Deposition of Bronze Microwires on Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCD) Electrodes

2012 ◽  
Vol 1395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corina Grodek ◽  
Lori A. Lepak ◽  
Anirudha V. Sumant ◽  
Ralu Divan ◽  
Orlando Auciello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Saturated Calomel Electrode ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Model System ◽  
Solution Composition ◽  
Precise Control ◽  
Ultrananocrystalline Diamond ◽  
Plating Solution ◽  
Scanning Electron

ABSTRACTAs technology advances, ever smaller wires are needed for devices, for applications in electronics, medicine, and clean energy. Many of these applications will require the precise control of not only wire shapes and diameters, but alloy compositions as well. The recently developed technique of Electroplate-and-Lift (E&L) Lithography developed by our group has demonstrated the capability of quickly and easily producing patterned micro- and nanowires of a large variety of electrodeposited materials. Here we report the first E&L- based synthesis of microwires with controlled alloy compositions, in the model system of bronze.Wires of several different compositions, ranging from 100% copper to 100% tin, were deposited on patterned ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD)TM templates, by varying the relative concentrations of copper and tin salts in the plating solution. All wires were deposited at 55oC, -1.0 V vs. the saturated calomel electrode (SCE). Wire morphology and elemental composition was observed with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). For some alloy compositions, wires were interrupted at irregular intervals by nodules. All alloy wires were highly enriched in copper relative to the solution composition.

Electrochemical Deposition of Bismuth Micro- and Nanowires Using Electroplate and Lift Lithography

2012 ◽  
Vol 1477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timea Hohl ◽  
Lori A. Lepak ◽  
Andrew Zimmerman ◽  
Samuel Hempel ◽  
Anirudha V. Sumant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electrochemical Deposition ◽  
Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy ◽  
Saturated Calomel Electrode ◽  
Bismuth Nitrate ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Ultrananocrystalline Diamond ◽  
Electrochemically Deposited ◽  
Scanning Electron

ABSTRACTPatterned micro- and nanowires of several compositions in the solution series of BixTey were electrochemically deposited using Electroplate and Lift (E&L) Lithography on Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCD) templates. The composition of the deposited BixTey wires was controlled by mixing saturated solutions of bismuth nitrate and tellurium in various ratios in the electroplating bath. All wires were electroplated via pulsed depositions at -1.4V vs. the saturated calomel electrode (SCE). The morphology and composition of all wires were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). In general, the BixTey wires were fine-grained and brittle, often fracturing during the liftoff process. By contrast, wires containing less than 5% Te are smooth, and strong enough to support their own weight without a supporting medium for a length of over 100 times the wire diameter.

SiC Particles Concentration Dependent the Properties of Electroless Ni-P-SiC Coatings

2012 ◽  
Vol 457-458 ◽  
pp. 146-149
Author(s):  
Yan Hai Cheng ◽  
Shi Ju Zhang ◽  
Yu Xing Peng ◽  
Fang Fang Xing ◽  
Jie Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Particle Concentration ◽  
Composite Coatings ◽  
Sic Particles ◽  
Plating Solution ◽  
Electroless Ni ◽  
Sic Coatings ◽  
Scanning Electron ◽  
Sic Particle

In this study, Ni-P-SiC composite coatings were prepared by adding different amount of SiC particles into electroless Ni-P plating solution. The effects of SiC particles concentration in solution on depositing rate and composition of the coatings were investigated. The different SiC contents in coatings could be obtained by adjusting the amount of SiC particle concentration in electroless plating solution. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results indicate that SiC particles are dispersed in the composite coating and Ni-P alloy is mainly as a bond metal envelope with SiC particles. At the same time, the microhardness became increased and the wear resistance improved with the increasing of SiC content.

Manufacturing and Evaluation of Porous PLA Nano/Micro Fibres

2016 ◽  
Vol 368 ◽  
pp. 146-149
Author(s):  
Eva Macajová
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Image Analysis ◽  
Polymer Solution ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Fibre Diameter ◽  
Solution Composition ◽  
Structure And Morphology ◽  
Spinning Process ◽  
Scanning Electron

This study is mainly focused on the study of pore size and shape, fibre diameter and also on the optimization of polymer solution composition and electrospinning parameters with respect to the final structure and morphology of PLA nano/microfibrous layers. The nano/microfibres were produced by electrospinning from the needle. Except the spinning process parameters, the morphology of nanofibrous layers can be also affected by the composition of the polymer solution and by the used solvents. Variations in technological process allows us to design the shape and form of nanofibrous structures upon request. The morphology of nano/microfibres was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Following image analysis and calculation enables the assessment of porosity contribution to the increase in micro/nanofibre surface area.

Deposition of Polypyrrole Onto Bucky Gel for Use in a Biomimetic Artificial Excitable Cell Membrane

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina V. Haden ◽  
Donald A. Jordan ◽  
Pamela M. Norris
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Electrochemical Cell ◽  
Saturated Calomel Electrode ◽  
Gating System ◽  
Excitable Cell ◽  
Potentiostatic Deposition ◽  
Scanning Electron

A novel and inexpensive bucky gel electrode was investigated for use as the electrode substrate for polypyrrole deposition. Potentiostatic deposition of polypyrrole onto gold and bucky gel electrodes was carried out at +1.2 V versus saturated calomel electrode for 1 h in a standard three-electrode electrochemical cell. The electroactive polypyrrole membrane was successfully deposited onto bucky gel, and its surface morphology studied using scanning electron microscopy. Given the bucky gel’s dual ability to both conduct electricity and ions, this work establishes the first step toward a semisolid ion-gating system to be used in further applications.

scholarly journals Application of Nanomaterials in Environmental Improvement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Salman Ali
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Environmental Improvement ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Modern Technologies ◽  
High Technologies ◽  
Scanning Electron ◽  
Decolorization Of Dyes

In recent years, researchers used many scientific studies to improve modern technologies in the field of reducing the phenomenon of pollution resulting from them. In this chapter, methods to prepare nanomaterials are described, and the main properties such as mechanical, electrical, and optical properties and their relations are determined. The investigation of nanomaterials needed high technologies that depend on a range of nanomaterials from 1 to 100 nm; these are scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray diffractions (XRD). The applications of nanomaterials in environmental improvement are different from one another depending on the type of devices used, for example, solar cells for producing clean energy, nanotechnologies in coatings for building exterior surfaces, and sonochemical decolorization of dyes by the effect of nanocomposite.

Pathogenesis of Human Hair Defects

1974 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 12-13
Author(s):  
P.S. Porter ◽  
T. Aoyagi ◽  
R. Matta
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Human Hair ◽  
Standard Techniques ◽  
Scanning Electron

Using standard techniques of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), over 1000 human hair defects have been studied. In several of the defects, the pathogenesis of the abnormality has been clarified using these techniques. It is the purpose of this paper to present several distinct morphologic abnormalities of hair and to discuss their pathogenesis as elucidated through techniques of scanning electron microscopy.

Ultrastructural Analysis of the Salivary Glands of Gromphadorhina Portentosa (Schaum)

1977 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 638-639
Author(s):  
P.J. Dailey
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Salivary Glands ◽  
Secretory Vesicles ◽  
The Past ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Means Of Transmission ◽  
Gromphadorhina Portentosa ◽  
Scanning Electron ◽  
Topographical Relief

The structure of insect salivary glands has been extensively investigated during the past decade; however, none have attempted scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in ultrastructural examinations of these secretory organs. This study correlates fine structure by means of SEM cryofractography with that of thin-sectioned epoxy embedded material observed by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM).Salivary glands of Gromphadorhina portentosa were excised and immediately submerged in cold (4°C) paraformaldehyde-glutaraldehyde fixative1 for 2 hr, washed and post-fixed in 1 per cent 0s04 in phosphosphate buffer (4°C for 2 hr). After ethanolic dehydration half of the samples were embedded in Epon 812 for TEM and half cryofractured and subsequently critical point dried for SEM. Dried specimens were mounted on aluminum stubs and coated with approximately 150 Å of gold in a cold sputtering apparatus.Figure 1 shows a cryofractured plane through a salivary acinus revealing topographical relief of secretory vesicles.

