Um filme polimérico utilizado na fabricação de curativos adesivos não perfurados deve ter baixo módulo de elasticidade e boa permeabilidade ao vapor d\' água. O baixo módulo de elasticidade garante sensação de maior conforto do produto em contato com a pele quando a pessoa que o está utilizando movimenta a parte do corpo sobre a qual está aplicado o curativo, principalmente a região das articulações, como joelhos e cotovelos. A importância de uma boa permeabilidade ao vapor d\' água está relacionada, principalmente em curativos não perfurados, ao fato de que a pele perde água constantemente e, se o filme polimérico não permitir a saída dessa água ao meio ambiente, ocorrerá um fenômeno denominado maceração, que é a sensibilização excessiva da pele, causada pela hiper hidratação da mesma. O presente trabalho apresenta um estudo da permeabilidade ao vapor d\' água, bem como a caracterização vibracional e térmica de um filme polimérico constituído por três polímeros diferentes, desenvolvido para substituir a poliuretana utilizada atualmente na produção de curativos adesivos não perfurados, com custo inferior. Os polímeros que constituem o filme foram caracterizados separadamente e alguns resultados obtidos, como Tm e a estrutura química dos polímeros Lotader® e Lotryl® foram comparados aos dados fornecidos pelo fabricante. Verificou-se que as propriedades de módulo de elasticidade e permeabilidade ao vapor d\' água do filme desenvolvido são inferiores às da poliuretana inviabilizando a substituição. Entretanto, o trabalho proporcionou um melhor entendimento dos fatores que influenciam o módulo de elasticidade e a permeabilidade do novo material ao vapor d\' água. / A polymeric film must have low elasticity modulus and good water vapor permeation to be used in the production of non perforated adhesive tapes. Low modulus is desirable to provide comfort sensation as the consumer moves the part of his or her body in which the tape is applied on, mainly in the articulations regions, as elbows and knees. The importance of good water vapor permeation is related, mainly in the case of non perforated adhesive tapes with the continuous loss of water by the skin. If the film does not allow the release of the water continuously lost by the skin to the environment, the skin will become very sensitiveness as a result of over hydration. This work presents a study of water permeability and a thermal and vibrational characterization of a polymeric film composed of three different polymers developed to replace the adhesive not perforated polyurethane tape providing lower cost. Besides characterization a test of Water Vapor Transmission Rate (WVTR) was performed. Each polymer present in the film composition was analyzed and the results as Tm and chemical structure of Lotader® e Lotryl® were compared with the producer data. It was verified that the properties of elasticity modulus and water vapor permeability of the new material developed are worse than polyurethane so the substitution can not be performed. However, the work provided a better understanding of the factors that influences the elasticity modulus and water vapor permeability of the new material.

Neste trabalho é apresentada a simulação, fabricação e caracterização de filtros interferenciais empregando películas dielétricas amorfas depositadas pela técnica de deposição a vapor assistida por plasma (PECVD) sobre substratos de silício e de Corning Glass (7059). Os dispositivos ópticos foram construídos usando-se processos padrões de microeletrônica e consistiram em camadas periódicas com espessura e índice de refração apropriados para produzir picos da atenuação na transmitância da luz na região visível. Simulações numéricas precedentes foram realizadas baseando-se nas características ópticas das películas dielétricas. Para a caracterização dos filtros interferenciais, uma luz monocromática de um laser de He-Ne, foi injetada nos filtros e a luz obtida na saída foi conduzida então a um detector. O filtro depositado sobre Corning Glass (chamado de filtro vertical) e o filtro depositado sobre silício com cavidades (chamado de filtro suspenso) foram montados sobre dispositivos térmicos e angulares de modo a medir suas respostas à variação angular e térmica. Também, o filtro depositado sobre silício (chamado de filtro horizontal) foi montado sobre um dispositivo térmico, a fim de medir sua resposta à temperatura. Quando os filtros são submetidos a uma mudança na temperatura, uma variação do índice de refração devido ao efeito termo-óptico produz um deslocamento nos picos da atenuação, que podem ser previstos por simulações numéricas. Esta característica permite que estes dispositivos sejam usados como sensores termo-ópticos. Por outro lado, quando o filtro vertical e o filtro suspenso são submetidos a variações angulares entre a normal ao plano do filtro e o feixe de laser, uma variação na potência da luz de saída é produzida. Esta característica permite que estes dispositivos sejam usados como sensores angulares. / In this work, we present the simulation, fabrication and characterization of filters employing amorphous dielectric films deposited by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) technique on crystalline silicon and Corning Glass (7059) substrates. The optical devices were fabricated using standard microelectronic processes and consisted of periodic layers with appropriated thickness and refractive indexes to produce transmittance attenuation peaks in the visible region. For this, previous numerical simulations were realized based in the optical parameters of the dielectric films. For the characterization of the optical interferential filters, a monochromatic light, a He-Ne laser, was projected onto the filters and the transmitted output light was then conducted to a detector. The optical filters were produced on Corning Glass (here called vertical filter) and on silicon substrates. The silicon substrate was etch in KOH solution to form cavities and suspend part of the filter (here called suspended filter). The vertical and suspended filters were mounted on thermo and angular devices that allowed the measurement of the optical power as a function of temperature and angle changes. A second type of filter deposited over a silicon substrate (here called horizontal filter) was mounted on thermoelectric device, in order to control the temperature responses. When the filters are submitted to a change in temperature, a variation of the refractive index is originated in the dielectric film due to the thermo-optic effect (TOE), producing a shift in the attenuation peaks, which can be well predicted by numerical simulations. This characteristic allows these devices to be used as thermo-optic sensors. On the other hand, when the vertical filter and the suspended filter were subjected to an angular shift between the filter\'s normal and the laser, a variation of the output optical power is originated. This characteristic allows these devices to be used as angular sensors.

