Mohamed Ikhlef Chaouch, Abdelghani Baltach, A. Benhamena
Abstract The fatigue process under fretting conditions is characterized by small oscillatory movements due to vibrating or cyclic loads between two surfaces in contact. Two phenomena can arise as a consequence: the surface wear of the bodies in contact, giving rise to the so-called fretting wear. The second phenomenon concerns crack nucleation in the contact region, causing a reduction in the fatigue strength of the component subjected to cyclic loading. This process is called “fretting fatigue”. In the present study, finite element models (2D-FEM) are provided to demonstrate the effect of pad radius on the contact parameters such as: contact pressure, shear traction, stresses, sliding, size of contact line and crack nucleation and its location along the contact line of aeronautical Al2024 alloy under fretting fatigue loading. Six numerical models are utilized to describe the effect of changing pad radii on contact stresses and damage of crack nucleation. The Ruiz parameter criterion should be used to predict the location of crack initiation in the contact zone. Comparison of the finite element results shows that there is a good agreement between the numerical modeling predictions with those analytical results. The stress field, relative slip, and damage parameters in fretting fatigue loading were highlighted. The pad radius substantially affects the distribution of contact parameters. Particular attention must be taken into consideration to this variable when analyzing the structure in fretting fatigue.
{"title":"Numerical Analysis of Geometrical Parameters Effect on Contact Zone Under Fretting Fatigue Loading","authors":"Mohamed Ikhlef Chaouch, Abdelghani Baltach, A. Benhamena","doi":"10.2478/adms-2022-0015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2022-0015","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The fatigue process under fretting conditions is characterized by small oscillatory movements due to vibrating or cyclic loads between two surfaces in contact. Two phenomena can arise as a consequence: the surface wear of the bodies in contact, giving rise to the so-called fretting wear. The second phenomenon concerns crack nucleation in the contact region, causing a reduction in the fatigue strength of the component subjected to cyclic loading. This process is called “fretting fatigue”. In the present study, finite element models (2D-FEM) are provided to demonstrate the effect of pad radius on the contact parameters such as: contact pressure, shear traction, stresses, sliding, size of contact line and crack nucleation and its location along the contact line of aeronautical Al2024 alloy under fretting fatigue loading. Six numerical models are utilized to describe the effect of changing pad radii on contact stresses and damage of crack nucleation. The Ruiz parameter criterion should be used to predict the location of crack initiation in the contact zone. Comparison of the finite element results shows that there is a good agreement between the numerical modeling predictions with those analytical results. The stress field, relative slip, and damage parameters in fretting fatigue loading were highlighted. The pad radius substantially affects the distribution of contact parameters. Particular attention must be taken into consideration to this variable when analyzing the structure in fretting fatigue.","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":"142 1","pages":"5 - 20"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88957026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Welding is an indispensable manufacturing process in the shipbuilding industry. The fierce competition involved often necessitates a cost-effective and reliable welding method. In this study, the weldabilities, microstructures and some mechanical properties of ASTM A131 (Grade A) steel joints fabrication by submerged arc welding (SAW), metal active gas (MAG) welding and plasma arc welding (PAW) have been investigated. The microstructures of the welds were examined by optical microscopy. The mechanical properties of the joints were determined by microhardness measurements, tensile and impact tests. The results showed that tensile strength of the joints reached a tensile strength of up to 462 MPa. The locations of the fractures were always adjacent to the base metal. The Charpy impact energy of the weld metal reached a value of 72.5 J, which was 25 % higher than that of the base metal at 57.7 J. A relatively high hardness of 221 HV was obtained in the PAW method compared to 179 HV in the base metal.
