Why to use acid or base for the development of fluorescent carbon dots?

Salam all. according to the reported work in the literature, some authors used strong acid (like refluxing with HNo3) in conjugation with carbon-based precursor, while others used base such as...

11 December 2019 9,322 3 View

Full width at a half maximum (FWHM)?

Hi experts. can anyone give me some details about the advantages of FWHM? is the narrower better than wider? and why? How to explain that in a scientific way so that it can be clear for any reader...

07 August 2019 8,331 8 View

Anyone can help me to explain this graph?

Based on response surface methodology (RSM) of the design experts software, two-dimension graph were obtained. The influence of two independent variables (X1X2) on the response (QY) is shown in...

04 May 2019 8,695 4 View

Excitation-dependent/ independent emission of carbon dots?

04 May 2019 2,937 1 View

How to calculate the concentration of carbon dots based on the following details?

Hi all. According to the following mixture info., how to calculate the concentration of as-formed carbon dots (CDs). The initial amount of raw precursor = 0.05 gram. The mass of nitrogen element...

31 December 2018 4,365 0 View

Polymer carbon dots and graphene carbon quantum dots?

As we know that polymer carbon dots (PDs) and graphene carbon quantum dots (GCQDs) are two types of carbon dots (CDs). How to distinguish between them so that we can decide that our synthesized...

11 December 2018 8,012 0 View

Cross linker for coating nanomaterial on the surface of fiber optic sensor?

Hi all. what other alternative chemicals can be used as a cross linker for coating nanomaterial on the surface of fiber optic sensor based on layer-by-layer assembly. For instance,...

10 November 2018 2,670 3 View

How to confirm the existence of carboxylic (-COOH) groups ?

Based on FTIR and XPs analysis, how to confirm that the obtained carbon dots (CDs) has (-COOH). In which form these groups can present in our material where C-C, C-N, O-H, C-H, C=O, C-O and C-O-C...

07 August 2018 1,972 5 View

Free software for drawing chemical reactions?

Hi all. Can you suggest me an easy software for drawing any chemical reactions.

06 July 2018 2,363 0 View

How to calculate the concentration of the as-synthesized carbon dots?

Can any one please explain to me the easiest way to calculate the concentration of fluorescent carbon dots obtained from natural resources and added to nitrogen doping agent (N-CDs). It would be...

05 June 2018 10,055 0 View

Can we classify HV and LV lines based on line length?

I have dataset which shows the length of power lines. I need to classify the lines based on the line length. Is there a rule to classify the High voltage (HV) and low voltage (LV) lines based on...

03 March 2021 4,116 4 View

Discrete Phase model (DPM) particle break-up has particle size limits during particle tracking?

Hello, I am currently working on simulating water droplet partciles in a closed room. When I use uniform particles, without "particle break-up", I can carry out the simulation without any problem....

02 March 2021 3,053 2 View

How optimize the Size Exclusion Chromatography?

Hello! I'll do a size exclusion chromatography, but I only have an open column, and I'll perform the peptide extraction from yeast, using buffer lysis (sodium phosphate 50 mM/NaCl 30 mM/DNAse and...

01 March 2021 2,215 2 View

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01 March 2021 3,905 5 View

What test should I use to compare two or three means, if data is not normally distributed but sample size is > 30 in each group?

I personally feel this as a most confusing question. As per my understanding, if sample size is > 30, and sample is skewed, we can still use paramteric approach, as it will follow Z...

01 March 2021 1,587 6 View

Is it necessary to report effect size (ES) in statistics of biomedical research given that we already report p values routinely?

Pls share your thoughts

01 March 2021 7,330 4 View

Distribution of particles in metal matrix?

How would define the "good" and "poor" distribution of particles within the matrix. Is there a quantitative solution to assess the distribution of the particles, which then having denotation of...

28 February 2021 7,397 8 View

Is there a deep reason for using the squared modulus of the wave function as the probability density of the existence of the particle?

I think we were all surprised at the first time we got to know quantum mechanics that the squared modulus of the wave function is the probability density of the existence of the particle? The role...

28 February 2021 6,282 9 View

Zno nano particles colour changed from white to grey in process of calcination any suggestions?

In the formation of Zno nano particles process, after drying at 120 degree C, my zno nano particles are completely white but when i calcine it for 450 degree C it converts into grey colour. i...

26 February 2021 2,435 4 View

Why there are two peaks while using the mie plot of Silver nanoparticle?

Hi, I am trying to learn the theoretical modelling of silver nanoparticle using the Mie scattering theory. After that, I discovered a software named Mieplot developed by Philip Laven, where it...

25 February 2021 7,493 6 View