Wired ghost image- In a TEM image. What might be the cause?

I am wondering what that ghost thick outline, which is around the carbon wire image which I have attached. I did prepare my sample in a different method (sonication-dispersion in Acetone- and...

31 December 2019 800 10 View

No/less features when electrodes tested in two electrode cell rather than 3 electrode cell?

Determination of the Specific Capacitance of Conducting Poly... The above article is a classic paper comparing two and three-electrode measurements for supercapacitors. There are many papers...

09 October 2019 399 1 View

How is charge density of a monolayer oxide calculated?

Hello there, Often in the literature, monolyer charge density is available for metal oxides. For example; Ni(OH)2 monloyer charge desnity is 524 microC/cm2. For Ag, 2.10 C/m2 . But how is this...

07 August 2018 5,513 1 View

How do I account for the contribution to the H evolution to the Qc?

I am calculating the charge on a metal electrode and I am pretty sure there would be some H evolution in the far left end. So do I account this. What is best technique to subtract this charge...

04 May 2018 6,954 1 View

Mass of Oxide layer naturally directly formed on the metal?

Hi there, How do I find the mass of the oxide directly formed on a metal? Eg, say I have copper. I would oxidize it to form copper oxide. How can I calculate the mass of the oxide? JUST THE OXIDE...

03 April 2018 1,419 5 View

What is the typical BET surface area of nickel foam?

Hi there, I have used nickel foam for my various experiments. And the manufacturers usually say porosity

03 April 2018 6,409 3 View

Multiplet splitting in XPS?

The general idea I have is, when we have photo ionised a molecule, vacancy will be created at the core and this vacancy could be filled by the electron in the outer shell (usually transition...

02 March 2018 3,057 7 View

Nickel carbide in carbon fibers/nanotubes after the growth?

Hi there, Commonly known theory for the growth of carbon nano tubes/fibers, is that a metal carbide which is metastable is formed and then this carbide decomposes to form graphene layers and form...

01 February 2018 1,262 1 View

Electrochemical surface area of CNT?

Hi there I want to determine the electrochemical surface area of CNT on a metal substrate. I would be using Randles- Sevcik equation to determine the surface area. But the problem is, which ion...

06 July 2017 4,085 4 View

Thickness of oxide layer using XPS data?

Hey there, I need to find out the thickness of metal oxide layer on a metal using XPS data. How do I do this? Is there any free tool to find this out? And what is the logic used for the...

11 December 2016 1,811 2 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

What are the new 2D nanomaterials were used for Silver nanoparticles stabilization?

In the stabilization of AgNPs are vital in current research interest. However, some of the 2D nano-materials like graphene oxide, MoS2, etc... previously used to stabilize it. But still they shown...

01 March 2021 2,207 3 View

Standard curve shifting over time. How do I stabilise the ELISA?

24 February 2021 1,365 3 View

How does the injection volume impact LLOQ and ULOQ in regression analysis (LC-MSMS)?

Hello, I have run into an issue that has sparkled a debate at work: is the LLOQ/ULOQ impacted by injection volume under the following circumstances: 1) Same dilution factor of all samples 2)...

23 February 2021 9,159 3 View

Thermal reduction of graphene oxide.?

I am trying to reduce graphene oxide by thermally but I have no proper information regarding this. Can any one help me regarding the details about temperature and time for the reduction of...

23 February 2021 4,155 4 View

Is there an ideal incubation time of RGO-modified SPCE before subsequent use, i.e., electrochemical characterization or further modification?

I notice that upon washing and air-drying of my RGO/SPCE surface and characterizing again via DPV, the current response towards ferricyanide probe significantly decreases. My worry is that the...

22 February 2021 5,324 3 View

What is the best substrate for exfoliating few layers of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) using traditional scotch tape method?

Unlike graphene, it is usually very difficult to exfoliate few layers (~10 nm thick) of hBN on SiO2 substrate due to lip-lip interaction at the edges. Au substrates have been proven very useful...

16 February 2021 2,635 2 View

How to estimate/know plant virus concentration to make a standard curve in ELISA after serial dilution?

Hello, I am trying to know tomato virus titer/concentration in samples and I will perform serial dilution of the positive control. I wanted to ask How to estimate/know plant virus concentration to...

13 February 2021 6,534 4 View

How can I calculate teh crystallinity degree of graphene oxide?

I had treat my XRD diffraction pattern by Highscore to calculate the crystallinity degree Xc and I have the formula but I dont no the 2Theta of Ac and Aa to calculate Xc. Is it like polymers...

10 February 2021 6,305 5 View

XRPD Quantification - Building a calibration curve of drug excipient?

I am aiming to utilise XRPD to quantify a drug excipient within a drug product and have been having a little trouble building the calibration curve to allow for this quantification up until this...

10 February 2021 6,145 3 View