Sensor to detect volatile organic compounds emitted by plants by Nivasini

“…They exhibited good response, response rate and fast recovery times. Compared to the pristine MXene sensor, the surface functionalized TMPS MXene sensor performed well and had the highest response, response rate and faster recovery time.…”
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Strategies for translating idioms in The Murder on the Links into Arabic by Obaid H., Al Harbi Emad

“…This study focuses on the strategies of translating idioms in Christie's novel ‘The Murder on the Links’ into Arabic. …”
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Graphene-based TiO₂ cement composites to enhance the antibacterial effect of self-disinfecting surfaces by Hamdany, Abdul Halim, Ding, Yuanzhao, Qian, Shunzhi

“…GO-P25 could adsorb around 60% of the initial dye, while less than 10% of the initial dye was adsorbed by pristine TiO2-P25. The synthesized graphene-based TiO2 significantly enhanced the dye degradation activity (94%) compared to pristine P25 (36%) and Krono (52%), even with the longer irradiation time for P25 and Krono. …”
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Green synthesis of robust superhydrophobic antibacterial and UV‐blocking cotton fabrics by a dual‐stage silanization approach by Agrawal, Neha, Tan, Jasmine Si Jia, Low, Pearlie Sijia, Fong, Eileen Wen Mei, Lai, Yuekun, Chen, Zhong

“…This dual-silanization approach results in highly functional fabrics displaying superhydrophobicity with a water contact angle of 154°, water shedding angle of 2°, antibacterial activity of up to 98%, and UV-blocking ability more than 200 times of pristine cotton. The as-prepared fabrics display excellent durability against abrasion, ultrasonic washing, immersion in different pH solutions, and UV irradiation. …”
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Dispersion and testing of single-walled carbon nanotubes by Ang, Mei Ping

“…They exhibit electric current carrying capacity 1000 times higher than copper wires. The properties of CNTs depend on the atomic arrangement, diameter, length and morphology of the tubes. …”
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Dual-functional witherite in improving chemical looping performance of iron ore and simultaneous adsorption of HCl in syngas at high temperature by Wang, Haiming, Liu, Guicai, Boon, Yinn Zhao, Veksha, Andrei, Giannis, Apostolos, Lim, Teik-Thye, Lisak, Grzegorz

“…It was found that the pristine IO had negligible HCl sorption capacity during CLC of syngas. …”
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Optimizing doping thresholds for enhanced scintillation in 2D hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites by Maddalena, Francesco, Makowski, Michal, Xiao, Chengyuan, Sheikh, Md Abdul Kuddus, Kowal, Dominik, Witkowski, Marcin E., Drozdowski, Konrad J., Mahato, Somnath, Dujardin, Christophe, Calà, Roberto, Auffray, Etiennette, Mahyuddin, Muhammad Haris, Drozdowski, Winicjusz, Birowosuto, Muhammad Danang, Dang, Cuong

“…We observe that inclusion up to 5 % of t-Bu (x = 0.1) within the structure leads to a narrowing of the bandgap, leading also to an improvement of the light yield by 10 % and lowering of the energy resolution, compared to pristine BA2PbBr4. The bandgap widens, compared to pristine BA2PbBr4, with higher concentrations above 5 %, resulting in effects for the scintillating properties of the 2D-HOIP at room temperature at t-Bu concentrations above 5 %, with reduced light yield and broadened energy resolution. …”
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NiS2 co-catalyst decoration on CdLa2S4 nanocrystals for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation under visible light irradiation by Yuan, Yu-Peng, Cao, Shao-Wen, Yin, Li-Sha, Xu, Lin, Xue, Can

“…The optimal hybrid photocatalyst with 2 wt% NiS2 loading exhibited a H2 production rate of 2.5 mmolh-1g-1, which was more than 3 times higher than that of pristine CdLa2S4 photocatalyst. …”
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A first-principles study on the adsorption of small molecules on antimonene : oxidation tendency and stability by Kistanov, Andrey A., Cai, Yongqing, Kripalani, Devesh Raju, Zhou, Kun, Dmitriev, Sergey V., Zhang, Yong-Wei

“…H2 acted as a charge donor to antimonene, and the amount of charge transfer was ten times that of H2 on phosphorene. The interaction of the O2 molecule with antimonene is much stronger than that with phosphorene. …”
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Two birds with one stone: engineering polymeric carbon nitride with n-π∗ electronic transition for extending light absorption and reducing charge recombination by Zhao, Gege, Li, Bangwang, Yang, Xiaonan, Zhang, Xiaomeng, Li, Zhongfei, Jiang, Daochuan, Du, Haiwei, Zhu, Chuhong, Li, Huiquan, Xue, Can, Yuan, Yupeng

