Shayesteh Haghdan、Thomas Tannert、Gregory D. Smith2015-07-22BioResources
Fiber-reinforced thermosetting composites have been of interest since the 1940s due to their ease of use in processing, fast curing times, and high specific stiffness and strength. While the use of plant fibers in a polyester matrix has been thoroughly studied, only limited information is available regarding using woo…
Mechanical Behavior of CompositesWood Treatment and PropertiesNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites
Cui Lu、Zhonglei Mei2015-07-22Optics Express
Based on conformal mapping method, a two dimensional, multi-functional lens structure is proposed and designed in this work. The lens is an infinitely-long, gradient-index dielectric cylinder with a semi-elliptic cross-section. The lens can first be considered like a flattened Luneburg lens, which produces highly-dire…
Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesOptical Coatings and Gratings
Alicja Bachmatiuk、John Boeckl、Howard E. Smith 等 12 位作者2015-07-22The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Amorphous carbon thin films are technologically important materials that range in use from the semiconductor industry to corrosion-resistant films. Their conversion to crystalline graphene layers has long been pursued; however, typically this requires excessively high temperatures. Thus, crystallization routes which r…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
Kenji Tsuda、Michiyoshi Tanaka2015-07-22Applied Physics Express
Two-dimensional mapping of polarizations of rhombohedral nanostructures in the orthorhombic phase of KNbO3 by the combined use of scanning transmission electron microscopy and convergent-beam electron diffraction, Tsuda, Kenji, Tanaka, Michiyoshi
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Wenbo Liu、Yang Lu、Xiaohui Lv2015-07-22BioResources
Pulp fibers were treated in aqueous NaOH/urea/thiourea solution at low temperatures (from -14 °C to 8 °C) to prepare high-permeability filter papers. The effects of treatment temperature and time were investigated to control the permeability of the filter paper. SEM images were taken to observe the physical configurat…
Advanced Cellulose Research StudiesLignin and Wood ChemistryMaterial Properties and Processing
Giridhar B. Nagarajappa、Krishna K. Pandey、Aniket S. Shinde 等 4 位作者2015-07-22Holzforschung
Abstract Solvent-free acetylation of rubberwood ( Hevea brasiliensis Müll.Arg) with acetic anhydride (Ac 2 O) and by means of N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) as catalyst was carried out in an oil bath at 105°C and 120°C. The effect of catalyst concentration, temperature, and reaction time was studied. The extent of acetylati…
Nanocomposite Films for Food PackagingAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesLignin and Wood Chemistry
Anil Kumar、Sudip K. Pattanayek2015-07-22Liquid Crystals
We report the alignment of 4-cyano-4-pentylbiphenyl (5CB), a thermotropic liquid crystal (LC), and disodium chromo glycate (DSCG), a lyotropic LC, on the hydrophobic head group containing dimethyloctadecyl[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]ammonium chloride (DMOAP) and hydrophilic amine head group. Based on the texture observ…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsMolecular spectroscopy and chirality
Z. Ovadyahu2015-07-22Physical Review Letters
The electron-glass dynamics of Anderson-localized GeSbTe films is dramatically slowed down following a brief infrared illumination that increases the system carrier concentration (and thus its conductance). These results demonstrate that the dynamics exhibited by electron glasses is more sensitive to carrier concentra…
Semiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesPhase-change materials and chalcogenidesOptical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials
Huagen Xu、Haidi Zhou、Xiaodong Chen 等 4 位作者2015-07-22Polymer Science Series A
In this study, a series of thermally conductive materials was obtained based on flake graphite (FG) filled in a partially compatible system of polyamide 6 (PA6)/polypropylene (PP) blends at a loading of 30 wt % of FG. The thermal conductivity of PA6/PP/FG composites containing 1 wt % of the compatibilizer PP-graft-mal…
Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesThermal properties of materialsComposite Material Mechanics
Wenli Lv、Yingquan Peng、Junkang Zhong 等 9 位作者2015-07-22IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Organic photodiodes (OPDs) have been the subject of extensive research due to their inherent advantages of large-area detection, wide range of material selection, and low-cost fabrication. Near infrared (NIR) OPDs were realized mainly by using narrow energy-gap materials and doping organic NIR dyes into the active lay…
Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsConducting polymers and applicationsLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials
X. H. Wang、Yuan Hua Mu、C. Q. Li 等 4 位作者2015-07-22Plastics Rubber and Composites Macromolecular Engineering
