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Yuan H, Chen Y, Lin R, Tan D, Zhang J, Wang Y, Gazit E, Ji W, Yang R. Modified Stranski-Krastanov Growth of Amino Acid Arrays toward Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:46304-46312. [PMID: 36196653 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c13399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Biomolecule-based piezoelectric nanostructures emerged as a new class of energy-converse materials, and designing tailored piezoelectric amino acid arrays is essential to achieve efficient electrical-mechanical coupling and fulfill their application potential. However, the controlled growth of amino acid nanostructures is still challenging due to the limited understanding of their growth mechanism. Herein, we base on the Stranski-Krastanov (S-K) growth mode and propose a mechanism for the growth of ordered amino acid array structures via physical vapor deposition. The growth of vertical valine sheet arrays is examined by changing the substrate temperature, chamber pressure, and source-substrate distance, and a "layer-plus-sheet" growth process is revealed. The modified S-K growth mode is applied to fabricate other amino acid nanostructures like leucine and isoleucine. The growth mode not only explains the formation of uniform and controllable morphology of amino acid structures but also leads to the significant enhancement of their piezoelectric properties. The maximal effective piezoelectric constant of valine sheets is 11.4 pm V-1, which approaches its highest predicted value. The output voltage of the valine array-based nanogenerator is ∼4.6 times the output voltage of the valine powder-based nanogenerator. This work provides new insights into the growth mechanism of ordered piezoelectric amino acid arrays, making them promising candidates for applications in wearable or implantable electronic devices.
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- Hui Yuan
- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an710126, China
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv6997801, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv6997801, Israel
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an710126, China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an710126, China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an710126, China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an710126, China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an710126, China
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv6997801, Israel
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing400044, P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an710126, China
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Influence of Supersaturation on Growth Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Polycrystalline 3C-SiC on W Wire Substrate. METALS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/met12050881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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As an important reinforcement for metal matrix composites, the microstructure and mechanical properties of W-core SiC filament have drawn increasing attentions among researchers. In this work, the growth behavior of polycrystalline 3C-SiC on W-wire substrate in the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process and the evolution of mechanical properties in preparation of W-core SiC filament, were investigated as a function of gas-phase supersaturation. Kinetic studies revealed that the growth of 3C-SiC grains was limited by surface reactions at both 850 °C and 1050 °C, and the deposit experienced similar morphological changes from a porous structure to large clusters, with the increase in supersaturation. Structural analyses and mechanical tests show that the production of pores and the amorphous phase with a low supersaturation, of 9.6 × 107 at 850 °C, resulted in a reduction in the modulus and hardness of the polycrystalline deposits, to 270.3 GPa and 33.9 GPa, while the reduced structural defects (e.g., stacking faults and twins) in highly (111) orientated 3C-SiC grains, as well as the improved surface quality obtained with the medium supersaturation of 1.6 × 107 at 1050 °C, enhanced the tensile strength and the Weibull modulus of W-core SiC filament to 2.88 GPa and 11.2, respectively. During the growth of 3C-SiC grains, the variation in structural defects density is controlled by the critical nucleation energy of the two-dimensional (2D) nucleus.
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Petroski K, Almansour A, Grady J, Suib SL. Morphological Control of Silicon Carbide Deposited on Hi-Nicalon Type S Fiber Using Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Infiltration. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:24811-24817. [PMID: 33015499 PMCID: PMC7528288 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c03493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Silicon carbide coated onto Hi-Nicalon Type S fiber is of great interest to the aerospace industry. This work focuses on tuning the reaction parameters of atmospheric pressure SiC CVI using CH3SiCl3 to control the morphology of the coatings produced. Depth of CH3SiCl3 from 1 to 14 cm, temperature from 1000 to 1100 °C, and flow rate of H2 carrier gas from 5 to 30 SCCM were examined. Coating morphologies ranged from smooth to very nodular, where spherical growths were present along the entire deposition zone. The parameters that yielded a smooth deposition throughout the 20 cm deposition zone were 4-6 cm of CH3SiCl3(l) depth, 1100 °C, and 10 SCCM of H2 as a carrier gas. Tensile testing using acoustic emission sensors was performed on SiCf/BN/CVI-SiC minicomposites with different coating morphologies. The tensile tests revealed that smooth coatings have better mechanical performance than the nodular coatings; nodular coatings promote premature ultimate brittle failure, while smooth coatings exhibit toughening mechanisms. Smooth coatings had higher average matrix cracking strength (248 MPa) and ultimate tensile strength (541 MPa) than average nodular coating matrix cracking strength (147 MPa) and ultimate strength (226 MPa).
