scholarly journals Growth and Structural Characterization of Doped Polymorphic Crystalline MgPc as an Organic Semiconductor

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 495
Author(s):  
Leon Hamui ◽  
María Elena Sánchez-Vergara ◽  
Rocio Sánchez-Ruiz ◽  
Cecilio Álvarez-Toledano ◽  
Jose Luis Reyes-Rodriguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Energy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Energy Peak ◽  
Plane Direction ◽  
Band Transition ◽  
Transparent Region ◽  
Stage Process ◽  
Molecular Semiconductor ◽  
20 Nm ◽  
Optical Behavior

The doping and crystallization of the molecular semiconductor formed from the magnesium phthalocyanine (MgPc) and 1-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-5-phenylhepta-3,4-dienedioic (MTPDA) acid was carried out in this work. The crystals obtained were characterized by using transmission electronic microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopy, and X-Ray diffraction (XRD), to later evaluate their optical behavior. Raman, IR, and UV–Vis results indicate that the MgPc has been doped with the MTPDA. A uniform material layer with particles is observed as a result of a two-stage process, nucleation and growth. The polycrystalline films are constituted by a mixture of α and β phases with crystalline sizes of ~7 nm, 14 nm, and 20 nm average sizes. The films exhibit a preferred orientation along the [001]. The MTPDA doping does not have an important effect on the molecule planar distances indicating that the MTPDA molecule is among the equivalent MgPc plane direction. A transparent region with a minimum at 483 nm is observed, also a B-band at 337 nm and a Q-band transition with a high-energy peak around 639 nm, and a low energy peak around 691 nm.

scholarly journals Ferroelectric perovskite nanopowders obtained by mechanochemical synthesis

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 99-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabela Szafraniak-Wiza ◽  
Bozena Hilczer ◽  
Ewa Talik ◽  
Adam Pietraszko ◽  
Barbara Malic
Keyword(s):  
Mechanochemical Synthesis ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Milling Process ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Intermediate Phases ◽  
20 Nm ◽  
Grain Core ◽  
Ferroelectric Perovskite

Simple perovskite nanopowders were fabricated by mechanochemical synthesis. High-energy milling process of respective oxides, leading to production of ferroelectric perovskites, was carefully investigated and characterized by X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy and X-ray excited photoelectron spectroscopy. It has been found that: (i) the powder consists of loosely packed grains with a broad distribution of sizes between a few nm and 45 nm, (ii) the grains possess core/shell structure, (iii) the grain core of sizes larger than about 20 nm exhibits well developed crystalline structure, (iv) the grains are coated by structurally disordered (amorphous) shell. Intermediate phases have been found in the process of PbTiO3 mechanosynthesis only. The obtained nanopowders were used for preparation of dense ceramics.

scholarly journals Pinning behavior in bulk MgB2 prepared using boron powder refined via high-energy ultra-sonication

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sai Srikanth Arvapalli ◽  
Muralidhar Miryala ◽  
Milos Jirsa ◽  
Naomichi Sakai ◽  
Masato Murakami
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Diffraction Pattern ◽  
Phase Analysis ◽  
High Energy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Boron Powder ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Grain Boundary Pinning ◽  
20 Nm ◽  
Bulk Mgb2

AbstractWe successfully refined a cheap commercial boron powder by means of high-energy ultra-sonication and utilized it in synthesis of bulk MgB2. Rietveld phase analysis of X-ray diffraction pattern revealed completely formed MgB2 with a low amount of MgO. MgB2 bulk prepared of boron ultra-sonicated in ethanol for 15 min showed self-field Jc of around 300 kA/cm2 at 20 K without any compromise in Tc (~39 K). Pinning analysis based on Dew-Hughes expression showed major pinning contribution from grain-boundary pinning (~95.5%), along with a slight contribution from point pinning (4.5%). The microstructure study detected a system of large MgB2 grains (hundreds nm large) and 10–20 nm sized particles, possibly Mg-B-O, formed at MgB2 grain boundaries.

scholarly journals Effect of the structure on biological and photocatalytic activity of transparent titania thin-film coatings

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 856-862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damian Wojcieszak ◽  
Michał Mazur ◽  
Danuta Kaczmarek ◽  
Agata Poniedziałek ◽  
Piotr Domanowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Biological Activity ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
High Energy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Structural Investigations ◽  
Thin Film Coatings ◽  
Hydrophilic Nature ◽  
20 Nm

