Influence of the Reaction Conditions in the Crystal Structures of Zn(II) and Ni(II) Coordination Compounds with a Dissymmetric Bis(Thiosemicarbazone) Ligand by Luis Alonso, Rodrigo Burón, Elena López-Torres, Maria Antonia Mendiola

“…Its reactivity with nickel(II) and zinc(II) nitrates was explored and the resulting complexes were thoroughly characterized by elemental analysis, conductivity, mass spectrometry, IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopies and their structures were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. …”
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Perovskite precursor concentration for enhanced recombination suppression in perovskite solar cells by Sabastine C. Ezike, Abubakar D. Ahmed, Raphael M. Obodo, Mufutau A. Salawu

“…Electrochemical (cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopies (EIS)) analyses reveal optimal suppression of carrier recombination by 40 ​wt% device, which is attributed to presence of larger grain size. …”
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Chitosan-capped silver nanoparticles with potent and selective intrinsic activity against the breast cancer cells by Abdellatif Ahmed A. H., Abdelfattah Ahmed, Younis Mahmoud A., Aldalaan Saed M., Tawfeek Hesham M.

“…Following chemical synthesis via a simple, one-pot reaction, the chitosan coating of AgNPs was verified using Fourier-transform infrared and ultraviolet–visible spectroscopies. The physicochemical properties and morphology were characterized using dynamic light scattering, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. …”
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Green Nanoformulations of Polyvinylpyrrolidone-Capped Metal Nanoparticles: A Study at the Hybrid Interface with Biomimetic Cell Membranes and In Vitro Cell Models by Alice Foti, Luana Calì, Salvatore Petralia, Cristina Satriano

“…The physicochemical properties of the PVP-capped NP were investigated by UV-visible (UV-vis) and attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopies, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and atomic force microscopy (AFM), to scrutinize the optical features and the interface between the metal surface and the capping polymer, the hydrodynamic size, and the morphology, respectively. …”
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Pharmacological Effects of Grifolin: Focusing on Anticancer Mechanisms by Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Aicha El Allam, Ikrame Zeouk, Douae Taha, Gokhan Zengin, Bey Hing Goh, Michelina Catauro, Domenico Montesano, Nasreddine El Omari

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Long-Term Oxidation Susceptibility in Ambient Air of the Semiconductor Kesterite Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Nanopowders Made by Mechanochemical Synthesis Method by Katarzyna Lejda, Magdalena Ziąbka, Zbigniew Olejniczak, Jerzy Franciszek Janik

“…The characterization methods included powder XRD, FT-IR/UV-Vis/Raman/NMR spectroscopies, SEM, the determination of BET/BJH specific surface area and helium density (d_He), and direct oxygen and hydrogen-content analyses. …”
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Preparation and Molecular Structural Characterization of Fulvic Acid Extracted from Different Types of Peat by Di Wu, Yanan Lu, Litong Ma, Jianguo Cheng, Xiaoxia Wang

“…Analyses using infrared, UV-Vis, ¹³C-NMR, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies, as well as X-ray diffraction (XRD), were conducted to compare the effects of different peat types on the content and molecular structure of fulvic acid. …”
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Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Glycerol Aqueous Solutions as Sustainable Feedstocks Using Zr-Based UiO-66 Materials under Simulated Sunlight Irradiation by Celia M. Rueda-Navarro, Belén Ferrer, Herme G. Baldoví, Sergio Navalón

“…Evidence in support of the occurrence of photoinduced charge separation with Pt@UiO-66(Zr)-NH₂ is provided from transient absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopies together with photocurrent measurements. …”
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Activity Enhancement of P25 Titanium Dioxide by Zinc Oxide for Photocatalytic Phenol Degradation by Yehezkiel Steven Kurniawan, Leny Yuliati

“…The composite materials were then characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), diffuse-reflectance ultraviolet-visible (DR UV-vis), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and fluorescence spectroscopies. All the composites gave better activity than the P25 TiO2, in which the TiO2/ZnO 1:1 composite material exhibited the highest first-order reaction rate constant (0.43 h−1). …”
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Cartas Ejecutorias de Hidalguía (executory certificates of nobility): a survey in materials analysis, legal, and aesthetic contexts—two case studies by Verónica Mercado-Oliveras, Jocelyn Alcántara-García

“…This research uses a combination of: (a) instrumental techniques (X-ray fluorescence, reflectance, and infrared spectroscopies; peptide mass fingerprinting; and gas chromatography); and (b) historical research using both the manuscript’s contents as primary sources, and published research. …”
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Synthesis of ternary copper antimony sulfide via solventless thermolysis or aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition using metal dithiocarbamates by Fadiyah Makin, Firoz Alam, Mark A. Buckingham, David J. Lewis

