喷涂法制备高效率三元体系聚合物太阳能电池

采用喷涂技术制备了能量转化效率为9.06%的三元体系聚合物太阳能电池,该太阳能电池在卷对卷印刷和规模化生产中具有极大的应用潜力。     

Computer-aided data reduction of absolute infrared intensity measurements by transmission and reflection

The profiles and intensities of infrared absorption bands of liquids provide information about the dynamic structure of materials in the liquid state. Such data can also provide secondary reference standards for checking intensity measurements made on both dispersive and Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometers. A method for evaluating the absorption intensities of thin films of liquids is described. The results are expressed in terms of the optical constants (n, k). The method is based on measurement of the film transmission over the full wavenumber range of the measurement combined with an additional measurement of the attenuated total reflection spectrum over a short range in a region of low absorption. Recent measurements on a series of thirteen common organic liquids are cited as are measurements on free standing polymer films.     

In-plane strain analysis of transparent polymer substrate subjected to torsional loading using non-linear analytical model and optical fiber grating

Stretchable electronics have attracted great attention in recent years due to low-cost, physical robustness, light weight, and potential for multi-level integration. However, effective methods for analyzing the strains developed in polymer substrates under torsional loading are essential to ensure that the device meets its functional and mechanical requirements. Accordingly, the present study proposes two analytical models (one linear and one non-linear) based on thin plate theory and large deformation assumptions for predicting the in-plane strain of polymer substrates with known geometries and material parameters as a function of the torsional loading. It is shown that the predictions of the non-linear model, which includes 3 s-order strain components, is in excellent agreement with the experimental results obtained by using two optical fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) attached to the substrate surface. Further experiments are performed to investigate the torsional behavior of polymer substrates with different thicknesses, coating films and aspect ratio(length/width). The results show that the in-plane strain increases with an increasing thickness, but decreases with the addition of a thin ITO coating and aspect ratio (length-to-width).     

A study on correlation between physical properties and interfacial characteristics in highly loaded graphite–polymer composites

Highly loaded graphite–polymer composites for a bipolar plate of polymer electrolyte fuel cell are studied. One of the composites contains of polypropylene (PP), and graphite powder and the other contains of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and the graphite, respectively. The electrical and physical properties for the composites are determined. Inverse gas chromatography (IGC) measurements are carried out to characterize the surface of the graphite and the interface between the graphite and each polymer, following the Fowkes scheme. The IGC measurements show that the surface of graphite is nucleophilic and strongly attracts electrophiles by acid–base interaction. It is considered to be reasonable that the main chain carbon atoms to which electronegative fluorine atoms bond in PVDF are nucleophilic and has strong acid–base interaction with graphite. Such strong interaction causes high electric resistivity, high flexural properties, and high melt viscosity of the composite. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 43: 2568–2577, 2005     

Use of IR thermography to investigate heated droplet evaporation and contact line dynamics

In this paper we present the results of an experimental study investigating interfacial properties during the evaporation of sessile water droplets on a heated substrate. This study uses infrared thermography to map the droplet interfacial temperature. The measurements evidence nonuniform temperature and gradients that evolve in time during the evaporation process. A general scaling law for the interfacial temperature is deduced from the experimental observations. A theoretical analysis is performed to predict the local evaporation rates and their evolution in time. The use of energy conservation laws enabled us to deduce a general expression for the interfacial temperature. The comparison between the theory and experiments shows good agreement and allows us to rationalize the experimental observations. The thermography analysis also enabled the detection of the three-phase contact line location and its dynamics. To our knowledge, such measurements are performed for the first time using thermography.     

Theoretical temperature-time curves for electrically heated filament atom reservoirs : Their significance in analytical spectrometry

A simple theoretical approach has been used to calculate the temperature and power consumption versus time curves for graphite and tungsten filaments 25 mm × 1 mm radius operated at a number of different voltages. Results are also presented to show the effect of filament dimensions. These results suggest that there is scope for improvement in the design of filament atom reservoirs.     

