Crystals, Volume 11, Issue 7

The complexes trans-[PtBr₂(NCNR₂)₂] (R₂ = Me₂1, (CH₂)₅2) were cocrystallized with 1,1,2,2-tetrabromoethane (tbe) in CH₂Cl₂ forming solvates 1·tbe and 2·tbe, respectively. In both solvates, tbe involved halogen bonding, viz. the C–Br···Br–Pt interacti...

Experimental work has been performed to investigate the precipitation mechanism of aluminum hydroxide phases from sodium aluminate/sodium carbonate pregnant solutions by carbon dioxide gas purging. Such solutions result from leaching calcium aluminat...

In steel-fiber-reinforced composites, when the direction of a steel fiber is parallel to the direction of tensile stress, the capacity of the strengthening and toughening effect of the steel fiber can be fully applied to the composites. In this paper...

This short review article provides the reader with a summary of the history of organic conductors. To retain a neutral and objective point of view regarding the history, background, novelty, and details of each research subject within this field, a t...

Mithraea, religious Roman buildings, are very common in Italian archeological sites. There are sixteen in Ostia Antica (Rome, Italy)The poor state of conservation, due to the intrinsic environmental conditions, characterized them: they consist of ope...

The reversible photoisomerization of azobenzenes has been extensively studied to construct systems with optical responsiveness; however, this process limits the luminescence of these compounds. Recently, there have been many efforts to design and syn...

In this paper, Ti:Sa amplifiers with crystals of the different geometries are discussed. Benefits of using this active medium for a thin disk (TD) and slab amplifiers are evaluated numerically and tested experimentally. Thermal management for amplifi...

In this work, the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of new body-centered cubic (BCC)-based Al-Ti-Zr-Nb-Ta-Mo-V refractory high-entropy alloys (RHEAs) with coherent B2 precipitation are investigated. These designed alloy ingots were...

We studied the equilibrium self-assembly of an equimolar mixture of uniaxial liquid crystals (LCs) and magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) using molecular dynamics simulations. The LCs are modeled by ellipsoids interacting via Gay–Berne potential, and MNPs...

Compressive strength is a well-known measurement to evaluate the endurance of a given concrete mixture to stress factors, such as compressive loads. A suggested approach to assess compressive strength of concrete is to assume that it follows a probab...

We studied a colloidal suspension of polystyrene beads deposited on a glass substrate. The glass substrate contained either straight rough areas on the borders of an open channel or only straight rough areas. The drying of the suspension was observed...

In the past decade, much evidence has been provided for an unusually low cost for bend deformations in the nematic phase of bent-core mesogens and bimesogens (liquid crystal dimers) having a bent shape on average. Recently, an analogous effect was ob...

Hydroxyapatite (HAp) and hydroxyapatite/multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composites were obtained by the co-precipitation method, followed by ultrasound-assisted and microwave radiation and thermal treatment at 250 °C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) con...

Since the discovery of the reversible intercalation of lithium-ion materials associated with promising electrochemical properties, lithium-containing materials have attracted attention in the research and development of effective cathode materials fo...

White pollution caused by agricultural films has recently attracted great attention. In some areas, the content of micro plastic in the soil has reached 30 kg/ha. The most effective way to solve this problem is to replace traditional polyethylene agr...

The application of Cd_0.9Zn_0.1Te (CZT) single crystals, the primary choice for high-resolution, room-temperature compact gamma-ray detectors in the field of medical imaging and homeland security for the past three decades, is limited by the high cost...

Aiming at solving the NVH problem in vehicles, a novel composite structure is proposed. The new structure uses a hollow-stub phononic-crystal with filled cylinders (HPFC) plate. Any unit in the plate consists of a lead head, a silicon rubber body, an...

An increasing number of surface-exposed ligands and receptors acting on immune cells are being considered as a starting point in drug development applications. As they are dedicated to manipulating a wide range of immune responses, accurately predict...

The Discrete Element Method (DEM) was used to analyze the pelletization process of MgO-fluxed pellets. The effects of the charge ratio and rotational speed of the disc pelletizer on the behavior of MgO-fluxed pellets were investigated by using a simu...

Recently, the electrical conductive electrolyte based on flexible polymeric films have been attracted much attentions, due to their applications in batteries, thermoelectrics, temperature sensors and others. In this regard, two polymeric electrolytes...

Molecular and supramolecular structures of two polymeric and one trinuclear Cd(II) complex with hydralazine-type ligands were presented. Self-assembly of E-1-(2-(thiophen-2-ylmethylene)hydrazinyl)phthalazine (HL) and CdCl₂ gave the 1D coordination po...

High order phenomena in the visible range and with polarization dependence in the ultraviolet (UV) region of the microphotoluminescence (micro-PL) spectrum in whispering-gallery mode (WGM) ZnO microrod cavity have been thoroughly studied at room temp...

In this paper, the lattice Boltzmann–cellular automata (LBM-CA) model with dynamic and static grids was used to study the growth of three-dimensional (3D) multidendrites under directional solidification with random preferred angles. In the static gri...

The suitability of applying shrinkage reducing additives in alkali activated coal gangue-slag composites is discussed in this study. The effect of sulphoaluminate cement (SAC), high performance concrete expansion agent (HCSA) and U-type expansion age...

The quantum spin liquid candidate $\kappa$-(BEDT-TTF)${}_2$Cu${}_2$(CN)${}_3$ has been established as the prime example of a genuine Mott insulator that can be tuned across the first-order insulator–metal transition either by chemical substitution or by physical pressure....