{"title":"Investigation on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of ASTM A131 Steel Manufactured by Different Welding Methods","authors":"Fatih Ata, A. Çalık, N. Uçar","doi":"10.2478/adms-2022-0017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2022-0017","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Welding is an indispensable manufacturing process in the shipbuilding industry. The fierce competition involved often necessitates a cost-effective and reliable welding method. In this study, the weldabilities, microstructures and some mechanical properties of ASTM A131 (Grade A) steel joints fabrication by submerged arc welding (SAW), metal active gas (MAG) welding and plasma arc welding (PAW) have been investigated. The microstructures of the welds were examined by optical microscopy. The mechanical properties of the joints were determined by microhardness measurements, tensile and impact tests. The results showed that tensile strength of the joints reached a tensile strength of up to 462 MPa. The locations of the fractures were always adjacent to the base metal. The Charpy impact energy of the weld metal reached a value of 72.5 J, which was 25 % higher than that of the base metal at 57.7 J. A relatively high hardness of 221 HV was obtained in the PAW method compared to 179 HV in the base metal.","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":"47 1","pages":"32 - 40"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75738170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Kosturek, K. Grzelak, J. Torzewski, M. Wachowski, L. Śnieżek
Abstract The fundamental aim of the research is to investigate the microstructure and mechanical properties of the AA2519-T62 laser beam welded joints obtained with various values of welding velocity. For the constant value of laser power (3.2 kW) three joints have been produced with various values of welding velocity: 0.8, 1.1, and 1.4 m/min. The joints have been subjected to microstructure analysis (including both light and scanning electron microscope), microhardness measurements, tensile tests, and fractography of tensile samples. The established values of joint efficiency contain within the range of 55-66% with the highest value (66%) reported for the joint obtained with 1.1 m/min welding velocity. The produced welds have noticeable participation of pores, which tends to increase together with the value of welding velocity. In all cases, the failure has occurred in the fusion zone by ductile fracture.
{"title":"Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Sc-Modified AA2519-T62 Laser Beam Welded Butt Joints","authors":"R. Kosturek, K. Grzelak, J. Torzewski, M. Wachowski, L. Śnieżek","doi":"10.2478/adms-2022-0019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2022-0019","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The fundamental aim of the research is to investigate the microstructure and mechanical properties of the AA2519-T62 laser beam welded joints obtained with various values of welding velocity. For the constant value of laser power (3.2 kW) three joints have been produced with various values of welding velocity: 0.8, 1.1, and 1.4 m/min. The joints have been subjected to microstructure analysis (including both light and scanning electron microscope), microhardness measurements, tensile tests, and fractography of tensile samples. The established values of joint efficiency contain within the range of 55-66% with the highest value (66%) reported for the joint obtained with 1.1 m/min welding velocity. The produced welds have noticeable participation of pores, which tends to increase together with the value of welding velocity. In all cases, the failure has occurred in the fusion zone by ductile fracture.","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":"36 1","pages":"57 - 69"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91166595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Surfaces of cam shafts made of AISI 8620 steels were hardened by boriding processes in both solid and liquid mediums. Various chemical agents were used to achieve boride layers on the surfaces of the cam shafts in these processes. It was aimed to examine effects of the chemical agents on microhardness and thickness of the boride layers obtained. It was concluded that a bath composition of 5% B4C-90% SiC-5% KBF4 was appropriate for the hardest and thickest boride layer achieved in the solid medium, and a composition of 70% Na2B4O7-30% B4C in the liquid medium.
{"title":"Effect of Chemical Composition of Boriding Agent on the Optimization of Surface Hardness and Layer Thickness on AISI 8620 Steel by Solid and Liquid Boriding Processes","authors":"M. Kul, Y. Yilmaz, K. O. Oskay, L. C. Kumruoglu","doi":"10.2478/adms-2022-0010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2022-0010","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Surfaces of cam shafts made of AISI 8620 steels were hardened by boriding processes in both solid and liquid mediums. Various chemical agents were used to achieve boride layers on the surfaces of the cam shafts in these processes. It was aimed to examine effects of the chemical agents on microhardness and thickness of the boride layers obtained. It was concluded that a bath composition of 5% B4C-90% SiC-5% KBF4 was appropriate for the hardest and thickest boride layer achieved in the solid medium, and a composition of 70% Na2B4O7-30% B4C in the liquid medium.","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":"41 1","pages":"14 - 22"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82250697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract The aluminium alloys 5052 and 6082 are extensively used in manufacturing lighter structural members, having improved strength and resistance to corrosion. Magnesium (Mg) and Chromium (Cr) powder were the filler materials selected for enhanced corrosion protection properties in this investigation. Friction stir welding (FSW) process parameters viz., spindle speed, welding speed, shoulder penetration, the centre distance between the holes and filler ratio are used to forecast the minimum corrosion rate from different weld regions of AA5052-AA6082 dissimilar joints. Response surface methodology based on a central composite design was used to evolve the mathematical models and estimate dissimilar FSW joints’ corrosion rates. Response optimization shows that the minimum corrosion rate was achieved by the welding parameters of spindle speed 1000 rev/min, welding speed 125 mm/min, holes spacing of 2 mm and filler ratio 95% of Mg and 5% of Cr.