Simultaneous determination of Se and As by hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry with analyte concentration in a graphite furnace coated with zirconium

Conditions for the simultaneous determination of selenium and arsenic at ng l⁻¹ level were developed. Simultaneous determination of these elements was possible through the multielement capabilities of hydride generation, with in situ trapping and atomization in a graphite tube coated with zirconium and measurements using a dual channel atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The zirconium coating employed in this work was relatively stable; once formed it could stand ≈80 firings without any significant change in the efficiency of hydride collection. This appears to be an advantage over the palladium coating, which is usually formed individually before each measurement because of its thermal instability during the atomization step of the furnace temperature programme. As a result, two determinations of the two elements could be performed in 2.5 min. Under the optimized conditions, concentration detection limits of 17 and 13 ng l⁻¹ for a 7.1 ml sample volume were obtained for selenium and arsenic, respectively (absolute detection limits 120 and 92 pg for Se and As).     

Additive manufacturing of fire‐retardant ethylene‐vinyl acetate

Thermocompression (with also extrusion and injection molding) is a classical polymer shaping manufacturing, but it does not easily allow designing sophisticated shapes without using a complex mold, on the contrary to 3D printing (or polymer additive manufacturing), which is a very flexible technique. Among all 3D printing techniques, fused deposition modeling is of high potential for product manufacturing, with the capability to compete with conventional polymer processing techniques. This is a quite low cost 3D printing technique, but the range of filaments commercially available is limited. However, in some specific 3D printing processes, no filaments are necessary. Polymers pellets feed directly the printing nozzle allowing to investigate many polymeric matrices with no commercial limitation. This is of high interest for the design of flame‐retarded materials, but literature is scarce in that field. In this paper, a comparison between thermocompression and 3D printing processes was performed on both neat ethylene‐vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer and EVA flame retarded with aluminum triHydroxyde (ATH) containing different loadings (30 or 65 wt%) and with expandable graphite (EG), ie, EVA/ATH (30 wt%), EVA/ATH (65 wt%), and EVA/EG (10 wt%), respectively. Morphological comparisons, using microscopic and electronic microprobe analyses, revealed that 3D printed plates have lower apparent density and higher porosity than thermocompressed plate. The fire‐retardant properties of thermocompressed and 3D printed plates were then evaluated using mass loss calorimeter test at 50 kW/m². Results highlight that 3D printing can be used to produce flame‐retardant systems. This work is a pioneer study exploring the feasibility of using polymer additive manufacturing technology for designing efficient flame‐retarded materials.     

Comparative study of geometric properties of unreinforced PLA and PLA-Graphene composite materials applied to additive manufacturing using FFF technology

In recent years, significant advancements in Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) have enabled this technology to become one of the most leading techniques of Additive Manufacturing (AM) for the production of functional products. The poor mechanical properties of manufactured parts have traditionally imposed considerable limitations on use of FFF processes. These shortcomings have been overcome using new advanced filaments with nanoparticle reinforced components, short-length and continuous fibres, and other composite material processing technologies. Polymers reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) have been an effective solution for improving electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties. However, the geometric properties of functional products manufactured with GNP reinforced polymers have not been analysed in spite of being crucial for the manufacture, assembly, and service life of functional products. The aim of this study was to compare an improved PLA polymer (PLA-3D) with a GNP reinforced PLA composite (PLA-Graphene) by analysing the geometric properties of dimensional accuracy, flatness error, surface texture, and surface roughness. The effect of the 3D printing parameters − build orientation (Bo), layer thickness (Lt), and feed rate (Fr) − on the geometric properties of two PLA-based filaments were evaluated. The results showed dimensional accuracy was mainly affected by the build orientation, where an increase in the layer area on the X–Y plane showing the highest dimensional deviation owing to the longer displacements of the extruder accumulating positioning errors. The dimensional accuracy along the Z-axis was not affected by any of the printing parameters nor the accumulation of layers, with results close to nominal ones. The flatness error and surface roughness were strongly conditioned by building orientation, with the best results obtained in the flat orientation. Neither of the compared materials showed significant variations between them in geometric properties, with similar results in the tested printing conditions.     

High-throughput synthesis and screening of hydrogen-storage alloys

Libraries of mixed-metal hydride materials are synthesized on a silicon microfabricated array of "hot-plate" MEMS devices, which allow high-throughput screening using temperature programmed desorption and infrared thermography. The heating plate of the MEMS device is a membrane with low heat capacity, allowing fast and localized temperature control and the extraction of calorimetric data from thermography. The combination of the synthetic method and screening chip allows a fast determination of the desorption temperature and hydrogen content of the materials. Mixed metal hydrides are synthesized directly. The potential of the method is exemplified by presenting results for the sorption properties of Mg xNi 1- x hydride thin-film materials. The results are consistent with the literature, showing the highest hydrogen capacity and desorption temperature for the MgH 2 phase in Mg-rich compositions and the promotion of a lower temperature desorption from the Mg 2NiH 4 phase, with a concomitant reduction in hydrogen capacity.     