A miniaturização de uma biocélula a combustível (BC) enzimática de glicose/O2 para aplicação em dispositivos bioeletrônicos implantáveis representa um grande desafio em eletroquímica moderna. Isso porque é preciso desenvolver bioeletrodos com alta atividade bioeletrocatalítica, com enzimas fortemente ligadas a superfície eletródica. Além disso, o próprio processo de micromanipulação é desafiador, uma vez que é desejável obter biocélulas miniaturizadas e com alta densidade de potência. Assim, propõe-se aqui o desenvolvimento de uma BC que atenda os requisitos supracitados. Para isso, desenvolveram-se bioânodos e biocátodos compostos por folhas de grafeno individuais modificadas com as enzimas glicose desidrogenase (GDh) e bilirrubina oxidase (BOx), respectivamente. Eletrodos de grafeno com área de 10-3 cm2 e espessura de 0,9 ± 0,2 nm foram utilizados em um microchip de Si/SiO2. Observou-se que o grafeno transferido para o microchip permanecia com contaminações de cobre, mesmo após a utilização dos métodos químicos tradicionais de remoção desse metal. A presença de cobre é decorrente do processo de fabricação do grafeno, neste caso, a deposição química em fase vapor (CVD). Para remover qualquer resíduo deste metal, submeteu-se o grafeno a um procedimento de remoção eletroquímica de cobre, denominada aqui como e-etching. Uma vez não observada qualquer corrente faradaica residual associada às impurezas, obtiveram-se os bioeletrodos com a GDh e a BOx. Para a imobilização enzimática, utilizou-se a ligação covalente via funcionalização com o ácido 4-aminobenzóico. As curvas de polarização de estado quase-estacionário obtidas com os bioeletrodos em tampão fosfato pH 7,0 revelaram correntes de onset para oxidação de glicose em -0,13 V e redução de oxigênio em 0,45 V. Por fim, os eletrodos foram utilizados em uma BC sem membrana, operando no microchip de Si/SiO2, em eletrólito tampão fosfato saturado com O2 e glicose 8,0 mmol L-1. A BC apresentou um potencial de circuito aberto em 0,55 V, com densidade de potência volumétrica igual a 1,7 W cm-3, o maior valor reportado até os dias de hoje para uma BC. / The miniaturization of a glucose/O2 enzymatic biofuel cell (BFC) for application in implantable bioelectronic devices is a challenge in electrochemistry. For this purpose, the necessity of bioelectrodes development with high biocatalytic activity such as enzymes strongly attached to electrode surfaces is a current trend. Moreover, the micromanipulation procedure itself is a challenge since the obtention of BFCs with high power density is desirable. Then, the present study shows the partial results obtained in the development of a glucose/O2 BFC with the characteristics exemplified. For the later, bioanodes and biocathodes were obtained with single graphene flakes modified with the enzymes glucose dehydrogenase (GDh) and bilirubin oxidase (BOx), respectively. Graphene flakes electrodes with area of about 10-3 cm2 and thickness of 0,9 ± 0,2 nm were used in a Si/SiO2 microchip. It was observed that transferred graphene to the microchip remained with copper/copper oxide contamination even after the use of conventional methodologies for the remotion of the metal from single graphene foils. The presence of the remaining copper is due to the fabrication process of graphene by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). For the remotion of remaining impurities from graphene, the electrochemical remotion of copper from graphene was carried out in acidic media by the so called e-etching procedure. Since no residual faradaic current was observed due to metal/metal oxide impurities in graphene electrodes, the bioelectrodes were obtained with the enzymes GDh and BOx. The covalent functionalisation of graphene with 4-aminobenzoic acid via diazonium coupling reaction was used for the enzymatic immobilization. The quasi-stationary polarization curves obtained with the bioelectrodes in phosphate buffer pH = 7,0 showed onset oxidation current for glucose at -0.13V and reduction of molecular oxygen starting at +0.45V. Finally, the bioelectrodes were used in a membraneless BFC operating in a Si/SiO2 microchip under saturated oxygen and glucose 8 mmol L-1 in the electrolyte media. The BFC showed an open circuit potential at 0.55V and volumetric power density of 1.7 W cm-3, the highest value reported for an enzymatic BFC so far.

