Temperature-dependent Performance Research Articles

Effects of Immersion Temperature on the Performance of a Marine Epoxy-Based Organic Coating for Ballast Tanks

The degradation behavior of an actual marine epoxy-based organic coating for ballast tanks immersed in 3.5% NaCl solution at different temperatures was investigated by employing electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and adhesion measurements. Elevated immersion temperature (e.g., 35, 45 and 55 °C) could greatly deteriorate coating protective performance, including barrier properties, wet adhesion strength, water uptake and diffusion, and this effect could become more pronounced with prolonged immersion time. The water diffusion based on water sorption curves was consistent with wet adhesion strength in temperature-dependent performance evaluation of the coating. The water uptake values at the quasi-saturation stage showed the expected temperature dependence when immersion temperature exceeded 35 °C. Breakpoint frequency could also be used for qualitatively evaluating the temperature-dependent and time-varying coating degradation behavior efficiently.

Pb-free (Ba1−xCax) (Zr0·18Ti0.82)O3 dielectric tunable ceramics with giant figure-of-merit under low electric field

Dielectric tunable devices with improved overall tunability properties are in urgent demand for tunable applications. Hence, a series of Pb-free dielectric tunable ceramics based on (Ba1−xCax) (Zr0·18Ti0.82)O3 (abbreviated as BCZTx, x = 0.05–0.21, corresponding to BCZT05 to BCZT21) were carefully prepared using the traditional solid-state route in this work. The crystal structure, surface morphology, dielectric properties, and tunable performance of different BCZTx ceramics at room temperature (RT) were systematically studied. The temperature-dependent dielectric tunable performance was further investigated. The phase evolutions were co-confirmed by XRD and dεrdT-T curves. Interesting, high tunability (86.09%), together with a relatively low dielectric loss (~0.19% @7.42 kV/cm) were obtained in BCZT09 ceramics at 1 kHz, resulting in a giant figure-of-merit (FOM) of 448, which implied these ceramics are promising matrix for dielectric tunable applications that operated at RT. From the Tunability−T and FOM−T curves, it can be found that Ca2+ incorporation can improve the temperature stability of dielectric tunable performance to a certain extent. In addition, the FOM−T curve of BCZT09 showed advantages over other compositions in the temperature range of −20 °C–85 °C, and its maximum FOM (~886) was reached at 40 °C. These observations suggest the BCZT09 ceramic as a promising matrix for application in dielectric tunable devices operating at RT. This work may guide the design of novel high-performance tunable ceramic materials.

Temperature-dependent performance of silicon solar cells with polysilicon passivating contacts

The temperature coefficient (TC) is a critical figure of merit to accurately evaluate the performance of solar cells at various operating temperatures, and hence, enabling the comparison between different cell technologies. Recently, tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cells have shown outstanding cell performance. They are likely to be adopted in production lines and deployed in the field in the near future. Therefore, knowledge of their TCs and insights into their performance at realistic operating temperatures are of significant interest.In this study, we investigate the temperature dependence of the performance of TOPCon solar cells and quantify their TCs. To gain better understanding regarding the temperature-dependent behavior of their performance, the passivation quality and the contact resistivity of polysilicon (poly-Si) passivating contacts as a function of temperature are investigated. Although an improvement of the passivation quality of these contacts with increasing temperature has been observed, it seems that this improvement weakly impacts on the open-circuit voltage TC. The cell performance at elevated temperatures is dominated by the drop in the open-circuit voltage, associated with the intrinsic carrier concentration related to band gap narrowing. The fill factor TC (TCFF) is superior to those of other cell structures reported in the literature. We attribute this favorable TCFF to the fact that some of the fill factor losses are compensated by the decrease of contact resistivity of the poly-Si passivating contacts at elevated temperatures. The relative TC of the cell efficiency of the investigated TOPCon cells is comparable to the TC of silicon heterojunction cells and it is superior to those of cell structures without passivating contacts. Moreover, we found that the investigated solar cell is more sensitive to temperature variation at lower illumination intensities.

