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"Only short review from me. Since the "The Wirecutter" claimed these would be the best IEMs under $100 I had to try them when I saw them for $49 on a very special sale. They are fantastic allrounders, the bass is pronounced a tad bloated maybe, but pleasurable to listen to, clarity, pretty decent miss and good details in the highs make this headphone a steal for the money. ..." --Koolpep
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"Before I begin with my review of the Beyerdynamic XP1, all of the below are solely what I've managed to get out of the IEM, I suggest to try it out or read some other people's review to get a clearer picture of the IEM, as my opinions are not absolute and other ears might have listened differently. Sound: First of all, this IEM is one of the three IEM that Beyerdynamic released..." --SawItComing
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|14 hours 25 min ago
|Damn, I'm getting old...
They're roasting a 21 year old?
I miss the good ol' days of comedy...
|21 hours 2 min ago
|Can #EUTM be the new helmet stick?
|21 hours 28 min ago
|Anyone know if Reese was offered as a LB or a FB?
Just wondering...
|21 hours 30 min ago
|I like this idea...
Only do it during home coming...and mix this with WD's idea of the press box.
Combine both.
|1 day 5 hours ago
It should be like this and it's like this everywhere.
However, unlike previous years, I actually think this defense is good while dominating a bad offense versus just benefiting from a bad offense.
I honestly don't see the offense coming around until the conference season. I'm just praying the defense and special teams can win us those non-conference games.
It's certainly going to take an entire summer for things to sink in and guys to develop chemisty on their own.
Expectations for the offense should be set at notch 1 until fall camp. At that time, we'll see who's real and who isn't.
I said it last week, I'd actually prefer to watch fall camp this season more than go to some games this year. I think it'll be that interesting and that exciting. Guys will know "the way" it'll just be about developing and executing.
|1 day 5 hours ago
|The DL better step it up
Because I think this is one of the best secondarys we've had in quite some time.
We do need more depth at safety though, I'm hoping Thomas and Hill can take the step to becoming starters quality players behind Wilson and Peppers. Clark, too. And wouldn't be shocked to see Kinnel get some early run.
We have four starting CBs for the first time in a long time. I'll take that. Would like to get four starting safties as well.
However, none of that is going to matter if we can't get pressure on the QB.
I've heard a lot of Marshall hype, Ojemudia has shown flashes to run the passer and Taco looks ready to be a high-level performers. Certainly more athleticism.
If we stay healthy and continue progressing, we have a shot to have an elite defense.
|1 day 5 hours ago
|The board at MLive sucks
But I'll give them this... MLive fluff content is vastly superior to anyone else. Great job guys. It's hard to meet deadlines and articles off the same tired quotes or ideas, but they go out of the way to get a fresh take on the matter - that makes it worth reading.
Hats off to that staff.
|1 day 16 hours ago
|This would make me so happy
...so I'll choose to ignore for fear of being so sad.
|1 day 16 hours ago
|I yell this around the office whenever someone is freaking out
I yell this around the office whenever someone is freaking out about something stupid or insignificant.
|1 day 17 hours ago
|Random quote of the day...
And if life is short then we'll be the shorts of the Fab Five
|2 days 16 hours ago
|OSU and FSU
OSU is the winner because it's actually part of the helmet and if you're a fan, it is cool to see guys "grow up" throughout the year.
FSU makes their's work, but the main spear is the best part of their helmet.
Everyone else isn't even noticed...it's clutter.
Really, if you can't devote an entire half of your helmet to the stickers, you shouldn't be doing it at all.
Just my opinion.
I love the concept of the stickers, I hate that so many helmets are cluttered by them. Just keep a chart in the locker room.
|2 days 16 hours ago
|What are those things?
What are those things? Spears?
|2 days 17 hours ago
|I want to know now
That way I can analyze it and make up a bunch of inaccurate assumptions.
|2 days 17 hours ago
|Challenging him?
He flat out states that Strib along with Lewis and Countess are the only CBs ready to go. He called Brandon Watson out by name and says he needs to step up. I'm very encouraged by Strib being ready when it's still March. With Lyons coming that gives us 4 CBs. 2 big and 2 smaller guys.
My only question now is if Lyons is going to be good enough to beat out Countess for a starting spot. If so, you can have your taller/longer guys in the boundary (Lyons starting and Strib backing him up) and you put the other 2 in the field/wide side (Lewis starting with Countess backing him up).
When's the last time we have 4 starting CBs?
|2 days 18 hours ago
|Someone should tweet this picture to Harbaugh
...because it's not going to look any better than this.
I hate having them, but if we're going to have them. This is defiitely the route to go. You're not going to be able to read anything or see an outline of a Wolverine head either, so the fact that it's small is pointless.
