- document
-
Luo, Runding (author), Hu, D. (author), Qian, Cheng (author), Liu, Xu (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)Nano-metal materials have received considerable attention because of their promising performance in wide bandgap semiconductor packaging. In this study, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation was performed to simulate the nano-Cu sintering mechanism and the subsequent mechanical behaviors. Hybrid sintering, comprising nanosphere (NS) and...journal article 2024
- document
-
Surkatti, Riham (author), van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. (author), Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A. (author), El-Naas, Muftah H. (author)This study investigates the development of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) gel matrices for biomass immobilization in wastewater treatment. The PVA hydrogels were prepared through a freezing–thawing (F-T) cross-linking process and reinforced with high surface area nanoparticles to improve their mechanical stability and porosity. The PVA/nanocomposite...journal article 2024
- document
-
Kamphorst, R. (author), Wu, K. (author), van Baarlen, M. (author), Meesters, G.M.H. (author), van Ommen, J.R. (author)In this study, the impact of different vibrational modes on the fluidization characteristics of cohesive micro- and nano-silica powder was examined. Fractional pressure drop, bed expansion measurements, and X-ray imaging were utilized to characterize the fluidization quality. The densities of the emulsion phase at the top and bottom of the...journal article 2024
- document
- Liu, X. (author) doctoral thesis 2023
- document
-
Qian, Cheng (author), Hu, D. (author), Liu, Xu (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)Nano-metal materials sintering has received increasing attention in recent years for its promising performance in the wide bandgap semiconductor packaging. In this paper, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation method were applied to simulate the nano-Cu sintering mechanism and the subsequent mechanical behavior. Hybrid sintering, comprising...conference paper 2023
- document
-
Field Model Identification and Control of a Mobile Electromagnet for Remote Actuation of Soft RobotsRiccardi, A. (author), Furtado, Guilherme P. (author), Sikorski, Jakub (author), Vendittelli, Marilena (author), Misra, Sarthak (author)The actuation of miniaturized robots through external magnetic fields has great potential for medical applications. The controllability properties of the miniaturized robots are affected by magnetic field generation modality. In this work, the magnetic field of a mobile electromagnet, notably capable to generate a desired magnetic field in...journal article 2023
- document
-
Nederstigt, Tom A.P. (author), Bode, Bo (author), van Ommen, J.R. (author), Peijnenburg, Willie J.G.M. (author), Vijver, Martina G. (author)Novel nanomaterial-based pesticide formulations are increasingly perceived as promising aids in the transition to more efficient agricultural production systems. The current understanding of potential unintended (eco)toxicological impacts of nano-formulated pesticides is scarce, in particular with regard to (non-target) aquatic organisms and...journal article 2023
- document
-
Open Gimbal: A 3 Degrees of Freedom Open Source Sensing and Testing Platform for Nano and Micro UAVsSharma, Suryansh (author), Dijkstra, Tristan (author), Venkatesha Prasad, Ranga Rao (author)Testing the aerodynamics of micro-UAVs (mUAVs) and nano-UAVs (nUAVs) without actually flying is highly challenging. To address this issue, we introduce Open Gimbal, a specially designed 3 degrees of freedom (DoF) platform that caters to the unique requirements of mUAVs and nUAVs. This platform allows for unrestricted and free rotational...journal article 2023
- document
-
Sharaf, A.M.S.E. (author), Roos, B. (author), Timmerman, Raissa (author), Kremers, Gert-Jan (author), Bajramovic, Jeffrey John (author), Accardo, A. (author)Microglia are the resident macrophages of the central nervous system and contribute to maintaining brain’s homeostasis. Current 2D “petri-dish” in vitro cell culturing platforms employed for microglia, are unrepresentative of the softness or topography of native brain tissue. This often contributes to changes in microglial morphology, exhibiting...journal article 2022
- document
-
de Vrijer, T. (author), van Nijen, D.A. (author), Parasramka, Harsh (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), Zhao, Y. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Smets, A.H.M. (author)Two terminal multi-junction (MJ) photovoltaic (PV) devices are well established concepts to increase the solar-to-electrical power conversion in reference to single PV junctions. In multi-junction PV devices two consecutive sub-cells are interconnected using a tunnel recombination junction (TRJ) in which the light excited holes of one sub...journal article 2022
- document
-