Local conditions influence thermal sensitivity of pencil urchin populations (Eucidaris galapagensis) in the Galápagos Archipelago

The responses of ectothermic organisms to changes in temperature can be modified by acclimatization or adaptation to local thermal conditions. Thus, the effect of global warming and the deleterious effects of extreme heating events (e.g., heatwaves) on the metabolism and fitness of ectotherms can be population specific and reduced at warmer sites. We tested the hypothesis that when environmental temperature is greater, grazer populations in the Galápagos are less thermally sensitive (potentially due to acclimatization or adaptation). We quantified the acute thermal sensitivity of four populations of the pencil sea urchin, Eucidaris galapagensis, by measuring individual oxygen consumption across a range of temperatures. Thermal performance curves were estimated for each population and compared to local thermal conditions 2 months prior to collection. Results indicate that E. galapagensis populations were adapted and/or acclimatized to short-term local temperature as populations at warmer sites had substantially higher thermal tolerances. The acute thermal optimum (Topt) for the warmest and coolest site populations differed by 3 °C and the Topt was positively correlated with maximum temperature recorded at each site. Additionally, temperature-normalized respiration rate and activation energy (E) were negatively related to the maximum temperature. Understanding the temperature-dependent performance of the pencil urchin (the most significant mesograzer in this system), including its population specificity, provides insight into how herbivores and the functions they perform might be affected by further ocean heating.

Semiconductor-less vertical transistor with ION/IOFF of 106

Semiconductors have long been perceived as a prerequisite for solid-state transistors. Although switching principles for nanometer-scale devices have emerged based on the deployment of two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals heterostructures, tunneling and ballistic currents through short channels are difficult to control, and semiconducting channel materials remain indispensable for practical switching. In this study, we report a semiconductor-less solid-state electronic device that exhibits an industry-applicable switching of the ballistic current. This device modulates the field emission barrier height across the graphene-hexagonal boron nitride interface with ION/IOFF of 106 obtained from the transfer curves and adjustable intrinsic gain up to 4, and exhibits unprecedented current stability in temperature range of 15–400 K. The vertical device operation can be optimized with the capacitive coupling in the device geometry. The semiconductor-less switching resolves the long-standing issue of temperature-dependent device performance, thereby extending the potential of 2D van der Waals devices to applications in extreme environments.

Photoelectronic Properties of End-bonded InAsSb Nanowire Array Detector under Weak Light

A simple fabrication of end-bonded contacts InAsSb NW (nanowire) array detector to weak light is demonstrated in this study. The detector is fabricated using InAsSb NW array grown by molecular beam epitaxy on GaAs substrate. The metal-induced gap states are induced by the end-bonded contact which suppresses the dark current at various temperatures. The existence of the interface dipole due to the interfacial gap states enhances the light excitation around the local field and thus upgrades the photoresponsivity and photodetectivity to the weak light. The light intensity of the infrared light source in this report is 14 nW/cm2 which is about 3 to 4 orders of magnitude less than the laser source. The responsivity of the detector has reached 28.57 A/W at room temperature with the light (945 nm) radiation, while the detectivity is 4.81 × 1011 cm·Hz1/2 W−1. Anomalous temperature-dependent performance emerges at the variable temperature experiments, and we discussed the detailed mechanism behind the nonlinear relationship between the photoresponse of the device and temperatures. Besides, the optoelectronic characteristics of the detector clarified that the light-trapping effect and photogating effect of the NWs can enhance the photoresponse to the weak light across ultraviolet to near-infrared. These results highlight the feasibility of the InAsSb NW array detector to the infrared weak light without a cooling system.

Embedding of temperature-dependent plant model into time-discrete scheduling formulation

In the light of growing renewable energy generation, demand side management (DSM) has been recognized as one of the key enablers for the energy transition. In order to offer the highest potential for grid stabilization regarding DSM, industrial processes must be designed for the requirement relating thereto. This work focuses on the design of an air separation unit (ASU), whereby design decisions are assessed via operational simulations based on a scheduling formulation. To improve these simulations in terms of simulation accuracy and computing speed, an approach is proposed to embed a realistic plant description into a mixed-integer linear programming-based discrete-time scheduling formulation. This approach is subsequently used to integrate a temperature-dependent plant performance of an ASU into a sophisticated scheduling formulation. The resulting model is applied to investigate whether the temperature-dependent performance has a significant effect on the operational scheduling and, perhaps, even on the design of an ASU.

