M. Kurth、P. C. J. Graat、H. D. Carstanjen 等 4 位作者2006-03-27Surface and Interface Analysis
Abstract The initial oxidation of magnesium at oxygen partial pressures between 1.3 × 10 −8 and 1.3 × 10 −5 Pa and at temperatures ranging from 273 to 550 K has been investigated in situ with X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), ellipsometry and high resolution elastic recoil detection analysis (HERDA). Quantitativ…
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMagnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
Da-Ren Chiou、Kuan‐Yu Yeh、Li‐Jen Chen2006-03-27Applied Physics Letters
The square-wave grating silica surfaces are fabricated by soft embossing silica sol-gel precursor on glass substrates with an elastomeric polydimethylsiloxane mold. The patterned silica surface could induce the planar alignment of liquid crystal 4-n-pentyl-4′-cyanobiphenyl (5CB) along the direction of microgrooves but…
Photonic and Optical DevicesLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsPhotonic Crystals and Applications
Chia‐Lung Lin、Wen‐Yen Chiu、Trong‐Ming Don2006-03-27Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract In this research, the thermoresponsive composite latex particles were prepared via W/O miniemulsion polymerization. Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles were homogeneously dispersed inside the poly(NIPAAm‐ co ‐MAA) latex particles. In the first step, PAA oligomers were used as stabilizers to produce a stable water‐based Fe…
Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer Nanocomposites and Properties
Jing Guo、Muhammad A. Alam、Youngki Yoon2006-03-27Applied Physics Letters
The photoconductivity of carbon nanotube (CNT) Schottky barrier transistors is studied by solving the nonequilibrium Green’s function transport equation. The model provides a detailed and coherent picture of electron-photon coupling and quantum transport effects. The photocurrent shows peaks at photon energies near th…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsMechanical and Optical Resonators
Xiaoming Zhao、Roger Wardman、Renzo Shamey2006-03-27Coloration Technology
During dyeing, dispersive flow is assumed to reduce the concentration gradient of dye liquor flowing through a yarn package, resulting in a more even distribution of dye in the liquor within the package. However, little is known about the degree of significance of dispersive transport, as a proportion of the total tra…
Dyeing and Modifying Textile FibersTextile materials and evaluationsMaterial Properties and Processing
Bei‐Long Zhang、Deng Wei-yong、Heng‐Xiang Lu 等 5 位作者2006-03-27Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract The effective storage time (i.e., storage life) of raw natural rubber (NR) was investigated with heat‐accelerated storage aging combined with thermogravimetry (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) method, as well as the heat aging life equation. The test results show that the effective storage time of…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesEpoxy Resin Curing Processes
Serap Kavlak、Hatıce Kaplan Can、Zakır M. O. Rzaev 等 4 位作者2006-03-27Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract Polychelates were synthesized by the addition of aqueous solutions of copper(II), cadmium(II), and nickel(II) chlorides to aqueous solutions of poly(maleic anhydride‐ alt ‐acrylic acid) [poly(MA‐ alt ‐AA)] in different pH media. The thermal properties of poly(MA‐ alt ‐AA) and its metal complexes were investig…
Polymer Nanocomposites and Propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesExtraction and Separation Processes
Wei‐Qiang Han2006-03-27Applied Physics Letters
Here we report the synthesis of silicon doped boron carbide (Si-doped B4C) nanorods via a solid reaction using activated carbon, boron, and silicon powder as reactants. These nanorods have been studied by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, electron energy loss spectroscopy,…
Graphene research and applicationsBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials ResearchMXene and MAX Phase Materials
Daryoosh Vashaee、Ali Shakouri2006-03-27Applied Physics Letters
A tall barrier superlattice structure based on mercury cadmium telluride material system is proposed that can achieve a large effective thermoelectric figure of merit (ZTmax∼3) at cryogenic temperatures. Calculations based on the Boltzmann transport equation taking into account the quantum mechanical electron transmis…
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsOptical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials
Sanjib Bhattacharya、A. Ghosh2006-03-27Applied Physics Letters
We have reported the formation of ZnO nanoparticles and α-AgI nanocrystals embedded in the glass matrix in the 0.70AgI–0.15Ag2O–0.15[xZnO–(1−x)MoO3], x=0.05–0.30, glass nanocomposites from x-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and high resolution transmission electron microscopy patterns. Fou…
ZnO doping and propertiesConducting polymers and applicationsTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
