There are various methods such as arc discharge, laser ablation, chemical vapour deposition (CVD), template-directed synthesis for the growth of CNTs in the presence of catalyst particles. The production of carbon nanotubes in large quantities is possible with inexpensive coal as the starting carbon source by the arc discharge technique. It is found that a large amount of carbon nanotubes of good quality can be obtained in the cathode deposits in which carbon nanotubes are present in nest-like bundles. For more than two decades, now, there has been extensive research on the production of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and optimization of its manufacture for the industrial applications. It is believed that they are the strong enough but most flexible materials known to mankind. They have potential to take part in new nanofabricated materials. It is known that, carbon nanotubes could behave as the ultimate one-dimensional material with remarkable mechanical properties. Moreover, carbon nanotubes exhibit strong electrical and thermal conducting properties. This paper primarily concentrates on the optimising such parameters related to the mass production of the product. It has been shown through Simplex process that based on the cost of the SWNT obtained by the arc discharge technique, the voltage and the current should lie in the range of 30 - 42 V and 49 - 66 A respectively. Any combination above the given values will lead to a power consumption cost beyond the final product cost, in turn leading to infeasibility of the process. Strong expectations exist for future use of carbon nanotubes as composite materials in a large number of industries. Production cost and control of the purity and properties of such materials will influence the impacts nanotubes on the chemical, computer and construction industries. Coal properties in this case are also important. Weak bonds and mineral matter in the coal play an important role in the formation of the nanotubes
Asymmetric Multipole Plasmon-Mediated Catalysis Shifts the Product Selectivit...Pawan Kumar
Cu/TiO2 is a well-known photocatalyst for the photocatalytic transformation of CO2 into methane. The formation of C2+ products such as ethane and ethanol rather than methane is more interesting due to their higher energy density and economic value, but the formation of C–C bonds is currently a major challenge in CO2 photoreduction. In this context, we report the dominant formation of a C2 product, namely, ethane, from the gas-phase photoreduction of CO2 using TiO2 nanotube arrays (TNTAs) decorated with large-sized (80–200 nm) Ag and Cu nanoparticles without the use of a sacrificial agent or hole scavenger. Isotope-labeled mass spectrometry was used to verify the origin and identity of the reaction products. Under 2 h AM1.5G 1-sun illumination, the total rate of hydrocarbon production (methane + ethane) was highest for AgCu-TNTA with a total CxH2x+2 rate of 23.88 μmol g–1 h–1. Under identical conditions, the CxH2x+2 production rates for Ag-TNTA and Cu-TNTA were 6.54 and 1.39 μmol g–1 h–1, respectively. The ethane selectivity was the highest for AgCu-TNTA with 60.7%, while the ethane selectivity was found to be 15.9 and 10% for the Ag-TNTA and Cu-TNTA, respectively. Adjacent adsorption sites in our photocatalyst develop an asymmetric charge distribution due to quadrupole resonances in large metal nanoparticles and multipole resonances in Ag–Cu heterodimers. Such an asymmetric charge distribution decreases adsorbate–adsorbate repulsion and facilitates C–C coupling of reaction intermediates, which otherwise occurs poorly in TNTAs decorated with small metal nanoparticles.
Asymmetric Multipole Plasmon-Mediated Catalysis Shifts the Product Selectivit...Pawan Kumar
Cu/TiO2 is a well-known photocatalyst for the photocatalytic transformation of CO2 into methane. The formation of C2+ products such as ethane and ethanol rather than methane is more interesting due to their higher energy density and economic value, but the formation of C–C bonds is currently a major challenge in CO2 photoreduction. In this context, we report the dominant formation of a C2 product, namely, ethane, from the gas-phase photoreduction of CO2 using TiO2 nanotube arrays (TNTAs) decorated with large-sized (80–200 nm) Ag and Cu nanoparticles without the use of a sacrificial agent or hole scavenger. Isotope-labeled mass spectrometry was used to verify the origin and identity of the reaction products. Under 2 h AM1.5G 1-sun illumination, the total rate of hydrocarbon production (methane + ethane) was highest for AgCu-TNTA with a total CxH2x+2 rate of 23.88 μmol g–1 h–1. Under identical conditions, the CxH2x+2 production rates for Ag-TNTA and Cu-TNTA were 6.54 and 1.39 μmol g–1 h–1, respectively. The ethane selectivity was the highest for AgCu-TNTA with 60.7%, while the ethane selectivity was found to be 15.9 and 10% for the Ag-TNTA and Cu-TNTA, respectively. Adjacent adsorption sites in our photocatalyst develop an asymmetric charge distribution due to quadrupole resonances in large metal nanoparticles and multipole resonances in Ag–Cu heterodimers. Such an asymmetric charge distribution decreases adsorbate–adsorbate repulsion and facilitates C–C coupling of reaction intermediates, which otherwise occurs poorly in TNTAs decorated with small metal nanoparticles.
Maiyalagan,Template synthesis and characterization of well aligned nitrogen c...kutty79
The synthesis of well-aligned nitrogen containing carbon nanotubes by pyrolysis of polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) on alumina membrane
template is described. The nanotubes were characterized by elemental analysis, electron microscopic analyses, Raman, IR and X-ray photoelectron
(XPS) spectroscopic techniques. SEM, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and AFM images reveal the hollow structures and
vertically aligned features of the nanotubes. Raman spectrum shows the characteristic bands at 1290 cm−1 (D-band) and 1590 cm−1 (G-band).