Transverse Kerker scattering governed by two nondegenerate electric dipoles and its application in arbitrary beam steering

In this work, we propose and demonstrate that transverse Kerker scattering (TKS), previously achieved relying on simultaneous excitation of electric dipole (ED), magnetic dipole (MD), electric and magnetic quadrupoles, can also be simply realized via only two nondegenerate EDs in two-dimensional cylindrical structures. The principle indicates that, the TKS can be achieved as if two EDs oscillate antiphase with similar magnitude despite of the same nature. The proof-of-concept demonstrations are presented using core-shell structures composed of dielectric material and Weyl semimetal that possesses largely intrinsic nonreciprocity without any external stimulus. Furthermore, we generalize the TKS behavior to arbitrary directions (i.e. ϕ0 and ϕ0+π) with a rotated dipole obtained via phase modulation. By adding an extra MD to meet the fundamental Kerker condition, it is achievable to steer the beam at a specific angle of ϕ0±π/2. The steering angle can be tailored in a wide range (i.e. −74∘∼0∘) via changing either optical index of dielectric or core’s filling ratio. In addition, the proposed steering property also shows temperature-dependent performance. The present work provides totally new mechanisms to realize TKS and novel TKS-based functions, i.e. arbitrary scattering elimination and beam steering, and it will also stimulate advanced researches on nonreciprocal multipole excitation and interference associated with newly Weyl semimetal with intrinsic magneto-optical response.

Eurythermic Sprint and Immune Thermal Performance and Ecology of an Exotic Lizard at Its Northern Invasion Front.

AbstractThermal performance of immunity has been relatively understudied in ectotherms, especially in the context of invasive species or in relation to other fitness-related traits and thermoregulatory patterns in the field. For reptiles, thermal biology is a primary factor determining physiological performance and population viability, and suboptimal thermal conditions may limit the expansion of exotic species along the edges of their invasion fronts. This study examined thermoregulatory ecology and thermal performance of immunity and sprinting in a population of Mediterranean geckos (Hemidactylus turcicus) at the northern edge of their invasion front in a temperate zone of the United States. In the field, we quantified temperatures of geckos of varied age classes in relation to air, wall, and refugia temperatures. We also quantified temperature-dependent sprint performance and immune function in field-collected geckos to detail thermal performance patterns that may contribute to the capacity for this species to invade cool climates. Although body temperature (Tb) of wild-caught geckos correlated with wall temperature, average Tb exhibited wide distributions, suggesting eurythermy. Furthermore, the thermal performance of immune swelling responses to phytohemagglutinin injections and sprinting was optimized over a similarly wide temperature range that overlapped with the field Tb's that suggest eurythermy in this species. The wide thermal performance breadths in these traits could buffer against variation in factors such as pathogen exposure and environmental temperatures that could otherwise suppress functional performance. Thus, eurythermy of sprint and immune performance may facilitate the invasive potential of H. turcicus.

Low temperature CVD of thermoelectric SnTe thin films from the single source precursor, [nBu3Sn(TenBu)

This work has demonstrated that the single source precursor [nBu3Sn(TenBu)], bearing n-butyl groups and containing the necessary 1 : 1 Sn : Te ratio, facilitates growth of continuous, stoichiometric SnTe thin films. This single source CVD precursor allows film growth at significantly lower temperatures (355-434 °C at 0.01-0.05 Torr) than required for CVD from SnTe powder. This could be advantageous for controlling the surface states in topological insulators. The temperature-dependent thermoelectric performance of these films has been determined, revealing them to be p-type semiconductors with peak Seebeck coefficient and power factor values of 78 μV K-1 and 8.3 μW K-2 cm-1, respectively, at 615 K; comparing favourably with data from bulk SnTe. Further, we have demonstrated that the precursor facilitates area selective growth of SnTe onto the TiN regions of SiO2/TiN patterned substrates, which is expected to be beneficial for the fabrication of micro-thermoelectric generators.

Mechanistic insight into the influence of O2 on N2O formation in the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3 over Pd/CeO2 catalyst

O2 greatly affected the pathway for NO reduction over the Pd/CeO2 catalyst and resulted in a temperature-dependent NH3-SCR performance and formation of N2O.

