Conditions for depositing perovskite-oriented Pb0.92Sr0.08(Zr0.65Ti0.35) O3 thin films on gold by RF magnetron sputtering are investigated. Deposition results were analysed by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray diffractometry. It was found that the desired perovskite phase can be obtained at a substrate temperature of 300 C, much lower than the typically re...

According to UV-visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction spectrometry, dynamic light scattering, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, nano-sized manganese oxides are proposed as active catalysts for water oxidation in the reaction of some manganes...

To produce Qingzhuan dark tea polysaccharide–zinc (TPS–Zn), polysaccharides (TPS) were isolated from and complexed with a zinc salt in the present study. The thermogravimetric analysis, molecular weight atomic absorption spectrum, Fourier transform infrared ultraviolet scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, photoelectron spectroscopy, mechanical microscope used for qualitative quantit...

Ti-TiC-TiC/diamond-like carbon (DLC) gradient nano-composite films have been prepared on NiTi alloy substrates by the technique of plasma immersion ion implantation and deposition (PIIID) combined with plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). The influence of negative bias voltage applied to the substrate (from -100 V to -500 V) on the chemical structure, microstructure, mechanical pr...

Heating a mixture of Nd(NO3)3·6H2O, KCl, Q[10] and Q[5] in HCl for 10 min affords the inclusion complex {NdQ[5]K@Q[10](H2O)4}·4NO3·20H2O. The structure of the inclusion complex has been investigated by single crystal X-ray diffraction and by X-ray Photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).

Cyclic voltammetry (CV), synchrotron radiation-X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (SR-XPS) and near edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) show that oxidation of ferrocene tagged PVC induces an accumulation of high molecular weight polymer at the buried interface between the substrate electrode and the plasticized membrane.

Heating a mixture of Nd(NO₃)₃·6H₂O, KCl, Q[10] and Q[5] in HCl for 10 min affords the inclusion complex {NdQ[5]K@Q[10](H₂O)₄}·4NO₃·20H₂O. The structure of the inclusion complex has been investigated by single crystal X-ray diffraction and by X-ray Photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).