Thermoelectric Characteristics of Ultrathin Ag2Se Films with Durability Against Mechanical Stress

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 4462-4465
Author(s):  
Taeho Park ◽  
Kyoungah Cho ◽  
Seunggen Yang ◽  
Sangsig Kim
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Mechanical Stress ◽  
Temperature Difference ◽  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
Spin Coating ◽  
Mechanical Strain ◽  
Channel Length ◽  
Thermoelectric Devices ◽  
Seebeck Voltage

In this study, we investigated thermoelectric materials with durability against mechanical stress using Ag2Se nanoparticle (NP) thin films and colorless polyimide (CPI) substrates. Ag2Se NP thin films and CPI substrates were produced by spin-coating, and their thicknesses were 40 nm and 15 μm, respectively. A bendable thermoelectric film with a channel length of 40 μm and a channel area of 1.6 μm2 generated a Seebeck voltage of 1.43 mV at a temperature difference of 4.5 K. Owing to the thickness of the extremely thin thermoelectric film and substrate, the mechanical strain was only 0.15% even when the thermoelectric devices were bent with a curvature of 3 mm. Therefore, it was determined that the bendable thermoelectric film was robust against mechanical stress.

scholarly journals (0 0 2)-oriented growth and morphologies of ZnO thin films prepared by sol-gel method

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 555-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongyun Guo ◽  
Yang Ju ◽  
Chengju Fu ◽  
Zhixiong Huang ◽  
Lianmeng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Mechanical Stress ◽  
Spin Coating ◽  
Zinc Acetate ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Boiling Temperature ◽  
Zno Thin Films ◽  
Oriented Growth ◽  
Gel Method ◽  
Coating Method

AbstractZinc acetate was used as a starting material to prepare Zn-solutions from solvents and ligands with different boiling temperature. The ZnO thin films were prepared on Si(1 0 0) substrates by spin-coating method. The effect of baking temperature and boiling temperature of the solvents and ligands on their morphologies and orientation was investigated. The solvents and ligands with high boiling temperature were favorable for relaxation of mechanical stress to form the smooth ZnO thin films. As the solvents and ligands with low boiling temperature were used to prepare Zn-solutions, the prepared ZnO thin films showed (0 0 2) preferred orientation. As n-propanol, 2-methoxyethanol, 2-(methylamino)ethanol and monoethanolamine were used to prepare Zn-solutions, highly (0 0 2)-oriented ZnO thin films were formed by adjusting the baking temperature.

STRUCTURAL, OPTICAL PROPERTIES AND PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF NANOCRYSTALLINE TiO2 THIN FILMS DEPOSITED BY SOL-GEL SPIN COATING

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
KOMARAIAH DURGAM ◽  
RADHA EPPA ◽  
REDDY M. V. RAMANA ◽  
KUMAR J. SIVA ◽  
R. SAYANNA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Spin Coating ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Nanocrystalline Tio2

Sol-gel growth of Ni doped CdS on glass substrates: effect of spin coating speed and dopant concentration

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atefeh Nazari Setayesh ◽  
Hassan Sedghi
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Spin Coating ◽  
Optical Band Gap ◽  
Dopant Concentration ◽  
Rotation Speed ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Band Gap Energy ◽  
Gap Energy ◽  
Glass Substrates

Background: In this work, CdS thin films were synthesized by sol-gel method (spin coating technique) on glass substrates to investigate the optical behavior of the film. Methods: Different substrate spin coating speeds of 2400, 3000, 3600 rpm and different Ni dopant concentrations of 0 wt.%, 2.5 wt.%, 5 wt.%) were investigated. The optical properties of thin films such as refraction index, extinction coefficient, dielectric constant and optical band gap energy of the layers were discussed using spectroscopic ellipsometry method in the wavelength range of 300 to 900 nm. Results: It can be deduced that substrate rotation speed and dopant concentration has influenced the optical properties of thin films. By decreasing rotation speed of the substrate which results in films with more thicknesses, more optical interferences were appeared in the results. Conclusion: The samples doped with Ni comparing to pure ones have had more optical band gap energy.

scholarly journals Stress-induced phase-alteration in solution processed indium selenide thin films during annealing

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 13751-13762
Author(s):  
Bipanko Kumar Mondal ◽  
Shaikh Khaled Mostaque ◽  
Md. Ariful Islam ◽  
Jaker Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Spin Coating ◽  
Indium Selenide ◽  
Solution Processed ◽  
Spin Coating Method ◽  
Coating Method

This article demonstrates the successful synthesis of indium selenide thin films by a spin coating method in air using thiol-amine cosolvents.

Study on the Grain Size of Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films using Sol-gel Spin Coating Method

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Mohd Yazid ◽  
Muhammad Hazim Raselan ◽  
Shafinaz Sobihana Shariffudin ◽  
Puteri Sarah Mohamad Saad ◽  
Sukreen Hana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Vanadium Dioxide ◽  
Spin Coating ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Spin Coating Method ◽  
Coating Method ◽  
Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films

Mechanical strain increases velocity and extent of shortening in cultured airway smooth muscle cells

1999 ◽  
Vol 277 (2) ◽  
pp. L343-L348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul G. Smith ◽  
Chaity Roy ◽  
Jamie Dreger ◽  
Frank Brozovich
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Mechanical Stress ◽  
Airway Smooth Muscle ◽  
Light Chain ◽  
Myosin Light Chain ◽  
Mechanical Strain ◽  
Airway Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Maximal Velocity ◽  
Cell Contractility ◽  
Cell Shortening

Abnormal mechanical stress on lung tissue is associated with increased mass and contractility of airway smooth muscle (ASM). We have reported that cultured ASM cells subjected to cyclic strain exhibit increased myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) and stress filaments. Increased MLCK may increase contractile velocity, whereas increased stress filaments could impede cell shortening by increasing the cell’s internal load. To study strain-induced changes in cell contractility, the time course of shortening of individual cells exposed to 90 mM KCl was recorded. Length vs. time plots revealed significantly greater maximal velocity of shortening in strain cells than control (no strain). This correlated with an increase in MLCK and myosin light chain phosphorylation measured in strain cells in separate experiments. The extent of cell shortening tended to be greater in the strain cells so that increased impedance to shortening was not detected. Mechanical stress may therefore increase the contractility of ASM by increasing the content of MLCK.

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