The only then I'd do is center the jersey number sticker at the very bottom of the middle stripe.
|2 days 18 hours ago
And you would be able to make out a Wolverine outline?
|2 days 18 hours ago
|It says that the QBs are right there...
...that there is no clear leader and that the true freshman with 11-12 practices under his belt could very well be starting.
|2 days 18 hours ago
|If you push your laptop away and squint really hard...
...they kind of do.
|2 days 18 hours ago
|If true...
...this is a VERY nice pick up. Gives us a some more depth and flexibility on the line.
|2 days 18 hours ago
|Whatever man...
One of the oldest kids on the team, a 5th year player and former walk-on...I got nothing for the kid. Stay out of trouble and stay off the booze or go get yourself some help. Be a good teammate, be a better man. Time to grow the fuck up and be a leader whether that is on the field or off the field by showing your teammates the right way to deal with a real life issue.
Pick one and be a leader. Enough is enough with the guy.
|2 days 18 hours ago
|This is interesting...
Pretty much confirms that Peppers is the best play on the team.
Also tells a lot about the QB situation. Not that it's set in stone, but Malzone has to be right there and he's clearly earned the respect of his teammates.
|3 days 5 hours ago
|Same...but they are here...
so we may as well get over it.
|3 days 5 hours ago
|I am sorry
...but I think those look awful, huge, too OSU like, you can not see the design...and most importantly it clutters the best helmet in college football.
You also can't get enough stickers on the helmet. Helmets look stupid if they're full and they barely have 10 stickers on them.
|3 days 5 hours ago
|You would never know what it was
too detailed for something that small...up close it may be okay, but you'd never be able to make iout the picture otherwise.
|3 days 9 hours ago
I say no footballs...just little Block Ms...they are recognizable and if they're small like FSU rather than big like OSU (or Bo's Michigan) then it won't clutter the helmet.
|3 days 10 hours ago
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|4 days 1 hour ago
|great answer to the big brother question
completely flipped it with a relevant analogy.
|4 days 2 hours ago
The team apparel Adidas catalog has been out for awhile now...if you go to their website they now upload catalogs online. My school is Adidas and we had to place our orders for our fall sports. It also includes exclusive sections for Michigan, IU, Wisconsin and UCLA.
|4 days 2 hours ago
|Simple changes make some of these items a ton better...
1. On the skinny M hat....remove the M on the back and the logo on the side and put a maize weed leaf logo on the back signifying that it's the old school hat. Similar to everything they did for UTL 1, use the classic logo for classic apparel. 3 logos clutters a hat.
2. Basic team sideline polo looks good...it's what every Adidas school will wear. No issues.
3 & 4. This 90s block style is strictly for kids born in the 90s. If you were born from 75-85 you probably already did this Fresh Prince, Kris Kross, old school Nickelodeon style once. Don't repeat it. That said they need to separate these items to almost show that they're for 15-25 year olds. If you're over 25, neither the shirt nor the shorts is for you. Neither is the hightop fade that is supposed to come with this stuff.
5 & 6. The jackets are fine...but Adidas doesn't have to pimp themselves with the stripes like on the first one. Just do a logo on the right chest like the white one.
7. This hat goes with #3 and #4. The logo on the back should be smaller, nice touch with MICHIGAN under the brim.
8. This hat is hideous...plus it's a trucker hat...lol
|4 days 2 hours ago
|So if they took the 3 stripes
So if they took the 3 stripes off the sleeve and put and Adidas logo on the right chest or in the middle on the back below the collar...you wouldn't know what brand it is?
They literally show the ability to do this on the white jacket immediately following the one with the stripes down the sleeves.


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We could not be happier with our experience working with Jonathan. If/when we ever move again I will certainly use him as our agent and strongly recommend him to anyone that wants an agent that will get things done and make it happen.
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Jonathan worked with us as we were moving from the suburbs to the city. He was extremely patient as our process evolved from being unsure of what we were looking for to the type of unit we desired. He offered a variety of locations and responded quickly to any request. When looking at a space, he was a constant resource but never took over the experience, which we appreciated. He helped us find the condo that we love!
Jonathan is a very knowledgeable and dependable broker. He went above and beyond in helping me to find my condo in Cambridge. The entire process was much easier and more fun than I expected thanks to his help. I would recommend him to anyone.
Jonathan is great to work with. He's responsive, asks very good questions when we visit properties, and listens really well to my preferences. He clearly wants to find the right place for me, not just any place. He stays up-to-date with what is happening in the real estate market, locally and nationally, and he is very professional. I highly recommend working with him!


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Google said it was tossing its Reader service and seven other products under a house cleaning campaign that has closed 70 of the Internet giant's features in the past two years.
Google said it was tossing its Reader service and seven other products under a house cleaning campaign that has closed 70 of the Internet giant's features in the past two years.
IBM today announced that all of its cloud services and software will be based on an open cloud architecture. This move will ensure that innovation in cloud computing is not hampered by locking businesses ...
