Dielectric properties and temperature increase characteristics of zinc oxide dust from fuming furnace

Cavity perturbation method was used to determine the dielectric properties （ε′,ε″, and tanδ） of zinc oxide dust in different apparent densities. The process was conducted to study the microwave-absorption properties of zinc oxide dust and the feasibility of microwave roasting zinc oxide dust to remove fluorine and chlorine. The dielectric constant, dielectric loss, and loss tangent were proportional to the apparent density of zinc oxide dust. The effects of sample mass and microwave power on the temperature increase characteristics under the microwave field were also studied. The results show that the apparent heating rate of the zinc oxide dust increases with the increase in microwave roasting power and decreases with the increase in the sample mass. The temperature of the samples reaches approximately 800 ＆#176;C after microwave treatment for 8 min, which indicates that the zinc oxide dust has strong microwave-absorption ability.

放射性废物玻璃固化专用等离子体炬的数值模拟与实验研究

采用了数值模拟与实验结合的方法研究了用于模拟放射性固体废物玻璃固化的非转移弧型等离子体炬的电、热特性。基于包括电弧室和开放空间在内的3D模型得到了电弧等离子体和等离子体射流的温度场。根据计算结果,电弧室内的最高温度位于第一阳极内,达到41.77×10 K;弧电压的计算值高于实测值,二者之间的差异随着电流强度的增大而逐渐减小。采用该等离子体炬熔融模拟废物的实验发现,所确定的等离子体炬到炉底的距离能够满足废物熔融的要求,与计算的结果相符合。上述结果表明,数值模拟的结果可以作为等离子体炉工程设计的依据,并可以用作进一步分析等离子体炉炉膛内工艺过程的输入条件。

Fabrication and Electrical Properties of Titanium Oxide by Thermally Oxidizing Titanium on Silicon

Polycrystalline titanium oxide films are fabricated on silicon by thermally oxidizing titanium.The current- voltage and capacitance- voltage characteristics of the Ag/Ti Ox/Si/Ag capacitors are m easured.The thickness of the titanium oxide films arranges from15 0 nm to2 5 0 nm,and their dielectric constants are within40～ 87.As the oxida- tion tim e is shortened,the fixed charges of the titanium oxide films become less and the leakage current characteris- tics becom e better.

Design of best performing hexagonal shaped Ag@CoS/rGO nanocomposite electrode material for electrochemical supercapacitor application

The mixed metal/metal sulphide(Ag@CoS)with reduced graphene oxide(rGO)nanocomposite(Ag@CoS/rGO)was synthesized for the possible electrode in supercapacitors.Ag@CoS was successfully deposited on the rGO nanosheets by hydrothermal method,implying the growth of 2D Ag and CoS-based hexagonal-like structure on the rGO framework.The synthesized nanocomposite was subjected to structural,morphological and electrochemical studies.The XRD results show that the prepared nanocomposite material exhibits a combination of hexagonal and cubic phase due to the presence of CoS and Ag phases together.The band appearing at nearly 470.33 cm^−1 in FTIR spectra can be ascribed to the absorption of S—S bond in the Ag@CoS/rGO nanocomposite.The clear hexagonal structure was analysed by SEM and TEM with the grain sizes ranging from nanometer to micrometer.The electrode material exhibits excellent cyclic stability with a specific capacitance of 1580 F/g at a current density of 0.5 A/g without any loss of capacitive retention even after 1000 cycles.Based on the electrochemical performance,it can be inferred that the prepared novel nanocomposite material is very suitable for using as an electrode for electrochemical supercapacitor applications.

Physical and electromagnetic shielding properties of green carbon foam prepared from biomaterials

100%green carbon foam from the fibrous fruits of Platanus Orientalis-L(Plane)along with the tar oil as binder has been prepared using a powder molding technique.The objective was to develop a porous monolithic carbon from biomaterials with a considerable strength necessary for various physical,thermal and electromagnetic shielding applications.Fast carbonization was carried out at1000°C under the cover of Plane tree pyrolyzed seeds without using any external protective gas.For comparative analysis,some samples were mixed with5%(mass fraction)iron chloride during the molding process.Iron chloride being a graphitization catalyst and activating agent helped in increasing the specific surface area from88to294m2/g with a25%decrease in flexural strength.Thermal stability was improved due to the incorporation of more graphitic phases in the sample resulting in a little higher thermal conductivity from0.22to0.67W/(m·K).The catalytic carbon foam exhibited shielding effectiveness of more than20dB over the X-band frequency.Absorption was dominant with only8.26%?10.33%reflectance,indicating an absorption dominant shielding mechanism.The new material is quite suitable for high temperature thermal insulation being lightweight,highly porous with interconnected porous morphology most of which is preserved from the original biomaterial.