Fan, Jiajie (author), Jiang, Dawei (author), Zhang, Hao (author), Hu, D. (author), Liu, X. (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Nano-copper sintering is one of new die-attachment and interconnection solutions to realize the wide bandgap semiconductor power electronics packaging with benefits on high temperature, low inductance, low thermal resistance and low cost. Aiming to assess the high-temperature reliability of sintered nano-copper die-attachment and...journal article 2022
- document
-
Wang, Xinyue (author), Dong, Sufen (author), Li, Z. (author), Han, Baoguo (author), Ou, Jinping (author)This study investigates the effects of nanofillers on the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) between aggregate and cement paste by using nanoindentation and statistical nanoindentation techniques. Moreover, the underlying mechanisms are revealed through micromechanical modeling. The nanoindentation results indicate that incorporating...journal article 2022
- document
-
Zhang, Zhao (author), Liu, Kai (author), Chong, Dan (author), Niu, D. (author), Lin, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), Niu, Yanhui (author), Jing, R. (author)To purify severe air pollution in traffic-intensive urban areas and tunnels, an innovative type of photocatalytic micro-surfacing mixture (PMM) was designed, which was enhanced by polypropylene (PP) fiber and nano-TiO<sub>2</sub>. In this work, the road performance of sixteen PMMs with the different contents of PP and nano-TiO<sub>2</sub>...journal article 2022
- document
-
Wang, Xinyue (author), Zeng, Zejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Zhang, Jing (author), Liu, Pan (author)Recent years, the sintered silver paste was introduced and further developed for power electronics packaging due to low processing temperature and high working temperature. The pressure-less sintering technology reduces the stress damage caused by the pressure to the chip, improves reliability, and is widely applied in manufacturing....journal article 2022
- document
-
Qian, Cheng (author), Gu, Tijian (author), Wang, Ping (author), Cai, Wei (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)Sintered nano-silver die-attach materials have been widely used in high-power electronics packaging because of their high thermal and electrical conductivities. In this study, we characterized the tensile properties of sintered nano-silver particles over a range of strain rates and temperatures, and established the constitutive models. First, 50...journal article 2022
- document
-
Ji, X. (author), van Zeijl, H.W. (author), Romijn, J. (author), van Ginkel, H.J. (author), Liu, X. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)The continuous trend to integrate more multi-functions in a package often involves, Heterogeneous Integration of multi-functional blocks in some kind of 3D stacking. The conventional flip chip for die-on-substrate technology applies solder for integration. However, solder joint integration has the disadvantages of restricting height, reflow...conference paper 2022
- document
-
Mousavi Rad, Sina (author), Kamboozia, Neda (author), Anupam, K. (author), Saed, Seyed Ataollah (author)First, porous asphalt (PA) pavement possesses a lower strength and lifetime compared to typical dense-grade asphalt mixtures due to its large empty space structure. Second, PA pavements' fatigue life and durability are affected significantly by climate factors; the two most critical factors being aging conditions and moisture actions. Third,...journal article 2022
- document
-
Lee, M. (author), Renshof, Johannes R. (author), van Zeggeren, K.J. (author), Houmes, M.J.A. (author), Lesne, E.L. (author), Siskins, M. (author), van Thiel, T.C. (author), Guis, R.H. (author), van Blankenstein, M.R. (author), Verbiest, G.J. (author), Caviglia, A. (author), van der Zant, H.S.J. (author), Steeneken, P.G. (author)Suspended piezoelectric thin films are key elements enabling high-frequency filtering in telecommunication devices. To meet the requirements of next-generation electronics, it is essential to reduce device thickness for reaching higher resonance frequencies. Here, the high-quality mechanical and electrical properties of graphene electrodes...journal article 2022
- document
-
Zhang, Jie (author), Tan, Lirong (author), Hagedoorn, P.L. (author), Wang, Ruiqi (author), Wen, Li (author), Wu, Siwei (author), Tan, Xuemei (author), Xu, Hui (author), Zhou, Xing (author)Bisphenols are important industrial materials for example for the production of plastics, but are also well known for their adverse health effects, in particular bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine disruptor. The widespread use of plastics has raised concerns. Therefore, the removal of bisphenols from wastewater has sparked the interest of the...journal article 2022
- document
-
Rossi, Emanuele (author), Zhang, Hongzhi (author), Çopuroğlu, Oğuzhan (author), Polder, Rob B. (author), Šavija, Branko (author), Nijland, Timo G. (author)An important input parameter for numerical models that simulate cracking of the concrete cover due to reinforcement corrosion is the Elastic modulus of corrosion product (Ecp). Despite its relevance, Ecp is subject of significant variations according to the values reported in the literature, which vary from less than 100 MPa up to 360 GPa....conference paper 2021