Abeer R. Abbas, M. Fakhri, A. Alwahib, Motahher A. Qaeed, S. Gopinath
{"title":"Optical Properties of Gallium Nitride Heterostructures Grown on Quartz Using Pulse Laser Deposition Method","authors":"Abeer R. Abbas, M. Fakhri, A. Alwahib, Motahher A. Qaeed, S. Gopinath","doi":"10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.852","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.852","url":null,"abstract":"An optical analysis was conducted on a Gallium nitride (GaN) thin film grown on a quartz substrate using the physical vapor deposition technique (PVD), specifically, pulsed laser deposition (PLD). The film was grown using different laser wavelengths (1064, 532, and 355) nm from a Q-switch neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd: YAG) laser, all performed under a vacuum pressure of 10-2 m bar. The absorption coefficient of the GaN thin film was determined by performing UV-Vis diffused spectroscopy at room temperature and measuring wavelengths ranging from 200 to 1000 nm. The absorption peak occurs at 227 nm when the wavelength is 1064 nm, at 217 nm when the wavelength is 532 nm, and at 222 nm when the wavelength is 355 nm. The optical energy gap is a crucial statistic for analyzing the properties of thin films and assessing their potential as gas sensors. The value of the direct energy gap (Eg) for the prepared films was established by analyzing the graph that shows the relationship between (α h) and the energy gap (ev) values at different wavelengths. The energy values were determined to be 3.36 eV, 3.62 eV, and 3.7 eV for 1064, 532, and 355 nm wavelengths, respectively.","PeriodicalId":512011,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials (IJNeaM)","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141354139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kelvin Voon, Yan Jie, S. Shaari, Fairus Ahmad, Nor Farhani Zakaria, Norhayati Sabani
{"title":"Photoluminescence Measurement of Triplet Sensitizer-Emitter Solution Using a Customized 3D-Printed Sample Holder","authors":"Kelvin Voon, Yan Jie, S. Shaari, Fairus Ahmad, Nor Farhani Zakaria, Norhayati Sabani","doi":"10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.854","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.854","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores the photoluminescence (PL) measurement of triplet sensitizer-emitter (TSE) solutions using a custom 3D-printed sample holder, within the context of triplet-triplet annihilation based molecular photon upconversion (TTA-UC) systems targeting the Vis-to-UV spectral region. TTA-UC converts low-energy visible photons to higher-energy ultraviolet (UV) photons, holding promise for solar energy harvesting and photonics applications. Two TSE couples, 4CzIPN/TP and 4CzIPN/QP, were investigated, and their upconverted fluorescence spectra showed peaks at 344 nm and 354 nm / 370 nm, respectively, confirming efficient upconversion capabilities. The 3D-printed sample holder facilitated reproducible PL measurements, enabling the calculation of quantum yields (ΦUC). The 4CzIPN/TP and 4CzIPN/QP couples exhibited low quantum yields (0.028% and 0.043%, respectively), suggesting the need for improved deoxygenation methods to enhance the triplet-triplet annihilation process and overall quantum efficiency. Despite modest yields, successful UV upconverted fluorescence observation underscores the feasibility of the Vis-to-UV TTA-UC system. This study provides insights into TTA-UC optimization and demonstrates the utility of the 3D-printed sample holder for affordable and precise PL measurements, paving the way for future advancements in photonics and solar energy applications.","PeriodicalId":512011,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials (IJNeaM)","volume":"20 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141354321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integration Of Acoustophoresis and Dielectrophoresis on A Single Chip Platform: A Numerical Study","authors":"Anjam Waheed, M. R. Buyong, M. F. Mohd, Razip Wee","doi":"10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.864","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.864","url":null,"abstract":"Passive or active manipulation forces would be needed for the microfluidic system for chemical and biological analysis in order to regulate, trap, separate, sort, and discriminate between particles and cells. The primary goals of passive manipulation are consistency and repeatability to attain high levels of control with exact trajectories. In the meantime, by introducing external forces like hydrodynamic, dielectrophoretic, magnetophoretic, acoustophoretic, and optical tweezing, the active manipulations allow to control particle displacement in a highly predictable and consistent fashion. These methods are much more promising for the development of a small and compact biomedical diagnostic rapid test. Since most biological particles are suspended in different biological fluids like blood and urine, dielectrophoresis (DEP) and acoustophoresis (ACP) have been demonstrated to be promising among these external forces because