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300 articles for “Microscopy”
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Effect of Softening Agents in the Thermal and Morphological Properties of Starch Based Bioplastics
Abstract: Plasticization of starch with 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane (glycerol) as a softening agent (plasticiser) can replace the starch-starch bonds to starch-massive glycerol bonds, which offers stability, improved physicochemical and functional properties of starch. This study is an investigation on the thermal and morphological properties of bio plastic samples made of starch with varying plasticiser contents (8, 6.5, 5, 3.5 and 2 ml) and are evaluated by methods like thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 15–24 Read article
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Analysis of Oxidation Behavior on T-22 Boiler steel at 800°C
Abstract: The behavior of boiler steel T-22 in a rich air environment has been studied under the condition of isothermal at 800°C for 50 cycles in a cyclic manner. The kinetics of oxidation was established for boiler steel T-22under cyclic conditions for 50 cycles by weight change technique per unit area. Each cycle heating the sample at 1 hour followed by cooling 20 minutes at ambient temperature. Detonation gun spray techniques …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 18–25 Read article
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Enhancement of Dielectric Properties of PVDF Composites with MWCNT and GCNF Fillers
Abstract: The paper discusses the role of multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and graphitized carbon nanofibre (GCNF) in Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) composites prepared by melt mixing method. Analytical studies were carried out using X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) for understanding the role of fillers. Formation of β phase crystalline structure with a relative increase in β phase content is observed and is maximum at 5 wt.% of …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 43–52 Read article
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Eco-friendly Materials of Polymer Composites Based on Water Hyacinth Fibers/Roving
Abstract: Overgrowth of water hyacinths will cause difficulties for water traffic in the Mekong Delta and affect the growth of other aquatic species. The water hyacinth as a raw material available in nature has been applied in production of the composite materials. The water hyacinth trees were treated in NaOH solution for 2-12 hours with concentration in the range 2.5-15.0%. The morphology of the water hyacinth before and after treatment was …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 62–69 Read article
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Application of Polypyrrole/Lead Sulphide Nanocomposite in UV Light Assisted Photocatalysis and Gas Sensing
Abstract: The synthesis of ppy/lead sulphide nanocomposite was done using the co-precipitation method. The synthesized ppy/leadsulphide nanocomposite was characterized using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED), X-Ray Powder Defraction (XRD), Fourier Transformation Infra-Red Spectroscopy (FTIR), UV-Vis Spectroscopy techniques. The optical bandgap of the synthesized ppy/lead sulphide nanocomposite was observed to be 3.48 eV. The synthesized material is crystalline, with an average crystallite size of 2.51 nm. The photocatalytic …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 13–27 Read article
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Effects of Plasticizers on Structures of Chemical Functional Groups, Morphologies, Water Vapor Permeability, and Thermal Properties of HPMC/BW Biopolymer Films
Abstract: Food preservation is one of the fields that many researchers are interested in, especially in the epidemic period like COVID-19 today. The better food or agricultural products are preserved for a long time, the more it ensures social stability for state management related to food security for people. This paper introduces one kind of biopolymer films with investigation on effect of plasticizers to its characteristics. In order to produce biopolymers, …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 10–20 Read article
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Thermally Trigged Self-Healing Smart Shape Memory Polymer Composite
Abstract: Temperature-responsive self-actuating PU/MWCNTs composites were prepared with micro-compounder through in-situ polymerization. For making of 1CNTPU composite sample 1 part per hundred multiwall Carbone nanotubes (MWCNTs) were reinforced into the neat polyurethane (PU) base matrix. Surface characterizations for pure and composite have studying by using Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), high resolutions Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Properties like shape recovery, storage modulus, loss modulus, tensile stress, degree of hardness, and flexural stress …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2021 · pp. 10–18 Read article
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Synthesis of PANI/RGO/NiCrO Nanocomposite Material for Charge Storage Application
