NanomanufacturingPub Date : 2024-07-22DOI: 10.3390/nanomanufacturing4030010
A. Giannakas, V. K. Karabagias, Amarildo Ndreka, Aikaterini Dimitrakou, Areti A. Leontiou, Katerina Katerinopoulou, M. Karakassides, Charalampos Proestos, C. Salmas
{"title":"Effect of Corona Treatment Method to Carvacrol Nanocoating Process for Carvacrol/Halloysite-Nanotube/Low-Density-Polyethylene Active Packaging Films Development","authors":"A. Giannakas, V. K. Karabagias, Amarildo Ndreka, Aikaterini Dimitrakou, Areti A. Leontiou, Katerina Katerinopoulou, M. Karakassides, Charalampos Proestos, C. Salmas","doi":"10.3390/nanomanufacturing4030010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nanomanufacturing4030010","url":null,"abstract":"Active food packaging incorporated with natural plant extracts as food preservatives, which will totally replace chemical preservatives gradually, are of major interest. Sequentially to our and other scientists’ previous work, in this paper we present the results of a study on the development of a novel active food packaging film based on the incorporation of a natural-halloysite/carvacrol-extract nanohybrid with the commercially used low-density polyethylene. The corona-treatment procedure was employed to incorporate a natural preservative on to the optimum final film. Packaging films are formatted with and without incorporation of natural-halloysite/carvacrol-extract nanohybrid and are coated externally, directly or via corona-treatment, with carvacrol essential oil. Mechanical, physicochemical, and preservation tests indicated that the low-density polyethylene incorporated perfectly with a natural-halloysite/carvacrol-extract nanohybrid. The extra external coating of the film with pure carvacrol extract using the corona-treatment technique led to approximately 100% higher Young Modulus values, slightly decreased ultimate strength by 20%, and exhibited almost stable elongation at break properties. The water vapor and oxygen properties were increased by 45 and 43%, correspondingly, compared to those of pure low-density polyethylene film. Finally, the antioxidant activity of the corona-treated film increased by 28% compared to the untreated film coated with carvacrol because of the controlled release rate of the carvacrol.","PeriodicalId":515443,"journal":{"name":"Nanomanufacturing","volume":"39 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141816899","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}
NanomanufacturingPub Date : 2024-04-22DOI: 10.3390/nanomanufacturing4020007
Martin Mikulics, Andreas Winden, Joachim Mayer, H. Hardtdegen
{"title":"Developments in Mask-Free Singularly Addressable Nano-LED Lithography","authors":"Martin Mikulics, Andreas Winden, Joachim Mayer, H. Hardtdegen","doi":"10.3390/nanomanufacturing4020007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nanomanufacturing4020007","url":null,"abstract":"LED devices are increasingly gaining importance in lithography approaches due to the fact that they can be used flexibly for mask-less patterning. In this study, we briefly report on developments in mask-free lithography approaches based on nano-LED devices and summarize our current achievements in the different building blocks needed for its application. Individually addressable nano-LED structures can form the basis for an unprecedented fast and flexible patterning, on demand, in photo-chemically sensitive films. We introduce a driving scheme for nano-LEDs in arrays serving for a singularly addressable approach. Furthermore, we discuss the challenges facing nano-LED fabrication and possibilities to improve their performance. Additionally, we introduce LED structures based on a hybrid nanocrystal/nano-LED approach. Lastly, we provide an outlook how this approach could further develop for next generation lithography systems. This technique has a huge potential to revolutionize the field and to contribute significantly to energy and resources saving device nanomanufacturing.","PeriodicalId":515443,"journal":{"name":"Nanomanufacturing","volume":"62 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140675567","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":"Solution-Processed Bilayered ZnO Electron Transport Layer for Efficient Inverted Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells","authors":"Walia Binte Tarique, Md Habibur Rahaman, Shahriyar Safat Dipta, Ashraful Hossain Howlader, Ashraf Uddin","doi":"10.3390/nanomanufacturing4020006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nanomanufacturing4020006","url":null,"abstract":"Organic solar cells (OSCs) are becoming