Satyendra Mishra、Shirish H. Sonawane、Arindam Mukherji 等 4 位作者2006-03-27Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract Nanosize CaSO 4 and Ca 3 (PO 4 ) 2 fillers were synthesized with an in situ deposition technique, and their sizes were confirmed by X‐ray diffraction. CaSO 4 was prepared in 12‐ and 22‐nm sizes, and Ca 3 (PO 4 ) 2 was prepared in 13‐ and 24‐nm sizes. Experimental variables, such as torque, shear viscosity, sh…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation
Song Han、Daihua Zhang、Chongwu Zhou2006-03-27Applied Physics Letters
ZnO ∕ CoZnO core-shell nanowires have been synthesized by depositing an epitaxial layer of CoxZn1−xO (x=0.05−0.25) onto single-crystalline ZnO nanowires via pulsed-laser deposition. Detailed material analysis confirmed the core-shell structure and revealed a homogeneous distribution of Co atoms in the ZnO lattice. Fie…
ZnO doping and propertiesGa2O3 and related materialsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Kinsuk Naskar、J. W. M. Noordermeer2006-03-27Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract During dynamic vulcanization of polypropylene (PP)/ethylene–propylene–diene terpolymer (EPDM) blends with dicumyl peroxide/triallyl cyanurate, there is a possibility of the generation of in situ graft links at the interface. Three potential compatibilizers (PP‐grafted EPDM, styrene–ethylenebutylene–styrene, a…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesFiber-reinforced polymer composites
Yunchuan Xie、Demei Yu、Jie Kong 等 5 位作者2006-03-27Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract The influences of organically modified montmorillonite (MMT) on morphology, crystallization behaviors of maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene (mPE) are investigated by using wide angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarized optical…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and Propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Yesim Iridag、Murat Kazanci2006-03-27Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract Silk and wool are well‐known protein‐based fibers. Their environmental stability, biocompatibility, and unique mechanical properties provide an important basis for using these natural proteins in biomedical applications. To use them as biomaterials in the form of fibers, films, or membranes, it is necessary t…
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsDyeing and Modifying Textile FibersSilk-based biomaterials and applications
Sharmila Chattopadhyay、Götz Veser2006-03-27AIChE Journal
Abstract Micromachining of chemical reactors enables the manufacture of microchannel reactors with unsually large surface‐to‐volume ratios. This can strongly affect the coupling between heterogeneous (wall) reactions and homogeneous (gas‐phase) reactions, ultimately leading to a complete quenching of homogeneous react…
Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCombustion and flame dynamics
Viviane X. Moreira、Filiberto González García、Bluma G. Soares2006-03-27Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract We developed a conductive epoxy/amine system containing polyaniline doped with dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (PAni.DBSA). The curing behaviors of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A with triethylenetetramine (TETA), PAni.DBSA, and both amine compounds at different concentrations were investigated by differential sc…
Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsConducting polymers and applicationsSynthesis and properties of polymers
J. C. Phillips2006-03-27Physical Review B
Minimalist theories of complex systems are broadly of two kinds: mean field and axiomatic. So far, all theories of complex properties absent from simple systems and intrinsic to glasses are axiomatic. Stretched Exponential Relaxation (SER) is the prototypical complex temporal property of glasses, discovered by Kohlrau…
Material Dynamics and PropertiesTheoretical and Computational PhysicsSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
Zhi Gen Yu、Ping Wu、Hao Gong2006-03-27Applied Physics Letters
The conduction type of P doped ZnO thin films using Zn3P2 dopant source can be controlled by adjusting the oxygen partial pressure by means of radio-frequency sputtering. Under an optimal oxygen partial pressure of 5%, p-type ZnO thin films were obtained with a hole concentration of 1.93×1016–3.84×1019cm−3. Under a gr…
ZnO doping and propertiesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications
Fuding Lin、Mark C. Lonergan2006-03-27Applied Physics Letters
The significance of gate electrode processes to the transfer characteristics of electrochemical transistors is demonstrated using a device based on a polyacetylene ionomer. Two regimes of operation are identified. The first involves a conventional redox process where two Faradaic processes balance: oxidative doping of…
Conducting polymers and applicationsElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors