We present first-principles calculations of the electronic structure, Fermi surface, electronic charge density and optical properties of LnVO4(Ln= Sm, Eu, Gd and Dy) based on density-functional theory using the local density ...

The structural stabilities, elastic and electronic properties of 5d transition metal mononitrides (TMNs) XN with (X = Ir, Os, Re, W and Ta) and 5d transition metal monocarbides (TMCs) XC with (X = Ir, Os, Re and Ta) were ...

We present first-principles calculations of the electronic structure, Fermi surface, electronic charge density and optical properties of Sr 2ZnA2 (A=P, As and Sb) based on density-functional theory using the local density ...

The resistance of ordinary Portland cement binder towards acid had been widely discussed by researchers. The deterioration effect of this binder may cost high repair expense and rehabilitation. Geopolymer material is a new ...

This investigation involves pure HDPE and then HDPE with addition of soya spent powder with different weight percentagesbefore and after exposing in the oven aging. The characteristics of pure HDPE and HDPE/ soya spent ...

The vulnerability of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete to acidic attack is a worrying subject regarding the future durability of this binder. On the other side of binder's technology, the new technology of cement ...

The application of geopolymer as a coating was not widely explored by other researchers and therefore the study of kaolin based geopolymer coating applied on different types of clay substrate (unsintered and sintered) was ...

Recycling waste rubber products by utilising them in rubber blends had provided the simplest and most cost-effective ways in solving several environmental issues regarding the abundance of scrap rubbers. Discarded nitrile ...

In designing molds for injection molding process, it is very difficult to achieve efficient cooling with uniform thermal distribution. To overcome these issues, the uses of conformal cooling channels with the uniform ...

Heusler alloys based thin-films often exhibit a degree of atomic disorder which leads to the lowering of spin polarization in spintronic devices. We present ab-initio calculations of atomic disorder effects on spin ...