Orientadores: Reginaldo Guirardello, Edson Antonio da Silva / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Química / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-19T12:35:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TrindadeJunior_ValterNunes_M.pdf: 1919393 bytes, checksum: 3d6999675b8995d4420ac44773a78c43 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: Em diversas aplicações industriais são utilizadas misturas contendo diferentes solutos, muitas vezes estes são solutos não voláteis, como por exemplo, os eletrólitos. O equilíbrio químico e de fases ocorrem nas diversas operações unitárias contidas nessas aplicações. As próprias etapas de produção, bem como as etapas de separação e purificação, são fundamentais para a qualidade dos produtos. Com isso, o cálculo do comportamento do equilíbrio de sais em solventes é de grande importância para o projeto e a otimização desses equipamentos. Desta forma, o objetivo principal deste trabalho foi o desenvolvimento de uma metodologia confiável e robusta para o cálculo do equilíbrio químico e de fases combinado, em soluções eletrolíticas. O estudo do comportamento do equilíbrio foi feito com a variação da pressão e/ou a temperatura nos sistemas estudados. Este trabalho propôs uma modelagem considerando uma fase vapor, n fases liquidas e uma fase sólida, por meio da metodologia de minimização da energia de Gibbs. A fase vapor foi considerada ideal e a fase solida foi considerada como sólido puro. Para representação da não idealidade da fase líquida foi utilizado o modelo NRTL eletrolítico, esta formulação matemática resulta em um problema que deve ser tratado como um problema de otimização não-linear. Os resultados obtidos foram comparados com dados experimentais extraídos da literatura em sistemas contendo um sal em solução com um solvente ou misturas de solventes no equilíbrio sólido-líquido e no equilíbrio líquido-vapor. A vantagem desta abordagem é não ter que estabelecer previamente quais fases se formarão, o processo de minimização da energia de Gibbs estabelece o número de fases formadas nos sistema automaticamente. Para a resolução do problema de otimização foi utilizado o software GAMS® (General Algebraic Modeling Systems), versão 23.2.1, com o solver CONOPT que utiliza o algoritmo do Gradiente Generalizado Reduzido / Abstract: In several industrial applications are used mixtures containing different solutes, often these solutes are non-volatile, such as electrolytes. The phase and chemical equilibrium in these processes occur in the various unit operations. The stages of production, as well as the separation and purification steps are critical to product quality. Thus, the calculation of the behavior of the equilibrium of salts in solvents is of great importance for the design and optimization of this type of equipment. The main objective of this work was to develop a methodology for calculation of the combined phase and chemical equilibrium in electrolytic solutions. In this study, the behavior of the equilibrium was done by varying the pressure and the temperature in the systems studied. In the model were made the following considerations: a vapor phase, n liquid phase and a solid phase, using the methodology of minimizing the Gibbs energy. The vapor phase was considered ideal and phase solida was considered as pure solid. To represent the nonideality of the liquid phase we used the electrolyte NRTL model (e-NRTL), in this way, the problem should be treated as a nonlinear optimization problem. The results were compared with literature data with solutions containing an electrolyte in solvent or solvents mixtures for Solid-Liquid and vapor-Liquid equilibrium. The modeling was written as a nonlinear programming. The advantage of this program is not having to know in advance what phases will be formed, the process of minimization of Gibbs energy determines the phases automatically. The program was solved in GAMS® software (General Algebraic Modeling System), version 23.2.1, with CONOPT solver that uses the Generalized Reduced Gradient algorithm / Mestrado / Desenvolvimento de Processos Químicos / Mestre em Engenharia Química

The present work is focused on the nucleation and growth mechanism of carbon nanotubes (CNT) that we have studied through different field emission techniques (FEM, FIM and atom-probe (PFDMS)). Reaction conditions associated with the CVD synthesis method were modeled inside the microscope aiming at studying nucleation phenomena at high resolution. The interaction between different metals (Fe, Co, Ni, conditioned as sharp tips) and gases (acetylene, ethylene and ethanol) was analyzed operando at high temperatures (500–900K), with the aim of reproducing growth conditions during the imaging process.<p>Ni was, in the end, the only metal studied, due to the poor quality of images acquired from Co and Fe. Aimed at reproducing the conditioning step of the catalyst often observed in CVD protocols, a first study showed that the crystal adopts a polyhedral morphology at the working temperature (873K) in an hydrogen atmosphere or under Ultra-High-Vacuum conditions, by the extension of dense crystal planes like {111} or {100}. The presence of hydrogen in the chamber does not seem to present any influence on the final crystal morphology at temperatures above 600K.