{"title":"Prediction of Filler Added Friction Stir Welding Parameters for Improving Corrosion Resistance of Dissimilar Aluminium Alloys 5052 and 6082 Joints","authors":"A. Sasikumar, S. Gopi, D. Mohan","doi":"10.2478/adms-2022-0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2022-0014","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The aluminium alloys 5052 and 6082 are extensively used in manufacturing lighter structural members, having improved strength and resistance to corrosion. Magnesium (Mg) and Chromium (Cr) powder were the filler materials selected for enhanced corrosion protection properties in this investigation. Friction stir welding (FSW) process parameters viz., spindle speed, welding speed, shoulder penetration, the centre distance between the holes and filler ratio are used to forecast the minimum corrosion rate from different weld regions of AA5052-AA6082 dissimilar joints. Response surface methodology based on a central composite design was used to evolve the mathematical models and estimate dissimilar FSW joints’ corrosion rates. Response optimization shows that the minimum corrosion rate was achieved by the welding parameters of spindle speed 1000 rev/min, welding speed 125 mm/min, holes spacing of 2 mm and filler ratio 95% of Mg and 5% of Cr.","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":"32 1","pages":"79 - 95"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81960094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chakkravarthi Rajarajan, Tushar Sonar, P. Sivaraj, S. Raja, N. Mathiazhagan
Abstract The main objective of this paper is to analyze the direct and interaction effect of resistance spot welding (RSW) parameters on microstructure and strength of DP800 steel joints using response surface methodology (RSM). The DP800 steel sheets were spot welded in straight lap and cross lap joint configuration using RSW. The relationship between the RSW parameters, tensile shear fracture load (TSFL) and nugget zone hardness (NZH) was established employing statistical regression analysis and validated using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The DP800 steel joints made using welding current of 5.0 kA, electrode pressure of 4.0 MPa, and welding time of 1.50 s displayed maximum STRAIGHT-TSFL of 21.7 kN, CROSS-TSFL of 17.65 kN, and NZH of 589 HV0.5 respectively.
{"title":"The Effect of Resistance Spot Welding Parameters on Microstructure and Strength of DP800 Steel Joints Using Response Surface Methodology","authors":"Chakkravarthi Rajarajan, Tushar Sonar, P. Sivaraj, S. Raja, N. Mathiazhagan","doi":"10.2478/adms-2022-0013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2022-0013","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The main objective of this paper is to analyze the direct and interaction effect of resistance spot welding (RSW) parameters on microstructure and strength of DP800 steel joints using response surface methodology (RSM). The DP800 steel sheets were spot welded in straight lap and cross lap joint configuration using RSW. The relationship between the RSW parameters, tensile shear fracture load (TSFL) and nugget zone hardness (NZH) was established employing statistical regression analysis and validated using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The DP800 steel joints made using welding current of 5.0 kA, electrode pressure of 4.0 MPa, and welding time of 1.50 s displayed maximum STRAIGHT-TSFL of 21.7 kN, CROSS-TSFL of 17.65 kN, and NZH of 589 HV0.5 respectively.","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":"2 1","pages":"53 - 78"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88844829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract The physical properties of pure CuO and Pb doped CuO thin films, deposited on glass substrates by a sol-gel method, were investigated. Structural analysis revealed the polycrystalline nature of the pure CuO and Pb:CuO composite films with a monoclinic structure, the crystallite size decreased and ranged from 36.78 nm to around 21.5 nm. The SEM images of the CuO thin films showed that the Pb doping concentration affects the surface morphology of the Pb:CuO composites. The absorbance of the Pb:CuO composites is higher than that of the undoped CuO thin films. The optical band gap energies of undoped CuO and Pb doped CuO thin films were estimated to 1.9 (pure), 2.17(5%) and 2.74 (7%)eV, and found that the band gap energy (Eg) increases with the Pb concentration. This blue shift is due to the quantum confinement induced by the reduction in the size of the crystallites.
