Abstract Ultraviolet (UV, 200–400 nm) persistent luminescence (PersL) is an emerging topic
of luminescent materials due to their “self‐sustainable” high‐photon‐energy characteristics …

This critical review article discusses the characterization of heterogeneous catalysts by UV-
VIS-NIR spectroscopy and microscopy with special emphasis on transition metal ion …

Recent advances in concrete industry have highlighted the need for accurate knowledge
about its nano-structure and mechanical properties. Cement, as the main material of …

First-principles investigations of the Terbium oxide TbO are performed on structural, elastic,
mechanical and thermodynamic properties. The investigations are accomplished by …

The electronic structure in alkaline-earth A e O (A e= Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) and post-transition-
metal oxides M e O (M e= Zn, Cd, Hg) is probed with oxygen K-edge x-ray absorption and …

Based on the density functional theory of the first-principles calculation, properties of non-
metallic inclusions in steel were calculated, including structural properties such as the …

Theoretical studies of structural, elastic and electronic properties of spinel MgAl2O4 and
ZnAl2O4 oxides are presented, using the full-potential linear augmented plane wave (FP …

First principles-based quantum mechanical tools based upon Density Functional Theory
were used to investigate the binding mechanism of Hg species and SO2 on CaO (100) …

The full-potential linearized augmented plane wave method (FP-LAPW) within the
generalized gradient approximation (GGA) is used to calculate the electronic band …

X-ray method to test the material properties and to obtain elastic constants is commonly
based on the Reuss model and Kroner model. Y parameter has been turned out to be an …