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Lan (. Li, Eric J. Cockayne, Laura Espinal, Winnie K. Wong-Ng
Manganese oxide OMS-2 material, also known as alpha-MnO2, exhibits CO2 sorption hysteresis at pressures > 7 bar. Our experiments show that the hysteretic behavior strongly depends on time, temperature and pressure. To understand the atomic structures and
A growing number of manufacturing industries are initiating efforts to address sustainability issues. Energy efficient manufacturing and low carbon manufacturing are gaining particular attention. Finding the optimal solution of operational strategy and
The tremendous growth of fluorescence applications in the life and material sciences has proceeded largely without sufficient concern for the reliability and uncertainties related to the characterization and performance validation of fluorescence
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Howard Joress, Joshua B. Martin, Peter Zavalij, Yonggao Y. Yan, Jihui Yang
We have successfully correlated the thermoelectric properties, structure and compositional variations of a Bi2Te3-xSx single crystal using a custom-designed, non-destructive, high-throughput Seebeck coefficient screening tool, together with a single
Vaneet Sharma, Peter A. Crozier, Renu Sharma, James B. Adams
Hydrogen-spillover in Ni-loaded Pr-doped ceria (PDC) was directly observed using an environmental transmission electron microscope (ETEM). Localized reduction of ceria in a H2 atmosphere was observed and attributed to gas-Ni-ceria interactions at the three
Dmitry A. Ruzmetov, Vladimir P. Oleshko, Paul M. Haney, Henri J. Lezec, K Karki, K Baloch, Amit K. Agrawal, Albert Davydov, Sergiy Krylyuk, Y Liu, JY Huang, Mihaela M. Tanase, John Cumings, Albert A. Talin
Rechargeable, all-solid state Li-ion batteries (LIBs) with high specific capacity and small footprint are highly desirable to power an emerging class of miniature, autonomous microsystems that operate without a hardwire for power or communications. A
Eric L. Shirley, Timothy Fister, Moritz Schmidt, Paul Fenter, Christopher Johnson, Michael Slater, Maria K. Chan
In lithium ion batteries, decomposition of the electrolyte near an electrode surface can play a crucial role in determining the devices long-term performance. The reactivity and the low core binding energy of lithium, carbon, oxygen, and fluorine have
This study examines the energy consumption of automatic ice makers installed in domestic refrigerators. The purpose of this research is to determine a method of measuring the energy consumption of automatic ice makers that will generate a repeatable and
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Wenjie Xie, Yonggao Y. Yan, Guangyao Liu, James A. Kaduk, Evans L. Thomas, Terry M. Tritt
The structure and thermoelectric properties of a series of barium lanthanide cobaltites, BaRCo4O7 (R = Dy, Ho, Er, Tm,Yb, and Lu), which were prepared using the spark plasma synthesis (SPS) technique, have been investigated. The space group of these
In this paper, we present a multi-gate mesh network architecture that has been developed to ensure high performance and reliability under emergency conditions when a system expects to receive power outage notifications and exchanges. In order to handle the
Behrang H. Hamadani, Kangbin Chua, John F. Roller, Howard W. Yoon, Brian P. Dougherty
LED-based solar simulators have shown great promise as alternative light sources for indoor testing of PV cells as compared to their traditional counterparts. However, large-area uniform illumination more suitable for larger cells and module measurements
This paper quantifies the influence of Al2O3 nanoparticles on the pool boiling performance of R134a/polyolester mixtures on a Turbo-BII-HP boiling surface. An Al2O3 nanolubricant (a lubricant containing dispersed nano-size particles) was made by suspending
Kirt A. Page, Christopher L. Soles, Huagen H. Peng, Do Y. Yoon, Sung-Il Lee, Myeongsoo Song, Kyung-Hwan Yoon, Wolfgang Meyer
