A family of cuspidine-type rare-earth (RE) aluminates with the general formula Ln4Al2O9 (Ln= Y, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb) was prepared for potential use as thermal-barrier coating (TBC) materials with appropriate properties. Various ...

Materials science offers solutions that when are combined can offer important energy savings in the building sector. In this study, high reflectance coating and thermal storage capacity are combined with the aim of improving ...

The perovskite La0.15Sm0.35Sr0.08Ba0.42FeO3-a has been prepared by the glycine nitrate (GNC) route, varying the fuel/oxidizer ratio (glycine/nitrate, G/N= 1 and 2) and cooling rate (slow cooling and air-quenched), in order ...

The development of polymer membranes with tailored micro-morphology and wettability is a demand in the areas of filtration, sensors, and tissue engineering, among others. The thermoplastic copolymer poly(vinylidene ...

A series of chromite perovskites with the general formula Ln1−xMxCr0.9Ni0.1O3 (Ln = La and/or Nd; M = Sr and/or Ca; x ≤ 0.25) has been prepared by three combustion synthesis routes using a different combustible substance ...

Heterogeneous catalysts are a great bet for green chemistry in many industrial processes and, in the past decade, promising results have been achieved in order to improve the catalytic activity of Metal Organic Frameworks ...

Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are porous coordination networks assembled through metal complexes with organic linkers. Due to their chemical versatility, these materials are being investigated for various applications ...