CTViz: A tool for the visualization of transport in nanocomposites

• CTViz is a visualization tool for charge transport in 3-D hybrid materials.
• Produces publication and presentation quality visuals of relevant features.
• Uses color and transparency to highlight important details hiding the rest.
• It is easily adaptable for the visualization of particulate transport in general.

A visualization tool (CTViz) for charge transport processes in 3-D hybrid materials (nanocomposites) was developed, inspired by the need for a graphical application to assist in code debugging and data presentation of an existing in-house code. As the simulation code grew, troubleshooting problems grew increasingly difficult without an effective way to visualize 3-D samples and charge transport in those samples. CTViz is able to produce publication and presentation quality visuals of the simulation box, as well as static and animated visuals of the paths of individual carriers through the sample. CTViz was designed to provide a high degree of flexibility in the visualization of the data. A feature that characterizes this tool is the use of shade and transparency levels to highlight important details in the morphology or in the transport paths by hiding or dimming elements of little relevance to the current view. This is fundamental for the visualization of 3-D systems with complex structures. The code presented here provides these required capabilities, but has gone beyond the original design and could be used as is or easily adapted for the visualization of other particulate transport where transport occurs on discrete paths.

CTViz, a visualization code for transport in hybrid material. CTViz can produce static and dynamic images from simulations of transport of point carriers in hybrid structures. Transparency and color shades are used to highlight relevant regions of the system, while others are dimmed or hidden. Publication and presentation quality images and animations can be produced.Figure optionsDownload high-quality image (92 K)Download as PowerPoint slide