Recently, water-free, proton conducting, polymer electrolytes are attracting attention due to their possible application as fuel cell membranes at intermediate temperatures (100 ºC to 200 ºC). Phosphonic acid groups are considered feasible anhydrous proton
The role of buildings in the electric grid is steadily being transformed to that of active participant in managing the grid, serving as a key player in maintaining grid reliability. The necessity for this transformation is based on three factors: grid
An amorphous Mg85Ni15 melt-spun hydrogen storage alloy, processed by submersion in an aqueous solution of NH4+, is able to absorb >5 wt. % hydrogen at 473 K during the first hydrogenation cycle. The nanocrystalline microstructure formed during
Compressed liquid densities of the fatty acid methyl esters methyl linoleate and methyl oleate have been measured with a vibrating-tube densimeter. The temperature and pressure range of the measured data is from 270 K to 470 K, and 0.5 MPa to 50 MPa. The
Paul W. Witherell, Prabir Sarkar, Anantha Narayanan Narayanan, Jae H. Lee, Sudarsan Rachuri
Standards and regulations have become an important part of todays society. Organizational and geographical dispersions of standards often create situations where manufacturers are forced to meet various standards for a product to reach expanded markets or
Anantha Narayanan Narayanan, Jae H. Lee, Paul W. Witherell, Prabir Sarkar, Sudarsan Rachuri
Standards are developed and introduced in the market to meet the needs of specific domains. Developed by experts within a particular domain, the modeling requirements necessary to represent the information associated with these standards are often not well
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Zhi Yang, Guangyao Liu, Qingzhen Huang, Lawrence P. Cook, Shailee P. Diwanji, Christopher E. Lucas, Mi-Hye Jang, James A. Kaduk
Continued research on high Tc superconductors has led to the promise of a wide variety of industrial applications. To implement these applications, the availability of low-cost, long-length, and high-performance superconductor wire/tape and cable is
Nathan Lowhorn, Winnie Wong-Ng, John Lu, Joshua B. Martin, Martin L. Green, John E. Bonevich, Evan L. Thomas, Neil Dilley, Jeff Sharp
We have successfully developed a Seebeck coefficient Standard Reference Material (SRM), Bi2Te3, that is essential for interlaboratory data comparison and for instrument calibration. Certification measurements were performed using a differential steady
Rodney A. Bryant, Olatunde B. Sanni, Elizabeth F. Moore, Robert P. Borthwick, Marco G. Fernandez, Iosif I. Shinder, Jiann C. Yang, Aaron N. Johnson
Two series of independent flow measurements were conducted for cross validation of flow velocity in the exhaust duct of the NIST Large Fire Laboratory. In the first series, two pressure measurement probe types, an S probe and a 3-D probe, were used to
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Sung H. Wee, Eliot D. Specht, Claudia Cantoni, Jonathan Zuegel, Victor Maroni, Guangyao Liu, Timothy J. Haugan, Amit Goyal
A correlation between flux-pinning characteristics and stacking faults (SFs) formed by Sm substitution on Y and Ba sites was found in Sm-doped YBCO films. It was confirmed that 223 type SFs, Y2Ba2Cu3Ox, composed of Y and O extra planes aligned parallel
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Howard L. Joress, Joshua B. Martin, Yonggao Y. Yan, Jihui Yang, Makoto Otani, Evan L. Thomas, Martin L. Green, Jason Hattrick-Simpers
The increased research and development on thermoelectric materials in recent years has been driven primarily by the need for improved efficiency in the global utilization of energy resources. To facilitate the search for new thermoelectric materials, we
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Tana Luo, Wenjie Xie, Weihua Tang, James A. Kaduk, Qingzhen Huang, Yonggao Y. Yan, Soma Chattopadhyay
In the Ca-Co-Zn-O system, we have determined the tie-line relationships and the thermoelectric properties, solid solution limits, and structures of two low-dimensional cobaltite series, Ca3(Co, Zn)4O9 and Ca3(Co,Zn)2O6 at 885 C in air. In Ca3(Co,Zn)4O9