The beautiful structural colors in bird feathers are some of the brightest colors in nature, and some of these colors are created by arrays of melanin granules that act as both structural colors and scattering absorbers. Inspired by the color of bird feathers, high-visibility structural colors have been created by altering four variables: size, blackness, refractive index, and arrangement of th...

In this paper, a continuum model is proposed so that a Stone-Wales (SW) defected carbon nanotube (CNT) is replaced by an initial circumferential crack in a continuum cylindrical shell. For this purpose, the critical energy release rate and then the fracture toughness of a defected CNT are calculated using the results of an existing atomistic-based continuum finite element simulation. Finally, t...

Nano-encapsulated phase change suspension is a novel type of functional fluid in which the nanoparticles undergo that contribute to heat transfer. Thus, working carries not only by sensible but also form latent stored particles. The natural convection and transfer Nano-Encapsulated Phase Change Materials (NEPCMs) suspensions within boundary layer along heated flat surface are theoretically inve...

Raman spectroscopy is known as a powerful technique for solid catalyst characterization as it provides vibrational fingerprints of (metal) oxides, reactants, and products. It can even become a strong surface-sensitive technique by implementing shell-isolated surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SHINERS). Au@TiO2 and Au@SiO2 shell-isolated nanoparticles (SHINs) of various sizes were therefore pr...

A current goal in nanotechnology focuses on the assembly of different nanoparticle types into 3D organized structures. In this paper we report the use of a liquid crystal host phase in a new process for the generation of micron-scale vesicle-like nanoparticle shells stabilized by ligand-ligand interactions. The constructs formed consist of a robust, thin spherical layer, composed of closely pac...

We describe a new synthetic approach to heterogeneous metal-TiO(2) nanomaterials based on conversion of Ti(3+) to hydrous TiO(2) occurring uniquely on the nanostructured metallic surfaces such as Pt, Au, and Ni nanowires and nanoparticles. The TiO(2) growth mechanism was studied by designing an electrochemical cell. A variety of heterogeneous metal-TiO(2) nanostructures, such as segmented meta...

The shell on the nano-magnetic absorber can prevent oxidation, which is very important for its practical utilization. Generally, the nonmagnetic shell will decrease the integral magnetic loss and thus weaken the electromagnetic absorption. However, maintaining the original absorption properties of the magnetic core is a major challenge. Here, we designed novel and facile CoxFey@C composites by ...

We provide the in-depth characterization of light-polymer nanowire interactions in the context of an effective Mie scattering regime associated with low refractive index materials. Properties of this regime sharply contrast with these of resonant Mie scattering, and involve the formation of strictly forward-scattered and coupling-free optical fields in the vicinity of core-shell polymer nanowir...

the free vibration of the lattice cylindrical composite shell reinforced with carbon nano-tubes (cnts) was studied in this study. the theoretical formulations are based on the first-order shear deformation theory (fsdt) and then by enforcing the galerkin method, natural frequencies are obtained. in order to estimate the material properties of the reinforced polymer with nano-tubes, the modified...