<p>When exposed to a carbon-containing gas, nickel crystals present two distinct behaviors following the temperature region that is explored. At temperatures below ~623K, exposing Ni to ethylene or acetylene leads to the formation of a stable and poorly structured nickel carbide layer. The superficiality of this carbide is proven by the ease of its physical (by increasing the electrical field) or chemical (exposure to hydrogen or oxygen) evacuation. These three treatments initiate a clean-off phenomenon that evacuates the carbide layer. Reproducing these experiments in the atom-probe confirmed the carbidic nature of the surface as NiCy compounds were collected.<p>At temperatures above 623K, the carbide layer (formed by exposing Ni to the same gases) becomes unstable. Its formation is related to a transition period that precedes the nucleation of graphenes on the surface. The Ni crystal undergoes a massive morphological transformation when acetylene is introduced in the chamber at 873K. This phenomenon is induced by the presence of carbon on the surface which adsorbs so strongly on step sites that it provokes their creation. Carbon also induces a considerable enhancement of Ni atoms mobility that allows for this transition to occur. Once the new morphology is attained, nucleation of graphenes is observed to start on the extended and carbon-enriched step-containing crystal planes. By reproducing these experiments in the atom-probe, a high surface concentration of carbon dimers and trimers was observed. A kinetic study of their formation was thus achieved and showed that they were formed on the surface by the recombination of Cad. Their potential role as building-blocks of the CNT growth process (which had previously been proposed following theoretical considerations) is thus suggested on the basis of experimental results for the first time.<p>Two critical surface concentrations are highlighted in the present work. The first one is needed for the formation of carbon dimers and trimers and the second one has to be attained, during the morphological transformation, before the onset of graphene nucleation, probably providing a sufficient growth rate of the graphitic nuclei and allowing them to attain their critical size before their decomposition.<p>Finally, the observation of rotational circular patterns, most probably related to carbon nanotubes, suggests that CNT growth (and not only graphene nucleation) occurred episodically in our conditions, confirming the validity of our model.<p> / Doctorat en Sciences / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

La production de polyéthylène par la polymérisation de l'éthylène est un procédé industriel de grande importance. L'éthylène, issue de la pétrochimie contient des impuretés d'acétylène (1%), ce qui empoisonne le catalyseur de polymérisation, et donc le besoin d'un catalyseur qui soit sélectif pour hydrogéner l'acétylène en éthylène. Le composé intermétallique Al13Fe4 a été développé par Armbuster et al. en 2012 comme un catalyseur actif et sélectif pour la semi-hydrogénation de l'acétylène pour la production de polyéthylène. Il présente une structure cristalline avec des distances interatomiques Fe-Fe élevées et un faible nombre de coordination des atomes de fer, qui tombe sous le concept de "site isolation principle". Ce composé est également intéressant en raison de son faible coût (sans métaux nobles par rapport à Pd /Al2O3 catalyseurs industriels) et une faible toxicité. Cependant, il a été produit sous la forme de poudre non supportée par la méthode Czochralski ce qui limite son utilisation dans le domaine du génie catalytique. Dans ce contexte, supporter le catalyseur présente de nombreux avantages comme la facilité de séparation du catalyseur hétérogène à partir du mélange réactionnel obtenue par une variété de procédés telle que la filtration par exemple. Un autre avantage des catalyseurs supportés est la plus grande surface exposée du catalyseur ou dispersion. Etant donné que la catalyse est une réaction de surface, maximiser la surface d'un catalyseur, en le dispersant sur le support améliorera / optimisera l'activité catalytique. Les procédés de "chimie douce" dénommés Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) et Metal Organic Deposition (MOD) sont réputés pour être efficaces et économiquement compétitifs pour déposer des nanoparticules ou des films minces, à partir de précurseurs moléculaires appropriés. Notre travail vise donc à développer Al13Fe4 sous forme de films ou de nanoparticules supportées par MOCVD. La première étape pour atteindre cet objectif est le développement des précurseurs moléculaires d'aluminium métallique et de fer, dans des conditions compatibles suivies par codépôt ou dépôt séquentiel des deux précurseurs de Fe et Al pour former le composé intermétallique dans la bonne stœchiométrie. Parmi les nombreux précurseurs d'Al, le diméthyl ethylaminealane (DMEAA, [AlH3(NMe2Et)]) est utilisé en raison de sa pression de vapeur importante et des températures de dépôt faibles. En outre, l'absence de liaisons Al-O et Al-C conduit à la production de films sans impuretés carbone et oxygène. Cependant, des précurseurs moléculaires de fer pour le dépôt pour MOCVD de films de fer purs sont rares et moins développés. En dehors du pentacarbonyle de fer qui produit des films de fer pur, amidinates et guanidinates sont utilisés comme précurseurs de fer. Cependant, l'oxygène et des carbures sont présents dans des pourcentages élevés. Ainsi, l'objectif principal de ce travail de thèse est de concevoir et de synthétiser de nouveaux complexes moléculaires de fer qui servent de précurseurs pour la MOCVD. Dans ce travail, des nanoparticules de composé intermétallique Al13Fe4 sont préparées par réduction en solution et des films par dépôt séquentiel MOCVD en utilisant DMEAA et Fe(CO)5 en tant que précurseurs moléculaires. Les