Near-wall velocities of particles suspended in shear flow and a streamwise electric field

Particles with a diameter of ∼0.5 µm in a dilute (volume fractions φ_∞ < 4 × 10⁻³) suspension assemble into highly elongated structures called “bands” under certain conditions in combined Poiseuille and electroosmotic flows in opposite directions through microchannels at particle-based Reynolds numbers Re_p < < 1. The particles are first concentrated near, then form “bands” within ∼6 µm of, the channel wall. The experiments described here examine the near-wall dynamics of individual “tracer” particles during the initial concentration, or accumulation, of particles, and the steady-state stage when the particles have formed relatively stable bands at different near-wall shear rates and electric field magnitudes. Surprisingly, the near-wall upstream particle velocities are found to be consistently greater in magnitude than the expected values based on the particles being convected by the superposition of both flows and subject to electrophoresis, which is in the same direction as the Poiseuille flow. However, the particle velocities scale linearly with the change in electric field magnitude, suggesting that the particle dynamics are dominated by linear electrokinetic phenomena. If this discrepancy with theory is only due to changes in particle electrophoresis, electrophoresis is significantly reduced to values as small as 20%–50% of the Smoluchowski relation, or well below previous model predictions, even for high particle potentials.     

The round jet in a uniform counterflow: flow visualization and mean concentration measurements

The structure and concentration field of a round water jet in a uniform counterflow is investigated using planar laser-induced fluorescence for jet to counterflow velocity ratios between 1.6 and 10.0. At low jet- to counterflow velocity ratios, the flow appears to be quite stable, with a nearly constant downstream extent and regular vortex shedding. As the velocity ratio increases, the flow becomes more unstable, with significant fluctuations along both the downstream and radial directions. The flow is quite sensitive to directional perturbations, with even slight inclinations of the jet with respect to the counterflow resulting in regular asymmetric vortex shedding and a decreased mean downstream extent. Data on the mean and maximum downstream extents, as well as the maximum radial extent of the flow at various velocity ratios, are shown. A simple model is introduced to explain the dependence of the normalized mean downstream extent of the flow upon the velocity ratio. In addition, mean concentration data are presented. The results suggest that there exists a core region of jet-like dilution in the flow.We wish to thank Dipl.-Ing. Olaf König, whose engineer's thesis laid the foundations for this work; Peter Schergun, who built much of the flow facility, and Dr. Dietrich Bechert, for his many valuable suggestions. MY's stay in Berlin was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Program for Research at Foreign Centers, contract number INT9202425, and an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship.     

Initial Conditions and Near-Field Dynamics in Turbulent Liquid Sheets

High-speed liquid “curtains” have been proposed to protect solid structures in fusion energy applications. Minimizing free-surface waves and spray formation in such flows is important for effective protection in this application. In this work, free-surface waves and turbulent breakup were studied experimentally in jets of water issuing from a rectangular nozzle into ambient air at a Reynolds number of 1.2 × 10⁵. Laser-Doppler anemometry was used to characterize the streamwise and transverse velocity components in the nozzle for two different flow calming section designs. Planar laser-induced fluorescence was used to measure the free-stream position in the near-field of the sheet. The results suggest that transverse velocity fluctuations in the nozzle are the primary factor in determining the amplitudes of free-surface waves. Removing a small amount of low-speed fluid immediately downstream of the nozzle exit (“boundary-layer cutting”) is shown to both significantly reduce free-surface waves and the amount of spray due to turbulent breakup. Overall, boundary-layer cutting appears to have the greatest benefit when used on a “well-conditioned” turbulent liquid sheet.     

Particle velocity field measurements in a near-wall flow using evanescent wave illumination

Evanescent waves from the total internal reflection of a 488 nm argon-ion laser beam at a glass-water interface were used to measure velocity fields in creeping rotating Couette flow within 380 nm of the stationary solid surface. Images of fluorescent 300 and 500 nm diameter polystyrene and silica particles suspended in water recorded at 30 Hz were processed using cross-correlation particle image velocimetry to determine the two in-plane velocity components with an in-plane spatial resolution of 40Ꮀ µm over a 200 µm (h)쏦 µm (v) field of view. The results are in reasonable agreement with the exact solution for the corresponding single-phase Stokesian flow. These data are, to our knowledge, the first velocity field measurements with this small out-of-plane spatial resolution (in all cases less than 380 nm), and the first such measurements in this interfacial or near-wall region. This paper describes the novel experimental diagnostic technique used to obtain these results.     

In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Observation of Melted Germanium Encapsulated in Multilayer Graphene

Germanene is a two-dimensional germanium (Ge) analogous of graphene, and its unique topological properties are expected to make it a material for next-generation electronics. However, no germanene electronic devices have yet been reported. One of the reasons for this is that germanene is easily oxidized in air due to its lack of chemical stability. Therefore, growing germanene at solid interfaces where it is not oxidized is one of the key steps for realizing electronic devices based on germanene. In this study, the behavior of Ge at the solid interface at high temperatures is observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). To achieve such in situ heating TEM observation, this work fabricates a graphene/Ge/graphene encapsulated structure. In situ heating TEM experiments reveal that Ge like droplets move and coalesce with other Ge droplets, indicating that Ge remains as a liquid phase between graphene layers at temperatures higher than the Ge melting point. It is also observed that Ge droplets incorporate the surrounding amorphous Ge as Ge nuclei, thereby increasing its size (domain growth). These results indicate that Ge crystals can be grown at the interface of van der Waals materials, which will be important for future germanene growth at solid interfaces.     

