Analysis of Equivalent Oxygen DifFusivity of Particle Dispersed Composites

This paper presents a new method to determine the equivalent oxygen diffusivities of particle dispersed composites. This method can be used to design FGM thermal barrier systems with the function of oxygen barrier. A qualitative explanation of the oxidation of nickel with the increment of zirconia contents in the composite samples can be accepted by this method. The values of equivalent oxygen diffusivities obtained with this method are in excellent agreement with those from the EMT method for the composites with ZrO2 particle dispersed phase when the volume fractions of dispersed phase are lower than 25%.

Physical mechanism of oxygen diffusion in the formation of Ga_(2)O_(3) Ohmic contacts

The formation of low-resistance Ohmic contacts in Ga_(2)O_(3) is crucial for high-performance electronic devices. Conventionally, a titanium/gold(Ti/Au) electrode is rapidly annealed to achieve Ohmic contacts, resulting in mutual diffusion of atoms at the interface. However, the specific role of diffusing elements in Ohmic contact formation remains unclear.In this work, we investigate the contribution of oxygen atom diffusion to the formation of Ohmic contacts in Ga_(2)O_(3). We prepare a Ti/Au electrode on a single crystal substrate and conduct a series of electrical and structural characterizations.Using density functional theory, we construct a model of the interface and calculate the charge density, partial density of states, planar electrostatic potential energy, and I–V characteristics. Our results demonstrate that the oxygen atom diffusion effectively reduces the interface barrier, leading to low-resistance Ohmic contacts in Ga_(2)O_(3). These findings provide valuable insights into the underlying mechanisms of Ohmic contact formation and highlight the importance of considering the oxygen atom diffusion in the design of Ga_(2)O_(3)-based electronic devices.

Effect of α phase on evolution of oxygen-rich layer on titanium alloys

In order to understand the evolution of oxygen-rich layer (ORL) on titanium alloys, the near α titanium alloy TA15 and α+β type titanium alloy TC4 were thermally exposed in air at 850 °C to evaluate the effect of α phase content on formation and evolution of ORL, and the stability and diffusion of oxygen in α- and β-Ti were investigated by first principles calculations to reveal the oxygen diffusion rate. TA15 with more α phases has a higher diffusion coefficient of ORL evolution than TC4, resulting in forming thicker ORL on TA15 under the same thermal exposure condition. The first principles calculations indicate that octahedral interstice of α-Ti is the most stable site for oxygen atom. The nearest neighbor diffusion between octahedral interstices along the [0001] direction in α-Ti presenting the lowest activation energy is the most favorable oxygen diffusion mechanism in α- and β-Ti.

A novel bifunctional oxygen electrode architecture enabled by heterostructures self-scaffolding for lithium–oxygen batteries

In recent years, as one of the most promising chemical power sources for future society, lithium–oxygen (Li–O2) battery receives great attention due to its extremely high theoretical energy density of 3505 Wh kg^(–1)[1–4]. In practice, large polarization and consequent low energy efficiency currently still hinder the application of Li–O2batteries, which mainly results from the sluggish electrochemical reaction kinetics of oxygen diffusion electrodes in aprotic electrolytes [5]. On one hand, oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)in aprotic electrolytes is intrinsically sluggish due to the difficult charge transfer, the low solubility of oxygen.

Study of He-induced nano-cavities as sinks of oxygen for forming silicon-on-insulator

In the present work, a Cz-Silicon wafer is implanted with helium ions to produce a buried porous layer, and then thermally annealed in a dry oxygen atmosphere to make oxygen transport into the cavities. The formation of the buried oxide layer in the case of internal oxidation （ITOX） of the buried porous layer of cavities in the silicon sample is studied by positron beam annihilation （PBA）. The cavities are formed by 15 keV He implantation at a fluence of 2×10^16 cm^-2 and followed by thermal annealing at 673 K for 30 min in vacuum. The internal oxidation is carried out at temperatures ranging from 1073 to 1473 K for 2 h in a dry oxygen atmosphere. The layered structures evolved in the silicon are detected by using the PBA and the thicknesses of their layers and nature are also investigated. It is found that rather high temperatures must be chosen to establish a sufficient flux of oxygen into the cavity layer. On the other hand high temperatures lead to coarsening the cavities and removing the cavity layer finally.