AbstractIn this work, the effect of titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin film microstructure on photocatalytic and biological activity was described. The films were prepared by low-pressure and high-energy magnetron sputtering processes. The structural investigations performed by X-ray diffraction revealed that the films from both the processes were nanocrystalline. It was found that TiO2prepared by low-pressure process had the anatase structure with crystallites in size of 20 nm, while the film deposited in high-energy process had the rutile form with crystallites in size of 5 nm. The analysis of surface topography with the aid of optical profiler showed that all prepared films were homogenous and their roughness was lower than 1 nm. The wettability studies revealed hydrophilic nature of both films. The values of water contact angle obtained for anatase and rutile films were equal to 40° and 49°, respectively. Both types of the thin films were photocatalitycally active, but rutile exhibited higher decomposition rate as compared to anatase. During the photocatalytic reaction in the presence of TiO2-rutile film after 12 hours of UV-Vis irradiation 30 % of phenol was decomposed, whereas in case of TiO2-anatase it was only 10 %. Moreover, the influence of as-deposited coatings on the growth of selected microbes (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans) was examined. It was found that the structural properties of TiO2had an effect on biological activity of these films.

scholarly journals Multifunctional GaFeO3 Obtained via Mechanochemical Activation Followed by Calcination of Equimolar Nano-System Ga2O3–Fe2O3

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Lucian Diamandescu ◽  
Felicia Tolea ◽  
Marcel Feder ◽  
Florin Vasiliu ◽  
Ionel Mercioniu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanochemical Activation ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Solid Phase Reaction ◽  
Phase Reaction ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Oxide Mixture ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Subsequent Calcination ◽  
20 Nm

The equimolar oxide mixture β-Ga2O3—α-Fe2O3 was subjected to high-energy ball milling (HEBM) with the aim to obtain the nanoscaled GaFeO3 ortho-ferrite. X-ray diffraction, 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy were used to evidence the phase structure and evolution of the equimolar nano-system β-Ga2O3—α-Fe2O3 under mechanochemical activation, either as-prepared or followed by subsequent calcination. The mechanical activation was performed for 2 h to 12 h in normal atmosphere. After 12 h of HEBM, only nanoscaled (~20 nm) gallium-doped α-Fe2O3 was obtained. The GaFeO3 structure was obtained as single phase, merely after calcination at 950 °C for a couple of hours, of the sample being subjected to HEBM for 12 h. This temperature is 450 °C lower than used in the conventional solid phase reaction to obtain gallium orthoferrite. The optical and magnetic properties of representative nanoscaled samples, revealing their multifunctional character, were presented.

Characterizations of Synthetic 8mol% YSZ with Comparison to 3mol %YSZ for HT-SOFC

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (4A) ◽  
pp. 491-500
Author(s):  
Abeer F. Al-Attar ◽  
Saad B. H. Farid ◽  
Fadhil A. Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Conductivity ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Impedance Analysis ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Yttria Stabilized Zirconia ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Stabilized Zirconia ◽  
Powder Morphology ◽  
X Ray

In this work, Yttria (Y2O3) was successfully doped into tetragonal 3mol% yttria stabilized Zirconia (3YSZ) by high energy-mechanical milling to synthesize 8mol% yttria stabilized Zirconia (8YSZ) used as an electrolyte for high temperature solid oxide fuel cells (HT-SOFC). This work aims to evaluate the densification and ionic conductivity of the sintered electrolytes at 1650°C. The bulk density was measured according to ASTM C373-17. The powder morphology and the microstructure of the sintered electrolytes were analyzed via Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM). The chemical analysis was obtained with Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Also, X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to obtain structural information of the starting materials and the sintered electrolytes. The ionic conductivity was obtained through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in the air as a function of temperatures at a frequency range of 100(mHz)-100(kHz). It is found that the 3YSZ has a higher density than the 8YSZ. The impedance analysis showed that the ionic conductivity of the prepared 8YSZ at 800°C is0.906 (S.cm) and it was 0.214(S.cm) of the 3YSZ. Besides, 8YSZ has a lower activation energy 0.774(eV) than that of the 3YSZ 0.901(eV). Thus, the prepared 8YSZ can be nominated as an electrolyte for the HT-SOFC.

