Alexandre Da Silva, Guillaume Maurin-Pasturel, Stephen Legall, Cédric Vancaeyzeele, Frédéric Vidal, Laurent Dupont, Pierre-Henri Aubert
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Abstract
This study describes the microwave solvothermal synthesis (MSS) of aluminum-doped ZnO nanocrystals (NCs) in a non-polar solvent, namely a hydrocarbon solvent. These NCs are compared with those obtained by the conventional solvothermal method. Both methods resulted in NCs with similar morphologies and IR absorption properties. However, the MSS method produced larger particles than the conventional one. These NCs were utilized to formulate an electrophoretic ink, then embedded in an electrophoretic display unit. Such a device is capable of modulating its emissivity and its apparent temperature observed by a long wave infrared (LWIR) camera. When the electrophoretic device was switched between its reflective and emissive states, the difference in apparent temperatures reached 4.2 °C, corresponding to an emissivity variation of 8.4 % in the LWIR.
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The Chemical Engineering Journal is an international research journal that invites contributions of original and novel fundamental research. It aims to provide an international platform for presenting original fundamental research, interpretative reviews, and discussions on new developments in chemical engineering. The journal welcomes papers that describe novel theory and its practical application, as well as those that demonstrate the transfer of techniques from other disciplines. It also welcomes reports on carefully conducted experimental work that is soundly interpreted. The main focus of the journal is on original and rigorous research results that have broad significance. The Catalysis section within the Chemical Engineering Journal focuses specifically on Experimental and Theoretical studies in the fields of heterogeneous catalysis, molecular catalysis, and biocatalysis. These studies have industrial impact on various sectors such as chemicals, energy, materials, foods, healthcare, and environmental protection.
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