P.D. Cook、James B. Thoden、Hazel M. Holden2006-08-30Protein Science
L-colitose is a 3,6-dideoxysugar found in the O-antigens of some Gram-negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli and in marine bacteria such as Pseudoalteromonas tetraodonis. The focus of this investigation, GDP-4-keto-6-deoxy-D-mannose-3-dehydratase, catalyzes the third step in colitose production, which is the remov…
Enzyme Structure and FunctionAmino Acid Enzymes and MetabolismCancer Research and Treatments
Sayeed Abbas、Timothy P. Lodge2006-08-30Physical Review Letters
A binary solution mixture of distinct block copolymer micelles is found to adopt a superlattice. The larger micelles, formed from polystyrene-polyisoprene diblocks, have a nominal radius of 29 nm; the smaller micelles, formed from polystyrene-polydimethylsiloxane diblocks, have a nominal radius of 16 nm. The superlatt…
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsBlock Copolymer Self-Assembly
Poonlasak Muthakarn、Noriaki Sano、Tawatchai Charinpanitkul 等 5 位作者2006-08-30The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Fullerene-related carbon nanostructures can be synthesized by an arc-in-liquid system as a cost-effective technique. In this work, we investigated the effects of additional carbon sources from liquid media that were alcohols (C(m)H(2m+1)OH, m = 1-8), alkanes (C(m)H(2m+2), m = 6-7), and aromatic compounds (C6H6-C(n)H(2…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesFullerene Chemistry and ApplicationsNanotechnology research and applications
Zuyong Feng、Xiangyong Zhao、Haosu Luo2006-08-30Journal of the American Ceramic Society
The pyroelectric properties of (1− x )Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3− x PbTiO 3 (PMN− x PT) single crystals with various compositions and orientations have been investigated using a dynamic method. Excellent pyroelectric performances can be achieved in 〈111〉‐oriented rhombohedral PMN− x PT (0.24≤ x ≤0.30) crystals, where the m…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsPhotorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsAcoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
Toshikatsu Kojima、Katsuhiro Nomura、Yoshinori Miyazaki 等 4 位作者2006-08-30Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Lanthanum‐containing perovskites, LaMO 3 (M=Al, Sc, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Ga, and In), have been synthesized in molten carbonates from a mixture of lanthanum carbonate and an M‐containing oxide or an acetate, or from a co‐precipitation mixture of metal (M) and lanthanum. Metal aluminum, chromium, and iron, immersed in a…
Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel CellsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsThermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity
Dae Sung Kim、Jin‐Young Lee、Chan Woong Na 等 8 位作者2006-08-30The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Cd-doped alpha-MnS nanowires (av diam = 70 nm) were synthesized by the chemical vapor deposition of MnCl(2)/CdS powders. They all consisted of single-crystalline rock-salt MnS structures with the [111] growth direction. The X-ray diffraction pattern analysis indicates that 10% Cd doping would expand the lattice consta…
Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsNanowire Synthesis and Applications
François Léonard、Derek A. Stewart2006-08-30eCommons (Cornell University)
We present self-consistent, non-equilibrium Green's function calculations of the characteristics of short channel carbon nanotube transistors, focusing on the regime of ballistic transport with ohmic contacts. We first establish that the band lineup at the contacts is renormalized by charge transfer, leading to Schott…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Junhua Yuan、Yuanxian Chen、Dongxue Han 等 7 位作者2006-08-30Nanotechnology
A novel and facile chemical synthesis of highly faceted multiply twinned gold nanocrystals is reported. The gold nanocrystals are hexagonal in transmission electron microscopy and icosahedral in scanning electron microscopy. Phosphotungstic acid (PTA), which was previously reduced, serves as a reductant and stabilizer…
Nanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
Shibo Li、Guoping Bei、Hong‐Xiang Zhai 等 4 位作者2006-08-30Journal of the American Ceramic Society
High purity of titanium tin carbide (Ti 2 SnC) powder was fabricated by pressureless sintering two types of mixtures of Ti/Sn/C and Ti/Sn/TiC powders under different conditions. A bimodal microstructure of Ti 2 SnC with plate‐like and rod‐like forms was first observed, which is determined by the grain growth rate in d…
Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesMXene and MAX Phase MaterialsAdvanced materials and composites
Collin M. Stultz2006-08-30Protein Science
Collagen has a unique folding mechanism that begins with the formation of a triple-helical structure near its C terminus followed by propagation of this structure to the N terminus. To elucidate factors that affect the folding of collagen, we explored the folding pathway of collagen-like model peptides using detailed…
Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisSilk-based biomaterials and applicationsCollagen: Extraction and Characterization
