MoO2 Nanospheres Synthesized by Microwave-Assisted Solvothermal Method for the Detection of H2S in Wide Concentration Range at Low Temperature

It is crucial to develop highly energy-efficient and selective sensors for wide concentration range of H2S, a common toxic gas that widely exists in petrochemical industries. In this work, MoO2 nanospheres were rapidly synthesized by microwave-assisted solvothermal method, and were subsequently fabricated into H2S gas sensor. The MoO2 nanospheres-based sensor exhibited excellent response toward H2S with good linearity in a wide concentration range (10–240 ppm). Besides, this sensor presented low working temperature, good repeatability, and selectivity against CH4, H2, and CO. The outstanding sensing performance results from the reaction between H2S and abundant chemisorbed oxygen introduced by oxygen vacancies of MoO2. This result indicates that MoO2 nanosphere synthesized by microwave-assisted solvothermal method is a promising sensing material for H2S detection.

SANS quantification of bound water in water-soluble polymers across multiple concentration regimes

Small-angle neutron scattering is used to measure the number of bound water molecules associating with three polymers over a wide concentration range. Different fitting workflows are evaluated and recommended depending on the concentration regime.

Assembly of cellulose nanocrystals and clay nanoplatelets studied by time-resolved X-ray scattering

Time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) was used to probe the assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and montmorillonite (MNT) over a wide concentration range in aqueous levitating droplets. Analysis of the...

Development and comparison of UPLC-ESI-MS and RP-HPLC-VWD methods for determining microcystin-LR

UPLC-MS and HPLC-VWD methods were used together for MC-LR determination in a wide concentration range. UPLC-MS can be applied in trace MC-LR determination, whereas HPLC-VWD is more suitable for high concentration range detection.

Sensitive impedimetric detection of troponin I with metal–organic framework composite electrode

A Cu-MOF/PANI modified screen-printed electrode based immunosensing technique is described for the sensitive detection of cardiac troponin I. The sensor provides detection over a wide concentration range with a limit of detection of 0.8 ng mL−1.

Photoinduced light scattering and photoelectric fields in zinc doped lithium niobate crystals.

Nominally pure and doped with zinc in a wide concentration range lithium niobate crystals were studied using photoinduced light scattering. Using the parameters of photo-induced scattered light, we determined the values of the photovoltaic and diffusion field intensities in lithium niobate crystals of different compositions. It was found that the values of thephotoelectric field strengths depend on the state of the defect structure of the crystals.