Rectification of oxygen transfer through the rat colonic epithelium

AIM To assess whether higher sensitivity of colonic epithelium to hypoxia at the serosal side is associated with oxygen transfer asymmetry.METHODS Rats were fed either with normal chow or a lowsodium diet. Tissues were mounted as flat sheets in a modified, airtight Ussing chamber with oxygen meters in each hemichamber. Mucosal samples from normal diet animals were studied under control conditions, in low-chloride solution and after adding chloride secretion inhibitors and chloride secretagogues. Samples from sodium-deprived rats were studied before and after ouabain addition. In separate experiments, the correlation between short-circuit current and oxygen consumption was analyzed. Finally, hypoxia was induced in one hemichamber to assess the relationship between its oxygen content and the oxygen pressure differencebetween both hemichambers. RESULTS In all studied conditions, oxygen consumption was larger in the serosal hemichamber than in the mucosal one(P = 0.0025 to P < 0.0001). Short-circuit current showed significant correlation with both total oxygen consumption(r = 0.765; P = 0.009) in normoxia and oxygen consumption in the serosal hemichamber(r = 0.754; P = 0.011) during mucosal hypoxia, but not with oxygen consumption in the mucosal hemichamber. When hypoxia was induced in the mucosal hemichamber, an oxygen pressure difference of 13 k Pa with the serosal hemichamber was enough to keep its oxygen content constant. However, when hypoxia was induced in the serosal hemichamber, the oxygen pressure difference with the mucosal hemichamber necessary to keep its oxygen content constant was 40 k Pa(P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION Serosal oxygen supply is more readily available to support short-circuit current. This may be partly due to a rectifying behavior of transepithelial oxygen transfer.

Phase Transition and Oxygen Ion Diffusion in （La1-xLnx）2Mo2O9 （Ln=Nd, Gd, x=0.05-0.25） Using Dielectric Relaxation Method

Dielectric relaxation method was employed to study the properties of oxygen ion diffusion and phase transition in the oxide-ion conductors （Lal-xLnx）2Mo209 （Ln=Nd, Gd, x=0.05-0.25）. Two dielectric loss peaks were observed： peak Pd at about 600 K and peak P5 around 720 K. Peak Pd is a relaxational peak and associated with the short-range diffusion of oxygen ions, while peak P5 hardly changes its position and dramatically decreases in height with increasing frequency, exhibiting non-relaxational nature. With increasing Ln^3＋ concentration, the heights of peak Ph and Pd increase at first and then decrease after passing a maximum at 15% doping. It is suggested that peak P5 is related to the phase transition of a static disordered state to a dynamic disordered state in oxygen ions/vacancies distribution. It is found that the 15%Gd or 15%Nd doped La2Mo209 samples exhibit the highest conductivity in accordance with the highest height of peak Pd at this doping content.

Oxygen diffusion in c-textured epitaxial YBa_2Cu_3O_(7-δ) thin films

Isothermal oxygen in diffusion in c textured epitaxial YBa 2Cu 3O 7- δ thin films was studied by in situ X ray diffraction. Thermal expansion coefficients of c axis length with different oxygen contents are α c (6.91, O 2)=19.1×10 -6 K -1 and α c (6.0, N 2)=19.3×10 -6 K -1 respectively. Chemical diffusion process of oxygen was described by relaxation time. From the Arrhenius plot of relaxation time, an activation energy of lattice diffusion was obtained as 1.1?eV, which is close to the results of SIMS (0.95?eV) and internal friction (1.02?eV).

Suppressing the lattice oxygen diffusion via high-entropy oxide construction towards stabilized acidic water oxidation

The scale-up deployment of ruthenium(Ru)-based oxygen evolution reaction(OER)electrocatalysts in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis(PEMWE)is greatly restricted by the poor stability.As the lattice-oxygen-mediated mechanism(LOM)has been identified as the major contributor to the fast performance degradation,impeding lattice oxygen diffusion to inhibit lattice oxygen participation is imperative,yet remains challenging due to the lack of efficient approaches.Herein,we strategically regulate the bonding nature of Ru–O towards suppressed LOM via Ru-based high-entropy oxide(HEO)construction.The lattice disorder in HEOs is believed to increase migration energy barrier of lattice oxygen.As a result,the screened Ti_(23)Nb_(9)Hf_(13)W_(12)Ru_(43)O_(x) exhibits 11.7 times slower lattice oxygen diffusion rate,84%reduction in LOM ratio,and 29 times lifespan extension compared with the state-of-the-art RuO_(2) catalyst.Our work opens up a feasible avenue to constructing stabilized Ru-based OER catalysts towards scalable application.