propriétés catalytiques ont été étudiées et ont montré d'une activité très peu active dans la réaction d'hydrogénation de l'acétylène: moins de 1% avant de se désactiver rapidement. La régénération sous hydrogène ou sous oxygène n'a qu'une faible restauration de l'activité. Les tests catalytiques ont été encore étendus à Al13Fe4 poudre préparée par réduction en solution ainsi que Al13Fe4 en poudre commerciale et a constaté que Al13Fe4 était non catalytiquement actif sous toutes ses formes (dans nos conditions de réaction) / Polyethylene production from the polymerization of ethylene is an industrial process of great importance. Ethylene stream for the polymerization of polyethylene is produced by the steam cracking of a wide range of hydrocarbon feedstock and usually contains acetylene impurities (1%) which poison the polymerization catalyst. The ethylene steam has to be purified by the selective semi-hydrogenation of acetylene which requires a catalyst with high selectivity to hydrogenate acetylene to ethylene. The intermetallic compound Al13Fe4 was introduced in 2012 by Armbuster et al. as an active and selective catalyst for the semi-hydrogenation of acetylene for polyethylene production. It has a crystal structure with high average inter-atomic distances Fe-Fe and a low coordination number of iron atoms, which falls under the concept of "site isolation principle". This compound is also attractive because of its low cost (without any noble metals compared to Pd/Al2O3 industrial catalysts) and low toxicity. However, it has been produced in the form of unsupported powder by the Czochralski method which limits its use in catalytic engineering. In this context, supporting the catalyst presents many advantages as the ease of separation of the heterogeneous catalyst from the reaction mixture. In contrast to homogeneous catalysts in which separation is often costly and difficult, separating the supported heterogeneous catalyst can be achieved by a variety of methods such as filtration for example. Another advantage of supported catalysts is the higher surface area of the catalyst. Since catalysis is a surface reaction, consequently, maximizing the surface area of a catalyst by distributing it over the support will enhance/optimize the catalytic activity.Chemical synthetic routes such as Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) and Metal Organic Deposition (MOD) referred as “Chimie douce” process are reputed to be flexible and economically competitive methods to prepare nanoparticles or thin films. Our work is thus aimed at developing Al13Fe4 as supported films or nanoparticles by MOCVD and/or MOD. The first step to meet our objective is the development of compatible molecular precursors of metallic aluminum and iron followed by MOCVD or MOD of those precursors to form the intermetallic compound in the good stoichiometry. Among the numerous aluminum MOCVD precursors used in the literature, dimethyl ethylamine alane (DMEAA, [AlH3(NMe2Et)]) is used due to its properties such as high vapor pressure and low deposition temperatures. Moreover, the absence of Al-O and Al-C bonds leads to the production of carbon and oxygen free films. However, iron molecular precursors for the MOCVD of pure iron films are scarce and less developed. Apart from iron pentacarbonyl that produces pure iron films, amidinates and guanidinates are used as iron precursors. However, oxygen and carbides impurities are present in high percentages. Thus the main objective of this Ph-D work is to design and synthesize novel and original iron molecular complexes that serve as precursors for the low temperature MOCVD of iron films. In this Ph-D work, nanoparticles of the intermetallic complex were prepared via solution reduction of novel Fe triazenide precursors and Al metal. Supported films were also prepared via sequential MOCVD by using DMEAA and Fe(CO)5 as molecular precursors. Its catalytic properties have been explored and showed that it is very little active in the hydrogenation reaction of acetylene. Regeneration under hydrogen or oxygen was not very successful and only some activity restored. The catalytic tests have been further extended to Al13Fe4 powder prepared by solution reduction as well as to commercial Al13Fe4 and found that Al13Fe4 was inactive catalytically in all forms (in our conditions of reactions)

Orientador: Antonio Carlos Bannwart / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica e Instituto de Geociências / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-27T04:22:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 BarbosaNeto_AntonioMarinho_M.pdf: 2354581 bytes, checksum: dada46fe50ab798d217e21bcad15eeb1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Resumo: Fluidos de petróleo, incluindo gás, condensado e óleo leve, são misturas complexas de hidrocarbonetos. O conhecimento sobre o comportamento de fases destas misturas é de interesse para a indústria de petróleo, desde o reservatório, produção, transporte, até o processamento e refino de petróleo. Além disso, pacotes termodinâmicos computacionais para predizer o comportamento de tais misturas são de grande interesse nesta indústria. Neste sentido, uma ferramenta computacional para prever com precisão as propriedades termodinâmicas utilizando cálculos de equilíbrio de fases pode desempenhar um papel importante para aplicações de projeto e operações de campo. Equações de estado cúbicas tem sido amplamente utilizada para predizer o comportamento de fases e propriedades volumétricas de fluidos de petróleo devido a sua simplicidade e alto desempenho computacional. Diante