of their ability to apply forces on the particles in a liquid environment. Additionally, both techniques are fast, inexpensive to fabricate, label-free, and incredibly selective. In this study, we introduce a novel method that combines these two forces into a single chip, improving the separation process for ACP and DEP based on the intrinsic dielectric and acoustic properties of the particles, respectively. It is anticipated that this research would shed light on why particular manipulative factors predominate more or less in particular situations.","PeriodicalId":512011,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials (IJNeaM)","volume":"25 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141354645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhammad Faris Raffizal, Mohd Zulkifli, Mohamad Noor, Mohd Shaiful Zaidi, Mat Desa, Sonny Irawan, Dennis Delali, Kwesi Wayo
{"title":"Study on the Interaction of Interfacial Tension Between Water and Oil Surfaces In The Presence of Aluminium Coated With Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) Nanoparticles","authors":"Muhammad Faris Raffizal, Mohd Zulkifli, Mohamad Noor, Mohd Shaiful Zaidi, Mat Desa, Sonny Irawan, Dennis Delali, Kwesi Wayo","doi":"10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.834","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.834","url":null,"abstract":"Applications of nanotechnology are frequently used in the oil and gas sector. However, nanoparticles boost sand consolidation, lower interfacial tension between water and oil, and improve the mobility of trapped oil to increase crude oil recovery in enhanced petroleum recovery (EOR). Using aluminium PVP-coated low-porosity sand packing, the effects of nanoparticles on interfacial tension and water-oil surface contact were examined in this study. The horizontal column was filled with low-porosity sand, and the nanopowders were suspended in deionized water. The four distinct nanoparticle suspension pore volumes (PV) used in this experiment are 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, and 1.0 PV. At the column's output, the sample is then deposited, and the effluent is analysed and contrasted using IFT and viscosity with a solid viscometer. In this investigation, it was discovered that the water target zone had a very limited pore volume and only received 0.52 PV of injected nanoparticles. The better the oil can be extracted, the lower the viscosity and IFT value. The removal of the oil droplet and increased oil output for EOR could result from the transport of PVP nanoparticles coated with aluminium.","PeriodicalId":512011,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials (IJNeaM)","volume":"120 45","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141351886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Retno Asih, Fitriani, Dylia Rahmadyanti, Haniffudin Nurdiansah, Norizah A. Karim, Dita P. Sari, Fathan Bahfie, Hideki Nakajima, Lukman Noerochim, Muhammad M. Ramli, Darminto
{"title":"Dual Doping of Sulfur and Nitrogen Induces Hierarchical Porous Carbon from Wastes Medical Masks for Supercapacitor Electrodes","authors":"Retno Asih, Fitriani, Dylia Rahmadyanti, Haniffudin Nurdiansah, Norizah A. Karim, Dita P. Sari, Fathan Bahfie, Hideki Nakajima, Lukman Noerochim, Muhammad M. Ramli, Darminto","doi":"10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.868","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.868","url":null,"abstract":"Demand for battery and supercapacitor materials rapidly increases as energy storage deployments accelerate. Waste-based supercapacitors have become a point of interest to accommodate growing demand and awareness of environmentally friendly products. This work aims to examine how doping with sulfur and nitrogen affects the morphology and structure of porous carbon synthesized from waste medical masks and the electrochemical performances of the prepared electrodes. Nitrogen- and sulfur-doped porous carbon (a-C:NS) is successfully obtained by solvothermal and hydrothermal processes in an autoclave followed by chemical activation using potassium hydroxide (KOH) and a carbonization procedure. Sulfur- and nitrogen-doping increase the yield compared to the directly carbonized process of the waste medical mask. The a-C:NS sample has a porous feature, showing the presence of S, N, O, and dominant C elements and the formation of C-S and C-N bonds. The supercapacitor electrode prepared from a-C:NS shows an electric double layer capacitor (EDLC)-like characteristic with a high specific capacitance (CS) of 300 F/g at the scanning rate of 5 mV/s. This study shows a possible route to transform polypropylene waste into functional materials for supercapacitor electrodes.","PeriodicalId":512011,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials (IJNeaM)","volume":"118 48","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141351918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Fariza, A. Norazlina, T. Azman, M. K. Ahmad, K. Murakami