IR spectral bands indicated the characteristic C–N bonds in carbon nanotubes. This confirms the presence of nitrogen atoms in the carbon
framework. The XPS and elemental analyses further indicate significant amount of nitrogen in the nanotubes. IR, elemental and XPS analyses
clearly provide evidence for the presence of nitrogen in carbon nanotubes.
Consistently High Voc Values in p-i-n Type Perovskite Solar Cells Using Ni3+-...Pawan Kumar
Leading edge p-i-n type halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) severely underperform n-i-p PSCs. p-i-n type PSCs that use PEDOT:PSS hole transport layers (HTLs) struggle to generate open-circuit photovoltage values higher than 1 V. NiO HTLs have shown greater promise in achieving high Voc values albeit inconsistently. In this report, a NiO nanomesh with Ni3+ defect grown by the hydrothermal method was used to obtain PSCs with Voc values that consistently exceeded 1.10 V (champion Voc = 1.14 V). A champion device photoconversion efficiency of 17.75% was observed. Density functional theory modeling was used to understand the interfacial properties of the NiO/perovskite interface. The PCE of PSCs constructed using the Ni3+-doped NiO nanomesh HTL was ∼34% higher than that of conventional compact NiO-based perovskite solar cells. A suite of characterization techniques such as transmission electron microscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, intensity-modulated photocurrent spectroscopy, intensity-modulated photovoltage spectroscopy, time-resolved photoluminescence, steady-state photoluminescence, and Kelvin probe force microscopy provided evidence of better film quality, enhanced charge transfer, and suppressed charge recombination in PSCs based on hydrothermally grown NiO nanostructures.
Carbon Nano tubes and its Applications in the Field of Electronics and Comput...ijsrd.com
With rapid advancement of technology and unlimited quest in the intricate fields of science led man to confront nano tubes. It consists of C60 Fullerenes with tube like structures capped at both ends delivering extraordinary mechanical and electrical properties. It is hard to stress as extremely low turn on for fields and has high current densities. It is also the best emission field emitter for future field emission displays. Can be extensively used for fuel cells and field emission display. We throw a light on the research on nano tubes and it's general applications. In this paper we are focusing and questioning the field of research to ponder for the betterment off life to nano tube.
Graphene is a one-atom-thick planar sheet of sp2-bonded carbon atoms that are densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice
The name ‘graphene’ comes from graphite + -ene = graphene
Synthesis of MWNTs, DWNTs and SWNTs buckypaper using triton x 100. and compar...Awad Albalwi
In this study buckypaper of MWNTs, DWNTs and SWNT have been synthesised using filtration of carbon nanotubes dispersed in 1% TritonX 100 as solvents. Dispersions were generated by pulse sonication of each single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) , Double wall carbon nanotubes (DWNTs) and Multi wall carbon nanotubes in TritonX solvent. Fist, sonication times were investigated for these CNTs to determine the optimum conditions for generating stable dispersions of carbon nanotubes. It was found that optimal dispersions could be generated using Trion X-100 solvent with all these carbon nanotube by using 30minute periods of pulse sonication. The Three buckypapers of MWNTs, DWNTs and SWNTs were produced by filtering dispersions of carbon nanotubes which had undergone 30 minutes of pulse sonication in TritonX100. Conductivity and measurements of the three buckypaper (SWNT,DWNT&MWNT) samples yielded average values of 14.24 , 23 and 19 Scm-1 respectively. Mechanical measurements were determined successfully . Homogeneity in the produced buckypapers were investigated confirming by scanning electron microscopy .
Maiyalagan,Template synthesis and characterization of well aligned nitrogen c...kutty79
The synthesis of well-aligned nitrogen containing carbon nanotubes by pyrolysis of polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) on alumina membrane
template is described. The nanotubes were characterized by elemental analysis, electron microscopic analyses, Raman, IR and X-ray photoelectron
(XPS) spectroscopic techniques. SEM, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and AFM images reveal the hollow structures and
vertically aligned features of the nanotubes. Raman spectrum shows the characteristic bands at 1290 cm−1 (D-band) and 1590 cm−1 (G-band).
IR spectral bands indicated the characteristic C–N bonds in carbon nanotubes. This confirms the presence of nitrogen atoms in the carbon
framework. The XPS and elemental analyses further indicate significant amount of nitrogen in the nanotubes. IR, elemental and XPS analyses
clearly provide evidence for the presence of nitrogen in carbon nanotubes.
Consistently High Voc Values in p-i-n Type Perovskite Solar Cells Using Ni3+-...Pawan Kumar
Leading edge p-i-n type halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) severely underperform n-i-p PSCs. p-i-n type PSCs that use PEDOT:PSS hole transport layers (HTLs) struggle to generate open-circuit photovoltage values higher than 1 V. NiO HTLs have shown greater promise in achieving high Voc values albeit inconsistently. In this report, a NiO nanomesh with Ni3+ defect grown by the hydrothermal method was used to obtain PSCs with Voc values that consistently exceeded 1.10 V (champion Voc = 1.14 V). A champion device photoconversion efficiency of 17.75% was observed. Density functional theory modeling was used to understand the interfacial properties of the NiO/perovskite interface. The PCE of PSCs constructed using the Ni3+-doped NiO nanomesh HTL was ∼34% higher than that of conventional compact NiO-based perovskite solar cells. A suite of characterization techniques such as transmission electron microscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, intensity-modulated photocurrent spectroscopy, intensity-modulated photovoltage spectroscopy, time-resolved photoluminescence, steady-state photoluminescence, and Kelvin probe force microscopy provided evidence of better film quality, enhanced charge transfer, and suppressed charge recombination in PSCs based on hydrothermally grown NiO nanostructures.
