The thermal conductivity of polycrystalline magnesium oxide has been measured over the temperature range from 400 K to 1300 K using a modified guarded-hot-plate design. Three different thicknesses of specimens having 93 % of theoretical density were tested to verify the operation, accuracy, and reproducibility of our apparatus. The measured thermal conductivity ranges from 30 W · m-1 · K-1 down...

Vertically self-aligned ZnO nanorods and nanotubes are fabricated on Si substrates by atomic layer deposition with the assistance of anodic aluminum oxide at 250°C. These nanostructures are equal in height, isolated, and vertical to the Si substrate. With 550 deposition cycles, we can fabricate regular arrays of ZnO nanorods with an average diameter of 70 nm and with a height of 470 nm. In part...

Understanding the effect of copper oxide (CuO)–decorated zinc nanotube on carbon monoxide (CO) adsorption is crucial for designing a high-performance CO gas sensor. In this work, sensing properties oxide–decorated (CuO-ZnO) are studied theoretically by employing first-principles density functional theory first time. The stability, mechanism, states, and change in electrical conductivity studied...

The purpose of this study is to use the thermal and electrical conductivities of copper oxide nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes for the preparation of high-performance nanofluids for achieving better heat transfer properties. These nanofluids consist of a water/Ethylene Glycol solution containing single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs). The effects of such...

Surfaces of thin oxide films were investigated by means of a dual mode NC-AFM/STM. Apart from imaging the surface termination by NC-AFM with atomic resolution, point defects in magnesium oxide on Ag(001) and line defects in aluminum oxide on NiAl(110), respectively, were thoroughly studied. The contact potential was determined by Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) and the electronic structure ...

Twenty-four urine specimens were collected from randomly selected members of the crew of the U.S. Navy Submarine NATHAN HALE, SSBN623, while at sea on a routine patrol mission. Specimens were collected three days after submergence, and again a few days before return to port. Twenty-one men received daily dosages of 310 mg of magnesium oxide orally, while nineteen served as controls. Urine speci...