The reaction of Nevada opal with calcium hydroxide, potassium and lithium hydroxide solutions was investigated. In addition opal was exposed to a combined solution of these three hydroxides. The progress of the three reactions was followed using X-ray Diffraction (XRD), 29 Si Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The XRD results indicated the presence of a low...

TiN thin films were deposited on MgO (100) substrates at different substrate temperatures using rf sputtering with Ar/N2 ratio of about 10. At 700°C, the growth rate of TiN was approximately 0.05 μm/h. The structural and electrical properties of TiN thin films were characterized with x-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electro...

Hydroxyapatite/poly(vinyl alcohol) (Hap/PVA) composites have been proposed as a promising biomaterial for use in articular cartilage repair. In this study, HAp/PVA composite gels reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) were prepared using the freeze/thaw method. The influence of CNC as a reinforcement on the structure of composite gels was investigated via Fourier transform infrared spectr...

The effect of fluorine addition on morphological, structural and electrical properties of superconducting samples of composition Y3Ba5Cu8Oy-xFx (x = 0.0, 0.2, 0.4 & 0.6) were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transition temperature (Tc) measurements. The samples were synthesized by solid state reaction method. The XRD of the samples revealed a struc...

Synopsis The application of zirconia ceramics for the dental restorations and dental implants has increased. However the weak performance of the veneering porcelains and low adhesion to the zirconia framework were reported. In this study, the micro-structure, elemental distribution and crystal phase around the interface between zirconia and veneering porcelain were estimated using SEM-EDS (ener...

Abstract: TiO2 thin films were prepared by spray pyrolysis technique at a substrate temperature of 350C under optimum conditions. Films have uniform thickness varying from 0.3–6 μm and good adhesion to substrate. The films were characterized by XRD, SEM and EDAX measurements. XRD profile shows poly crystalline nature of films. As deposited films have anatase phase. Transformation from anatase t...

In the Present work structural, morphological and compositional properties of ZnO nanopowders synthesized using Zinc nitrate and NaOH using sol-gel process were reported. The synthesized nanopowders were further analyzed using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic characterizations. Crystalline size and Lattice strain det...

The protective performance of a sand particle-modified enamel coating on reinforcing steel bars was evaluated in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Seven percentages of sand particles by weight were investigated: 0%, 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 50% and 70%. The phase composition of the enamel coating and sand particles were determined with the X-ray diffraction (XRD) ...