Two- or three-way observations of the identical cell elements within the same sections by LM, TEM and/or SEM

1978 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nakazo Watari ◽  
Yasuaki Hotta ◽  
Yoshio Mabuchi
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Fine Structure ◽  
Light Microscopy ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Identical Cell ◽  
Electron Microscopes ◽  
Scanning Electron

It is very useful if we can observe the identical cell elements within the same sections by light microscopy (LM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and/or scanning electron microscopy (SEM) sequentially, because, the cell fine structure can not be indicated by LM, while the color is; on the other hand, the cell fine structure can be very easily observed by EM, although its color properties may not. However, there is one problem in that LM requires thick sections of over 1 μm, while EM needs very thin sections of under 100 nm. Recently, we have developed a new method to observe the same cell elements within the same plastic sections using both light and transmission (conventional or high-voltage) electron microscopes.In this paper, we have developed two new observation methods for the identical cell elements within the same sections, both plastic-embedded and paraffin-embedded, using light microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and/or scanning electron microscopy (Fig. 1).

Sem Studies of Co-Cr-Mo Surgical Implant Alloy Corrosion Behavior

1982 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 520-521
Author(s):  
Ann Chidester Van Orden ◽  
John L. Chidester ◽  
Anna C. Fraker ◽  
Pei Sung
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Corrosion Behavior ◽  
Anodic Polarization ◽  
Saline Solution ◽  
Saturated Calomel Electrode ◽  
Physiological Saline ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Physiological Saline Solution ◽  
Scanning Electron

The influence of small variations in the composition on the corrosion behavior of Co-Cr-Mo alloys has been studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDX), and electrochemical measurements. SEM and EDX data were correlated with data from in vitro corrosion measurements involving repassivation and also potentiostatic anodic polarization measurements. Specimens studied included the four alloys shown in Table 1. Corrosion tests were conducted in Hanks' physiological saline solution which has a pH of 7.4 and was held at a temperature of 37°C. Specimens were mechanically polished to a surface finish with 0.05 µm A1203, then exposed to the solution and anodically polarized at a rate of 0.006 v/min. All voltages were measured vs. the saturated calomel electrode (s.c.e.).. Specimens had breakdown potentials near 0.47V vs. s.c.e.

Spontaneous Cataract in Nude Athymic Mice

1977 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 512-513
Author(s):  
Ronald H. Bradley ◽  
R. S. Berk ◽  
L. D. Hazlett
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Nude Mouse ◽  
Cellular Immunity ◽  
Phosphate Buffer ◽  
Osmium Tetroxide ◽  
Athymic Mice ◽  
Transmission Microscopy ◽  
Mouse Lens ◽  
Scanning Electron

The nude mouse is a hairless mutant (homozygous for the mutation nude, nu/nu), which is born lacking a thymus and possesses a severe defect in cellular immunity. Spontaneous unilateral cataractous lesions were noted (during ocular examination using a stereomicroscope at 40X) in 14 of a series of 60 animals (20%). This transmission and scanning microscopic study characterizes the morphology of this cataract and contrasts these data with normal nude mouse lens.All animals were sacrificed by an ether overdose. Eyes were enucleated and immersed in a mixed fixative (1% osmium tetroxide and 6% glutaraldehyde in Sorenson's phosphate buffer pH 7.4 at 0-4°C) for 3 hours, dehydrated in graded ethanols and embedded in Epon-Araldite for transmission microscopy. Specimens for scanning electron microscopy were fixed similarly, dehydrated in graded ethanols, then to graded changes of Freon 113 and ethanol to 100% Freon 113 and critically point dried in a Bomar critical point dryer using Freon 13 as the transition fluid.

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