scholarly journals Enhanced Thermal and Electrical Properties of Polystyrene-Graphene Nanofibers via Electrospinning

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Li ◽  
Harshit Porwal ◽  
Zhaohui Huang ◽  
Han Zhang ◽  
Emiliano Bilotti ◽  
...  

Polystyrene- (PS-) graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) (0.1, 1, and 10 wt.%) nanofibers were successfully produced via electrospining of dimethyformamide- (DMF-) stabilized GNP and PS solutions. Morphological analysis of the composite nanofibers confirmed uniform fiber formation and good GNP dispersion/distribution within the PS matrix. The good physical properties of GNP produced by liquid exfoliation were transferred to the PS nanofibers. GNP modified PS nanofibers showed a 6-fold increase in the thermal conductivity and an increase of 7-8 orders of magnitude in electrical conductivity of the nanofibers at 10 wt.% GNP loading.

2012 ◽  
Vol 501 ◽  
pp. 319-323
Author(s):  
Hasan A. Alwi ◽  
Lay S. Ewe ◽  
Zahari Ibrahim ◽  
Noor B. Ibrahim ◽  
Roslan Abd-Shukor

We report the room temperature thermal conductivity κ and thermal diffusivity α of polycrystalline La0.7Ca0.3-xSrxMnO3 for x = 0 to 0.1. The samples were prepared by heating at 1220 and 1320oC. The insulator-metal transition temperature, TIM and thermal diffusivity increased with Sr content. Phonon was the dominant contributor to thermal conductivity and the electronic contribution was less than 1%. Enhancement of electrical conductivity σ and thermal diffusivity for x ≥ 0.08 was observed in both series of samples. The grain size of the samples (28 to 46 µm) does not show any affect on the thermal and electrical properties.


1960 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 887-907 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Laubitz

Thermal and electrical conductivity, thermoelectric power vs. platinum, and thermal expansion of Armco iron were determined in the temperature range of 0 °C to 1000 °C. All these properties show a discontinuous change at the α–γ transition of iron, and a change in slope at the Curie point. These measurements were carried out as a contribution to a co-operative determination of thermal conductivity of Armco iron at high temperatures.


Alloy Digest ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  

Abstract Copper Alloy No. 815 is an age-hardenable cast copper-chromium alloy. It is characterized by high electrical and thermal conductivities combined with medium hardness and strength in the age-hardened condition. It is used for components requiring high electrical conductivity or high thermal conductivity. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as casting, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-332. Producer or source: Copper alloy foundries.


Soil Research ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Sargeant ◽  
C. Tang ◽  
P. W. G. Sale

Landholder observations indicate that the growth of Distichlis spicata in saline discharge sites improves the soil condition. An extensive soil sampling survey was conducted at the Wickepin field site in Western Australia, where D. spicata had been growing for 8 years, to test the hypothesis that this halophytic grass will make improvements in chemical and physical properties of the soil. Soil measurements included saturated hydraulic conductivity, water-stable aggregates, root length and dry weight, electrical conductivity, pH, and soil nitrogen and carbon. Results confirm that marked differences in soil properties occurred under D. spicata. For example, a 12-fold increase in saturated hydraulic conductivity occurred where D. spicata had been growing for 8 years, compared to adjacent control soil where no grass had been growing. There were also improvements in aggregate stability, with the most notable improvements in the top 0.10 m of soil, again with the greatest improvements occurring where 8 years of growth had occurred. Soil nitrogen and carbon increased under the sward, with the biggest increases occurring in the top 0.10 m of soil. Electrical conductivity measurements were more variable, mostly due to the large spatial and temporal variation encountered. However, the findings generally support the proposition that the growth of D. spicata does not lead to an accumulation of salt within the rooting zone.


