Chemistry, materials, & energy publications
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Direct Coupling of a Carbon Nanotube Membrane to a Mass Spectrometer: Contrasting Nanotube and Capillary Tube Introduction Systems
A carbon nanotube membrane was directly coupled to the inlet system of a mass spectrometer to evaluate its use as a novel potentially tunable membrane inlet system.
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Measurements of OH and HO2 Concentrations During the MCMA-2006 Field Campaign – Part 2: Model Comparison and Radical Budget
Measurements of hydroxyl and hydroperoxy radicals were made during the Mexico City Metropolitan Area field campaign as part of the MILAGRO project during March 2006.
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Effect of Various Coal Contaminants on the Performance of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Part I. Accelerated Testing
The contaminants that are potentially present in the coal-derived gas stream and their thermochemical nature are discussed.
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Effect of Various Coal Contaminants on the Performance of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Part II. Ppm and Sub-Ppm Level Testing
The poisoning effects of various trace contaminants in the coal-derived syngas stream at ppm and sub-ppm level on the performance of Ni-YSZ/YSZ/LSM solid oxide fuel cells were studied at extended…
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Growth of Cubic Silicon Carbide on Oxide Using Polysilicon as a Seed Layer for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Machine Applications
The growth of highly oriented 3C–SiC directly on an oxide release layer was investigated as an alternative to using silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates for freestanding SiC films for MEMS applications.
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Mesomechanical Modeling of Fracture
Advanced finite element techniques in simulation of the materials behavior under mechanical loading are reviewed.
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Oxidation of ZrB2-SiC Ultrahigh-Temperature Ceramic Composites in Dissociated Air
The oxidation behavior and surface properties of hot-pressed ZrB2–SiC ultrahigh-temperature ceramic composites are investigated under aerothermal heating conditions in the high-temperature, low-pressure partially dissociated airstream of the 1.2 MW Plastron…
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Near-Infrared Fluorescent Labeling of Tissue Transglutaminase Substrates for Wound Healing Monitoring
A novel imaging strategy is developed to optically monitor the wound healing process by crosslinking near-infrared fluorescent-labeled tissue transglutaminase substrates into the wound.
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Temperature Dependence of Epitaxial Graphene Formation on SiC(0001)
The formation of epitaxial graphene on SiC(0001) surfaces is studied using atomic force microscopy, Auger electron spectroscopy, electron diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and electrical measurements.
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Laboratory Investigation of Active Graphite Nitridation By Atomic Nitrogen
The reaction efficiency for the active nitration of graphite by atomic nitrogen was investigated using a furnace-heated quartz flow tube coupled to a microwave discharge.
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Optical Emission Spectroscopy During Plasmatron Testing of ZrB 2-SiC Ultrahigh-Temperature Ceramic Composites
Optical emission spectroscopy is used to investigate the oxidation of a hot-pressed ZrB2-SiC ultrahigh-temperature ceramic composite tested in the 1.2MW Plastron facility at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics.
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Innovative Wave Power Generation System Using Electroactive Polymer Artificial Muscles
This article presents a discussion on one energy harvesting method that has been the focus of attention recently: the generation system based on electroactive polymer artificial muscle (EPAM).