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- Kenneth Petroski
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- NASA
Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44135, United States
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- NASA
Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44135, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
- Institute
of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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Hu Z, Zheng D, Tu R, Yang M, Li Q, Han M, Zhang S, Zhang L, Goto T. Structural Controlling of Highly-Oriented Polycrystal 3C-SiC Bulks via Halide CVD. MATERIALS 2019; 12:ma12030390. [PMID: 30691185 PMCID: PMC6384857 DOI: 10.3390/ma12030390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Highly-oriented polycrystal 3C-SiC bulks were ultra-fast fabricated via halide chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using tetrachlorosilane (SiCl₄) and methane (CH₄) as precursors. The effects of deposition temperature (Tdep) and total pressure (Ptot) on the orientation and surficial morphology were investigated. The results showed that the growth orientation of 3C-SiC columnar grains was strongly influenced by Tdep. With increasing Tdep, the columnar grains transformed from <111>- to <110>-oriented. The arrangement of <111>-oriented columnar grains was controlled by Ptot. Lotus-, turtle-, thorn-, and strawberry-like surface morphologies were naturally contributed by different arrangements of <111>-oriented grains, and the deposition mechanism was discussed. The wetting behaviors of CVD-SiC samples by molten aluminum were also examined at 1173 K in a high vacuum atmosphere.
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- Zhiying Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory Advanced Technology of Automobile Parts, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- R&D, Ibiden Co. Ltd., 1-1 Kitagata, Ibigawa-cho, Ibi-gun, Gifu 501-0695, Japan.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Cheng H, Tu R, Zhang S, Han M, Goto T, Zhang L. Preparation of highly oriented β-SiC bulks by halide laser chemical vapor deposition. Ann Ital Chir 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2016.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang L, Ruan Y, Liu Y, Zhai Y. Effect of growth temperature on the structure and optical properties of ZnO nanorod arrays grown on ITO substrate. CRYSTAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.201300216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Lingcui Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Qilu University and Technology; Jinan 250353 P.R. China
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- School of Science; Tianjin University; Tianjin 300072 P.R. China
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- School of Science; Tianjin University; Tianjin 300072 P.R. China
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- School of Science; Tianjin University; Tianjin 300072 P.R. China
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Zhai H, Zheng J, Yang J, Liu Y, Gao M. Optical properties of ZnO nanotubes. CRYSTAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.200900699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Yang Z, Liu Q, Yu H, Zou B, Wang Y, Wang TH. Substrate-free growth, characterization and growth mechanism of ZnO nanorod close-packed arrays. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2008; 19:035704. [PMID: 21817589 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/03/035704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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ZnO nanorod close-packed arrays are successfully fabricated in a substrate-free manner by a citric acid assisted annealing process at a low growth temperature of 400 °C. Each nanorod of ZnO nanorod close-packed arrays grows along the [0001] direction and is single crystalline with an average diameter of 50 nm, and an average length of 0.5 µm. The aspect ratio is 10. The ZnO nanorod close-packed arrays show a strong exciton absorption peak at 372 nm in UV-visible absorption spectra, exhibiting a blue-shift relative to the bulk exciton absorption (387 nm). Finally, a new growth mechanism is proposed for the substrate-free preparation of ZnO nanorod close-packed arrays by a citric acid assisted annealing process.
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- Zao Yang
- Micro-Nano Technologies Research Center, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
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Smith TC, Evans CJ, Clouthier DJ. Spectroscopic detection of the SiCCl free radical. J Chem Phys 2002. [DOI: 10.1063/1.1506683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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