test called the Indium Scan; this test requires the use of nuclear substances being injected into the blood stream via an IV. The amount of Indium that is giving is based on the patient and what the doctor feels as appropriate. What is Indium you may ask? Indium is an element. It has a classification name of metal. Indium was named for the Indigo line of spectrum and came from the Latin word indicum. There are 23 different types of Indium isotopes however only two are natural. Indium is also found
Indium (In) This element was discovered by the Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymus Theodor Richter in 1863. These two scientists were looking for traces of Thallium in zinc ore samples. An indigo line in the samples spectrum was found, and no element known had this colour in them it revealed the existence of a new element which was called Indium due to the bright coloured line in its spectrum. Characteristics Atomic Mass: 114.818 Melting Point: 429.75 K (156.60 C) Boiling Point: 2345 K (2072 C) Density:
Indium nitride (InN) is the member of III-V nitride group along with the GaN and AlN. Among these, InN has superior electronic properties such as high mobility and high drift velocity, as compared to other nitrides because of its low effective electron mass. In addition to this, InN has shown an overshoot in the saturation velocity. Because of this reason InN is considered as a future high-speed electronic device material. However, InN has been a less studied material as compared to other nitrides
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October 22, 2004 wasn’t a particularly special day for Andre Geim and his colleague Kostyz Novoselov. Previously, a student had tried to separate graphite into ten or even one hundred layers but only succeeded in obtaining a specimen of one thousand layers. Then Geim had the brilliant idea of using Scotch tape to peel off individual layers of graphite. Geim and Kostyz took pieces of tape and manually separated the graphite until one layer remained (Lucibella 2). After hours of work and several pieces
role of bronze in many civilisations as it was more durable and harder than bronze. 3. Although Aluminium is the most abundant metal in the Earth, it... ... middle of paper ... ...rformance aircraft as it has an extremely low rate of corrosion. Indium can also be used in the coating of mirrors as it creates the same quality mirrors as silver but it is considered to be more resistant to atmospheric corrosion. Titanium Titanium is a well known metal that has only recently begun to be used in the
Nuclear medicine is the use of radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Nuclear medicine records the radiation that is emitting from the body, unlike x-rays which determine the radiation emitted by external objects. Nuclear medicine scans show the function of anatomy and are known as a physiological imaging modality. The two most common forms of nuclear medicine are “SPECT” single photon emission computed tomography and “PET” positron emission tomography. In nuclear medicine
In recent years, electrochemical supercapacitors (ECs) have been extensively studied as attractive energy storage devices. They have potential applications in portable electronics and electric vehicles because of their high power energy densities and long cyclic life [8, 101, 102]. Based on the nature of the charge-storage mechanism and active materials, electrochemical capacitors can be classified into two types: electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLCs) and redox supercapacitors (pseudocapacitors)
The effect of alloying elements on aluminium alloy sacrificial anode was also studied and it was found that the alloying element which have large potential difference from aluminium resulted in alloys with potentials more anodic than unalloyed aluminium. Mercury, the potential of which differs most greatly from that of aluminium, caused a maximum effect on aluminium potential. Effect of some alloying elements on aluminium alloy as sacrificial anode is given below: 1. Magnesium: The solubility of
The Magneto HydroDynamic (MHD) generator converts heat energy and kinetic energy into electricity. MHD generators are electric generators which operate at high temperatures without wearing of components of the system unlike conventional generators. MHD was developed to increase overall efficiency, as an auxiliary cycle in Thermal and nuclear power stations. Fig.1 shows the basic block diagram of MHD power generation [1]. The classical plasma MHD system is an open cycle process and the fluid pass
Introduction The word “commodity” is a term that means “an economic good” (Britannica, 2012) which can be either a product or a service that can be traded or exchanged. Commodities vary in their type, value, benefits, and quality. Of the numerous average commodities that exist throughout the globe, commodities holding greater values also have their own ranking as being precious commodities. Such precious commodities include gold, a precious metal that had been highly valued since ancient times and
Solar Panel Solar panel is the interconnection of number of solar module to get efficient power. Solar panel is made up of solar cells. Earlier solar cells are of low efficiency and large in size but now a day very high efficient solar cells are available. Solar cell prize much higher, it is difficult to afford solar energy. Solar Cell: Solar cell is a photovoltaic device that converts light energy into electrical energy based on the principles of photovoltic effect. History: First time solar
“We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using nature's inexhaustible sources of energy — sun, wind and tide... I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that” (Thomas Alva Edison). Currently, in our world today, there are over 1.2 billion people, about 20% of the total population, are still without access to electricity. According to the World
resistive, capacitive, surface acoustic wave, and infrared. The resistive touchscreen works by a flexible top layer of polyethylene and a ridged bottom layer of glass. Both layers are coated with indium a conductive compound, when a finger, or a pen applies pressure to the top screen and make contact with the bottom layer the electrical current is detected and the phones operating system (OS) notices reacts to where the pressure was applied. Common
Sasha Govorov, an Ohio University associate professor of physics and astronomy who is co-author on the current paper. Pierre Petroff, a scientist with the University of California at Santa Barbara, contributed the semiconductor used in the experiment, Indium Arsenide, which commonly is used in electronics. "It's one of those happy collaborations -- Pierre has given us some fantastic material and Sasha has come up with some really smart ideas," Warburton said. The scientists were able to manipulate how
General Applications - CNT in Life Despite all thorough understanding of the properties of CNTs, how to incorporate them in every day usage to satisfy our ever-hungry market is a challenge. When given an almost incredible material like CNT, what would you deal with these tubes? By virtue of their flexible usages and remarkable properties, CNTs are frequenters on assembly lines at present with their active part mainly in fields of both industry and daily life. Below are some examples. World’s Smallest
of solar power in the world.’ The con is exotic materials certain solar cells need resources that are expensive and rare in nature. This is particularly true for thin-film solar cells with the intention are based on also cadmium telluride or copper indium gallium selenide. Wind power: One of the pros of wind energy wind energy is a green energy basis and doesn’t cause toxic waste. A cons of wind energy wind is a variable source of energy and is not right to meet the base load energy insist if not some
Organic (Polymer) PV Cells With the global demand for electricity ever increasing, the only way to tackle the issue is to harness energy from renewable sources. An exciting new technology which can be helpful in addressing this issue is the organic PV cells. Organic solar cells can be coloured, flexible and transparent. What is interesting to note is that they can even generate electricity under cloudy skies. With the development of these cells, sooner rather than later we will be able to harness
number of solar cells. There are wide ranges of material available for the production to make the solar cell. The present available materials includes monocrystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, cadmium telluride, and copper indium gallium selenide/sulfide. Copper solar cables connect modules (module cable), arrays (array cable), and sub-fields. Because of the growing demand for renewable energy sources, the manufacturing of solar cells and photovoltaic arrays has advanced considerably
cells is Silicon, there are many more elements that are used in inorganic photovoltaic cells. There is monocrystalline, polycrystalline, amorphous, and microcrystalline Si, the III-V compounds and alloys, CdTe, and the chalcopyrite compound, copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS). These photovoltaic cells are built for large scale power generations. All of these semiconductors have energy band gaps between 1.1-1.7 eV. The use of Crystalline Si cells have continued to increase, but the polycrystalline