deste contexto, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo principal desenvolver um simulador PVT composicional, de fácil manuseio, porém completo, capaz de avaliar o comportamento volumétrico e de fases de fluidos de petróleo em diferentes condições operacionais (P, T) a partir da modelagem do equilíbrio líquido-vapor e do equilíbrio líquido-líquido-vapor. A ferramenta computacional foi desenvolvida na linguagem de programação Visual Basic Applications (VBA) em aplicativo Excel. Uma interface gráfica foi construída em aplicativo Excel. O programa, denominado PVTpetro, consiste basicamente em três módulos computacionais e suas funções auxiliares. O módulo de cálculo de flash (P, T) 2 fases isotérmico para misturas de hidrocarbonetos consiste no equilíbrio líquido-vapor (ELV) para sistemas óleo-gás multicomponentes. O módulo de cálculo de flash (P, T) 3 fases isotérmico avalia sistemas envolvendo óleo, água e gás (OWG). E, o módulo de cálculo de propriedades volumétricas de fluidos de petróleo que calcula o peso molecular, o volume e a massa específica das fases existentes no sistema. A ferramenta foi validada via comparação entre os resultados de pacotes termodinâmicos comerciais (Wimprop, Hysys, COMThermo) e os do programa desenvolvido. Os resultados gerados pelo PVTpetro foram avaliados através do cálculo do desvio relativo em relação às respostas dos softwares comerciais. Desta forma, verificou-se para o módulo de cálculo flash (P, T) 2 fases que os valores de desvio em relação ao Wimprop e Hysys foram inferiores a 1% para os estudos realizados. Enquanto que, para o módulo de cálculo flash (P, T) 3 fases os valores de erro relativo se concentraram na faixa de 0 ¿ 5% quando comparados com os pacotes termodinâmicos Hysys e COMThermo. De uma maneira geral, os resultados gerados pelo PVTpetro apresentaram-se satisfatórios em todos os cálculos propostos. Na validação do módulo de cálculo das propriedades volumétricas, feita de forma qualitativa, observou-se que o comportamento das propriedades em função da pressão e em diferentes temperaturas, gerado pelo PVTpetro, reproduziram as curvas fornecidas pelo Hysys, em todas as condições investigadas. Portanto, além de se apresentar confiável em seus cálculos o PVTpetro mostrou ser de fácil manuseio e intuitivo para o usuário, facilitando assim o trabalho em vários casos / Abstract: Petroleum fluids, which include gas, condensate and light oil, are complex hydrocarbons mixtures. There is a great deal of interest in the oil industry in computational thermodynamic packages able to predict the phase behavior of such mixtures, from the reservoir, production, transportation until the oil processing and refining. In this sense, a computational tool that accurately predicts thermodynamic properties using phase equilibrium calculations have an important role in designing applications and field operations. Cubic equations of state have been widely used to predict the phase behavior and bulk properties of petroleum fluids due to its simplicity and high computational performance. This study focused on developing a PVT compositional simulator, easy to use, able to assess the bulk properties and phase behavior of petroleum fluids at different operating conditions (P, T) from the modeling of the vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) and the vapor-liquid-liquid equilibrium (VLLE). The computational tool was developed in Visual Basic Applications (VBA) programming language, with a graphic interface built in Excel. The program, named PVTpetro, consists in three basic computational modules and their auxiliary functions. The isothermal two phase flash (P, T) module calculation to hydrocarbon mixtures consists of VLE for multi-component oil-gas systems. The isothermal three phase flash (P, T) module calculation evaluates oil, water and gas (OWG) systems. Lastly, the bulk properties of petroleum fluids calculation module calculates the molecular weight, the volume and density of the system phases. The tool has been validated through the comparison between the results of commercial thermodynamic packages (Wimprop, Hysys, COMThermo) with the developed program. The results were evaluated by the relative deviation calculation between these commercial software and PVTpetro results. For the isothermal two-phase flash (P, T) calculation module were observed deviations below 1% for Wimprop and Hysys results. For the isothermal three phase flash (P, T) calculation module the deviations were about 0 and 5% for Hysys and COMThermo. For the bulk properties calculation module the results by PVTpetro and Hysys showed a good agreement in all investigated conditions, ensuring the PVTpetro reliability / Mestrado / Explotação / Mestre em Ciências e Engenharia de Petróleo