Apple says people have downloaded more than 1 billion items from iTunes U, which features free books, lectures and other information from schools, libraries and museums around the world.
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I have a manual garage door opener that broke on me last night and now I'm having problems trying to get it closed (or open). It is a large wood fold up 1 1/2 car garage door that had a long bar with a mount in the middle and two springs on either side of the center mount and a spin up cable on the left side. The center mounting was pulled free from the garage and the cable is all un-spun. It was getting too late last night to fix it so now I have to do it when I get home from work. Any tips on this type of opener?
I think what your saying is the torsion shaft came out of the wall. If so you need to have someone come out and fix it for you. DO NOT MESS WITH IT IF YOU HAVE A CABLE STILL ATTACHED TO ONE SIDE. In fact don't mess with it at all get some one out to look at it. Those springs could still have tension on them and one wrong move and that bearing stand will tear you up if those springs unwind on you. Don't try to open or close it anymore either.
My GDO seemed to be working fine, however, at times the sensors would be out of alignment. I would simply adjust the sensor and down the door would go. This past weekend, I was cleaning the garage and when I tried to put the door down, it would go a little bit and then back up and the light would blink 10 or 11 times. The lights on the sensors are not on but the wires seem to be properly connected. How do I know if it is the wiring, the sensors, or the motor?
First off it is not the motor. I like to wiggle test the wiring at the back of the opener and at the back of the sensors to see if anything flickers if so fix the loose connections. Next check to make sure you have power down to the sensors. If you have power at the sensors but the sending eye is not lit up you have bad sensors. If you don't have power at the sensors check to make sure you have power coming out of the circuit board, if there is power coming out of the circuit board for the sensors then you have bad wiring. If no power is coming out of the circuit board for the sensors the board is bad.


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Finally have my ideas on paper and I'm curious to see what your opinions are.
Little background:
We're a family with 4 small children. We'll be building on 7 secluded acres in the Midwest. Our vision is a Farmhouse with stone/craftsman-type touches. I wanted a house that would work with us and be as relevant to our family now as in 50 years. We host large gatherings often.
I need help with the mudroom area. I would really like the laundry to look like the pics below (L shaped, not U), but my 1/2 bath is in the way! Can anyone figure out how to rearrange that room to help me get my vision? I've thought about making it just a WC/water closet, since there will be a sink in the w/d cabinet run......but is that gross/weird?
A couple notes- the double door thing between kitchen and mudroom is supposed to be a Dutch Door. I would also like to extend the island another foot or two to accommodate 4 barstools total- 2 on end and 1 on each side. There will be a prep sink in the island.
Let me know what you think- good or bad- and if you have any fixes for my mudroom. Thanks!!
I like your elevations...so I won't suggest my first thought.
I think you should move your guest bedroom door entrance to the other side of the bathroom, and make that bath available to anyone on the floor. Then, you can move your toilet to where you have your folding table in the laundry room, and have the sink in your L. (I don't think that is too weird, but I think having visitors use your mudroom is weird... if your guest room is occupied, it makes it weird for your visitors to use that nicer bath.)
Actually, I will suggest my first thought. It might be okay, since I am not sure the purpose of the porch wrap around (it will look nice).
I might extend the exterior just a bit at the corner where you have the folding counter and put in a 5x5 square 1/2 bath to the left side of the windows. (ie, you'll lose your wrap around portion of the porch in favor of your l-shape laundry).
This is a tough one bc of the front windows...the only way to put the powder room is really where you have it. Kirkhall has a good suggestion, but not sure if you want to lose the wrap around.
I will say we tried to do an L shaped laundry room, and it never really fit in with the things I wanted to have in the room. The corner kept messing everything up. So, we went with the set up you have - w/d/s/ on one side and folding area/hanging area on the opposite wall. I actually prefer that so there's more folding space, etc.
You could do a full size stackable w/d and change the powder room to 5x5 also?
How often do you use your guest room? Could you swap the bathroom and laundry areas? This would give you a nice bathroom, accessible from the entry or mudroom. Or, you could create a small powder room off the mudroom and guest bath off the entry.
On the other side of the entry, you'd have room for a larger laundry (like your pictures) with much easier access to the stairs, not walking through the dining room and kitchen...to get to the washer/dryer.
If you don't use the guest room a lot, maybe add more windows and use it for an office, sunroom, playroom, etc. with a murphy bed or sofa/sleeper, for guests. It's a nice room, with easy access to the screened porch, so I'd want to make it a flexible space that could be used every day...especially with four small children :)
Also, after looking at your mudroom a bit more closely...can you add an extra foot or two to that space...maybe even to the garage area? It would give you more storage in the garage (on the window wall) but more importantly...it would give you a larger walkway, through the mudroom.