Carbon Nano tubes and its Applications in the Field of Electronics and Comput...ijsrd.com
With rapid advancement of technology and unlimited quest in the intricate fields of science led man to confront nano tubes. It consists of C60 Fullerenes with tube like structures capped at both ends delivering extraordinary mechanical and electrical properties. It is hard to stress as extremely low turn on for fields and has high current densities. It is also the best emission field emitter for future field emission displays. Can be extensively used for fuel cells and field emission display. We throw a light on the research on nano tubes and it's general applications. In this paper we are focusing and questioning the field of research to ponder for the betterment off life to nano tube.
Graphene is a one-atom-thick planar sheet of sp2-bonded carbon atoms that are densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice
The name ‘graphene’ comes from graphite + -ene = graphene
Synthesis of MWNTs, DWNTs and SWNTs buckypaper using triton x 100. and compar...Awad Albalwi
In this study buckypaper of MWNTs, DWNTs and SWNT have been synthesised using filtration of carbon nanotubes dispersed in 1% TritonX 100 as solvents. Dispersions were generated by pulse sonication of each single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) , Double wall carbon nanotubes (DWNTs) and Multi wall carbon nanotubes in TritonX solvent. Fist, sonication times were investigated for these CNTs to determine the optimum conditions for generating stable dispersions of carbon nanotubes. It was found that optimal dispersions could be generated using Trion X-100 solvent with all these carbon nanotube by using 30minute periods of pulse sonication. The Three buckypapers of MWNTs, DWNTs and SWNTs were produced by filtering dispersions of carbon nanotubes which had undergone 30 minutes of pulse sonication in TritonX100. Conductivity and measurements of the three buckypaper (SWNT,DWNT&MWNT) samples yielded average values of 14.24 , 23 and 19 Scm-1 respectively. Mechanical measurements were determined successfully . Homogeneity in the produced buckypapers were investigated confirming by scanning electron microscopy .
Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Carbon Nanotubes A Reviewijtsrd
Researchers have been paying close attention to carbon nanotubes lately because of all of their prospective uses, special qualities, and applications. Today, carbon nanotubes have a wide range of uses in the fields of biology, chemistry, medicine, materials science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and electronics. Its applicability for radio wave applications is being revealed by its electromagnetic characteristics. Meanwhile, the kind of carbon nanotube employed in its manufacturing and the synthesis process used all affect the products quality, characteristics, and efficacy. As a result, this review paper discusses several carbon nanotube kinds, synthesizing processes, characterization techniques, and applications. Adewumi H. K "Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Carbon Nanotubes: A Review" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-5 , October 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd59661.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/physics/nanotechnology/59661/synthesis-characterization-and-applications-of-carbon-nanotubes-a-review/adewumi-h-k
This presentation provides a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of Carbon Nanotubes, beginning with the foundational principles and advancing to more complex concepts. Its purpose is to offer a student-oriented elucidation of this subject matter. This PowerPoint presentation serves as a highly valuable tool for undergraduate students pursuing Nanoelectronics, as it encompasses all the crucial aspects of Carbon Nanotubes, facilitating a clear understanding of the topic.
Nonclassical Properties of Even and Odd Semi-Coherent StatesIOSRJAP
Even and odd semi-coherent states have been introduced. Some of the nonclasscial properties of the states are studied in terms of the quadrature squeezing as well as sub-Poissonian photon statistics. The Husimi– Kano Q-function and the phase distribution in the framework of Pegg and Barnett formalism, are also discussed.
Spherical and Cylindrical Ion Acoustic Solitary Waves in Electron-Positron-Io...IOSRJAP
The propagation of cylindrical and spherical ion acoustic solitary waves in a plasma system consisting of ions, electrons and positrons are investigated. The electrons and positrons are assumed to be following the nonextensive distribution popularly known as Tsallis distribution. The standard nonlinear equation i.e. Korteweg de-Vries (KdV) equation has been solved numerically using suitable mathematical transformations. The effect of nonextensivity (q) and nonplanar geometry on the amplitudes and width of ion acoustic potential structures have been studied numerically. A transition from negative to positive potential structures have been observed for the planar as well as nonplanar geometries for lower values of q in the range −1 < 푞 < 0. Soliton amplitude is maximum for spherical waves and is minimum and for planar waves while it lies in between the two for cylindrical waves. The present investigation may help us in understanding the study of cylindrical and spherical solitary waves in astrophysical plasmas.
Nuclear Material Verification Based on MCNP and ISOCSTM Techniques for Safegu...IOSRJAP
Recently, Mathematical techniques such as Monte Carlo and ISOCSTM software are being increasingly employed in the absolute efficiency calibration of gamma ray detector. Monte Carlo simulations and Canberra ISOCSTM software bring the possibility to establish absolute efficiency curve for desired energy range based on numerical simulation, with use of known or guessed geometry and chemical composition, of measured item. Broad-energy germanium (BEGe) detector was employed to perform the NDA measurements to five standard reference nuclear material (NBS, SNM-969). MC calculations were performed to calculate some factors (attenuation, geometry and efficiency) which affect the uranium isotope mass estimation. 235U and 238U masses are calculated based on MCNPX modeling calibration and also upon spectra analysis using ISOCSTM Calibration Software. The obtained results from the two different efficiency calibration methods were compared with each other and with the declared value for each sample. The obtained results are in agreements with the declared values within the estimated relative accuracy (ranges between -2.81 to 1.83%). The obtained results indicate that the techniques could be applied for the purposes of NM verification and characterization where closely matching NM standards are not available.
