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Sofia Sotiriadou, Eleftheria Nonti, Marc Assael, Marcia L. Huber
This paper presents new wide-ranging correlations for the viscosity and thermal conductivity of 1-hexene based on critically evaluated experimental data. The viscosity correlation is valid from the triple point to 580 K and up to 245 MPa pressure, while
Water cooled reactors experience reactivity changes when voids are present in the coolant. The fraction of coolant in the core diminutions in the event of boiling, and the reactivity feedback can either be positive due to reducing neutron absorption in the
Minxiang Zeng, Yipu Du, Nicholas Kempf, Miles Bimrose, Jiahao Chen, Dylan Kirsch, Joshua B. Martin, Bowen Zhang, Tatsunori Hayashi, Mortaza Saeidi-Javash, Hirotaka Sakaue, Babak Anasori, Michael McMurtrey, Yanliang Zhang
The development of new materials and their compositional and microstructural optimization are essential in regard to next-generation technologies such as clean energy and environmental sustainability. However, materials discovery and optimization have been
Bingqian Liu, Avery Baumann, Megan Butala, V. Sara Thoi
Lithium–sulfur batteries are promising candidates for next-generation energy storage devices due to their outstanding theoretical energy density. However, they suffer from low sulfur utilization and poor cyclability, greatly limiting their practical
The quasi-2D Ruddlesden-Popper layered perovskites with single-phase multiferroicity have attracted much attention in recent magnetoelectric memory applications. We have systematically investigated the optical and magnetic properties of Ru-doped hybrid
Cuong Nguyen, Avi Gopstein, Danielle Sass Byrnett, Kerry Worthington, Christopher Villarreal
As adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) increases across the United States and charging equipment to power vehicles is installed, the electricity system, states, utilities, EV manufacturers, EV supply equipment (EVSE) manufacturers, and stakeholders are
Fully harnessing electrochemical interfaces for reactions requires a detailed understanding of solvent effects in the electrochemical double layer. Predicting the significant impact of solvent on entropic and electronic properties of electrochemical
Wilarachchige Gunatilleke, Mingjian Zhang, Winnie Wong-Ng, Peter Zavalij, George S. Nolas
Clathrates have been reported in a variety of different structure types, however, inorganic clathrate-I materials with a low-cation concentration have yet to be investigated while tin-based compositions have been much less investigated as compared to
Wilarachchige Gunatilleke, Winnie Wong-Ng, Peter Zavalij, Mingjian Zhang, Yu-Sheng Chen, George S. Nolas
Inorganic clathrate-I compositions, materials that are of interest for a variety of different applications typically contain fully occupied cation sites. Herein, we report on the transport properties of single-crystal clathrate-I Eu2Ga11Sn35, the sole
Ryo Akasaka, Marcia L. Huber, Luke Simoni, Eric W. Lemmon
This work presents a fundamental equation of state for the thermodynamic properties of R-1336mzz(E). The equation of state is expressed explicitly in the Helmholtz energy with temperature and density as the independent variables, and is based on
Andrew J. Allen, Eric J. Cockayne, Winnie Wong-Ng, Jeffrey Culp, Ivan Kuzmenko
The structural and microstructural responses of a model metal-organic framework (MOF) material, Ni(3-Methy-4,4'-bipyridine)[Ni(CN)4] (Ni-BpyMe or PICNIC 21), to CO2 adsorption and desorption are reported for in situ small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and
Cesar-Octavio Romo-De-La-Cruz, Yun Chen, Liang Liang, Sergio Paredes-Navia, Winnie Wong-Ng, Mark Williams, Xueyan Song
Thermoelectric (TE) oxide ceramics could play a significant role in waste heat recovery using TE generators, accelerating clean energy generation and achieving net-zero emissions. In 2003, the TE performance of single-crystal Ca3Co4O9+δ was evaluated with
Sofia Sotiriadou, Eleftheria Ntonti, Danai Velliadou, Konstantinos D. Antoniadis, Marc Assael, Marcia L. Huber
We present a wide-ranging correlation expressed in terms of temperature and density for the viscosity of ethanol based on critically evaluated experimental data. The correlation is designed to be used with an existing equation of state from the triple
Ty Gong, Hamdan Alghamdi, David Raciti, Anthony Shoji Hall
The electrochemical oxidation of H2 is > 100 times slower in alkaline electroltyes in comparison to acidic electrolytes. Here, we report that ordered intermetallic PtSb is a potent catalyst for the alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction. PtSb exhibits higher
Harrison M. Skye, Piotr A. Domanski, Riccardo Brignoli, SANGHUN LEE, Heunghee Bae
CYCLE_D-HX is a semi-theoretical model that simulates the performance of a vapor-compression cycle with forced-convection heat exchangers for specified temperature profiles of the heat source and heat sink. In this study, we validated CYCLE_D-HX using
Robin Beckmuller, Roland Span, Eric W. Lemmon, Monika Thol
An empirical equation of state in terms of the Helmholtz energy is presented for n-octane. It is valid from the triple point temperature Ttp = 216.37 K to Tmax = 650 K with a maximum pressure of pmax = 1000 MPa and allows for the calculation of all
Behrang Hamadani, Margaret Stevens, Brianna Conrad, Matthew Lumb, Eric Armour, Kenneth Schmieder
A novel hyperspectral imaging instrument with dual electroluminescence and photoluminescence capability was used to image and analyze localized radiative defects in rear-junction GaAs solar cells grown at 1 µm/min. The absolute photon emission rates were
Michal Macha, Sanjin Marion, Mukesh Tripathi, Martina Lihter, Alex Smolyanitsky, Andras Kis, Aleksandra Radenovic
Large-area nanopore drilling is a major bottleneck in state-of-the-art nanoporous 2D membrane fabrication protocols. In addition, high-quality structural and statistical descriptions of as-fabricated porous membranes are key to predicting the corresponding
Oluwagbemiga Ojo, Winnie Wong-Ng, Teiyan Chang, Yu-Sheng Chen, George S. Nolas
Single crystals of the previously unascertained ternary chalcogenide Cu3InSe4 were obtained by induction melting, allowing for a complete investigation of the crystal structure by employing high-resolution single-crystal synchrotron X-ray diffraction
Jamie Weaver, Anna Job, Kedar Manandhar, Ichiro Takeuchi, Robert Gregory Downing
A protective covering is often required for neutron depth profiling (NDP) measurements of sensitive materials (e.g., Li-ion batteries). Addition of this layer can increase NDP profile energy broadening and depth assignment uncertainty. This study evaluates
Behrang Hamadani, Margaret Stevens, Brianna Conrad, Matthew Lumb, Kenneth Schmieder
We have used a calibrated, wide-field hyperspectral imaging instrument to obtain absolute spectrally and spatially resolved photoluminescence images in high growth-rate, rear-junction GaAs solar cells from 300 K to 77 K. At the site of some localized
Soumyodip Banerjee, Justin Gorham, Maxime Siegler, Natalia Drichko, Joshua Wright, Nicholas Bedford, Sara Thoi
Atomically dispersed heteroatom coordinated metal sites (ADMS) have been recognized as promising candidates for electrochemical conversion. Among a diverse range of molecular precursors for ADMS synthesis, framework materials are particularly interesting