increasingly popular in the scientific community because of their many desirable properties. These features include solution processability, low weight, low cost, and the ability to process on a wide scale using roll-to-roll technology. Enhancing the efficiency of photovoltaic systems, particularly high-performance OSCs, requires study into not only material design but also interface engineering. This study demonstrated that two different types of OSCs based on the PTB7-Th:IEICO-4F and PM6:Y6 active layers use a ZnO bilayer electron transport layer (ETL). The ZnO bilayer ETL comprises a ZnO nanoparticle (ZnO NP) and a ZnO layer created from a sol-gel. The effect of incorporating ZnO NPs into the electron transport layer (ETL) was studied; in particular, the effects on the electrical, optical, and morphological properties of the initial ZnO ETL were analyzed. The ability of ZnO films to carry charges is improved by the addition of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs), which increase their conductivity. The bilayer structure had better crystallinity and a smoother film surface than the single-layer sol-gel ZnO ETL. This led to a consistent and strong interfacial connection between the photoactive layer and the electron transport layer (ETL). Therefore, inverted organic solar cells (OSCs) with PTB7-Th:IEICO-4F and PM6:Y6 as photoactive layers exhibit improved power conversion efficiency and other photovoltaic properties when using the bilayer technique.","PeriodicalId":515443,"journal":{"name":"Nanomanufacturing","volume":"55 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140790396","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}
NanomanufacturingPub Date : 2024-03-14DOI: 10.3390/nanomanufacturing4010005
Johanna Rimböck, P. Schuster, Lisa Vsetecka, Christine Thanner
{"title":"UV Nanoimprint Lithography—Impact of Coating Techniques on Pattern Quality","authors":"Johanna Rimböck, P. Schuster, Lisa Vsetecka, Christine Thanner","doi":"10.3390/nanomanufacturing4010005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nanomanufacturing4010005","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, three different coating techniques are compared and their applicability for ultraviolet nanoimprint lithography (UV-NIL) is investigated. As UV-NIL is considered a suitable volume manufacturing production solution for various emerging applications, it is mandatory to consider environmental aspects such as operational energy use and material consumption as well as waste management. In this paper, spin coating, spray coating, and inkjet coating are used to coat both a high refractive index resin (n = 1.9) and a filler-free resin (n = 1.5), respectively. Variable Angle Spectroscopy Ellipsometry (VASE) was used to analyze the influence of different process parameters on the resin thickness as well as to compare the refractive index achieved from each coating technology. Finally, the applicability of the different coating methods for UV-NIL was investigated by imprinting the resin layers with different test structures. For the final imprints, the resolution, the surface roughness, and the pattern fidelity over 25 imprints was assessed using AFM. Finally, a comparison of the resin consumption and the process time was performed for each coating method.","PeriodicalId":515443,"journal":{"name":"Nanomanufacturing","volume":"89 S1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140242206","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}
NanomanufacturingPub Date : 2024-02-08DOI: 10.3390/nanomanufacturing4010003
A. Voznyakovskii, Mikhail Alekseevich Ilyushin, A. Vozniakovskii, I. V. Shugalei, G. G. Savenkov
{"title":"Safe Explosion Works Promoted by 2D Graphene Structures Produced under the Condition of Self-Propagation High-Temperature Synthesis","authors":"A. Voznyakovskii, Mikhail Alekseevich Ilyushin, A. Vozniakovskii, I. V. Shugalei, G. G. Savenkov","doi":"10.3390/nanomanufacturing4010003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nanomanufacturing4010003","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents the results of a study on the effectiveness of few-layer graphene synthesized under SHS conditions from lignin as a modifying additive in creating composite pyrotechnic complexes based on porous silicon and calcium perchlorate. It was found that the addition of few-layer graphene (20–30 wt. %) could significantly increase the probability of the ignition of pyrotechnic compositions by laser diode (infrared) radiation (wavelength of 976 nm and power of 15 MW/m2) compared to the initial pyrotechnic compositions. Using