M. Nespolo2015-01-19Crystal Research and Technology
A series of guidelines (tips) to provide a satisfactory characterization of a twinned sample is provided, and a series of traps to avoid is pointed out. The fundamental concepts and definitions are summarized, which represent the minimal theoretical background behind these guidelines.
Crystallography and molecular interactionsSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
Meng Cao、Na Zhang、Tiancun Hu 等 5 位作者2015-01-19Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
We develop a multi-generation model to examine secondary electron emission (SEE) from a rough metal surface. In this model, the traces of both primary electrons (PEs) and secondary electrons (SEs) are tracked by combining the electron scattering in the material and the multi-interaction with the rough surface. The eff…
Plasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence AnalysisElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
Dominik P. Erhard、Florian Richter、Christian B. A. Bartz 等 4 位作者2015-01-19Macromolecular Rapid Communications
In view of the increasing significance of technology-driven devices such as microelectromechanical systems, energy-harvesting devices, and organic field effect transistors, polymer electret materials with durable electret performance at elevated temperatures become more and more important. However, typical polymer ele…
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsDielectric materials and actuatorsSynthesis and properties of polymers
Nichola M. Kinsinger、Ryan J. Honda、Valerie Keene 等 4 位作者2015-01-19Environmental Engineering Science
Since nanoparticles are considered emerging contaminants in water, there is a pressing need to ensure their removal. Specifically, recent studies have found titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2) to potentially cause adverse environmental and health effects. Typical treatment plants have three stages of prefiltration t…
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsEnvironmental remediation with nanomaterials
E. Korhonen、Vera Prozheeva、Filip Tuomisto 等 12 位作者2015-01-19Semiconductor Science and Technology
Cation vacancies and electrical compensation in Sb-doped thin-film SnO2 and ZnO, Korhonen, E, Prozheeva, V, Tuomisto, F, Bierwagen, O, Speck, J S, White, M E, Galazka, Z, Liu, H, Izyumskaya, N, Avrutin, V, Özgür, Ü, Morkoç, H
ZnO doping and propertiesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsSemiconductor materials and devices
Masoumeh Heydari、Peyman Najafi Moghadam、Amir Reza Fareghi 等 5 位作者2015-01-19Polymers for Advanced Technologies
Synthesis and characterization of polyaniline‐grafted poly(styrene‐ alt ‐maleic anhydride) (PANI‐ g ‐PSMA) was carried out to obtain conductive comb copolymers with highly improved processability. First, polyaniline (PANI) was prepared in nano‐scale by chemical synthesis under ultrasonic irradiation. Then the poly(sty…
Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsConducting polymers and applicationsAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors
Zhanxin Jing、Xuetao Shi、Guangcheng Zhang 等 4 位作者2015-01-19Polymers for Advanced Technologies
Functionalized carbon nanotubes (F‐CNTs) were synthesized through the nucleophilic substitution reaction between four‐armed star poly( d ‐lactide) (4PDLA) and acryl chloride of carbon nanotubes and were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy and thermogravimetric…
Polymer Nanocomposites and Propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications
Yang Liu、Jie Wei、Xiaojie Lou 等 6 位作者2015-01-19Applied Physics Letters
We report the influence of epitaxial strain um on the elastocaloric properties of BaTiO3 thin films. Using thermodynamic calculations, we show that there exists a critical compressive stress σ3c at which the elastocaloric effect is maximized for any compressive misfit strain we investigate. Moreover, it is found that…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Sudhir Bhatt、Jérôme Pulpytel、Massoud Mirshahi 等 4 位作者2015-01-19Plasma Processes and Polymers
In the present work, for the first time, nano‐thick peptidomimetic coatings were developed using a LP inductively excited pulsed plasma polymerization of 2‐ethyl‐2‐oxazoline (ppEtOz) to control the cell‐surface interactions for biological applications. The different ppEtOz coated surfaces were investigated by FTIR‐ATR…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsMarine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
Lei Xu、Ya-Ping Li、Niannian Yu 等 5 位作者2015-01-19Applied Physics Letters
We demonstrate the impacts of Ag doping on the local atomic structure of amorphous GeTe phase-change material. The variations of phonon vibrational modes, boding nature, and atomic structure are shown by Raman, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and ab initio calculation. Combining the experiments and simulations, we o…
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsPhase-change materials and chalcogenidesNonlinear Optical Materials Studies
Duksun Han、Se Youn Moon2015-01-19Plasma Processes and Polymers
