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Islam MR, Sen SK, Kumar A, Islam MS, Manir MS, Ara Z, Hossain MD, Alam MK. Effect of gamma (γ-) radiation on the opto-structural and morphological properties of green synthesized BaO nanoparticles using Moringa Oleifera leaves. Heliyon 2024; 10:e26350. [PMID: 38390099 PMCID: PMC10881433 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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In this current assessment, BaO synthesized from Moringa Oleifera leaves were irradiated using 0-75 kGy gamma radiation and investigated its physical impacts. The x-ray diffraction (XRD) data demonstrated the synthesis of tetragonal BaO, and no phase deviation was observed after irradiation. As doses are increased, the overall crystallite size were decreased due to an increase in defects and disorders. The tetragonal BaO was evident in Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra prior to and following irradiation, while peak intensities and wavenumbers varied considerably. The as-prepared BaO showed a spherical shape morphology, and Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) indicated no vital deviations in it after irradiation. As irradiation shifts from 0 to 75 kGy, optical bandgap was increased from 4.55 to 4.93 eV, evaluated using Kubelka-Munk (K-M) equation from UV-vis-NIR spectrophotometer. Opto-electronic and photonic devices have challenges in extreme radiation conditions, such as space and nuclear environments. So, these assessments suggested that BaO can withstand high levels of gamma photon and could be a good option for photonic and optoelectronic instruments in an extreme gamma-ray exposed conditions.
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- Md Rabiul Islam
- Institute of Radiation and Polymer Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, 1349, Bangladesh
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- Institute of Electronics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, 1349, Bangladesh
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- Materials Science Division, Atomic Energy Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Nanomaterials and Ceramic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Institute of Radiation and Polymer Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, 1349, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
- Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Physics, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar Adarsha Mohila College, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh
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- Department of Physics, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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Zhu L, Li P, Li Y, Fu X, Qi Y, Wang J, Liu Z, Yang H. Performance Degradation of a Double-Perovskite PrBaCo 2O 5+δ Cathode Operating under a CO 2/H 2O-Containing Atmosphere. Molecules 2024; 29:1063. [PMID: 38474574 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29051063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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The electrochemical activity and stability of the PBCO electrode are investigated under the annealing processes in an atmosphere containing CO2/H2O for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). The electrochemical impedance spectrum results unequivocally confirm the significant deterioration in PBCO cathode performance upon annealing under ambient air conditions, particularly when exposed to CO2/H2O atmospheres. Microstructure and surface chemical state analyses reveal the segregation of BaO on the PBCO surface, and the formation of insulating BaCO3 degraded the electrochemical performance. CO2 and H2O exhibit a significant induced effect on the segregation of Ba in PBCO to the surfaces, thereby causing a rapid decline in electrode performance. Additionally, the analysis of volume relaxation reveals that the presence of oxygen in the electrode environment can also influence the deposition process occurring on the surface of the electrode. However, this phenomenon is not observed in N2. This study emphasizes the impact of various gases present in the working atmosphere on surface-separated BaO, which consequently plays a pivotal role in the activity and long-term stability of PBCO electrodes.
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- Lin Zhu
- School of Sciences, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen 333403, China
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- School of Sciences, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Sciences, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Sciences, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Sciences, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Sciences, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Sciences, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Guo B, Kuang H, Liu X, Jiang H, Tu R, Yang M, Zhang S. Exploring the Influences of BaO Amount on the Wettability and Mechanical Behavior of Vitrified Bond Diamond Composites. Materials (Basel) 2024; 17:339. [PMID: 38255507 PMCID: PMC10817593 DOI: 10.3390/ma17020339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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In recent years, the vitrified bond diamond grinding wheel has been applied widely in automotive, aerospace and machine tools of manufacturing industries. However, the main problems of low intensity and poor wettability between the vitrified bond and diamond abrasive limit its further application. In this study, BaO was added into the basic SiO2-B2O3-Al2O3-R2O vitrified bond system, and the impact of BaO on the wettability, thermal and mechanical behavior of vitrified bond and vitrified bond diamond composites was systematically discussed, respectively. The test indicated that when the vitrified bond containing BaO of 6 wt.% was sintered with diamond abrasive at 750 °C, a continuous barium feldspar phase transition layer between diamond abrasive and the bond was generated, which ameliorated the wet property of the bond-diamond abrasive. The contact angle varied from 59° on the blank sample to 35°, and the expansion coefficient changed from 6.24 × 10-6/K to 5.30 × 10-6/K. The Rockwell hardness and flexural strength of the vitrified bond diamond composites achieved the peaks of 117.5 MPa and 113.6 MPa, respectively, which increased by 20.2% and 16.5% compared with that of sample without the addition of BaO.
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- Bingjian Guo
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China; (B.G.); (H.K.); (H.J.)
