Electric and hybrid vehicles uses regenerative braking, where application of the brake triggers the electric motor to work as a generator to produce electricity, which in turn charges the battery. This results in much less use of the friction brake, changing the corrosion and wear behavior of the rotor surface. There is a need for research on this topic, since fully electric or hybrid vehicles are replacing combustion engines due to concerns about global warming and climate change. Here the corrosion behavior of coated cast iron vehicle rotors in 3.5wt% NaCl is studied. The corrosion study has been performed using electrochemical methods such as cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). All the coated samples were provided by Pure Forge Rotors. Based on the results from SEM and EDX, the coating is atomic forge proprietary coating, and the base material is gray cast iron. Our primary objective is to study the corrosion behavior of coated, non-coated and friction-tested samples. CV experiments indicate a shift in the corrosion potential and corrosion current density due to changes in the nature of the exposed surface. Cross-sectional SEM showed the thickness of the coating to be 16-23 µm. After friction testing, the friction layer created by rubbing the brake pad over the rotor plays a role in corrosion resistance, but this depends on the type of brake pad material (i.e. semi-metallic, non-asbestos organic and low metallic). Results showed that friction film that forms after testing against non-asbestos organic pads provides the highest corrosion resistance amongst the three brake pad materials.

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Submitted by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2018-06-12T11:22:07Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Felipe Cavalcanti Sampaio - 2013.pdf: 1683727 bytes, checksum: 6cab873178ad2e097fe434f4aa8fca34 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2018-06-12T12:21:36Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Felipe Cavalcanti Sampaio - 2013.pdf: 1683727 bytes, checksum: 6cab873178ad2e097fe434f4aa8fca34 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-12T12:21:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Felipe Cavalcanti Sampaio - 2013.pdf: 1683727 bytes, checksum: 6cab873178ad2e097fe434f4aa8fca34 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-01-15 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Purpose: to assess the surface and evaluate the chemical composition of root canal filling materials by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX). Methods: eighteen polyethylene standard tubes were filled with the tested materials: Sealapex®, Sealer 26®, MTA Fillapex®, Pulp Canal Sealer®, Endofill® and AH Plus®. After 48 hours at 37°C and 95% relative humidity, the samples were surface-sputtered with gold, led to SEM and the images analyzed at 5,000X magnification. Then, the elements distribution and chemical composition were determined by EDX. The results were evaluated qualitatively (SEM images and elements distribution maps) and quantitatively (weight percentage). Results: the surface analysis revealed that the sealers presented different regularities, with an uniform distribution of elements, with particles of similar sizes and variable shapes in EDX microanalysis. Calcium oxide and hydroxide based sealers (Sealapex® and Sealer 26®) presented calcium peaks of 53.58wt.% and 65.00wt.%, respectively. MTA Fillapex® presented 30.58wt.% of calcium and high amounts of silicon (31.02 weight%) and bismuth (27.38 weight%). Zinc oxide and eugenol based sealers, Pulp Canal Sealer® and Endofill®, showed zinc quantities of 67.74wt% and 63.16wt.%, respectively. AH Plus® had higher amount of zirconium (64.24wt.%). The materials presented elements incompatible with the composition described by the manufacturer. Conclusions: the root canal sealers’ surfaces showed different. The elements presented uniform distribution, with particles of similar sizes and variable shapes. Chemical elements were found in the root canal sealers not described by the manufacturers. / Objetivo: analisar a superfície e avaliar a composição química de materiais obturadores do canal radicular por meio de microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e espectroscopia de dispersão de raios-X (EDX). Material e métodos: dezoito tubos de polietileno padronizados foram preenchidos com os materiais avaliados (n=3): Sealapex®, Sealer 26®, MTA Fillapex®, Pulp Canal Sealer®, Endofill® e AH Plus®. Após 48 horas a 37°C e umidade relativa de 95%, as amostras foram metalizadas com ouro, conduzidas ao MEV e as imagens da superfície analisadas em um aumento de 5.000X. A seguir, a distribuição dos elementos e composição química foram determinadas por meio de EDX. Os resultados foram avaliados qualitativamente (imagens do MEV e mapas de distribuição de elementos) e quantitativamente (porcentagem em peso). Resultados: a análise da superfície revelou que os cimentos apresentaram diferentes regularidades em imagens por MEV. As partículas apresentaram-se com distribuição uniforme dos elementos, com tamanhos similares e formas variáveis em microanálises por EDX. Os cimentos à base de óxido ou hidróxido de cálcio (Sealapex® e Sealer 26®) apresentaram quantidades de cálcio de 53,58%p (porcentagem de peso atômico) e 65,00%p, respectivamente, em microanálises por EDX. O cimento MTA Fillapex® apresentou 30,58%p de cálcio e elevadas quantidades de silício (31,02%p) e bismuto (27,38%p). Os cimentos contendo óxido de zinco e eugenol, Pulp Canal Sealer® e Endofill®, apresentaram zinco em quantidades de 67,74%p e 63,16%p, respectivamente. O AH Plus® apresentou maior quantidade de zircônia (64,24%p). Foram encontrados elementos não compatíveis com a composição descrita pelo fabricante. Conclusões: as superfícies dos cimentos endodônticos mostraram diferentes regularidades. As partículas apresentaram distribuição uniforme, com tamanhos similares, porém com formas variadas. Foram encontrados nos cimentos endodônticos elementos químicos que não foram descritos pelos fabricantes.

