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Composite Materials Research mainly publishes scientific research papers that are innovative, high-level, and significant in the international basic research and applied research of composite materials. Published scope: Preparation, performance, and application of composite materials such as fibers, particles, or whiskers to reinforce polymer-based, metal-based, and ceramic-based structures, functions, biology, environmental protection, construction, etc., to promote academic exchanges in the field of composite materials at home and abroad. And the promotion and application of advanced composite materials.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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    Article ID: 525

    Microstructure and performances of ITO film prepared by ion beam sputtering

    by Ping C

    Composite Materials Research, Vol.6, No.3, 2024; 476 Views, 17 PDF Downloads

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1828/cmr.v6i3.525

    Ion beam sputtering deposition was firstly introduced to prepare indium tin oxide (ITO) film in this study. The ITO film was annealed at different temperature in a flow of nitrogen or air, respectively. The effect of annealing process on the microstructure, optical and electrical performances of the ITO film was studied. The results showed that the crystallinity and optical properties of the ITO film were improved with the increase of annealing temperature. The transmittance of the ITO film in visible regions increased up to 96% after it was annealed at 500℃ in nitrogen or in air. It was found that the resistivity of ITO film depended on both the annealing temperature and the annealing atmosphere, which showed a close relationship to the atomic percentage’s sum of oxygen vacancy and Sn 4+ , which was quantified by XPS result.

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    Article ID: 528

    An Analyses of Schottky Structure with Lead Monoxide Layer

    by Sema BO, Ugur G

    Composite Materials Research, Vol.6, No.3, 2024; 350 Views, 17 PDF Downloads

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1828/cmr.v6i3.528

    Al/ lead monoxide (PbO) / p -Si structures were consructed to research the electrical properties of PbO interlayer and the conductance-voltage ( G-V ) and capacitance-voltage ( C-V ) characteristics of these structures at room temperature have been studied at 600kHz, 800kHz and 1MHz. The study of barrier height  , series resistance ( R s ) and interface states density ( D it ) using G-V and C-V graphs in these structures has been reported. G and C measurements were obtained to be dependent on frequency and bias voltage.

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    Article ID: 694

    Enhancement of photoelectrocatalysis efficiency of carbon nanotubes doped with TiO2 nanostructures applied on pesticide degradation

    by Ivana C

    Composite Materials Research, Vol.6, No.3, 2024; 356 Views, 16 PDF Downloads

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1828/cmr.v6i3.694

    In this study, a composite electrode based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) prepared by the sol-gel method was synthesized and evaluated for the photoelectrochemical oxidation of carbaryl. The MWCNT/TiO2 composite was deposited into a titanium plate (Ti) and characterised by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and electrochemically. The photoelectrochemical oxidation of carbaryl was studied to evaluate potential applications of the Ti/MWCNT/TiO2 composite electrode in environmental science. The carbaryl removal efficiency yielded 71.0% at an applied potential of +1.5 V for 1 h using the Ti/MWCNT/TiO2 composite electrode in presence of light. In comparison, the removal efficiency reached 57.6% using the same parameters, however in absence of light. The results demonstrated the interesting photoelectrochemical properties of the developed material when applied on the pesticide degradation.

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    Article ID: 700

    Effect of Nano-particles on Energy Release Rate in Mode I Fracture Using Corrected Beam Theory

    by P Ghabezi

    Composite Materials Research, Vol.6, No.3, 2024; 260 Views, 10 PDF Downloads

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1828/cmr.v6i3.700

    The main objective of this paper is evaluation of nano-particles effect on energy release rate in nano-composites mode I fracture. Nano-composite samples with woven glass fibers and alumina nanoparticle have been fabricated using VARTM process as co-cured and underwent Double Cantilever Beam tests according to ASTM D5528 standard. To calculate the energy release rate in Mode I fracture, corrected beam theory data reduction scheme has been utilized for different percentage of nano particles.

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IACMI and ORNL showcase additive manufacturing materials and speed advancements at IMTS2018

2018-09-12

The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI, Knoxville, TN, US) and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL, Knoxville, TN, US) are partnering with key industry leaders to showcase significant advancements in materials and speeds for additive manufacturing at the 2018 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS). Visitors can follow the journey of an additively manufactured metal die as it is 3D printed, machined and used to mold advanced composite parts, all in only a few hours on the exhibit floor.

The project, rightfully named “Die in a Dayâ€, underscores the advantages of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, to revitalize the fading US tool and die market and diminish fabrication time, which conventionally takes weeks or months, down to a matter of hours. Each day of the show will feature the molding of a different composite part, beginning with the 3D printing of an additively manufactured metal die, or mold, by a Lincoln Electric Additive System. The die will then be machined on a Mazak computer numerical control (CNC) system before finally being used by IACMI to fabricate parts on a Wabash MPI compression molding press. Throughout the week, the final parts will be scanned by Quality Vision International to ensure dimensional tolerances are met.

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Metal-organic framework absorbs microwaves

2018-09-12

Materials that reduce electromagnetic interference between electrical components in advanced electronic circuits and help aircraft, ships, and other military hardware evade radar detection rely on absorbing microwaves. Now researchers have shown, for the first time, that an iron-based metal-organic framework (MOF) has microwave-absorbing properties [Green et al., Materials Today Chemistry 9 (2018) 140].

MOFs are highly porous composite materials constructed from organic ligands or linking molecules and metal ions or clusters. The resulting coordinated network forms a three-dimensional structure with record-breaking surface areas and pore volumes, which has attracted attention for catalysis, sensing, drug delivery and gas storage.

“Now we have shown, for the first time, that ferric metal organic frameworks (or MOFs) possess very good microwave absorption properties,†says Xiaobo Chen, who led the research effort.

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