Growth, characterization, and antibacterial studies of L-Lysine single crysta...IOSRJAP
Single crystals of L-lysine added Potassium Bromide were grown by slow evaporation technique at room temperature. The crystalline nature of the grown crystal wasconfirmed using powder X-ray diffraction technique. Single crystal X-ray diffraction patterns were recorded for the structural conformation and it was found to be cubic. The UV –VIS- NIR Spectrum of the grown crystals shows less optical absorption and good transmittance in the entire visible region enabling its use in optical applications. Vickers micro hardness test was carried out to analyze the mechanical property of the grown L- lysine potassium Bromide single crystal. Thermo gravimetric analysis proved that the crystal is stable up to 600ºC. The frequency and temperature dependence of dielectric constant (εr), dielectric loss (tan δ) were also measured. The grown crystal was evaluated for its biological efficacy and found to exhibit anti bacterial activities against some select bacterial strains.
Controlled Quantum Teleportation via Four Particle Asymmetric Entangled State IOSRJAP
A general scheme for controlled teleportation of an arbitrary single-qubit state with four-qubit asymmetric state is proposed. In this scheme, the sender performs Bell measurement on his particle, the two controllers and the receiver perform joint unitary operation on the rest particles. Finally, the receiver can reconstruct the single particle by introducing an auxiliary particle, he first does unitary transformation on his particle and the auxiliary particle, then performs a Von Neumann measurement on the auxiliary particle. Thus the scheme can be realized in certain probability.
Pion Form Factor Contribution in Vacuum Polarization corrections for 1s energ...IOSRJAP
The 1푠 energy level vacuum polarization correctionsof pionic hydrogen atom induced by a potential including form factor are compared with those obtained by using pion point potential. Without form factor of nucleus and pion the correction increases very slowly for low Z atoms and increases fastly for higher Z. The finite size of the nucleus increases the correction with Z in case of exponential distribution, while in case of Gaussian distribution the increase is lower. For Fermi distribution there is a fast increase at low values of Z and faslty decreases with higher values of Z. The effect of form factor of pion on the correction is very clear for low Z nuclei and then becomes nearly constant for higher values Z.
To the Issue of Reconciling Quantum Mechanics and General RelativityIOSRJAP
The notion of gravitational radiation as a radiation of the same level as the electromagnetic radiation is based on theoretically proved and experimentally confirmed fact of existence of stationary states of an electron in its gravitational field characterized by the gravitational constant K = 1042G (G is the Newtonian gravitational constant) and unrecoverable space-time curvature Λ. If the numerical values of K 5.11031 Nm2 kg-2 and =4.41029 m -2 , there is a spectrum of stationary states of the electron in its own gravitational field (0.511 MeV ... 0.681 MeV).Adjusting according to the known mechanisms of broadening does not disclose the broadening of the registered portion of the emission spectrum of the micropinch. It indicates the presence of an additional mechanism of broadening the registered portion of the spectrum of the characteristic radiation due to the contribution of the excited states of electrons in their own gravitational field. The energy spectrum of the electron in its own gravitational field and the energy spectra of multielectron atoms are such that there is a resonance of these spectra. As obvious, the consequence of such resonant interaction is appearance, including new lines, of electromagnetic transitions not associated with atomic transitions. The manuscript is the review of previously published papers cited in the references.
Study Of Structural, Morphological And Optical Properties Of Pure CdO And Ag:...IOSRJAP
Pure and Ag doped CdO thin films were prepared by sol-gel technique with spin coating method on glass substrates, Ag:CdO doped with relatively high concentration Ag (2.5%, 5%, 10% and 15%) to obtain changes in structural, Optical And Morphological properties of Ag:CdO doped thin films at fixed annealing temperature (300◦ C), the results Shows changes in structural properties at (111) plane due to fixed annealing temperature, and decreasing in direct energy gap, and show changes in roughness average.
Equivalent Thicknesses of Lead and Fly ash Geopolymer with Addition of Barium...IOSRJAP
This study aims to fabricate radiation protection shields using fly ash with barium Sulphate. Different thickness of fly ash geopolymer with 15% of barium sulphate was constructed, and different energies of X-ray ranged from 80 kVp - 120 kVp were used to assessment the attenuation ability of Lead and fly ash geopolymer with barium Sulphate shields. Different thicknesses of fly ash based shields are investigated to determine the equivalent thicknesses of fly ash geopolymer with barium sulphate which provide the same attenuation by Lead shields. The results exhibited that 5 cm of fly ash geopolymer with barium Sulphate equivalent 1 mm of Lead in attenuating of incident X-ray. Whereas 1 cm of fly ash geopolymer with barium sulphate equivalent 0.25 mm of Lead shield at various X-ray energy (80 kVp -120 kVp).
