Enhancement in TiO2 nanotubes based electrochemical sensors via synergistic effect of TiCl4 surface engineering

It is well-established that the piston ring/cylinder liner (PRCL) contact is the major contributor to friction losses in the internal combustion engine. While numerous studies have evaluated the individual effect of surface engineering techniques like surface texturing, coating, on the PRCL system, however, its combined effect has not been thoroughly explored. In this work, the combined effect of surface coating and texturing on the frictional properties of piston ring/cylinder liner (PRCL) contact in different lubrication regimes has been simulated using a reciprocating tribometer rig. A cylinder liner of cast iron material and three different types of piston ring coatings, namely Diamond-like-carbon (DLC), chrome, and moly-chrome-ceramic (MCC) were used as samples. Under all lubrication regimes, the coated samples with texturing had better frictional performance compared to non-textured coated samples. The maximum friction reduction was observed for textured DLC coated samples under boundary lubrication regime. This behaviour was proposed to be a result of the synergistic effect of graphitisation and texturing.

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Functional Magnetic Graphene Composites for Biosensing

International Journal of Molecular Sciences ◽

10.3390/ijms21020390 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 390 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Fan Li ◽

Yan Huang ◽

Kai Huang ◽

Jing Lin ◽

Peng Huang

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Nanoparticles ◽

Synergistic Effect ◽

Electronic Properties ◽

Optical Sensors ◽

Electrochemical Sensors ◽

Single Component ◽

Magnetic Nanomaterials ◽

Magnetic Graphene ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Electronic Sensors

Magnetic graphene composites (MGCs), which are composed of magnetic nanoparticles with graphene or its derivatives, played an important role in sensors development. Due to the enhanced electronic properties and the synergistic effect of magnetic nanomaterials and graphene, MGCs could be used to realize more efficient sensors such as chemical, biological, and electronic sensors, compared to their single component alone. In this review, we first reviewed the various routes for MGCs preparation. Then, sensors based on MGCs were discussed in different groups, including optical sensors, electrochemical sensors, and others. At the end of the paper, the challenges and opportunities for MGCs in sensors implementation are also discussed.

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Synergistic Effect of bi-Phased and Self-Doped Ti+3 on Anodic TiO2 Nanotubes Photoelectrode for Photoelectrochemical sensing

Journal of Alloys and Compounds ◽

10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.163496 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 163496

Author(s):

Khaled M. Chahrour ◽

Poh Choon Ooi ◽

A.M. Eid ◽

Ahmed Abdel Nazeer ◽

Metwally Madkour ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Synergistic Effect ◽

Tio2 Nanotubes

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Synergistic effect of MoS2 and diamond nanoparticles in electrochemical sensors: determination of the anticonvulsant drug valproic acid

Microchimica Acta ◽

10.1007/s00604-018-2793-7 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 185 (7) ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

María Dolores Petit-Domínguez ◽

Carmen Quintana ◽

Luis Vázquez ◽

María del Pozo ◽

Isabel Cuadrado ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Valproic Acid ◽

Synergistic Effect ◽

Electrochemical Sensors ◽

Anticonvulsant Drug ◽

Diamond Nanoparticles

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Strategy to boost catalytic activity of polymeric carbon nitride: synergistic effect of controllable in situ surface engineering and morphology

Nanoscale ◽

10.1039/c9nr05413h ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (35) ◽

pp. 16393-16405 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Yuan-Yuan Li ◽

Yuan Si ◽

Bing-Xin Zhou ◽

Wei-Qing Huang ◽

Wangyu Hu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Catalytic Activity ◽

Synergistic Effect ◽

Carbon Nitride ◽

Surface Engineering ◽

Spatial Separation ◽

Hydroxyl Groups ◽

Exciton Dissociation ◽

Homo And Lumo ◽

Polymeric Carbon

The controllable introduction of hydroxyl groups on CN nanoshells leads to spatial separation of the HOMO and LUMO, and effective exciton dissociation.

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