose acetate (NA) and Nitrocellulose (NC) membranes; (b) Various housing containers for the membranes were tested: plastic/glass petri-dish, Falcon tubes, Ogreiner cryovials; (c) various solutions was tested to add to the membrane to remove cells from membranes; (d) celite was chosen to bind the DNA because it had a higher DNA binding capacity compared to silicon dioxide; (e) incubation times and rotation speed were tested when adding reagents. • The optimized in-house DNA extraction method was validated with environmental water samples, high (dam water) and low (borehole) bacterial load to determine upper and lower detection limits of the method.…”
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Charge Storage Mechanism and Size Control of Germanium Nanocrystals in a Tri-layer Insulator Structure of a MIS Memory Device by Teo, L.W., Ho, Van Tai, Tay, M.S., Lei, Y., Choi, Wee Kiong, Chim, Wai Kin, Antoniadis, Dimitri A., Fitzgerald, Eugene A.

“…A tri-layer metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) memory device structure comprising of a thin (~5nm) silicon dioxide (SiO&#x2082;) layer grown using rapid thermal oxidation (RTO), followed by a layer of Ge+SiO&#x2082; of varying thickness (3 - 6 nm) deposited using a radio frequency (rf) co-sputtering technique, and a capping SiO&#x2082; layer (50nm) deposited using rf sputtering is investigated. …”
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Etching of Graphene Devices with a Helium Ion Beam by Lemme, Max C., Bell, David C., Williams, James R., Stern, Lewis A., Baugher, Britton W. H., Jarillo-Herrero, Pablo, Marcus, Charles M.

“…Graphene devices on silicon dioxide (SiO[subscript 2]) substrates etch with lower He ion doses and are found to have a residual conductivity after etching, which we attribute to contamination by hydrocarbons.…”
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Bimetallic plasmonic nanostructures : synthesis and light-induced applications by Tay, Jordain Yu Jun

“…Lastly, the Ag@Au core-shell is further coated with silicon dioxide and titanium dioxide (Ag@Au@SiO2) and (Ag@Au@TiO2). …”
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Thermal characterization of nanoscale material by Ho, Weng Fei.

“…In initial stage, silicon dioxide (SiO2) thin films were used to calibrate the experiment setup. …”
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