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In situ synthesis of Fe3O4@SiO2 core–shell nanoparticles via surface treatment
10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.04.005 2018-04-10 Core–shell structured Fe3O4@SiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized through a facile in situ surface-treatment process.Surface treatments of the as-prepared Fe3O4 nanoparticles with acid or base caused changes in the shape of spherical particles agglomerated into... |
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A novel way to fabricate fibrous mullite ceramic using sol-gel vacuum impregnation
10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.04.066 2018-04-10 Inspired by bird's nest structure, fibrous mullite ceramic was fabricated by vacuum impregnation with mullite fibers as raw material and zirconia sol-gel as inorganic binder. The effect of impregnation times on the properties of the fibrous mullite ceramic, s... |
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Biosynthesis, characterization and cytotoxic activity of CeO2 nanoparticles
10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.04.063 2018-04-09 Cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO2-NPs) have been biosynthesized using the aqueous extract of aerial parts of Prosopis farcta. This plant contains phenolic compounds that function as reducing and capping agents. Biosynthesized particles have been characterized ... |
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Alkali-Activated Blends of Calcined AlF3 Production Waste and Clay
10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.04.054 2018-04-09 Recently, alkali-activated materials have shown great potential for use in the construction industry. The aim of this research was to study the properties of alkali-activated clay and the effect of incorporating AlF3 production waste from a fertilizer product... |
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Ce-Y co-substituted Strontium nanohexaferrites: AC susceptibility and Mossbauer studies
10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.04.046 2018-04-07 Ce-Y co-substituted SrFe12O19, SrYxCexFe12-2xO19 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5), nanohexaferrites were synthesized via citrate sol-gel combustion route. X–ray diffractometry (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Energy d... |
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Size effect on hardness for micro-sized and nano-sized YAG transparent ceramics
10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.04.038 2018-04-06 Traditional micro-sized and nano-sized YAG transparent ceramics were tested by nanoindentation at different peak loads. The micro-sized YAG transparent ceramics show a marked indentation size effect (ISE). However, for the nano-sized YAG transparent ceramics,... |
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Reduced hysteresis of KNNS-BNKZ piezoelectric ceramics through the control of sintering temperature
10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.04.033 2018-04-06 The hysteresis of piezoelectric ceramics plays an important role in determining errors when they are applied in actuators. However, the relationships between the hysteresis characteristic, preparation process of the piezoelectric ceramic, and displacement err... |
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Facile strategy to fabricate Na2Li2Ti6O14@Li0.33La0.56TiO3 Composites as Promising Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Battery
10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.04.013 2018-04-04 A robust strategy has been developed to fabricate Na2Li2Ti6O14@Li0.33La0.56TiO3 composites as promising anode materials for lithium-ion battery. Li0.33La0.56TiO3 modification does not change the basic structure of Na2Li2Ti6O14 but enhances the lattice paramet... |
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Multiferroic properties of Bi0.89Ho0.08Sr0.03Fe0.97-xMn0.03NixO3 thin films modulated by F–N tunneling effects
10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.04.015 2018-04-04 Bi0.89Ho0.08Sr0.03Fe0.97−xMn0.03NixO3 (BHSFMNixO) films were prepared via a chemical solution deposition method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns and Raman spectroscopy revealed that BHSFMNixO films showed (100) preferential orientation and the structural tra... |
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Nanostructural evolution in mesoporous networks using in situ High-Speed Temperature Scanner
10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.04.010 2018-04-04 Mesoporous networks with a special distribution of functional centers are an important class of high performance materials for catalysts, bioscaffolds, energy conversion and storage systems. Methods of fabrication allowing to control over special distribution... |