A transparent superhydrophobic surface on glass is prepared by a rapid single-step method using a He, CH4, C4F8 mixture plasma at atmospheric pressure. Water droplet contact angles and surface properties are investigated to analyze both chemical and physical characteristics of the plasma treated surfaces. As the C4F8…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityPlasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsFluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
Sijie Wang、Shile Feng、Yongping Hou 等 4 位作者2015-01-19Macromolecular Rapid Communications
A special artificial spider silk is presented which is fabricated by using both an elastic polymer and a fiber, and the water collection behavior is investigated. Through exerting tension in varying degree, the length of the three-phase contact line (TCL) and the area of spindle knot can be regulated readily, which ma…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdvanced Materials and MechanicsSilk-based biomaterials and applications
Ridzuan Ramli、Norhafzan Junadi、M.D.H. Beg 等 4 位作者2015-01-19UMP Institutional Repository (Universiti Malaysia Pahang)
In this study, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) was<br> extracted from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) cellulose which was<br> earlier isolated from oil palm EFB fibre. In order to isolate the<br> cellulose, the chlorination method was carried out. Then, the MCC<br> was prepared by simultaneous ultrasonic and alkali…
Biofuel production and bioconversionAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies
Yuichi Naitou、Takashi Iijima、Shuichi Ogawa2015-01-19Applied Physics Letters
Helium ion microscopy (HIM) was used for direct nano-patterning of single-layer graphene (SLG) on SiO2/Si substrates. This technique involves irradiation of the sample with accelerated helium ions (He+). Doses of 2.0 × 1016 He+ cm−2 from a 30 kV beam induced a metal-insulator transition in the SLG. The resolution of H…
Graphene research and applicationsNanopore and Nanochannel Transport StudiesIon-surface interactions and analysis
Takashi Hira、Takayuki Homma、Takayuki Uchiyama 等 6 位作者2015-01-19Applied Physics Letters
Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) switching was investigated in a Au/GeSbTe/Au nanosandwich as a key active element for plasmonic integrated circuits and devices. Near-infrared single-particle spectroscopy was conducted to examine the interaction of a Au nanorod (AuNR) and Au film, between which a GeSbTe laye…
Photonic and Optical DevicesPhase-change materials and chalcogenidesNonlinear Optical Materials Studies
Luís Gil2015-01-19Frontiers in Materials
Cork is a strategic material used in multiple applications and its use has accompanied mankind since the days of Ancient Egypt. The cork oak forests are extremely well adapted to the semi-arid regions of southern Europe and northern Africa (western Mediterranean). These forests help to prevent the advance of desertifi…
Polymer Science and PVC
Ravi L. Hadimani、Joao H. B. Silva、André M. Pereira 等 9 位作者2015-01-19Applied Physics Letters
Magnetic refrigeration based on the magnetocaloric effect is one of the best alternatives to compete with vapor-compression technology. Despite being already in its technology transfer stage, there is still room for optimization, namely, on the magnetic responses of the magnetocaloric material. In parallel, the demand…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsShape Memory Alloy TransformationsMultiferroics and related materials
Xiaolong Jia、Wusheng Li、Xianjuan Xu 等 6 位作者2015-01-19ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Alignment states of one-dimensional multiwalled carbon nanotubes containing various contents of zero-dimensional ferriferrous oxide nanoparticles (MWCNT-Fe3O4) were numerically characterized. MWCNT-Fe3O4 complexes were successfully prepared via in situ surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization, followed b…
Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesElectromagnetic wave absorption materialsDielectric materials and actuators
Santanu Bhattacharyya、Bikash Jana、Amitava Patra2015-01-19ChemPhysChem
We designed a self-assembled multichromophoric organic molecular arrangement inside polymer nanoparticles for light-harvesting antenna materials. The self-assembled molecular arrangement of quaterthiophene molecules was found to be an efficient light-absorbing antenna material, followed by energy transfer to Nile red…
Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsOrganic Light-Emitting Diodes ResearchLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials
Weidong Si、Cheng Zhang、Xiaoya Shi 等 6 位作者2015-01-19Applied Physics Letters
Grain boundary junctions were fabricated in the epitaxial FeSe0.5Te0.5 thin films on [001] tilt SrTiO3 bi-crystal substrates with a CeO2 buffer layer. Critical current densities across the junctions with different mis-orientation angles of 4°, 7°, 15°, and 24° were measured at magnetic fields up to 30 T. It was found…
Physics of Superconductivity and MagnetismMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsIron-based superconductors research