An amperometric sensor for hydrazine determination was developed using a surface modified copper (II) hexacyanoferrate (CuHCF) nanoparticles carbon ceramic composite electrode (CCE) by a versatile sol-gel technique using aminopropyl trimethoxy silane (APTMOS). The characterization of the modified electrode has been carried out by electrochemical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry, hydrodynam...

Polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs) such as silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) have shown promise as electrode materials for rechargeable Li-ion batteries (LIBs) owing to the synergy between their disordered carbon phase and hybrid bonds of silicon with oxygen and carbon. This study describes the synthesis and characterization of a new type of PDC composite comprising SiOC embedded with varying wt% of boron...

In this paper, the cutting of Tungsten Carbide ceramic using electro-discharge machining (EDM) with a graphite electrode by using Taguchi methodology has been reported. The Taguchi method is used to formulate the experimental layout, to analyse the effect of each parameter on the machining characteristics, and to predict the optimal choice for each EDM parameter such as peak current, voltage, p...

In this paper, a novel photovoltaic-electrostatic hybrid actuator with slant lower electrode based on the PLZT ceramic is proposed. The mathematical model of established. Then, and parameters identified, simulation closed-loop displacement control for carried out. results show that can be controlled successfully at particular value within pull-in by light source. Furthermore, response speed out...

A novel method for soot detection based on SiC MOSFET devices with a dual suspended/ floating gate configuration in a co-fired LTCC package has been investigated. Response to different concentrations of soot was measured through the application of an electric field between the two gate electrodes to attract charged soot onto the sensor surface. Results are promising with ap plication areas from...

ZnO, Al-doped ZnO (AZO), and Ga-doped ZnO (GZO) semiconductor thin films were deposited on glass substrates via a sol-gel spin-coating process for application in a photoconductive ultraviolet (UV) detector. The doping concentrations of Al and Ga were 1.0 at % in the precursor solutions. In this study, the microstructural features and the optical and electrical properties of sol-gel-derived ZnO,...

The electrochemical properties of a composite solid polymer electrolyte, consisting of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) and tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (TEGDME) was examined as a protective layer between lithium metal and a water-stable lithium ion-conducting glass ceramic of Li1+x+y(Ti,Ge)2-xAlxP3-ySiyO12 (LTAP). The lithium ion conductivit...

A simple and high sensitive electrochemical method was developed for determination of phenylephrine (PHE) in the presence of acetaminophen (AC) at the carbon-ceramic electrode modified by multi-walled carbon nanotubes/ionic liquid nanocomposite (MWCNTs/IL/CCE). Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) and chronoamperometry methods were used for electrochemical studie...

This paper presents the design of a wireless pressure-monitoring system for harsh-environment applications. Two types of ceramic pressure sensors made with a low-temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) were considered. The first type is a piezoresistive strain gauge pressure sensor. The second type is a capacitive pressure sensor, which is based on changes of the capacitance values between two elect...