Characterization of oxidized carbon foil as a low-cost alternative to carbon felt-based electrodes in bioelectrochemical systems

This paper reports the fabrication and characterization of (Bi0.48Sb1.52)Te3 thick films using a tape casting process on glass substrates. A slurry of thermoelectric (Bi0.48Sb1.52)Te3 was developed and cured thick films were annealed in a vacuum chamber at 500–600 °C. The microstructure of these films was analyzed, and the Seebeck coefficient and electric conductivity were tested. It was found that the subsequent annealing process must be carefully designed to achieve good thermoelectric properties of these samples. Conductive films were obtained after annealing and led to acceptable thermoelectric performance. While the properties of these initial materials are not at the level of bulk materials, this work demonstrates that the low-cost tape casting technology is promising for fabricating thermoelectric modules for energy conversion.

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Development and characterization of a low-cost vibration monitoring instrument based on MEMS acceleration sensor

2021 Second International Symposium on Instrumentation, Control, Artificial Intelligence, and Robotics (ICA-SYMP) ◽

10.1109/ica-symp50206.2021.9358445 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Nopporn Suttiwong ◽

Pairoj Rattanangkul

Keyword(s):

Low Cost ◽

Vibration Monitoring ◽

Acceleration Sensor ◽

Monitoring Instrument

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Theoretical and Empirical Characterization of Water as a Factor: Examples and Related Issues with the World Trade Model

Water ◽

10.3390/w13040459 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 459

Author(s):

Ignacio Cazcarro ◽

Albert E. Steenge

Keyword(s):

World Trade ◽

Low Cost ◽

Virtual Water ◽

Considerable Change ◽

Water Research ◽

Trade Model ◽

The World ◽

Main Model ◽

Selection Of

This article originates from the theoretical and empirical characterization of factors in the World Trade Model (WTM). It first illustrates the usefulness of this type of model for water research to address policy questions related to virtual water trade, water constraints and water scarcity. It also illustrates the importance of certain key decisions regarding the heterogeneity of water and its relation to the technologies being employed and the prices obtained. With regard to WTM, the global economic input–output model in which multiple technologies can produce a “homogeneous output”, it was recently shown that two different mechanisms should be distinguished by which multiple technologies can arise, i.e., from “technology-specific” or from “shared” factors, which implies a mechanism-specific set of prices, quantities and rents. We discuss and extend these characterizations, notably in relation to the real-world characterization of water as a factor (for which we use the terms technology specific, fully shared and “mixed”). We propose that the presence of these separate mechanisms results in the models being sensitive to relatively small variations in specific numerical values. To address this sensitivity, we suggest a specific role for specific (sub)models or key choices to counter unrealistic model outcomes. To support our proposal we present a selection of simulations for aggregated world regions, and show how key results concerning quantities, prices and rents can be subject to considerable change depending on the precise definitions of resource endowments and the technology-specificity of the factors. For instance, depending on the adopted water heterogeneity level, outcomes can vary from relatively low-cost solutions to higher cost ones and can even reach infeasibility. In the main model discussed here (WTM) factor prices are exogenous, which also contributes to the overall numerical sensitivity of the model. All this affects to a large extent our interpretation of the water challenges, which preferably need to be assessed in integrated frameworks, to account for the main socioeconomic variables, technologies and resources.

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Synthesis and Theoretical Investigation Using DFT of 2,3-Diphenylquinoxaline Derivatives for Electronic and Photovoltaic Effects

Journal of Electronic Materials ◽

10.1007/s11664-021-09041-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Dorota Zając ◽

Dariusz Przybylski ◽

Jadwiga Sołoducho

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Acrylic Acid ◽

Organic Semiconductors ◽

Organic Solar Cells ◽

Molecular Design ◽

Low Cost ◽

Design Synthesis ◽

Semiconducting Properties ◽

Homo Lumo

AbstractDeveloping effective and low‐cost organic semiconductors is an opportunity for the development of organic solar cells (OPV). Herein, we report the molecular design, synthesis and characterization of two molecules with D–A–D–A configuration: 2-cyano-3-(5-(8-(3,4-ethylenodioxythiophen-5-yl)-2,3-diphenylquinoxalin-5-yl)thiophen-2-yl)acrylic acid (6) and 2-cyano-3-(5-(2,3-diphenyl-8-(thiophen-2-yl)quinoxalin-5-yl)thiophen-2-yl)acrylic acid (7). Moreover, we investigated the structural, theoretical and optical properties. The distribution of HOMO/LUMO orbitals and the values of the ionization potential indicate good semiconducting properties of the compounds and that they can be a bipolar material. Also, the optical study show good absorption in visible light (λabs 380–550 nm). We investigate the theoretical optoelectronic properties of obtained compounds as potential materials for solar cells.