“…These materials were then characterised by powder XRD, SEM, EDX and Raman spectroscopies to determine the crystalline phase, material morphology and uniformity of elemental composition. …”
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Photocytotoxic Activity of Ruthenium(II) Complexes with Phenanthroline-Hydrazone Ligands by Priscila Pereira Silva-Caldeira, Antônio Carlos Almendagna de Oliveira Junior, Elene Cristina Pereira-Maia

“…These ligands and the Ru(II) complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, electronic, vibrational, ¹H NMR, and ESI-MS spectroscopies. Ru is bound to two different <i>N</i>-heterocyclic ligands. …”
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Aplicación de las espectroscopias IR/ATR y Raman al estudio de la superficie de vidrios sometidos a molturación by Pérez-Villar, S., Tamayo, A., Mazo, M. A., Rubio, F., Rubio, J.

“…The grinding process of vítreous silica and a conventional glass has been studied by means of Raman and IR/ATR spectroscopies. By using the obtained spectra, the positions and areas of the different bands have been calculated. …”
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Chemical vapor deposition and functionalization of fluorocarbon-organosilicon copolymer thin films by Murthy, Shashi Krishna, 1977-

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Cycle-induced interfacial degradation and transition metal cross-over in LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2-graphite cells by Bjorklund, E, Xu, C, Dose, W, Sole, C, Thakur, P, Lee, T-L, De Volder, M, Grey, C, Weatherup, RS

“…Here, we combine electrochemical analysis with surface-sensitive X-ray photoelectron and absorption spectroscopies to observe the&nbsp;interfacial&nbsp;degradation&nbsp;occurring in LiNi_0.8Mn_0.1Co_0.1O₂&ndash;graphite&nbsp;full&nbsp;cells&nbsp;over hundreds of&nbsp;cycles&nbsp;between fixed&nbsp;cell&nbsp;voltages (2.5&ndash;4.2 V). …”

Y13C Azotobacter vinelandii ferredoxin I. A designed [Fe-S] ligand motif contains a cysteine persulfide. by Kemper, M, Stout, C, Lloyd, S, Prasad, G, Fawcett, SE, Armstrong, F, Shen, B, Burgess, B, Lloyd, SE, Fawcett, S

“…However, characterization of purified Y13C FdI by UV-visible spectra, circular dichroism, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopies, and by x-ray crystallography revealed that the protein failed to use the introduced cysteine as a ligand and retained its [3Fe-4S]+/0 cluster. …”

Delta T 14/Delta D 15 Azotobacter vinelandii ferredoxin I: creation of a new CysXXCysXXCys motif that ligates a [4Fe-4S] cluster. by Kemper, M, Gao-Sheridan, H, Shen, B, Duff, J, Tilley, G, Armstrong, F, Burgess, B

“…UV/Vis, CD, and EPR spectroscopies and direct electrochemical studies of the purified protein reveal that this DeltaT14/DeltaD15 FdI variant is an 8Fe protein containing two [4Fe-4S]2+/+ clusters with reduction potentials of -466 and -612 mV versus SHE. …”

Interactions Between Amino Acid-Tagged Naphthalenediimide and Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes for the Design and Construction of New Bioimaging Probes by Hu, Z, Pantos, G, Kuganathan, N, Arrowsmith, R, Jacobs, R, Kociok-Koehn, G, O'Byrne, J, Jurkschat, K, Burgos, P, Tyrrell, R, Botchway, S, Sanders, J, Pascu, S

“…A new hybrid material, NDI@SWNT, was prepared and characterized as dispersed in organic solvents and aqueous media and in the solid state by HR TEM, tapping mode atomic force microscopy (TM AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), circular dichroism, Raman and fluorescence spectroscopies (steady-state single and two-photon techniques). …”

Observation of the unbiased conformers of putative DNA-scaffold ribosugars by Calabrese, C, Uriarte, I, Insausti, A, Vallejo-López, M, Basterretxea, FJ, Cochrane, SA, Davis, BG, Corzana, F, Cocinero, EJ

“…Here, the inherent conformational biases of DNA scaffold deoxyribosides in unsolvated and solvated forms have now been defined using gas-phase microwave and solution-phase NMR spectroscopies coupled with computational analyses and exploitation of critical differences between natural-abundance isotopologues. …”

Statistical optimization of zinc oxide nanorod synthesis for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by Aini Ayunni Mohd Raub, Jumril Yunas, Mohd Ambri Mohamed, Jamal Kazmi, Jaenudin Ridwan, Azrul Azlan Hamzah

“…The optimized synthesized nanorods was then characterized using field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL), ultraviolet-visible near-infrared (UV-VIS-NIR), and Raman spectroscopies while the photodegradation of MB was determined by UV-VIS spectrum analysis under ultraviolet light irradiation. …”
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