{"title":"Properties Enhancement of Cu2O/TiO2 Heterostructure Film Using Two-step Hydrothermal and Potentiostatic Deposition Method","authors":"M. Fariza, A. Norazlina, T. Azman, M. K. Ahmad, K. Murakami","doi":"10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.820","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.820","url":null,"abstract":"Two-steps hydrothermal were demonstrated to create a high efficiently interfacial layer of TiO2 thin film. The first hydrothermal was conducted to synthesize a well-aligned and compact structure of TiO2 nanorods on FTO substrate. Etching treatment in an acidic medium of hydrochloric acid (HCl) as a second hydrothermal favors increasing the surface area prior to any deposition to be a heterostructure film. The morphology of nanorods changed while the electrical resistivity decreased, demonstrating that the etching treatment had a substantial effect on the TiO2 thin film properties. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) was conducted prior deposition. The electrodeposition of Cu2O on the TiO2 thin film was fabricated by using copper acetate-based solution with pH value of 12.0 at bath temperature of 60°C. The finding revealed that the pyramidal structure of Cu2O film was deposited uniformly, which is believed that the properties of TiO2 interfacial layer were excellently improved.","PeriodicalId":512011,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials (IJNeaM)","volume":"141 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141351114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Roharsyafinaz Roslan, Mohamad Zin, Anis Amirah Alim, Sh. Nadzirah, Nurkhaizan Zulkepli, Chang Fu Dee, Susthitha Menon, Ahmad Ghadafi, A. A. Hamzah
{"title":"Comparison between TiO2/rGO and TiO2 with Various Microelectrode Gaps for Biosensor Applications","authors":"Roharsyafinaz Roslan, Mohamad Zin, Anis Amirah Alim, Sh. Nadzirah, Nurkhaizan Zulkepli, Chang Fu Dee, Susthitha Menon, Ahmad Ghadafi, A. A. Hamzah","doi":"10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.832","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.832","url":null,"abstract":"Sensitive, selective, and stable materials are important to act as an electron transport layer to construct signals in biosensors. Graphene-based biosensors get attention in this industry due to their selective and sensitive properties. We fabricated TiO2/rGO and TiO2 using spin coating in this study. Thermal evaporation deposited the silver. The picoammeter examined the influence of microelectrode gap sizes (50, 100, and 250 μm) on electrical performance. It was revealed that a smaller gap generates better electrical performance. At the smallest gap, the 50μm TiO2 (8.04E-12 A) and TiO2/rGO (2.385E-8 A) at 0.04V. The morphological and chemical analysis supported the electrical behavior of TiO2/rGO and TiO2. These results show that the method used was able to form a TiO2/rGO film that is sensitive to the size of the gap between two microelectrodes.","PeriodicalId":512011,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials (IJNeaM)","volume":"75 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141350614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohd Hafiz, Wen Jie Koh, B. N. Taib, Shazlina Johari, Siti Noorjannah
{"title":"Simulation of Piezoelectric Transducer Microphone Diaphragm Based on Different Materials","authors":"Mohd Hafiz, Wen Jie Koh, B. N. Taib, Shazlina Johari, Siti Noorjannah","doi":"10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.821","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.821","url":null,"abstract":"Piezoelectric microphone which utilizes MEMS technology is a type of transducer that converts an input acoustic signal into an output electrical signal. The characteristics of the microphone diaphragm such as the diaphragm design features and the type of piezoelectric materials used will affect the performance of the microphone in terms of sensitivity. It is hard to control the stress of the diaphragm used in the MEMS transducer microphone. A modification of the diaphragm is done in this project to reduce the residual stress of the piezoelectric transducer. In addition, finite element analysis namely structural, modal and harmonic were carried out using Ansys 15.0 to simulate the mechanical and dynamic behaviour of the microphone diaphragm. Two types of diaphragm structure were designed, namely square and circular, while three types of piezoelectric material which are AlN, PZT and ZnO were used as the diaphragm material. The structural analysis findings of the diaphragm subjected to 1 Pa pressure revealed that the circular diaphragm made of AlN material exhibited the highest stress, reaching 43.05 GPa, surpassing the stresses observed in the other two materials. On the contrary, the square diaphragm composed of PZT material demonstrated the lowest stress, with only 1.55 GPa. In terms of resonance frequency, the circular AlN diaphragm achieved the highest resonant frequency, reaching 449.84 kHz, whereas the square PZT diaphragm exhibited the lowest frequency at 200.25 kHz. In general, the circular diaphragm design consistently yielded higher first resonant frequencies compared to the square design.The results show that the circular diaphragm with AlN piezoelectric materials is the ideal diaphragm in the microphone because of the highest stress generated and the first resonant frequency. The stress is related to the sensitivity of a microphone while the high resonant frequency can lead to the better optimization of signal to noise ratio control.","PeriodicalId":512011,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials (IJNeaM)","volume":"124 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141351937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hussaini Adam, S. Gopinath, Tijjani Adam, M. Fakhri, Evan T. Salim, Uda Hashim
