How to prepare cellulose sample for SEM ?

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How should a powder sample be scanned for reitveld refinement on later stage?

Does scan rate has any impact? what other parameters to consider while performing xrd ?

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How to subtract instrumental error from my XRD diffractogram, if I have standard silicon XRD data (READ DESCRIPTION BELOW) ?

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07 August 2018 5,907 9 View

Can I calculate bandgap for YAG nanopowder?How to do it?

YAG is Yttrium Aluminium Garnet.

07 August 2018 4,662 8 View

How can I perform photoluminescenc spectroscopy for cellulose paper functionalized with rare earth ions?

Can I perform test directly using the paper sample? If I need a solvent to perform test which could be suitable solvent?

07 August 2018 9,957 2 View

What value of FWHM should I use to calculate crystallite size and strain by Scherrer formula in below mentioned situation?

I am comparing crystallite size and strain using Scherrer and Williamson hall method.But I have doubt in mind whether the value of FWHM I am using is correct. The Bragg peak width is a...

05 June 2018 7,575 13 View

Has anyone studied or collected data of Photoluminiscence (PL) spectra (emission and excitation) and PL decay for YAG(Y3Al5O12) nanoparticles?

Please share the data if you have.

05 June 2018 6,546 2 View

What is X-ray density?How to calculate x-ray density of nanoparticles?

please give papers/ references, if possible.

05 June 2018 4,236 4 View

How to tackle -ve Adjusted R-square value in Williamson hall plot?

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05 June 2018 4,443 2 View

How to calculate crystallinity for cellulose 2 using xrd results and segal method?How to calculate peak intensities?Any way to do without software?

my xrd resembles Cellulose 2 structure OBTAINED FROM BAGASSE. Is there any other easy method to calculate crystalinity ?

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What interpretations can I make from EDS(Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy) results i.e. element weight percentage and atomic percentage?

here are the results (O -Oxygen, Al Aluminium ,Y- Yttrium)

04 May 2018 3,805 4 View

How to compare two groups with only two measurements?

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Guidelines for survey (question type) analysis?

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What kind of fluid could I use for a pitfall trap that also does not invalidate molecular testing?

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

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Does any one know how i can prepare liver tissue with transmission electron microscope with good fixation?

i have problem in preparation of liver tissue with bad cell organelles and how i can adjust osmolarity

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After a reference from Int J Body Compos Res, can any body help?

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Do we need to write protocol for a second study of a systematic review that has been registered and published?

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How to increase a model accuracy ?

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What techniques can I use to determine the miscibility of polymer blends?

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Mohammad Khodaei

Dear Dr. Sharma

I think you should use E-SEM for imaging this sample. If you have not access to this equipment, its better to freeze-dry your sample and then make a thin layer (

Rishabh Sharma

I have made paper out of cellulose (by filter drying it).Can I coat Gold over it and obtain good SEM images?