2025 September - 34 articles
Motivated by the strategy developed by Hicks and Dresselhaus in a quantum wire corresponding to a single-chain model with
Although the anticaries properties of phosphate-based compounds have been extensively investigated in recent years, their potential cytotoxic effects remain underexplored. This study evaluated the cytotoxicity of solutions containing sodium trimetaph...
Multifunctional phosphors that integrate optical temperature measurement and counterfeit detection capabilities have garnered considerable interest owing to their diverse application potential. In this study, novel CaLaLiTeO6:Mn4+/Er3+ phosphors were...
The [2Fe-2S] transcription activator SoxR, a member of the MerR family, functions as a bacterial stress response sensor. The response governed by SoxR is activated by the oxidation of the [2Fe-2S]. In this review, I describe functional differences be...
Polyoxovanadates are a subclass of polyoxometalates (POMs) known to interact with proteins and to present anticancer, antimicrobial, and antiviral activities. Herein, we aimed to pursue the study of the breast anticancer activity of a mixed-valence p...
Nanoparticles leverage their unique nanoscale effects to optimize concrete performance through synergistic multi-mechanism interactions. Core mechanisms include micro-filling effects (graded pore filling, optimized pore structure), nucleation (promot...
Precise remote temperature sensing at the micro- and nanoscale is a growing necessity in modern science and technology. We report a series of luminescent tris-acetylacetonate lanthanide complexes, Ln(acac)3(H2O)2 (Ln = Eu (1Eu), Tb (1Tb), Yb (1Yb));...
Sodium magadiite (Na-Mgd) was hydrothermally prepared and converted to its protonic (H-Mgd) form by reaction with hydrochloric (HCl) solution. The obtained products were studied as adsorbents for basic blue 41 (BB-41) removal from polluted aqueous so...
The GaN-on-Si virtual substrate is now an indispensable platform for the application of GaN in the fields of power devices, radio frequency, light-emitting devices, etc. Such applications are still in need of more effective stress balancing technique...
Mechanical energy is a plentiful, environmentally friendly, and sustainable energy source in the natural world. In this paper, ZnO tribocatalysts were synthesized using the hydrothermal and sol–gel methods. Under magnetic stirring, the catalyst...
The metal-free polymeric semiconductor graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has emerged as a promising material for photocatalytic applications due to its responsiveness to visible light, adjustable electronic structure, and stability. This review syste...
The hydrogen sorption and electrochemical properties of the alloy Mg50Ni12.5Al12.5V12.5Fe12.5 synthesized by ball milling under the protected atmosphere of argon for 50 h in a planetary ball mill are investigated. The significantly fast rate of absor...
In this century, cancer is one of the most important causes of death worldwide, and the need for the development of new treatment options is imperative. The use of metal-based compounds in cancer treatment has increased significantly due to certain p...
In this work, we investigated how the electrical resistivity of LaNiO3 thin films deposited on SrLaAlO4 (100), LaAlO3 (100), and MgO (100) single-crystal substrates by the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique can be controlled by femtosecond laser...
This work develops a novel phosphate-functionalized extraction resin (HEHEHP + Cyanex272)/SiO2-P via the vacuum impregnation method for efficient separation of light rare earth element impurities from lanthanum (La3+) in nitric medium through synergi...
Regulating the crystallization dynamics of perovskite films is key to improving the efficiency and operational stability of (FA0.83MA0.17Cs0.05)Pb(I0.85Br0.15)3 perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, precise regulation of the crystallization process...
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and their derivatives have emerged as promising candidates for separator engineering in lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs). This is attributed to their structural tunability, high porosity, and chemical versat...
Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) is a metaheuristic optimization technique based on population behavior, inspired by the movement of a flock of birds or a school of fish. In this method, particles move in a search space to find the global minimum of...
The potentially tetradentate SNNS ligand N,N′-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis(N″-(diethylcarbamothioyl)benzimidamide, H2L, was synthesized by the reaction of ethylenediamine with two equivalents of the corresponding benzimide chloride. H2L readily r...
The reaction of the bulky ligand 1,2-bis-(di-tert-butylphosphinomethyl)benzene, 1 with [Ni(DME)Cl2], 3, DME = 1,2-dimethoxyethane, at room temperature over extended periods, affords the new blue Zwitterionic complex [2-(C6H4-CH2P(H)tBu2-1-(CH2PtBu2Ni...
This work successfully achieved pre-intercalation of Fe species in V2CTx MXene through an annealing method. The crystallographic structure, microscopic morphology, and functional groups of the samples before and after pre-intercalation were analyzed...
Tantalum nitride (TaN) is a typical transition metal nitride characterized by a wide range of tunable resistivity. Low-resistance TaN even exhibits a resistivity similar to that of metals. Given that electrical resistance influences secondary electro...
Spinels like Co3O4 have acquired relevance because of their photocatalytic, electrocatalytic, optical and magnetic properties. In this context, we investigated the defect structure evolution of compounds synthetized using the nitrate precursor method...
Pyridinecarbonitriles (pyCN), also referred to as cyanopyridines, are promising ligands for the formation of pyridine-based coordination compounds due to their two different N-donor atoms, which enable versatile coordination modes. Copper(II) complex...
Carbon dots (CDs), a rapidly emerging class of zero-dimensional (0-D) nanomaterials with small particle sizes (<10 nm), have garnered significant scientific interest owing to their exceptional physicochemical properties, non-toxicity, low-cost syn...
This study has successfully developed a practical and straightforward approach for synthesizing nanocomposites with excellent dye removal potential. The SEM inspection of γ-Al2O3 (γ-Al) and MgO/MgAl2O4 (Mg/MgAl) nanocomposite showed a mea...
Applying the melt quenching method (cooling rate 101–102 K/s), new multicomponent vanadate glasses were synthesized, containing different amounts of MoO3 at the expense of B2O3 with the composition 20Li2O:(30 − x)B2O3:50V2O5:xMoO3, x = 10...
A new series of luminescent Zn(II) complexes based on mono- and bis-imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine ligands was synthesized to investigate the correlation between structural modifications and photophysical behaviour. Systematic variations in substituent group...
In the field of drug design and the continuous search for new targeted and safe therapeutic options, metal complexes remain one of the most intensely studied classes of compounds, especially as potential antitumor and antibacterial agents [...]
With the rapid development of advanced machining technologies such as high-speed cutting, dry cutting, and ultra-precision cutting, as well as the widespread application of various difficult-to-machine materials, the surface degradation problems such...
Humans are being exposed to a variety of potentially toxic metal compounds through the diet and/or the intravenous administration of metal-containing medicinal drugs. The organomercurial thimerosal (THI) is a bactericidal that is present in vaccines,...
Aqueous singlet oxygen (1O2) sensitization is of high interest due to its wide application in bio-imaging and photodynamic therapy. For organic photosensitizers like porphyrin derivatives, surfactant-assisted micelles have been intensively explored f...
Lithium Niobate (LiNbO3, LN) crystals are multifunctional optical materials with excellent electro-optical, acousto-optical, and nonlinear optical properties, and their broad spectral transparency makes them widely used in electro-optical modulators,...
Bismuth (Bi)-doped indium oxide (In2O3) has emerged as a promising thermoelectric material due to its tunable electrical and thermal properties. This study investigates the effects of Bi-doping on the thermoelectric performance of In2O3, focusing on...
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