few-layer graphene also leads to a sharp increase in sensitivity to infrared laser radiation and the initiation of explosive transformations in retrofitted pyrotechnic compositions compared to the initial pyrotechnic compositions. Due to the high productivity and low cost of the technique for synthesizing few-layer graphene, the use of composite pyrotechnic compositions modified with few-layer graphene is profitable in the actual industry. A phenomenological model of the formation mechanism of 2D graphene structures under the conditions of the SHS process is proposed.","PeriodicalId":515443,"journal":{"name":"Nanomanufacturing","volume":" 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139790972","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}
NanomanufacturingPub Date : 2024-02-08DOI: 10.3390/nanomanufacturing4010003
A. Voznyakovskii, Mikhail Alekseevich Ilyushin, A. Vozniakovskii, I. V. Shugalei, G. G. Savenkov
{"title":"Safe Explosion Works Promoted by 2D Graphene Structures Produced under the Condition of Self-Propagation High-Temperature Synthesis","authors":"A. Voznyakovskii, Mikhail Alekseevich Ilyushin, A. Vozniakovskii, I. V. Shugalei, G. G. Savenkov","doi":"10.3390/nanomanufacturing4010003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nanomanufacturing4010003","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents the results of a study on the effectiveness of few-layer graphene synthesized under SHS conditions from lignin as a modifying additive in creating composite pyrotechnic complexes based on porous silicon and calcium perchlorate. It was found that the addition of few-layer graphene (20–30 wt. %) could significantly increase the probability of the ignition of pyrotechnic compositions by laser diode (infrared) radiation (wavelength of 976 nm and power of 15 MW/m2) compared to the initial pyrotechnic compositions. Using few-layer graphene also leads to a sharp increase in sensitivity to infrared laser radiation and the initiation of explosive transformations in retrofitted pyrotechnic compositions compared to the initial pyrotechnic compositions. Due to the high productivity and low cost of the technique for synthesizing few-layer graphene, the use of composite pyrotechnic compositions modified with few-layer graphene is profitable in the actual industry. A phenomenological model of the formation mechanism of 2D graphene structures under the conditions of the SHS process is proposed.","PeriodicalId":515443,"journal":{"name":"Nanomanufacturing","volume":"68 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139850782","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}
NanomanufacturingPub Date : 2024-01-10DOI: 10.3390/nanomanufacturing4010002
Francisco Rosario, João Paulo Almirão de Jesus, S. A. Casarin, F. L. La Porta
{"title":"Influence of γ-Irradiation on the Electronic Structure and the Chemical and Mechanical Properties of Poly(hydroxybutyrate-valerate)/Poly(caprolactone) Blends: Insights from Experimental Data and Computational Approaches","authors":"Francisco Rosario, João Paulo Almirão de Jesus, S. A. Casarin, F. L. La Porta","doi":"10.3390/nanomanufacturing4010002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nanomanufacturing4010002","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we investigated the influence of γ-irradiation (0, 50, and 100 kGy) doses on the chemical and mechanical properties of biodegradable poly(hydroxybutyrate-valerate)/poly(caprolactone) (PHBV/PCL) polymer blends rich in low-molar-mass PCL, which were prepared using a co-rotating twin-screw extruder. In parallel, the density functional theory (DFT) and the time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) methods were used together with a model containing four monomer units to provide an insight into the electronic structure, chemical bonds, and spectroscopic (such as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis)) properties of PHBV and PCL blend phases, which are critical for predicting and designing new materials with desired properties. We found that an increase in γ-irradiation doses caused splitting instead of crosslinks in the polymer chains, which led to evident deformation and an increase in tensile strength at break of 2.0 to 5.7 MPa for the PHBV/PCL blend. Further, this led to a decrease in crystallinity and proved the occurrence of a more favorable interaction between the blend phases.","PeriodicalId":515443,"journal":{"name":"Nanomanufacturing","volume":"34 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139441510","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}