Experimental study on thermal characteristics of LiFePO_4 power batteries

As an important high-energy chemical power source, lithium-ion power batteries come up to application problems of thermal performance, such as extended temperature range and high power charge ＆ discharge. LiFeP04 battery is applied and developed well recently, its charge and discharge experiment at different temperatures and hybrid pulse power characterization （HPPC） test are analyzed, and the optimal temperature range of LiFeP04 battery is put forward. In order to provide experimental suggestion of power battery application and its thermal management, internal resistance, influencing factor of electromotive force and entropy change state of charge （SOC）, battery thermal characteristic of different charge ＆ discharge rates are summarized.

The Effect of Ionizing Radiation and Magnetic Field on Deformation Properties of High Density PolyethylenelAcrylonitrile-Butadiene Composites

The effect of magnetic field and ionizing radiation on the mechanical properties of polymer blends consisting of high density polyethylene （HDPE） and acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber （NBR） has been investigated. The purpose of the work was to create HDPE/NBR blend composites of significantly different compositions （with an excess of HDPE, intermediate ones, and with an excess of NBR） and to investigate the role of composition on mechanical deformation properties under the influence of magnetic field. The investigation has importance from the engineering viewpoint, since thermoplastic composite materials have been used as structural elements in thermonuclear and engineering fields, like wires, insulation materials and others, which are frequently subjected to mechanical loadings under the effect of magnetic field greater than 1 T. One part of the blends has been irradiated with 5 MeV accelerated electrons up to absorbed dose D equal to 150 kGy. Unirradiated and the radiation modified blends have been exposed to a constant magnetic field with induction B equal to 1.0 T, 1.5 T and 1.7 T. It is found that the action of magnetic field decreases the elastic modulus of unirradiated materials. Decrement of elastic modulus is reduced with increase of the content of NBR in composites. It is also found that preliminary irradiation noticeably decreases the effect of magnetic field. Data of the influence of the magnetic field, radiation cross-linking, and the ratio of the components on the creep are also obtained.

Calculation of interaction of AlCl, AlCl_2 and AlCl_3 on Al_4C_3(001) Al_4CO_4(001) and Al_2CO(001) planes

To make sure the intermediate products of the carbothermic reduction of Al2O3 process, such as Al4CO4, Al2CO and Al4C3,and the interaction of AlCl, AlCl2, AlCl3 with Al4CO4, Al2CO and Al4C3, respectively, thermodynamic analyses were used to study the chloride reaction production of them under the vacuum situation. The stable structures and electronic properties of AlCl, AlCl2 and AlCl3 adsorbed on Al4CO4, Al2CO and Al4C3 were calculated by first-principles calculations by the CASTEP module in the Materials Studio program. The results show that the AlCl3 and AlCl2 molecules have decomposed on the plane of Al4C3（001）, while there are no obvious decomposition of AlCl3 and AlCl2 on Al4CO4（001） and Al2CO（001） planes. The adsorption of AlCl on the Al4CO4（001）and Al2CO（001） planes is stronger than that on the Al4C3（001） plane. The interaction strength of AlCl3, as well as AlCl2, with Al4CO4,Al2CO and Al4C3 is in the sequence of Al4CO4Al2CO〉Al4C3.

Evaluation of Heat and Current Characteristics of Bypass Diodes for Fault Detection in Photovoltaic Module

In recent years, PV （photovoltaic） systems have been installed rapidly around the world. However, there is often a delay in the practical application of fault detection in PV systems. In this study, the temperature of BD （bypass diodes） mounted on PV modules was measured for simple and practical fault detection. The temperature of the BD of Module 31 was higher than other modules and a large current passed through one of the BDs. Measuring BD temperatures is easier than other conventional methods of fault detection. From the results of the rise in BD temperature under dark conditions, the increase in temperature increased linearly with increasing current flow. There is a proportional relationship between heat generated and the increasing temperature of the terminal box. The experimental results about surface temperature of the junction box in actual system operation suggested that the electric current through a BD in a terminal box can be known by measuring the surface temperature of the terminal box for PV module fault detection without a system shutdown. Moreover, we tried to evaluate temperature distribution of a terminal box using heat conduction equations. The evaluated results agreed well with the measured results.

