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N-Graphene Sheet Stacks/Cu Electrocatalyst for CO2 Reduction to Ethylene
(MDPI, 2022)Renewable energy resources (wind, solar) are unpredictable, so it is wise to store the electricity they generate in an energy carrier X. Various PtX (power to useful energy-intensive raw material such as hydrogen, synthetic ... -
Nanocrystalline CaWO4 and ZnWO4 Tungstates for Hybrid Organic–Inorganic X-ray Detectors
(MDPI, 2023)Hybrid materials combining an organic matrix and high-Z nanomaterials show potential for applications in radiation detection, allowing unprecedented device architectures and functionality. Herein, novel hybrid organic–inorganic ... -
Nanoengineered Gd3Al2Ga3O12 Scintillation Materials with Disordered Garnet Structure for Novel Detectors of Ionizing Radiation
(Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2019)The search for engineering approaches to improve the scintillation properties of Gd3Al2Ga3O12 crystals and enable their production technology is of current interest. This crystal, while doped with Ce, is considered a good ... -
Nanomechanical and Electrochemical Corrosion Testing of Nanocomposite Coating Obtained on AZ31 via Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Containing TiN and SiC Nanoparticles
(MDPI, 2023)Lightweight magnesium alloys offer excellent benefits over Al alloys due to their high specific strength and damping properties, but they are more prone to galvanic corrosion. Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coatings ... -
Nanopore Formation at the Junctions of the Polycrystal Intergranular Boundary Under Plastic Deformation
(Sciendo, 2023)The article is devoted to the study of the mechanism of nanopore formation in the junctions of polycrystal grains under the plastic deformation of a polycrystal due to the conservative sliding of lattice dislocations. A ... -
Nanostructured Coating for Aluminum Alloys Used in Aerospace Applications
(The Electrochemical Society, 2022)A thin industrial corrosion-protection nanostructured coating for the Al alloy AA2024-T3 is demonstrated. The coating is prepared in a two-step process utilizing hard anodizing as a pre-treatment, followed by sealing and ... -
Neural Network Approach for Characterizing Structural Transformations by X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy
(American Physical Society, 2018)The knowledge of the coordination environment around various atomic species in many functional materials provides a key for explaining their properties and working mechanisms. Many structural motifs and their transformations ... -
New Electroactive Polymers with Electronically Isolated 4,7-Diarylfluorene Chromophores as Positive Charge Transporting Layer Materials for OLEDs
(MDPI, 2021)A group of polyethers containing electroactive pendent 4,7-diarylfluorene chromophores have been prepared by the multi-step synthetic route. Full characterization of their structures has been presented. The polymeric ... -
Niobium enhanced europium ion luminescence in hafnia nanocrystals
(Elsevier B.V., 2018)In this work we demonstrate a method where by adding Nb ions, Ln3+ ion luminescence intensity in HfO2 is increased for up to 15 times (in a sample containing 5 mol%Eu). The effect is described as niobium acting as a charge ... -
Nitrogen adsorption on graphene sponges synthesized by annealing a mixture of nickel and carbon powders
(De Gruyter Open Ltd, 2017)Adsorption by graphene sponge (GS) manufactured by annealing nickel-carbon powder mixture in inert atmosphere has been studied. By determining the specific surface area (SSA) for the GS sample, it has been found that ... -
Nitrogen interstitial defects in silicon. A quantum mechanical investigation of the structural, electronic and vibrational properties
(Elsevier B.V., 2019)The vibrational features of eight interstitial nitrogen related defects in silicon have been investigated at the first principles quantum mechanical level by using a periodic supercell approach, a hybrid functionals, an ... -
Nitrogen substitutional defects in silicon. A quantum mechanical investigation of the structural, electronic and vibrational properties
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019)The vibrational infrared (IR) and Raman spectra of seven substitutional defects in bulk silicon are computed, by using the quantum mechanical CRYSTAL code, the supercell scheme, an all electron Gaussian type basis set and ... -
Non-Enzymatic Co3O4 Nanostructure-Based Electrochemical Sensor for H2O2 Detection
(Sciendo, 2023)This article describes the synthesis of nanostructured cobalt oxide on iron wires and its application for the detection of hydrogen peroxide as working electrode for non-enzymatic electrochemical sensor. Cobalt oxide was ... -
A non-enzymatic electrochemical hydrogen peroxide sensor based on copper oxide nanostructures
(Beilstein-Institut, 2022)This article describes the synthesis of nanostructured copper oxide on copper wires and its application for the detection of hydrogen peroxide. Copper oxide petal nanostructures were obtained by a one-step hydrothermal ... -
Nonlinear absorption and refraction of picosecond and femtosecond pulses in HgTe quantum dot films
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021)We report measurements of the saturated intensities, saturable absorption, and nonlinear refraction in 70-nm thick films containing 4 nm HgTe quantum dots. We demonstrate strong nonlinear refraction and saturable absorption ... -
Novel method of phosphorescent strontium aluminate coating preparation on aluminum
(Elsevier Ltd, 2018)This study presents a novel approach to produce phosphorescent coatings on metal surfaces. Strontium aluminates are the most popular modern phosphorescent materials exhibiting long afterglow at room temperature and a broad ... -
Novel octahedral tilt system a + b + c + in (1 − x)Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3–xCdTiO3 solid solutions
(Springer Verlag, 2017)(1 − x)Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3–xCdTiO3 solid solutions in the whole concentration range (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 1.0) were studied by means of X-ray diffraction, dielectric spectroscopy and polarization measurements. The study was mainly focused ... -
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
(Elsevier, 2021)The development of nanoscale X-ray sensors is of crucial importance to achieve higher spatial resolution in many X-ray-based techniques playing a key role in materials science, healthcare, and security. Here, we demonstrate ... -
NV microscopy of thermally controlled stresses caused by thin Cr2O3 films
(Optica Publishing Group, 2023)Many modern applications, including quantum computing and quantum sensing, use substrate-film interfaces. Particularly, thin films of chromium or titanium and their oxides are commonly used to bind various structures, such ... -
Octahedral Tilting in Homologous Perovskite Series CaMoO3-SrMoO3-BaMoO3 Probed by Temperature-Dependent EXAFS Spectroscopy
(MDPI, 2022)Local distortions in perovskites can be induced by cation displacements and/or by the tilting and rotating of cation–anion octahedra. Both phenomena have been subject to intense investigations over many years. However, ...