Syntheses and Properties of (Nitronyl nitroxide)-substituted Tri-phenylamine ortho-Bridged by Two Oxygen and Sulfur Atoms

A nitronyl nitroxide unit ( NN ) was linked with a triphenylamine-based condensed polycyclic skeleton DOTT to form a radical substituted donor NN - DOTT . X-ray crystal structure analysis demonstrated a flat bowl shape of the DOTT unit. EPR spectra showed the localization of electron spin on the NN unit. Chemical oxidation of the DOTT unit produced radical-substituted radical cation salts NN - DOTT ⁺ ⋅ SbF₆⁻ and NN - DOTT ⁺ ⋅ FeBr₄⁻ that are stable under ambient conditions. The magnetic behavior of NN - DOTT ⁺ ⋅ SbF₆⁻ is characterized by the strong intramolecular ferromagnetic interaction between NN and DOTT ⁺. The X-ray structural analysis of NN - DOTT ⁺ ⋅ FeBr₄⁻ shows planar structure of DOTT and 1D mixed-stack column of NN-DOTT ⁺ and FeBr₄⁻. Magnetic measurements established that NN - DOTT ⁺ ⋅ FeBr₄⁻ undergoes magnetic phase transition into a weak ferromagnet at 7 K.     

Estimation of the real temperature of samples in IR cell using OH frequency of silica

The peak top frequency of the stretching vibration of hydroxyl (OH) groups on amorphous silica reversibly changes accompanied by the change of the sample in temperature under the constant concentration. Using this phenomenon, the estimation of the real temperatures of samples in infrared (IR) cell can be achieved. The temperatures measured from outside the cell are first calibrated to real ones. The OH frequency of silica can be correlated to the real temperature of the sample inside the cell via the calibration of the measured and the real temperatures of samples in each IR cell. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Roles of noise in single and coupled multiple genetic oscillators

The noisy fluctuation of chemical reactions should profoundly affect the oscillatory dynamics of gene circuit. In this paper a prototypical genetic oscillator, repressilator, is numerically simulated to analyze effects of noise on oscillatory dynamics. The oscillation is coherent when the protein number and the rate of the DNA state alteration are within appropriate ranges, showing the phenomenon of coherence resonance. Stochastic fluctuation not only disturbs the coherent oscillation in a chaotic way but also destabilizes the stationary state to make the oscillation relatively stable. Bursting in translation, which is a source of intense stochastic fluctuation in protein numbers, suppresses the destructive effects of the finite leakage rate of protein production and thus plays a constructive role for the persistent oscillation. When multiple repressilators are coupled to each other, the cooperative interactions among repressilators enhance the coherence in oscillation but the dephasing fluctuation among multiple repressilators induces the amplitude fluctuation in the collective oscillation.     

Recent Development of Advanced Functional Polymers for Semiconductor Encapsulants of Integrated Circuit Chips and High-temperature Photoresist for Electronic Applications

A new polymer system of semiconductor devices was studied in response to the multifunctional systems evolved. A variety of functional polymers have been developed in the manufacture of semiconductor and integrated circuit (IC) packaging devices by R&D of high-temperature polymers. With the increase in integration of electronic devices and the need to reduce overall size, market needs are moving to multilevel metallization. Toray's core polymer technologies for electronic devices in the past 35 years (1961–95) are reviewed. The new technology of IC encapsulants of biphenyl type epoxy compounds is described for the new generation 16 megabits dynamic randon accessory memory (DRAM) electronic memory device, with good heat dissipation characteristics and low stress with an anti-flammability UL V-0 property of halogen-free formulation. As core functions are built into devices, packaging and mount technologies become more important. A new photosensitive high-temperature polymer stable up to 500°C with photosensitivity and high resolution has been developed. The trend toward a high degree of integration in solid-state technology requires the use of new high-temperature photosensitive insulating materials. Toray's "Photoneece" system provides such versatile polyimide pattern-generation techniques, containing a unique photosensitive polyimide precursor which can be spun or coated on the substrate. The main components of polyimide consist of poly(amic acid), a tertiary amine having methacrloyl group and a sensitizer. Through analyses of visible, fluorescence and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy, and flash photolysis and quantitative analyses, a new reaction mechanism is proposed. By photo-irradiation, the stable ion radical is formed without vinyl radical polymerization. The polymer is excited to form an excited singlet state. An anion radical of pyromellitic diamide moiety in a polymer chain is generated after intersystem crossing to an excited triplet state. The resultant relief of the photosensitive polyimide precursor, after exposure to UV light with a mask, development and cure processing, is transformed into a cyclized aromatic polyimide. The new system has higher photosensitivity and resolution and eliminates three steps in the conventional pattern-making process for integrated circuits, resulting in a significant cost reduction. The characterization of pattern generation, the conversion to polyimide patterns, and the properties of both Photoneece and the patterns are discussed. Initial photoreaction of an ionic-bonded photosensitive polyimide was studied by fluorescence, ESR and flush photolysis. A charge transfer complex between a polyamic acid (polyimide precursor) and an aromatic amine (sensitizer) was formed by UV irradiation from fluorescence measurement. Photo-induced radical was observed by ESR measurement. The photo-induced radical was an anion radical of polyamic acid from flush photolysis. From these results, a new photo-induced charge separation in an ionic bonded photosensitive polyimide film was found. Photo-induced electron transfer from an aromatic amine (sensitizer) to acid part of the polyamic acid occurs. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Adsorption and interface accumulation of aquasol and organosol carbon particles labeled with99mTc

Aerosol particles of^99mTc-labeled carbon were prepared by sublimation and introduced in various liquid media. The adsorption of the aquasol and organosol particles were studied for various adsorbing substances and media, with the effect of surface treatment and voltage application. The particles often accumulated at the aqueous-organic interface, and also on the vessel surface in the presence of both aqueous and organic phases. The distribution of the particles was examined by a gamma-camera for different organic phases under various concentrations of electrolytes in the aqueous phase.