Argonne National Laboratory – TechConnect Briefs

Continuous Flow Synthesis, a Platform to Accelerate the Transition of Nanomaterials to Manufacturing

Pupek K., Argonne National Laboratory, US

Although nanoscale materials and structures are common in nature they only recently advanced to industry and are slowly becoming commercialized. There is a lot of exciting research results coming out of research labs in recent [...]

An integral approach for water treatment and the use of water-energy interdependency network

Lin Y., Zhou Z., Pan S-Y, Snyder S., Argonne National Laboratory, US

Freshwater stress and scarcity is one of the most challenging emerging issues due to climate change, rapid population growth, urbanization, and improved standards of living. Desalination of seawater or impaired water, such as brackish water [...]

Magnetically Aligned Nanotubes in Nanocomposite Membranes for High-Performance Filtration Applications

Ignacio-de Leon P., Chen X., Rabe E., Urgun-Demirtas M., Puga M., Zhou Z., Brotzman R., Argonne National Laboratory, US

Nanocomposite membranes, with magnetic nanotubes embedded in polyethersulfone (PES) membrane to form a permselective layer on microporous supports, are reported in this study for potential applications in wastewater treatment. Two new processes, alignment of nanotubes [...]

Percolation theory at work – boosting the heat transfer performance of graphitic nanofluids

Timofeeva E.V., Singh D., Yu W., France D., Argonne National Laboratory, US

A plethora of studies have reported high thermal conductivity of nanofluids with high aspect ratio carbon nanoparticles such as graphenes and carbon nanotubes. Although many repot thermal conductivity enhancements in carbonaceous nanofluids there is no [...]

Rechargeable Nanofluid Electrodes for High Energy Density Flow Battery

Timofeeva E.V., Katsoudas J.P., Segre C.U., Singh D., Argonne National Laboratory, US

Nanomaterial suspensions in liquids (nanofluids) are the new expanding area in nanotechnology, with applications as wide as biomedical, lubrication, thermal management, energy generation, energy conversion, and energy storage. Variety and unique characteristics of nanomaterials allow [...]

Rechargeable Nanofluid Electrodes for High Energy Density Flow Battery

Timofeeva E.V., Katsoudas J.P., Segre C.U., Singh D., Argonne National Laboratory, US

Nanomaterial suspensions in liquids (nanofluids) are the new expanding area in nanotechnology, with applications as wide as biomedical, lubrication, thermal management, energy generation, energy conversion, and energy storage. Variety and unique characteristics of nanomaterials allow [...]

Engineered Nanofluids for Heat Transfer and Novel Applications

Timofeeva E.V., Singh D., Yu W., France D., Argonne National Laboratory, US

Nanofluids are the new expanding area in nanotechnology, with applications as wide as biomedical, lubrication, thermal management, energy generation, energy conversion, and energy storage. Variety and unique characteristics of nanomaterials allow for engineering the multifunctional [...]

Laser Postionization Secondary Neutral Mass Spectrometry for Analysis on the Nanometer-Scale – the Followup

Veryovkin I.V., Baryshev S.V., Zinovev A.V., Tripa C.E., Peng Q., Elam J.W., Pellin M.J., Argonne National Laboratory, US

Depth resolution on the order of a few atomic layers has been demonstrated by initial tests of the dual beam sputter depth profiling with the SARISA laser post-ionization secondary neutral mass spectrometry instrument, which was [...]

Thermoresponsive Magnetic Micelles for Simultaneous Magnetic Hyperthermia and Drug Delivery

Kim D-H., Elena R., Rajh T., Bader S.D., Novosad V., Argonne National Laboratory, US

Hyperthermia has been shown to be a potentially effective therapeutic modality in cancer treatment as it intensifies the efficacy of chemotherapy. The hyperthermia has a good synergic effect with chemotherapy. Their sensitivity to chemotherapy after [...]

Enhanced Photocurrent in Transparent Lead Zirconate-Titanate Thin Film Capacitors Under Sun Light Illumination

Ocola L.E., Li H., Auciello O., Argonne National Laboratory, US

A report will be presented on research focused on developing transparent Pb(ZrxTi1-xO3) (PZT)–based capacitor for photovoltaic device applications. The transparent PZT-based capacitors exhibit high photocurrents when exposed to Xenon (Xe) light that has wavelengths from [...]