Convergence of micro-geochemistry and micro-geomechanics towards understanding proppant shale rock interaction: A Caney shale case study in southern …

A Katende, J Rutqvist, M Benge, A Seyedolali… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a direct outcome of economic development coupled with an increase in population,
global energy demand will continue to rise in the coming decades. Although renewable …

[HTML][HTML] Survivability of the lichen Xanthoria parietina in simulated Martian environmental conditions

C Lorenz, E Bianchi, G Poggiali, G Alemanno… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th. Fr. is a widely spread foliose lichen showing high
tolerance against UV-radiation thanks to parietin, a secondary lichen substance. We …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanistic morphogenesis of organo-sedimentary structures growing under geochemically stressed conditions: keystone to proving the biogenicity of some …

K Hickman-Lewis, P Gautret, L Arbaret, S Sorieul… - Geosciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Morphologically diverse organo-sedimentary structures (including microbial mats and
stromatolites) provide a palaeobiological record through more than three billion years of …

Life is everywhere in sinters: examples from Jurassic hot-spring environments of Argentine Patagonia

DM Guido, KA Campbell, F Foucher… - Geological …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Jurassic siliceous hot-spring (sinter) deposits from Argentine Patagonia were evaluated to
determine the distribution and preservation quality of their entombed microbial fabrics …

[HTML][HTML] Fast and Slow Laser-Stimulated Degradation of Mn-Doped Li4Ti5O12

AA Nikiforov, D K. Kuznetsov, RN Nasara… - Batteries, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lithium titanate (Li4Ti5O12) is a commercial anode material used for high-power and long-
lifespan lithium batteries. The key drawback of this material is its low electronic conductivity …

Large-scale highly ordered periodic Au nano-discs/graphene and graphene/Au nanoholes plasmonic substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering

Y Liu, F Luo - Nano Research, 2019 - Springer
In this paper, the study of using masks to directly generate large area, highly ordered and
periodical nanostructure has been exhibited. Periodic Au nano-discs (NDs) arrays have …

Extraterrestrial organic matter preserved in 3.33 Ga sediments from Barberton, South Africa

D Gourier, L Binet, T Calligaro, S Cappelli… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019 - Elsevier
Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis of carbonaceous, volcanic, tidal
sediments from the 3.33 Ga-old Josefsdal Chert (Kromberg Formation, Barberton …

Spatial Resolution of Micro-Raman Spectroscopy for Particulate Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)

AA Ryabin, DV Pelegov - Applied Spectroscopy, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The fast-growing lithium battery industry needs quality control tools. Micro-Raman
spectroscopy is a popular technique for structural characterization and can be used for …

[HTML][HTML] Ferruginous biolaminations within the pre-Hirnantian (Late Ordovician) of the Carnic Alps, Austria

A Ferretti, F Foucher, F Westall, L Medici, B Cavalazzi - Geobios, 2023 - Elsevier
Well preserved laminated structures occur within the Upper Ordovician of the Cellon section
in the Carnic Alps (Austria), a world-famous reference section for Silurian conodont …

Raman imaging of microbial colonization in rock—some analytical aspects

P Vítek, C Ascaso, O Artieda, MC Casero… - Analytical and …, 2020 - Springer
Raman imaging allows one to obtain spatially resolved chemical information in a
nondestructive manner. Herein, we present analytical aspects of effective in situ and in vivo …