This work presents an extreme biomimetics route for the creation of nano- structured biocomposites utilizing a chitinous template of poriferan origin. The specific thermal stability of the nanostructured chitinous tem...
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This work presents an extreme biomimetics route for the creation of nano- structured biocomposites utilizing a chitinous template of poriferan origin. The specific thermal stability of the nanostructured chitinous template allowed for the formation under hydrothermal conditions of a novel germanium oxide- chitin composite with a defined nanoscale structure. Using a variety of analytical techniques (FTIR, Raman, energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS), and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, EDS-mapping, selected area for the electron diffraction pattern (SAEDP), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM)), we showed that this bioorganic scaffold induces the growth of GeO2 nanocrystals with a narrow (150-300 nm) size distri- bution and predominantly hexagonal phase, demonstrating the chitin template's control over the crystal morphology. The formed GeO2-chitin composite showed several specific physical properties, such as a striking enhancement in photo- luminescence exceeding values previously reported in GeOR-based biomaterials. These data demonstrate the potential of extreme biomimetics for developing new-generation nanostructured materials.
Theoretical simulation has become an important method for guiding the design and synthesis of new materials,and in this talk I will introduce our recent results on low-dimensional materials: *** organic nanomaterials ...
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Theoretical simulation has become an important method for guiding the design and synthesis of new materials,and in this talk I will introduce our recent results on low-dimensional materials: *** organic nanomaterials are shown to become ferroelectric or even multiferroic through chemical functionalizations,where proton-transfer may induce a giant polarization that is three times larger than the current highest value of organic ferroelectricity.
This paper established a closed-loop temperature control system for a spatially-separated atomic layer deposition (S-ALD) reactor using generalized predictive control (GPC) algorithm. The GPC-based closed-loop control...
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Magnesium alloys have applications in aerospace and medical applications as biodegradable orthopedic implants. Alloying with biocompatible elements, such as calcium or zirconium contribute to refining the the microstr...
Magnesium alloys have applications in aerospace and medical applications as biodegradable orthopedic implants. Alloying with biocompatible elements, such as calcium or zirconium contribute to refining the the microstructure and improves corrosion resistance with the formation of an eutectic compound - Mg2Ca at boundary alpha-Mg grains. The purpose of this paper is to present the microstructure throw optical and scanning electron methods and phase and constituents identification with X-ray analysis. The results showed the presence of alpha-Mg grains with formation of a mechanical compound - Mg2Ca and appearance of alpha- Zr phase relatively uniformly distributed in nests.
The shell-thickness effect of Pd@Pt core–shell nanoparticles (NPs) towards the preferential oxidation of CO in the presence of excess H 2 (PROX) was investigated. Atomically controllable Pd@Pt core–shell nanoparticl...
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The shell-thickness effect of Pd@Pt core–shell nanoparticles (NPs) towards the preferential oxidation of CO in the presence of excess H 2 (PROX) was investigated. Atomically controllable Pd@Pt core–shell nanoparticles were fabricated by using an area-selective atomic layer deposition (ALD) method. A linear growth rate of Pt on a Pd surface monitored with in situ quartz crystal microbalance indicated that the shell thickness could be controlled by varying the number of ALD cycles. The core–shell Pd@Pt NPs showed better activity and selectivity than monometallic NPs. The catalyst with a monolayer Pt shell showed optimal performance and minimal Pt loading. The mechanism of the Pt shell on Pd core catalyzed PROX reactions was studied by DFT simulations. The energy barriers to CO oxidation significantly decreased upon coating the catalyst with Pt, which led to enhanced activity and selectivity, and Pd/Pt 1 monolayer showed the lowest barrier.
3 different base-stocks (poly-α-olefin, polypropylene glycol and unsaturated TMP ester) and additionally formulations with 2 different additives (1 mass% ZnDTP or 1 mass% dibenzyl disulfide (DBDS)) were used as lubri...
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POSS (Polyhedral Oligomeric SilSesquioxanes) is a type of filler of great interest in the field of polymeric micro and nanodielctrics. The thermal and mechanical properties after incorporation of POSS into polymer via...
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POSS (Polyhedral Oligomeric SilSesquioxanes) is a type of filler of great interest in the field of polymeric micro and nanodielctrics. The thermal and mechanical properties after incorporation of POSS into polymer via chemical cross-linking or physical blending have been paid much attention to recently. In this paper, the space charge property of microstructured composites consisting of UHMWPE (ultra-high-molecular weight polyethylene) and OibPOSS (OctalsoButyl Polyhedral Oligomeric SilSesquioxanes) was studied. The high-energy shaker mill was used to obtain the composites. Briefly this paper show the space charge profiles for samples with 0wt%, 1wt%, 5wt% OibPOSS contents. The charge injection in all the samples under different applied voltages is not significant. Some homocharge can be observed from the interface between electrode and sample, only in the case of 1wt% and 5wt% composites. The charge injection and decay processing is inactive in the composites samples.
Experimental methods, such as OM, TEM and property testing, were used to study the HAZ microstructure and property of X80 pipeline steel. HAZ can be divided into three regions, such as coarse grain zone, transition zo...
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The growth and geometric and electronic structures of Cr2O3 layers on the polar ZnO surfaces were characterized to determine how polar substrates can influence the properties of nonpolar films. X-ray photoelectron spe...
The growth and geometric and electronic structures of Cr2O3 layers on the polar ZnO surfaces were characterized to determine how polar substrates can influence the properties of nonpolar films. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), reflection high energy electron diffraction, low energy electron diffraction, x-ray diffraction (XRD), and x-ray reflectivity (XRR) were employed to characterize the growth mode, film quality, and interfacial electronic properties. Chromium oxide growth on ZnO (0001¯) and (0001) followed the same trends: two-dimensional growth with initial disorder followed by the formation of epitaxial Cr2O3 (0001). Despite the initial disorder, HRTEM and XRD/XRR measurements on thicker films revealed an abrupt interface with the Cr2O3 lattice extending all the way to the interface. This indicates that above a critical thickness of 10–15 Cr−O3−Cr repeat units, the entire film reorganizes into an ordered structure. It is postulated that the oxygen remained ordered throughout the growth but that the chromium initially filled interstices randomly in the oxygen sublattice, which allowed the film to eventually grow with a well-defined epitaxial relationship with the substrate. The polar interfaces showed a small band offset that decayed with increasing film thickness, suggesting that the compensating charges at the interface may partially migrate to the film surface. No evidence of formal changes in the Cr oxidation state at the interfaces was seen. On the other hand, statistical analyses of UPS valence band spectra revealed an enhanced density of states near the valence band edge for Cr2O3 on ZnO (0001), consistent with stabilization of the positive interface by filling surface electronic states. In contrast, no significant valence band differences were observed between bulk Cr2O3 and thin Cr2O3 layers on ZnO (0001¯), suggesting a different charge compensation
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