Influence of Oxygen Partial Pressure during Processing on the Thermoelectric Properties of Aerosol-Deposited CuFeO2

In the field of thermoelectric energy conversion, oxide materials show promising potential due to their good stability in oxidizing environments. Hence, the influence of oxygen partial pressure during synthesis on the thermoelectric properties of Cu-Delafossites at high temperatures was investigated in this study. For these purposes, CuFeO2 powders were synthetized using a conventional mixed-oxide technique. X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies were conducted to determine the crystal structures of the delafossites associated with the oxygen content during the synthesis. Out of these powders, films with a thickness of about 25 µm were prepared by the relatively new aerosol-deposition (AD) coating technique. It is based on a room temperature impact consolidation process (RTIC) to deposit dense solid films of ceramic materials on various substrates without using a high-temperature step during the coating process. On these dense CuFeO2 films deposited on alumina substrates with electrode structures, the Seebeck coefficient and the electrical conductivity were measured as a function of temperature and oxygen partial pressure. We compared the thermoelectric properties of both standard processed and aerosol deposited CuFeO2 up to 900 °C and investigated the influence of oxygen partial pressure on the electrical conductivity, on the Seebeck coefficient and on the high temperature stability of CuFeO2. These studies may not only help to improve the thermoelectric material in the high-temperature case, but may also serve as an initial basis to establish a defect chemical model

A Hardware Implementation of MAYO Signature Scheme

We present a hardware implementation for the MAYO post-quantum digital signature scheme, which is submitted to the American National Institute of Standards and Technology’s call for diversification of quantum-resistant public key cryptographic standards. The scheme is based on the Unbalanced Oil and Vinegar signature scheme, which operates on the fact that solving systems of multivariate polynomial equations is NP-complete. MAYO utilizes a unique whipping technique in combination with emulsifier maps to offer a significant reduction in key size compared to other Unbalanced Oil and Vinegar signature schemes. In this paper, we demonstrate how to design a hardware architecture for the MAYO post-quantum signature scheme. We also provide a comprehensive analysis and propose multiple optimization techniques to reduce resource utilization and accelerate computation on hardware platforms

Considering Reactions in Design and Simulation of Ejectors

The influence of gas phase reactions in ejector pumps using gaseous fuel as primary gas is investigated. Simulated ignition delay times are compared to predicted mean residence times of a 1D ejector design tool to investigate if ignition takes place in the ejector tube. 1D results are compared to CFD simulations to take into account non-ideal mixing effects along the ejector.Wienerberger AG; Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (FFG)MoV2-(03) page 1MoV2-(03) page 5