Annealing temperature dependency of structural, optical and electrical characteristics of manganese-doped nickel oxide nanosheet array films for humidity sensing applications by N Parimon, MH Mamat, IB Shameem Banu, N Vasimala, MK Ahmad, AB Suriani, A Mohamed, Norfarariyanti Parimon

“…Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) spectrophotometry, a two-probe current– voltage (I-V) measurement system and a humidity measurement system are used to characterize the heat-treated manganese-doped nickel oxide samples. …”
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Eco-friendly sustainable fluorescent carbon dots for the adsorption of heavy metal ions in aqueous environment by Pudza, Musa Yahaya, Zainal Abidin, Zurina, Abdul Rashid, Suraya, Md. Yasin, Faizah, Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri, Issa, Mohammed Abdullah

“…The properties of carbon structure and its influence on the adsorptive efficacy of carbon nanoparticles were investigated by energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HrTEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). …”
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Rare alkali metals in micas from Shakhdarinskaya miarolitic pegmatite (South-Western Pamir) by Ekaterina Nikolaevna Sokolova, Sergey Zakharovich Smirnov, Elvira Nurfasovna Kungulova, Vladimir Nikolaevich Korolyuk, Sergey Ivanovich Konovalenko

“…Optical microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, WDS and EDS X-ray spectral microanalysis and SIMS were applied in order to obtain the data on mineral compositions and structure of micas and inclusions of mineral forming media. …”
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Real-time degradation of methylene blue using bio-inspired superhydrophobic PDMS tube coated with Ta-ZnO composite by Gulshan Verma, Monsur Islam, Ankur Gupta

“…These structures were carefully investigated using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and a contact angle (CA) goniometer. …”
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Preparation and performance analysis of plasma electrolytic oxidation film on brass surface by GUAN Qingyi, MENG Jianbing, WANG Shuaike, DONG Xiaojuan, LI Hongmei, YU Haoyang, LI Li

“…The influence of Na2SiO3 concentration on the microscopic morphology of the oxide film, thickness, roughness, chemical composition, bonding force and corrosion resistance was studied by field emission scanning electron microscope (SEM), surface roughness measuring instrument, eddy current thickness gauge, energy spectrometer (EDS), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), cross-cut adhesion tester, electrochemical workstation (potential polarization curve). …”
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Study of Micro/Nano Structuring and Mechanical Properties of KrF Excimer Laser Irradiated Al for Aerospace Industry and Surface Engineering Applications by Umm-i-Kalsoom, Nisar Ali, Shazia Bashir, Ali Mohammad Alshehri, Narjis Begum

“…A variety of characteristics of the irradiated targets like the morphology of the surface, chemical composition, crystallinity and nano hardness were investigated by using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray Diffractometer (XRD), Raman spectroscopy and Nanohardness tester techniques, respectively. …”
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A Binary Salt Mixture LiCl–LiOH for Thermal Energy Storage by Naveed Hassan, Manickam Minakshi, John Ruprecht, Willey Yun Hsien Liew, Zhong-Tao Jiang

“…The morphology and elemental distribution examinations of the binary salt mixture were carried out via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was conducted for surface analysis, and their elemental composition verified the chemical stability of the binary salt mixture. …”
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Rare alkali metals in micas from Shakhdarinskaya miarolitic pegmatite (South-Western Pamir) by Ekaterina Nikolaevna Sokolova, Sergey Zakharovich Smirnov, Elvira Nurfasovna Kungulova, Vladimir Nikolaevich Korolyuk, Sergey Ivanovich Konovalenko

“…Optical microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, WDS and EDS X-ray spectral microanalysis and SIMS were applied in order to obtain the data on mineral compositions and structure of micas and inclusions of mineral forming media. …”
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Magnetic nano-biocomposite CuFe2O4@methylcellulose (MC) prepared as a new nano-photocatalyst for degradation of ciprofloxacin from aqueous solution by Alireza Nasiri, Fatemeh Tamaddon, Mohammad Hossein Mosslemin, Majid Amiri Gharaghani, Ali Asadipour

“…Methods: The nano-photocatalyst (CuFe2O4@MC) was characterized by FESEM, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). …”
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Characterization of Porous Phosphate Coatings Enriched with Magnesium or Zinc on CP Titanium Grade 2 under DC Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation by Krzysztof Rokosz, Tadeusz Hryniewicz, Sofia Gaiaschi, Patrick Chapon, Steinar Raaen, Kornel Pietrzak, Winfried Malorny, João Salvador Fernandes

“…These materials were characterized using scanning electron microscope (SEM) with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy (GDOES). …”
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Boosting the Catalytic Performance of AuAg Alloyed Nanoparticles Grafted on MoS₂ Nanoflowers through NIR-Induced Light-to-Thermal Energy Conversion by Sara Rodríguez-da-Silva, Abdel Ghafour El-Hachimi, José M. López-de-Luzuriaga, María Rodríguez-Castillo, Miguel Monge