Right now, it looks like you have about 3'6" which is tight and wouldn't give you much room for kids to sit down and take off shoes, without blocking the walkway...not to mention having space for a chair or stool, at the desk area. It might also be nice, to put a door, where you have the window, now...so that you could access the porch, from the mudroom, without having to go through the garage to get outside. Rather than coming in the front door, when the kids are muddy, they'd have their own access to the mudroom, without walking by the cars. Just an idea :)
I was surprised when I saw the S.F. totals here. At first glance, this had the appearance of a smaller home, but this is not at all.
Your guest bedroom and bath are huge. The hall to the guest bedroom is wasted square footage.
The half bath location is not ideal in that guests will have to go into the laundry room to get to it. I would rather just eliminate the half bath, move the door to the guest bedroom as suggested above, and use the guest bath as the powder room.
Or you could move the half bath so that it backs up to the guest bath You would have to reduce the guest bath to do so, but you've got plenty of room to do so.
I do think it's a bit odd to have a toilet closet without a sink, unless it's already within a bathroom.
Thanks for the responses everyone! Let's see if I can address them all:
There's a lot of focus on my guest bedroom area. My intent for that space is really to "flex" with us as our family ages, like you said, @lavender_lass. For now, I see it being used as an extra room- play room, or whatever with a bed or pull out couch for the infrequent times we do have adult over night guests. It can also be used as a BR if someone breaks their leg or has surgery or something. Then, as we age, it will become our Master bedroom.
The Guest bath is large because we needed one that is wheelchair accessible. We have 3 friends and family members in w/c now, so it was drawn with them in mind. (And any future handicaps in ourselves.) So currently, it will be used as the bathroom that every guest uses when they visit. I didn't want it to open right on to the family room, cuz I think that's a little tacky! :)
I don't like the door being where it is to the "guest suite" or flex space or whatever you want to call it. I was thinking about moving the door down, like you suggested, @kirkhall. Since you mentioned it, I'm thinking that's probably a really good idea!
@fotomatt- just curious what you meant about the small look/sq footage? Didn't know if you meant that I haven't used the space well, or if I did use it well! Does the exterior elevation look wrong? I was actually worried that I have too much sqft. Just wondering- I won't bite, I promise! :)
@andi_k- good point! And actually, after looking at those pics again, they don't seem to have alot of usable counter space, either. I might have to rethink my vision for that room.
Adding a little footage to the mudroom might be on the agenda. I need to check and see if it will jive with the upstairs.
So....what do you think about my front windows, then? Should I cut them down to 2 casements w/ transoms? That would give me a little more room to play with in the mudroom, but would that ruin my exterior look?
So many good things to think about! I appreciate them all!
I thought about changing the windows to fit the interior space better, but I like your windows so didn't go down that path. But, it would definitely help. You could put the powder room where the w/d is or where the shelves are and get the L shape laundry.
just fyi...here's my laundry space (after thousands of L shaped renditions!)
What I meant about the plan looking smaller was just my general impression. It doesn't mean anything good or bad - but I think the plan could definitely be scaled down some and not affect it's function. But I didn't know about wanting an accessible bathroom and multifunction bedroom. And of course, doing so would affect the upstairs layout of which we don't see here.


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Synthesis and luminescence properties of ZnS and metal (Mn, Cu)-doped-ZnS
ceramic powder
S. Ummartyotina, N. Bunnaka, J. Juntarob, M. Sainb,**, H. Manuspiyaa,*
aThe Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Center of Excellence for Petroleum, Petrochemicals and Advanced Materials, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
bCentre for Biocomposites and Biomaterials Processing, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, 33 Willcocks Street, Toronto, M5S 3B3 Canada
a r t i c l e i n f o
Article history:
Received 13 June 2011
Received in revised form
29 November 2011
Accepted 7 December 2011
Available online 22 December 2011
Metal (Mn, Cu)-doped-ZnS
Light emission
a b s t r a c t
ZnS and metal (Mn, Cu)-doped-ZnS were successfully prepared by wet chemical synthetic route. The
amountof metal dopant (Mn, Cu). Fourier transform infrared and X-ray diffractionwere used todetermine
chemical bondingandcrystal structure,respectively.It showedthatsmallamountofmetal (Mn, Cu) canbe
completely substituted into ZnS lattice. X-ray fluorescence was used to confirm the existence of metal-
doped ZnS. Scanning electron microscope revealed that their particles exhibits blocky particle with
irregular sharp. Laser confocal microscope and photoluminescence spectroscopy showed that ZnS and
spectrum. ZnS, Mn-doped-ZnS and Cu-doped-ZnS generated blue, yellow and green color, respectively.
