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Seedless Growth of Bismuth Nanowire Array via Vacuum Thermal Evaporation
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A protocol for seedless and high yield growth of bismuth nanowire arrays through vacuum thermal evaporation technique is presented.
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Analysis of Thermal Expansion via Dilatometry
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2023
Source: J. Jacob Chavez, Ryan T. Davis, and Taylor D. Sparks, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Thermal expansion is extremely important when considering which materials will be used in systems that experience fluctuations in temperature. A high or low thermal expansion in a material may or may not be desirable, depending on the application. For instance, in a common liquid thermometer, a material with a high thermal expansion would be...
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Thermal Diffusivity and the Laser Flash Method
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2023
Source: Elise S.D. Buki, Danielle N. Beatty, and Taylor D. Sparks, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT The laser flash method (LFA) is a technique used to measure thermal diffusivity, a material specific property. Thermal diffusivity (α) is the ratio of how much heat is conducted relative to how much heat is stored in a material. It is related to thermal conductivity (), how much heat is transferred through a material due to a temperature...
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Thermal expansion and Thermal stress: Problem Solving
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2023
San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge is exposed to temperatures ranging from -15 °C to 40 °C. At its coldest, the main span of the bridge is 1275 m long. Assuming that the bridge is made entirely of steel, what is the change in its length between these temperatures? To solve the problem, first, identify the known and unknown quantities. The initial length (L) of the bridge is 1275 m, the coefficient of linear expansion (α) for steel is 12 x 10-6/°C, and the change in temperature (ΔT) is 55 °C.
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Thermal Ablation for the Treatment of Abdominal Tumors
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2011
A thermal tumor ablation procedure is described. The entire procedure is detailed, including pretreatment planning and imaging studies, anesthesia, adjuvant techniques to facilitate a percutaneous approach, imaging guidance of the ablation device to the tumor, thermal treatment, post-treatment care and follow-up.
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Heating supplies the energy needed to drive precursor decomposition or reaction at the substrate surface. That surface chemistry determines whether material remains as a solid film while volatile reaction products stay in the gas phase and leave the reactor. In engineering devices, this separation links thermal conditions to deposition efficiency and the resulting film structure.
Temperature, pressure, gas flow, and substrate choice influence growth rate, thickness uniformity, crystallinity, and overall film quality. Changing one condition can therefore alter both how quickly material accumulates and how consistently it forms across the substrate. Controlling these variables is essential when engineering a film with a specified composition, thickness, or structural quality.
The precursor provides the material that must undergo decomposition or reaction, while the substrate supplies the surface where deposition occurs. Their interaction affects the composition and structure of the resulting layer. Selecting suitable precursor and substrate combinations helps engineers produce films or coatings with the required characteristics for semiconductor layers, carbon materials, and other functional structures.
The workflow places a substrate in a reactor, introduces volatile precursor gases, and heats the substrate so the precursors can decompose or react at its surface. The desired solid material accumulates as a film, while gaseous byproducts are removed from the reactor. Adjusting temperature, pressure, and gas flow during this sequence affects thickness, uniformity, and crystallinity.
Reactor conditions determine how precursor gases reach the heated substrate and how efficiently reaction products are cleared away. Temperature promotes the required surface reaction, pressure and gas flow influence the deposition environment, and the substrate affects the deposited material. Together, these conditions help determine growth rate, film uniformity, crystallinity, and final film quality.
This approach supports the fabrication of coatings, semiconductor layers, carbon materials, and other functional structures. Engineers can use it when a surface or device requires a deposited layer with controlled composition and thickness. Because process conditions influence crystallinity, uniformity, and growth rate, the method also provides a way to tailor film characteristics for different engineering requirements.