Abstract: PANI/RGO/NiCrO nanocomposite is synthesized by chemical oxidative polymerization of aniline and Nickel-Chromium Oxide (NiCrO). The prepared PANI/RGO/NiCrO nanocomposite exhibited high specific capacitance of 800 F/g at the scan rate of 5 mV/s, high power density of 1399.44 Wkg-1 and high energy density of 70 Whkg-1. The as-prepared polymer nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) to study crystallinity, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) to know the functional groups, Transmission electron …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 89–99 Read article
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Structural and Electrical Properties of Low-Energy Ion Beam Kr-Irradiated In/Se Bilayer
Abstract: In the present work, In (~50 nm) over Se (~50 nm) thin films were deposited successively on an Si substrate by e-beam evaporation method under 2×10–5 mbar pressure. The In/Se bilayers were irradiated with low-energy ion beams of 350 keV Kr+1 with fluence of 3 × 1016 ions/cm2. The sample was subsequently characterized for phase formation using X-ray diffraction and thickness profile using Rutherford backscattering spectrometry analysis. In the pristine …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 91–96 Read article
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Photoluminescent Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO)–ZnO Nanocomposites Prepared Through one-pot Solvothermal Route
Abstract: In the present article, we report solvothermal synthesis of reduced graphene oxide (rGO)–ZnO nanocomposites through in situ exfoliations of graphite oxide with two different zinc-containing precursors viz. Zinc acetate dihydrate and zinc(II) acetylacetonate in water-diethylene glycol medium with hexamethylenetetramine as a reducing agent. The obtained rGO–ZnO nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, and the ZnO lattice parameters were calculated. Raman spectroscopy indicated the presence of characteristic bands of graphene and …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 70–80 Read article
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Exploring the Dual Functionality of Polypyrrole/Cobalt Sulphide Nanocomposite in Photocatalysis and Gas Sensing
Abstract: Cobalt sulphide nanomaterial was synthesized using the co-precipitation method, and chemical polymerization of polypyrrole (ppy) was performed in the presence of the synthesized cobalt sulphide nanomaterial for the preparation of nanocomposite. The synthesized ppy/cobalt sulphide nanocomposite was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy, and UV-visible spectroscopy. The TEM micrograph revealed that the generated cobalt sulphide nanoparticles were …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 72–85 Read article
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Influence of SiO2 Nanoparticles on the Structural, Morphological, and Optical Properties of CsPbBr3 Quantum Dots
Abstract: This work mainly investigates the structural and optical property differences between CsPbBr3/SiO2 quantum dots (QDs) and CsPbBr3 QDs thin films deposited on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass. X-ray diffraction of CsPbBr3/SiO2 QD thin film showed a polycrystalline cubic nanostructure with (200) as a dominant phase and did not show any peak of SiO2. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy images show that it is very small spherical or semi-spherical particles with …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 62–69 Read article
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Emerging Trends in Applications of Antimonide Semiconductor Alloys in Wireless Communications
Abstract: We investigate inter diffusion in Antimonide alloy hetero structures by means of bright-field transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Samples grown by metal organic molecular beam epitaxy (MOMBE) are subjected to thermal treatment under both In-rich and Sb-rich conditions. Concentration profiles of the group-III elements are determined by evaluating changes of thickness fringes of cleaved 90° wedge specimens on a nanometer scale. We present first results of our inter diffusion experiments and …
Published in Journal of Semiconductor Devices and Circuits · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 1–4 Read article
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Fabrication and Study of Multiwall Carbon Nanotube based capacitor electrodes for Energy Storage Applications
Abstract: Current supercapacitors gift numerous wonderful boundaries that critically inhibit the performance,power, and electric capacitance of strength garage devices. Supercapacitors gift an thrilling prospect that has infinite packages in renewable strength garage and cutting-edge day digital devices. In current years thethrilling improvement of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has offered a bonus in electrode improvement. CNTs, but useful for his or her improved electrode floor place, have extreme boundaries concerning conductivity and electrode …
