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The effect of the shrinkage reducing additives on rheological properties of high-strength concrete
Červenka, Jiří ; Kucharczyková, Barbara (referee) ; Daněk, Petr (advisor)
Master’s thesis examines the effect of the shrinkage reducing additives on rheological properties of high-strength concrete. The first part is focused on high-strength concrete in terms of their composition and properties. The second part contains a detailed analysis of the cementitious composites shrinkage problems. Total shrinkage is divided into individual elementary shrinkages. For each of them there is a detailed description of causes and factors that affect their sizes. The next part describes the basic additives used to reduce the shrinkage of cementitious composites. The experimental part is focused on verifying the effectiveness of the shrinkage reducing additives during preparation of high-strength concrete. Usage of shrinkage drains for relative strain measurement enables to determine the process of shrinkage immediately after placing the concrete in the form and to obtain the overall curve of the hight-strength concrete volume changes during its setting and hardening. At the end of the thesis, there are overall analysis and summary of the results of the performed experiments.
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Fabrication of Nanostructures and Nanodevices for Nanoelectronics and Spintronics
Lišková, Zuzana ; Červenka, Jiří (referee) ; Čech, Vladimír (referee) ; Šikola, Tomáš (advisor)
The thesis deals with preparation of graphene nanostructures and their applications in the measurement of transport properties of graphene. The contacts for measurement of resistance are fabricated by electron beam lithography on graphene exfoliated flakes, CVD graphene layers and grains. Graphene is also shaped using the same method. Resistivity of the layer, concentration and mobility of charge carriers are determined by different approaches. Hysteresis appearing in dependence of resistivity on the gate voltage is discussed as well. A significant part of the work is dedicated to monitoring the response of graphene resistance to relative humidity changes and potential use of graphene as a sensor of relative humidity.
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Pollutants in laboratory waste waters
Červenka, Jiří ; Zmrzlý, Martin (referee) ; Sponar, Jan (advisor)
Mercury is a very consequential pollutant. It´s contained in all components of environment. Analysis of mercury is very demanding. Since mercury is ranked among dangerous chemicals, its quantity is limited and checked not only in environment. The aim of this thesis was to determine concentration of mercury in water from labs and in influent and effluent water from neutralization station of Brno university of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry. Water from neutralization is also mixed with sewage. Advanced mercury spectrometer AMA 254 was used or analysis. Results confirmed, that water flows out from lab to neutralization with relatively high concentration of mercury, highly exceeding limits of drainline. Water from neutralizing station also doesn´t show so high concentration of mercury, because it is mixed with waters from other labs and pH of water is amended. Special waste bottles for liquid waste with risk elements and dangerous compounds are available; from results can be decided, that not everybody follows the rules and some people might pour the waste right in to the sink. Resolution could have been safer acquisitions in labs. Students, who manipulate with dangerous chemicals should be alive to risk, which threatens with pouring into the sink, contamination and dangerous for all components of environment.
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Surface analysis of xGnP/PEI nanocomposite
Červenka, Jiří ; Klapetek, Petr (referee) ; Čech, Vladimír (advisor)
Tato Diplomová práce se zabývá povrchovou analýzou nanokompozitní folie polyetherimidu (PEI) vyztuženého exfoliovanými grafitickými nanodestičkami (xGnP). Analyzovány byly take vzorky nevyztužené PEI folie a samostatné nanodestičky. Vzorky nanokompozitu a PEI folie byly plazmaticky leptány s využitím argonového plazmatu po dobu 1, 3 a 10 hod. Skenovací elektronová mikroskopie (SEM) byla použita pro charakterizaci samostatných nanodestiček rozptýlených na křemíkovém substrátu, původních či leptaných vzorků PEI folie a nanokompozitu. Nanodestičky byly identifikovány při povrchu leptané nanokompozitní folie. Mikroskopie atomárních sil (AFM) byla použita pro zobrazení povrchové topografie separovaných nanodestiček a odkrytých destiček při povrchu leptaného kompozitu. Povrchová drsnost (střední kvadratická hodnota, vzdálenost nejnižšího a nejvyššího bodu) leptaného nanokompozitu narůstala s prodlužující se dobou leptání. Akustická mikroskopie atomárních sil (AFAM) byla použita pro charakterizaci elastické anizotropie leptaných kompozitních vzorků. Nanoindentační měření umožnila charakterizaci lokálních mechanických vlastností PEI a nanokompozitních folií.
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Význam vitaminu D a jeho metabolitů v reprodukci živočišných organismů
Červenka, Jiří
Vitamin D is considered to be a group of molecules that have many functions in animal organisms. The best known of these is the key role in calcium and phosphorus homeostasis and regulation of bone mineralization. In recent years, however, many new functions of this vitamin have been discovered, such as the regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation, its influence on the immune system or its function in animal reproduction. This thesis deals with the importance of vitamin D in animal reproduction with an emphasis on livestock. In the literature review, the occurrence of receptors for vitamin D in cells of various types of different tissues of reproductive system, particularly in mammals and birds, and the function of various metabolites mediated by these receptors are discussed in the individual chapters. The thesis includes the design of methodology, which would test the effect of vitamin D on reproduction of the male and female domestic chickens. The hypothesis could verify, whether or not, Rhode Island Red cockerels, that would be fed a diet with a higher vitamin D content would demonstrate better ejaculate parameters and higher fertilization of eggs laid by Rhoade Island White hens inseminated with this semen. Furthemore, a solution is proposed to verify the hypothesis, assuming higher hatchability and lower embryonic mortality in hens fed higher vitamin D feed mixture. The result would be compared with hens and roosters of the same breeds, reared in an environment with the same conditions, fed a vitamin D deficient feed mixture.
