Conforme pesquisas realizadas na literatura, o estudo do Titanato de Bário (BTO) na dosimetria é inédito, este material foi escolhido porque exibe propriedades luminescentes, demonstradas em experimentos de medidas de espectros de emissão. Para a confecção do BTO fez-se o uso da técnica química Sol-Gel, foi produzido amostras de BTO Puro, BTO dopado e co-dopado com diversas terras-raras. Todas as amostras produzidas sofreram calcinações com temperaturas definidas em 800, 1000 e 1200°C. As dopagens foram realizadas com os seguintes elementos terras-raras: Nd, Tb, Eu, Yb, Er, Pr, e as amostras co-dopadas foram com Tb/Eu e Yb/Er; no total foram confeccionadas trinta e uma amostras. No estudo de redução de massa foi constatada uma redução de metade das massas das amostras durante o processo de calcinação. Nas análises de Termoluminescência (TL) pelo menos uns dos tipos de calcinações apresentaram picos TL, com exceção das amostras co-dopadas com Tb/Eu. As amostras dopadas com Eu e Tb se destacaram nas análises das respostas termoluminescentes. A amostra com Tb e calcinada a 1200°C forneceu pico TL entre 90 a 200°C, e a dopada com Eu (1mol%) e calcinado a 1000°C apresentou picos TL em 110°C e 370°C. A mínima dose detectável para o pico de 110°C foi de 119 mGy e para o pico de 370°C foi de 143 mGy. As análises de MEV mostraram que as micrografias das amostras de BTO dopado tanto com Tb, quanto com Eu apresentaram superfícies porosas, diferentemente das Puras, que apresentaram superfície mais lisa. As análises de DRX indicaram uma fase tetragonal para as amostras Pura e dopadas com Eu (1 mol%), ambas calcinadas a 1000°C. / According to the literature, the study of Barium Titanate (BTO) for dosimetry is unpublished yet, this material was chosen because it exhibits luminescent properties, demonstrated in emission spectra experiments. To make the BTO samples the chemical sol-gel technique was used. Samples of BTO Pure, doped and co-doped with different rare earths were made. All produced samples were calcinated with temperatures at 800, 1000 and 1200°C. The doping was performed with the following rare earths: Nd, Tb, Eu, Yb, Er, Pr, and some samples were co-doped with Tb / Eu and Yb / Er; in total were made thirty-one samples. In the study of weight reduction, a reduction, by half of the mass of raw material, was observed during the calcination process. In the TL analysis, at least one of the types (temperature) of calcinations provides TL peaks formation, except for the samples co-doped with Tb / Eu. The BTO: Eu and Tb provided the best TL response. The BTO: Tb and calcined at 1200°C showed TL peak at 90 to 200°C and the one doped with Eu (1mol%) and calcined at 1000°C supplied peaks at 110°C and 370°C. The minimum detectable dose to the TL peak at 110°C was 119 mGy and for TL peak at 370°C was 143 mGy. SEM analyzes showed that the micrographs of BTO samples doped with both Tb and Eu supplied porous surfaces, unlike the pure sample, that showed smoother surface. XRD analyzes indicated a tetragonal phase to pure sample and the one doped with Eu (1 mol%), both calcined at 1000°C.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-21T20:42:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GUILHERME BACCI.pdf: 2882047 bytes, checksum: 2bf1ae6f64200191aa823e1e72f2a368 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-11-28 / Over the years, BaTiO3 has been used in a wide variety of crystal types applications, ceramic structures, multilayer and thin films. Lately, the utilities techniques to obtain BaTiO3 are so diversified and was cited in several works. The picked method for the synthesis of BaTiO3 in this work was the non conventional method called freeze drying, which consist to obtain powders in low temperature. Nanoparticulated powders was produced with pure phase at 973K and characterized as positive temperature coefficient (PTC). / Ao longo dos anos, BaTiO3 tem sido usado numa ampla variedade de aplicações na forma de vários tipos de cristais, estruturas cerâmicas, multicamadas e filmes finos. Recentemente, as técnicas utilizadas pra obtenção do BaTiO3 são muito diversas e foram mencionadas em vários trabalhos. O método selecionado para síntese do BaTiO3 neste trabalho foi o método não convencional chamado liofilização que, são pós obtidos na desidratação dos pós a baixas temperaturas. Foram produzidos pós nanoparticulados com fase pura a 700°C e caracterizados como sensores de temperatura com coeficiente positivo (PTC).