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1. Introduction
As a wide band-gap semiconductor with a range of band-gap
energy of 3.6e3.9 eV, ZnS has been widely applied to make
numerous optical devices such as ultraviolet light-emitting diodes
[1e3], flat panel display [4] and thin film electroluminescence
[5e7]. Various ZnS crystal structures including bulk and nano-
particle such as sphere, rod, tube and wire have been successfully
synthesized by using diverse methods and their luminescent
properties have been investigated [8e10]. In recent years, accord-
ingly, Mn-doped, Cu-doped and MneCu-codoped ZnS powders
have received much attention in research because many functions
can be added by transporting and controlling numerous types of
spin state [11e14]. In addition, it can be indicated that the prop-
erties are closely related to the concentration of metal-doped
because it can change the energy band and form luminescence of
different energy level.
Many approaches have been used for the preparation of pure
ZnS and metal-doped ZnS and controlling their morphology has
been reported. In 2001, Jiang et al have exhibited the in situ
formation method for ZnS nanowires in the liquid crystal template
[15]. In 2005, Charinpanitkul has synthesized ZnS nanoparticles in
microemulsion and investigated the effect of surfactant on particle
size [16]. In 2009, Li et al and Salavati-Niasari et al have prepared
ZnS via layer-by-layer self-assembly technique [17] and hydro-
thermal synthesis [18], respectively. Recently, in 2010, Uekawa et al
also found that ZnS nanoparticles can be successfully prepared by
heating the mixture of ZnS precipitate and ethylene glycol [19].
However, these synthetic methods are relatively more complicated.
The high reaction temperature in operation process and the use of
organic solvent should be preferably avoided. In addition, the
fluorescence intensity is far below the minimum requirement of
optical devices at roomtemperature.The development of novel and
simple synthetic route has therefore considered in order to obtain
high yield of product.
In this research work, we wish to present the synthesis of ZnS
and metal-doped ZnS ceramic powder by conventional and facile
synthetic route using zinc sulfate and sodium sulfide as reagent
materials. Metal ions induce impurity level by substituting the
position of Zn2þin the lattice of ZnS and consequently change the
optical properties. The colorful fluorescence lights were conse-
quently observed.
2. Experimental
2.1. Chemical reagents
Sodium sulphide (Na2S$9H2O) was purchased from Caledon
Chemical Company, Canada. Zinc sulfate (ZnSO4$7H2O), Cuprous
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purchased from J. T. Baker Chemical Company, Canada. Analytical
grade of methanol was purchased from Bioshop, Canada. Distilled
water and analytical grade of methanol were used as solvent. All
the chemical reagents were used as received.
(CuCl)andManganese sulfate(MnSO4$H2O)were
2.2. Instruments
2.2.1. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
FTIR was performed on a Bruker Vector 22 mid-IR spectroscopy
(Bruker, Germany), All FTIR absorption spectra were recorded over
4500e500 cm?1wavenumbers region at a resolution of 8 cm?1
with 1024 scans using a deuterated triglycine sulfate (DTGS)
detector. A straight line between two lowest points in the respec-
tive spectra region was chosen as a baseline. Potassium bromide
(KBr) acting as a non-absorbing medium was mixed with a solid
sample (0.3e0.5 wt%) by an agate mortar and pestle to prepare
a pellet specimen.
2.2.2. X-ray diffraction
The synthesized ceramic powders were stored in an oven above
structure of the powders was analyzed by XRD (Phillips P.W. 1830
diffractrometer) using nickel-filtered CuKa radiation. Diffraction
patterns were recorded over a range of 25e80?. The consistency
result was compared with literature [19].
?C overnight for water absorption prevention. The crystal
2.2.3. Scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive analysis
The powders were investigated by SEM (a JOEL JSM-6301F
scanning microscope). The machine was operated at an accelera-
tion voltage of 20 keV at a working distance of 15 mm to identify
the morphological properties of powders. Before investigation, the
samples were sputter-coated with Au to enhance the electrical
2.2.4. X-ray fluorescence
XRF (A Phillips 1404 XRF Wavelength Disperse Spectrometer)
was used to determine the trace element of sample. It equipped
with an array of five analyzing crystals and fitted with a Rh X-ray
tube target was used. A vacuum was used as the medium of anal-
yses to avoid interaction of X-rays with air particle. 1 g of sample
was mixed with 6 g of H3BO3and consequently pressed under 10
tons of force.
2.2.5. Laser confocal microscope and photoluminescence
Laser confocal microscope and luminescence experiments were
performed using an Olympus BX41 fibre-coupled confocal micro-
scope. Excitation of the dopant ions is performed using a contin-
uous argon laser. The excitation beam was focused on the sample
surface by means of a 100 achromatic microscope objective (NA0.9)
down to approximately 0.3 mm spotsize. To separate the excitation
beam and the sample luminescence, an interferential filter that
removes the excitation wavelength (notch filter) was used. The
fluorescence was focused into a fibre-coupled high-resolution
spectrometer (SPEX500M) and then detected using a CCD camera.
