Adaptive Sensing Private Property Protection Protocol Based on Cloud by Kai Fan, Wei Wang, Hui Li, Yintang Yang

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Catalytic reduction of benzaldehyde using green synthesized cuprous oxide nanoparticles by Samina Ferdousi, Mohammad Saiful Alam, Ershad Ahmmed, Razia Sultana Brishti, Md. Abu Rayhan Khan

“…Moreover, the present finding revealed low band gap (2.82 eV) of Cu2O NPs. The synthesized Cu2O NPs were employed for catalytic reduction of benzaldehyde to benzyl alcohol, and significant catalytic efficacy (39 %) was noticed in presence of ethanol. …”
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A New Heterostructure Junctionless Tunnel Field Effect Transistor with Silicon-on-Nothing Technique for DC Parameter Improvement by Amin Vanak, Amir Amini

“…In this device, InAs is used in the source region of SON HS-JLTFET which has a lower energy band gap than Si to achieve thinner tunneling barrier width. …”
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Quantum control in size selected semiconductor quantum dot thin films by Kärcher Victor, Reiker Tobias, da Costa Pedro F.G.M., de Camargo Andrea S.S., Zacharias Helmut

“…We introduce a novel technique for coherent control that employs resonant internally generated fields in CdTe quantum dot (QD) thin films at the L-point. The bulk band gap of CdTe at the L-point amounts to 3.6 eV, with the transition marked by strong Coulomb coupling. …”
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Investigation of Optical and Dielectric Properties of Nickel-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanostructures Prepared via Coprecipitation Method by Sohail Ahmad, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Hashim, Atizaz Ali, Rasool Shah, Naveed Ur Rahman

“…UV-Vis spectroscopy further revealed that the optical band gap of nickel-doped samples varied from 3.18 eV to 2.80 eV. …”
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Evaluation of Antimony Tri-Iodide Crystals for Radiation Detectors by Toshiyuki Onodera, Koei Baba, Keitaro Hitomi

“…SbI3 is a compound semiconductor with an AsI3-type crystal structure, high atomic number (Sb: 51, I: 53), high density (4.92 g/cm3), and a wide band-gap energy (2.2 eV). In addition, crystalline SbI3 is easy to grow by conventional crystal growth techniques from melting phase because the material exhibits a low melting point (171°C) and undergoes no phase transition in the range of its solid phase. …”
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Functionalized Waterborne Polyurethane-Based Graphite-Reinforced Composites by Nur Munirah Abdullah, Anika Zafiah Mohd Rus, M. F. L. Abdullah

“…Further studies in optical properties consequently attribute decreasing values in optical energy band gap (Eg) which afterwards took the leads to electrical conductivity (σ). …”
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Solar Driven photocatalysis using CoFe2O4-CNT nanocomposites for degradation of hazardous Rose Bengal dye by Vikas Vikas, Pawan S. Rana

“…UV-Vis. spectroscopy and Photoluminescence (PL) were used to study the optical properties of the samples, indicating that the bandgap of the sample is within the visible range, making it suitable for visible light photocatalysis. The band gap shifted to a slightly lower side after the formation of the nanocomposite, and the PL revealed that recombination time increased after the formation of nanocomposites compared to pure CoFe2O4. …”
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Structural, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Co Doped CdTe Alloy Powders Prepared by Solid-State Reaction Method by M. Rigana Begam, N. Madhusudhana Rao, Girish M. Joshi, S. Kaleemulla, M. Shobana, N. Sai Krishna, M. Kuppan

“…Optical studies showed the increase in band gap with increase in Co level. The samples were diluted magnetic semiconductors and exhibited clear hysteresis loop showing room temperature ferromagnetism as confirmed by vibrating sample magnetometer.…”
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Design of Multijunction Photovoltaic Cells Optimized for Varied Atmospheric Conditions by C. Zhang, J. Gwamuri, R. Andrews, J. M. Pearce

“…Band gap engineering provides an opportunity to not only provide higher overall conversion efficiencies of the reference AM1.5 spectra but also customize PV device design for specific geographic locations and microenvironments based on atmospheric conditions characteristic to that particular location. …”
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Synthesis, growth and characterization of magnesium chloride doped L-alanine cadmium chloride single crystal: For nonlinear optical application by Dessale Alemu, Idris Shafi, Tizazu Abza

