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The most important researchers’ purposes in superconductivity are achievement of the room temperature superconductivity and to understand the high temperature superconductivity mechanism. Researchers’ goal in to increase the transition temperature by applying pressure, changing oxygen content, different doping, and changing stoichiometry in the families of the high temperature superconductors. In this research, which has been carried out in the Magnet Research Laboratary of Sharif University of Technology, samples of Y3Ba5Cu8O18, Gd3Ba5Cu8O18, and Pr3Ba5Cu8O18 have been synthesized by the standard solid-state reaction technique, the structure, electrical and magnetic properties of the... 

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... 

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,... 

In today’s world the growth in population make food production and also the packaging industry increase. Finding new ways to enhance the efficiency of packaging is become so important beyond researchers. As the randomized co-polypropylene is the most suitable materials for this industry many attempts have been made to control its melting behavior with the aim of expanding their application in the packaging industry. The study in this field indicate the dependence of the melting behavior on the structural characteristics of the material such as molecular mass, chain structure, type of crystalline structure, and the amount of dispersion of the crystals thickness. Due to the lack of proper... 

Y-based Superconducting compounds (YBCO) with different stoichiometry have been considered by researchers for its transition temperature above the boiling temperature of liquid nitrogen, preparation of high quality samples, simple crystal and electronic structure and other advantages relative to the other high-Tc copper oxide superconductors. Reaching to higher transition temperature has been considered in the recent years. In 2009, new compound of this family with different stoichiometry Y3Ba5Cu8O18(Y358) and transition temperature above 100 K was synthesized which is 10 K higher than maximum transition temperature in this family. Confirming this transition temperature can be help us for... 

Dislocations are one of the most important classes of defects in crystals. They have significant effects on the physical properties of crystals. They could be primarily created during the formation of a crystal or during the loading on specimen. Dislocation’s movement due to stress is the main cause of crystal plasticity. Since dislocation is a change in perfect crystal structure it is possible to identify it in the molecular level. However, the high computational cost of the MD level, has led researchers to using the multi-scale methods. Researchers have used many various multi-scale methods to study dislocations. The method used in this paper is based on energy. Total energy of system for... 

bulk metallic glass Unlike metal materials that have a crystalline structure, amorphous glass is an amorphous material with an irregular atomic structure that simultaneously has the same physical properties as metals. Due to the absence of crystal defects such as dislocation and grain boundaries, these materials show unique mechanical properties such as high strength and elastic strain, abrasion resistance and proper corrosion. However, their plastic deformation is heterogeneous, concentrated, and accompanied by sudden failure. Unlike metals, these materials do not have a long-range crystalline order, and their atomic structure includes short-range and mid-range order. The short-range order... 

Carboxamide ligands have been part of the growing research in the field of coordination chemistry of transition metal complexes. The solvent used in the classical method of synthesis of these compounds is pyridine, a solvent which is extremely toxic. In this project, we have developed a new method of synthesis using ionic liquids as the reaction media and have prepared Hqcq (1), Htp(2) under optimum conditions for Pd(II) and Pt(II) complexes of Hqcq and Co(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) complexes of Htp with the formula:[Pd(qcq)(OAc)] (1a), [Pt(qcq)(Cl)] (1b), [Co(Htp)2(H2O)2].C2H5OH (2a), Co3O4 (2b), [Cu(tp)2(H2O)].CHCl3 (2c), CuO (2d), [Zn(tp)2(H2O)2] (2e), [Cd(tp)2(H2O)2].CH3OH... 

Polyvinylidene fluoride is highly regarded by researchers due to its piezoelectric properties, mechanical properties, chemical and thermal stability and biocompatibility. This thermoplastic polymer has a semi-crystalline structure and, depending on the crystallization conditions, has five distinct crystalline phases α, β, γ, δ and ε. The β, γ and δ phases are electroactive, and among them, the β phase has high piezoelectric activity due to its high dipole moment. This study focuses on increasing the amount of β phase in polyvinylidene fluoride and increasing its piezoelectric property. Polyvinylidene fluoride is highly miscible with oxygen containing polymers such as polymethyl...