MRS Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (22) ◽  
pp. 1637-1643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinyu Wang ◽  
Boyu Peng ◽  
Paddy Chan

ABSTRACTThe thermal and electrical properties of organic semiconductor are playing critical roles in the device applications especially on the devices with large area. Although the effect may be minor in a single device like field effect transistors, the unwanted waste heat would cause much more severe problems in large-scale devices as the power density will go up significantly. The waste heat would lead to performance degradation or even failure of the devices, and thus a more detailed study on the thermal conductivity and carrier mobility of the organic thin film would be beneficial to predict the limits of the device or design a thermally stable device. Here we explore the thermal annealing effect on the thermal and electrical properties of the small molecule organic semiconductor, dinaphtho[2,3-b:2’,3’-f]thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (DNTT). After the post deposition thermal annealing, the grain size of the film increases and in-plane crystallinity improves while cross-plane crystallinity keeps relatively constant. We demonstrated the cross-plane thermal conductivity is independent of the thermal annealing temperature and high annealing temperature will reduce the space-charge-limited current (SCLC) mobility. When the annealing temperature increase from 24 °C to 140 °C, the field effect mobility shows a gradual increase while the threshold voltage shifts from positive to negative. The different dependence of the SCLC mobility and field effect mobility on the annealing temperature suggest the improvement of the film crystallinity after thermal annealing is not the only dominating effect. Our investigation provides the constructive information to tune the thermal and electrical properties of organic semiconductors.


1937 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 798-800
Author(s):  
P. Schidrowitz ◽  
C. A. Redfarn

Abstract In a previous publication (J. Soc. Chem. Ind., 54, 263T–267T (1935); Rubber Chem. and Tech., 8, 613 (1935)) some particulars were given regarding the production and development of a hard spongy material from chlorinated rubber (British Patent No. 424,561). Thermal and Electrical Properties Some preliminary tests on the thermal and electrical properties of the material have now been carried out, and these serve to confirm the view that expanded chlorinated rubber should prove to be a very good insulating material. Thermal Conductivity.—The details given herewith are taken from a report by the Research Association of British Rubber Manufacturers. The thermal conductivity was determined by comparison with cork, a good insulating material of which the thermal properties are fairly well known. The method used consisted in placing slabs of cellular rubber and of cork each between a pair of aluminum plates, and then interposing between the two sets of plates an electric heating plate made of wire enclosed between sheets of mica. The plates, heater, and sheets of expanded chlorinated rubber material and cork were all of the same size, namely, 20.3 by 10.25 cm. The aluminum plates were 0.625 cm. thick.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lujia Liu

© 2019 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Materials with switchable magnetic and electrical properties may enable future spintronic technologies, and thus hold the potential to revolutionize how information is processed and stored. While reversible switching of magnetic order or electrical conductivity has been independently realized in materials, the ability to simultaneously switch both properties in a single material presents a formidable challenge. Here, we report the 2D manganese benzoquinoid framework (Me4N)2[MnII2(L2-)3] (H2L = 2,5-dichloro-3,6-dihydroxo-1,4-benzoquinone), as synthesized via post-synthetic counterion exchange. This material is paramagnetic above 1.8 K and exhibits an ambient-temperature electrical conductivity of σ295 K = 1.14(3) × 10-13 S cm-1 (Ea = 0.74(3) eV). Upon soaking in a solution of sodium naphthalenide and 1,2-dihydroacenaphthylene, this compound undergoes a single-crystal-to-single-crystal (SC-SC) reduction to give Na3(Me4N)2[Mn2L3]. Structural and spectroscopic analyses confirm this reduction to be ligand-based, and as such the anionic framework is formulated as [MnII2(L3-)3]5-. Magnetic measurements confirm that this reduced material is a permanent magnet below Tc = 41 K and exhibits a conductivity value of σ295 K = 2.27(1) × 10-8 S cm-1 (Ea = 0.489(8) eV), representing a remarkable 200 000-fold increase over the parent material. Finally, soaking the reduced compound in a solution of [Cp2Fe]+ affords Na(Me4N)[MnII2(L2-)3] via a SC-SC process, with magnetic and electrical properties similar to those observed for the original oxidized material. Taken together, these results highlight the ability of metal benzoquinoid frameworks to undergo reversible, simultaneous redox switching of magnetic order and electrical conductivity.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
M O Kanu ◽  
Gabriel Wirdzelii Joseph ◽  
Israel George

