What is the value of dielectric constant and mass of electron and hole for calculation of band gap of ZrO2 nanoparticles using Brus relation?

We have synthesized the ZrO2 nanoparticles through wet chemical method. To come to conclusion ZrO2 is direct or indirect band semiconductor. We need to calculate band gap using Brus formula....

26 December 2020 1,471 4 View

What are anisotropic electrical and optical properties of a semiconductor due to?

In some materials, properties such as band gap, thermal conductivity differ along different crystallographic axes. What are the basics?

01 March 2021 1,923 3 View

How to address this issue in the analysis of Real-Time PCR results?

To dear Researchers, I was analyzing a series of concentration for estimation of Real-Time PCR efficiency. The concentration was 1:10. I used MS-excel to evaluate Slope. The result of slope was -8...

01 March 2021 8,683 4 View

Precipitate after adding laemmli buffer to protein solution containing Potassium Acetate?

Hi, I am running a size exclusion chromatography experiment with a buffer containing Potassium Acetate as a salt. I analyse these fractions through SDS-PAGE. After boiling my SEC fractions in...

01 March 2021 2,622 3 View

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25 February 2021 5,713 1 View

Is the box plot of climatic indices better illustrate from daily data or annual data?

Hello, I hope you have a good time. I work on a research project about temperature indices. Due to the high number of indices, I only work on tables and maps on an annual time scale. In other...

19 February 2021 9,742 2 View

How can we determine the band gap of a composite material that is made up of a composition of direct and indirect band gap semiconductor materials?

I have a direct band gap material and an indirect band gap material. If I made a composite of both through physical mixing. Then how can I determine the band gap of such a material as the Tauc...

17 February 2021 8,104 4 View

How to avoid ATP degradation while performing ATP assay?

I am using the ATP Assay Kit (Colorimetric/Fluorometric) (ab83355) for measuring intracellular ATP from treated cell lines. Although my standards are wokring fine when using the fluorometric...

15 February 2021 3,746 4 View

How to best represent qPCR DD Ct or D Ct as a box plot?

I've been reading up on how to best represent qPCR data, specially on answers given on this site by Dr. Jochen Wilhelm. I understand box plots are the way to go, but I still don't understand them...

11 February 2021 7,228 3 View

Plasmid amplification in S2 cell?

When co-transfect S2 cell with selection vector (pCoHygro or pCoBlast ) to make a stable cell line, does the gene integrate into the genome or just like E.coli? How do the plasmids amplify within...

09 February 2021 5,423 1 View

Where can I find FDI data by sector/industry for Asian countries like India and China for the last 30 years?

Common databanks like UNCTAD, OECD, WorldBank and ASEAN Website did not have the data for the last 30 years.

09 February 2021 4,701 4 View