Self-assembly of catecholic macroinitiator on various substrates and surface-initiated polymerization

A catechol-containing macroinitiator has been designed for the surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) from various substrates at ambient temperature. Temperature-sensitive poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM) brushes were successfully grafted from a range of substrates surfaces, including metals and polyimides, via SI-ATRP using the resulting macroinitiator, which were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), water contact angle measurements, and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Effects of the temperature response behavior of PNIPAM brushes on the water contact angles and the impedance of the modified surfaces were also exhibited. The self-assembled film of macroinitiator and the resulting polymer brushes were both stable to soaking of basic solvents, and the brushes did not show any exfoliation or delamination even after 2 h of ultrasonic test. The advantages of the macroinitiator in strong interactions with surfaces and high stability and convenience make it possible to modify the native materials with polymer brushes in a convenient and nondestructive way. Importantly, the macroinitiator is compatible with microcontact printing, and patterned polymer brushes on Ti plate were demonstrated by microcontact printing of BrDOPAMA and the following SI-ATRP.     

Analysis of Composites with Infrared Thermography

The aim of this study was a non-destructive evaluation of composites through their behaviour under thermal stimulation. Such behaviour was monitored by infrared thermography. Several specimens were fabricated involving: glass/epoxy with inclusion of foreign materials; carbon/epoxy with backdrilled holes; carbon/epoxy with impact damage; Glare^® failed in bearing way. The obtained results prove that infrared thermography is capable of detecting the materials inhomogeneities and/or damage listed above. In particular, lock-in thermography is capable of supplying useful information about: the distribution of the adhesive thickness in composite structures; the distribution of the paint thickness; the behaviour under load of aluminium layers and glass fibres in Glare^®.     

Open tubular capillary electrochromatography with block co-polymer coating for separation of β-lactam antibiotics

Unique block co-polymer P(MAn-St-NIPAm) has been successfully synthesized by reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer radical polymerization protocol. Based on the tunable hydrophobic/hydrophilic properties of the block co-polymer, a new open tubular capillary electrochromatography (OT-CEC) system has been constructed with the prepared block co-polymer as the coating and applied in analysis of β-lactam antibiotics in serum samples.     

Inkjet printing of viscoelastic polymer inks

The droplet formation, the rheological properties of jettable ink and polymer inks in inkjet printing are summarized.     

Impact of a heterogeneous liquid droplet on a dry surface: Application to the pharmaceutical industry

Droplet impact has been studied for over a hundred years dating back to the pioneering work of Worthington [1]. In fact, much of his ingenuity contributed to modern day high speed photography. Over the past 40 years significant contributions in theoretical, numerical, and experimental work have been made. Droplet impact is a problem of fundamental importance due to the wealth of applications involved, namely, spray coating, spray painting, delivery of agricultural chemicals, spray cooling, inkjet printing, soil erosion due to rain drop impact, and turbine wear. Here we highlight one specific application, spray coating. Although most studies have focused their efforts on low viscosity Newtonian fluids, many industrial applications such as spray coating utilize more viscous and complex rheology liquids. Determining dominant effects and quantifying their behavior for colloidal suspensions and polymer solutions remains a challenge and thus has eluded much effort. In the last decade, it has been shown that introducing polymers to Newtonian solutions inhibits the rebounding of a drop upon impact, Bergeron et al. [2]. Furthermore Bartolo et al. [3] concluded that the normal stress component of the elongational viscosity was responsible for the rebounding inhibition of polymer based non-Newtonian solutions. We aim to uncover the drop impact dynamics of highly viscous Newtonian and complex rheology liquids used in pharmaceutical coating processes. The generation and impact of drops of mm and μm size drops of coating liquids and glycerol/water mixtures on tablet surfaces are systematically studied over a range of We ∼ O(1-300), Oh ∼ O(10^− 2-1), and Re ∼ O(1-700). We extend the range of Oh to values above 1, which are not available to previous studies of droplet impacts. Outcomes reveal that splashing and rebounding are completely inhibited and the role of wettability is negligible in the early stages of impact. The maximum spreading diameter of the drop is compared with three models demonstrating reasonable agreement.     