The ability of the soil to regulate heat energy is important for plant growth, soil texture and strength. Many agricultural soils are acidic in nature which tends to limit plant growth and microbial activity. Aside from agricultural lime, wood ash is used to amend physical and physicochemical properties of the soil. To maintain the soil hydraulic and physicochemical properties and to increase plant yield, it is important to know the physicochemical and physical properties of the ash used. The physiochemical and physical properties vary across various plant species. Ash samples from seven different plants were used for this study. The Horiba metre was used to measure the electrical conductivity, pH, Total Dissolved Solid (TDS) and salinity of the samples, while the Lees Disc apparatus was used to measure the thermal conductivity of the samples. The study revealed that moringa olieferra ash has the highest salinity, TDS and Electrical conductivity, while azadichta indica and tiobroma cacoa have least pH. Also, Kyah seleelygalisis and azadichta indica had the highest and lowest thermal conductivity respectively.


2018 ◽  
Vol 913 ◽  
pp. 811-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Di Wu ◽  
Ji Ai Ning ◽  
De Gang Zhao ◽  
Xue Zhen Wang ◽  
Na Liu

In this study, nanometer WO3 powder was uniformly dispersed into the Cu2SnSe3 powder by ball milling process, and the WO3/Cu2SnSe3 thermoelectric composite was prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS). The results showed that the nano-WO3 particles were mainly distributed in the grain boundary of Cu2SnSe3 matrix, and the grain growth of Cu2SnSe3 was inhibited. The addition of nano-WO3 could enhance the electrical conductivity of Cu2SnSe3, and while the Seebeck coefficient increased slightly for the 0.4% WO3/Cu2SnSe3 composite. The thermal conductivity was not decreased until the content of WO3 exceeded 1.6%. The highest thermoelectric figure of merit ZT of 0.177 was achieved at 700 K for 0.4% WO3/Cu2SnSe3 composite. The enhancement of ZT value of WO3/Cu2SnSe3 thermoelectric material was mainly attributed to the improvement of the electrical properties.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lujia Liu

© 2019 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Materials with switchable magnetic and electrical properties may enable future spintronic technologies, and thus hold the potential to revolutionize how information is processed and stored. While reversible switching of magnetic order or electrical conductivity has been independently realized in materials, the ability to simultaneously switch both properties in a single material presents a formidable challenge. Here, we report the 2D manganese benzoquinoid framework (Me4N)2[MnII2(L2-)3] (H2L = 2,5-dichloro-3,6-dihydroxo-1,4-benzoquinone), as synthesized via post-synthetic counterion exchange. This material is paramagnetic above 1.8 K and exhibits an ambient-temperature electrical conductivity of σ295 K = 1.14(3) × 10-13 S cm-1 (Ea = 0.74(3) eV). Upon soaking in a solution of sodium naphthalenide and 1,2-dihydroacenaphthylene, this compound undergoes a single-crystal-to-single-crystal (SC-SC) reduction to give Na3(Me4N)2[Mn2L3]. Structural and spectroscopic analyses confirm this reduction to be ligand-based, and as such the anionic framework is formulated as [MnII2(L3-)3]5-. Magnetic measurements confirm that this reduced material is a permanent magnet below Tc = 41 K and exhibits a conductivity value of σ295 K = 2.27(1) × 10-8 S cm-1 (Ea = 0.489(8) eV), representing a remarkable 200 000-fold increase over the parent material. Finally, soaking the reduced compound in a solution of [Cp2Fe]+ affords Na(Me4N)[MnII2(L2-)3] via a SC-SC process, with magnetic and electrical properties similar to those observed for the original oxidized material. Taken together, these results highlight the ability of metal benzoquinoid frameworks to undergo reversible, simultaneous redox switching of magnetic order and electrical conductivity.


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