Published in Journal of Semiconductor Devices and Circuits · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2021 · pp. 56–60 Read article
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Synthesis and Characterization of In2S3 Nanoflake Thin Film for Photosensor Applications
Abstract: Indium sulphide (In2S3) thin films in the form of nanoflakes are synthesized by using chemical vapour deposition method on glass substrate with the intension to test its photosensor applications. These as deposited nanoflake thin films are characterized for physicochemical properties using X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern, energy dispersive X-ray (EDAX) analysis,scanning electron microscopy (SEM) while optoelectronic properties were studied using optical and electrical characteristics obtained through UV-Vis transmission spectroscopy and I-V …
Published in Journal of Thin Films, Coating Science Technology & Application · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 21–26 Read article
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Comparative studies of Oxidation and hot corrosion behaviors of uncoated and detonation gun sprayed Cr3C2-25NiCr coating on SA-213 boiler steel at 8000C
Abstract: Fe-based alloys suffer oxidation and hot corrosion when the surfaces were in contact with air (oxidation) as well as the salty atmosphere (Hot corrosion) at elevated temperatures. In these atmospheric conditions, non-protective oxide Fe2O3 was formed on the surface of alloys. Oxidation and hot corrosion have been recognized as a major problem in the applications of the diesel engine, boilers, gas turbines, and chemical power plant etc. Detonation-gun sprayed Cr3C2-25NiCr …
Published in Journal of Thin Films, Coating Science Technology & Application · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 17–22 Read article
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Synthesis, Characterization and Deformation Studies of Blast Furnace Slag Particles Reinforced Aa2024 Composite
Abstract: The main objective is to explore the use of blast furnace slag as a reinforcing material. This work provides results of aluminum metal matrix composites reinforced with granulated slag (GS). The Composite is prepared by taking AA 2024 and GS with stir casting process. Optical microscope and scanning electron microscopy were employed to track the reactions between the aluminum matrix and the granulated slag during the sintering treatment. The hardness …
Published in Journal of Thin Films, Coating Science Technology & Application · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 31–43 Read article
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Micro-Stream Jetting Effect of Acoustic Cavitation during Sono-Electroplating of Thin Films: A Morphological Note
Abstract: In this study, copper thin films were electroplated onto laboratory grade aluminum substrate in presence of ultrasound and were then subsequently characterized by scanning electron microscopy. The macroscopic appearance reveals that the surface of the films had micron sized crater like holes. An initial analysis may direct to conclude that the hydrogen evolution might have caused so. However, microscopic examination on hole morphology, the nature of the flow of materials …
Published in Journal of Thin Films, Coating Science Technology & Application · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 15–17 Read article
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Corrosion Inhibition Effect of 1-(4-Methoxy-phenyl)-3-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl) propan-1-one Inhibitor for Mild Steel in 1 M HCl Solution
Abstract: The environmental friendly 1-(4-Methoxy-phenyl)-3-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl) propan-1-one (A1) inhibitor is synthesized and their corrosion inhibition for Mild Steel in a 1 M HCl solution was studied using weight loss methods, electrochemical measurements, and the surface morphology of mild steel with and without inhibitor were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. As the concentration of the inhibitor was increased the inhibition efficacy of 1-(4-Methoxy-phenyl)-3-(5-phenyl-1, 3, 4-oxadiazol-2-yl) propan-1-one was also enhanced and on …
Published in Journal of Thin Films, Coating Science Technology & Application · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 31–37 Read article
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Fabrication and Surface Modified Non-woven Calotropis gigantea Fiber Mat Reinforced Polypropylene Composites by Film Stacking Method
Abstract: Nowadays, there is a growing environmental consciousness and awareness about the need for sustainable development, which has led to growing interest in using natural fibers as reinforcement in polymer composites for synthetic fiber substitution. The current work deals with the effects of Calotropis gigantea fiber (CGF) content and chemical modification of CGF mats by treatment with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and SDS-pretreated benzoyl chloride on the fundamental properties of CGF-filled …
Published in Journal of Thin Films, Coating Science Technology & Application · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 10–22 Read article