“…The optical properties of pure and MgCl2 doped LACC single crystals investigated by UV–VIS/NIR spectrometer confirmed that the crystals were transparent in the wavelength range of 230-1100 nm. The optical band gap energy of pure and doped LACC single crystals were found to have the same value of 5.4 eV. …”
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Synthesis, growth and characterization of magnesium chloride doped L-alanine cadmium chloride single crystal: For nonlinear optical application by Dessale Alemu, Idris Shafi, Tizazu Abza

“…The optical properties of pure and MgCl2 doped LACC single crystals investigated by UV–VIS/NIR spectrometer confirmed that the crystals were transparent in the wavelength range of 230-1100 nm. The optical band gap energy of pure and doped LACC single crystals were found to have the same value of 5.4 eV. …”
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Characteristics of Boron Decorated TiO2 Nanoparticles for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Photoanode by Ching-Yuan Ho, J. K. Lin, Hong-Wen Wang

“…The measured results indicate that boron doping of TiO2 both increases the crystallite size and rutile-phase percent in an anatase matrix. Decreasing the band gap by boron doping can extend the absorption to the visible region, while undoped TiO2 exhibits high UV absorption. …”
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The effect of particle size on photocatalytic degradation of oxytetracycline by ZnO nanoparticles by Reza Torkamani, Bagher Aslibeiki, Masih Darbandi, Hamid Naghshara

“…On the other hand, the band gap energy was reduced by decreasing the calcination temperature, which increases the performance of the photocatalytic activity. …”
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Fabrication and Characterization of CuInSe2 Thin Film Applicable for a Solar Energy Light Absorption Material via a Low Temperature Solid State Reaction by Kuo-Chin Hsu, Yaw-Shyan Fu, Pei-Ying Lin, I-Tseng Tang, Jiunn-Der Liao

“…The CuInSe2 thin film prepared from the solid state reaction did not use the selenide process; its band gap might reach 1.06 eV, which is competent and suitable to be used for a thin film solar cell light absorption layer.…”
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Enhanced Transformation of Atrazine by High Efficient Visible Light-Driven N, S-Codoped TiO2 Nanowires Photocatalysts by Yanlin Zhang, Honghai Wu, Peihong Liu

“…These results were mainly attributed to the synergistic effect of N and S doping in narrowing the band gap, remarkable increase in electron-hole separation, extending the anatase-to-rutile transformation temperature above 600°C, and preferentially exposing high reactive {001} crystal facets of anatase.…”
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Photocatalytic Decomposition of Amoxicillin Trihydrate Antibiotic in Aqueous Solutions under UV Irradiation Using Sn/TiO2 Nanoparticles by Robab Mohammadi, Bakhshali Massoumi, Mohammad Rabani

“…Sn/TiO2 nanoparticles exhibited high photocatalytic activity during the mineralization of AMOX under UV light due to increase in the generated hydroxyl radicals, band gap energy, specific surface area, and decrease in the crystallite size. …”
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ZnFe2O4-TiO2 Nanoparticles within Mesoporous MCM-41 by Aidong Tang, Yuehua Deng, Jiao Jin, Huaming Yang

“…Incorporation of ZnFe2O4-TiO2 within MCM-41 avoided the agglomeration of nanoparticles and reduced the band gap energy of TiO2 to enhance its visible light photocatalytic activity. …”
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Computational Study of Some Urolithin Derivatives-based Biomass Corrosion Inhibitors on the Fe (110), Cu(111) and Al(111) Surface by Rebaz A. Omer

“…UroM5 demonstrates superior stability and lower reactivity due to its high band gap energy. MC simulations reveal that the adsorption energies of urolithin derivatives on metal surfaces follow a trend: UroM5 > UroM6 > UroE > UroM7, suggesting a stronger binding affinity for these metals. …”
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Investigation of hexanal removal through adsorption and photocatalysis on ZIF-7 modified with ZnO, TiO\(_2\), and ZnO/TiO\(_2\) using ATR-FTIR by Widyan Muhammad Naufal, Sayekti Wahyuningsih, Witri Wahyu Lestari

“…Zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) is renowned for its high adsorption capacity and frequently adsorbs organic pollutants. However, its high band gap energy has limited its photocatalytic activity, thus necessitating a modification for enhance performance enhancement. …”
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