Tellurium – a chemical element
Tellurium is a semimetallic, lustrous, crystalline, brittle, silver-white element. It is a chemical element with the symbol Te and atomic number 52. It is usually…
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Manganoan calcite – a variety of calcite rich in manganese
Calcite is calcium carbonate, and comes in a wide range of colors and types and is most easily recognized for its low hardness compared to…
Dodecahedrane – a chemical compound
Dodecahedrane is one of the Platonic hydrocarbons, CH, having the carbon atoms at the vertices of a regular dodecahedron. It is a chemical compound, a…
Carbocatalysis – a form of catalysis
Catalyst, in chemistry, is a substance that increases the rate of a reaction without itself being consumed. Carbocatalysis is a form of catalysis that uses…
Graphite oxide – a compound of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen in variable ratios
Graphite oxides contain oxygen and hydroxide radicals in various amounts, which make covalent bonds with carbon and, as a consequence, a layer of carbon atoms…
Graphene oxide paper – a material fabricated from graphite oxide
Graphene oxide (GO) is the oxidized form of graphene. Graphene Oxide Paper is a circular, flexible black sheet of graphene oxide (GO) 4 cm in…
Buckypaper – a thin sheet made from an aggregate of carbon nanotubes
Buckypaper is a new material that is very resistant and lightweight; it is manufactured using compressed carbon nanotubes (CNT). It is a thin sheet made…
Fullerene – an allotrope of carbon
Fullerenes have attracted considerable attention in different fields of science since their discovery in 1985. It is an allotrope of carbon whose molecule consists of…
Cryogenic Treatment – a process of cooling materials
Cryogenics is the production of and behavior of materials at very low temperatures. Cryogenic treatment is the process of treating workpieces to cryogenic temperatures (i.e.…
Lithium Niobate – a ferroelectric material
Lithium niobate (LiNbO3) is a ferroelectric material with excellent electro-optic, nonlinear optical, and piezoelectric properties. It is a non-naturally-occurring salt consisting of niobium, lithium, and…
Lead Zirconate Titanate
Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) is the most common piezoelectric ceramic and exhibits excellent properties as is well known. It is an inorganic compound with the…
Sodium Aluminate
Sodium aluminate is a natural inorganic chemical used in the commercial industry; NaAlO2, NaAl(OH)4 (hydrated), Na2O.Al2O3, or Na2Al2O4 are all names for a white crystalline…
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