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    Single- and Multiobjective Optimizations of Dimensionally Stable Composites Using Genetic Algorithms
    (Springer, 2021) Aydın, Levent; Artem, Hatice Seçil; Deveci, Hamza Arda
    The present study aims to design stacking sequences of dimensionally stable symmetric balanced laminated carbon/epoxy composites, with different numbers of layers, with a low coefficient of thermal expansion and high elastic moduli. To avoid excessive interlaminar stresses in the composites, the contiguity constraint for plies is also taken into consideration. In the design process, both single- and multiobjective optimization approaches, including genetic algorithms, are utilized. Results showed that stacking sequences ensuring lower thermal expansion coefficients and higher elastic moduli than those of traditional laminate designs can be obtained.
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    Pore Connectivity Effects on the Internal Surface Electric Charge of Mesoporous Silica
    (Springer, 2019) Şen, Tümcan; Barışık, Murat
    Nano-scale confinements within mesoporous systems develop overlapping electric double layers (EDL) such that the existing theoretical models cannot predict the electric potential distributions and resulting surface charges. In addition, ionic conditions undergo local variation through connections between the pore voids and pore throats. For the first time in literature, we studied the charging behavior of mesoporous silica in terms of the pore to throat size ratio (R-pt) to characterize the pore connectivity effects, in addition to porosity (epsilon) and pore size (H). Both local and average surface charge densities inside mesoporous silica were examined by varying these parameters systematically. Results showed that the magnitude of surface charge density decreased with increasing EDL overlap and decreasing connectivity effects. We formulized this behavior and developed an extended model to predict mesoporous silica's internal charge as a function of porosity, pore size, and pore to throat size ratio.
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    Electrochemical Performance of La0.6sr0.4co0.2fe0.8o3-Ce0.9gd0.1o2 Composite Sofc Cathodes Fabricated by Electrocatalyst And/Or Electrocatalyst-Ionic Conductor Infiltration
    (Springer, 2019) Sındıraç, Can; Büyükaksoy, Aligül; Akkurt, Sedat
    Infiltration of electrocatalyst precursor solutions into previously sintered porous ionic conductor scaffolds has been used recently as an alternative method to the conventional co-sintering route to fabricate electrocatalyst-ionic conductor composites for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) cathode applications. However, the aqueous nitrate solutions generally used to perform the infiltration process results in electrocatalyst precipitates that are disconnected from each other, yielding poor electrode performance. In this work, polymeric electrocatalyst (La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-LSCF) precursors that produce interconnected thin films upon heat treatment were used to infiltrate porous ionic conductor Ce0.9Gd0.1O2-delta (GDC) scaffolds to overcome these issues. In addition, for the first time in the literature, a mixture of LSCF and GDC polymeric precursors, which would yield LSCF-GDC nanocomposite coatings on the grains of the porous GDC scaffold were used as the infiltration solution. Thus, further enhancement of the electrocatalyst/ionic conductor interfacial area and achievement of improved electrode performance was aimed. As a result of the optimization studies, the lowest measured area specific polarization resistance (ASR(cathode)) values of 0.47 and 0.73 omega.cm(2) were obtained for polymeric LSCF+GDC and LSCF precursor infiltrations respectively at 700 degrees C, in air. In addition, LSCF+GDC infiltration yielded electrodes with much improved long-term stability in comparison to those obtained by LSCF infiltration. [GRAPHICS] .