Piezoelectric materials produce an electric potential in response to a mechanical strain. They are, therefore, capable of converting ambient waste mechanical energy into useful electrical energy which, in turn, may be harnessed and used as a supplemental source of power in a variety of applications. Engineered piezoelectric materials may be deployed to improve treatment efficiency during the production of potable water, which is both chemically and energetically intensive. Ambient mechanical energy is prevalent in municipal water treatment. Vibrations induced by water treatment plant pumps (such as High Service Pumps), turbulence resulting from cross-flow or dead-end membrane filtration, or agitation from mechanical mixing (paddle or impeller) may provide sufficient input mechanical input energy to activate a piezoelectric response. The objective of this work was to fabricate and characterize a range of nanofiber-based piezoelectric materials and demonstrate their application as an alternative energy supply for driving environmental treatment (e.g., pollutant degradation) via simple mechanical agitation. To achieve this objective, we fabricated a variety of piezoelectric nanofiber composite mats consisting of barium titanate (BTO) nanocrystals grown via an alkaline hydrothermal method atop an electrospun carbon nanofiber (CNF) support. We hypothesized that the greatest degree of piezoelectric activity (as measured by the voltage produced as a function of mechanical strain) would be achieved for nanofiber composites containing BTO with the largest fraction of tetragonal crystal structure, known to be piezoelectrically active. A systematic study on the impacts of hydrothermal treatment time, temperature, as well as the influence of ethylene glycol as an organic co-solvent on BTO crystal size and morphology was performed. For example, ethylene glycol was found to disrupt the dissolution-precipitation mechanism of BTO crystal growth and instead spurred the growth of BTO nanorods and nanosheets on the CNF support. After characterization, the strength and electromechanical properties of various BTO-CNF composites was assessed. In some cases, output voltages have been measured on the order of 2.0 V/cm2 in response to surface bending strain induced by a custom cantilever-oscillometer apparatus. Optimal fractions of BTO loading in the composites were assessed through mass-loading electromechanical studies. As a proof of concept application, BTO nanoheterostructures were shown to utilize ultrasonic vibrations to degrade sodium orange II salt (4-(2-Hydroxy-1-naphthylazo)benzenesulfonic acid sodium salt) via piezocatalysis. Ongoing and future work will continue to develop optimized piezocatalytic nanoheterostructures able to harvest the electrochemical potential generated from mechanical agitation and structural deformation for the production of oxidizing and reducing equivalents for degradation of persistent and emerging organic contaminants and disinfection in water treatment.

The objective of this thesis is to develop high dielectric constant nanoparticle dispersion for switchable aircraft antenna systems. Two steps were designed to achieve the objective. First, obtain high dielectric, high aspect ratio nanoparticles and disperse them in dielectric oil medium. Second, manipulate the particle-oil dispersion using an external alternating current (AC) electric field to increase the effective dielectric constant. In order to obtain high dielectric dispersions, different sizes and shapes of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and barium titanate (BaTiO3) nanoparticles were purchased and measured. However, after a number of experiments detailed in the thesis, it was found that none of the commercially available nanoparticles could satisfy our requirements for a minimum effective dielectric constant. Thus, to achieve the goals above, we synthesized high aspect ratio BaTiO3 nanowires with BaC2O4 and TiO2 powders as precursors using a molten salt method. The as-synthesized BaTiO3 nanowires were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) mapping. The nanowires have a diameter ranging from 100 nm to 300 nm, and their lengths range from 1.5 micrometers to 5 micrometers. Mechanical stirring and bath sonication were used to obtain even colloidal dispersions. Different concentrations of BaTiO3 nanoparticles well dispersed in the oil medium were successfully manipulated using AC electric field. To monitor the change in microstructure of BaTiO3 nanoparticles, optical microscopy was used to observe the alignment of particles in the sample under the applied electric field. Various parameters including the magnitude, frequency, and duration of the electric field, and the concentration of BaTiO3 nanoparticles were investigated to achieve the optimal alignment of nanoparticles. The experimental results were validated by theoretical analysis using Maxwell-Garnett mixing rule. It was demonstrated that the effective dielectric constant of the colloidal dispersions would increase with the increase of the magnitude, frequency and duration of applied electric field. Synthesized BaTiO3 nanowire-based dispersions exhibit significant enhancement of the effective dielectric constant compared to other colloidal materials. The effective dielectric constant of 5 wt percent BaTiO3-oil dispersions could reach up to 10 when aligned at 1000 V/mm electric field at 1 kHz frequency for 1 hour.