Energy Release Rate for Fiber Reinforced Polymer CompositeIOSRJAP
An experimental investigation using drag-out tensile test to calculate the interfacial shear strength for different embedded lengths and radius of Kevlar -49, carbon and ultra high polyethylene fibers reinforced epoxy matrix , the energy release rate calculated by using Nairn model . The energy release rate increase as the embedded fiber length increase and also for fiber radius for perfect adhesion , for specimens with bubbles at interface which seems to reduce the fracture toughness the energy release rate be less than specimens with perfect adhesion , the thermal stress and friction forces were included in the energy release rate in Kevlar-49 and carbon reinforced epoxy the interfacial shear force due to friction part decrease while in solid ultra high polyethylene the interfacial shear force due to friction part increase.
Disaggregation of Annual to daily Streamflows: A lineardeterministic methodIOSRJAP
In this study, a linear deterministic methodis applied to disaggregate streamflow from annual to daily data inunregulated stations located on the Kızılırmak river in Turkey. To disaggregate annual streamflows to the daily flow at the target station (TS), annual counterparts at the source station (SS) were identified depending on the minimum error criteria that is estimated based on the volume of three-year time window. Then, daily streamflow indexes at SS were calculated to disaggregate annual to daily streamflow at TS through the process. The same steps are replicated to disaggregate monthly streamflow to the daily flow for the purpose of comparison between the two methods. The results are well represents daily streamflow at two methods inquiry comparing to observe data, and also maintain the time series statistical characteristics and mass equilibrium. The comparative results suggest that the monthly to daily disaggregation method perform better than annual to the daily disaggregation method. The daily streamflow generated in this study can be used in the future research for water resources planning and management.
Studies of Dielectric Constant, Dielectric Loss, Loss Tangent and Dielectric ...IOSRJAP
The arrangement of waves or radiation in order of increasing frequencies is called electromagnetic spectrum. Frequency of microwave region is 300MHz to 300GHz. Corresponding wavelength is in between 1mm to 100cm. Here by using a microwave bench dielectric properties such as dielectric constant, dielectric loss, loss tangent and dielectric relaxationtime of Dichlorobenzene, Bromobenzene and Nitrobenzene in different temperatures at X band frequrency are measured. Gopalakrishnan method is used for determination of relaxation time. Here real (€/ ) and imaginary (€")parts of complex dielectric constant( €*) were determined in the 3cm microwave region for different concentration of Dichlorobenzene, Bromobenzene and Nitrobenzene in Cyclohaxene at temperatures 240C, 330C and 410C .The measurement were made at a frequency of 9.98GHz. From the study of relaxation time polarity of above three compounds are studied. From the structural point of view the most interesting Dielectric Relaxation is that involving orientation polarization which depends on the internal structure of molecules and on the molecular arrangement or structure of the dielectric. Dielectric relaxation is the lag in dipole orientation behind an alternating electric field. From the study it is found that relaxation time of these solute is more in Cyclohexane then in Benzene. This behavour can be explained from the fact that Cyclohexane has more internal friction than Benzene.
Development of Ni-doped Yttria stabilized Zirconia composite for SOFC applica...IOSRJAP
Ni-doped Yttria stabilized Zirconia (NiO/YSZ) has been synthesized using low cost combustion process from an aqueous solution containing ZrO(NO3)2.6H2O, Y(NO3)3.6H2O, Ni(NO3)2.6H2O and urea. Pellets were sintered at 13500C for 5 hours and its sintered density is estimated to be of 95%. Sintered pellets were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) & X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques. From the XRD analysis, as grown powder of NiO/YSZ showed nano-crystalline behavior with homogeneous mixture of YSZ and NiO phases. However sintered powder showed µ-size dense grain growth. Temperature and frequency dependent dielectric properties are corroborated with the conduction mechanism. Both dielectric constant (K) and loss (tan δ) are increased sharply at high temperature region, which is expected to be the onset of dipolar relaxation phenomena due to the presence of oxygen vacancies. A mixed conductivity involving ionic conduction in the high temperature range and electronic conduction in the low temperature range was observed. The decrease in K and tan δ with increase in frequency at a given temperature suggests the dynamic interaction of oxygen vacancies & oxide ion pairs.
A relationship between mass as a geometric concept and motion associated with a closed curve in spacetime (a notion taken from differential geometry) is investigated. We show that the 4-dimensional exterior Schwarzschild solution of the General Theory of Relativity can be mapped to a 4-dimensional Euclidean spacetime manifold. As a consequence of this mapping, the quantity M in the exterior Schwarzschild solution which is usually attributed to a massive central object is shown to correspond to a geometric property of spacetime. An additional outcome of this analysis is the discovery that, because M is a property of spacetime geometry, an anisotropy with respect to its spacetime components measured in a Minkowski tangent space defined with respect to a spacetime event P by an observer O who is stationary with respect to the spacetime event P, may be a sensitive measure of an anisotropic cosmic accelerated expansion. The presence of anisotropy in the cosmic accelerated expansion may contribute to the reason that there are currently two prevailing measured estimates of this quantity
Evaluation of the mass attenuation coefficient and Effective Atomic Number of...IOSRJAP
The potential of the Eremurus spp. root as a binder in Rhizophora-Eremurus spp. particleboard mammography phantom had been approved. In this study, the potential of Eremurus spp. as a phantom material has been investigated. The effective atomic number of the Eremurus spp. was calculated as an important parameter in the low energy range. Also, the mass attenuation coefficient of the Eremurus spp. root was measured in the 16.63 keV – 25.30 keV photon energy as a mammography range. Although, the effective atomic number of the Eremurus spp. was near to that of tissue, the mass attenuation of the Eremurus spp. root was not found close to those of breast tissue and water phantom. The results show that the Eremurus spp. root can be used just as a binder in phantom and it cannot be as a main phantom material.
