Solid-state Thermoelectric Characteristics of NiII, FeII, CoII, and CuII Borohydrides

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isam M. Arafa ◽  
Mazin Y. Shatnawi ◽  
Yousef N. Obeidallah ◽  
Ahmed K. Hijazi ◽  
Yaser A . Yousef
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transport ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Mixed Valence ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Promising Candidate ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cold Pressed ◽  
Thermal Energy Transport ◽  
Body Heat

Abstract Four transition metal borohydrides (MTBHs, MT = Ni, Fe, Co, and Cu) were prepared by sonicating a mixture of the desired MT salt with excess NaBH4 in a nonaqueous DMF/CH3OH media. The process afforded bimetallic (Ni-BH4), trimetallic (Fe-BH4, Co-BH4), and mixed-valence (Cu-H, Cu-BH4) amorphous, ferromagnetic nanoparticles as identified by thermal, ATR-IR, X-Ray diffraction, and magnetic susceptibility techniques. The electrical conductivity (σ) of cold-pressed discs of these MTBHs shows a nonlinear increase while their thermal conductivity (κ) decreases in the temperature range of 303 ≤ T ≤ 373 K. The thermal energy transport occurs through phonon lattice dynamics rather than electronic. The σ/κ ratio shows a nonlinear steep increase from 9.4 to 270 KV-2 in Ni-BH4, while a moderate-weak increase is observed for Fe-BH4, Co-BH4, and Cu-BH4. Accordingly, the corresponding thermoelectric (TE) parameters S, PF, ZT, and η were evaluated. All TE data shows that the bimetallic Ni-BH4 (S, 80 μVK-1; PF, 259 μWm-1K-2; ZT 0.64; η, 2.56%) is a better TE semiconductor than the other three MT-BHs investigated in this study. Our findings show that Ni-BH4 is a promising candidate to exploit low-temperature waste heat from body heat, sunshine, and small domestic devices for small-scale TE applications.

scholarly journals A novel and potentially scalable CVD-based route towards SnO2:Mo thin films as transparent conducting oxides

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianlei Ma ◽  
Marek Nikiel ◽  
Andrew G. Thomas ◽  
Mohamed Missous ◽  
David J. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Mixed Valence ◽  
Chemical Vapour ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Conducting Oxides ◽  
Valence States ◽  
3 Omega ◽  
First Time

AbstractIn this report, we prepared transparent and conducting undoped and molybdenum-doped tin oxide (Mo–SnO2) thin films by aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition (AACVD). The relationship between the precursor concentration in the feed and in the resulting films was studied by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, suggesting that the efficiency of doping is quantitative and that this method could potentially impart exquisite control over dopant levels. All SnO2 films were in tetragonal structure as confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction measurements. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterisation indicated for the first time that Mo ions were in mixed valence states of Mo(VI) and Mo(V) on the surface. Incorporation of Mo6+ resulted in the lowest resistivity of $$7.3 \times 10^{{ - 3}} \Omega \,{\text{cm}}$$ 7.3 × 10 - 3 Ω cm , compared to pure SnO2 films with resistivities of $$4.3\left( 0 \right) \times 10^{{ - 2}} \Omega \,{\text{cm}}$$ 4.3 0 × 10 - 2 Ω cm . Meanwhile, a high transmittance of 83% in the visible light range was also acquired. This work presents a comprehensive investigation into impact of Mo doping on SnO2 films synthesised by AACVD for the first time and establishes the potential for scalable deposition of SnO2:Mo thin films in TCO manufacturing. Graphical abstract

Synthesis and Characterization of Porous ZrO2-Y2O3-TiO2 Ceramics Prepared by Coprecipitation

2012 ◽  
Vol 727-728 ◽  
pp. 1387-1392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luan M. Medeiros ◽  
Fernando S. Silva ◽  
Juliana Marchi ◽  
Walter Kenji Yoshito ◽  
Dolores Ribeiro Ricci Lazar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ceramic Composite ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Ceramic Composites ◽  
Rice Starch ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Zirconia Ceramics ◽  
Pore Former ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cold Pressed

Zirconium dioxide (zirconia) ceramics are known by its high strength and toughness and titanium dioxide (titania) ceramics has outstanding surface properties. The ceramic composite formed between the two oxides are expected to have advantages of both ceramics, especially when its surface area is increased by pores. In this work, ceramic composites of ZrO2-Y2O3-TiO2were synthesized by coprecipitation and rice starch was added as pore former in 10, 20 and 30 wt%. Powders were cold pressed as cylindrical pellets and sintered at 1500 °C for 01 hour and ceramics were characterized by techniques as Archimedes method for density measurements, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Results showed that pores are inhomogeneously distributed through ceramic bodies.

scholarly journals Fabrication and Characterization of Al/NiO Energetic Nanomultilayers

