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Polypropylene block copolymer is used in different industries like pipe productions. This copolymer has proper mechanical properties, specially it has good impact strength, but in some applications it’s elastic modulus (stiffness) is not enough and that leads to some problemes in servise. Nucleating agents influence crystalline structure and properties and also the mechanical properties by controlling the crystallization process. Nanoparticles also have a beneficial effects on physical and mechanical properties. In this study, the effect of adding two types of α-phase nucleating agents (commercial names NA11 and DMDBS) in the form of masterbatch wt 5% with a carrier of polypropylene block... 

First atomistic simulation was used to study the deformation and fracture mechanisms of Ni-Si interfaces under tensile and shear loads dependent on the crystal structure of interface zone. Modified embedded atom method (MEAM) potential was utilized for molecular dynamics (MD) modeling. The simulation includes analysis of common neighbors, coordination number, least-square atomic local strain, and radial distribution function. The profound effect of interface crystallography on the tensile and shear deformation is shown. The highest tensile strength is obtained for interfaces with high plane density due to lowest atomic disorder while under shear loading planes with low density exhibit a high... 

The discovery of the iron-based superconductors attracted much experimental and theoretical attention in the recent years. BaFe2As2 is one of the highlighted materials which is the antiferromagnetic metal (below Neel temperature) and undergoes to superconducting and non-magnetic state by variety of doping, usually accompanied by a structural phase transition. Superconductivity is appeared in this system by doping Co and Ni at the Fe sites which is one of the excited situations in the physics of superconductors, where the magnetic doping suppresses the superconducting state. So, the study of Co doping of the electronic structure of this system, might lead us to better understanding of the... 

TiO2 is one of the most frequently used photocatalyst materials. Porous TiO2 nanostructure has drawn much attention recently due to high decomposition rate of organic pollutants. In this thesis, TiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized via sol-gel method and were coated on cotton and jute fiber separately; besides, the impregnated fibers were heat treated to eliminate cellulose. Titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP) was used as a precursor and two solutions, acidic and alcoholic, were used as the primary solutions for synthesis. In acidic solution, the crystalline phase and size distribution of TiO2 nanoparticles were evaluated with changing pH.Then, the appropriate pH was chosen for coating. In... 

Nowadays, one of the most important research goals is to develop intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFC) operated at 500–800 °C. However, the large cathode polarization resistance caused by the reduced temperature is a major barrier against such an urgent demand for commercialization. In this regard, it is necessary to select a proper material as a cathode working efficiently at reduced temperatures without losing its desired performance. Various mixed ionic electron conductors (MIECs), especially Ruddlesden–Popper-type oxides, are used to improve the cathode performance at intermediate temperatures. Among these layered oxides, Pr2NiO4 has been reported to possess the... 

Polypropylene is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic used in various industries and the second most used polymer globally. Polypropylene is sensitive to degradation by o agents due to having tertiary carbon in its chain. Chlorine-based disinfectants, used to disinfect drinking water, cause the degradation of hot water pipes made of polypropylene random copolymer. The stability of polypropylene against oxidizing chemical agents depends on the type of crystalline phase and polymer morphology. This research investigated the effect of alpha, beta, and gamma crystalline phases and spherulite size on random polypropylene copolymer's chemical stability in chlorine dioxide. Three samples were prepared,...