Electromagnetic interference shielding and radiation absorption in thin polypyrrole films

Results of permittivity measurements, electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness, and heat generation due to microwave absorption in conducting polymer coated textiles are reported and discussed. The intrinsically conducting polymer, polypyrrole, doped with anthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid (AQSA) or para-toluene-2-sulfonic acid (pTSA) was applied on textile substrates and the resulting materials were investigated in the frequency range 1-18 GHz. The 0.54 mm thick conducting textile/polypyrrole composites absorbed up to 49.5% of the incident 30-35 W microwave radiation. A thermography station was used to monitor the temperature of these composites during the irradiation process, where absorption was confirmed via visible heat losses. Samples with lower conductivity showed larger temperature increases caused by microwave absorption compared to samples with higher conductivity. A sample with an average sheet resistivity of 150 Ω/sq. showed a maximum temperature increase of 5.27 °C, whilst a sample with a lower resistivity (105 Ω/sq.) rose by 3.85 °C.     

Neutron transmission measurements of poly and pyrolytic graphite crystals

The total neutron cross-section measurements of polycrystalline graphite have been carried out in a neutron wavelength from 0.04 to 0.78 nm. This work also presents the neutron transmission measurements of pyrolytic graphite (PG) crystal in a neutron wavelength band from 0.03 to 0.50 nm, at different orientations of the PG crystal with regard to the beam direction. The measurements were performed using three time-of-flight (TOF) spectrometers installed in front of three of the ET-RR-1 reactor horizontal channels. The average value of the coherent scattering amplitude for polycrystalline graphite was calculated and found to be b_coh = (6.61 ± 0.07) fm.The behaviour of neutron transmission through the PG crystal, while oriented at different angles with regard to the beam direction, shows dips at neutron wavelengths corresponding to the reflections from (hkl) planes of hexagonal graphite structure. The positions of the observed dips are found to be in good agreement with the calculated ones. It was also found that a 40 mm thick PG crystal is quite enough to reduce the second-order contamination of the neutron beam from 2.81 to 0.04, assuming that the incident neutrons have a Maxwell distribution with neutron gas temperature 330 K.     

A new thermally immobilized fluorinated stationary phase for RP‐HPLC

A new fluorinated stationary phase was prepared through thermal immobilization of poly(methyl‐3,3,3‐trifluoropropylsiloxane) onto 5 μm Kromasil silica particles. The best conditions of immobilization time and temperature were determined through a central composite design and response surface methodologies. Physical–chemical characterization using solid‐state ²⁹Si NMR measurements, infrared spectroscopy and elemental analysis showed that the immobilization process was effective to promote a coating of the support that corresponds to a monolayer of polymer. The stationary phase presents selectivity for positional isomers and good peak shape for basic compounds.     

化学气相反应法制备不同碳基体表面SiC涂层组织结构分析

采用化学气相反应法, 以同种工艺分别在石墨和C/C复合材料表面制备了SiC涂层, 借助X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)及能谱分析等手段分析了涂层的微观结构, 研究了不同碳基体对SiC涂层结构和表面形貌的影响, 并初步对比考察了涂层的高温抗氧化性能. 结果表明: 制备的SiC涂层整体致密, 与基体结合良好, 但存在明显的结构差异. 石墨表面制得的SiC涂层呈梯度分布, 涂层主要由致密外层及过渡内层组成, 而C/C复合材料表面制得的SiC涂层仅由致密外层组成; 在1823 K的空气氧化氛围中, 与C/C复合材料SiC涂层试样相比, 石墨SiC涂层试样表现出更好的高温抗氧化性能, 经30 h氧化及7次循环热震实验后, 涂层试样的氧化失重率仅为0.182%.     

Infrared thermography analysis of the thermally latent polymerization of 3‐ethyl‐3‐phenoxymethyloxetane

Infrared thermography was employed to analyze multiple batches of the thermally latent polymerization of 3‐ethyl‐3‐phenoxymethyloxetane at once. The temperature changes in the polymerization depended on the polymerization rates. That is, a fast polymerization was exothermic, increasing the temporal temperature of the polymerization by approximately 130 °C within a few minutes. Infrared thermography, which can analyze multiple samples instantaneously, proved effective as a screening method for thermally latent curing systems. Exothermicity in the crosslinking polymerization of 1,4‐bis(3‐ethyloxetanylmethoxy)benzene was also analyzed by infrared thermography. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 5519–5524, 2006