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We demonstrate a new type of solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with thermoelectric Na1−xCuxCo2O4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) as cathode materials to generate an additional potential that can be clearly detected. Such a thermoelectric SOFC can provide an extra power conversion from the waste heat to enhance the conversion efficiency.
The interaction of charged particles with condensed water films has been studied extensively in recent years due to its importance in biological systems, ecology as well as interstellar processes. We have studied low energy electrons (3-25 eV) and positive argon ions (55 eV) charging effects on amorphous solid water (…
We present results of application of the kinetic Monte Carlo technique to simulate argon adsorption on a graphite surface at temperatures below and above the triple point. We show that below the triple point the densification of the adsorbed layer with loading results in the rearrangement of molecules to form a hexago…
A facile method for the fabrication of negatively and positively charged rGO field effect transistors (FETs) is proposed, which utilizes electrostatic attraction between electrodes and rGO sheets. Negatively and positively charged rGO sheets are functionalized with carboxylic acid and amine groups, respectively. The F…
Graphene has been touted as the prototypical two-dimensional solid of extraordinary stability and strength. However, its very existence relies on out-of-plane ripples as predicted by theory and confirmed by experiments. Evidence of the intrinsic ripples has been reported in the form of broadened diffraction spots in r…
Effectiveness of four new silane coupling agents in solution styrene butadiene rubber–based silica tire tread compounds were evaluated with respect to two commercial silane coupling agents. The new silane coupling agents investigated were 1-[3-(octanoylthio) propyl]-1,1,3,3,3-pentaethoxy-1,3-disilapropane (S1), bis[3-…
The present study reports on the origins of room temperature ferromagnetism in zinc oxide (ZnO)-Al nanoparticles using a combination of X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) experiments and density functional theory (DFT) simulations. Our findings reveal that the spontaneous magnetization observed in these syst…
Core only of CdSe and core-shell quamtum dots (QDs) of CdS/ZnS, CdSe/ZnS and CdSe/ZnSe were functionalized with photosensitive monolayer to make them solution processable and photopatternable. Exchange of ligands was successfully followed using IR spectroscopic techniques. Core-shell type QDs were found to have better…
ABSTRACT Back‐side diffractive gratings enhance a solar cell's efficiency by trapping light inside the cell and increasing the probability of absorption. We introduce a three‐dimensional, polarization‐sensitive optical model combining ray tracing and rigorous coupled‐wave analysis to investigate silicon solar cells wi…
Abstract This paper presents ultra-wide bandwidth measurements of partial discharge (PD) current pulses. Using a 33 GHz bandwidth oscilloscope together with a direct, matched coaxial connection to the PD source, pulses have been characterized with a greater degree of accuracy than has previously been achieved, with a…
Ferromagnetic [n-BuNH(3)](12)[(CuCl)(6)(SbW(9)O(33))(2)]·6H(2)O (1) and antiferromagnetic [n-BuNH(3)](12)[(MnCl)(6)(AsW(9)O(33))(2)]·6H(2)O (4) have been synthesized and structurally and magnetically characterized. Two complexes are structural analogues of [n-BuNH(3)](12)[(CuCl)(6)(AsW(9)O(33))(2)]·6H(2)O (2) and [n-B…
A major breakthrough in in vivo cellular imaging has been the clinical/preclinical use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast agent. Superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) is a promising candidate for the development of smart MRI probes for cell-tracking. In the present study, we describe biodegradable probes…
Self-assembling Au mesoflower arrays are prepared using a polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) template on an iron substrate via a combined top-down/bottom-up nanofabrication strategy. The PMMA template with the holes around 300-500 nm in diameter is first fabricated by using polymer blend lithography on iron substrates, and…
Precise positioning and packing of nanoscale building blocks is essential for the fabrication of many nanoelectro-mechanical devices. Carrying out such manipulations at the nanoscale still remains a challenge. Here we propose the use of graphone domain arrays embedded in a graphene sheet as a template to precisely pos…
The observed mechanical behaviour of micron-sized samples raises fundamental questions about the influence of size on the underlying dislocation plasticity. In situ µLaue diffraction on a single crystalline copper bending beam was performed to study the feasibility of bending tests and their contribution to our unders…
We propose a scheme for spin-based detection of the bending motion in suspended carbon-nanotubes, using the curvature-induced spin-orbit interaction. We show that the resulting effective spin-phonon coupling can be used to down-convert the high-frequency vibration-modulated spin-orbit field to spin-flip processes at a…
Low molecular weight polyethyleneimines were conjugated onto gold nanoparticles to form Au-PEI conjugates. Au-PEI is the first reported gene carrier which has both high transfection efficiency and strong fluorescence. Au-PEI showed higher transfection efficiency and it can be used for bioimaging because it can be dete…
We show that light guided in a planar dielectric slab geometry incorporating a biaxial medium has lossless modes with group and phase velocities in opposite directions. Particles in a vacuum gap inserted into the structure experience negative radiation pressure: the particles are pulled by light rather than pushed by…
Polymer nanofoams have recently attracted significant interest in both industry and academia. The unique nanoscaled porous structure could bring unprecedented material properties that have not been seen in conventional or microcellular polymer foams. It has been hypothesized that nanofoams could have a much higher spe…
Abstract Mg-doped PbS/PVA freestanding nanocomposite films were successfully prepared by a simple chemical route. X-ray diffraction patterns confirm the formation of all the films with cubic phase of PbS. Optical absorption spectra showed the blue shifted phenomena and the band gaps of Mg : PbS/PVA films increase with…