Sukky Jun2008-08-22Physical Review B
The definition of edge stress is introduced in order to quantify the energy cost to deform a pre-existing edge in a two-dimensional crystal. Using density-functional ab initio calculations, edge stresses, as well as edge energies, are determined for the armchair and zigzag edges in graphene. It is found that both edge…
Graphene research and applicationsBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials ResearchThermal properties of materials
N.M. Shavaleev、Rosario Scopelliti、F. Gumy 等 4 位作者2008-08-22Inorganic Chemistry
A new class of benzimidazole-substituted 8-hydroxyquinoline ligands has been prepared that contain a monoanionic tridentate N,N,O-coordinating unit. These ligands form charge-neutral lanthanide complexes of the type [Ln(L-R) 3]. nH 2O or [Ln 2(L2) 3]. nH 2O ( n = 1-3) with early lanthanides from La (III) to Gd (III) i…
Magnetism in coordination complexesLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
Valeri N. Kotov、Vitor M. Pereira、Bruno Uchoa2008-08-22Physical Review B
We study the distribution of vacuum polarization charge induced by a Coulomb impurity in massive graphene. By analytically computing the polarization function, we show that the charge density is distributed in space in a nontrivial fashion and on a characteristic length-scale set by the effective Compton wavelength. T…
Graphene research and applicationsTopological Materials and PhenomenaQuantum and electron transport phenomena
He Zhao、Ye Feng Wang、Jinghui Zeng2008-08-22Crystal Growth & Design
Cuprous oxide (Cu 2 O) with controlled morphology was synthesized via a hydrothermal method by reducing copper nitrate with formic acid. Reactant concentration, reaction temperature, and time show strong effects on the phase formation and morphology of the products. The products were characterized by X-ray power diffr…
Copper-based nanomaterials and applicationsZnO doping and propertiesQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Fuxiang Zhang、Maik Lang、J. W. Wang 等 5 位作者2008-08-22Physical Review B
An irreversible structural transformation from the cubic phase to a hexagonal high-pressure phase was verified in ${\text{Gd}}_{2}{\text{O}}_{3}$ between 7.0 and 15 GPa. The compressibility and bond distances of both phases were determined by the refinement of the x-ray diffraction data. The high-pressure phase of ${\…
Advanced ceramic materials synthesisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsMagnesium Oxide Properties and Applications
Christopher M. Evans、Stephanie L. Castro、James J. Worman 等 4 位作者2008-08-22Chemistry of Materials
A straightforward experimental procedure was developed for the synthesis of highly crystalline InSb quantum dots (QDs). Spherical QDs were obtained via transsilyation of In(O2CCH3)3 with tris(trimethylsilyl)-antimony in the presence of coordinating ligands.
Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Yu Xiang、Bin Kong、Xiaozhen Yang2008-08-22Macromolecules
Using a large polymer chain cluster, we have examined entanglement densities of the polymer chains in the bulk and in the surface by molecular dynamics simulation. The entanglement density was measured by the interchain contact fraction (ICF), which was developed as a structural parameter of the entanglement. It was f…
Phase Equilibria and ThermodynamicsMaterial Dynamics and PropertiesPolymer crystallization and properties
Kun‐Yi Hsin、Yujie Sheng、Margaret M. Harding 等 5 位作者2008-08-22Journal of Applied Crystallography
A database with details of the geometry of metal sites in proteins has been set up. The data are derived from metalloprotein structures that are in the Protein Data Bank [PDB; Berman, Henrick, Nakamura & Markley (2006). Nucleic Acids Res. 35 , D301–D303] and have been determined at 2.5 Å resolution or better. The…
Protein Structure and DynamicsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsEnzyme Structure and Function
Ji Zhou、Jing An、Bin Tang 等 9 位作者2008-08-22Langmuir
Silver nanocrystals with tetrahedral shapes and {111} faces have been synthesized by the light-driven growth method in an aqueous solution. The nanocrystals of T(d) symmetry were formed under the effect of tartrate and citrate as the structural-directing reagents at the appropriate stages of reaction. Further, the nan…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications
Chunlei Wan、Zhixue Qu、Yong He 等 5 位作者2008-08-22Physical Review Letters
Ultralow thermal conductivity ($1.1\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{W}/\mathrm{m}\ifmmode\cdot\else\textperiodcentered\fi{}\mathrm{K}$, $1000\text{ }\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}\mathrm{C}$) in anion-deficient ${\mathrm{Ba}}_{2}R{\mathrm{AlO}}_{5}$ ($R=\mathrm{Dy}$, Er, Yb) compounds was reported. The low thermal conduct…
