The effect of intelligent semi-active thermal exchange-fuzzy controller in structural rehabilitation by attenuating seismic responses of structural systems is investigated. In the suggested control system, MR dampers and sensors are employed as a semi-active controller. Resultant control forces of MR damper are administrated by providing external voltage supply, during the earthquakes and high ...

A partial cation exchange reaction between CdTe nanoparticles and Bi(3+) ions gives rise to spontaneous formation of two-dimensional Bi(2)Te(3)/CdTe nanosheets. The average size and thickness of the nanosheets are around 200 and 6.9 nm, respectively. Both CdTe and Bi(2)Te(3), which are there as the form of nanoparticles with average sizes of 3.4 nm, are found to be homogenously distributed in t...

Background: The aim of this work was to establish how well gel dosimeters performed, as substitutes for brain tissue compared with standard phantom materials such as water, polymethyl-methacrylate (or PMMA), A150 plastic and TE- liquid phantom material for dosimetry of neutron beams in boron neutron capture therapy. Materials and Methods: Thermal neutron fluence, photon dose and epithermal neu...

The author is rightfully proud of his plant and that plant's owner is fortunate in having his firm perception and experience to guide it. He had no part in the design mistakes that have now been largely surmounted, and that have been detailed in the many references he cites. One point of unique­ ness should have been added: This is the only place in the world where a significant number of large...

We describe the inorganic polymer K(4)P(8)Te(4) which is soluble, giving solutions that exhibit white emission upon 355 nm laser irradiation. An indirect band gap semiconductor (E(g) approximately 1.4 eV), K(4)P(8)Te(4) crystallizes in the space group P2(1)/m, with a = 6.946(1) A, b = 6.555(1) A, c = 9.955(2) A, and beta = 90.420(3) degrees at 173(2) K. The compound features infinite chains of ...

Breaking the trade-off between thermoelectric (TE) parameters has long been demanded in order to highly enhance its performance. Here, we report the 'trade-off-free' interdependence between thermal conductivity (κ) and resistivity (ρ) in a TE/metal tilted multilayer and significant enhancement of TE power generation based on the off-diagonal thermoelectric (ODTE) effect, which generates transve...

Modelling of the effects of materials' microstructure on thermal transport is an essential tool for materials design, and is particularly relevant for thermoelectric (TE) materials converting heat into electrical energy. Precipitates dispersed in a TE matrix act as phonon-scattering centers, thereby reducing thermal conductivity. We introduce a practical approach to tailor a definite precipitat...

Direct conversion of heat into electricity through advanced thermoelectric (TE) materials has been one of the most attractive solutions to the severe environmental and energy issues facing humanity. In recent years, great progress has been made in improving their dimensionless figure of merit (ZT), which determines the conversion efficiency of TE devices. ZT is related to three “interlocked” fa...

Direct conversion of thermal energy to electricity by thermoelectric (TE) devices may play a key role in future energy production and utilization. However, relatively poor performance of current TE materials has slowed development of new energy conversion applications. Recent reports have shown that the dimensionless Figure of Merit, ZT, for TE devices can be increased beyond the state-of-the-a...