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
YiChao Yan ◽  
Wei Shi ◽  
HongChuan Jiang ◽  
Jie Xiong ◽  
WanLi Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Total Thickness ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Dc Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Metallic Oxide ◽  
Promising Candidate ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Thermal Boundary Conductance ◽  
Fabrication And Characterization

The redox reaction between Al and metallic oxide has its advantage compared with intermetallic reaction and Al/NiO nanomutlilayers are a promising candidate for enhancing the performance of energetic igniter. Al/NiO nanomutlilayers with different modulation periods are prepared on alumina substrate by direct current (DC) magnetron sputtering. The thicknesses of each period are 250 nm, 500 nm, 750 nm, 1000 nm, and 1500 nm, respectively, and the total thickness is 3 μm. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) results of the as-deposited Al/NiO nanomutlilayers show that the NiO films are amorphous and the layered structures are clearly distinguished. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) demonstrates that the thickness of Al2O3increases on the side of Al monolayer after annealing at 450°C. The thermal diffusion time becomes greater significantly as the amount of thermal boundary conductance across the interfaces increases with relatively smaller modulation period. Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) curve suggests that the energy release per unit mass is below the theoretical heat of the reaction due to the nonstoichiometric ratio between Al and NiO and the presence of impurities.

scholarly journals Effect of pressure on a mixed valence FeiiFeiii2complex

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (a1) ◽  
pp. C901-C901
Author(s):  
Solveig Madsen ◽  
Jacob Overgaard ◽  
Bo Iversen
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Mixed Valence ◽  
Hydrogen Bond Network ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Effect Of Pressure ◽  
Bond Network ◽  
Fe Sites ◽  
Cyano Groups

Intramolecular electron transfer (ET) in mixed valence (MV) oxo-centered [FeiiFeiii2O(carboxylate)6(ligand)3]·solvent complexes is highly dependent on temperature, on the nature of the ligands, and on the presence of crystal solvent molecules [1]. Whereas the effects of temperature, crystal solvent, and ligand variation on the details of the ET have been explored thoroughly, the effect of pressure is less well described [2]. The effect of pressure on the ET in MV Fe3O(cyanoacetate)6(water)3has been investigated with single crystal X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy. Previous multi-temperature studies have shown that at room temperature the ET between the three Fe sites is fast and the observed structure of the Fe3core is a perfectly equilateral triangle [3]. Cooling the complex below 130 K induces a phase transition as the ET slows down. Below 120 K the Fe3core is distorted due to the localization of the itinerant electron on one of the three Fe sites in the triangle (the complex is then in the valence trapped state). The valence trapping is complete within a temperature interval of just 10 K. The abruptness of the transition has been attributed to the extended hydrogen bond network involving water ligands and cyano groups, promoting intermolecular cooperative effects. The high-pressure X-ray diffraction data show that there is a 900flip of half the cyano groups at 3.5 GPa, which dramatically changes the hydrogen bond network. At a slightly higher pressure, a phase transition is found to occur. The five single crystals investigated all broke into minor fragments at the transition; however triclinic unit cells, similar to the low temperature unit cell, could be indexed from selected spots. Additional evidence that the complex is valence trapped comes from high pressure Mössbauer spectra measured above the phase transition (4 GPa). The relationship between valence trapping and the structural changes will in this work be highlighted using void space and Hirshfeld surface analysis.

CO2 Sorption-Enhanced Processes by Hydrotalcite-Like Compounds at Different Temperature Levels

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Gallucci ◽  
F. Micheli ◽  
D. Barisano ◽  
A. Villone ◽  
P.U. Foscolo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluidized Bed ◽  
Sorption Capacity ◽  
Gas Composition ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Promising Candidate ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Solid Sorbents ◽  
Co2 Sorption ◽  
Fluidized Bed Gasifier ◽  
Temperature Levels

Abstract The aim of this work is to identify solid sorbents for CO2 capture for coal and biomass syngas conditioning and cleaning by means of a sorption-enhanced reaction process. Hydrotalcite-like compounds (HTlcs) were synthesized with and without K2CO3 impregnation. Samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) and Barrett–Joyner–Halenda (BJH) porosimetry after synthesis and after capture tests, respectively. Sorption and desorption tests were performed in a fluidized bed reactor, under cyclic conditions, at two different temperature levels: 350/450°C and 600/700°C. At low temperature only the Mg–Al HTlcs K promoted samples showed stability and sorption capacity comparable with literature values. On the other hand, results at high temperature indicate that the mixed Mg-Ca-Al HTlcs samples exhibit the best behavior with the highest sorption capacity (1.7 mmolCO2/g) almost stable over 5 sorption/regeneration cycles; furthermore, addition of steam allowed increasing their reactivity by 70% compared to the dry value. This type of sorbent could be a promising candidate to prepare a bifunctional sorbent–catalyst for sorption-enhanced processes, taking place directly in the fluidized bed gasifier, or downstream the reactor for adjustment of gas composition before further conversion in gaseous energy carriers.