Nuclear materials and radiation effectsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics SynthesisThermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity
V. F. Kovalenko、S. V. Shutov、Ye. A. Baganov 等 4 位作者2008-08-22arXiv
The dependences of the maximum and the half-width of near band-edge photoluminescence of semi-insulating undoped GaAs crystals at 77K on the concentration of background acceptor impurities and the level of excitation in the range from 3x1021 to 6x1022 quantum/(cm2/s) are investigated. The observed dependences are expl…
Materials Science
Joan Daniel Prades、R. Jiménez-Díaz、Francisco Hernández-Ramírez 等 11 位作者2008-08-22The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
We present a set of criteria to optimize photodetectors based on n-type metal oxide nanowires and a comparison methodology capable of overcoming the present lack of systematic studies dealing with such devices. The response of photoconductors is enhanced following different fabrication strategies, such as diminishing…
Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsZnO doping and propertiesGa2O3 and related materials
P. N. Romanets、F. T. Vasko、M. V. Strikha2008-08-22arXiv
We examine an intrinsic graphene connected to the phonon thermostat at temperature T under irradiation of thermal photons with temperature T_r, other than T. The distribution of nonequilibrium electron-hole pairs was obtained for the cases of low and high concentration of carriers. For the case when the interparticle…
Mesoscale and Nanoscale PhysicsMaterials Science
Susmita Kundu、Dipten Bhattacharya、Jiten Ghosh 等 5 位作者2008-08-22arXiv
We observe remarkably strong room temperature ferromagnetism (~1.5 Bohr Magneton/Mn) in optically transparent Mn(II)-doped indium tin oxide (ITO) films. The nanocrystalline films with average grain size 10-22 nm and thickness 150-350 nm are prepared by sol-gel coating technique on sodalime silica glass substrate. The…
Materials Science
A. H. Romero、M. Cardona、R. K. Kremer 等 7 位作者2008-08-22arXiv
During the past five years the low temperature heat capacity of simple semiconductors and insulators has received renewed attention. Of particular interest has been its dependence on isotopic masses and the effect of spin- orbit coupling in ab initio calculations. Here we concentrate on the lead chalcogenides PbS, PbS…
Materials Science
M. Thirumal、Dipak Khastgir、Nikhil K. Singha 等 5 位作者2008-08-22Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract Water‐blown rigid polyurethane foam (PUF) with two different particle sizes (180 and 300 μm) of expandable graphite (EG) as a flame‐retardant additive were prepared, and the effects on the mechanical, morphological, water absorption, thermal conductivity, thermal, and flame‐retardant properties were studied.…
Fire dynamics and safety researchPolymer composites and self-healingFlame retardant materials and properties
Biswajit Santra、Angelos Michaelides、Martin Fuchs 等 6 位作者2008-08-22arXiv
Second order Moeller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) at the complete basis set (CBS) limit and diffusion quantum Monte Carlo (DMC) are used to examine several low energy isomers of the water hexamer. Both approaches predict the so-called "prism" to be the lowest energy isomer, followed by "cage", "book", and "cyclic…
Materials Science
Andy Wijaya、Kimberly Hamad‐Schifferli2008-08-22Langmuir
Customizable ligand exchange of gold nanorods (NRs) is described. NRs are synthesized with the cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) which is exchanged with thiolated ligands that enable suspension in buffer. Exchange is achieved by a two phase extraction. First, CTAB is removed from the NR-CTAB by…
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsNanocluster Synthesis and Applications
Michael Galperin、Abraham Nitzan、Mark A. Ratner2008-08-22arXiv
Method developed by Sandalov and coworkers [Int. J. Quant. Chem. 94, 113 (2003)] is applied to inelastic transport in the case of strong correlations on the molecule, which is relatively weakly coupled to contacts. Ability of the approach to deal with the transport in the language of many-body molecular states as well…
Materials ScienceMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Yogesh Singh、D. C. Johnston2008-08-22arXiv
Sr_4Cr_3O_9 is the n = 2 member of a family of quasi-one-dimensional compounds A_{n+2}T_{n+1}O_{3n+3} (A = Ca, Sr, or Ba, T = transition metal, and n = 1 to \infty) having a crystal structure which consists of chains of n TO_6 octahedra alternated by one TO_6 trigonal prism running along the c-axis. The chains are arr…
Materials ScienceStrongly Correlated Electrons