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911. Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals doped with nanoparticles: electric and electro-optical properties

Authors: Manaila-Maximean, D; Ganea, P; Loiko, VA; Konkolovich, AV; Circu, V; Danila, O; Barar, A

Published: 2020, ADVANCED TOPICS IN OPTOELECTRONICS, MICROELECTRONICS AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES X, 11718, DOI: 10.1117/12.2572104

Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) films are composite materials consisting of LC droplets embedded in polymers. In order to decrease the switching voltage of these devices, we prepared PDLC films doped with single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). The mesomorphic properties of the films were investigated by polarizing optical microscopy (POM). The electrical characteristics have been investigated using a Broadband Dielectric Spectrometer in a frequency domain (0.01-10(7)) Hz and a temperature range (280-350) K. Some key aspects of an optical model for the analysis of the coherent transmittance of PDLC - NP films are presented.

912. Analog IGZO Memristor With Extended Capabilities

Authors: Dumitru, V; Besleaga, C; Ionescu, ON

Published: 2020, IEEE JOURNAL OF THE ELECTRON DEVICES SOCIETY, 8, 700, DOI: 10.1109/JEDS.2020.3006000

In this paper an IGZO memristor with multiple states and analog tuning extended capability is reported. The device has a planar structure and is fabricated by magnetron sputtering on glass substrate. The device resistance could be gradually increased and decreased within the range of one order of magnitude. Larger resistance changes are also possible but they are mostly irreversible. The obtained memristor looks promising to be used as electronic synapse in hardware implemented artificial neural networks or for applications in analog computing and cryptography.

913. Microwave investigation of pinning in Te- and cubic-BN- added MgB2

Authors: Alimenti, A; Torokhtii, K; Grigoroscuta, M; Badica, P; Crisan, A; Silva, E; Pompeo, N

Published: 2020, 14TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY (EUCAS2019), 1559, DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1559/1/012039

MgB2 has great potential for many applications, thanks to its relatively high critical temperature and low fabrication cost. Large efforts are done to improve the current carrying capabilities of bulks and tapes in view of different application fields, e.g. with the addition of Te and cubic-BN to MgB2. To elucidate the vortex pinning physics exploiting a different dynamic regime, we present here a microwave study of the pinning properties of spark plasma sintered bulk MgB2 with and without the addition of 0.01 % at. Te or cubic-BN. We show the surface resistance R-s of the MgB2 samples measured with a dielectric-loaded resonator at similar to 16.5 GHz and similar to 26.7 GHz in the 10 K-Tc temperature range at fields up to 1.0 T. Then, the MgB2 R., is studied with high frequency vortex motion models in order to obtain the pinning constant (Labusch parameter) and the depinning frequency. Finally, the microwave behavior of MgB2 in the mixed state is compared with the recent results obtained on Nb3Sn.

914. TESTING AND VERIFICATION METHODS FOR DIELECTRIC MIRRORS USED IN FEMTOSECOND REGIME LASER SYSTEMS

Authors: Ghita, I; Rizea, A; Zamfirescu, M; Oancea, D; Naziru, A; Georgescu, M; Lachapelle, A; Cojocaru, G; Ungureanu, R; Cotirlan-Seviioniuc, C

Published: 2020, UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST SCIENTIFIC BULLETIN-SERIES A-APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS, 82, 204, DOI:

This paper presents the methodology and reports the results concerning the Laser Induced Damage Threshold (LIDT), surface quality and group delay dispersion (GDD) measurements of large aperture femtosecond laser mirrors, achieved in a project funded by IFA under the contract number 02 ELI/18.10.20.17., having, as a main goal, the manufacturing of large aperture mirrors (150mm effective diameter) and tests performing for use in high energy ultra-short pulse laser systems, such as ELI-NP and CETAL infrastructures. The manufacturing process of the mirror substrates was described in a previous paper [1] and the coating technology will be presented in a future article. The novelty of this paper consists, mainly, in the method, experimental arrangement and test procedure to determine the Laser Induced Damage Threshold (LIDT) but also in the entire testing protocol, including Group Delay Dispersion (GDD) and other measurements presented here.

915. SWIR photoresponse of SiGe/TiO2 multilayers with Ge-rich SiGe nanocrystals

Authors: Lepadatu, AM; Palade, C; Slav, A; Dascalescu, I; Cojocaru, O; Iftimie, S; Teodorescu, VS; Stoica, T; Ciurea, ML

Published: 2020, CAS 2020 PROCEEDINGS: 2020 INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CONFERENCE, 238, DOI:

The 1600 nm-extended SWIR photoresponse of SiGe/TiO2 multilayers with Ge-rich SiGe nanocrystals (NCs) is demonstrated. The SiGe NCs based multilayers are obtained by magnetron sputtering deposition of TiO2/ 6x(Ge/SiGe/Ge/TiO2) layers on heated p-Si substrate followed by rapid thermal annealing (RTA). Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy evidence the formation of cubic Ge-rich SiGe NCs and anatase TiO2. ITO/Ge-rich SiGe NCs based multilayer /p-Si heterostructure diodes, fabricated by depositing top ITO and bottom Al contacts, show n-p behavior. Photocurrent-voltage characteristics measured at 100 K under integral light illumination of reverse biased diode present a photocurrent higher with up to 2 orders of magnitude than the dark current. Spectral photocurrent increases with bias voltage increase and presents a bandgap-related cutoff wavelength of similar to 1600 nm due to the high Ge content of SiGe NCs.

916. PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER OXIDATION ON HEMATITE FILMS IN NEUTRAL AND ALKALINE ELECTROLYTES

Authors: Vasile, E; Sima, M; Sima, A

Published: JUL-SEP 2020, DIGEST JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS AND BIOSTRUCTURES, 15, 706, DOI:

Nanostructured hematite prepared via anodic deposition has been studied as photoanode in neutral and alkaline electrolytes. The morphology of the nanostructures was characterized by SEM, XRD analysis was performed to verify the phase of the films, absorption coefficient and band gap were determined from spectrophotometric measurements and the atomic concentration of Sn in hematite film was estimated from XPS measurements. EIS measurements and photocurrent responses showed the different behavior of hematite photoanode in alkaline and neutral electrolytes. The alkaline medium favors the chemisorption of the water molecules on hematite photoanode, contributing to the diminishing of the charge transfer resistance.

917. MORPHOLOGICAL AND STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION OF THE POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE)/GRAPHENE OXIDE COMPOSITES

Authors: Stingescu, L; Cadar, C; Cotet, LC; Baia, L; Saszet, K; Magyari, K; Mihis, AG; Fort, CI; Stroe, M; Matei, E; Nila, A; Anghel, I; Baia, M; Baibarac, M; Danciu, V

Published: 2020, STUDIA UNIVERSITATIS BABES-BOLYAI CHEMIA, 65, 258, DOI: 10.24193/subbchem.2020.3.19

The morphological and structural properties of the poly(vinyl chloride)/graphene oxide (PVC/GO) composites are reported. By the mixture of the two constituents, the PVC/GO composite membranes with a concentration of the GO sheets varying from 0 wt.% to 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 wt.% were prepared. Using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the analysis of the atomic force microscopy (AFM) images we observed that as increasing the GO concentration in the PVC mass from 0 wt.% to 5 wt.%, the average surface roughness decreases from 235 mu m to 227 mu m. Using Raman scattering, we report that as increasing the GO concentration in the PVC mass, the ratio between the relative intensities of the Raman lines situated in the spectral ranges 600-650 and 2850-3000 cm(-1) (I600-650/I2850-3000) increases as a consequence of the change of GO carbon atoms hybridization from sp(2) to sp(3). An increase in the number of C-C bonds, simultaneous with the appearance of O-C=O bonds and the decrease of the chlorine concentration, when the GO concentration increases in the PVC weight is reported by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The down-shift of the main diffraction signal from 24 degrees to 26 degrees when the GO concentration increases in the PVC/GO composite mass from 0 wt.% to 5 wt.%, confirms the incorporation of GO in the polymeric matrix and the modification of the original PVC sample structure. Using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), no agglomerations of the GO structures within the PVC/GO matrix contrast limit were observed.

918. Nanostructures based detection of pharmaceuticals and other contaminants of emerging concern

Authors: Baibarac, M; Toulbe, N

Published: 2020, ADVANCED NANOSTRUCTURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, 114, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815882-1.00003-3

919. Bulks of Al-B-C obtained by reactively spark plasma sintering and impact properties by Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar

Authors: Vasylkiv, O; Borodianska, H; Demirskyi, D; Li, P; Suzuki, TS; Grigoroscuta, MA; Pasuk, I; Kuncser, A; Badica, P

Published: DEC 20 2019, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 9, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55888-z

Mixtures of B4C, alpha-AlB12 and B powders were reactively spark plasma sintered at 1800 degrees C. Crystalline and amorphous boron powders were used. Samples were tested for their impact behavior by the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar method. When the ratio R = B4C/alpha-AlB12 >= 1.3 for a constant B-amount, the major phase in the samples was the orthorhombic AlB24C4, and when R < 1 the amount of AlB24C4 significantly decreased. Predictions that AlB24C4 has the best mechanical impact properties since it is the most compact and close to the ideal cubic packing among the Al-B-C phases containing B-12-type icosahedra were partially confirmed. Namely, the highest values of the Vickers hardness (32.4 GPa), dynamic strength (1323 MPa), strain and toughness were determined for the samples with R = 1.3, i.e., for the samples with a high amount of AlB24C4. However, the existence of a maximum, detectable especially in the dynamic strength vs. R, indicated the additional influence of the phases and the composite's microstructure in the samples. The type of boron does not influence the dependencies of the indicated mechanical parameters with R, but the curves are shifted to slightly higher values for the samples in which amorphous boron was used.

920. Enhancement of the supercapacitive properties of laser deposited graphene-based electrodes through carbon nanotube loading and nitrogen doping

Authors: del Pino, AP; Lopez, MR; Ramadan, MA; Lebiere, PG; Logofatu, C; Martinez-Rovira, I; Yousef, I; Gyorgy, E

Published: DEC 7 2019, PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 21, 25186, DOI: 10.1039/c9cp04237g

Several technological routes are being investigated for improving the energy storage capability and power delivery of electrochemical capacitors. In this work, ternary hybrid electrodes composed of conducting graphene/reduced graphene oxide (rGO), which store charge mainly through electric double-layer mechanisms, covered by NiO nanostructures, for adding pseudocapacitance, were fabricated through a matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation technique. The incorporation of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) provokes an increase of the porosity and thus, a substantial enhancement of the electrodes' capacitance (from 4 to 20 F cm(-3) at 10 mV s(-1)). Volumetric capacitances of 34 F cm(-3) were also obtained with electrodes containing just carbon nanotubes coated with NiO nanostructures. Moreover, the use of nitrogen containing precursors (ammonia, urea) for laser-induced N-doping of the nanocarbons also provokes a notable increase of the capacitance. Remarkably, N-containing groups in rGO-MWCNTs mainly add electric double layer charge storage, pointing to an increase of electrode porosity, whereas redox reactions contribute with a minor diffusion fraction. It was also observed that the loading of carbon nanotubes leads to an increase of diffusion-controlled charge storage mechanisms versus capacitive ones in rGO-based electrodes, the opposite effect being observed in graphene electrodes.