Desenvolvimento de sensores de gás a partir de óxido semicondutor nanoestruturado

The present work aims to study one-dimensional nanomaterials semiconductors grown via by phase systems Grande oxides Technological Interest for applications in gas sensors. The Used material was tin oxide (SnO2) for their functional properties, and the grow method was the Polymeric Precursors. The films grown were the nanomaterials about substrates of alumina, deposited via spin coating technique, followed by heat treatment at 300C for 1 hour and 650C for 2 hours. Later the films of Performance sensors (sensitivity, speed response, selectivity, and stability) will be in avaliated in a hermetic chamber with controlled atmosphere and temperature. The synthesized materials were its structural and morphological properties characterized in atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (not have this result with Me). We sought to investigate one influence of different conditions for obtaining films (Variation Layers number) in structural and microstructural properties of semiconductors oxides. The synthesis method proved very effective, generating films with micro definitely, uniformity of the nanoparticles and hum high level of porosity, what makes the material of a viable final paragraph applicability

Impacto da redução do nível de tensão na iluminação residencial em uma rede inteligente

In this paper, we will present an overview of the smart grid defining the three main systems that compose it: smart infrastructure system, smart management system and smart protection system. We will conceptualize a functionality of smart management system, the conservative voltage reduction, citing its benefits and its history of application. And, finally, we'll cover a test in which we reduce the nominal voltages on incandescent bulbs, CFL and LED, in the context of residential lighting, and on LED and HPS, in the context of public lighting. The test aims to check whether the voltage reduction adversely affects sources of lighting by measuring the temperature manually with a thermal imaging camera FLIR and illuminance with a LUX meter. The set of power factor, total harmonic distortion, and input power values will be collected automatically through the power quality Analyzer Fluke 345 with a probe Fluke Hall Effect Current. For residential lighting, it was found that both CFL and LED had good performance with the smallest variations in illuminance. Between both, the LED source had the lowest harmonics and the lowest power consumption, on the other hand incandescent bulbs had a bad performance as expected. Public light sources also had a good performance and obtained power factors within the standards, as opposed to the CFL and LED residential sources. The data collected clearly shows the feasibility for nominal voltage reductions. Even with small reductions, there are possibilities of savings which can be passed on to the utilities and consumers

Nanopartículas à base de óxido de zinco dopadas com magnésio e com superfície modificada para aplicação em bioimagem

O diagnóstico precoce de diversas doenças, principalmente o câncer, é fundamental para o seu combate. Atualmente, muitos avanços têm sido feitos na área de nanotecnologia no sentido de desenvolver sistemas com aplicação na área biomédica e em bioimagem para o diagnóstico de doenças. Nesse contexto, nano-cristais semicondutores de ZnO apresentam elevado potencial como marcadores para aplicações biológicas devido á suas propriedades luminescentes. A fotoluminescência de pontos quânticos (PQs) de ZnO envolve dois aspectos: a emissão excitônica fraca na região do UV e a ampla emissão visível induzida por efeito da superfície PQ. Estudos sinalizam que na síntese de nanopartículas de ZnO, a introdução de magnésio (Mg) como dopante leva a uma mudança significativa no tamanho e forma dos nano-cristais, potencializando as propriedades de luminescência. Entretanto, ainda é um desafio para os pesquisadores obter nanopartículas de ZnO aptas a serem incorporados em nanocarreadores e que sejam estáveis em meio biológico. Desta forma, este trabalho, apresenta como objetivo principal a obtenção de pontos quânticos de ZnO dopados com Mg e recobertos com ácido cítrico e 3-Glycidilpropriltrimetóxisilano (GPTMS) como modificadores de superfície para prover estabilidade em meio biológico. Eles poderão posteriormente ser incorporados em sistemas carreadores a fim de constituir sistemas estáveis com potencialização das propriedades luminescentes dos PQs e, portanto, aptos para aplicação como material de diagnóstico em sistemas biológicos

Sistema autônomo de iluminação utilizando energia solar

This work presents a self-sustainable lighting system using ultracapacitor as a storage device, replacing the conventional battery, using solar energy as the only energy supplier. A detailed study of solar panels, switched mode converters and ultracapacitors was made, in order to design a circuit capable of capturing solar energy and transfer it efficiently to a bank of ultracapacitors. Later, at nighttime, this energy is used for lighting in LED luminaires which have high luminous efficiency and high reliability index. This work presents the design of the solar panel, ultracapacitors bank, the development of the voltage converter circuit and charger working at the maximum power point of the solar panel. All subsystems were simulated and it was shown that the use of ultracapacitors is feasible to feed a LED lamp with enough brightness for a person to walk at night, for two night shifts, using a capacitive bank with twenty-four ultracapacitors. Replacing the battery by an ultracapacitor allows a faster recharge, with low maintenance costs, since ultracapacitors have a lifetime bigger than batteries; beyond reducing the environmental impact, as they don't use potentially toxic chemical compounds