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Gas Adsorption In Carbon Nanohorns: Equilibrium And Kinetics, Justin Matthew Petucci
Gas Adsorption In Carbon Nanohorns: Equilibrium And Kinetics, Justin Matthew Petucci
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A study of gas adsorption has been carried out with the focus of better understanding the relationships between the individual properties of the adsorbent/adsorbate (e.g. material structure, interactions, gas size and shape, etc.) and the overall adsorptive properties of the combined system (e.g. capacity, binding strength, equilibration time, etc.) as a function of thermodynamical variables. This is useful from the perspective of a comprehensive and fundamental understanding as well as for practical applications. The equilibrium regime of adsorption on carbon nanostructure materials (nanohorns, nanotubes, and graphite) is investigated using molecular statics (MS) and grand canonical monte carlo (GCMC) methods for …
Measurement Of Thermoelectric Properties Of Amorphous Silicon Based Thin Films, Rubina Sultan
Measurement Of Thermoelectric Properties Of Amorphous Silicon Based Thin Films, Rubina Sultan
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It is important to understand thermal transport behavior in materials for technological and fundamental physics applications. Many efforts have been made in the past for explaining thermal conduction in solids. It has been observed that thermal transport properties may change with reducing size of the sample, especially as sample size approaches the nanoscale regime. The deviation in these properties, mainly in thermal conductivity, may change the choice of the material for different applications such as thermoelectricity. Thermoelectric materials are a possible source of sustainable energy and can play an important role in the fight against the present energy crisis. Recently, …