scholarly journals Photo-tunable epsilon-near-zero behavior in a self-assembled liquid crystal – nanoparticle hybrid material

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Bhardwaj ◽  
Vimala Sridurai ◽  
Sachin A. Bhat ◽  
Channabasaveshwar V. Yelamaggad ◽  
Geetha G. Nair
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Hybrid Material ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Dynamic Tuning ◽  
Actinic Light ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
Epsilon Near Zero

A room temperature stable self-assembled liquid crystal metamaterial exhibits dynamic tuning of the epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) bandwidth on illumination with actinic light in the optical regime.

scholarly journals Preparation and Gas Sensing Properties of PANI/SnO2 Hybrid Material

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1360
Author(s):  
Qiaohua Feng ◽  
Huanhuan Zhang ◽  
Yunbo Shi ◽  
Xiaoyu Yu ◽  
Guangdong Lan
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Material ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Tin Dioxide ◽  
Gas Adsorption ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Oxidative Polymerization ◽  
Environmental Pollutants ◽  
Decomposition Temperature ◽  
Benzene Vapor ◽  
Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer

A sensor operating at room temperature has low power consumption and is beneficial for the detection of environmental pollutants such as ammonia and benzene vapor. In this study, polyaniline (PANI) is made from aniline under acidic conditions by chemical oxidative polymerization and doped with tin dioxide (SnO2) at a specific percentage. The PANI/SnO2 hybrid material obtained is then ground at room temperature. The results of scanning electron microscopy show that the prepared powder comprises nanoscale particles and has good dispersibility, which is conducive to gas adsorption. The thermal decomposition temperature of the powder and its stability are measured using a differential thermo gravimetric analyzer. At 20 °C, the ammonia gas and benzene vapor gas sensing of the PANI/SnO2 hybrid material was tested at concentrations of between 1 and 7 ppm of ammonia and between 0.4 and 90 ppm of benzene vapor. The tests show that the response sensitivities to ammonia and benzene vapor are essentially linear. The sensing mechanisms of the PANI/SnO2 hybrid material to ammonia and benzene vapors were analyzed. The results demonstrate that doped SnO2 significantly affects the sensitivity, response time, and recovery time of the PANI material.

Hierarchical nanostructures self-assembled from δ-MnO2 ultrathin nanosheets and Mn3O4 octahedrons for efficient room-temperature HCHO oxidation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lifang Qi ◽  
Yao Le ◽  
Chao Wang ◽  
Rui Lei ◽  
Tian Wu
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Hierarchical Nanostructures ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Ultrathin Nanosheets ◽  
Self Assembling ◽  
Formaldehyde Oxidation ◽  
Self Assembled

Self-assembling ultrathin active δ-MnO2 nanosheets and Mn3O4 octahedrons into hierarchical texture enhances room-temperature formaldehyde oxidation at a low-level of Pt.

Ultraviolet Light-Densified Oxide-Organic Self-Assembled Dielectrics: Processing Thin-Film Transistors at Room Temperature

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 3445-3453
Author(s):  
Wei Huang ◽  
Xinge Yu ◽  
Li Zeng ◽  
Binghao Wang ◽  
Atsuro Takai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Ultraviolet Light ◽  
Thin Film Transistors ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Self Assembled

scholarly journals Dynamic tuning of the director field in liquid crystal shells using block copolymers

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
JungHyun Noh ◽  
Yiwei Wang ◽  
Hsin-Ling Liang ◽  
Venkata Subba Rao Jampani ◽  
Apala Majumdar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Director Field ◽  
Dynamic Tuning

Enhanced room-temperature ethanol sensing performance of porous MoO3/V0.13Mo0.87O2.935 heterostructures self-assembled with 2D nanosheets

CrystEngComm ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Guo ◽  
Hang Li ◽  
Shushu Chu ◽  
Qi Zhang ◽  
Ziqiong Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
Ethanol Sensing ◽  
2D Nanosheets ◽  
Sensing Performance

Porous MoO3/V0.13Mo0.87O2.935 heterostructures self-assembled with 2D nanosheets have been primarily prepared by a facile method for effectively detecting ethanol at room temperature. V0.13Mo0.87O2.935 phase contributes to the modified microspheres and...

scholarly journals Enhancing room-temperature NO2 gas sensing performance based on a metal phthalocyanine/graphene quantum dot hybrid material

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 5618-5628
Author(s):  
Wenkai Jiang ◽  
Xinwei Chen ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Bolong Li ◽  
Min Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Gas Sensor ◽  
Hybrid Material ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Metal Phthalocyanine ◽  
Graphene Quantum Dot ◽  
Sensing Performance

A high performance gas sensor based on a metal phthalocyanine/graphene quantum dot hybrid material was fabricated for NO2 detection at room-temperature.

Effects of Rotation on Heat Transfer for a Single Row Jet Impingement Array With Crossflow

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin A. Lamont ◽  
Srinath V. Ekkad ◽  
Mary Anne Alvin
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Rotation Number ◽  
Coriolis Force ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Target Surface ◽  
Channel Height ◽  
Potential Core ◽  
Single Row

The effects of the Coriolis force are investigated in rotating internal serpentine coolant channels in turbine blades. For complex flow in rotating channels, detailed measurements of the heat transfer over the channel surface will greatly enhance the blade designers’ ability to predict hot spots so coolant may be distributed more effectively. The present study uses a novel transient liquid crystal technique to measure heat transfer in a rotating, radially outward channel with impingement jets. A simple case with a single row of constant pitch impinging jets with the crossflow effect is presented to demonstrate the novel liquid crystal technique and document the baseline effects for this type of geometry. The present study examines the differences in heat transfer distributions due to variations in jet Rotation number, Roj, and jet orifice-to-target surface distance (H/dj = 1,2, and 3). Colder air, below room temperature, is passed through a room temperature test section to cause a color change in the liquid crystals. This ensures that buoyancy is acting in a similar direction as in actual turbine blades where walls are hotter than the coolant fluid. Three parameters were controlled in the testing: jet coolant-to-wall temperature ratio, average jet Reynolds number, Rej, and average jet Rotation number, Roj. Results show, such as serpentine channels, the trailing side experiences an increase in heat transfer and the leading side experiences a decrease for all jet channel height-to-jet diameter ratios (H/dj). At a jet channel height-to-jet diameter ratio of 1, the crossflow from upstream spent jets greatly affects impingement heat transfer behavior in the channel. For H/dj = 2 and 3, the effects of the crossflow are not as prevalent as H/dj = 1: however, it still plays a detrimental role. The stationary case shows that heat transfer increases with higher H/dj values, so that H/dj = 3 has the highest results of the three examined. However, during rotation the H/dj = 2 case shows the highest heat transfer values for both the leading and trailing sides. The Coriolis force may have a considerable effect on the developing length of the potential core, affecting the resulting heat transfer on the target surface.

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