Chemical looping partial oxidation over FeWOx/SiO2 catalysts

This paper describes the design of a FeWOx-based oxygen carrier for the chemical partial oxidation of methane(CLPOM).Thermodynamic screening and kinetic analyses both forecast the FeWOx-based oxygen carrier as a promising candidate for the production of syngas.The total methane conversion and syngas yield can be dramatically increased with this catalyst compared to the case with the unmodified WO3/SiO2,thereby enabling CLPOM with 62%methane conversion,93%CO gas-phase selectivity,94%H2 selectivity,and a 2.4 H2/CO ratio.The catalyst has the advantages of high availability of lattice oxygen to oxidize carbonaceous intermediates in time,together with the formation of an Fe-W alloy to promote the surface reaction.Consequently,it demonstrates excellent catalytic performance with no catalyst deactivation at 900°C and 1 atm.The excellent structural stability plays an essential role in CLPOM.As revealed via XPS and ICP,the phase segregation has not been observed due to the strong interaction between Fe and W,which resulted in the formation of the Fe-W alloy during the reduction processes and the match between the ion oxidation rates of the Fe and W ions in the oxidation stage.The results provide fundamental information on the reaction mechanism of FeWOx/SiO2,and present it as a promising candidate for CLPOM.

Ultralow oxygen ion diffusivity in pyrochlore-type La_(2)(Zr_(0.7)Ce_(0.3))_(2)O_(7)

Thermally grown oxides(TGOs)at the ceramic top-coat/metallic bond-coat interface are a pressing chal-lenge in advanced thermal barrier coating(TBC)systems as they can affect the performance and ser-vice lifetime of TBCs.Thus,developing novel TBC materials with ultralow oxygen ion diffusivity is very urgent.In this study,we reported the diffusive properties of oxygen ions in a novel pyrochlore-type La_(2)(Zr_(0.7)Ce_(0.3))_(2)O_(7)(LZ7C3)material.The measured ionic conductivity and atomistic simulation revealed that the oxygen ion diffusivity in LZ7C3 grains is two orders of magnitude lower than that in conventional 8 wt.%yttria-stabilized zirconia(8YSZ)grains.This is due to the relatively high energy barrier for oxygen hopping in LZ7C3.In addition,it was found that enhancing the order distribution of cations is a strategy to reduce the intrinsic oxygen diffusion of pyrochlore-type oxides.On the other hand,we observed that La^(3+) cations segregate at the grain boundaries(GBs)of LZ7C3,which results in the electrostatic poten-tial at GBs being comparable to that in the bulk.Furthermore,we found that the oxygen ion diffusion is facilitated at the GBs of LZ7C3 due to the stretched O-Zr/Ce bond and the low coordination at GBs.How-ever,the segregations of Y^(3+)cations and the increase in the number of oxygen vacancies resulted in the formation of an electrostatic layer at the GBs of 8YSZ,which shielded the oxygen ion diffusion.Despite this,the oxygen ion diffusivity in LZ7C3 was still considerably less than that in conventional 8YSZ.This study offers a stepping stone toward utilizing pyrochlore-type LZ7C3 materials as advanced TBCs at high temperatures.

A reliable analysis of oxygen diffusion in a spherical cell with nonlinear oxygen uptake kinetics

In this paper, we investigate the diffusion of oxygen in a spherical cell including nonlin- ear uptake kinetics. The Lane-Emden boundary value problem with Michaelis-Menten kinetics is used to model the dimensionless oxygen concentration in our analysis. We first convert the Lane-Emden equation to the equivalent Volterra integral form that incorporates the boundary condition at the cell＇s center, but which still leaves one unknown constant of integration, as an intermediate step. Next we evaluate the Volterra integral form of the concentration and its flux at the cell membrane and substitute them into the remaining boundary condition to determine the unknown constant of integration by appropriate algebraic manipulations. Upon substitution we have converted the equivalent Volterra integral form to the equivalent Fredholm Volterra integral form, and use the Duan Rach modified recursion scheme to effectively decompose the unknown constant of integration by formula. The Adomian decomposition method is then applied to solve the equivalent nonlinear Fredholm-Volterra integral representation of the LaneEmden model for the concentration of oxygen within the spherical cell. Our approach shows enhancements over existing techniques.

