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Impact Of Substrate And Process On The Electrical Performance Of Screen-Printed Nickel Electrodes: Fundamental Mechanism Of Ink Film Roughness, Bilge N. Altay, Jerome Jourdan, Vikram S. Turkani, Hervé Dietsch, Dinesh Maddipatla, Alexandra Pekarovicova, Paul D. Fleming, Massood Atashbar Nov 2018

Impact Of Substrate And Process On The Electrical Performance Of Screen-Printed Nickel Electrodes: Fundamental Mechanism Of Ink Film Roughness, Bilge N. Altay, Jerome Jourdan, Vikram S. Turkani, Hervé Dietsch, Dinesh Maddipatla, Alexandra Pekarovicova, Paul D. Fleming, Massood Atashbar

Bilge Nazli Altay

In recent years, traditional printing methods have been integrated to print flexible electronic devices and circuits. Since process requirements for electronics diff er from those for graphic printing, the fundamentals require rediscovery mainly to optimize manufacturing techniques and to find cost reduction methods without compromising functional performance. In addition, alternative inks need to be formulated to increase the variety of functional inks and to pioneer new product developments. In this report, we investigate a thermoplastic-based nickel ink prototype to print electrodes using a screen-printing process. Process fundamentals are explored, and cost reduction methods are addressed by studying …

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Analysis Of Corrosion-Induced Diffusion Layer In Zk60a Magnesium Alloy.Pdf, Shumin Li Oct 2016

Analysis Of Corrosion-Induced Diffusion Layer In Zk60a Magnesium Alloy.Pdf, Shumin Li

Shumin Li

Corrosion-induced damage in ZK60A magnesium alloy is analyzed via chemo-mechanical tests. A certain “diffusion” corrosion layer (DCL) is identified, where partial corrosion takes place. This layer is different from the corrosion product layer (CPL). Nanoindentation analysis shows that corrosion modifies mechanical properties in the DCL, which extends up to 8–9 micrometers into the bulk, away from the CPL. Measurements over the DCL indicate a lower elastic modulus and lower fracture toughness compared with the bulk, as well as higher variance (heterogeneity). Elemental analysis confirms the layer is composed of partially oxidized magnesium and diffused chloride ions. Gradual changes in mechanical …

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Color And Texture Morphing With Colloids On Multilayered Surfaces.Pdf, Shumin Li Mar 2015

Color And Texture Morphing With Colloids On Multilayered Surfaces.Pdf, Shumin Li

Shumin Li

ABSTRACT: Dynamic morphing of marine species to match with environment
changes in color and texture is an advanced means for surviving, self-defense, and
reproduction. Here we use colloids that are placed inside a multilayered structure to
demonstrate color and texture morphing. The multilayer is composed of a thermal
insulating base layer, a light absorbing mid layer, and a liquid top layer. When external
light of moderate intensity (∼0.2 W cm−2) strikes the structure, colloids inside the
liquid layer will be assembled to locations with an optimal absorption. When this
system is exposed to continuous laser pulses, more than 18 000 …

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Peridynamic Model For Dynamic Fracture In Unidirectional Fiber-Reinforced Composites, Wenke Hu, Youn Doh Ha, Florin Bobaru Jul 2013

Peridynamic Model For Dynamic Fracture In Unidirectional Fiber-Reinforced Composites, Wenke Hu, Youn Doh Ha, Florin Bobaru

Florin Bobaru Ph.D.

We propose a computational method for a homogenized peridynamics description of fiber-reinforced composites and we use it to simulate dynamic brittle fracture and damage in these materials. With this model we analyze the dynamic effects induced by different types of dynamic loading on the fracture and damage behavior of unidirectional fiber-reinforced composites. In contrast to the results expected from quasi-static loading, the simulations show that dynamic conditions can lead to co-existence of and transitions between fracture modes; matrix shattering can happen before a splitting crack propagates. We observe matrix–fiber splitting fracture, matrix cracking, and crack migration in the matrix, including …

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Effect Of Thermal Stabilizers Composed Of Zinc Barbiturate And Calcium Stearate For Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride).Pdf, Shumin Li Mar 2011

Effect Of Thermal Stabilizers Composed Of Zinc Barbiturate And Calcium Stearate For Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride).Pdf, Shumin Li

Shumin Li

Zinc barbiturate [Zn(H2L)2·2H2O, abbreviated as ZnL2] was synthesized by a precipitation method in aqueous solution, and investigated as a co-stabilizer with calcium stearate (CaSt2) for rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) by the discoloration test and the dehydrochlorination test at 180 °C. ZnL2 exhibits high stabilizing effect with excellent initial colour of PVC films. In comparison with the synergistic effect of CaSt2/ZnSt2 stabilizers, the CaSt2/ZnL2 stabilizers in mass ratios ranging from 0.3/1.2 to 0.6/0.9 exhibit better synergistic effect. Moreover, PVC films stabilized by CaSt2/ZnL …

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Biomimetic Actuators: Where Technology And Cell Biology Merge [Review Article], Michael Knoblauch, Winfried Peters Nov 2004

Biomimetic Actuators: Where Technology And Cell Biology Merge [Review Article], Michael Knoblauch, Winfried Peters

Winfried S. Peters

The structural and functional analysis of biological macromolecules has reached a level of resolution that allows mechanistic interpretations of molecular action, giving rise to the view of enzymes as molecular machines. This machine analogy is not merely metaphorical, as bio-analogous molecular machines actually are being used as motors in the fields of nanotechnology and robotics. As the borderline between molecular cell biology and technology blurs, developments in the engineering and material sciences become increasingly instructive sources of models and concepts for biologists. In this review, we provide a – necessarily selective – summary of recent progress in the usage of …

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