Papers by Keyword: Low-Dimensional

Abstract: Mesoporous titania nanoribbons are synthesized via an optimized soft hydrothermal process and the derived titania ion-sieves with lithium selective adsorption property are accordingly prepared via a simple solid-phase reaction between Li2CO3 and TiO2 nanomaterials followed by the acid treatment process to extract lithium from the Li2TiO3 ternary oxide precursors. The physical chemistry structure are characterized by XRD, TEM/HRTEM, SAED and N2 adsorption-desorption analysis; and the lithium selective adsorption properties are tested by the adsorption isotherm measurement and demonstrated with the distribution coefficient of a series of alkaline and alkaline-earth metal ions. Though the high temperature calcinations and lithium insertion-extraction process resulted in the agglomeration of nanostructure to large bulky particles, it implied that that the low-dimensional titania nanoribbons might be functionalized to lithium ion-sieves with remarkable adsorption capacity and selectivity, promising in the utilization of lithium extraction from aqueous resources including brine or seawater.

Abstract: The plasticity of a copper (Cu) nano-component is experimentally evaluated by a cantilever specimen with multi-layered structure. The cantilever is monotonically loaded by a diamond tip and the deflection at the free-end is precisely measured by a transmission electron microscope (TEM). The plastic deformation of the Cu nano-component is successfully monitored through the non-linear behavior of applied load, P, and cantilever deflection, δ. The plastic constitutive quation of the Cu component is inversely analyzed by finite element method (FEM) assuming that the component obeys the Ramberg-Osgood law. The parameters in the R-O law (σ0, n and α) are optimally fitted to reproduce the experimentally evaluated P-δ relation. The resultant parameter set is derived as (σ0, n, α) = (345 MPa, 3.2, 1.25). The Cu nano-component has a much higher yield stress and a hardening rate compared with the ones in a bulk Cu.