Orientadores: Leandro Tiago Manera, Arismar Cerqueira Sodré Júnior / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-27T14:09:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 NascimentoJunior_AdrianoRicardo_M.pdf: 49523846 bytes, checksum: 938b4d8587e112835bf6e0988731ba04 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Resumo: Neste trabalho foram fabricados microrressonadores em anel com alto fator de qualidade utilizando filmes de nitreto de silício (SixNy) depositados a baixa temperatura (20 °C) utilizando a técnica de deposição ECR-CVD (Deposição em Fase Vapor por Resonância Ciclotrônica do Elétron). Graças à alta não linearidade do SixNy, tais filmes têm sido recentemente usados para aplicações em óptica não linear como a geração de pentes de frequência na banda C de telecomunicações. Para tais aplicações, o guia de onda do dispositivo deve possuir um ponto de dispersão nula no centro da banda C, necessitando de uma grande área. Infelizmente, filmes espessos de nitreto de silício (>400 nm) possuem um alto stress responsável pela ocorrência de rachaduras catastróficas no filme que reduzem drasticamente a eficiência do dispositivo. Utilizando simulações numéricas, demonstrou-se que para valores de índice de refração (n) maiores que 2, a área do guia de onda com zero dispersão em ? = 1,55 ?m é consideravelmente reduzida, necessitando assim de uma menor espessura de filme. Foi obtido um filme de SixNy rico em Si, com índice de refração igual a 2, alta taxa de deposição, baixa concentração de hidrogênio e uma rugosidade média de somente 0,52 nm (4,2 nm de desvio padrão). Devido à baixa temperatura da técnica de deposição empregada, não foi observado traços de stress no filme, permitindo a obtenção de uma espessura de 730 nm utilizando uma única etapa de deposição. Os microrressonadores ópticos fabricados com raios de 60 e 120 ?m apresentaram um FSR (Free Spectral Range) equidistante em toda a banda C e um fator de qualidade de 7,2x10^3 foi obtido experimentalmente. Tais resultados demonstraram a alta eficiência dos dispositivos fabricados com o filme de SixNy desenvolvido e sua promissora aplicação para óptica não linear na banda C de telecomunicações / Abstract: Silicon nitride (SixNy) films deposited by low-pressure electron cyclotron resonance plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (ECR-CVD) at room temperature are proposed for fabrication of microring resonators with high Q-factor. Due to the high silicon nitride nonlinearity, these films recently have also been used for nonlinear optics applications in the telecommunications C-band. For nonlinear applications such as the generation of frequency combs, the waveguide needs a zero dispersion point in the middle of C-band, requesting large waveguide area. Unfortunately, these thick SixNy films (>400 nm) have high stress and suffer from catastrophic cracking, which reduces the device efficiency. Using numerical simulations it was demonstrated that for refractive index (n) values greater than 2, the area of the waveguide with zero dispersion point at ? = 1.55 ?m is greatly reduced. A Si-rich silicon nitride layer with refractive index of 2, high deposition rate, low hydrogen concentration and roughness average of 0.52 nm with standard deviation of 4.2 nm was obtained. Due to the low temperature deposition, no thermal stress was observed in the SixNy film, allowing a thickness of 730 nm obtained with only one deposition step. After experimental measurements, microring resonators having a radius of 60 and 120 ?m, presented an equidistant Free Spectral Range and a Q-factor of 7.2x10^3 was achieved, showing the high efficiency of the device and their promising application in nonlinear effects in the telecommunication C-band / Mestrado / Eletrônica, Microeletrônica e Optoeletrônica / Mestre em Engenharia Elétrica

Le graphène, plan d'atomes de carbone agencés en nid d'abeille, possède des propriétés physico-chimiques remarquables, en particulier une excellente mobilité électronique, qui en font un matériau d'avenir pour de nombreuses applications. Si la synthèse par dépôt chimique en phase vapeur (CVD) est une méthode prometteuse en vue d'une production de graphène de qualité à grande échelle, il reste difficile de contrôler les caractéristiques du graphène formé. L'objectif de ce travail expérimental est à la fois de développer la croissance de graphène par CVD à pression atmosphérique et température modérée (600°C à 900°C) sur un substrat de cobalt et d'analyser le graphène formé par des techniques d'analyse complémentaires afin de déterminer ses caractéristiques physico-chimiques et structurales.Une étude de l'influence de plusieurs paramètres de synthèse sur les caractéristiques du graphène formé (nombre de couches, taux de recouvrement, défauts et taille des domaines cristallins) a été réalisée. En utilisant des feuilles de cobalt commerciales et en travaillant à 850°C avec une forte vitesse de refroidissement et un apport faible en carbone, un film continu de graphène de trois couches a été obtenu. De plus, en étudiant la distribution des atomes de carbone dans le cobalt après synthèse, nous avons mis en évidence une concentration de carbone extrêmement élevée, environ 100 fois supérieure à la solubilité du carbone dans le cobalt à 850°C.L'influence du cobalt sur les caractéristiques structurales a été étudiée par diffraction des rayons X sur source synchrotron. Pour cela, du graphène a été synthétisé par CVD à pression atmosphérique sur des films minces de cobalt. L'étude structurale de ce système a révélé un empilement des feuillets de graphène de type graphite turbostratique et des domaines cristallins présentant deux orientations différentes par rapport au cobalt.L'étude du système graphène/cobalt est complétée par une analyse multi-techniques et localisée du graphène permettant d'analyser la même zone de graphène lorsqu'elle est sur cobalt puis sur SiO2, après transfert. La caractérisation est réalisée par microcopie et par spectroscopie Raman. L'influence du substrat de cobalt sur le graphène formé, notamment des contraintes mécaniques et du dopage électronique, est mise en évidence.Une étude de l'influence de plusieurs paramètres expérimentaux sur les caractéristiques du graphène formé (nombre de couches, taux de recouvrement, défauts et taille des domaines cristallins) a été réalisée. En utilisant des feuilles de cobalt commerciales et en travaillant à 