Polymer/ceramic nanocomposites benefit by combining high permittivities (r) of metal oxide nanoparticles with high dielectric strength and excellent solution-processability of polymeric hosts. Simple mixing of nanoparticles and polymer generally results in poor quality materials due mainly to the agglomeration of nanoparticles and poor miscibility of nanoparticles in host materials. Surface modification of metal oxide nanoparticles with phosphonic acid-based ligands was found to afford a robust surface modification and improve the processablity and the quality of nanocomposites. The use of phosphonic-acid modified barium titanate (BaTiO₃) nanoparticles in dielectric nanocomposites dramatically improved the stability of the nanoparticle dispersion and the quality of the nanocomposites. Surface modification of BaTiO₃ nanoparticles allowed high quality nanocomposite thin films in ferroelectric polymer hosts such as poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) with large volume fractions (up to 50 vol. %), which exhibited a remarkable combination of a high permittvity (35 at 1 kHz) and a high breakdown strength (210 V/µm) leading to a maximum energy storage density of 6.1 J/cm³. The effect of nanoparticle volume fractions on the dielectric properties of this nanocomposite system was investigated and compared with theoretical models. At high volume fraction of nanoparticles, the porosity of the nanocomposites was found to have important role in the dielectric performance. A combined effective medium theory and finite difference simulation was used to model the dielectric properties of high volume fraction dielectric nanocomposites with porosity. These results provide a guideline to optimize the volume fractions of nanoparticles for maximum energy density. Nanocomposites based on phosphonic acid-modified BaTiO₃ nanoparticles can also be used as printable high permittivity dielectrics in organic electronics. High volume fractions (up to 37 vol. %) of phosphonic acid-modified BaTiO₃ nanoparticles dispersed in cross-linked poly(4-vinylphenol) allowed solution-processable high permittivity thin films with a large capacitance density (~50 nF/cm²) and a low leakage current (10 8 A/cm²) suitable as a gate insulator in organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). Pentacene-based OFETs using these nanocomposites showed a low threshold voltage (< -2.0 V) and a large on/off current ratio (Ion/off 104 ~ 106) due to the high capacitance density and low leakage current of the gate insulator.

This thesis presents work done on the calculation of the effects of anharmonic nuclear motion on the properties of solid materials from first principles. Such anharmonic effects can be significant in many cases. A vibrational self-consistent field (VSCF) method is used as the basis for these calculations, which is then improved and applied to a variety of solid state systems. Firstly, work done to improve the efficiency of the VSCF method is presented. The standard VSCF method involves using density functional theory (DFT) to map the Born-Oppenheimer (BO) energy surface that the nuclei move in, a computationally expensive process. It is shown that the accurate forces available in plane-wave basis DFT can be used to help map the BO surface more accurately and reduce the computational cost. This improved VSCF+f method is tested on molecular and solid hydrogen, as well as lithium and zirconium, and is found to give a speed-up of up to 40%. The VSCF method is then applied to two different systems of physical interest. It is first applied to the case of the neutral vacancy in diamond, in order to resolve a known discrepancy between harmonic ab initio calculations and experiment -- the former predict a static Jahn-Teller distortion, whilst the latter leads to a dynamic Jahn-Teller effect. By including anharmonic corrections to the energy and nuclear wavefunction, we show that the inclusion of these effects results in agreement between first-principles calculations and experiment for the first time. Lastly, the VSCF method is applied to barium titanate, a prototypical ferroelectric material which undergoes a series of phase transitions from around 400 K downwards. The nature of these phase transitions is still unclear, and understanding them is an active area of research. We describe the physics of the phase transitions of barium titanate, including both anharmonicity and the effect of polarisation caused by long wavelength vibrations, to help understand the important physics from first principles.

