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Advances in Photothermal Characterization of Materials

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical and Photonic Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2023) | Viewed by 2771

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Nelson Wilbur Pech-May

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Thermographic Methods, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), 12205 Berlin, Germany
Interests: heat transport in complex media; photothermal techniques; infrared thermography; NDTE; machine learning; deep learning

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Photothermal science and techniques continue to attract the attention of the scientific and engineering communities. The non-destructive nature of these techniques, together with the high accuracy of materials characterization achieved, have extended the application field of photothermal techniques to the study of complex materials and metamaterials. Photothermal techniques have been shown to be applicable beyond the measurement of the thermal properties of materials. Optical properties, thermoelastic properties, process monitoring, non-invasive and non-destructive detection and the characterization of defects in components from micro- to macroscale, as well as biological and medical applications benefit from the advances in photothermal science and techniques. The non-invasive characteristic of photothermal methods provides an advantage over conventional methods for both materials characterization (for nano- and metamaterials, contacts attached to the sample can lead to high inaccuracies) and non-destructive testing (remote sensing of huge and/or hazardous components).

In this Special Issue, we will emphasize and discuss advancements and modern trends in photothermal science and techniques, including advanced numerical modeling, the optimization and solution of inverse photothermal problems, non-destructive testing applications, artificial intelligence, and robotics-assisted photothermal systems.

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.

Dr. Nelson Wilbur Pech-May
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Materials is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • photothermal spectroscopy
  • thermophysical properties
  • non-destructive testing
  • nanomaterial characterization
  • advanced photothermal models
  • heat transfer in complex media
  • biomedical applications
  • AI and robot-based photothermal systems
  • advanced “thermo-photonic” materials
  • Photoacoustics and laser ultrasonics

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Infrared Imaging Analysis of Green Composite Materials during Inline Quasi-Static Flexural Test: Monitoring by Passive and Active Approaches
by Massimo Rippa, Vito Pagliarulo, Francesco Napolitano, Teodoro Valente and Pietro Russo
Materials 2023, 16(8), 3081; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma16083081 - 13 Apr 2023
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Composite materials have been used for many years in a wide variety of sectors starting from aerospace and nautical up to more commonly used uses such as bicycles, glasses, and so on. The characteristics that have made these materials popular are mainly their [...] Read more.
Composite materials have been used for many years in a wide variety of sectors starting from aerospace and nautical up to more commonly used uses such as bicycles, glasses, and so on. The characteristics that have made these materials popular are mainly their low weight, resistance to fatigue, and corrosion. In contrast to the advantages, however, it should be noted that the manufacturing processes of composite materials are not eco-friendly, and their disposal is rather difficult. For these reasons, in recent decades, the use of natural fibers has gained increasing attention, allowing the development of new materials sharing the same advantages with conventional composite systems while respecting the environment. In this work, the behavior of totally eco-friendly composite materials during flexural tests has been studied through infrared (IR) analysis. IR imaging is a well-known non-contact technique and represents a reliable means of providing low-cost in situ analysis. According to this method, the surface of the sample under investigation is monitored, under natural conditions or after heating, by recording thermal images with an appropriate IR camera. Here, the results achieved for jute- and basalt-based eco-friendly composites through the use of both passive and active IR imaging approaches are reported and discussed, showing the possibilities of use also in an industrial environment. Full article
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Microstructural and Thermal Transport Properties of Regioregular Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) Thin Films
by Kai Herrmann, Simon Freund, Fabian Eller, Tamino Rößler, Georg Papastavrou, Eva M. Herzig and Markus Retsch
Materials 2022, 15(21), 7700; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15217700 - 02 Nov 2022
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Polymeric thin films offer a wide range of exciting properties and applications, with several advantages compared to inorganic counterparts. The thermal conductivity of such thin films ranges typically between 0.1–1 W m−1 K−1. This low thermal conductivity can [...] Read more.
Polymeric thin films offer a wide range of exciting properties and applications, with several advantages compared to inorganic counterparts. The thermal conductivity of such thin films ranges typically between 0.1–1 W m−1 K−1. This low thermal conductivity can cause problems with heat dissipation in various applications. Detailed knowledge about thermal transport in polymeric thin films is desired to overcome these shortcomings, especially in light of the multitude of possible microstructures for semi-crystalline thin films. Therefore, poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) is chosen as a model system to analyze the microstructure and optoelectronic properties using X-ray scattering and absorption spectra along with the thermal transport properties using the photoacoustic technique. This combination of analysis methods allows for determining the optoelectronic and thermal transport properties on the same specimen, supplemented by structural information. The effect of different molecular weights and solvents during film preparation is systematically examined. A variation of the optoelectronic properties, mainly regarding molecular weight, is apparent, while no direct influence of the solvent during preparation is discernible. In contrast, the thermal conductivities of all films examined fall within a similar range. Therefore, the microstructural properties in the ordered regions do not significantly affect the resulting thermal properties in the sample space investigated in this work. We conclude that it is mainly the amorphous regions that determine the thermal transport properties, as these represent a bottleneck for thermal transport. Full article
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