850°C avec une forte vitesse de refroidissement et un apport faible en carbone, un film continu de graphène de trois couches a été obtenu. De plus, en étudiant la distribution des atomes de carbone dans le cobalt après synthèse, nous avons mis en évidence une concentration de carbone extrêmement élevée, environ 100 fois supérieure à la solubilité du carbone dans le cobalt à 850°C.L'influence du cobalt sur la croissance du graphène a été étudiée par diffraction des rayons X sur source synchrotron. Pour cela, du graphène a été synthétisé par CVD à pression atmosphérique sur des films minces de cobalt. L'étude structurale de ce système a révélé un empilement des feuillets de graphène de type graphite turbostratique. De plus, il a été montré que 95 % des domaines cristallins du graphène sont orientés à 20° ± 7° par rapport au cobalt tandis que 5 % des domaines est très bien orientée à 30° ± 0,6°.L'étude du système graphène/cobalt est complétée par une analyse multi-techniques et localisée du graphène permettant d'analyser la même zone de graphène lorsqu'elle est sur cobalt puis sur SiO2, après transfert. L'influence, notamment mécanique, du substrat de croissance sur le graphène formé est mise en évidence. / Graphene, a two-dimensional material composed of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal lattice, has outstanding physical and chemical properties, i.e. its exceptional electronic mobility. This material is thus promising for many applications in the future. However, if chemical vapour deposition (CVD) is a very promising method for large-scale graphene growth , it is still very challenging to control graphene characteristics. The objective of this experimental work is both to develop graphene growth by CVD at atmospheric pressure and moderate temperature (600°C / 850°C) on cobalt and to analyse grown graphene with complementary techniques to determine its physical, chemical and structural characteristics.A study of the influence of different synthesis parameters on graphene characteristics (number of layer, coverage, defect and crystallite size) has been achieved. By combining the use of commercial cobalt foils with growth temperature of 850°C, a high cooling rate (100°C/min) and a low carbon supply, a continuous graphene film of three layers has been synthesized. Moreover, by measuring carbon distribution in the cobalt substrate after graphene growth, we have highlighted a carbon concentration about 100 times higher than carbon solubility in cobalt at 850 °C.The influence of cobalt on graphene structure was studied by X-ray diffraction using a synchrotron beamline. Prior to experiments, graphene was grown by CVD at atmospheric pressure on cobalt thin film. The structural study of this system has revealed a turbostratic stacking of graphene and two different orientations for graphene domains with respect to cobalt.The study of the graphene/cobalt system is completed by a multi-technique and localised characterisation of graphene which enables to analyse a same area of graphene when it is on cobalt and then after transfer on SiO2 substrate. Sample characterisation is based on microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The influence of cobalt substrate on grown graphene, especially on mechanical strain and electronic doping, is highlighted.

This dissertation work is a study of the growth kinematics, synthesis strategies and intrinsic properties of InSb nanowires (NWs). The highlights of this work include a study of the effect of the growth parameters on the composition and crystallinity of NWs. A change in the temperature ramp-up rate as the substrate was heated to reach the NW growth temperature resulted in NWs that were either crystalline or amorphous. The as-grown NWs were found to have very different optical and electrical properties. The growth mechanism for crystalline NWs is the standard vapor-liquid-solid growth mechanism. This work proposes two possible growth mechanisms for amorphous NWs. The amorphous InSb NWs were found to be very sensitive to laser radiation and to heat treatment. Raman spectroscopy measurements on these NWs showed that intense laser light induced localized crystallization, most likely due to radiation induced annealing of defects in the region hit by the laser beam. Electron transport measurements revealed non-linear current-voltage characteristics that could not be explained by a Schottky diode behavior. Analysis of the experimental data showed that electrical conduction in this material is governed by space charge limited current (SCLC) in the high bias-field region and by Ohm's law in the low bias region. Temperature dependent conductivity measurements on these NWs revealed that conduction follows Mott variable range hopping mechanism at low temperatures and near neighbor hopping mechanism at high temperature. Low-temperature annealing of the amorphous NWs in an inert environment was found to induce a phase transformation of the NWs, causing their crystallinity to be enhanced. This thesis also proposes a new and low-cost strategy to grow p-type InSb NWs on InSb films grown on glass substrate. The high quality polycrystalline InSb film was used as the host on which the NWs were grown. The NWs with an average diameter of 150 nm and length of 20 μm were shown to have hole concentration of about 1017 cm-3 and mobility of about 1000 cm2V-1s-1. This thesis also proposes a strategy for the fabrication of metal-semiconductor nanocomposites. InSb NWs grown by electrochemical deposition were decorated with nanometer sized Au and Ag nanoparticles to form the nanocomposite.