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Water-in-Salt Electrolytes for Dual-ion Batteries
Zafar, Zahid Ali ; Červenka, Jiří (advisor) ; Hassouna, Fatima (referee) ; Liu, Wei (referee)
Key Words: water-in-salt electrolytes; dual-ion batteries; anion-intercalation; chaotropic anion Abstract Aqueous electrolytes offer high intrinsic safety, high ionic conductivity, and low costs, which makes them very attractive for electrochemical energy storage systems (EESS). Nevertheless, their biggest bottleneck is the narrow electrochemical stability window (ESW) of water of 1.23V, beyond which water undergoes hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions. This restricts the choice of electrode materials within the H2 and O2 evolution potentials and limits the achievable energy and power densities of aqueous-based EESS. For instance, aqueous multivalent aluminum- and zinc-based batteries promise high energy density due to the multivalent redox chemistry of metal- ions (Al3+ , Zn2+ ), but they exhibit much lower energy density owing to the small ESW of the aqueous electrolytes, which does not allow using high-voltage cathodes. In this thesis, the issue of the narrow ESW for these multivalent batteries has been addressed by using the concept of "water-in-salt" electrolytes (WiSE). This concept is based on using high concentrations of salts in aqueous electrolytes, which results in strong modifications of the water structure and widening of the ESW by restricting the free water content in WiSE. More...
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Development and fabrication of graphene Hall probes
Supalová, Linda ; Červenka, Jiří (referee) ; Bartošík, Miroslav (advisor)
Pokrok v inženýrství a technologiích vytvořil zájem o stabilní detektory magnetického pole schopné operovat v širokém rozsahu teplot. Senzory založené na Hallově jevu a obří magnetorezistenci jsou nejčastěji využívaná zařízení k neinvazivnímu měření statických i dynamických magnetických polí v reálném čase. Aplikace zařízení na bázi Hallova jevu zahrnují například lineární senzory magnetického pole, gyrátory, rychlostní a směrové senzory, elektrické kompasy a senzory proudu, v oblastech sahajících od výroby, automobilového a kosmického průmyslu po komunikační systémy. Nicméně současné materiály využívané v Hallových sondách (především III-V polovodiče jako InSb nebo GaAs) mají potíže s teplotní stabilitou. V této práci se zabýváme výrobou Hallových sond založených na grafénu a jejich testováním za zvýšených teplot. Úspěšně jsme vyrobili grafénové Hallovy sondy v uspořádání polem řízeného tranzistoru pomocí standartních výrobních metod jako litografie a depozice tenkých vrstev. Volba uspořádání polem řízeného tranzistoru nám umožňuje naplno využít vynikajících elektrických vlastností grafénu při testování těchto Hallových sond v rozmezí od pokojové teploty až do 200°C. Naše výsledky ukazují, že zvyšování teploty nezpůsobuje zásadní zhoršení výkonnosti grafénových Hallových sond i při teplotách nad 150°C. Tato práce otevírá dveře pro další výzkum chování grafénových Hallových sond za zvýšené teploty s důrazem na porozumění externích faktorů, které ovlivňují výkonnost takového senzoru při využití v normálních podmínkách.
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Fabrication of Nanostructures and Nanodevices for Nanoelectronics and Spintronics
Lišková, Zuzana ; Červenka, Jiří (referee) ; Čech, Vladimír (referee) ; Šikola, Tomáš (advisor)
The thesis deals with preparation of graphene nanostructures and their applications in the measurement of transport properties of graphene. The contacts for measurement of resistance are fabricated by electron beam lithography on graphene exfoliated flakes, CVD graphene layers and grains. Graphene is also shaped using the same method. Resistivity of the layer, concentration and mobility of charge carriers are determined by different approaches. Hysteresis appearing in dependence of resistivity on the gate voltage is discussed as well. A significant part of the work is dedicated to monitoring the response of graphene resistance to relative humidity changes and potential use of graphene as a sensor of relative humidity.
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The effect of the shrinkage reducing additives on rheological properties of high-strength concrete
Červenka, Jiří ; Kucharczyková, Barbara (referee) ; Daněk, Petr (advisor)
Master’s thesis examines the effect of the shrinkage reducing additives on rheological properties of high-strength concrete. The first part is focused on high-strength concrete in terms of their composition and properties. The second part contains a detailed analysis of the cementitious composites shrinkage problems. Total shrinkage is divided into individual elementary shrinkages. For each of them there is a detailed description of causes and factors that affect their sizes. The next part describes the basic additives used to reduce the shrinkage of cementitious composites. The experimental part is focused on verifying the effectiveness of the shrinkage reducing additives during preparation of high-strength concrete. Usage of shrinkage drains for relative strain measurement enables to determine the process of shrinkage immediately after placing the concrete in the form and to obtain the overall curve of the hight-strength concrete volume changes during its setting and hardening. At the end of the thesis, there are overall analysis and summary of the results of the performed experiments.
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