Fernando Gomes de Souza、Bluma G. Soares、Karim Dahmouche2007-10-08Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics
Abstract Small‐angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS) studies of electrically conductive blends based on polyaniline–dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (PANI–DBSA)/styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS) triblock copolymer were performed to investigate the influence of the blend preparation procedure on the nanoscopic structure of the blends…
Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesConducting polymers and applications
Athanassia Athanassiou、R. Cingolani、Elsa Tsiranidou 等 7 位作者2007-10-08Applied Physics Letters
We demonstrate light-induced formation of semiconductor quantum dots in TOPAS® polymer matrix with very high control of their size and their spatial localization. Irradiation with UV laser pulses of polymer films embedding Cd thiolate precursors results in the formation of cadmium sulfide nanocrystals well confined in…
Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsLaser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles
Tingyi Lin、Huai-Yu Cheng、Tsung‐Shune Chin 等 5 位作者2007-10-08Applied Physics Letters
Ultrathin TaSiC amorphous films prepared by magnetron cosputtering using TaSi2 and C targets on Si(100), in a sandwiched scheme Si(100)∕TaSiC(5nm)∕Cu, were evaluated for barrier performance in copper metallization. Optimizing carbon content maximizes thermal stability of the films as depicted by sheet-resistance, x-ra…
Semiconductor materials and devicesCopper Interconnects and ReliabilitySemiconductor materials and interfaces
Ramanathaswamy Pandian、Bart J. Kooi、G. Palasantzas 等 5 位作者2007-10-08Applied Physics Letters
In this paper, we demonstrate reversible resistance switching in a capacitorlike cell using a Ge–Sb–Te film that does not rely on amorphous-crystalline phase change. The polarity of the applied electric field switches the cell resistance between lower- and higher-resistance states, as was observed in current-voltage c…
Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingTransition Metal Oxide NanomaterialsPhase-change materials and chalcogenides
Jian Xin Meng、Kok Wai Cheah、Zhao Shi 等 4 位作者2007-10-08Applied Physics Letters
A very efficient energy transfer from Ce3+ to Er3+ in yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) matrix is observed. The transfer gives about 1000 times enhancement to the Er3+ 1540nm emission. This is due to efficient absorption by the allowed 4f-5d transition of Ce3+ ions then transfer to Er3+ ions via a matched energy level F9∕…
Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsPhotorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials
Xiujie Gao、Rui Qiao、L. Catherine Brinson2007-10-08Smart Materials and Structures
A physically based one-dimensional shape memory alloy (SMA) model is implemented into the finite element software ABAQUS via a user interface. Linearization of the SMA constitutive law together with complete transformation kinetics is performed and tabulated for implementation. Robust rules for transformation zones of…
Shape Memory Alloy Transformations
Zhuo Wang、Georgeta Masson、F. C. Peiris 等 5 位作者2007-10-08Chemistry - A European Journal
Facile synthetic routes have been developed that provide access to cationic and anionic water-soluble polyferrocenylsilane (PFS) polyelectrolytes with controlled molecular weight and narrow polydispersity. Living photolytic ring-opening polymerization of amino-functionalized [1]ferrocenophane (fc) monomers [fcSiMe{C[t…
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterizationbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer Surface Interaction Studies
Mahmoud Kadkhodaei、R. K. N. D. Rajapakse、Mojtaba Mahzoon 等 4 位作者2007-10-08Smart Materials and Structures
A one-dimensional coupled thermomechanical model is presented for shape memory alloys (SMAs) under non quasi-static loading by defining a Helmholtz free-energy function consisting of strain energy, thermal energy, and the energy of phase transformation. The first law of thermodynamics is used to address the thermomech…
Shape Memory Alloy Transformations
Alexander Huber、Andrew M. Pickett、Kevin M. Shakesheff2007-10-08European Cells and Materials
The stable culture of myogenic cells and their differentiation into myotubes in vitro is often hindered by the mechanical destabilisation of the spontaneously contractile neotissue formed, resulting in the complete loss of differentiating myotubes. Electrospun, parallel aligned nylon 6/6 microfibre arrays were use suc…
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Bo‐Kuai Lai、I. Ponomareva、Igor Kornev 等 5 位作者2007-10-08Applied Physics Letters