<p>  </p> <p>Atmospheric particles originate from all over the globe with wildly different sources such as sea spray aerosols of the ocean, mineral dust from deserts, biogenic emissions from forests, anthropogenic emissions of urban and industrial areas, volcanic eruptions, and many more. All of these particles can then be transported during which aging can occur where the external and internal chemical composition of particles and drastically be altered in which their physiochemical properties change or new particles as a whole are formed. Understanding what can cause this aging and correctly identifying how these particles change is vital for assessing climate in local areas. </p> <p>Chapter 3 focuses on dry intrusion (DI) and non-DI periods where vertical mixing of air occurs and allows for long range transport of particles. DI periods introduces populations of aged particles from far away sources into local regions. Identification and chemical characterization is performed for both of these periods to highlight the changes the DI period introduces in regards to particle morphology, chemical composition and lifetime. Analysis was performed via computer controlled scanning electron microscopy (CCSEM) for external information of the particles and scanning transmission x-ray microscopy (STXM) was used for internal information. The combination of these two techniques allows for a complete and thorough understanding of the particles during the two periods. </p> <p>Chapter 4 covers the first experiment done on a newly constructed cryogenic cooling cart which was created in the hopes to identify individual ice nucleating events of particles <em>in situ</em> when mimicking real world atmospheric conditions through temperature and humidity control. </p>

This thesis concerns the application of aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) to the quantitative analysis of industrial Pd-Pt core-shell catalyst nanoparticles. High angle annular dark field imaging (HAADF), an incoherent imaging mode, is used to determine particle size distribution and particle morphology of various particle designs with differing amounts of Pt coverage. The limitations to imaging, discrete tomography and spectral analysis imposed by the sample’s sensitivity to the beam are also explored. Since scattered intensity in HAADF is strongly dependent on both thickness and composition, determining the three dimensional structure of a particle and its bimetallic composition in each atomic column requires further analysis. A quantitative method was developed to interpret single images, obtained from commercially available microscopes, by analysis of the cross sections of HAADF scattering from individual atomic columns. This technique uses thorough detector calibrations and full dynamical simulations in order to allow comparison between experimentally measured cross section to simulated ones and is shown to be robust to many experimental parameters. Potential difficulties in its applications are discussed. The cross section approach is tested on model materials before applying it to the identification of column compositions of core-shell nanoparticles. Energy dispersive X-ray analysis is then used to provide compositional sensitivity. The potential sources of error are discussed and steps towards optimisation of experimental parameters presented. Finally, a combination of HAADF cross section analysis and EDX spectrum imaging is used to investigate the core-shell nanoparticles and the results are correlated to findings regarding structure and catalyst activity from other techniques. The results show that analysis by cross section combined with EDX spectrum mapping shows great promise in elucidating the atom-by-atom composition of individual columns in a core-shell nanoparticle. However, there is a clear need for further investigation to solve the thickness / composition dualism.