{"title":"Pb-Doped CuO Thin Films Synthetized by Sol-Gel Method","authors":"D. Tabli, N. Touka, K. Baddari, Nourddine Selmi","doi":"10.2478/adms-2022-0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2022-0009","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The physical properties of pure CuO and Pb doped CuO thin films, deposited on glass substrates by a sol-gel method, were investigated. Structural analysis revealed the polycrystalline nature of the pure CuO and Pb:CuO composite films with a monoclinic structure, the crystallite size decreased and ranged from 36.78 nm to around 21.5 nm. The SEM images of the CuO thin films showed that the Pb doping concentration affects the surface morphology of the Pb:CuO composites. The absorbance of the Pb:CuO composites is higher than that of the undoped CuO thin films. The optical band gap energies of undoped CuO and Pb doped CuO thin films were estimated to 1.9 (pure), 2.17(5%) and 2.74 (7%)eV, and found that the band gap energy (Eg) increases with the Pb concentration. This blue shift is due to the quantum confinement induced by the reduction in the size of the crystallites.","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":"12 1","pages":"5 - 13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87917158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Malathion is widely used in agriculture due to their high efficiency as insecticides. They are very toxic hazardous chemicals to both human health and environment even at low concentration. The detection of pesticides (malathion) at the low levels developed by the environmental protection agency (EPA) still remains a challenge. A highly efficient fluorescent biosensor based on g-C3N4/AgNPs for AChE and malathion detection is successfully developed by impregnation method. The structural and morphological properties of the nanocomposites were characterized by using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), fourier- transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The analysis confirmed that there is a strong interfacial interaction between g-C3N4 and AgNPs. The fluorescent responses show an increase in intensity upon the additions of AChE which indicates that AChE as enzyme was hydrolyzing the substrate ACh, with the increase in oxidative electron as the preferred route of reaction. The developed OFF-ON sensor immobilizes by Actylcholestrase (AChE) and use as new probe for malathion detection. In the absence of malathion, AChE−g-C3N4/AgNCs exhibit high fluorescence intensity. However, the strong interaction of the basic sites to malathion, causes fluorescence quenching via static quenching and Ag form aggregation on the surface of g-C3N4. The experimental parameter such as pH of buffer (pH=6), concentration of acetylcholine (1 mM) and malathion (500 μM) were optimized. The sensor was also more sensitive with Stern-Volmer quenching constants (KSV) of 3.48x10 3 M −1. The practical use of this sensor for malathion determination in Khat was also demonstrated. The obtained amount of malathion in Khat is 168.8 μM.