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Orientador: Maria Aparecida Zaghete Bertochi / Banca: Orivaldo Lopes da Silva / Banca: Neri Alves / Banca: Walter Katsumi Sakamoto / Banca: Cecilia Amelia de Carvalho Zavaglia / Resumo: Neste trabalho, foi conduzido um estudo sistemático da síntese de compósitos poli(fluoreto de vinilideno-trifluoretileno)/titanato de bário - P(VDF-TrFE)/BT - para uso em Regeneração Tecidual Guiada (GTR). Esta técnica osteopromotiva tem sido amplamente empregada em tratamentos do periodonto. A GTR emprega uma barreira física (membrana) para promover a formação de osso pela migração de células ósseas na região isolada. Desta forma, estas células são capazes de regenerar o defeito ósseo pela exclusão da competição com células não-osteogênicas na reabsorção do coágulo. Desta forma, membranas de compósitos polímero-cerâmica piezoelétrica podem promover osteogênese por meio de potenciais elétricos produzidos e prover proteção mecânica a região isolada. Membranas deste tipo podem ser consideradas como barreiras alternativas para GTR. Nesta direção, as propriedades estruturais e elétricas dos compósitos P(VDF-TrFE)/BT foram avaliadas, bem como, sua biocompatibilidade in vitro. Os compósitos foram preparados pela mistura de pós de titanato de bário e poli(fluoreto de vinilideno-trifluoretileno) (VDF = 80mol%) em meio de dimetilformamida (DMF0). As membranas de compósitos foram obtidos utilizando os seguintes métodos: espalhamento de solução sobre substrato (SC), deposição em spincoating (SP) e precipitação em água seguido de prensagem a quente (WHP). Compósitos obtidos por precipitação em água apresentaram microestrutura heterogênea e superfícies adequadas. Compósitos com fração volumétrica de 0,55 apresentaram os melhores valores de polarização remanescente e constante dielétrica relativa (33,1mC/cm2 e 78, respectivamente). Compósitos com fração volumétrica de 0,10 e 0,50 apresentaram coeficiente piezoelétrico d33 igual a 15,5 e ~0 pC/N respectivamente. P(VDF-TrFE)/BT demonstraram melhor biocompatibilidade in vitro...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: In this work, a systematic study on synthesis of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene)/barium titanate - P(VDF-TrFE)/BT - composites for used in Guided Tissue Regeneration (GTR) was carried out. This osteopromotive technique has been widely employed on periodontal treatment. GTR utilizes a physical barrier (membrane) to promote bone-forming cell to migrate into secluded space. Hereby, these cells are able to regenerate the osseous defect, by the exclusion of competing non-osteogenic soft tissue cells on reabsorption. The osteogenic process also can be enhanced by application of electrical energy (direct current or pulsed electromagnetic field). Thereby, membranes of polymer-ceramic piezoelectric composites can promote the osteogenesis by means of electrics potentials produced and to provide mechanical protection to the secluded space. This kind of membrane can be considered an alternative barrier to GTR. In this way, the structural and electrical properties of P(VDF-TrFE)/BT composites were evaluated, as well as, their in vitro biocompatibility. The composites were prepared by mixing Barium Titanate powders and P(VDF-TrFE) (VDF=80mol%) on dimethylformamide medium (DMF). Composites membranes were made by following methods: solvent casting (SC), spincoating (SP), and precipitation on water followed by hot pressing (WHP). Composites obtained by WHP showed heterogeneous microstructure and adequate surfaces. The composite of ceramic fraction of 0.55 presented the best values of remanent polarization and relative dielectric constant (33.1mC/cm2 and 78, respectively). The piezoelectric coefficient d33 was 15,5 and ~0 pC/N for composites with volumetric fraction of 0.10 and 0.50 respectively. P(VDF-TrFE)/BT presented better in vitro biocompatibility when compared to commercial e-PTFE GTR barrier. Therefore, P(VDF-TrFE)/BT membrane developed could be an alternative to be used in GTR. / Doutor

A síntese de nano partículas e a sua caracterização tem sido a grande mola propulsora do desenvolvimento de materiais nano-estruturados. Pouca atenção tem sido dedicada aos fenômenos físico-químicos relacionados às enormes superfícies intrínsecas destes materiais. Dentre eles, o titanato de bário ocupa uma posição de destaque devido ao seu grande potencial na geração de produtos de alta tecnologia. Neste estudo o BaTiO3 foi sintetizado pelo método Pechini que proporciona a geração de nanopartículas de grande uniformidade química. Contudo, o uso de cátions que formam carbonatos de alta estabilidade pode inviabilizar o uso do método. Os pós de titanato de bário preparados apresentaram elevada área de superfície específica, mas formação de fases parasitas de carbonato de bário e em algumas estequiometrias de ortotitanato de bário e carbonatos adsorvidos à superfície do titanato de bário. O estudo sistemático da química de superfície e da estrutura cristalina do material permitiu a proposta de um método de lixiviação em meio ácido onde as fases parasitas foram eliminadas e um material nanométrico de grande potencial de aplicação foi obtido com as seguintes características: fase com simetria tetragonal predominante ~95% (apesar da coexistência de fase cúbica ~5%); tamanho de cristalito ou partícula primária de 44 nm; área de superfície específica igual a 13,4 m2/g e D(BET) de 74 nm; está isento de contaminação de carbonatos ou outra fase; relação estequiométrica de Ba/Ti = 0,96 -> Ba0,98Ti1,02O3. / The synthesis and characterization of Nanoparticles has been a great topic for nanostructured materials developments. The Relationship between Physicochemical phenomena and large surface area has had a little attention. The barium titanate has a great potential of high-tech products generation. In this work, the BaTiO3 was prepared by polymeric precursor method because this method generates a great chemical uniformity in nanoparticles. However, cations that form carbonates of high-stability may compromise this method use. The barium titanate powder was prepared and showed high specific surface area, but this powder has barium carbonate and ortotitanato contamination. The systematic surface chemistry and crystal structure study suggest an acid leaching method to contaminant phases eliminated. A nanomaterial of great potential for application was obtained with the following characteristics: tetragonal phase predominant ~95% (cubic phase coexist ~5%); crystallite size of 44 nm; surface area of 13,4 m2/g and Particle size (estimated BET) of 74 nm; carbonate free; Ba/Ti = 0,96 -> Ba0,98Ti1,02O3.