- Zhejiang MTCN Technology Co., Ltd., No. 59, Luhui Road, Taihu Street, Huzhou 311103, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China; (B.G.); (H.K.); (H.J.)
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China;
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China; (B.G.); (H.K.); (H.J.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China; (R.T.); (S.Z.)
- Chaozhou Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Chaozhou 521000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China; (R.T.); (S.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China; (R.T.); (S.Z.)
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Ikram M, Haider A, Imran M, Haider J, Naz S, Ul-Hamid A, Shahzadi A, Ghazanfar K, Nabgan W, Moeen S, Ali S. Assessment of catalytic, antimicrobial and molecular docking analysis of starch-grafted polyacrylic acid doped BaO nanostructures. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 230:123190. [PMID: 36623614 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The removal of cationic dyes from water has received a great attention of researchers considering their influence on environment and ecosystem. In current work, starch-grafted-poly acrylic acid (St-g-PAA) doped BaO nanostrucutures have been synthesized by co-precipitation approach. The aim of this research was to reduce the harmful methylene blue dye and evaluate the antibacterial activity of St-g-PAA doped BaO. XRD spectra exhibited the tetragonal structure of BaO and no variations occurred upon doping. The optical properties of St-g-PAA doped BaO have been evaluated by UV-Vis spectrophotometer. The existence of a dopant in the product was verified using EDS spectroscopy. TEM revealed the formation of cubic-shaped NPs of BaO and upon the addition of St-g-PAA, a few nanorod-like structures. The higher concentration of St-g-PAA doped BaO exhibit a remarkable reduction of methylene blue in a basic environment. Furthermore, St-g-PAA doped BaO revealed higher antimicrobial efficacy against Staphylococcus aureus in comparison to Escherichia coli. In silico studies were conducted against enoyl-[acylcarrier-protein] reductase (FabI) and beta-lactamase enzyme to evaluate the potential of both St-g-PAA and St-g-PAA doped BaO nanocomposites as their inhibitors and to rationalize their possible mode of action.
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- Muhammad Ikram
- Solar Cell Applications Research Lab, Department of Physics, Government College University Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan 66000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakpattan Road, Sahiwal, Punjab 57000, Pakistan
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Core Research Facilities, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia.
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Riphah Institute of Computing and Applied Sciences (RICAS), Riphah International University, 14 Ali Road, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
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- Solar Cell Applications Research Lab, Department of Physics, Government College University Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Riphah Institute of Computing and Applied Sciences (RICAS), Riphah International University, 14 Ali Road, Lahore, Pakistan
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Schwab T, Razouq H, Aicher K, Zickler GA, Diwald O. Conversion of MgO nanocrystal surfaces into ceramic interfaces: Exsolution of BaO as photoluminescent interface probes. J Am Ceram Soc 2023; 106:897-912. [PMID: 37063706 PMCID: PMC10092509 DOI: 10.1111/jace.18833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Ion exsolution can be instrumental to engineer intergranular regions inside ceramic microstructures. BaO admixtures that were trapped inside nanometer-sized MgO grains during gas phase synthesis undergo annealing-induced exsolution to generate photoluminescent surface and interface structures. During their segregation from the bulk into the grain interfaces, the BaO admixtures impact grain coarsening and powder densification, effects that were compared for the first time using an integrated characterization approach. For the characterization of the different stages the materials adopt between powder synthesis and compact annealing, spectroscopy measurements (UV-Vis diffuse reflectance, cathodo- and photoluminescence [PL]) were complemented by an in-depth structure characterization (density measurements, X-ray diffraction [XRD], and electron microscopy). Depending on the Ba2+ concentration, isolated impurity ions either become part of low-coordinated surface structures of the MgO grains where they give rise to a characteristic bright PL emission profile around λ = 500 nm, or they aggregate to form nanocrystalline BaO segregates at the inner pore surfaces to produce an emission feature centered at λ = 460 nm. Both types of PL emission sites exhibit O2 gas adsorption-dependent PL emission properties that are reversible with respect to its pressure. The here-reported distribution of BaO segregates between the intergranular region and the free pore surfaces inside the MgO-based compacts underlines that solid-based exsolution strategies are well suited to stabilize nanometer-sized segregates of metal oxides that otherwise would coalesce and grow in size beyond the nanoscale.
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- Thomas Schwab
- Department of Chemistry and Physics of MaterialsParis‐Lodron Universität SalzburgSalzburgAustria
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics of MaterialsParis‐Lodron Universität SalzburgSalzburgAustria
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics of MaterialsParis‐Lodron Universität SalzburgSalzburgAustria
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics of MaterialsParis‐Lodron Universität SalzburgSalzburgAustria
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics of MaterialsParis‐Lodron Universität SalzburgSalzburgAustria
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