Thermally insensitive physiological performance allows neonatal sharks to use coastal habitats as nursery areas

Coastal sharks can use shallow, nearshore habitats as nursery areas, which is a behaviour that may increase fitness. The ecological benefits of shark nursery areas are well studied; yet the physiological mechanisms that enable sharks to exploit coastal habitats, especially those that experience extreme and dynamic temperatures, remain understudied. We hypothesised that neonatal sharks are able to use thermally dynamic coastal habitats as nursery areas because temperature does not strongly affect their physiology. To test this hypothesis, we defined patterns of nursery area use and temperature-dependent physiological performance in 2 reef shark species. First, we determined whether 10 sites around the island of Moorea, French Polynesia, satisfied nursery area criteria for neonate populations of blacktip reef sharks Carcharhinus melanopterus and sicklefin lemon sharks Negaprion acutidens using 5 consecutive years of abundance surveys. We then quantified effects of thermal exposure in situ on growth in recaptured individuals and quantified the temperature dependence of metabolic rate ex situ using respirometry. We found several potential C. melanopterus nursery areas, but during different sampling years, and identified 1 N. acutidens nursery area that remained consistent during the entire 5 yr study. In support of our hypothesis, growth and metabolic performance were not strongly affected by temperature in either species. Thus, thermally insensitive physiological performance may be a trait that elasmobranchs exhibit in thermally variable coastal habitats, including shark nursery areas. Together, this approach demonstrates how physiological and ecological concepts complement each other to improve our understanding of nursery area use in coastal shark populations.

Oxygen doesn't limit mayflies when the temperature soars

As air breathers, we probably don't appreciate how difficult it is for aquatic creatures to breathe. ‘The oxygen concentration in water is only about 3% that in air and the oxygen diffusion rate in water is 3×105 times lower’, says David Funk from the Stroud Water Research Center, USA, explaining that aquatic animals have to work ∼15 times harder than terrestrial creatures to breathe. And the situation for cold-blooded (exothermic) creatures is even more perilous when the temperatures rise and their metabolism begins running faster. ‘The temperature-dependent performance of animals is believed to be shaped by the capacity for oxygen delivery in relation to oxygen demand’, Funk explains, adding that oxygen availability was thought to be the factor that sets the highest temperatures at which fish and aquatic insects can survive. Knowing that adult mayflies that develop in warm conditions tend also to be smaller, possibly as a consequence of running low on oxygen, Funk, Bernard Sweeney and John Jackson, also from Stroud Water Research, decided to find out how oxygen availability affects the development and survival of mayflies over a range of temperatures. But the team didn't stop at investigating one species of mayfly: Neocloeon triangulifer nymphs only thrive in well-oxygenated streams over a narrow temperature window of 8°C, while two robust populations of Cloeon dipterum are capable of surviving in relatively stagnant water in their comfort zone of 14–30°C. Allocating 50 larvae from each species to individual 1.8 l miniaquaria, Funk created environments with high (45%) oxygen, down to normal (∼20% oxygen), while the temperature ranged from 20°C up to 32°C – the temperatures at which the females are unable to produce offspring. ‘We raised over 4400 hatchlings through their entire lives in 90 separate vessels housed in four giant water baths’, Funk says with a smile.Monitoring the hottest youngsters with access to 45% oxygen, it was clear that the souped-up oxygen supply didn't compensate for the challenge of developing in hot water: the youngsters failed to thrive. If oxygen was limiting the nymphs’ ability to survive in hot water, then those with access to unprecedented amounts of oxygen (45%) should have flourished. In short, the availability of oxygen does not limit the mayflies’ ability to survive and grow in sizzling conditions. Some other factor is responsible for their high mortality when the mercury rises.Then Funk monitored how a lack or abundance of oxygen affected the youngster's development, paying close attention to their gills, eyes and leg length. ‘The most technically difficult thing was measuring the gill size’, says Funk, recalling how he had to be on hand as the youngsters transformed into adults, so that he could retrieve the discarded skins to measure the size of all seven pairs of gills. Comparing the nymphs’ growth at high and low temperatures (25 and 20°C), they found the hottest nymphs were always smallest, even in 45% oxygen. Oxygen availability wasn't restricting the nymph's growth either. However, the team was astonished by the impact that low oxygen had on the youngsters’ gills. ‘I noticed that mayflies reared in hypoxic conditions responded by greatly increasing the size of their gills. We had no idea they could do this, but quickly realised that gill size could be a valuable indicator of oxygen stress’, says Funk.So, oxygen availability doesn't seem to be the factor that restricts mayfly nymph growth and survival when the temperature soars, but the aquatic insects do respond to low oxygen by increasing the size of their gills to make the most of the meagre levels.