Structural Stability of Nano-Crystalline Aluminum-Glass CompositesIOSRJAP
Effects of particle size of the material in nanometer on solid state, structural properties AluminumGlass based samples are reported in this study. The particle size of 25µm was used for both Aluminum and Glass powders respectively. The samples were prepared in powdered form of various Al-Glass proportions. The weight of Aluminum ranges between 20 – 60 percent in the composites. Results showed from X-ray diffraction analyses that Aluminum addition and the determined particle size greatly influence the structural stability of the samples. It was revealed that samples were structurally stable in the range of Aluminum composition and the observed size of crystals, measured Width at Middle of Maximum Height and structural parameters were found in nanometers. The Al-Glass materials were noted to crystallize with FCC and BCC lattice structures.
Higher-Order Squeezing of a Generic Quadratically-Coupled Optomechanical SystemIOSRJAP
Using short-time dynamics and analytical solution of Heisenberg equation of motion for the Hamiltonian of quadratically-coupled optomechanical system for different field modes, we have investigated the existence of higher-order single mode squeezing, sum squeezing and difference squeezing in absence of driving and dissipation. Depth of squeezing increases with order number for higher-order single mode squeezing. Squeezing factor exhibits a series of revival-collapse phenomena for single mode, which becomes more pronounced as order number increases. In case of sum squeezing amounts of squeezing is greater than single mode higher-order squeezing (n = 2). It is also greater than from difference squeezing for same set of interaction parameters. Sum squeezing is prominently better for extracting information regarding squeezing.
Correlation between the Interface Width and the Adhesion Strength of Copper F...IOSRJAP
The present study has been conducted in order to determine the influence of negative bias voltage applied to substrate on adhesion of copper films deposited on carbon steel substrates. The adhesion strength has been evaluated by the scratch test. Coatings were deposited by a DC magnetron sputtering system. The substrates were firstly mechanically polished and then ion-etched by argon ions prior to deposition. Adhesion was found to increase with the bias voltage. The critical load had a value of 9.5 g for an unbiased substrate and reached 18.5 g for a bias voltage of 600 V. Equally important, the interface width, measured using Auger electron spectroscopy, increased as a function of the bias voltage. The width of the interface is related to the time of ion milling in the Auger spectrometer. The size of this width is obtained from the Auger elemental depth profiles through measuring the depth of the interface coating/substrate. The width had a value of 335 min with a bias of 600 V whereas it didn't exceed 180 min when the substrate was unbiased. Therefore, the effect of the bias voltage was to expand the interface because of the diffusion phenomenon and physical mixing of materials at the interface. Moreover, the critical load increased with the increase of the interface width.
Dielectric, Electric and Thermal Behavior of La3+ doped Co-Zn NanoferriteIOSRJAP
Dielectric, Electric and Thermal properties of rare earth La3+ material doped in Co0.5Zn0.5 Lax Fe(2- x)O4 (where x=0.025, 0.050, 0.075, 0.100, 0.125) reaction nanocrystalline ferrites were synthesized by sol-gel auto combustion method. The electric, dielectric constant and Thermal properties were investigated. The dielectric constants and dielectric loss of the samples was observed between the 100Hz and 5 MHz. The resistivities of the prepared samples were measured from 0 Volt to 550 Volts at the constant temperature 2000C using the Two Probe method. The Thermal properties were characterized by Thermo Gravimetric and Differential Thermal Analysis (TGDTA).
PLC Based Instrumentation of Closed Loop Gas System for RPC DetectorsIOSRJAP
The INO experiment is a mega-science project and will have RPC detectors as an active element. It will be instrumented with about 28,800 RPC detectors. These active detectors use a gas mixture of R134a (95.2%), Isobutane (4.5%) and SF6 (0.3%). Due to large number of RPC detectors, the total gas required is of the order of 200 M 3 ; therefore a Closed Loop gas recirculation System (CLS) is mandatory. The prototype CLS system for 12 such RPCs has been developed using PLC (Programmable Logical Controllers) and associated peripheral input and output devices. This CLS is based on pneumatic parameters; hence many pressure sensors are used in process control and operation. Several simple CLS are developed by the team of Alpha pneumatics. The paper high lights the instrumentation of the CLS, which is in operation at TIFR and a few results are presented
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CFD Simulation of By-pass Flow in a HRSG module by R&R Consult.pptxR&R Consult
CFD analysis is incredibly effective at solving mysteries and improving the performance of complex systems!
Here's a great example: At a large natural gas-fired power plant, where they use waste heat to generate steam and energy, they were puzzled that their boiler wasn't producing as much steam as expected.
R&R and Tetra Engineering Group Inc. were asked to solve the issue with reduced steam production.
An inspection had shown that a significant amount of hot flue gas was bypassing the boiler tubes, where the heat was supposed to be transferred.
R&R Consult conducted a CFD analysis, which revealed that 6.3% of the flue gas was bypassing the boiler tubes without transferring heat. The analysis also showed that the flue gas was instead being directed along the sides of the boiler and between the modules that were supposed to capture the heat. This was the cause of the reduced performance.
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Low Cost Synthesis of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Coal Tar Using Arc Discharge Method
1. IOSR Journal of Applied Physics (IOSR-JAP)
e-ISSN: 2278-4861.Volume 9, Issue 1 Ver. III (Jan. – Feb. 2017), PP 27-31
www.iosrjournals.org
DOI: 10.9790/4861-0901032731 www.iosrjournals.org 27 | Page
Low Cost Synthesis of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes from
Coal Tar Using Arc Discharge Method
Mainak Saha
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering , Naitional Institute of Technology(NIT) ,
Durgapur,India
Abstract: There are various methods such as arc discharge, laser ablation, chemical vapour deposition (CVD),
template-directed synthesis for the growth of CNTs in the presence of catalyst particles. The production of
carbon nanotubes in large quantities is possible with inexpensive coal as the starting carbon source by the arc
discharge technique. It is found that a large amount of carbon nanotubes of good quality can be obtained in the
cathode deposits in which carbon nanotubes are present in nest-like bundles. For more than two decades, now,
there has been extensive research on the production of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and optimization of its
manufacture for the industrial applications. It is believed that they are the strong enough but most flexible
materials known to mankind. They have potential to take part in new nanofabricated materials. It is known that,
carbon nanotubes could behave as the ultimate one-dimensional material with remarkable mechanical
properties. Moreover, carbon nanotubes exhibit strong electrical and thermal conducting properties. This paper
primarily concentrates on the optimising such parameters related to the mass production of the product. It has
been shown through Simplex process that based on the cost of the SWNT obtained by the arc discharge
technique, the voltage and the current should lie in the range of 30 - 42 V and 49 - 66 A respectively. Any
combination above the given values will lead to a power consumption cost beyond the final product cost, in turn
leading to infeasibility of the process. Strong expectations exist for future use of carbon nanotubes as composite
materials in a large number of industries. Production cost and control of the purity and properties of such
materials will influence the impacts nanotubes on the chemical, computer and construction industries. Coal
properties in this case are also important. Weak bonds and mineral matter in the coal play an important role in
the formation of the nanotubes.
Keywords: Coal tar; Carbon Nanotubes; SWCNT; Simplex; Optimization
I. Introduction
In 1985, Drexler.et.al proposed a molecular bearing consisting of two graphitic nanotubes of different
diameter, which are concentrically arranged. It was a virtual operation inside a computer. This dream, however,
has become more realistic by the discovery of carbon nanotubes. There had been revolutionizing researches on
the pro- duction of Carbon Nanotubes from last twenty years and optimising its manufacture for the industrial
applications. It has been thought that they are the strongest but most agile materials known to humankind, and
thus have potential to take part in new nanofabricated materials as additives. It has been shown that carbon
nanotubes could behave as the ultimate one-dimensional material with remarkable mechanical properties.
Carbon nanotubes exhibit strong electrical and thermal conducting properties. Study of the past researches on
the production of carbon nanotubes from coal revealed that most of the researches concentrate on producing
CNT by arcing electrodes, produced separately by mixing the crushed coal with coal tar followed by molding
process. However, the only process till date that has shown a positive adaptation to direct coal application is
thermal plasma jet technique.With the extensive research in the production of the Carbon Nanotubes, the
requirement of optimising the process parameters are realised. This paper concentrates on the optimising such
parameters related to the mass production of the product. It has been found through calculation that the only
determining parameter in the arc discharge technique is the power of the equipment, in terms of voltage and
current, and it is seen that on optimisation of these parameters, the cost of the process reduces drastically.
II. Method of synthesizing SWCNTs from non-metallurgical grade coal fines and coal tar
through arc discharge technique
There are various methods such as arc discharge, laser ablation, chemical vapour deposition (CVD),
template-directed synthesis and the use of the growth of CNTs in the pre- sence of catalyst particles.Special
ambient gas is re quired for the fabrication of SWCNTs, in order to prevent the oxidation of carbon at high
temperature. The production of carbon nanotubes in large quantities and other nanomaterials as by-products is
possible with inexpensive coal as the starting carbon source by the arc discharge technique. It has been found
that a large amount of carbon nanotubes of good quality can be obtained in the cathode deposits in which carbon
nanotubes are present in nest-like bundles which is determined using Scanning Electron Microscope(SEM) and
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Selected Area Diffraction Pattern(SADP) in high resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy(HRTEM).
Compared to other methods, the arc discharge is the simplest, cheapest and easy to implement and it has been
used because of its potential merits to make a massive production. The mineral matter in raw coals may also
play an important part in the formation process of carbon nanotubes. The proposed procedure for carrying out
arc deposition of SWCNTs from non-metallurgical grade coal fines and coal tar which is obtained as one of the
by-products from a steel plant are as follows. the coal is crushed and sieved with 150 μm mesh. Then it is mixed
with coal tar and molded to form coal rods used for anode with a graphite cathode for the arc discharge process.