Perovskites have attracted increasing attention because of their excellent physical and chemical properties in various fields, exhibiting a universal formula of ABO₃ with matching compatible sizes of A-site and B-site cations. In this work, four diff...

Plasmonic MIM (metal-insulator-metal) waveguides based on Fano resonance have been widely researched. However, the regulation of the direction of the line shape of Fano resonance is rarely mentioned. In order to study the regulation of the direction...

The stability of hydrophobic surface has an important influence on the application of superhydrophobic function. The destruction of hydrophobic micro-nano structures on the material surface is the main factor leading to the loss of superhydrophobic p...

Methylammonium lead triiodide (CH₃NH₃PbI₃/MAPbI₃) is the most intensively explored perovskite light-absorbing material for hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite photovoltaics due to its unique optoelectronic properties and advantages. This includes tun...

Type-II Na₂₄Si₁₃₆ clathrate octahedral single crystals surrounded by {111} facets were grown by evaporating Na from a molten mixture of Na₄Si₄ and Na₉Sn₄ at 823 K for 12 h. One of the obtained single crystals was used as a seed for the following sing...

The effect of a two-step heat treatment on the microstructure and high-temperature tensile properties of β-containing Ti-44Al-4Cr (at%) alloys fabricated by electron beam powder bed fusion were examined by focusing on the morphology of α₂/γ lamellar...

In this paper, nickel-containing residue, a typical solid waste produced in the battery production process, was used to study the cavitation characteristics of ultrasonic waves in a liquid–solid reaction. The ultrasonically-enhanced leaching technolo...

The purpose of this study is to obtain a constitutive equation of high-accuracy flow stress in superalloy 718, which allows fabrication of highly reliable disks for gas turbine engines. Hot compression tests using superalloy 718 at deformation temper...

The addition of dissolved templating molecules in crystallization will create “supramolecular assemblies” within the solution, serving as “anchor points” for the solute molecules to nucleate and grow. In this work, nucleation and crystal growth kinet...

Single crystals of two novel shchurovskyite-related compounds, K₂Cu[Cu₃O]₂(PO₄)₄ (1) and K_2.35Cu_0.825[Cu₃O]₂(PO₄)₄ (2), were synthesized by crystallization from gaseous phase and structurally characterized using single-crystal X-ray diffraction analy...

Damage characterization and micromechanical modelling in dual-phase (DP) steels have recently drawn attention, since any changes in the alloying elements or process route strongly influence the microstructural features, deformation behavior of the ph...

In this work, vanadium particles (V_P) were utilized as a novel reinforcement of AZ31 magnesium (Mg) alloy. The nanocrystalline (NC) AZ31–V_P composites were prepared via mechanical milling (MM) and vacuum hot-press sintering. During the milling proces...

Tin (II) monosulfide (SnS) films were prepared via sulfurization using sputtered Sn precursors of the tin metal layers in the presence of elemental sulfur vapor as a function of sulfurization time (t_s) in the range of 30–180 min while keeping other p...

In this paper, a novel, compact, and high-precision axial error measurement using a frequency-modulated interferometer is developed. Normally, heterodyne interferometers are a powerful system for small displacement measurements due to their property...

The rich physical properties of metal-intercalated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon materials have recently attracted considerable attention. Crystals of potassium-intercalated 2,7-dimethylnaphthalene were synthesized via solid phase reaction. The com...

The parameters g-factor ($g_{\left|\right|}$ and $g_{\perp }$) together with the local structure of the Ce³⁺ center in BaWO4 single crystal (scheelite structure crystals) were theoretically investigated using a complete diagonalization procedure of energy matrix (...

4-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-(5-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-(1-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-methyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)thiazole (4) and 4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-(5-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-(1-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-methyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-...

Ti-6Al-4V alloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) and electron beam powder bed fusion (EB-PBF) techniques have been studied for applications ranging from medicine to aviation. The fabrication technique is often selected based on the part...

We describe comparatively cryogenically cooled Tm, Ho: GdVO₄ lasers with an emission wavelength of 2.05 μm under continuous wave and pulse operating mode. By varying the transmittance of output couplers to be 0.40 for a continuous wave laser, the max...

We report two high birefringence and low viscosity nematic mixtures for phase-only liquid-crystal-on-silicon spatial light modulators. The measured response time (on + off) of a test cell with 2π phase change at 1550 nm, 5 V operation voltage, and 40...

The isocyanide complexes cis-[MCl₂(CNC₆H₄-4-X)₂] (M = Pd; X = Cl, Br; M = Pt; X = Br) form isomorphous crystal structures exhibiting the Cl/Br and Pd/Pt exchanges featuring 1D chains upon crystallisation. Crystal packing is supported by the C–X···X–C...

To study the energy evolution law and damage constitutive behavior of high-strength concrete based on the conventional triaxial compression tests of C60 and C70 high-strength concrete subjected to five different confining pressures, the failure chara...

A 1%Ni/SBA-15(P) catalyst was synthesized with a P123-assisted impregnation method, which exhibited high CO₂ conversion and stability in the reverse water-gas shift reaction. For the 1%Ni/SBA-15(P) catalyst, TEM and TPR characterizations demonstrated...

Field-effect transistors based on strongly correlated insulators are an excellent platform for studying the electronic phase transition and simultaneously developing phase transition transistors. Molecular conductors are suitable for phase transition...

Understanding the effect that specific amino acids (AA) exert on calcium phosphate (CaPs) formation is proposed as a way of providing deeper insight into CaPs’ biomineralization and enabling the design of tailored-made additives for the synthesis of...