High Rate Lithium Ion Battery with Niobium Tungsten Oxide Anode

Highly stable lithium-ion battery cycling of niobium tungsten oxide (Nb16W5O55, NWO) is demonstrated in full cells with cathode materials LiNi0.6Mn0.2Co0.2O2 (NMC-622) and LiFePO4 (LFP). The cells show high rate performance and long-term stability under 5 C and 10 C cycling rates with a conventional carbonate electrolyte without any additives. The degradation of the cell performance is mainly attributed to the increased charge transfer resistance at the NMC side, consistent with the ex situ XRD and XPS analysis demonstrating the structural stability of NWO during cycling together with minimal electrolyte decomposition. Finally, we demonstrate the temperature-dependent performance of this full cell at 10, 25 and 60 °C and confirm, using operando XRD, that the structural change of the NWO material during lithiation/de-lithiation at 60 °C is very similar to its behaviour at 25 °C, reversible and with a low volume change. With the merits of high rate performance and long cycle life, the combination of NWO and a commercial cathode represents a promising, safe battery for fast charge/discharge applications.

(Invited) Controlled Assembly of 3D Graphene Electrodes for Enhanced Alkali Metal Storage

Graphene has been intensively investigated as an electrode material for energy storage devices thanks to its large surface area and excellent electrical conductivity. However, the restacking of graphene sheets is inevitable during the solution process due to π–π and hydrophobic interactions, which reduces the available surface area. Recently, 3D structured crumpled graphene has emerged as an promising electrode material due to its aggregation-resistive property.In this study, we will introduce our recent efforts to assemble 3D structured crumpled graphene anodes through the stacking engineering process for Li-, Na-, K-ion batteries. We reveal the role of defects in improving the charge storage performance through the surface-controlled charge storage mechanism. The crumpled graphene anodes exhibited high capacity with excellent rate-performance and cycling stability. We further evaluate the temperature-dependent performance of 3D graphene anodes, demonstrating their superior charge storage performance in extreme cold environments. Finally, we will discuss anodic electrochemical exfoliation of graphite for the fast production of graphene at low cost with moderate quality.

Reversibly Transforming a Highly Swollen Polyelectrolyte Hydrogel to an Extremely Tough One and its Application as a Tubular Grasper.

Poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) and its copolymer hydrogels are typical polyelectrolyte gels with extremely high swelling capacity that are widely used in industry. It's common to consider these hydrogels as weak materials that are difficult to toughen. Reported here is a facile strategy to transform swollen and weak poly(acrylamide-co-2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) [P(AAm-co-AMPS)] hydrogels to tough ones by forming strong sulfonate-Zr4+ metal-coordination complexes. The resultant hydrogels with moderate water content possess high stiffness, strength, and fracture energy, which can be tuned over 3-4 orders of magnitude by controlling the composition and metal-to-ligand ratio. Owing to the dynamic nature of the coordination bonds, these hydrogels show rate- and temperature-dependent mechanical performances, as well as good self-recovery properties. This strategy is universal, as manifested by the drastically improved mechanical properties of hydrogels of various natural and synthetic sulfonate-containing polymers. The toughened hydrogels can be converted to the original swollen ones by breaking up the metal-coordination complexes in alkaline solutions. The reversible brittle-tough transition and concomitant dramatic volume change of polyelectrolyte hydrogels afford diverse applications, as demonstrated by the design of a tubular grasper with holding force a thousand times its own weight for objects with different geometries. It is envisioned that these hydrogels enable versatile applications in the biomedical and engineering fields.

Temperature variability alters the stability and thresholds for collapse of interacting species.

Temperature variability and extremes can have profound impacts on populations and ecological communities. Predicting impacts of thermal variability poses a challenge, because it has both direct physiological effects and indirect effects through species interactions. In addition, differences in thermal performance between predators and prey and nonlinear averaging of temperature-dependent performance can result in complex and counterintuitive population dynamics in response to climate change. Yet the combined consequences of these effects remain underexplored. Here, modelling temperature-dependent predator-prey dynamics, we study how changes in temperature variability affect population size, collapse and stable coexistence of both predator and prey, relative to under constant environments or warming alone. We find that the effects of temperature variation on interacting species can lead to a diversity of outcomes, from predator collapse to stable coexistence, depending on interaction strengths and differences in species' thermal performance. Temperature variability also alters predictions about population collapse-in some cases allowing predators to persist for longer than predicted when considering warming alone, and in others accelerating collapse. To inform management responses that are robust to future climates with increasing temperature variability and extremes, we need to incorporate the consequences of temperature variation in complex ecosystems. This article is part of the theme issue 'Integrative research perspectives on marine conservation'.