Iron mesh wire is used between electrodes and it is interestingly observed through TEM formation of
carbonaceous matter is found to occur on wire mesh. Coal or coal-derived carbons show macromolecular
structures rather than the lattice structure of graphite. In their chemical structures there exist many weak binding
linkages between carbon polymeric units such as polymerized aryl structures. In the fast paralyses process under
arc plasma conditions, these weak linkages will be rather easily to release a variety of reactive fragments of
hydrocarbon molecules such as alkynes and aromatic species. In place of heavy hydrocarbons, pure compound,
toluene may be used as the pure substrate to establish the reaction system for the production of carbon
nanotubes. Toluene is fed by a mist-spray feeding system with a carrier gas as 9:1 mixture of nitrogen and
hydrogen at 100 ml/min, and following the reaction at 750°C catalysed by 9.8% (by weight) ferrocene, Carbon
nanotubes are found in the carbonaceous product deposited on inner wall of a quartz tube and at the exit of the
tube. The product is observed by scanning electron microscopy and analyzed by temperature programmed
oxidation experiments to identify the presence of carbon nanotubes. Based on the reaction system and reaction
conditions with toluene, the production of nanotubes is examined by using heavy hydrocarbons such as
asphaltene and maltene fractions from natural asphalt. Under selected reaction conditions including the reaction
temperature and the amount of the catalyst, carbon nanotubes with a diameter of 30 - 60 nm are found.
III. Optimisation of voltage and current used in the SWCNT synthesis using arc plasma
deposition process
It is known that Voltage and Current constitute the Power requirements for an electrically operated
machine. Same in the case of the production of CNT from the arc discharge method, the electrical power
signifies the characteristics of the arc that is generated between the two electrodes, in this case, one coal-based
and the other, graphite. For the optimisation process, the total cost of the input materials must be lesser than that
of the output product.
(A—Graphite/high quality anthracite; B—Anthracite (C:H > 30); C—Anthracite (C:H ~ 26 - 30); D—Semi-
anthracite; E—Semi-bituminous; F— Bituminous; G—Low quality bituminous).
Basic price of run of mine non-long-flame non- coking coal
(Courtesy: Coal India Ltd)
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Carbon nanotube price list
*The High Purity CNT (more than 90% pure) is not achievable by Arc Discharge Method, as per different
researches, and thus the cost of the Arc CNT, made from Arc Discharge Method, is always less than the former.
However, DWNTs are not the common by-product from the Arc Discharge Method.
(Courtesy: Coal India Ltd)
The rate of anode feed in the experiment is taken to be 10mm for 2 hrs. The length of the electrode in
the ex- periment is 75 mm. So, the total experiment time equals 15 hrs. For that time the 45 units of electricity is
con- sumed (1 KWhr = 1unit of consumed electricity). As per the regulations of Calcutta Electricity Supply
Corporation (CESC), the rate is Rs.2.7/unit for the first 25 units consumed, then at the rate of Rs.3.3/unit for the
next 35 units. Therefore, Total cost = 25*2.7+20*3.3=Rs.133.5 So, the total input cost for the production of
CNT is Rs.133.5 (neglecting the cost of coal as too small as compared to the power consumption cost) .The
amount of CNT produced in experiment is about 20mg. The cost above is given in $, so we consider 1$ = Rs 50
and the package unit is in grams. Thus, the total cost comes to be 20*83*50/1000= Rs 83. Therefore, it can be
understood that as the input cost is greater than the output cost, optimisation is essential in this case. The coal-
based electrode specifications for the arc dis- charge process are found from the experimental works in the past.
With the aim of the maximum cost involved in the production of the coal-based electrode, the electrode with
maximum volume is selected, as it is the electrode that involves the maximum amount of coal and thus the cost.
Out of the several independent researches the specification of diameter 10 mm and length 200 mm is chosen as
it gives the maximum volume as compared to the other electrodes in the other researches.
Therefore, electrode volume = (3.14/4)*100*200=15707 cubic mm
Bank density of coal is 1346 kg/cubic metre
So, Bank Weight of the powdered coal used = 1346*1.57*10^-5=0.021 kg
Maximum Cost of the coal is taken to be Rs.3.5/kg
Therefore, Cost of the coal used = 3.5 × 0.021 = Rs0.073
The cost of power is to be calculated next. In a typical experiment, the current was taken to be 100 A and the
voltage was taken to be 36 V.
Therefore, Power = V × I = 30 × 100 = 3000 W = 3 KW
Power(P) = IV
LogP=logV +logI
Taking, logP = x1; logV = x2; logI = x3
In all the experiments minimum voltage and current are taken as 30 V and 50 A respectively.
V>=30,I>=50
logV>=1.47,logI>=1.69
Therefore, x1=x2+x3,x2>=1.47;x3>=1.69
Considering the power consumption rate as Rs 2.7/unit,
The total power can be calculated as 15 × 2.7 × P = 40.5 P
For optimum result, 40.5P<=83
implies,P<=2050W
or,logP<=3.31
Applying Simplex Algorithm,
min x1=x2+x3
x2+x3=3.31
x2=1.47
x3=1.69
The area enclosed by the three constraint lines gives the range of feasibility of the variables.
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Solution graph of simplex optimization process
Max x2=1.62
Max x3=1.82
V=41.68V
I=66.07A
IV. Summary and Conclusions
An optimisation of the main process parameters i.e. voltage and current, pertaining to the arc discharge
process discussed in the paper. The result focuses on the feasible and optimum range of the parameters, based
on the cost of the SWNT obtained as the product. It can be certainly perceived through calculation that if the
voltage or the current cross the optimal range, the power consumption is increased and thus, the input cost is
aggravated resulting in infeasibility of the production line. However, still more scopes remain, as the major
assumptions viz. the cost of power consumption is only confined to the unit power consumption cost fixed by
CESC, can be made universal by programming the algorithm mentioned above, and a detailed analysis of the
optimization by various other processes may lead to many valuable information in this virgin field.
Acknowledgement
The author will like to expression for the support of the department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,
NIT DURGAPUR
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