Modeling, Experimental Study on the Heat Transfer Characteristics of Thermoelectric Generator

This paper investigates the heat transfer characteristics of a thermoelectric generator. The influence of heat dissipation intensity to the sub-thermal resistances distribution is experimentally studied. Based on the thermal network analysis and finite time thermodynamics, an analytical model including all thermal resistances (in both thermocouples and external heat exchangers) is developed to predict the performance of the generator. The results show that the computed values of output power agree well with the experimental values. The heat transfer enhancement on the generator cold side greatly reduces the cold side temperature and thermal resistance, and obviously improves the output power. Compare with air natural convection cooling, the main thermal resistance changes from the resistance between the fins and the ambient to the thermal contact resistances between the generator and the heat sink at the conditions of forced convection and water cooling. This study may be guide the optimization of generator structure.

Structural,electronic,and thermoelectric properties of La_2CuBiS_5

The basic physical properties of La_2CuBiS_5 are studied by the first-principle calculations and the semiclassical Boltzmann theory.Charge density difference calculations show that electrons accumulate between Bi-S atoms,indicating considerable covalent bonding of Bi and S atoms.A similar charge density difference indicates that the Cu-S bonds also exhibit covalent character.The calculated minimum thermal conductivity of La_2CuBiS_5 is low,which is conducive to its use as a thermoelectric material.Owing to a bipolar effect,induced by thermal excitation,the material＇s Seebeck coefficient decreases sharply at T = 800 K.For the n-type and p-type doping conditions,the largest values of S^2σ/τ were calculated as-1.71×10^（11） and 1.837×10^（11） W K^（-2）ms^（-1）,respectively.The combination of a large dispersion and a high band degeneracy along the Γ-Y direction in the band structure simultaneously induces the highest S_y value and a high σ/τ_y value.Thus,the thermoelectric performance of La_2CuBiS_5 is anisotropic and most favorable along the y direction.

Experimental study of viscosity characteristics of hightemperature heat transfer molten salts

In this paper several kinds of high temperature molten salts were investigated experimentally on viscosity-temperature characteristics with high-temperature viscometer.The viscosities of the molten salts were measured and compared with those from references to verify the reliability of the viscometer and measuring methods,and a good agreement was observed from the comparisons.Then,two new high-temperature molten salts were made from the HITEC salt by some additives and the viscosity-temperature profiles of them were obtained by experiments.The results show that the new molten salts have much lower viscosities,thus suitable for reducing the flow resistance in transportation system of high-temperature solar thermal power generation.

Photoelectrochemical characteristics of TiO_2 nanorod arrays grown on fluorine doped tin oxide substrates by the facile seeding layer assisted hydrothermal method

TiO2 nanorod arrays （NRAs） were prepared on,fluorine doped tin oxide （FTO） substrates by a facile two-step hydrothermal method. The nanorods were selectively grown on the FTO regions which were covered with TiO2 seeding layer. It took 5 h to obtain the compact arrays with the nanorod length of -2 μm and diameter of-50 nm. The photoelectrochemical （PEC） properties of TiO2 NRAs are also investigated. It is demonstrated that the TiO2 NRAs indicate the good photoelectric conversion ability with an efficiency of 0.22% at a full-wavelength irradiation. A photocurrent density of 0.21 mA/cm2 is observed at 0,7 V versus the saturated calomel electrode （SCE）. More evidences suggest that the charge transferring resistance is lowered at an irradiation, while the flat-band potential （Vgb） is shifted towards the positive side.

Subthermionic field-effect transistors with sub-5 nm gate lengths based on van der Waals ferroelectric heterostructures

Overcoming the sub-5 nm gate length limit and decreasing the power dissipation are two main objects in the electronics research field. Besides advanced engineering techniques, considering new material systems may be helpful. Here, we demonstrate two-dimensional(2D) subthermionic field-effect transistors(FETs) with sub-5 nm gate lengths based on ferroelectric(FE) van der Waals heterostructures(vdWHs).The FE vd WHs are composed of graphene, MoS2, and CuInP2S6 acting as 2D contacts, channels, and ferroelectric dielectric layers, respectively. We first show that the as-fabricated long-channel device exhibits nearly hysteresis-free subthermionic switching over three orders of magnitude of drain current at room temperature. Further, we fabricate short-channel subthermionic FETs using metallic carbon nanotubes as effective gate terminals. A typical device shows subthermionic switching over five-to-six orders of magnitude of drain current with a minimum subthreshold swing of 6.1 mV/dec at room temperature. Our results indicate that 2D materials system is promising for advanced highly-integrated energy-efficient electronic devices.

Construction of deep-blue AIE luminogens with TPE and oxadiazole units

In this paper, two AIE-active luminogens (Oxa-pTPE and Oxa-mTPE) constructed from tetraphenylethene and oxadiazole units were successfully synthesized and their thermal, optical and electronic properties were investigated. By linking TPE to the oxadiazole core through meta-or para-position, the intramolecular conjugation is effectively controlled. Thanks to the intelligent molecular design and specific AIE feature, when fabricated as emissive layers in non-doped OLEDs, they exhibit blue or deep-blue emission with CIE coordinates of (0.17, 0.23) and (0.15, 0.12), and good efficiencies with ηC, max and ηP, max up to 1.52 cd A-1 and 0.84 Im W-1 , shedding some light on the construction of deep-blue AIE fluorophores.

Characterization of the thermal conductivity of La0.95r0.05CoO3 thermoelectric oxide nanofibers

Thermoelectric oxide nanofibers prepared by electrospinning are expected to have reduced thermal conductivity when compared to bulk samples. Measurements of nanofibers＇ thermal conductivity is challenging since it involves sophisticated sample preparation methods. In this work, we present a novel method suitable for measurements of thermal conductivity of a single nanofiber. A microelectro- mechanical （MEMS） device has been designed and fabricated to perform thermal conductivity measurements on a single nanofiber. A special Si template was designed to collect and transfer individual nanofibers onto a MEMS device. Pt was deposited by a focused ion beam to reduce the effective length of a prepared nanofiber. La0.95r0.05CoO3 nanofibers with diameters of 140 run and 290 run were studied and characterized using this approach at room temperature. Measured thermal conductivities yielded values of 0.7W-m 1-K-1 and 2.1 W.m-I＇K-1, respectively. Our measurements in La0.95r0.05CoO3 nanofibers confirmed that a decrease of linear dimensions has a profound effect on its thermal conductivity.

Qualitative analysis on adiabatic and dynamic stability of LTS/HTS hybrid conductor with concentric configuration

The I-V characteristic of a superconductor is generally described by power-law,in which the superconductor with a high n transfers quickly from superconducting state to the normal conducting state.With a high transport current,in the low n value area,flux flow voltage becomes lower than in the high n value area,so that the transient characteristics strongly affect its stability.Based on those properties,we propose a new hybrid conductor which is made of low temperature superconductor(LTS) and high temperature superconductor(HTS) with concentric configuration in which the HTS coat is located outside of the LTS core.According to their power-law models,the modified adiabatic and dynamic stability criteria are qualitatively obtained by taking account into not only their critical currents but also n values.As a result,the new hybrid conductors have potential applications with higher engineering current density and improved stability.

Nonlinear Dust Acoustic Waves in Dissipative Space Dusty Plasmas with Superthermal Electrons and Nonextensive Ions

The nonlinear characteristics of the dust acoustic(DA)waves are studied in a homogeneous,collisionless,unmagnetized,and dissipative dusty plasma composed of negatively charged dusty grains,superthermal electrons,and nonextensive ions.Sagdeev pseudopotential technique has been employed to study the large amplitude DA waves.It(Sagdeev pseudopotential)has an evidence for the existence of compressive and rarefractive solitons.The global features of the phase portrait are investigated to understand the possible types of solutions of the Sagdeev form.On the other hand,the reductive perturbation technique has been used to study small amplitude DA waves and yields the Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers(Kd V-Burgers)equation that exhibits both soliton and shock waves.The behavior of the obtained results of both large and small amplitude is investigated graphically in terms of the plasma parameters like dust kinematic viscosity,superthermal and nonextensive parameters.

Charge density wave transition in Na_2Ti_2Sb_2O probed by^(23)Na NMR

Herein we investigated the electronic properties of layered transition-metal oxides NazTi2Sb2O by 23Na nuclear magnetic reso- nance （NMR） measurement. The resistivity, susceptibility and specific heat measurements show a phase transition at approxi- mately 114 K （TA）. No splitting or broadening in the central line of 23Na NMR spectra is observed below and above the transi- tion temperature indicating no internal field being detected. The spin-lattice relaxation rate divided by T （I/T1T） shows a sharp drop at about 110 K which suggests a gap opening behavior. Below the phase transition temperature zone, I/T1T shows Fermi liquid behavior but with much smaller value indicating the loss of large part of electronic density of states （DOS） because of the gap. No signature of the enhancement of spin fluctuations or magnetic order is found with the decreasing temperature. These results suggest a commensurate charge-density-wave （CDW） phase transition occurring.