Biomathematical model for gyrotactic free-forced bioconvection with oxygen diffusion in near-wall transport within a porous medium fuel cell

Bioconvection has shown significant promise for environmentally friendly,sustainable“green”fuel cell technologies.The improved design of such systems requires continuous refinements in biomatheatical modeling in conjunction with laboratory and fieldtesting.Motivated by exploring deeper the near-wall transport phenomena involved inbio-inspired fuel cells,in the present paper,we examine analytically and numericallythe combined free-forced convective steady boundary layer flow from a solid verticalflat plate embedded in a Darcian porous medium containing gyrotactic microorganisms.Gyrotaxis is one of the many taxes exhibited in biological microscale transport,andother examples include magneto-taxis,photo-taxis,chemotaxis and geo-taxis (reflecting the response of microorganisms to magnetic field,light,chemical concentration orgravity,respectively). The bioconvection fuel cell also contains difusing oxygen specicswhich mimics the cathodic behavior in a proton exchange membrane(PEM) systei.Thevertical wall is maintained at isosolutal (constant oxygen volume fraction and motilemicroorganism density) and iso-thermal conditions. Wall values of these quantities aresustained at higher values than the ambient temperature and concentration of oxygenand biological microorganism specics.Similarity transformations are applied to renderthe governing partial differential equations for mass,momentum,energy,oxygen speciesand microorganism species density into a system of ordinary differential equations. Theemerging eight order nonlinear coupled,ordinary differential boundary value problemfeatures several important dimensionless control parameters,namely Lewis number(Le),buoyancy ratio paraneter i.e. ratio of oxygen species buoyancy force to thermal buoy-ancy force(Nr), bioconvection Rayleigh number(Rb), bioconvection Lewis number(Lb),bioconvection Peclet number(Pe) and the mixed convection parameter(e) spanning theentire range of free and forced convection. The transformed nonlinear system of equationswith boundary conditions is solved numerically by a finite difference met.hod with centraldifferencing,tridiagonal matrix manipulation and an iterative procedure.Computationsare validated with the symbolic Maple 14.0 software.The influence of buoyancy andbioconvection parameters on the dimensionless temperature,velocity,oxygen concentration and motile microorganism density distribution,Nusselt,Sherwood and gradient ofmotile microorganism density are studied. The work clearly shows the benefit of utilizingbiological organisms in fuel cell design and presents a logical biomathematical modeling framework for simulating such systems.In particular,the deployment of gyrotacticmicroorganisns is shown to stimulate improved transport characteristics in heat andmormentum at the fuel cell wall.

A chemo-thermo-mechanically constitutive theory of high-temperature interfacial oxidation in alloys under deformation

Failure due to interfacial oxidation is one of the most important factors in the failure of alloy systems at high temperatures.To analyze high-temperature interfacial oxidation in alloys under deformation,we develop a thermodynamically consistent continuum theory of alloy interfacial oxidation process considering diffusion,oxidation,expansion,viscoplasticity,and deformation processes.Balance equations of force,mass,and energy are presented at first,while the coupled constitutive laws and evolution equations are constructed according to energy dissipation inequality.The coupled kinetics reveals a new mechanism whereby deformation affects the oxidation reaction by changing the alloy’s critical oxygen concentration.External tensile loads decrease the critical oxygen concentration and promote oxidation of the alloy.Conversely,external compressive loads increase the critical oxygen concentration and suppress the oxidation of the alloy.Finally,this theory is applied to thermal barrier coatings(TBCs),exhibiting a good consistency with the high-temperature oxidation experiment of TBCs under external loads.The model successfully explains that the experimental phenomenon of external tensile load accelerates the growth of Al_(2)O_(3)-TGO(thermally grown oxides).Besides,external compressive loads slow down the growth of Al_(2)O_(3)-TGO at the interface and lead to internal oxidation of the bond coat.The presented framework has shown great potential for modeling high-temperature interfacial oxidation processes in alloy systems under deformation.

Impact of hypothermia on the biomechanical effect of epithelium-off corneal cross-linking

