In this article upconversion luminescence of silver nanoparticles（AgNPs） coated NaYF4：Er3＋/Yb3＋phosphor nano-particles was investigated.The prepared samples were characterized through various techniques.The surfa...In this article upconversion luminescence of silver nanoparticles（AgNPs） coated NaYF4：Er3＋/Yb3＋phosphor nano-particles was investigated.The prepared samples were characterized through various techniques.The surface plasmon band is observed for prepared AgNPs by analyzing UV-vis measurements and is used to enhance the upconversion emission.From the upconversion measurement the emission bands are observed at 522,546,and 656 nm corresponding to the 2 H11/2→ 4115/2,4 S3/2→4 I15/2and 4 F9/2→4 I15/2 levels,respectively.The upconversion emission intensity of the above bands is found to enhance for sample containing 1 mmol AgNPs.Decay time of 4 S3/2 and 4F9/2 levels is found to decrease on coating of AgNPs and hence intensity enhancement is assumed due to the surface plasmon resonance（SPR） effect.展开更多
This paper investigates the effect of initial volume fraction on the runout characteristics of collapse of granular columns on slopes in fluid. 2-D sub-grain scale numerical simulations are performed to understand the...This paper investigates the effect of initial volume fraction on the runout characteristics of collapse of granular columns on slopes in fluid. 2-D sub-grain scale numerical simulations are performed to understand the flow dynamics of granular collapse in fluid. The discrete element method（DEM） technique is coupled with the lattice Boltzmann method（LBM）, for fluid-grain interactions, to understand the evolution of submerged granular flows. The fluid phase is simulated using multiple-relaxation-time LBM（LBM-MRT） for numerical stability. In order to simulate interconnected pore space in 2-D, a reduction in the radius of the grains（hydrodynamic radius） is assumed during LBM computations. The collapse of granular column in fluid is compared with the dry cases to understand the effect of fluid on the runout behaviour. A parametric analysis is performed to assess the influence of the granular characteristics（initial packing） on the evolution of flow and run-out distances for slope angles of 0 °, 2.5°, 5 ° and 7.5 °. The granular flow dynamics is investigated by analysing the effect of hydroplaning, water entrainment and viscous drag on the granular mass. The mechanism of energy dissipation, shape of the flow front, water entrainment and evolution of packing density is used to explain the difference in the flow characteristics of loose and dense granular column collapse in fluid.展开更多
基金Project supported by the Indian Institute of Technology(Indian School of Mines),Dhanbad,Indiathe Council of Scientific&Industrial Research(CSIR),New Delhi,India(03(1303)13/EMR)
文摘In this article upconversion luminescence of silver nanoparticles（AgNPs） coated NaYF4：Er3＋/Yb3＋phosphor nano-particles was investigated.The prepared samples were characterized through various techniques.The surface plasmon band is observed for prepared AgNPs by analyzing UV-vis measurements and is used to enhance the upconversion emission.From the upconversion measurement the emission bands are observed at 522,546,and 656 nm corresponding to the 2 H11/2→ 4115/2,4 S3/2→4 I15/2and 4 F9/2→4 I15/2 levels,respectively.The upconversion emission intensity of the above bands is found to enhance for sample containing 1 mmol AgNPs.Decay time of 4 S3/2 and 4F9/2 levels is found to decrease on coating of AgNPs and hence intensity enhancement is assumed due to the surface plasmon resonance（SPR） effect.
基金the Cambridge Commonwealth, Overseas Trust and the ShellCambridge-Brazil collaboration for the financial support to pursue this research
文摘This paper investigates the effect of initial volume fraction on the runout characteristics of collapse of granular columns on slopes in fluid. 2-D sub-grain scale numerical simulations are performed to understand the flow dynamics of granular collapse in fluid. The discrete element method（DEM） technique is coupled with the lattice Boltzmann method（LBM）, for fluid-grain interactions, to understand the evolution of submerged granular flows. The fluid phase is simulated using multiple-relaxation-time LBM（LBM-MRT） for numerical stability. In order to simulate interconnected pore space in 2-D, a reduction in the radius of the grains（hydrodynamic radius） is assumed during LBM computations. The collapse of granular column in fluid is compared with the dry cases to understand the effect of fluid on the runout behaviour. A parametric analysis is performed to assess the influence of the granular characteristics（initial packing） on the evolution of flow and run-out distances for slope angles of 0 °, 2.5°, 5 ° and 7.5 °. The granular flow dynamics is investigated by analysing the effect of hydroplaning, water entrainment and viscous drag on the granular mass. The mechanism of energy dissipation, shape of the flow front, water entrainment and evolution of packing density is used to explain the difference in the flow characteristics of loose and dense granular column collapse in fluid.
