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Influence of different exchange correlation potentials on band structure and optical constant calculations of ZrGa2 and ZrGe2 single crystals
(Elsevier B.V., 2013-10)The all-electron full potential linearized augmented plane wave method was used to solve the Kohn Sham DFT equations. We have employed different approximations for the exchange correlation potentials, namely: LDA, GGA and ... -
Influence of different synthesis approach on doping behavior of silver nanoparticles onto the iron oxide-silica coreshell surfaces
(Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2012-07)Silver (Ag) nanoparticles with the crystallite size ranging from 13-24 nm were successfully doped onto the surface of iron oxide-silica coreshell particles. In the process, iron oxide particles having a size distribution ... -
Influence of dolomite on the mechanical properties of boiler ash geopolymer paste
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)The waste material from palm oil industry has been increasing since Malaysia was the world largest exported of palm oil mill. The waste such as palm fibers, nut shells, palm kernel and empty fruit bunches are the solid ... -
Influence of mechanical alloying on dielectric features of ferroelectric BaTio₃ microcrystals
(ESG, 2014)Dielectric features of BaTiO₃ microcrystals made by mechanical alloying method in the ball mill of SPEX 8000 are studied. Temperature and hysteresis loops are investigated and Curie temperature as well as dielectric constant ... -
Influence of oxide molar ratios on kaolin geopolymers
(American Scientific Publishers, 2013-12)Oxide molar ratios are the main key parameter determining the performance of a kaolin geopolymers. The kaolin composition and various mixture proportions will lead to different oxide molar ratios in geopolymer system. In ... -
Influence of post-curing and coupling agents on polyurethane based copper filled electrically conductive adhesives
(Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2013-06)Effects of post curing and silane coupling agents with different functional groups such as epoxy, isocyanate and ureide on the electrical and mechanical properties of copper (Cu) filled electrically conductive adhesives ... -
Influence of sintering temperature on the properties of pulsed electric current sintered hybrid coreshell powders
(Elsevier, 2013-10)The influence of pulsed electric current sintering (PECS) temperature on the properties of bulk materials consolidated from three different types of hybrid powders have been studied. These powders consisted of iron ... -
Influence of solidification process on calcined kaolin geopolymeric powder
(Trans Tech Publications, 2012-02)This paper aims at investigating the influence of solidification condition on the processing of calcined kaolin geopolymeric powder. This is a new process developed using the geopolymerization process. Geopolymer slurry ... -
The influence of the lattice relaxation on the optical properties of GaNxAs1-x alloys
(Elsevier Ltd., 2013-04)We have investigated the optical properties of the ternary alloys GaNxAs1-x (x=0.25, 0.5 and 0.75) without (we call it as case 1) and with (case 2) the lattice relaxation, using the full potential-linearized augmented plane ... -
Influence of varying Germanium content on the optical function dispersion of Fe 2MnSi xGe 1-x: An ab initio study
(Elsevier B.V., 2013-01)The optical dielectric functions of Fe 2MnSi 1-xGe x alloys for selected concentrations (x=0.0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1.0) were investigated. The ferromagnetic Fe 2MnSi xGe 1-x is semiconducting with optical band gaps 0.507, ... -
The influence of welding parameters and corrosive environment on the joint strength of resistance spot-welded mild steel sheets
(Universiti Malaya, 2009)In the present work, mild steel sheets consisting two batches were welded by resistance spot welding at different welding parameters and exposed under different environments. The 5% sodium chloride brine was used in the ... -
The influence of welding parameters and corrosive environment on the joint strength of resistance spot-welded mild steel sheets
(University of Malaya, 2009)In the present work, mild steel sheets consisting two batches were welded by resistance spot welding at different welding parameters and exposed under different environments. The 5% sodium chloride brine was used in the ... -
The influences of tor as a compatibilizer on cure characteristic and morphological properties of SBR/CRr blends
(AENSI Publisher All rights reserved, 2013-10)Cure characteristics and morphological studies were performed to determine the influences of TOR as a compatibilizer of styrene butadiene rubber/recycled chloroprene rubber (SBR/CRr) Blends. Both uncompatibilised and ... -
Innovative Metal injection molding (MIM) method for producing CoCrMo alloy metallic prosthesis for orthopedic applications
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014-01)Powder injection molding (PIM) is a powder metallurgy process currently used for the production of complicated and near net shape parts of high performance materials [. This technique basically combines the advantages of ... -
Insulator to metal transition and optical response of CsCl under pressure
(World Scientific Publishing Company, 2014-03)First principle calculations on cesium chloride (CsCl) compound have been performed using state of the art full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method. Calculated structural parameters are found in ... -
Intermetallic compound formation on solder alloy/cu-substrate interface using lead-free sn-0.7cu/recycled-aluminum composite solder
(Scientific.Net, 2012-12)Feasibility of using recycled-Aluminum (re-Al) as reinforcement particulates in Sn-0.7Cu is assessed by powder technology method, whereby re-Al particulates are produced from discarded aluminum beverage cans. This paper ... -
Investigated stiffness of high performance superconductivity with nanoceria incorporated into polycrystalline magnesium diboride
(The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2012-08)Polycrystalline MgB 2 was prepared with different amounts of nano-sized CeO 2 inclusions, subjected to X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy characterisation. The nano-CeO 2 inclusions ... -
Investigating the possibility of utilization of kaolin and the potential of metakaolin to produce green cement for construction purposes-A review
(INSInet Publication, 2011-09)Geopolymers are inorganic alkali aluminosilicate gels, formed from reaction of mineral clays or aluminosilicate-bearing industrial wastes, and treated with alkali silicate solution at 40-80°C. Geopolymers have been studied ... -
Investigation of dielectric characteristics and tunability of Ba0.8Sr0.2TiO3
(AENSI Publisher All rights reserved, 2013-10)It's been years ferroelectric materials has become a popular fields for research. Many methods were used for the barium strontium titanate (BST) preparation like sol-gel method, radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering, ... -
Investigation performance of heat exchanger on thermoacoustic heat engine for harvesting a waste heat
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)A green technology of acoustic of fluid-structure interactions become an emerging technology today, a call thermoacoustic heat engine. Thermoacoutics heat engine systems convert the energy on a harvesting from a waste heat ...