The polyaniline (PANI)–polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) conductive composite films [doped with hydrochloride (HCl), dodecylbenzene sulphonic acid and amino sulphonic acid (NH2SO3H) aqueous solution] were synthesised by ‘in situ’ polymerisation, and their conductivities were compared. Among these composite films, HCl–PANI–PVA c…
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors
Volker Ritter、Christoph Matschi、D. Schwarz2015-07-22Journal of Facade Design and Engineering
The energy demand for operating modern office spaces is often driven by either the annual heating demand, cooling demand or the demand for electrical lighting. The irradiation of the sun directly and indirectly affects the demand of all three. Consequently, the glazing of higher office buildings is often treated with…
Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationUrban Heat Island MitigationTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
Menelaos Tsigkourakos、Thomas Hantschel、Zheng Xu 等 9 位作者2015-07-22physica status solidi (a)
The presence of O during the chemical vapour deposition (CVD) of B‐doped diamond results in the suppression of B incorporation into the diamond film. In this study, we demonstrate that the amount of residual O within the chamber is higher at the beginning of the diamond growth due to the O‐contaminated chamber walls,…
Metal and Thin Film MechanicsSemiconductor materials and devicesDiamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
Jiaxin Yuan、Junwei Zhou、Baichao Chen 等 7 位作者2015-07-22IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
In this paper, a novel compact high-voltage (HV) test system based on a magnetically controlled resonant transformer (MCRT) is proposed. This system is used to perform a power-frequency HV on-site voltage withstanding test. First, the basic principle of the MCRT is introduced. Next, a Fourier analysis based on the equ…
High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomenaLightning and Electromagnetic PhenomenaElectrical Fault Detection and Protection
Pradip Sekhar Das、Arjun Dey、Ashok Kumar Mandal 等 5 位作者2015-07-22Surface Engineering
The present work reports the synthesis of dip coated MgO nanoflower thin films. The films are developed without employing any capping agent and catalyst. A simple chemical deposition technique is adopted for this purpose. The MgO nanoflower thin films are characterised by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning ele…
ZnO doping and propertiesElectronic and Structural Properties of OxidesMagnesium Oxide Properties and Applications
Shannon C. Gott、Benjamin A Jabola、Masaru P. Rao2015-07-22Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering
Herein, we report progress towards realization of vascular stents that will eventually provide opportunity for evaluating cellular response to rationally-designed, submicrometer-scale surface patterning in physiologically-relevant contexts, i.e. those that provide exposure to the complex multicellular milieu, flow-ind…
Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsPolymer Surface Interaction Studies
Kuifang Wang、Liran Ma、Xuefeng Xu 等 5 位作者2015-07-22Langmuir
Triboluminescence (TL) has gained increasing attention in the past two decades due to its potential for many applications such as an in situ damage sensor, X-ray source, spectroscopic probe, and optical switch. So far the mechanisms by which TL is excited are not well understood. We have investigated the TL emitted du…
Diamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchHigh-Temperature Coating BehaviorsAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
J. Ping Liu、Minghan Xu、Hongguo Zhang 等 6 位作者2015-07-22IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Crystal structure and magnetic properties have been studied for bulk MnFePSi compounds prepared by the spark plasma sintering method. The effect of Si content on the crystal structure and the magnetic properties of the compounds were investigated. The MnFePSi compounds crystallize in a hexagonal Fe2P-type structure wi…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsRare-earth and actinide compoundsMagnetic Properties of Alloys
Masayuki Toyoda、Takashi Saito、Kunihiko Yamauchi 等 5 位作者2015-07-22Physical Review B
Crystal structure and magnetic ordering in ${\mathrm{YMn}}_{3}{\mathrm{Al}}_{4}{\mathrm{O}}_{12}$ are determined by neutron powder diffraction measurement, indicating that $S=2$ spins of the ${A}^{\ensuremath{'}}$-site ${\mathrm{Mn}}^{3+}$ ions are ordered in G-type antiferromagnetic (AFM) arrangement in the $Im\overl…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsMultiferroics and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics
Shokoufeh Hakim、Mehdi Nekoomanesh、Ali Shahrokhinia2015-07-22Polymer Science Series A
Polypropylene was synthesized with a fourth generation of Ziegler—Natta catalyst and in the presence of mixed and individual external donors, namely cyclohexyl dimethoxymethylsilane and dicyclopenthyl dimethoxysilane. A synergic effect on molecular weight and polydispersity index and changes in crystallinity and cryst…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and Propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties