SR-FTIR imaging has been used to map the mid-IR active photo-degradation phases in two thin sections of cadmium yellow paint removed from Henri Matisse's Le Bonheur de vivre (1905-1906, The Barnes Foundation). These samples represent both the darkened cadmium yellow foliage in the upper left of the work and the lightened cadmium yellow field beneath the central reclining figures. The altered ca...

Using pharmacological and biochemical approaches, Ca2+ involved in the betulin production in mycelia of Phellinus linteus induced by hydrogen sulfide (H2S) were investigated. The results showed that 2 mM H2S donor NaHS or 10 mM CaCl2 was found to enhance the betulin content in the mycelia of Phellinus to the maximum, which were 112.43 and 93.24 % higher than that in the control, respectively. F...

Cadmium Sulfide quantum dots were prepared in three solvents such as distilled water, ethanol, and isopropyl alcohol respectively. Solvent dependence of cadmium sulfide was investigated under XRD, TEM, UV, PL, J–V characteristics. The results showed CdS with sizes ranging from 7.5, 8.2, to 9 nm which enabled the control optical properties consequently solar cell performance. absorption spectrum...

We will develop rapid screening tools to measure wastewater composition and correlate bulk composition measures to nitrification inhibition. Initially, we will focus on metals (cadmium, zinc, nickel and copper, which have been implicated in nitrification inhibition, moderate to high toxicity to nitrifying microorganisms. Prior to the start of the monitoring study, we will optimize and validate ...

Cadmium is a major environmental toxicant that is released into the atmosphere, water and soil in the form of cadmium oxide, cadmium chloride, or cadmium sulfide via industrial activities, such as the manufacturing of batteries and pigments, metal smelting and refining and municipal waste incineration. In the present study, we investigated the effects of cadmium exposure on sperm quality parame...

Copper indium gallium sulfide, CuIn1-xGaxS2 (CIGS2) solar cells prepared with chemical bath deposited heterojunction partner zinc-cadmium sulfide (ZnxCd1-xS) layer has exhibited better blue photon response and in turn, higher currents. This can be attributed to its higher bandgap than that of CdS. The open circuit voltages for CIGS2/ZnxCd1-xS were also higher than those of the CIGS2/CdS devices...

Luminescent quantum dots (QDs) or rods are semiconductor nano-particles that may be used for a wide array of applications such as in electro-optical devices, spectral bar coding, tagging and light filtering. In the case under investigation, the nano-particles are cadmium-selenide (CdSe), though they can be made from cadmium-sulfide, cadmium-telluride or a number of other II-VI and III-V materia...