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A new series of PdII complexes derived from thiosemicarbazone has been synthesized. The synthesized PdII complexes have been characterized on the basis of elemental analyses, FT-IR, ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR, UV/VIS, and thermal studies. A square-planar geometry has been assigned around PdII ions on the basis of results obtained from UV/VIS studies. The thiosemicarbazone ligand and its PdII complexes hav...

The high quality thin films of (CdS)0.6 Se0.4 have been synthesized using thermal evaporation technique onto precleaned rotating amorphous glass substrate at room temperature. The films were characterized by X-Ray Diffractometer, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy and UV-VIS Spectrophotometer. The XRD spectrum illustrates that the films are polycrystalline having hexagonal st...

X-ray crystallography at third-generation synchrotron sources permits tremendous insight into the three-dimensional structure of macromolecules. Additional information is, however, often required to aid the transition from structure to function. In situ spectroscopic methods such as UV-Vis absorption and (resonance) Raman can provide this, and can also provide a means of detecting X-ray-induced...

Pure bisthiourea cadmium bromide (BTCB) and 1 mole % L-alanine mixed bisthiourea cadmium bromide (LABTCB) single crystals have been grown by slow evaporation method. The grown crystals have been characterized by single crystal XRD analysis, powder XRD analysis, FTIR analysis, UV-Vis-NIR analysis and SHG studies. XRD analysis confirms the crystalline nature of the materials. The addition of L-al...

Three new open-framework aluminoborates (ABOs), Rb2AlB5O10·4H2O (), [C5N2H16]AlB5O10 (, C5N2H16 = N-ethyl-1,3-diaminopropane) and [H2dap][(CH3)2NH]AlB5O10 (, dap = 1,2-diaminopropane) have been made under solvothermal conditions and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, TGA, UV-vis, powder XRD, single-crystal XRD, fluorescence spectra and NLO determination, respectively. These three ABOs dis...

The sonication-driven dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in aqueous surfactant solution has been monitored by UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Dispersion of SWCNTs experiments reveal that the maximum concentration of dispersed SWCNTs corresponds to the maximum UV-vis-NIR absorbance of the solution. With higher surfactant concentration the dispersion r...

Formaldehyde is a vastly used material in industry. Nowadays, it is proven that formaldehyde is toxic and carcinogenic. Thus providing a reliable method for its quantitative determination is very important. This study proposes a UV-Vis spectrophotometric based method for determination of formaldehyde. The method is based on reaction between the analyte and Fluoral P. Spectral changes during the...

Analytical methods used to test for the presence of banned colors and dyes in food include TLC-UV/VIS, LC-UV/VIS, and LC-MS. Such methods have limited selectivity and sensitivity and are therefore only used for target analysis. Recent advancements in LC-HR-MS technology provide the ability to perform targeted and non-targeted screening in food samples on a routine basis. The exact mass and MS/M...

Natural light is a transverse electromagnetic wave with electric (E) and magnetic (H) fields perpendicular to each other (Fig. 1). The two fields are also perpendicular to the wave’s direction of travel (k). In unpolarized light the electric field vectors vibrate in all directions of the EH plane equally (Fig.2). Note that all the electric field vectors are of the same length. When the Polarize...