Background:The corneal cross-linking(CXL)photochemical reaction is essentially dependent on oxygen and hypothermia,which usually leads to higher dissolved oxygen levels in tissues,with potentially greater oxygen availability for treatment.Here,we evaluate whether a reduction of corneal temperature during CXL may increase oxygen availability and therefore enhance the CXL biomechanical stiffening effect in ex vivo porcine corneas.Methods:One hundred and twelve porcine corneas had their epithelium manually debrided before being soaked with 0.1%hypo-osmolaric riboflavin.These corneas were equally assigned to one of four groups.Groups 2 and 4 underwent accelerated epithelium-off CXL using 9 mW/cm^(2) irradiance for 10 min,performed either in a cold room temperature(group 2,4℃)or at standard room temperature(group 4,24℃).Groups 1 and 3 served as non-cross-linked,temperature-matched controls.Using a stress-strain extensometer,the elastic moduli of 5-mm wide corneal strips were analyzed as an indicator of corneal stiffness.Results:Accelerated epithelium-off CXL led to significant increases in the elastic modulus between 1%and 5%of strain when compared to non-cross-linked controls(P<0.05),both at 4℃(1.40±0.22 vs.1.23±0.18 N/mm)and 24 C(1.42±0.15 vs.1.19±0.11 N/mm).However,no significant difference was found between control groups(P=0.846)or between groups in which CXL was performed at low or standard room temperature(P=0.969).Conclusions:Although initial oxygen availability should be increased under hypothermic conditions,it does not appear to play a significant role in the biomechanical strengthening effect of accelerated epithelium-off CXL protocols in ex vivo porcine corneas.

Soil Aeration Variability as Affected by Reoxidation

The interplay between soil physical parameters during the recovery from anoxic stresses （reoxidation） is largely unrecognized. This study was conducted to chaxacterise the soil aeration status and derive correlations between variable aeration factors during reoxidation. Surface layers （0-30 cm） of three soil types, Haplic Phaeozem, Mollic Gleysol, and Eutric Cambisol （FAO soil group）, were selected for analysis. The moisture content was determined for a range of pF values （0, 1.5, 2.2, 2.7, and 3.2）, corresponding to the available water for microorganisms and plant roots. The variability of a number of soil aeration parameters, such as water potential （pF）, air-filled porosity （Eg）, oxygen diffusion rate （ODR）, and redox potential （Eh）, were investigated. These parameters were found to be interrelated in most cases. There were significant （P 〈 0.001） negative correlations of pF, Eg, and ODR with Eh. A decrease in water content as a consequence of soil reoxidation was manifested by an increase in the values of aeration factors in the soil environment. These results contributed to understanding of soil redox processes during recovery from flooding and might be useful for development of agricultural techniques aiming at soil reoxidation and soil fertility optimisation.

Impact of hypothermia on the biomechanical effect of epithelium-off corneal cross-linking

Background:The corneal cross-linking(CXL)photochemical reaction is essentially dependent on oxygen and hypothermia,which usually leads to higher dissolved oxygen levels in tissues,with potentially greater oxygen availability for treatment.Here,we evaluate whether a reduction of corneal temperature during CXL may increase oxygen availability and therefore enhance the CXL biomechanical stiffening effect in ex vivo porcine corneas.Methods:One hundred and twelve porcine corneas had their epithelium manually debrided before being soaked with 0.1%hypo-osmolaric riboflavin.These corneas were equally assigned to one of four groups.Groups 2 and 4 underwent accelerated epithelium-off CXL using 9 mW/cm^(2) irradiance for 10 min,performed either in a cold room temperature(group 2,4℃)or at standard room temperature(group 4,24℃).Groups 1 and 3 served as non-crosslinked,temperature-matched controls.Using a stress-strain extensometer,the elastic moduli of 5-mm wide corneal strips were analyzed as an indicator of corneal stiffness.Results:Accelerated epithelium-off CXL led to significant increases in the elastic modulus between 1 and 5%of strain when compared to non-cross-linked controls(P<0.05),both at 4℃(1.40±0.22 vs 1.23±0.18 N/mm)and 24℃(1.42±0.15 vs 1.19±0.11 N/mm).However,no significant difference was found between control groups(P=0.846)or between groups in which CXL was performed at low or standard room temperature(P=0.969).Conclusions:Although initial oxygen availability should be increased under hypothermic conditions,it does not appear to play a significant role in the biomechanical strengthening effect of epithelium-off CXL accelerated protocols in ex vivo porcine corneas.

Defect structure and electrical properties of LaSr_3Fe_3O_(10-δ)

As a mixed conductor,LaSr3Fe3O10-δ with triple layer perovskite intergrowth structure can be used as an oxygen separation membrane material and cathode material in solid oxide fuell cells.LaSr3Fe3O10-δ was synthesized via citrate acid route.Iodine titration method was used to determine the average valence of transition metal Fe and oxygen nonstoichiometry δ.Conductivities of LaSr3Fe3O10-δ were measured in the oxygen partial pressure range from 10-2×105 to 1×105 Pa,by Ac four probe method.Seebeck coefficient...