Buckling and mechanical instability of ZnO nanorods grown on different substrates under uniaxial compression

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (41) ◽  
pp. 415708 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Riaz ◽  
A Fulati ◽  
Q X Zhao ◽  
O Nur ◽  
M Willander ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Uniaxial Compression ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Mechanical Instability

Atomistic simulation of the uniaxial compression of black phosphorene nanotubes

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Van-Trang Nguyen ◽  
Minh-Quy Le
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Uniaxial Compression ◽  
Critical Stress ◽  
Atomistic Simulation ◽  
Critical Strain ◽  
Bond Breaking ◽  
Black Phosphorene ◽  
Weber Potential

We study through molecular dynamics finite element method with Stillinger-Weber potential the uniaxial compression of (0, 24) armchair and (31, 0) zigzag black phosphorene nanotubes with approximately equal diameters. Young's modulus, critical stress and critical strain are estimated with various tube lengths. It is found that under uniaxial compression the (0, 24) armchair black phosphorene nanotube buckles, whereas the failure of the (31, 0) zigzag one is caused by local bond breaking near the boundary.

Strain-Rate Dependent Deformation Behavior in WC-10 wt%Ni 3Al Cermet Micropillars Under Uniaxial Compression

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minai Zhang ◽  
Xin Wang ◽  
Alexander D. Dupuy ◽  
Julie M. Schoenung ◽  
Xiaoqiang Li
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Uniaxial Compression ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Rate Dependent

Exhibition of novel photocatalytic activity and photoluminescence properties with high inhibition towards bacterial growth by hydrothermally grown ZnO nanorods

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nihar Ranjan Panda ◽  
Dojalisa Sahu
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Bacterial Growth ◽  
Organic Dyes ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Antibacterial Properties ◽  
Crystallographic Structure ◽  
Inhibition Activity ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Skin Bacteria ◽  
High Inhibition

Background: Metal oxide nanomaterial such as; ZnO shows novel structural, optical, electrical and antibacterial properties due to wide band gap (3.37 eV) and high excitonic binding energy (60 meV). Probing these inherent properties of nanosized ZnO with different morphology has generated new interest among researchers Objective: To investigate the size dependent functional attributes, ZnO nanorods were prepared by hydrothermal method and the photocatalytic (PC) efficiency was studied. The photoluminescence (PL) property of ZnO nanorods was also studied by recording the emission spectrum under photo-excitation. These nanorods (NRs) were coated on cotton fabric to study the effectiveness of these NRs in defending and inhibiting the growth of different bacteria Methods: The crystallographic structure and morphology of the ZnO samples were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscopic (FESEM) measurements. PL measurement at room temperature was undertaken by exciting the sample with light of wavelength 350 nm. The PC property of ZnO NRs was studied in degrading organic dyes like methylene blue. Bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis were cultured and the inhibition of growth of these bacteria was studied by the application of ZnO. To enhance the microbe defence mechanism of fabric, we coated these NRs on fabric test samples and investigated the bacterial growth on it. Results: XRD and FESEM studies reveal the dimension of the synthesized products in nano range. These nanorods are of high density and surface roughness as per the FESEM study. PL measurement shows the presence of strong UV emission at 382 nm with defect emissions in the blue-green region opening up the path for ZnO to be used in fabrication of optoelectronic devices. PC study reveals that 89% degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye is achievable in 180 min using these ZnO catalysts. The anti-bacterial study shows that the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of ZnO nanorods coated on the fabric against S. aureus is found to be 3.5 mg/ml which is the minimum as compared to E. coli (7.5 mg/ml) and B. subtilis (5.5 mg/ml). The study further enunciates that fabric coated with ZnO samples exhibited considerably high inhibition activity toward S. aureus. Conclusion: The study shows that ZnO NRs can be effectively used for fabrication of UV-LASER/LED. Photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO will be useful for degradation of organic dyes controlling environment pollution. It further enunciates that fabric coated with ZnO samples exhibited considerably high inhibition activity toward S. aureus (skin bacteria) which will be helpful in defending microbes if used in surgical cotton bandages

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