A. Yoshifuji、Yasutomo Noishiki、M. Wada 等 5 位作者2006-08-30Biomacromolecules
beta-chitin is known to form intercalation complexes with aliphatic alcohols and amines. We found that it also forms complexes with carboxylic anhydrides. When the beta-chitin-acetic anhydride complex was heated to 105 degrees C, the hydroxyl groups of chitin were acetylated by a host-guest reaction, maintaining the h…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsNanocomposite Films for Food PackagingPolysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
Helmut R. Brand、Harald Pleiner、Falko Ziebert2006-08-30Physical Review E
We present the macroscopic equations for polar nematic liquid crystals. We consider the case where one has both, the usual nematic director, n[over ] , characterizing quadrupolar order as well as the macroscopic polarization, P , representing polar order, but where their directions coincide and are rigidly coupled. In…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern FormationMolecular spectroscopy and chirality
Daniel D. Stancil、Benjamin E. Henty、A.G. Cepni 等 4 位作者2006-08-30Physical Review B
We report the experimental observation of an inverse Doppler shift from the motion of an ordinary solid object. The experiment used left-handed, or backward, spin waves in a magnetic thin film. As a pick-up antenna was moved toward the spin wave source, the measured frequency decreased. In contrast, an increase would…
Magnetic properties of thin filmsMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsQuantum optics and atomic interactions
Sébastien Bonhommeau、Gábor Molnár、M. Goiran 等 5 位作者2006-08-30Physical Review B
The effects of pulsed magnetic fields and pressure on the spin crossover phenomenon between high-spin and low-spin electronic states in ferrous compounds are investigated by introducing a model based on a macroscopic master equation written in the mean-field approximation. A bidirectional transition is predicted on th…
Magnetism in coordination complexesAdvanced NMR Techniques and ApplicationsElectron Spin Resonance Studies
Daria Riabinina、Christophe Durand、J. Margot 等 6 位作者2006-08-30Physical Review B
This paper discusses the physical mechanisms governing the nucleation and growth of Si nanocrystals embedded in an amorphous $\mathrm{Si}{\mathrm{O}}_{2}$ matrix. Reactive pulsed laser deposition combined with a postannealing treatment is shown to be a flexible approach to synthesize Si nanocrystals. This technique en…
Semiconductor materials and devicesThin-Film Transistor TechnologiesSilicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence
Yu.A. Ol'khov、S. R. Allayarov、T. E. Chernyshova 等 8 位作者2006-08-30High Energy Chemistry
Four topological structures of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE): amorphous and three crystalline (high-melting, intermediate, and low-melting forms) blocks, were revealed by the technique of thermomechanical spectroscopy. The γ-irradiation of PTFE leaves both free volume and the molecular-mass characteristics in the pse…
Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesTribology and Wear AnalysisPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation
A. P. Tyutnev、V. S. Saenko、И. А. Смирнов 等 4 位作者2006-08-30High Energy Chemistry
Radiation-induced conductivity (RIC) in polystyrene, poly(ethylene terephthalate), polyvinylcarbazole, and low-density polyethylene during long-term (to 3.6 × 10 3 s) irradiation with 50-keV electrons (dose rate of 6–830 Gy/s) was experimentally and theoretically studied. It was shown that the nonmonotonic RIC kinetic…
Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsPolymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation
François Léonard、Derek A Stewart2006-08-30Nanotechnology
We present self-consistent, non-equilibrium Green's function calculations of the characteristics of short channel carbon nanotube transistors, focusing on the regime of ballistic transport with ohmic contacts. We first establish that the band line-up at the contacts is renormalized by charge transfer, leading to Schot…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsMechanical and Optical Resonators
Jong‐Hyeon Lee、Seog Woo Rhee、Duk‐Young Jung2006-08-30Chemistry of Materials
Hydrotalcite-like, layered double hydroxide [Mg 4 Al 2 (OH) 12 ]CO 3 · n H 2 O (LDH) nanocrystals immobilized on solid substrates were incorporated with anionic polymers as host matrixes in the intercalation of polyacrylates to produce polymer−inorganic hybrid nanocomposites films on the substrates. The novel function…
Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and ApplicationsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics SynthesisMagnesium Oxide Properties and Applications
Xin Li、Jingyuan Li、Maria Eleftheriou 等 4 位作者2006-08-30Journal of the American Chemical Society
The water dynamics near nanoscale fluorinated (CF(3)(CF(2))(7)(CH(2))(2)SiH(3)) monolayers (plates) as well as possible dewetting transitions in-between two such plates have been studied with molecular dynamics simulations in this paper. A "weak water depletion" is found near the single fluorinated surface, with an av…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityFluid Dynamics and Thin Filmsnanoparticles nucleation surface interactions