Michelle M. Keihl、Robert S. Bortolin、Brian Sanders 等 5 位作者2005-05-05Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE
This investigation addresses basic characterization of a shape memory polymer (SMP) as a suitable structural material for morphing aircraft applications. Tests were performed for monotonic loading in high shear at constant temperature, well below, or just above the glass transition temperature. The SMP properties were…
Polymer composites and self-healingShape Memory Alloy Transformations
Yongquan Guo、Wei Li、Weichun Feng 等 7 位作者2005-05-05Applied Physics Letters
We have studied the structural stability and magnetic properties of SmCo7−xGax compounds using powder x-ray diffraction and magnetic measurements. Gallium as a dopant not only stabilizes the SmCo 1:7 phase but also induces a strong uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy. An anisotropy field as high as 30.7 T is observ…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsRare-earth and actinide compoundsMagnetic Properties of Alloys
Atanu Biswas、Randal L. Shogren、J. L. Willett2005-05-05Biomacromolecules
A novel process for the preparation of acetates of polysaccharides is described herein. The process involves the acetylation of polysaccharides with acetic anhydride in the presence of iodine as a catalyst. No solvent is required to bring about the acetylation. The method is simple, rapid, and characterized by a high…
Biofuel production and bioconversionAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesBiopolymer Synthesis and Applications
Alicia Durán、E. Martı́nez、José A. Dı́az 等 4 位作者2005-05-05Journal of Applied Physics
The influence of Pr ion on the structural and dielectric properties was studied in Sr1−xPrxTiO3 for 0<x<0.075 composition from room temperature to 375°C. X-ray diffraction and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies revealed that the praseodymium ion enters substitutionally in the Sr site with mixed val…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics SynthesisElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Peter J. Dowding、Rob Atkin、Brian Vincent 等 4 位作者2005-05-05Langmuir
Microcapsules with oil cores and solid polymer shells have been prepared by precipitation of the polymer from the internal phase of an oil-in-water emulsion. The dispersed phase consists of a polymer, a good solvent for the polymer (dichloromethane), and a poor solvent for the polymer (hexadecane). Removal of the good…
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationPickering emulsions and particle stabilization
Todd A. Blackledge、J. E. Swindeman、Cheryl Y. Hayashi2005-05-05Journal of Experimental Biology
Spider silks are among the strongest and toughest known materials, but investigation of these remarkable properties has been confined largely to orb-weaving spiders. We investigated the mechanical performance of silk from the cobweb-weaving spider Latrodectus hesperus. Both silk from the scaffolding region of the web…
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorSilk-based biomaterials and applicationsSpider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
N. Ponpandian、A. Narayanasamy、C. N. Chinnasamy 等 9 位作者2005-05-05Applied Physics Letters
The Néel temperature of Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 spinel ferrite increases significantly from 538K in the bulk state to 592K when the grain size is reduced to 16nm by milling in a high-energy ball mill. This has been attributed to an increase in the AB superexchange interaction strength due to a possible enhancement in the magn…
Magnetic Properties and Synthesis of FerritesMagnetic Properties and ApplicationsMagneto-Optical Properties and Applications
J. M. D. Coey2005-05-05Journal of Applied Physics
High temperature ferromagnetism in thin films of dilute magnetic oxides is a widespread phenomenon, of which there appear to be two sources. One is the contribution of the 3d dopant ions themselves, the other is related to crystal defects in the interface region. The latter contributes a magnetic moment of 100–400μB p…
Magnetic properties of thin filmsZnO doping and propertiesElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
B. J. Coppa、C. C. Fulton、Sharon Kiesel 等 8 位作者2005-05-05Journal of Applied Physics
Current–voltage measurements of Au contacts deposited on ex situ cleaned, n-type ZnO(0001) [(0001¯)] surfaces showed reverse bias leakage current densities of ∼0.01(∼0.1)A∕cm2 at 4.6 (3.75) V reverse bias and ideality factors >2 (both surfaces) before sharp, permanent breakdown (soft breakdown). This behavior w…
ZnO doping and propertiesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications
Mona B. Mohamed、Dino Tonti、Awos Al-Salman 等 5 位作者2005-05-05The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Highly homogeneous and luminescent CdSe colloidal nanocrystals in the less common zinc blende crystal structure have been obtained at high temperature in a noncoordinating organic solvent. The key parameter appears to be the addition of a phosphonic acid to the trioctylphosphine-selenium complex before its injection i…
Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsNanocluster Synthesis and Applications
Xiangyun Qiu、Thomas Proffen、J. F. Mitchell 等 4 位作者2005-05-05Physical Review Letters
The local and intermediate structure of stoichiometric LaMnO3 has been studied in the pseudocubic and rhombohedral phases at high temperatures (300-1150 K). Neutron powder diffraction data were collected and a combined Rietveld and high real space resolution atomic pair distribution function analysis was carried out.…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
Patrice Chantrenne、Jean‐Louis Barrat、Xavier Blase 等 4 位作者2005-05-05Journal of Applied Physics
A simple model of thermal conductivity, based on the harmonic theory of solids, is used to study the heat transfer in nanostructures. The thermal conductivity is obtained by summing the contribution of all the vibration modes of the system. All the vibrational properties (dispersion curves and relaxation time) that ar…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesThermal properties of materialsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
Bradley K. Roberts、A. B. Pakhomov、V. Shutthanandan 等 4 位作者2005-05-05Journal of Applied Physics
Through nonequilibrium rf magnetron cosputtering of ZnO and Cr metal on a-plane Al2O3 we find ferromagnetic ordering with a room-temperature saturation moment of 1.4μB per Cr ion at a doping concentration of ∼9.5 at. % after UHV postanneal. No secondary phases are detected in the films via x-ray diffraction (XRD). Inc…
ZnO doping and propertiesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Frank Hennrich、Ralph Krupke、Sergei Lebedkin 等 7 位作者2005-05-05The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Resonance Raman spectroscopy/microscopy was used to study individualized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) both in aqueous suspensions as well as after spin-coating onto Si/SiO2 surfaces. Four different SWNT materials containing nanotubes with diameters ranging from 0.7 to 1.6 nm were used. Comparison with Raman…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesNanopore and Nanochannel Transport StudiesNanotechnology research and applications
Бо Лю、Chaoshu Shi、Zeming Qi2005-05-05Applied Physics Letters
The white-light long-lasting phosphor CaAl2O4:Dy3+ was prepared and investigated. The white-light afterglow spectra under the irradiation of 254 or 365nm are comprised of the blue light emission and the yellow light emission, originating from the transitions of F9∕24→H15∕26, F9∕24→H13∕26 in the 4f9 configuration of Dy…
Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsTerahertz technology and applicationsRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
Julien Toulouse2005-05-05arXiv
A simple approximate expression in real and reciprocal spaces is given for the static exchange-correlation kernel of a uniform electron gas interacting with the long-range part only of the Coulomb interaction. This expression interpolates between the exact asymptotic behaviors of this kernel at small and large wave ve…
Materials Science
Neil Smith、J. . A. Katine、Jeffrey R. Childress 等 4 位作者2005-05-05arXiv
This paper derives expressions for the critical current at the onset of spin-transfer-torque (STT) instability in CPP-GMR read heads, as a function of the relative angle (theta) between the free and reference layer magnetizations. Including a general angular dependent STT coefficient B(q=cos(theta)) exclusive of the a…
Materials Science
Weidong Sheng、Pawel Hawrylak2005-05-05arXiv
We report on a atomistic theory of electronic structure and optical properties of a single InAs quantum dot grown on InP patterned substrate. The spatial positioning of individual dots using InP nano-templates results in a quantum dot embedded in InP pyramid. The strain distribution of a quantum dot in InP pyramid is…
Mesoscale and Nanoscale PhysicsMaterials Science
Swaroop Ganguly、A. H. MacDonald、L. F. Register 等 4 位作者2005-05-05arXiv
We predict bistability in the Curie temperature-voltage characteristic of double barrier resonant-tunneling structures with dilute ferromagnetic semiconductor quantum wells. Our conclusions are based on simulations of electrostatics and ballistic quantum transport combined with a mean-field theory description of ferro…
Mesoscale and Nanoscale PhysicsMaterials Science
Ismaël Palaci、S. Fedrigo、Harald Brune 等 6 位作者2005-05-05Physical Review Letters
We report an experimental and a theoretical study of the radial elasticity of multiwalled carbon nanotubes as a function of external radius. We use atomic force microscopy and apply small indentation amplitudes in order to stay in the linear elasticity regime. The number of layers for a given tube radius is inferred f…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsMechanical and Optical Resonators