Browsing Center for Advanced Materials Research by Publisher "Elsevier B.V."
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2D-MXene as an additive to improve the power conversion efficiency of monolithic perovskite solar cells
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)In this study, two-dimensional (2D) material-MXene has been utilized as an additive in perovskite (MAPbI3) from 0 to 20 vol.% with an increment of 5 vol.%. The effect of different vol.% of 2D-MXene on monolithic perovskite ... -
A focused review on smart carriers tailored for corrosion protection: Developments, applications, and challenges
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article Review)Steel-made infrastructures have been expanding at an incredible rate worldwide and are critical for the expansion and operation of countless industries. Steel is susceptible to corrosion failures, particularly in aggressive ... -
A novel classification of prostate specific antigen (PSA) biosensors based on transducing elements
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article Review)During the last few decades, there has been a tremendous rise in the number of research studies dedicated towards the development of diagnostic tools based on bio-sensing technology for the early detection of various ... -
A review of MXenes as emergent materials for dye removal from wastewater
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)MXenes have emerged as a superlative contestant water purification technology due to their two-dimensional multilayered structures, multifarious chemical composition, photocatalytic properties, and activated metallic ... -
Aberrant sialylation of a prostate-specific antigen: Electrochemical label-free glycoprofiling in prostate cancer serum samples
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)Electrochemical detection method allowing to detect prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a biomarker of prostate cancer (PCa), with PSA glycoprofiling was applied in an analysis of PCa serum samples for the first time. ... -
Achieve high ductility and strength in an Al-Mg alloy by severe plastic deformation combined with inter-pass annealing
( Elsevier B.V. , 2014 , Article)Metallic materials processed by severe plastic deformation generally possess very high strength but a rather low uniform elongation, usually <5%. In the present Al-7Mg alloy processed by room temperature equal channel ... -
Advanced antifouling zwitterionic layer based impedimetric HER2 biosensing in human serum: Glycoprofiling as a novel approach for breast cancer diagnostics
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)There are two key novel components presented here behind identification of potential novel breast cancer (BCa) diagnostic approach: 1. application of photoimmobilizable zwitterionic hydrogels resisting non-specific protein ... -
An automatic fast optimization of Quadratic Time-frequency Distribution using the hybrid genetic algorithm
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)This paper presents a novel framework for a fully automatic optimization of Quadratic Time-frequency Distributions (QTFDs). This ‘black box’ approach automatically adjusts the QTFD kernel parameters by using a hybrid genetic ... -
Antimicrobial modification of PLA scaffolds with ascorbic and fumaric acids via plasma treatment
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)An optimal medical scaffold should be biocompatible and biodegradable and should have adequate mechanical properties and scaffold architecture porosity, a precise three-dimensional shape, and a reasonable manufacturing ... -
Autonomous self-healing in epoxy coatings provided by high efficiency isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) microcapsules for protection of carbon steel
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)This work aims at investigating the self-healing ability of epoxy coatings, modified with microcapsules containing highly reactive isocyanate in their core. Highly efficient, thermally and chemically stable isophorone ... -
Binary cobalt-iron oxides magnetic nanocomposites embedded porous carbon lawn with inherent - N doping as promising electrode material for supercapacitors and Li-ion batteries
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)The next generation energy demands require to address the alternative energy resources and as well the energy storage technologies. The electrochemical supercapacitors and lithium ion batteries prove to be attractive devices ... -
Blue luminescent cyanopyridone based molecular architectures: A structure-property study
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)A new class of molecular architecture made of five conjugated rings carrying terminal methyl or variable alkoxy (chain lengths of 4, 6, 8, or 16) substituted at para positions has been synthesized. Among the five rings, ... -
Calix[4]arene-clicked clay through thiol-yne addition for the molecular recognition and removal of Cd(II) from wastewater
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)A novel type of hybrid Clay/Calix[4]arene (denoted as B-S-Calix), was prepared through fast photo-induced radical-mediated thiol–yne addition between a thiolated clay and an alkynylated calix[4]arene. The photo-induced ... -
Calorimetric analysis and molecular dynamics simulation of cure kinetics of epoxy/chitosan-modified Fe3O4 nanocomposites
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were synthesized and modified with chitosan as a natural surface modifier to prevent their aggregation and make them potent to contribute to ring opening of epoxy. Functionalized Fe3O4 ... -
Carbon nitride embedded MnO2 nanospheres decorated with low-content Pt nanoparticles as highly efficient and durable electrode material for solid state supercapacitors
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)The provoking energy crises attracted and stimulated higher attention towards energy storage devices. Solid state supercapacitors proved to be one of the promising power devices for the storage and utilization of electrical ... -
Cellulose nanofibers to assist the release of healing agents in epoxy coatings
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)Epoxy monomer and amine curing agents were immobilized on cellulose nanofibers (CNF). Obtained epoxy immobilized CNF (EiCNF) and amine curing agent immobilized CNF (AiCNF) were characterized using Fourier transform infrared ... -
Compositional engineering of VOPcPhO-TiO2 nano-composite to reduce the absolute threshold value of humidity sensors
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)This research work demonstrates compositional engineering of an organic-inorganic hybrid nano-composites for modifying absolute threshold of humidity sensors. Vanadyl-2,9,16,23-tetraphenoxy-29H,31H-phthalocyanine (VOPcPhO), ... -
Computational characterization of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube functionalized by Fe adatom and Fe substituent for oxygen reduction reaction
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Herein we investigated how Fe-coordinated, N-doped carbon nanotubes (CNT) enhance oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity by comparatively studying CNT with different pyridinic and graphitic nitrogen ratios, “Fe-CNT-PA” ... -
Computational density functional theory study on the selective conversion of CO2 to formate on homogeneously and heterogeneously mixed CuFeO2 and CuO surfaces
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)This study examines the reaction pathways for the selective conversion of CO2 to formate on the surface of mixed CuFeO2 and CuO (CFO) by employing density functional theory (DFT) calculation of the reaction energy and ... -
Corrosion behavior of superhydrophobic surfaces: A review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2015 , Article)Superhydrophobic surfaces have evoked great interest in researchers for both purely academic pursuits and industrial applications. Metal corrosion is a serious problem, both economically and operationally, for engineering ...