2.3. Preparation of ZnS and metal-doped ZnS powder
The ZnS ceramic powder was prepared as follow: 10 g of
Na2S$9H2O was added to 50 ml of distilled water. The mixture was
stirred for 1 h. In parallel, 10 g of ZnSO4$7H2O was also dissolved
into 50 ml of distilled water. Na2S$9H2O solution was then poured
into ZnSO4$7H2O solution.
The stoichiometric of chemical reaction was below;
Na2S$9H2O þ ZnSO4$7H2O / ZnS precursor
For the individual Mn-doped and Cu-doped ZnS ceramic
powder, it was prepared as follow: 10 g of Na2S$9H2O was added to
50 ml of distilled water. The mixture was stirred for 1 h. In parallel,
9.5 g of ZnSO4$7H2O and each of 0.5 g of CuCl and MnSO4$H2O was
also dissolved into 50 ml of distilled water. Na2S$9H2O solutionwas
then poured into ZnSO4$7H2O solution.
The stoichiometric of chemical reaction was below;
Na2S$9H2O þ 0.95(ZnSO4$7H2O) þ 0.05 (CuCl)
/ Cu-doped-ZnS precursor
Na2S$9H2O þ 0.95(ZnSO4$7H2O) þ 0.05(MnSO4$H2O)
/ Mn-doped-ZnS precursor
On the other hand, for the co-metal-doped ceramic powder, it
was prepared as follow: 10 g of Na2S$9H2O was added to 50 ml of
distilled water. The mixture was stirred for 1 h. In parallel, 9 g of
ZnSO4$7H2O and each 0.5 g of CuCl and MnSO4$H2O was also dis-
solved into 50 ml of distilled water. Na2S$9H2O solution was then
poured into ZnSO4$7H2O solution.
Na2S$9H2O þ 0.9(ZnSO47H2O) þ 0.05(MnSO4$H2O) þ 0.05(CuCl)
/ MneCu-codoped-ZnS precursor
The reaction was continually conducted for 4 h at room temper-
ature. After the reaction was completed, methanol was employed to
use in orderto remove impurities,50 mlof methanol was addedand
then the mixture was centrifuged at 500 rpm for 30 min. The
obtained ZnS and metal-doped ZnS would precipitate. The step of
addingmethanol wasrepeated tentimesandeach of methanolswas
removed. The mixture was kept in oven at 150?C overnight.
3. Results and discussion
3.1. Fourier transform infrared
FTIR spectra of ZnS and ZnS doped with Cu and Mn are showed
in Fig. 1. The characteristic ZnS vibration peaks can be observed at
1120, 617, and 464 cm?1. The peaks at 2924, 2850, 2364 and
1624 cm?1are due to microstructure formation of the samples. The
obtained peak values are in good agreement with the literature
[20,21].The broadabsorption
3000e3600 cm?1corresponding to eOH group indicates the
existence of water absorbed in the surface of nanocrystals. The
bands at 1500e1650 cm?1are due to the C]O stretching modes
arising from the absorption of atmospheric CO2on the surface of
the nanocrystals [22,23].
The FTIR spectrum of ZnS doped with Mn shows similar peaks as
the spectrum of pure ZnS particle. The peak at 1120 cm?1split into
two peaks, i.e. at 1120 and 1130 cm?1, indicating that the doped Mn
affected the structure of portion of the ZnS particles. In parallel, Cu
doping had also an effect on the structure of ZnS. The peak at
1120 cm?1split into two peaks, i.e. at 1120 and 1110 cm?1,
respectively. It can be explained that either Mn or Cu atom can be
partially substituted into Zn position in ZnS crystal. In addition, it
can be observed that Mn and Cu- codoped were successfullycarried
out. The peak at 1120 cm?1split into three peaks, i.e. at 1110, 1120
and 1130 cm?1, suggesting that both Mn and Cu atom were
successfully substituted into main ZnS crystal. The appearing peaks
at 1110 and 1130 were corresponded ZneSeMn and ZneSeCu,
respectively. The partial metal substitution result was consistent
with XRD experiment.
peak in therange of
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3.2. X-ray diffraction
XRD pattern of ZnS and ZnS doped with Cu and Mn are showed
in Fig. 2. Three well-defined diffraction peaks corresponding to the
lattice planes of (111), (220) and (311) can be observed in all
samples. These peaks matched very well with the cubic zinc
blended structure(JCPDS No.05-0566), confirming the purityof the
synthesized ZnS. As ZnS was doped with Mn and Cu, the (111) peak
became broadened in all cases, along with the smaller relative
intensity of peak (111) (Table 1), suggesting that the crystallinity of
ZnS was degraded as a result of doping. Because of the size effect,
XRD peaks broaden as the particle become smaller [24].