{"title":"Comparative Analysis on Aluminium Interdigitated Electrode Surface: Influence of Ionic Strength and Electrolytes Changes","authors":"Hussaini Adam, S. Gopinath, Tijjani Adam, M. Fakhri, Evan T. Salim, Uda Hashim","doi":"10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.830","url":null,"abstract":"The field of generating surface thin films in sensing applications is emerging, and the incorporation of thin film technology into sensor development for enhanced sensing is becoming increasingly significant in various industries such as healthcare, environmental monitoring, and food safety. However, in order to achieve higher specificity in biosensing, advances in nanomaterial biofunctionalization are crucial. This research focuses on the fabrication and characterization of nanobiosensors with surface modification using two different sensing materials: zinc oxide and gold nanorod nanocomposites. The aim of this study was to enhance the sensing capabilities of nanobiosensors by incorporating surface modification with different sensing materials. The fabrication of nanobiosensors involved using silicon as the base material and conventional photolithography to fabricate aluminium interdigitated electrodes with three different structures and gap sizes. AutoCAD software was utilized to create three different photo masks with varying gap sizes. Physical characterization of the fabricated ALIDEs was conducted using atomic force microscope, high power microscope, scanning electron microscope, and 3D-profilormeter. The electrical characterization of the ALIDEs was performed using a Keithley 6487 picoammeter. I-V measurements were conducted on bare ALIDEs as well as surface modified ALIDEs with zinc oxide and gold nanorod. I-V measurements were also performed for pH scouting. The I-V measurements on bare ALIDEs revealed that ALIDEs modified with gold nanorod conducted the least current compared to ALIDEs modified with zinc oxide. Furthermore, the ALIDEs modified with gold nanorod were found to be stable under various electrolytes environments after undergoing pH scouting.","PeriodicalId":512011,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials (IJNeaM)","volume":"14 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141354399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Wooi, Shafirol Nizam, Bin Osman, H. N. Afrouzi, Syahrun Nizam bin, K. Mehranzamir, Muzaidi Othman
{"title":"Grounding Performance of Hydrogel, Silica Gel and Charcoal Ash as Additive Material in Grounding System","authors":"C. Wooi, Shafirol Nizam, Bin Osman, H. N. Afrouzi, Syahrun Nizam bin, K. Mehranzamir, Muzaidi Othman","doi":"10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58915/ijneam.v17ijune.842","url":null,"abstract":"Grounding enhancement materials (GEMs) are one of the additive materials which can change the grounding performance without lots of significant costs. The study aimed to assess the performance of laterite and peat soil, copper and galvanized conductors, and determine the effectiveness of additional materials in reducing grounding resistance. Altering soil characteristics can enhance the conductor's contact area, achieving lower grounding resistance without high costs. Hydrogel, silica gel, and charcoal ash were mixed with soil for testing. Grounding resistance values were measured and collected using the Fall-of-Potential Method using Kyoritsu Earth-Tester-Model-4102. The number of GEMs used were 300g and 600g. Hydrogel, silica gel, and charcoal ash added to soil reduced grounding resistance. Among the various Ground Enhancement Materials (GEMs) tested, hydrogel exhibited the most impressive performance, boasting the lowest grounding resistance at just 56% compared to the reference grounding system. Silica gel followed closely as the second-best performer, with an average grounding resistance of 77% relative to the reference system and lastly is charcoal ash with an average grounding resistance of 77% relative to the reference system. These GEMs significantly enhanced soil conductivity. Furthermore, when considering different soil types and conductor materials, it was observed that peat soil combined with galvanized conductors achieved notably lower grounding resistance in comparison to laterite soil and copper conductors, respectively.","PeriodicalId":512011,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials (IJNeaM)","volume":"52 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141350333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}