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An innovative device to determine the partial pressure of volatile components via substrate-integrated hollow waveguide infrared spectroscopy with integrated microfluidics

Penisson C., Theisen J., Kokoric V., Wilk A., Bernard G., Zemb T., Mizaikoff B., Gabriel J.-C.P., CEA, FR

A microfluidic system combined with substrate-integrated hollow waveguide (iHWG) vapor phase infrared spectroscopy has been developed for evaluating the chemical activity of volatile compounds dissolved in complex fluids [1]. Chemical activity is an important yet [...]

Synthesis and Characterization of Magnetite Nanoparticles, Activated Carbon and their Composites

Adegoke H.I., Adekola F.A., Abdul Raheem M.N., University of Ilorin, NG

Magnetite nanoparticle (MNP), Fe3O4 was prepared via co-precipitation method, activated carbon was produced from coconut coir pith through chemical activation process. As coconut coir showed maximum weight loss at temperatures lower than 500°C, it was [...]

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy of Silicon Carbide Nanowires

Teker K., Abdurazik D., Istanbul Sehir University, TR

Silicon carbide is a wide band-gap semiconductor material with many superior properties, such as high electron mobility, high thermal conductivity, high mechanical strength, and high radiation resistance. These superior properties make SiC an excellent material [...]

Synthesis of Reduced Graphene Oxide Films using Atmospheric Plasma and Furnace Annealing

Ayler R., Tong Y., Ramabadran U., Zhou X., Ryan G., Farhat S., Kettering University, US

Graphene oxide (GO) is an electrical insulator with good mechanical and thermal properties. It exhibits increased conductivity when the Carbon to Oxygen ratio is high. Our work aims to efficiently fabricate inexpensive flexible reduced graphene [...]

Electrical conductivity studies of nanocrystalline Dy3+ doped CaMoO4 synthesized by sol-gel process

Jena P., Nallamuthu N., Venkateswarlu M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

Oxygen ion conducting solid electrolytes have many device applications such as sensors, solid oxide fuel cells, oxygen pumps, electrochemical reactors and steam electrolysis cells. Among these, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have attracted great attention [...]

Electrical conductivity studies of nanocrystalline Dy3+ doped CaMoO4 synthesized by sol-gel process

Jena P., Nallamuthu N., Venkateswarlu M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

Oxygen ion conducting solid electrolytes have many device applications such as sensors, solid oxide fuel cells, oxygen pumps, electrochemical reactors and steam electrolysis cells. Among these, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have attracted great attention [...]

Electrical conductivity studies of nanocrystalline Dy3+ doped SrMoO4 synthesised by sol-gel process

Jena P., Nallamuthu N., Venkateswarlu M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

Oxygen ion conducting solid electrolytes have many device applications such as sensors, solid oxide fuel cells, oxygen pumps, electrochemical reactors and steam electrolysis cells. Among these, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have attracted great attention [...]

Electrical conductivity studies of nanocrystalline Dy3+ doped SrMoO4 synthesised by sol-gel process

Jena P., Nallamuthu N., Venkateswarlu M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

Oxygen ion conducting solid electrolytes have many device applications such as sensors, solid oxide fuel cells, oxygen pumps, electrochemical reactors and steam electrolysis cells. Among these, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have attracted great attention [...]

Functionalization of self-organized networked SiOxHyCz nano-islands deposited by atmospheric pressure microwave plasma torch on Au/Si(100) substrates patterned by nano-indentation

Landreau X., Boëns B., Lanfant B., Merle T., Bouscarrat G., Dublanche-Tixier C., Zerrouki R., Tristant P., Université de Limoges, FR

A coaxial injection microwave excited plasma torch operating at atmospheric pressure is applied to synthesizing SiOxHyCz nano-islands from hexamethyldisiloxane precursor on prepatterned Au/Si(100) substrates.Prior to the PECVD deposition, the substrates are patterned by nano-indentation. SEM [...]

Synthesis and electrical conductivity studies of PEO + LiClO4 + TiO2 + MoO3 nanocomposite solid polymer electrolyte

Kumar P.R., Venkateswerlu M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

The preparative methods have been devised avoid the crystallinity and to improve the conductivity in the PEO polymer solid electrolyte. Recently, enhancement of both electrical and mechanical properties are obtained by adding the various types [...]