Highly thermally conductive UHMWPE/NG composites with the segregated structure and their application for heat spreader

2020 ◽  
pp. 089270572096564
Author(s):  
Xiao Wang ◽  
Hui Lu ◽  
Jun Chen
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Laser Flash ◽  
Heating Process ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Heat Spreader ◽  
Conductive Composites ◽  
Compression Direction ◽  
Thermal Analyzer ◽  
Thermally Conductive ◽  
Plane Direction

In this work, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)/natural flake graphite (NG) polymer composites with the extraordinary high thermal conductivity were prepared by a facile mixed-heating powder method. Morphology observation and X-ray diffraction (XRD) tests revealed that the NG flakes could be more tightly coated on the surface of UHMWPE granules by mixed-heating process and align horizontally (perpendicular to the hot compression direction of composites). Laser flash thermal analyzer (LFA) demonstrated that the thermal conductivity (TC) of composites with 21.6 vol% of NG reached 19.87 W/(m·K) and 10.67 W/(m·K) in the in-plane and through-plane direction, respectively. Application experiment further demonstrated that UHMWPE/NG composites had strong capability to dissipate the heat as heat spreader. The obtained results provided a valuable basis for fabricating high thermal conductive composites which can act as advanced thermal management materials.

scholarly journals Effects of Recycled Fe2O3 Nanofiller on the Structural, Thermal, Mechanical, Dielectric, and Magnetic Properties of PTFE Matrix

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 2332
Author(s):  
Ahmad Mamoun Khamis ◽  
Zulkifly Abbas ◽  
Raba’ah Syahidah Azis ◽  
Ebenezer Ekow Mensah ◽  
Ibrahim Abubakar Alhaji
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Filler Loading ◽  
Complex Permeability ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Thermal Expansion Coefficients ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Energy Ball ◽  
Hematite Fe2o3 ◽  
Ptfe Composites

The purpose of this study was to improve the dielectric, magnetic, and thermal properties of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) composites using recycled Fe2O3 (rFe2O3) nanofiller. Hematite (Fe2O3) was recycled from mill scale waste and the particle size was reduced to 11.3 nm after 6 h of high-energy ball milling. Different compositions (5–25 wt %) of rFe2O3 nanoparticles were incorporated as a filler in the PTFE matrix through a hydraulic pressing and sintering method in order to fabricate rFe2O3–PTFE nanocomposites. The microstructure properties of rFe2O3 nanoparticles and the nanocomposites were characterized through X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The thermal expansion coefficients (CTEs) of the PTFE matrix and nanocomposites were determined using a dilatometer apparatus. The complex permittivity and permeability were measured using rectangular waveguide connected to vector network analyzer (VNA) in the frequency range 8.2–12.4 GHz. The CTE of PTFE matrix decreased from 65.28×10−6/°C to 39.84×10−6/°C when the filler loading increased to 25 wt %. The real (ε′) and imaginary (ε″) parts of permittivity increased with the rFe2O3 loading and reached maximum values of 3.1 and 0.23 at 8 GHz when the filler loading was increased from 5 to 25 wt %. A maximum complex permeability of 1.1−j0.07 was also achieved by 25 wt % nanocomposite at 10 GHz.

scholarly journals In-Situ High-Energy X-ray Diffraction Study of Austenite Decomposition During Rapid Cooling and Isothermal Holding in Two HSLA Steels

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 1812-1825
Author(s):  
Sen Lin ◽  
Ulrika Borggren ◽  
Andreas Stark ◽  
Annika Borgenstam ◽  
Wangzhong Mu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Isothermal Holding ◽  
Weight Percent ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Decomposition Kinetics ◽  
Bainitic Transformation ◽  
Austenite Decomposition ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Rapid Cooling ◽  
X Ray

AbstractIn-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction experiments with high temporal resolution during rapid cooling (280 °C s−1) and isothermal heat treatments (at 450 °C, 500 °C, and 550 °C for 30 minutes) were performed to study austenite decomposition in two commercial high-strength low-alloy steels. The rapid phase transformations occurring in these types of steels are investigated for the first time in-situ, aiding a detailed analysis of the austenite decomposition kinetics. For the low hardenability steel with main composition Fe-0.08C-1.7Mn-0.403Si-0.303Cr in weight percent, austenite decomposition to polygonal ferrite and bainite occurs already during the initial cooling. However, for the high hardenability steel with main composition Fe-0.08C-1.79Mn-0.182Si-0.757Cr-0.094Mo in weight percent, the austenite decomposition kinetics is retarded, chiefly by the Mo addition, and therefore mainly bainitic transformation occurs during isothermal holding; the bainitic transformation rate at the isothermal holding is clearly enhanced by lowered temperature from 550 °C to 500 °C and 450 °C. During prolonged isothermal holding, carbide formation leads to decreased austenite carbon content and promotes continued bainitic ferrite formation. Moreover, at prolonged isothermal holding at higher temperatures some degenerate pearlite form.

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