However, in the case of Cu-doped samples, the XRD patterns
showed additional peaks at 32?. The incomplete substitution
occurred during experimental reaction step. Partial amount of
copper can not be well substituted due to non-sufficient energy.
Broadening of peaks indicates the nanocrystalline nature of the
sample from XRD patterns. According to Debye-Scherrer formula,
crystallite size can be calculated by this equation below,
D ¼ kl=bcosq
where D is the mean grain size, k is constant (shape factor,
approximately 1), l is the X-ray wavelength (1.54056 A?for Cu-Ka),
b is the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the diffraction peak
and q is the Bragg angle.
According to the FWHM of the most intense peak (111) plane,
the average crystallite sizes of ZnS and metal-doped ZnS were
showed in Table 1. The crystallite size of ZnS was 30 Å, but slightly
dropped to the range of 22e28 Å as it was doped with Mn and Cu.
The lattice parameter of ZnS also decreased. This is due to very
small amount of impurity, and these ions were doped into ZnS
3.3. Scanning electron microscope and energy dispersion analysis
Fig. 3 exhibits the typical microstructure FESEM image of as-
synthesized undoped ZnS and metal-doped ZnS. The powders
exhibited blocky particles with irregular shapes possibly due to the
agglomeration among particle. Therefore, the actual size of the
nanoparticle can not be determined from the FESEM images as it is
limited by its agglomeration and the resolution of the used FESEM
On the other hand, an X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy
(EDX) spectrum (the inset in Fig. 3) acquired from the metal-doped
ZnS confirm that the particles consist of Zn, S and related metal-
dope (Mn and Cu) with mainly a stoichiometric ZnS composition.
The successive substitution of Mn and Cu-doped into ZnS cubic
structure was successfully prepared. The amount of Mn and Cu
atom was indicated on EDX spectrum which is consistent with
added-amount in preparation step.
3.4. X-ray fluorescence
XRF was used to determine the quantitative analysis of all
samples. Table 2 represents the element contents of ZnS and
metal-doped ZnS ceramic. The major elements of all samples are
Zn and S, while the minor elements are Mn and Cu. In case of
Mn-doped ZnS and Cu-doped ZnS, the existence of Mn and Cu is
3.141% and6.481%,respectively.
MneCu-codoped ZnS, the existence of Mn and Cu is 7.904% and
2.330%. This result can confirm the presence of Mn-doped ZnS,
Cu-doped ZnS and MneCu-codoped ZnS. This analysis method is
accurate with an experimental error of 10%. This is due to the
counting statistic during measurement.
However,incase of
3.5. Photoluminescent characterization
The fluorescence and room temperature photoluminescence
(PL) spectra of ZnS and metal-doped ZnS are illustrated in Graphical
Abstract and Fig. 4, respectively.
Fig. 1. FTIR spectraof ZnS, and Mn-dopedZnS, Cu-doped ZnS andMneCu-codoped ZnS.
Fig. 2. XRD pattern of ZnS, and metal (Mn, Cu)-doped-ZnS.
Table 1
Crystallite size and lattice parameter of ZnS, and ZnS doped with Cu and Mn.
SampleRelative intensity
of peak (111)
size, Å
parameter, Å
Mn-doped ZnS
Cu-doped ZnS
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ZnS particle and metal-doped ZnS particles were respectively
dispersed on clean glass slides for fluorescence microscope obser-
vation. On the left hand side of Graphical Abstract, it shows a fluo-
rescence image of ZnS and metal-doped ZnS particle without
excitation, where various ZnS and metal-doped ZnS clusters were
aggregated by small nanoparticles. In case of pure ZnS particle (A),
under a UV light of 320 nm excited, the ZnS particles emit strong
blue fluorescence light (Right hand side). The photoluminescence
spectrum in Fig. 4A exhibits a sharp PL at 450 nm, completely
coinciding with the blue fluorescence light.
On the other hand, for the Mn-doped ZnS, a super-bright
yellow with bluish fluorescence was observed when excited with
450 nm wavelength. In parallel, for the Cu-doped ZnS, a super-
bright green fluorescence was observed at similar excitation as
previous experiment. It exhibited a sharp strong PL band located
at 595 and 517 nm, respectively. It can be noted that the strong
yellow and green fluorescence are attributed to the transition
emission from manganese and copper atom introduced energy
level. Thus, metal-doped ions, as optically active luminescence
centers, efficiently created the luminescence of particle. After
metal-doped step, the luminescent centers were transferred to
impurity ions.
For the MneCu-codoped ZnS, Mn2þand Cuþwere then
substituted into Zn2þsites. The transition metallic ions have
different ded transitions, which result in the emission yellow.
