What does this phrase means, "0.5M in sulfuric group of poly(4-styrenesulfonic acid) (PSS)"?

I dont understand how to prepare the solution because i dont understand what does it mean, and i dont know the conc. of the PSS stock solution.

31 December 2018 2,181 1 View

Is there a free pogram to analyze the .pro file with profiling also from alpha step 500 as the main software is not free?

trying to analyze data at home while not in the lab

05 June 2018 8,276 0 View

What is an optimum parameter to C coat MO on glass substrate for SEM?

Using JEC 560 auto carbon coater 3KPa , and 30 s I think its a bit too long.

04 May 2018 9,555 2 View

Need advice to cut cross section of porous film on FTO for SEM. Sample came off when cut with glass cutter, no sample seen at edge of cut FTO. Help?

Cross section cut of porous sample /FTO scratch off sample from the edge of the FTO making it hard to check in SEM. Need help to cut it so the film stays on the edge of the cut.

31 December 2017 9,636 0 View

Can I freeze a CoPi/ metal oxide in N2 before cutting it cross section for SEM?

Planning to do it this way, but cannot help worrying about possible changes that will happen to Co-Pi coating.

31 December 2017 5,110 2 View

Do I mix the binder into ultra-sonicated powder immediately or wait for 2-3 hours to settle then mix supernatant with binder, and then stir it ?

Plan to make a paste but confused if we should wait for the sonicated powder to settle first and add binder to only the supernatant, or do we just add binder to the ultrasonicated powder...

07 August 2017 8,755 0 View

What paper have these ingredients: tungsten isopropoxide , acetic acid, ethanol and distilled water to synthesis WO3?

looking for a research paper synthesizing WO3 with the above ingredients.

05 June 2017 1,467 0 View

Can i add dispersant after precipitating metal oxide from addition of alkali and acid to metal oxide NP (chemical deagglomeration)?

31 December 2016 5,938 6 View

How to find concentration of solution based on solid content. The solution is made of synthesized powder suspended in liquid?

31 December 2016 7,328 2 View

Can 1- nonanol, acetyl acetone and triton X-100 be put in the same medium?

its for thin film paste making.

31 December 2016 7,819 5 View

I need to image mesoporous silica nanoparticles that are in ~100 nm size and do high resolution TEM to look at mesopores. what grids should I use?

Need to image mesoporous silica nanoparticles using the TEM. Also, need high resolution TEM images to see the mesoporous structure. Kindly suggest what kind of grids to use. Thanks, Shatadru

02 March 2021 1,787 2 View

Can chitosan alone can act as a reducing agent for Cu(0) nanoparticle sythesis?

[Synthesizing Cu nanoparticles without using chemical reductants]

01 March 2021 8,359 1 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

What is the state of the drug inside solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs)?

I am a little confuse with the mechanism of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs). The main point of encapsulating drugs into SLNs is because some drugs have low solubility in water. Therefore, SLNs...

01 March 2021 3,703 3 View

How to check the uv-vis absorption of nanoparticle by surface plasmon resonance?

I try to check the uv-vis absorption of Indium nanoparticle. Now I am measuring in solution, can I measure it in the form of a film?

01 March 2021 930 3 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

How can I calculate the rdf of water molecules around 'Na' ions that are closest(adsorbed) to the nanoparticle(solute)?

Hi, I want to calculate the radial distribution function for water molecules around the Na+ ions adsorbed on the surface of a spherical nanoparticle using the gromacs trajectory dynamically? For...

28 February 2021 5,650 1 View

LEDs on Vis Light photo degradation of MB water sol via N doped TiO2 in a mini flume?

Good day to all, I have no experience with light emitting diodes. I am building a glass mini flume to demonstrate the photo degradation of Methylene Blue in water running over self cleaning...

26 February 2021 4,026 5 View

Can anyone share his experience regards Smoothing in origin?

I am working on TiO2 composite material and the results of XRD have a lot of small/junk peaks and while I apply a smooth filter in Origin then the other characteristics peaks disappear so anyone...

26 February 2021 8,183 3 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