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Comparison of Electrocatalytic Activity of poly(p-aminophenol) Film Supported Au-M (M= Pt, Cu and Ag) Bimetallic Nanoparticles for Oxidation of Sodium Borohydride

Karabi̇beroğlu Ş., Dursun Z., Ege University, TR

In this study, a poly (p-aminophenol) film (PPAP) and bimetallic nanoparticles modified polymer film electrodes (GCE), Au-Pt/PPAP/GCE, Au-Ag/PPAP/GCE, Au-Cu/PPAP/GCE were prepared by electrochemical techniques. The modified electrode surfaces were characterized using atomic force spectroscopy, scanning [...]

Electrochemical Oxidation of Ammonia Borane on Au-Ag nanoparticles Modified Poly (p-aminophenol) film Glassy Carbon Electrode

Karabi̇beroğlu Ş., Dursun Z., Ege University, TR

In this study, poly (p-aminophenol) film glassy carbon electrode (PPAP/GCE) was prepared by electrochemical polymerization and then Au-Ag nanoparticles created by electrochemical reduction from their solutions on the PPAP/GCE surface by cyclic voltammetry. The surface [...]

Femtosecond transient absorption of plasmonic gold nanoparticles embedded in mesoporous TiO2 matrix: electron injection study

Aiboushev A., Kostrov A., Gostev F., Nadtochenko V., N.N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics Russian Academy of Sciences, RU

Gold nanoparticles (AuNP) embedded in mesoporous films of wide band gap semiconductors such as TiO2 are used for promising applications in solar cells, visible light-sensitive photocatalysts, and biosensors developed on the basis of the surface [...]

Frequency-Dependent Dielectric Properties Optimization of Polymer-Based-BT Nanocomposites for High Energy Density Applications

Hossain M.E., Liu S., Li J., Liu S., O’Brien S., The City College of New York of CUNY, US

Nanodielectric materials become one of the new materials to play a sole role in sustainable and clean energy production, energy transportation, energy storage, and end usage in terms of energy storage capabilities due to the [...]

Structure and Electrical Properties of Polypropylene-Graphite-Carbon black/ Nanotubes Hybrid Conducting Composites

Ramanujam B.T.S., Mehta H., Khare A., Radhakrishnan S., Maharashtra Institute of Technology, IN

Low cost conducting composites are required for bipolar plates of fel cells and battery electrodes. Polypropylene filled with graphite has been tried in the past but acceptable level of conductivity is reached only at high [...]

Flexible fluorine-doped tin oxide based composite electrodes for photovoltaic applications

Giusti G., Puyoo E., Langley D.P., Consonni V., Bellet D., Laboratoire des Matériaux et du Génie Physique (LMGP), FR

Fluorine-doped tin dioxide (FTO) thin films were deposited via ultrasonic spray pyrolysis directly on preheated polyimide (PI) - DuPont™ Kapton® polyimide flexible film substrates. All the FTO films deposited on PI substrates exhibited polycrystalline cassiterite [...]

Optimization of the electrical parameters of nematic and discotic liquid crystalline materials due to the dispersion of nano particles, nano tubes and quantum dots for display and photo-voltaic applications

Dhar R., Kumar S., Dabrowski R., University of Allahabad, IN

Electrical parameters of the nano particle and carbon nano tube dispersed room temperature liquid crystalline materials 5CB and 6CHBT have been determined. Due to the dispersion, nematic to isotropic transition temperatures are highly affected. Threshold [...]

SWCNT/Inorganic polymer nanocomposite: a new class of Transparent Conductor and UV-Vis Photo – Generator

Bose S., Balaji S., Debnath R., Jadavpur University, IN

Synthesis of a light sensitive SWCNT/(Pb, Zn)-phosphate glass composite and it’s optical, light induced ESR, electronic and optoelectronic properties are reported. Absorption spectrum of SWCNTs of the composite differs from that of its film. Since [...]

Infrared Sensor Interference Isolation for Low-Cost Three-Dimensional Anemometers

Hirano J., Garmire D., University of Hawaii at Manoa, US

The further integration of wind power generation into our power grids from residential and industrial building installations increases the need to gather high spatial resolution wind data. This results in a need for low-cost three-dimensional [...]

Self-Sufficient Smart-Grid Sensor Nodes and Architecture

Carland J., Oberbeck A., Umeda M., Cumming J., Wilkey T., Fripp M., Kuh A., Garmire D., University of Hawaii at Manoa, US

Energy systems of the future will be flexible and adaptive, capable of maximizing efficiency through sensing and predicting environmental and load conditions to effectively supply the right amount of power and mitigate grid issues. We [...]