With Nanoplasmonics towards Fusion by Tamás Sándor Biró, Norbert Kroó, László Pál Csernai, Miklós Veres, Márk Aladi, István Papp, Miklós Ákos Kedves, Judit Kámán, Ágnes Nagyné Szokol, Roman Holomb, István Rigó, Attila Bonyár, Alexandra Borók, Shireen Zangana, Rebeka Kovács, Nóra Tarpataki, Mária Csete, András Szenes, Dávid Vass, Emese Tóth, Gábor Galbács, Melinda Szalóki

“…The first results on enhanced crater formation for Au-doped polymer targets are shown, and SERS signals typical for <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>CD</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>ND</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> bound vibrations are cited. Trials to detect <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">D</mi><mo>/</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">H</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> ratio by means of LIBS measurments are reported. …”
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Implicit and Explicit Solvent Effects on the Global Reactivity and the Density Topological Parameters of the Preferred Conformers of Caespitate by Andrea Moreno-Ceballos, María Eugenia Castro, Norma A. Caballero, Liliana Mammino, Francisco J. Melendez

“…Posteriorly, DFT calculations with the APFD functional were used for full optimization and vibrational frequencies, obtaining stable structures. …”
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Evaluation of tetracycline removal by magnetic metal organic framework from aqueous solutions: Adsorption isotherm, kinetics, thermodynamics, and Box-Behnken design optimization by Hana M. Abumelha, Seraj Omar Alzahrani, Salhah H. Alrefaee, Ameena M. Al-bonayan, Fatmah Alkhatib, Fawaz A. Saad, Nashwa M. El-Metwaly

“…We performed a number of experiments and studies to further support this, including the following: vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), energy-dispersive X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area (BET). …”
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The effect of temperature on permittivity measurements of aqueous solutions of glucose for the development of non-invasive glucose sensors based on electromagnetic waves by Renu Karthick Rajaguru Jayanthi, Bal S. Virdee, Innocent Lubangakene, Priyanka Ganguly, Dion Mariyanayagam

“…The rise in thermal energy normally causes dipolar liquids like water to vibrate and rotate disrupting the alignment of the dipoles in response to an electric field thereby reducing its permittivity. …”
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Spectroscopic Characterization, Computational Investigation, and Comparisons of ECX by Hou, Gao-Lei, Chen, Bo, Transue, Wesley J., Yang, Zheng, Grützmacher, Hansjörg, Driess, Matthias, Cummins, Christopher C., Borden, Weston Thatcher, Wang, Xue-Bin

“…The splittings are attributed to spin–orbit coupling (SOC) in the ECX• radicals. Vibrational progressions in the NIPE spectra of ECX– were assigned to the symmetric and the antisymmetric stretching modes in ECX• radicals. …”
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Synthesis of Fe3O4 at different reaction temperatures and investigation of its magnetic properties on giant magnetoresistance (GMR) sensors for bio-detection applications by Antarnusa, Ganesha, Esmawan, Agung, Jayanti, Putri Dwi, Fitriani, Sri Rizki, Suherman, Andri, Palupi, Endah Kinarya, Umam, Rofiqul, Ardimas, Ardimas

“…From the results of the vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) analysis, it was found that there was an increase in magnetic properties such as Hc, Mr and Ms along with the increase reaction temperature. …”
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The effect of temperature on permittivity measurements of aqueous solutions of glucose for the development of non-invasive glucose sensors based on electromagnetic waves by Jayanthi, Renu, Virdee, Bal Singh, Lubangakene, Innocent, Ganguly, Priyanka, Mariyanayagam, Dion

“…The rise in thermal energy normally causes dipolar liquids like water to vibrate and rotate disrupting the alignment of the dipoles in response to an electric field thereby reducing its permittivity. …”
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Enhanced magnetic separation and photocatalytic activity of nitrogen doped titania photocatalyst supported on strontium ferrite by Aziz, A.A., Yong, K.S., Ibrahim, S., Pichiah, S.

“…The synthesized catalysts were further characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), BET surface area analysis, vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), X-ray photon spectroscopy (XPS) and visible light spectroscopy analysis for their respective properties. …”
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Incorporation of cobalt ferrite on the field dependent performances of magnetorheological grease by S.M.A. Tarmizi, N.A. Nordin, S.A. Mazlan, Norzilawati Mohamad, H.A. Rahman, S.A.A. Aziz, N. Nazmi, M.A. Azmi

“….% were investigated via Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) and Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) to analyze their morphology and magnetic properties, respectively. …”
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Tuning Charge Order in (TMTTF)₂<i>X</i> by Partial Anion Substitution by Andrej Pustogow, Daniel Dizdarevic, Sebastian Erfort, Olga Iakutkina, Valentino Merkl, Gabriele Untereiner, Martin Dressel

“…While these quantities indicate that the macroscopic correlation strength is continuously tuned, our vibrational spectroscopy results probing the local charge disproportionation suggest that <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>δ</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> is modulated on a microscopic level.…”
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The characteristics of water-in-biodiesel emulsions produced using ultrasonic homogenizer by Zainal Ambri, Abdul Karim, Kaur, Eesha, Syed Masharuddin, Syed Muhammad, Khan, Mohammed Yahaya, Hagos, F. Y.