Evolution of texture and internal stresses within polycrystalline rock salt using in situ 3D synchrotron computed tomography and 3D X-ray diffraction

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 1379-1393
Author(s):  
Amirsalar Moslehy ◽  
Khalid A. Alshibli ◽  
Timothy J. Truster ◽  
Peter Kenesei ◽  
Wadi H. Imseeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Slip System ◽  
Rock Salt ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Internal Stresses ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Crack Network ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Fully Connected

Rock salt caverns have been extensively used as reliable repositories for hazardous waste such as nuclear waste, oil or compressed gases. Undisturbed rock salt deposits in nature are usually impermeable and have very low porosity. However, rock salt formations under excavation stresses can develop crack networks, which increase their porosities; and in the case of a connected crack network within the media, rock salt may become permeable. Although the relationship between the permeability of rock salt and the applied stresses has been reported in the literature, a microscopic study that investigates the properties influencing this relationship, such as the evolution of texture and internal stresses, has yet to be conducted. This study employs in situ 3D synchrotron micro-computed tomography and 3D X-ray diffraction (3DXRD) on two small-scale polycrystalline rock salt specimens to investigate the evolution of the texture and internal stresses within the specimens. The 3DXRD technique measures the 3D crystal structure and lattice strains within rock salt grains. The specimens were prepared under 1D compression conditions and have shown an initial {111} preferred texture, a dominant {110}〈110〉 slip system and no fully connected crack network. The {111} preferred texture under the unconfined compression experiment became stronger, while the {111}〈110〉 slip system became more prominent. The specimens did not have a fully connected crack network until applied axial stresses reached about 30 MPa, at a point where the impermeability of the material becomes compromised due to the development of multiple major cracks.

Die neuen Oxobismutate(III) Cs6Bi4O9, K9Bi5O13 und A2Bi4O7 (A = Rb, Cs) / The New Oxobismutates(III) Cs6Bi4O9, K9Bi5O13 and A2Bi4O7 (A = Rb, Cs)

2002 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 1090-1100
Author(s):  
Franziska Emmerling ◽  
Caroline Röhr
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Crystal Structures ◽  
Alkali Metals ◽  
Mixed Valence ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Trigonal Bipyramidal ◽  
Mixed Valence Compound

AbstractThe title compounds were synthesized at a temperature of 700 °C via oxidation of elemental Bi with the hyperoxides AO2 or via reaction of the elemental alkali metals A with Bi2O3. Their crystal structures have been determined by single crystal x-ray diffraction. They are dominated by two possible surroundings of Bi by O, the ψ-trigonal-bipyramidal three (B) and the ψ-tetrahedral four (T) coordination. Cs6Bi4O9 (triclinic, spacegroup P1̄, a = 813.82(12), b = 991.60(14), c = 1213.83(18) pm, α = 103.658(2), β = 93.694(3), γ = 91.662(3)°, Z = 2) contains centrosymmetric chain segmentes [Bi8O18]12- with six three- (T) and two four-coordinated (B) Bi(III) centers. K9Bi5O13 (monoclinic, spacegroup P21/c, a = 1510.98(14), b = 567.59(5), c = 2685.6(2) pm, β = 111.190(2)°, Z = 4) is a mixed valence compound with isolated [BivO4]3- tetrahedra and chains [BiIII4O9]6- of two T and two B coordinated Bi. In the compounds A2Bi4O7 (A = Rb/Cs: monoclinic, C2/c, a = 2037.0(3) / 2130.6(12), b = 1285.5(2) / 1301.9(7), c = 1566.6(2) / 1605.6(9) pm, β = 94.783(3) / 95.725(9)°, Z = 8) ribbons [Bi4O6O2/2]2- are formed, which are condensed to form a three-dimensional framework.

Bimetallic DppfM(II) (M = Pt and Pd) dithiocarbamate complexes: Synthesis, characterization, and anticancer activity

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 437-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shou De Xu ◽  
Xiang Hua Wu
Keyword(s):  
Antitumor Activity ◽  
Platinum Complex ◽  
Spectroscopic Methods ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Antitumor Activities ◽  
High Potency ◽  
Promising Candidate ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Mtt Assays

A series of bimetallic dppfM(II) (dppf = 1,1’-bis (diphenyphosphino) ferrocene; M = Pt and Pd) dithiocarbamate complexes is synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic methods and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Their antitumor activities in vitro are investigated by MTT assays against four cancer cell lines. The anticancer studies indicate most of the complexes display good to excellent antitumor activity. Remarkably, the platinum complex with a pyrrolidinyl substituent (3b) was identified as the most promising candidate due to its high potency and broad spectrum of activity.

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