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SEM Characterization of Silicon Layers Grown on Carbon Foil

Solid State Phenomena ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.156-158.473 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 156-158 ◽

pp. 473-476 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sergei K. Brantov ◽

A.V. Eltzov ◽

Olga V. Feklisova ◽

Eugene B. Yakimov

Keyword(s):

Dislocation Density ◽

Defect Structure ◽

Growth Direction ◽

Carbon Foil ◽

Twin Boundaries ◽

X Ray ◽

Electron Backscattering Diffraction ◽

Silicon Ribbon ◽

Selective Chemical

Characterization of defect structure in silicon ribbon grown on carbon foil has been carried out. The structure of grown Si layers and a dislocation density in these layers have been studied using selective chemical etching and the Electron Backscattering Diffraction. It is observed that the layers consist of rather large grains, the majority of which is elongated along the growth direction with a similar surface orientation and with a misorientation angle between neighboring grains of 60º. This means that such grains are separated by the (111) twin boundaries. The dislocation density in different grains is found to vary from 102 to 107cm-2. The energy dispersive X-Ray microanalysis has shown that some twin boundaries are enriched with carbon.

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Experimental characterization of a low-cost fast frequency-hopping spread-spectrum system for wireless in-house optical communications

IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics ◽

10.1109/tce.2002.1010086 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 10-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

F. Delgado ◽

R. Prez-Jimenez ◽

J. Rabadan ◽

M.A. Bacallado ◽

F.J. Lopez-Hernandez

Keyword(s):

Optical Communications ◽

Spread Spectrum ◽

Low Cost ◽

Frequency Hopping ◽

Experimental Characterization ◽

Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum ◽

Fast Frequency Hopping

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Removal of Ni(II) from aqueous solution using Moringa oleifera seeds as a bioadsorbent

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.2012.026 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 65 (8) ◽

pp. 1435-1440 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Thiago L. Marques ◽

Vanessa N. Alves ◽

Luciana M. Coelho ◽

Nívia M. M. Coelho

Keyword(s):

Moringa Oleifera ◽

Low Cost ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Toxic Waste ◽

Adsorption Model ◽

New Techniques ◽

Sorption Data ◽

Natural Adsorbents ◽

Ph Range

Metal contaminants are generally removed from effluents by chemical and physical processes which are often associated with disadvantages such as the use of toxic reagents, generation of toxic waste and high costs. Hence, new techniques have been developed, among them the study of natural adsorbents, for instance, the use of Moringa oleifera seeds. The potential of M. oleifera seeds for nickel removal in aqueous systems was investigated. The seeds utilized were obtained from plants grown in Uberlândia/Brazil. After being dried and pulverized, the seeds were treated with 0.1 mol/L NaOH. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetric analyses were used for the characterization of the material. Using the optimized methodology (50 mL of 4.0 mg/L Ni(II), pH range of 4.0–6.0, agitation time of 5 min and adsorption mass of 2.0 g) more than 90% of Ni(II) could be removed from water samples. The sorption data were fitted satisfactorily by the Langmuir adsorption model. Evaluation applying the Langmuir equation gave the monolayer sorption capacity as 29.6 mg/g. The results indicate that this material could be employed in the extraction of nickel, considering its ease of use, low cost and environmental viability, which make it highly attractive for application in developing countries.

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Characterization of Brightness of Electroluminescent Device Using Powder Phosphor Composite with ZnO or TiO2

Advances in Science and Technology ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/ast.55.150 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 55 ◽

pp. 150-153

Author(s):

Mun Ja Kim ◽

Sung Min Park ◽

Tae Young Lee ◽

Sang Hyun Park ◽

Jin Young Kim ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Low Voltage ◽

Low Cost ◽

Frequency Variation ◽

Driving Voltage ◽

Powder Phosphor ◽

Previous Researcher ◽

The Poor ◽

Device Reliability ◽

Coating Method

For the growth of Electroluminescent (EL) device market, the attention of many researchers is centered on improving the properties such as brightness, power consumption, device reliability, etc. The powder EL device is one of solutions for the easy mass production, the simplification of structure, and low cost. Although the powder process is the solution, that has the problem with the poor brightness than the film process. So, we focused on increasing the brightness of powder EL device. The emissive layer was made up the composites adding metal oxide nanopowder such as TiO2 and ZnO to powder phosphors. As the data of previous researcher, the TiO2 and ZnO had the different dominating traps by photovoltage measure, that is, TiO2 show hole traps, ZnO show electron traps [1]. The brightness of powder EL device proportions to the high electricfield formation. The TiO2 or ZnO in the powder phosphor composite can help the emission that may be advantageous to form high electricfield at low voltage. The EL devices with green ZnS phosphor were fabricated using spin coating method. The effect of TiO2 and ZnO on the luminescent property of EL device was investigated. The brightness was obtained as applied driving voltage at 400 Hz and frequency variation at 50 V.

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