Conforme pesquisas realizadas na literatura, o estudo do Titanato de Bário (BTO) na dosimetria é inédito, este material foi escolhido porque exibe propriedades luminescentes, demonstradas em experimentos de medidas de espectros de emissão. Para a confecção do BTO fez-se o uso da técnica química Sol-Gel, foi produzido amostras de BTO Puro, BTO dopado e co-dopado com diversas terras-raras. Todas as amostras produzidas sofreram calcinações com temperaturas definidas em 800, 1000 e 1200°C. As dopagens foram realizadas com os seguintes elementos terras-raras: Nd, Tb, Eu, Yb, Er, Pr, e as amostras co-dopadas foram com Tb/Eu e Yb/Er; no total foram confeccionadas trinta e uma amostras. No estudo de redução de massa foi constatada uma redução de metade das massas das amostras durante o processo de calcinação. Nas análises de Termoluminescência (TL) pelo menos uns dos tipos de calcinações apresentaram picos TL, com exceção das amostras co-dopadas com Tb/Eu. As amostras dopadas com Eu e Tb se destacaram nas análises das respostas termoluminescentes. A amostra com Tb e calcinada a 1200°C forneceu pico TL entre 90 a 200°C, e a dopada com Eu (1mol%) e calcinado a 1000°C apresentou picos TL em 110°C e 370°C. A mínima dose detectável para o pico de 110°C foi de 119 mGy e para o pico de 370°C foi de 143 mGy. As análises de MEV mostraram que as micrografias das amostras de BTO dopado tanto com Tb, quanto com Eu apresentaram superfícies porosas, diferentemente das Puras, que apresentaram superfície mais lisa. As análises de DRX indicaram uma fase tetragonal para as amostras Pura e dopadas com Eu (1 mol%), ambas calcinadas a 1000°C. / According to the literature, the study of Barium Titanate (BTO) for dosimetry is unpublished yet, this material was chosen because it exhibits luminescent properties, demonstrated in emission spectra experiments. To make the BTO samples the chemical sol-gel technique was used. Samples of BTO Pure, doped and co-doped with different rare earths were made. All produced samples were calcinated with temperatures at 800, 1000 and 1200°C. The doping was performed with the following rare earths: Nd, Tb, Eu, Yb, Er, Pr, and some samples were co-doped with Tb / Eu and Yb / Er; in total were made thirty-one samples. In the study of weight reduction, a reduction, by half of the mass of raw material, was observed during the calcination process. In the TL analysis, at least one of the types (temperature) of calcinations provides TL peaks formation, except for the samples co-doped with Tb / Eu. The BTO: Eu and Tb provided the best TL response. The BTO: Tb and calcined at 1200°C showed TL peak at 90 to 200°C and the one doped with Eu (1mol%) and calcined at 1000°C supplied peaks at 110°C and 370°C. The minimum detectable dose to the TL peak at 110°C was 119 mGy and for TL peak at 370°C was 143 mGy. SEM analyzes showed that the micrographs of BTO samples doped with both Tb and Eu supplied porous surfaces, unlike the pure sample, that showed smoother surface. XRD analyzes indicated a tetragonal phase to pure sample and the one doped with Eu (1 mol%), both calcined at 1000°C.