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Wrinkling Of A Charged Elastic Film On A Viscous Layer, Xiang-Fa Wu, Yuris A. Dzenis, Kyle W. Strabala
Wrinkling Of A Charged Elastic Film On A Viscous Layer, Xiang-Fa Wu, Yuris A. Dzenis, Kyle W. Strabala
Department of Engineering Mechanics: Faculty Publications
A thin metallic film deposited on a compliant polymeric substrate begins to wrinkle under compression induced in curing process and afterwards cooling of the system. The wrinkle mode depends upon the thin film elasticity, thickness, compressive strain, as well as mechanical properties of the compliant substrate. This paper presents a simple model to study the modulation of the wrinkle mode of thin metallic films bonded on viscous layers in external electric field. During the procedure, linear perturbation analysis was performed for determining the characteristic relation that governs the evolution of the plane-strain wrinkle of the thin films under varying conditions, …
Photocatalytic Oxidation Of Carbon Monoxide Using Sputter Deposited Molybdenum Oxide Thin Films On A Silicon Dioxide Substrate, Donald Bragg
Photocatalytic Oxidation Of Carbon Monoxide Using Sputter Deposited Molybdenum Oxide Thin Films On A Silicon Dioxide Substrate, Donald Bragg
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
CO contamination is common in hydrogen extraction processes. Proton exchange membrane fuel cells need a source of hydrogen containing less than 10ppm of CO to avoid the irreversible poisoning of the fuel cell’s platinum anode. Platinum metal is commonly used as a catalyst for the purification of hydrogen gas. An effort has been put forth to replace the expensive platinum catalyst with a less expensive alternative. Photocatalytically active metal oxide semiconductors have shown promise as less expensive alternatives to platinum for redox reactions such as the oxidation of CO. This research studies a MoO3 sputter deposited thin film on a …