Effects of BLT doping on electrical properties and relaxation behavior of BCZT-BLT ceramics

The (1 − x)(Ba0.85Ca0.15)(Ti0.90Zi0.10)O3 − x(Bi0.50Li0.50)TiO3 [(1 − x)BCZT − xBLT, x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4%] lead-free ferroelectric samples were fabricated by a conventional solid-state sintering method and the effects of BLT addition on their microstructure, electrical properties, and dielectric relaxation behaviors have been investigated. Experimental results show that the BLT doping can dramatically reduce the sintering temperature of BCZT from 1540 °C to 1400 °C and enhance piezoelectric properties. Moreover, the XRD patterns show that the ceramics are with the perovskite structure, and no other impurity peaks are clearly observed. A certain number of block-shaped grains is seen from TE-SEM images and elements mapping exhibit that calcium and zirconium elements distribute unevenly. The temperature-dependent dielectric performance testing results present that all the samples possess obvious relaxation behavior. The ceramic sample is with an optimum performance at x = 0.2% of (1 − x)BCZT − xBLT, where d33 = 420pC/N, kp = 50%, er = 4134, tanδ = 0.015, Tc = 81.5 °C , and γ = 1.76, respectively. Hence they could serve as a potential replacement for the lead-based piezoelectric ceramics.

Origin of temperature-dependent performance of hole-transport-layer-free perovskite solar cells doped with CuSCN

Recently, a hole-transport-layer (HTL)-free structure was proposed to decrease the cost of organic lead halide perovskite solar cell (PSC) fabrication. In HTL-free PSCs, instead of using an HTL insertion, the HTL material can be added directly into a perovskite precursor solution to improve hole transport. For example, copper thiocyanate (CuSCN) is used for p-type doping of methylammonium lead triiodide (MAPI) via spin coating from a mixed solution. However, the optimum annealing temperature for CuSCN-doped MAPI (CuSCN:MAPI) PSCs is lower than the 100 °C that is typical for undoped MAPI PSCs. In this study, the origin of such lower annealing temperatures of CuSCN:MAPI PSCs is investigated. The highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) and enhanced electron transport in CuSCN:MAPI are obtained with annealing at 60 °C. Using transmission electron microscopy-energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, it is revealed that annealing at 60 °C results in the uniform distribution of CuSCN, while the annealing at 100 °C induces the aggregation of CuSCN with a diameter of ~20 nm. A large energy barrier formed by the shallow-lying conduction band minimum of these CuSCN clusters hinders electron transport. The lower PCE of CuSCN:MAPI PSCs with annealing at 100 °C is attributed to this deterioration in the electron transport.

Temperature-Dependent Circuit Modeling and Performance Evaluation Due to Crosstalk in Capacitively Coupled Interconnects of Intercalation-Doped Multilayer Graphene Nanoribbon

The present work explores the temperature-dependent performance evaluation due to crosstalk in coupled interconnects of intercalation-doped multilayer graphene nanoribbons (ID-MLGNR). A temperature-dependent equivalent single conductor (ESC) model of arsenic pentafluoride (AsF5) ID-MLGNR is considered and is employed to analyze its crosstalk performance (i.e., crosstalk-induced noise and crosstalk-induced delay). Other metallic interconnect materials viz. mixed carbon nanotube bundles (MCB) and copper (Cu) are also analyzed in a similar manner. The temperature-dependent crosstalk performance of ID-MLGNR is compared with that of MCB and Cu, at different temperatures from 300 to 500 K. For the specified temperature range, in case of crosstalk-induced noise, the AsF5 ID-MLGNR-based long interconnects demonstrate superior performance to its MCBs and Cu counterparts. Moreover, the temperature-dependent crosstalk-induced delay is less with ID-MLGNR in comparison with both MCB and Cu interconnects. The large values of the mean free path (MFP) and conductivity of AsF5 ID-MLGNR contribute to its improved performance. In addition, the impact of variation in MFP, interlayer spacing and Fermi level is studied on the crosstalk delay performance of ID-MLGNR. From the obtained results, it is revealed that variation in these parameters results in the significant variation of 62 ps, 51 ps and 169 ps, respectively, in the odd mode (OM) crosstalk delay. Hence, for emerging nano-technology nodes (e.g., 14 nm), ID-MLGNR interconnects with its improved crosstalk performance are proposed as a potential alternative to its MCBs and Cu counterparts.