{"title":"g-C3N4/ Bio–Synthesized Silver Nanoparticle for Fluorometric Bio-Sensing of Acetylcholinesterase and Malathion","authors":"A. Ali","doi":"10.2478/adms-2022-0011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2022-0011","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Malathion is widely used in agriculture due to their high efficiency as insecticides. They are very toxic hazardous chemicals to both human health and environment even at low concentration. The detection of pesticides (malathion) at the low levels developed by the environmental protection agency (EPA) still remains a challenge. A highly efficient fluorescent biosensor based on g-C3N4/AgNPs for AChE and malathion detection is successfully developed by impregnation method. The structural and morphological properties of the nanocomposites were characterized by using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), fourier- transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The analysis confirmed that there is a strong interfacial interaction between g-C3N4 and AgNPs. The fluorescent responses show an increase in intensity upon the additions of AChE which indicates that AChE as enzyme was hydrolyzing the substrate ACh, with the increase in oxidative electron as the preferred route of reaction. The developed OFF-ON sensor immobilizes by Actylcholestrase (AChE) and use as new probe for malathion detection. In the absence of malathion, AChE−g-C3N4/AgNCs exhibit high fluorescence intensity. However, the strong interaction of the basic sites to malathion, causes fluorescence quenching via static quenching and Ag form aggregation on the surface of g-C3N4. The experimental parameter such as pH of buffer (pH=6), concentration of acetylcholine (1 mM) and malathion (500 μM) were optimized. The sensor was also more sensitive with Stern-Volmer quenching constants (KSV) of 3.48x10 3 M −1. The practical use of this sensor for malathion determination in Khat was also demonstrated. The obtained amount of malathion in Khat is 168.8 μM.","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":"21 1","pages":"23 - 40"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77807233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract The main purpose of this work is the description of dependence of the concentration of radiation displacements defects (RDD) induced by electrons and neutrons in garnets, perovskites, silicates, germanates, and tungsted bronzes type crystals (Y3Al5O12, Gd3Ga5O12, YAlO3, LiNbO3, Bi4Si3O12, Bi4Ge3O12, Ca0.28Ba0.72Nb2O6) on the energy of particles by analytical function. The dependences were determined on the basis of calculations made using the Monte-Carlo method realized in the Atom Collision Cascade Simulation program. The results of calculations show that the concentrations of RDD reduced to one impinging particle increased initially with the particles energy and they saturates for the electron and neutron energy above 3–36 MeV, depending on crystal, sublattice and kind of irradiation particle. A wide range of energies for which the concentration of RDD is independent of the energy of particles (neutrons, electrons) makes them potential materials for the dosimetry of high-energy particles. The comparison of the concentrations of RDD calculated for different sublattices as well as for the cases of electrons and neutrons is made. In the case of irradiation with electrons, the relative concentration of RDD of the oxygen sublattice strongly depends on the energy of electrons and the crystal and varies in the range of 10–90%. In the case of neutrons, the relative concentration of RDD of the oxygen sublattice does not depend on the neutron energy and is in the range of 66–84% depending on the crystal.
{"title":"Analytical Description of Concentration of Radiation Displacement Defects in Oxide Crystals as Function of Electrons or Neutrons Energy","authors":"P. Potera","doi":"10.2478/adms-2022-0012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2022-0012","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The main purpose of this work is the description of dependence of the concentration of radiation displacements defects (RDD) induced by electrons and neutrons in garnets, perovskites, silicates, germanates, and tungsted bronzes type crystals (Y3Al5O12, Gd3Ga5O12, YAlO3, LiNbO3, Bi4Si3O12, Bi4Ge3O12, Ca0.28Ba0.72Nb2O6) on the energy of particles by analytical function. The dependences were determined on the basis of calculations made using the Monte-Carlo method realized in the Atom Collision Cascade Simulation program. The results of calculations show that the concentrations of RDD reduced to one impinging particle increased initially with the particles energy and they saturates for the electron and neutron energy above 3–36 MeV, depending on crystal, sublattice and kind of irradiation particle. A wide range of energies for which the concentration of RDD is independent of the energy of particles (neutrons, electrons) makes them potential materials for the dosimetry of high-energy particles. The comparison of the concentrations of RDD calculated for different sublattices as well as for the cases of electrons and neutrons is made. In the case of irradiation with electrons, the relative concentration of RDD of the