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Enhancing Corrosion Protection of Porous Ceramic Oxide Coatings on AZ31 Mg Alloy Using Hybrid Chitosan Coatings

This study demonstrates that applying hydroxybenzoic acid-functionalized chitosan top-coats, particularly those incorporating gallic acid with three phenolic hydroxyl groups, significantly enhances the long-term corrosion resistance of porous micro-arc oxidized ceramic layers on AZ31 Mg alloy, offering a promising strategy for biodegradable biomedical implants.

Jinzhou Zhang, Huijuan Su, Xianzhu Shi, Caixia Qi, Yong Wan, Dejian Zhang2026-07-09
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A β-ketoenamine-linked covalent organic framework for efficient oxytetracycline adsorption: Performance, mechanism, and pH-dependent behavior

A novel, chemically robust β-ketoenamine-linked covalent organic framework (DQ-TP COF) was synthesized to efficiently and selectively adsorb oxytetracycline from aqueous solutions via non-electrostatic interactions at optimal pH 4.0, demonstrating high capacity, stability, and reusability compared to traditional imine-linked materials.

Heru ZHANG, Xiangyang He, Zhuxing TANG2026-07-09
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Naked-Eye Color Visualization of Light Helicity in Luminescent Films for Advanced Security Inks

This study reports the first naked-eye visualization of light helicity in luminescent films by developing a hybrid system of chiral Eu(III) complexes and an achiral dye that converts circularly polarized luminescence into distinguishable emission colors for advanced security applications.

Yuichi Kitagawa, Kaoru Koizumi, Ryohei Takizawa, Toranosuke Tomikawa, Mengfei Wang, Yasuchika Hasegawa, Takayuki Nakanis (…)2026-07-09
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Composition-Tuned p-/n-Type Conductivity and Annealing-Enhanced Properties of Spray-Pyrolyzed Ag–S-Sn Semiconductor Thin Films for Optoelectronic Applications

This study demonstrates that cost-effective spray-pyrolysis of aqueous silver-tin-sulfide solutions followed by nitrogen annealing yields Ag₈SnS₆-based thin films with tunable n- and p-type conductivity, improved crystallinity, and enhanced optoelectronic properties suitable for large-scale applications.

Rohallah Torkamani, Mahdi Adelifard, Mahdi Ardyanian2026-07-09
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Synthesis and Microstructural Characterization of Ti/SiO2 Composite Powder Fabricated by Powder Metallurgy

This study demonstrates the successful synthesis of Ti/SiO2 composite powder via powder metallurgy, confirming through multi-technique characterization that high-energy mechanical mixing and vacuum sintering facilitate chemical interfacial bonding while preserving the nanoscale α-quartz structure and thermodynamic stability without forming secondary phases.

Sumaiya Islam, Md. Azizur Rahman2026-07-08
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Ciprofloxacin remediation by photolysis, TiO₂ photocatalysis and high-voltage electrical discharges: kinetics, energy demand and ecotoxicity

This study demonstrates that TiO₂ photocatalysis is the most efficient advanced oxidation process for ciprofloxacin remediation, offering superior degradation kinetics and energy efficiency compared to photolysis and high-voltage electrical discharges, while highlighting that short-duration treatments can transiently increase ecotoxicity due to the formation of more toxic intermediate byproducts.

Cristèle DELSART, Maryline PFLIEGER, Urška LAVRENČIČ ŠTANGAR, Nadia BOUSSETTA, Marwa BRAHIM, Aurélien TRIVELLA2026-07-08
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Mechanism by which Nitrous Oxide Enables Continuous Methane Hydroxylation over Fe-exchanged Zeolites

By integrating operando spectroscopies, density functional theory, and spectro-kinetic analysis, this study identifies monomeric, high-spin Fe species in the 6-membered rings of Fe-CHA zeolites as the active sites that enable continuous N2O-assisted methane hydroxylation to methanol through a mechanism involving kinetically relevant site formation and C-H bond cleavage.

Davide Ferri2026-07-08
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Modified Scarf-type interaction potential for vibrational energy eigenvalues and chemical equilibrium constants of selected diatomic molecules

This paper proposes a modified Scarf-type interaction potential that, when solved via the parametric Nikiforov-Uvarov method, accurately predicts vibrational energy eigenvalues and chemical equilibrium constants for selected diatomic molecules, demonstrating strong agreement with experimental and reference data.

E. S. Eyube, M. M. Dahiru, J. E. Ngada, R. D. Musa, C. Joseph, Y. Dahiru, F. M. Sahabo2026-07-08