“…The obtained nanohybrids were characterised by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), High Angle Annular Dark Field—Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy—Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (HAADF-STEM-EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy.…”
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Induction of ferroptosis cell death in acute promyelocytic leukemia cell lines (NB4 and HL-60) using hydrothermally synthesized ZnO NPs in the presence of black cardamom extract by Muhammad Hossein Ashoub, Mahnaz Amiri, Razieh Razavi, Elmuez A. Dawi, Alireza Farsinejad, Fatemeh Divsalar, Masoud Salavati-Niasari

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) have all been used to analyze the NPs. …”
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Bismuth Vanadate-Nanostructured Graphite Electrodes for Rhodamine B Photoelectrochemical Degradation by Bruna Guimarães Isecke, Arthur Saldanha Guimarães, Guilhermina Ferreira Teixeira, Flavio Colmati, Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza, Isaac Yves Lopes de Macêdo, Lucas Mattos Duarte, Sergio Botelho de Oliveira, André Gabriel Carmo Costa, Vernon Sydwill Somerset, Eric de Souza Gil

“…Matter Dispersion Spectroscopy (SEM/EDS), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) were used for characterization. …”
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Enhancing material properties of agro-industrial waste sugarcane bagasse ash—Way towards sustainable development by Yogitha Bayapureddy, Karthikeyan Muniraj, Muni reddy Gangireddy Mutukuru

“…Enhanced micro-structural characterization is done by Lazer particle size analyzer, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) test associated with Electro Dispersion Spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) test, Thermo-gravimetric (TGA) studies. …”
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Insight into differentiation in alkalic systems: Nephelinite-carbonate-water experiments aimed at Ol Doinyo Lengai carbonatite genesis by Craig C. Lundstrom, Rick Hervig, Tobias P. Fischer, Mayandi Sivaguru, Leilei Yin, Zhenhao Zhou, Xiaobao Lin, Rodrigo Grossi-Diniz

“…We performed isothermal crystallization and thermal gradient experiments involving ODL nephelinite, Na2CO3 and H2O to understand magmatic differentiation in this system using SEM-EDS x-ray analysis, x-ray tomography, SIMS and LA-ICPMS to characterize samples. …”
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Anaerobic Bacterial Immobilization and Removal of Toxic Sb(III) Coupled With Fe(II)/Sb(III) Oxidation and Denitrification by Jingxin Li, Yuxiao Zhang, Shiling Zheng, Fanghua Liu, Gejiao Wang

“…We observed the following: (1) under anoxic conditions with nitrate as the electron acceptor, strain GW3 was able to oxidize both Fe(II) and Sb(III) during cultivation; (2) in the presence of Fe(II), nitrate and Sb(III), the anaerobic Sb(III) oxidation rate was remarkably enhanced, and Fe(III)-containing minerals were produced during Fe(II) and Sb(III) oxidation; (3) qRT-PCR, gene knock-out and complementation analyses indicated that the arsenite oxidase gene product AioA plays an important role in anaerobic Sb(III) oxidation, in contrast to aerobic Sb(III) oxidation; and (4) energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses revealed that the microbially produced Fe(III) minerals were an effective chemical oxidant responsible for abiotic anaerobic Sb(III) oxidation, and the generated Sb(V) was adsorbed or coprecipitated on the Fe(III) minerals. …”
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A Novel Green Preparation of Ag/RGO Nanocomposites with Highly Effective Anticancer Performance by Maqusood Ahamed, Mohd Javed Akhtar, M. A. Majeed Khan, Hisham A. Alhadlaq

“…Green-prepared Ag NPs and Ag/RGO NCs were characterized by UV-visible spectrophotometry, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and dynamic light scattering (DLS). …”
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Adsorption of As(V) by the Novel and Efficient Adsorbent Cerium-Manganese Modified Biochar by Ting Liang, Lianfang Li, Changxiong Zhu, Xue Liu, Hongna Li, Qianqian Su, Jing Ye, Bing Geng, Yunlong Tian, Muhammad Fahad Sardar, Xiaoya Huang, Feng Li

“…Through scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FT-IR), and other techniques, it was found the loading of cerium and manganese oxide on MBC played a significant role in As(V) adsorption. …”
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Occurrence and genetic mechanism of pyrite in the No. 9 coal seam in magmatic erosion area of the Handan coalfield by Zhiyong WANG, Zeqi TIAN, Xu GUO, Jianguo YAO, Lin XIAO, Bangjun LIU, Wenmu GUO

“…Optical microscope observation, electron probe energy spectrometry (EPMA-EDS), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) and other analytical tests were used to analyze the enrichment characteristics of whole sulfur, sulfur forms and minerals, to study the occurrence of sulfur and pyrite in the coals, and to explore the sources of different types of pyrite. …”
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Cu immobilized on chitosan-modified iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles: Preparation, characterization and investigation of its anti-lung cancer effects by Zonghua Shi, Yousef Mahdavian, Yasamin Mahdavian, Siavash Mahdigholizad, Parisa Irani, Mohammad Karimian, Naser Abbasi, Hori Ghaneialvar, Akram Zangeneh, Mohammad Mahdi Zangeneh

“…The morphological and physicochemical features of the material were determined using several advanced techniques like fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), inductively coupled plasma (ICP), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). …”
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