“…As a consequence, a remarkably improved photocatalytic performance is realized under visible light irradiation, with a H2 generation rate of 5553 ​μmol ​g−1∙h−1, ∼ 12 times higher than that of pristine p-CN (460 ​μmol∙g−1∙h−1) in the absence of the n-π∗ transition. …”
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Synergistic ionic liquid encapsulated MIL-101 (Cr) metal-organic frameworks for an innovative adsorption desalination system by Han, Bo, Chakraborty, Anutosh

“…This paper presents a comprehensive investigation on the fabrication of ionic liquid encapsulated MIL-101 (Cr) MOFs (metal-organic frameworks), and its interactions with water for desalination applications. Firstly, the pristine MIL-101 (Cr) is encapsulated with various types/amounts of ionic liquids. …”
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In-situ infrared spectroscopy studies of surface reactions over irradiated photocatalysts by Gong, Dangguo

“…Just as in DRIFTS (vide ultra), development of charge carrier absorption in the pristine photocatalyst was also seen in ATR-FTIR and served as a marker of O2 depletion during photo-degradation experiments. …”
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Exploring the utility of silane cross-linkers for synthesis of superhydrophobic antibacterial fabrics by Agrawal, Neha

“…Additionally, the ZnO-treated fabrics displayed high UV blocking ability, more than 200 times of pristine cotton fabric. The fabrics synthesised through both the fabrication routes displayed superior durability against abrasion, ultrasonic washing and harsh chemical solutions. …”
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One-dimensional single atom arrays on ferroelectric nanosheets for enhanced CO2 photoreduction by Liu, Lizhen, Hu, Jingcong, Ma, Zhaoyu, Zhu, Zijian, He, Bin, Chen, Fang, Lu, Yue, Xu, Rong, Zhang, Yihe, Ma, Tianyi, Sui, Manling, Huang, Hongwei

“…Thus, Bi4Ti3O12 with Au single-atom arrays exhibit an efficient CO production rate of 34.15 µmol·g-1·h-1, ∼18 times higher than that of pristine Bi4Ti3O12. More importantly, the polarization electric field proves to be a general tactic for the syntheses of one-dimensional Pt, Ag, Fe, Co and Ni single-atom arrays on the Bi4Ti3O12 surface.…”
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Exfoliation and alignment of h-BN for thermal application by Teo, Jing Xiang

“…Pristine Exfoliated h-BN with a mean size of 100nm was mixed with ferrofluid to create a hybrid solution capable of magnetic alignment. …”
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Electrospun carbon-silica composite nanofibers for selective removal of oil and water by Tai, Ming Hang

“…This thesis explores the feasibility of carbon-based nanofibers and its derivatives as separation medium for mixture of oil and water. The pristine carbon nanofibers (CNFs) were prepared by a combination of electrospinning and thermal treatment. …”
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Investigating the charge separation and transport in iron based photoanodes for solar-driven water splitting by Bassi, Prince Saurabh

“…Solar fuel production using Photoelectrochemical Cell has developed after Fujishima and Honda demonstrated in 1972, for the first time, solar water splitting using Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) as photoanode. …”
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Nanostructured vanadium dioxide with metal to insulator transition : preparation and thermochromic properties by Wang, Ning

“…Moth-eye mimic VO2 surface for the first time have been fabricated via top-down and bottom-up methods. …”
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Rational construction of LaFeO3 perovskite nanoparticle-modified TiO2 nanotube arrays for visible-light driven photocatalytic activity by Yu, Jiangdong, Xiang, Siwan, Ge, Mingzheng, Zhang, Zeyang, Huang, Jianying, Tang, Yuxin, Sun, Lan, Lin, Changjian, Lai, Yuekun

“…LaFeO3 nanoparticle-modified TiO2 nanotube arrays with 12 h hydrothermal reaction time showed the highest degradation rate with a 2-fold enhancement compared with that of pristine TiO2 nanotube arrays.…”
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Electrochemical synthesis of NiCo layered double hydroxide nanosheets decorated on moderately oxidized graphene films for energy storage by Jia, Dedong, Jiang, Degang, Zheng, Yiwei, Tan, Hua, Cao, Xueying, Liu, Fang, Yue, Lijun, Sun, Yuanyuan, Liu, Jingquan

“…As a result, the MORGO films showed superior electrochemical properties to the pristine RGO films and other previously reported RGO films. …”
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