A series of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) –hosted sulphonato-salen Cr(III) complexes were prepared and characterized by various physico-chemical measurements, such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and elemental analysis. Addit...

Single crystals of the title heterometallic compound, [Fe(C(12)H(8)N(2))(3)][Cr(NCS)(4)(C(12)H(8)N(2))](2)·3CH(3)CN·H(2)O or [Fe(Cphen)(3)][Cr(NCS)(4)(phen)](2)·3CH(3)CN·H(2)O, were pre-pared using the one-pot open-air reaction of iron powder, Reineckes salt and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) in acetonitrile. The asymetric unit consists of an [Fe(phen)(3)](2+) cation, two [Cr(phen)(NCS)(4)](-) anio...

Characterization of electron-beam evaporated Cr-Si0 films (cermet) useful for resistive-gate charge-coupled device (CCD) applications is reported. The films are evaporated from powder sources of different Cr-Si0 compositions. Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) depth profiling is carried out to measure the uniformity of the cermet composition. Electrical conduction in the cermet films is measured...

In this paper, we demonstrate that Cr(2)O(3), a visible absorbing insulator, can be used as an efficient blocking layer material for the anode of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). We prepared SnO(2) electrodes surface-modified with Cr(2)O(3) with various Cr/Sn ratios and studied the effect of the modification on the performance of DSSCs. DSSCs with Cr/Sn ratios 0.02, 0.05, and 0.10 showed inc...

This report describes the effects of impurity-co-doping on transparent conducting Al-doped ZnO (AZO) films prepared by DC magnetron sputtering using a target composed of dopant powder added to a mixture of ZnO and Al O powder. The chemical 2 3 stability of transparent conducting AZO films could be improved by co-doping Cr or Co without significantly altering the original electrical and optical ...

Lung toxicity of chromium fumes (Cr fumes) was examined by a single intratracheal instillation into rats of 10.6 mg and 21.3 mg Cr fumes/kg body weight and by repeated (3 times) instillations of 10.8 mg and 21.7 mg Cr fumes/kg. The pathological changes were compared with those induced by single administrations of 3.2 mg and 19.2 mg Na2CO3 solution-insoluble fraction of Cr fumes (Cr-Fr)/kg and 2...

Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) of cobalt-chrome (Co-Cr) alloys has been recognized for producing parts exhibiting the strength and being devoid defects typically associated with cast Co-Cr alloys. Therefore, such are considered safe comparable to intraoral use. Since additive manufacturing offers advantage creating complex geometries, use this thermo-physical process in a controlled manner allo...

The flexible metal-organic framework MIL-53(Cr) undergoes a dramatic volume expansion upon immersion in water at room temperature to form a crystalline hydrate in which water is held as a hydrogen-bonded tube: the hydration is readily reversible under ambient conditions as shown by time-resolved powder X-ray diffraction.

The heterometallic title complex, [Cr(2)Mn(2)(C(5)H(11)NO(2))(2)(C(5)H(12)NO(2))(2)(NCS)(4)]·4C(3)H(7)NO, was prepared using manganese powder, Reineckes salt, ammonium thio-cyanate and a non-aqueous solution of N-methyl-diethano-lamine in air. The centrosymmetric mol-ecular structure of the complex is based on a tetra-nuclear {Mn(2)Cr(2)(μ-O)(6)} core. The tetra-nuclear complex mol-ecule and th...

Pentafluorochromate(HI), Crystal Structure, Magnetic Structure, Magnetic Susceptibility A single crystal X-ray structure analysis of orthorhombic BaCrFs (a — 1393.8(1), b = 571,1(1), c = 494,7(1) pm), which crystallizes in the structure type of BaGaF5, space group P2i2i2i, yielded Cr-F distances in the range of 187.3 to 194.9 pm, average 190.2 pm. Using powder neutron diffraction data taken at ...