Hidetoshi Miyazaki、Hirochi Shimoguchi、Hisao Suzuki 等 4 位作者2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
AgCl-resin photochromic composite films were prepared using AgNO3, HCl-EtOH, CuCl2 solution, and a liquid-state urethane resin as starting materials. The obtained composite films showed a photochromic property. The rate of darkening of the composite film increased after mixing with CuCl2. The AgCl particle size in the…
Martha A. T. Lenio、James Howard、Doris (Pei Hsuan) Lu 等 7 位作者2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
For higher-efficiency solar cell structures, such as the Passivated Emitter Rear Contact (PERC) cells, to be fabricated in a manufacturing environment, potentially low-cost techniques such as inkjet printing and metal plating are desirable. A common problem that is experienced when fabricating PERC cells is low fill f…
Yongjoo Kim、Jaejun Lee、Cheolmin Baek 等 6 位作者2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
A number of warm-mix asphalt (WMA) technologies are used to reduce the temperature at which the asphalt mixtures are produced and compacted, apparently without compromising the performance of the pavement. The main objective of this study is to determine whether the use of an innovative wax-based LEADCAP WMA additive…
Othman Y. Alothman2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Different series of high density Polyethylene/Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (HDPE/EVA) blends were prepared via melt blending in a corotating intermeshing twin screw extruder. The effects of VA percentage and EVA loading ratio on the thermal, rheological viscoelastic, mechanical, and fracture toughness of the blends were ana…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites
Jorge A. Gómez、Alfredo Marquez、Antonino Pérez 等 4 位作者2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Recently alcohols and ketones have been employed to sensitize CNT by CVD. A study has shown the importance of the chemical nature of those carbon precursors on the characteristics of the CNT (carbon nanotubes) obtained. In the present work we show the influence of the catalyst employed on the synthesis of functionaliz…
Hideki Takebayashi、Masakazu Moriyama2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The surface heat budgets of various pavement surfaces are studied with the aim of mitigating the urban heat island effect. In this study, the thermal characteristics of pavements are examined using data from observations. The net radiation, surface temperature, temperature under the surface, conduction heat flux, and…
Huai-Shuai Shang、Ting-Hua Yi、Lu-Sheng Yang2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
An experimental study of C20, C25, C30, C40, and C50 big mobility concrete cubes that came from laboratory and construction site was completed. Nondestructive testing (NDT) was carried out using impact rebound hammer (IRH) techniques to establish a correlation between the compressive strengths and the rebound number.…
E. H. Kadri、S. Aggoun、S. Kenai 等 4 位作者2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The compressive strength of silica fume concretes was investigated at low water-cementitious materials ratios with a naphthalene sulphonate superplasticizer. The results show that partial cement replacement up to 20% produce, higher compressive strengths than control concretes, nevertheless the strength gain is less t…
Enrique Lima、M. E. Villafuerte-Castrejón、José M. Sániger 等 6 位作者2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
X-ray diffraction, 27 Al MAS NMR, and FTIR spectra along with results of molecular dynamics simulations were used to characterise La x Eu 1− x AlO 3 perovskites for<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>0.3</mml:mn><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi> </mml:mi><mml:m…
Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics
Ru-Yuan Yang、Yu-Pei Huang、Nowshad Amin 等 4 位作者2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
S. N. Raman、T. Ngo、P. Mendis 等 4 位作者2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The main distinction of blast load from other types of dynamic loadings is its impulsive nature, where the loads usually act for a very short duration but transmit very high impulsive pressures. This paper presents an overview of the present retrofitting techniques in use to enhance the capacity of structural elements…
Qingyang Yue、Wei Li、Fanmin Kong 等 4 位作者2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The out-coupling efficiency of planar organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) is only about 20% due to factors, such as, the total internal reflection, surface plasmon coupling, and metal absorption. Two-dimensional periodic nanostructures, such as, photonic crystals (PhCs) and microlenses arrays offer a potential metho…
Ru-Yuan Yang、Huang-Yu Chen、Fu-Der Lai2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
We investigated the change of the electric characteristics in dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) when the electrolyte has been injected and measured initially and lately for a period of time. It was found that the short-circuit current density decreased from 9.799 mA/cm2 to 7.056 mA/cm2 and the fill factor increased fro…
In-Seok Yoon2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
For enhancing the service life of concrete structures, it is very important to minimize crack at surface. Even if these cracks are very small, the problem is to which extend these cracks may jeopardize the durability of these decks. It was proposed that crack depth corresponding with critical crack width from the surf…
Yunliang Tan、Dongmei Huang、Ze Zhang2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
In order to identify the microstructure inhomogeneity influence on rock mechanical property, SEM scanning test and fractal dimension estimation were adopted. The investigations showed that the self-similarity of rock microstructure markedly changes with the scanned microscale. Different rocks behave in different fract…
Shi Cong Kou、Feng Xing2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
This paper presents an experimental study for the purpose of reducing the cost of producing ultrahigh performance fibre-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC). Reject fly ash (r-FA) and recycled glass powder (GP) were examined as replacement materials for the silica sand and cement used to prepare UHPFRC, respectively. In addit…
Kathryn Grandfield、Håkan Engqvist2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The application of focused ion beam (FIB) techniques in the life sciences has progressed by leaps and bounds over the past decade. A once dedicated ion beam instrument, the focused ion beam today is generally coupled with a plethora of complementary tools such as dual-beam scanning electron microscopy (SEM), environme…
Huijing Zhao、Siyong Xiong、Mingzhong Li 等 5 位作者2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Silk fibroin (SF) hydrogels were obtained from both domestic ( Bombyx mori ) and wild ( Antheraea pernyi ) silkworms from aqueous silk fibroin solutions at room temperature. The gelation time of the Antheraea pernyi ( A. pernyi ) SF solution was significantly shorter than that of the Bombyx mori ( B. mori ) SF solutio…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicitySilk-based biomaterials and applicationsAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
Lyly Nyl Ismail、Habibah Zulkefle、Sukreen Hana Herman 等 4 位作者2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
PMMA thin films were deposited by sol gel spin coating method on ITO substrates. Toluene was used as the solvent to dissolve the PMMA powder. The PMMA concentration was varied from 30 ~ 120 mg. The dielectric properties were measured at frequency of 0 ~ 100 kHz. The dielectric permittivity was in the range of 7.3 to 7…
Hamad R. Jappor、Zeyad Adnan Saleh、Mudar A. Abdulsattar2012-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Ab initio restricted Hartree-Fock method coupled with the large unit cell method is used to determine the electronic structure and physical properties of aluminum phosphide (AlP) nanocrystals between 216 and 1000 atoms with sizes ranging up to about 3 nm in diameter. Core and surface parts with different sizes are inv…