oxygen sublattice strongly depends on the energy of electrons and the crystal and varies in the range of 10–90%. In the case of neutrons, the relative concentration of RDD of the oxygen sublattice does not depend on the neutron energy and is in the range of 66–84% depending on the crystal.","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":"266 1","pages":"41 - 52"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79765245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract In this study, Mn doped CdS/ZnO nanocomposites synthesized by co-precipitation method and its photocatalytic activity was tested using methylene blue under solar light irradiation. The prepared hybrid nanocomposites are characterized by using different physicochemical techniques including XRD, FESEM, EDX, TEM, UV-vis DRS and PL analysis. From the XRD analysis, Mn doped ZnO/CdS nanocomposite diffraction peaks only reflect the binary crystalline structures of ZnO and CdS. However, there is no characteristic peak of Mn is found that may be because of low content of Mn doped on ZnO/CdS. But Mn (2.9 wt%) was detected in the Mn doped ZnO/CdS nanocomposite, which was measured by EDX analysis. The FESEM and TEM results exhibit the surface particle of Mn doped ZnO/CdS nanocomposite which have spherical nature and confirmed the formation of Mn doped ZnO/CdS nanocomposites. The photocatalytic degradation results have revealed that the Mn doped CdS/ZnO nanocomposites exhibit admirable activity toward the photocatalytic degradation of the MB. The reason for excellent photocatalytic activity of Mn doped CdS/ZnO nanocomposites indicates the absorbance band shifted to red region and reduction of recombination of photogenerated electron-hole, which is in good agreement with UV-visible DRS analysis and PL study results. The fitted kinetic plots showed a pseudo-first-order reaction model and the appropriate rate constants were found to be 0.0068 min−1, 0.00846 min−1, and 0.0188 min−1, for ZnO, 25 % CdS/ZnO, and 0.8 mol% Mn doped CdS/ZnO nanocomposites, respectively. The maximum photocatalytic activity was achieved by 0.8 mol% Mn doped CdS/ZnO nanocomposites with a 95% degradation efficiency of MB. Hydroxyl and superoxide radicals, having a vital role in the degradation of MB, confirmed scavenging experiments. In addition, the recycling tests displays that the Mn doped CdS/ZnO nanocomposites have shown good stability and long durability. The enhanced photodegradation activity of Mn doped CdS/ZnO nanocomposites indicates the potential of the nanocomposite for the treatment of organic pollutants from the textile wastewater.
{"title":"Enhancement Photocatalytic Activity of Mn Doped Cds/Zno Nanocomposites for the Degradation of Methylene Blue Under Solar Light Irradiation","authors":"K. Sivaranjani, S. Sivakumar, J. Dharmaraja","doi":"10.2478/adms-2022-0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2022-0006","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In this study, Mn doped CdS/ZnO nanocomposites synthesized by co-precipitation method and its photocatalytic activity was tested using methylene blue under solar light irradiation. The prepared hybrid nanocomposites are characterized by using different physicochemical techniques including XRD, FESEM, EDX, TEM, UV-vis DRS and PL analysis. From the XRD analysis, Mn doped ZnO/CdS nanocomposite diffraction peaks only reflect the binary crystalline structures of ZnO and CdS. However, there is no characteristic peak of Mn is found that may be because of low content of Mn doped on ZnO/CdS. But Mn (2.9 wt%) was detected in the Mn doped ZnO/CdS nanocomposite, which was measured by EDX analysis. The FESEM and TEM results exhibit the surface particle of Mn doped ZnO/CdS nanocomposite which have spherical nature and confirmed the formation of Mn doped ZnO/CdS nanocomposites. The photocatalytic degradation results have revealed that the Mn doped CdS/ZnO nanocomposites exhibit admirable activity toward the photocatalytic degradation of the MB. The reason for excellent photocatalytic activity of Mn doped CdS/ZnO nanocomposites indicates the absorbance band shifted to red region and reduction of recombination of photogenerated electron-hole, which is in good agreement with UV-visible DRS analysis and PL study results. The fitted kinetic plots showed a pseudo-first-order reaction model and the appropriate rate constants were found to be 0.0068 min−1, 0.00846 min−1, and 0.0188 min−1, for ZnO, 25 % CdS/ZnO, and 0.8 mol% Mn doped CdS/ZnO nanocomposites, respectively. The maximum photocatalytic activity was achieved by 0.8 mol% Mn doped CdS/ZnO nanocomposites with a 95% degradation efficiency of MB. Hydroxyl and superoxide radicals, having a vital role in the degradation of MB, confirmed scavenging experiments. In addition, the recycling tests displays that the Mn doped CdS/ZnO nanocomposites have shown good stability and long durability. The enhanced photodegradation activity of Mn doped CdS/ZnO nanocomposites indicates the potential of the nanocomposite for the treatment of organic pollutants from the textile wastewater.","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":"49 1","pages":"28 - 48"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81346176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}