However, due to starting chemical reagents, Mn2þand Cuþwere
derived from MnSO4$H2O and CuCl, respectively, suggesting that
the matching oxidation number between Mn2þand Zn2þ. Mn is
more completelysubstituted in Znposition than Cu atom. However,
in this MneCu-codoped ZnS, Cu was also used as substituted metal.
It is controversial that XRF and EDX qualitative analysis exhibited
Cu atom. Due to mismatching oxidation number of Cu and Zn, Cu
can not be well substituted into ZnS crystal and may exist as
other impurity (not MneCu-codoped ZnS). The green color can
not be detected.
On the other hand, the PL band located at 457 and 595 nm,
showing both blue and yellow region, suggesting that partially
substitution of Mn atom into ZnS. The sample may contain
MneCu-codoped ZnS and neat ZnS. It can be explained that Cu
atom may affect this codope substitution step. Consequently, the
substitution ability of Mn in MneCu-codoped ZnS may be
decreased from Mn-doped ZnS. However, this issue will be dis-
cussed later on.
Fig. 3. Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and energy dispersion analysis (A) ZnS (B) Mn-doped-ZnS (C) Cu-doped-ZnS (D) MneCu-codoped-ZnS.
Table 2
XRF quantitative analysis of ZnS and metal-doped ZnS ceramic.
Sample ZnSMn Cu
5%wt Mn-doped ZnS
5%wt Cu-doped ZnS
2.5%wt Cue2.5%wt
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On the other hand, in theory, it is well-known that metal-doped
ZnS can be considered as a p-type semiconductor [25]. Mn and Cu
state related emission is always expected at a lower energy position
as compared to the band energy absorption as showed in Fig. 5.
From the fundamental point of view, a wide variety of semi-
conductor can be expected to generate tunable dopant emission in
different spectral window once they get successfully doped with
Mn and Cu. Either Mn or Cu substitute Zn ions in ZnS crystals
introducing a trap energy level, where electron and hole can be
trapped. An electron can undergo photo-excitation process in the
host ZnS lattice of nanoparticles and consequently decay via a non-
radiative transition from the4T1level to the6A1level [26]. The
Fig. 4. Photoluminescence spectra of ZnS and metal-doped ZnS particle (A) ZnS (B) Mn-doped-ZnS (C) Cu-doped-ZnS (D) MneCu-codoped-ZnS.
Fig. 5. Energy level of ZnS, Mn-doped ZnS, Cu-doped ZnS and MneCu-codoped ZnS.
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strong emission could be attributed to the radiative decay between
those localized states of Mn and Cu inside the ZnS band-gap. This
particular type of materials can be utilized as fluorescent materials
in OLED displays.
4. Conclusion
ZnS and metal (Mn, Cu)-doped-ZnS were successfully synthe-
sized via wet chemical synthetic method. FTIR and X-ray diffraction
can be used to identify the chemical bonding and crystal structure.
The metals (Mn, Cu) can be completely substituted to ZnS lattice.
X-ray fluorescence was used to confirm the existence of metal-
doped ZnS. SEM revealed that their particle was blocky particle
with irregular sharp. The laser confocal microscope and photo-
luminescence spectroscopy showed that as-synthesized ZnS and
metal (Mn, Cu)-doped-ZnS exhibited light emission. The photo-
physical insights were studied. ZnS emits light tunable in the entire
visible window by incorporating Mn and Cu dopant, suggesting
that the luminescent centers were transferred to impurity ions.
The authors would like to thank ABIP, NSERC Manufacturing
Networkand CGTower for their financial supports. The authors also
extend their appreciation to Centre for Nanostructure Image
Facility, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto for laser
confocal measurement. Last, but not least, SU would like to
acknowledge the scholarship from Center of Excellence for Petro-
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Federal IT professionals now have an incentive to hit the books again. The American Council for Technology and the Industry Advisory Council have unveiled a new educational program that gives attendees the opportunity to obtain credit to maintain professional certifications.
The ACT-IAC Academy is open to both public and private sector IT professionals and offers courses on project management, leadership and best practices. The courses will initially range from one-half day to a full day and will take place in the Washington, D.C. area. Attendees will be able to obtain Continuing Education Units and Professional Development Units that can be used to maintain certifications.
"As we know, the government market has distinct requirements and challenges, and progress necessitates a commitment to learning and collaboration," said Mary Davie, ACT's chairwoman. "As a lifelong student and longtime ACT member, I believe the ACT-IAC Academy fills a clear void for federal IT-focused training."
The project management course will focus on areas such as executive overview on earned value management. Attendees in the leadership course will learn about the different elements of management: how to get employees to work as a team and how to lead through difficult times. In the best practices course, attendees will share past examples of successful projects to learn from other's successes.
For more information on the ACT-IAC Academy's course offerings and schedules, visit The American Council for Technology and the Industry Advisory Council website.
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Camille Tuutti is a former FCW staff writer who covered federal oversight and the workforce.
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