“…On the hand, ultrasonic homogenizer utilized direct ultrasonic force to produce high frequency vibrating waves to disrupt the immiscible liquid layers and mixed the liquids. …”
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Electromagnetic wave absorbing characteristics of C/Co-Mn and C/Co-Zn doped barium hexaferrite sandwiched nanocomposites by Rodziah, Nazlan, Ismayadi, Ismail, Idza Riati, Ibrahim, Fadzidah, Mohd Idris, Mohamad Ashry, Jusoh, Khamirul Amin, Matori

“…The samples were characterised on their morphological, magnetic and microwave properties using field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and vector network analyser (VNA) respectively; there follow rational discussions on the effect of dopant substitutions and microstructure on the absorption/reflection loss and bandwidth broadening of MAM. …”
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Density functional theory on ionic liquid as carbonate scale dissolver in petroleum pipelines by Ngu, Kee Soon, Abdullah, Syamsul B.

“…The optimized structure of carbonate ion and ion pairs of ILs have been obtained from the calculation which was further complemented by harmonic vibrational frequency, binding energies, bond type, bond order, and natural bond orbital (NBO). …”
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Preparation and characterization of alumina loaded titania in the photoreduction of CO2 by Norhaszjana, Awang Hasan

“…Meanwhile FTIR analysis, the presence of Al-O bonds in the TiO2 powder was successfully obtained as the peaks of 947.75 cm-1 fall in the general range of Al-O vibrations. Other than that, based on XRD pattern of Al2O3-TiO2 it revealed the existence of polymorphs anatase TiO2 which usually shows greatly superior in photoactivity of TiO2. …”
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Photocatalytic Activity of the Blends Based on TiO₂ Nanoparticles and Reduced Graphene Oxide for Degradation of Acetaminophen by Monica Daescu, Madalina Chivu, Elena Matei, Catalin Negrila, Oana Cramariuc, Mihaela Baibarac

“…Another novelty of this work is the demonstration of the ability of PVC membranes modified with Au nanoparticles to act both as filters for the removal of TiO₂/RGO blends after AC photodegradation and as potential SERS supports, which illustrate the vibrational properties of the reused catalyst. The reuse of the TiO₂/RGO blends after the first cycle of AC photodegradation indicated their suitable stability during the five cycles of pharmaceutical compound photodegradation.…”
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Effect of Aluminum Addition on the Microstructure, Magnetic, and Mechanical Properties of FeCrCoNiMn High-Entropy Alloy by Safia Alleg, Ahlem Bekhouche, Hacene Hachache, Joan Jose Sunol

“…Crystal structure, microstructure, magnetic, and mechanical properties were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, vibrating sample magnetometry, and microindentation. …”
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Biosorption of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Using ZnO-Trimethyl Chitosan Nanocomposite Hydrogel Formed by the Green Synthesis Route by Ibrahim Birma Bwatanglang, Faruq Mohammad, John Nahadi Janet, Wasmia Mohammed Dahan, Hamad A. Al-Lohedan, Ahmed A. Soleiman

“…The spectral profiles of TM@ZnO/TMC NC hydrogel on interaction with <i>Escherichia coli</i> (<i>E. coli</i>) revealed some conformational changes to the functional groups assigned to the stretching vibrations of N-H, C-O-C, C-O ring, and C=O bonds. The adsorption kinetics of TM@ZnO/TMC NC hydrogel revealed the pseudo-second-order as the best fit mechanism for the <i>E. coli</i> biosorption. …”
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Functionalization of surfactant templated magnetite by chitosan and PEGylated/Chitosan – In vitro studies on drug loading, release and anti-proliferative activity by Nasima Arshad, Maliha Khan, Muhammad Waseem, Mohd Afzal, Abdullah Alarifi, Rahman Shah Zaib Saleem

“…These materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The Methotrexate (MTX) drug was then loaded on each functionalized MNPs as MCT-1–3 (chitosan; 0.1,0.5, and 1%) and MPCT-1–3 (PEGylated/chitosan (1% each with volume ratio 1:1, 3:1, and 1:3). …”
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Investigating the Mechanical, Thermal, and Crystalline Properties of Raw and Potassium Hydroxide Treated Butea Parviflora Fibers for Green Polymer Composites by Abisha Mohan, Retnam Krishna Priya, Krishna Prakash Arunachalam, Siva Avudaiappan, Nelson Maureira-Carsalade, Angel Roco-Videla

“…Spectroscopic studies registered varying vibrations of functional groups residing on the fibers. …”
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Identification of Water Hammering for Centrifugal Pump Drive Systems by Nabanita Dutta, Kaliannan Palanisamy, Umashankar Subramaniam, Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban, Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen, Frede Blaabjerg, Dhafer Jaber Almakhles

“…When the valve suddenly closed, the kinetic energy in the system changed to elastic resilience, which created a series of positive and negative wave vibrations in the pipe. The present work concentrates on the water hammering problem of centrifugal pumping AC drive systems. …”
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