A first-principles-based scheme is used to investigate the thickness dependency of domain width of 180° stripe domains in Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 ultrathin films. Our study shows that (1) more metastable states with energy closer to the 180° stripe domain ground state occur in thicker films, (2) the Kittel law is valid for 180° s…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsAcoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
J.-S. Zhou、John B. Goodenough、Jiaqiang Yan 等 4 位作者2007-10-08Physical Review Letters
Changes in pressure and magnetic field in the orbital and magnetic ordering temperatures of RVO3 perovskites are reported; they reveal a competition between two magnetic orbitally ordered phases that have opposite preferences for the e-orbital component in the localized {3}T{1g} ground state of the V(3+) ion. This com…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsMultiferroics and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics
Mao S. Wu、Kun Zhou、А. А. Назаров2007-10-08Physical Review B
Triple junctions constitute a significant volume fraction of bulk nanocrystalline metals, in which disclinations are typical junction defects. In this study, a disclinated tricrystalline nickel nanowire with three [001] tilt grain boundaries intersecting at 120\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{} angles is simulated at…
Microstructure and mechanical propertiesAluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesHigh-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
Roland Dersch、Martin Graeser、Andreas Greiner 等 4 位作者2007-10-08Australian Journal of Chemistry
Nanofibres, core–shell nanofibres, as well as hollow nanofibres and nanotubes based on polymers, serve as a platform for a broad range of applications as filters, textiles, in photonics, sensors, catalysis, or in medicine and pharmacy. Such nanoobjects become available by techniques such as the well-known electrospinn…
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
Yun Liu、Ray L. Withers、Binh Huy Nguyen 等 4 位作者2007-10-08Applied Physics Letters
This letter presents direct electron diffraction evidence that structurally frustrated one-dimensional polar nanoregions arising from anticorrelated displacements of Ti and nearest neighboring O ions are responsible for the relaxation behavior observed in doped BaTiO3 relaxor ferroelectrics, rather than chemical short…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsAcoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
V. Pushparaj、Lijie Ci、S. Sreekala 等 9 位作者2007-10-08Applied Physics Letters
A macroscopic block (∼9mm3) of aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) was grown by chemical vapor deposition and its simultaneous electrical conductivity and compressive strain responses were measured parallel and perpendicular to the CNT alignment. The block exhibits elastic moduli of 0.9 and 1.6MPa for compressive strain o…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsSmart Materials for Construction
Ji Yong Park、Jung Hwan Park、Young Kyu Jeong 等 4 位作者2007-10-08Applied Physics Letters
Magnetoelectric (ME) coupling characteristics of LuFe2O4 were examined by monitoring the electrical voltage induced by an oscillating magnetic field under a static bias field (H0). Interestingly, the room-temperature dynamic ME output exhibited a constant plateau behavior up to a certain static-field strength but show…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics
Christian T. Farrar、Guangping Dai、Михаил С. Новиков 等 7 位作者2007-10-08NMR in Biomedicine
Off-resonance imaging (ORI) techniques are being increasingly used to image iron oxide imaging agents such as monocrystalline iron oxide nanoparticles (MION). However, the diagnostic accuracy, linearity, and field dependence of ORI have not been fully characterized. In this study, the sensitivity, specificity, and lin…
Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsCharacterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles
A.M. Ako、Valeriu Mereacre、Farzaneh Fadaei‐Tirani 等 7 位作者2007-10-08HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
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Magnetism in coordination complexesLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesInorganic Chemistry and Materials
Albrecht Berkessel、M. Brandenburg、E. Leitterstorf 等 6 位作者2007-10-08Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
Abstract A modular synthesis for chiral and non‐symmetrical salalen ligands (i.e., mono‐reduced salens), carrying an imine and an amine functionality has been developed. The ligands can be assembled in situ by Schiff base formation of an N ‐(2‐hydroxybenzyl)diamine with a salicylic aldehyde, thus allowing rapid and ea…
Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsChemical Synthesis and Reactions
Fei Le、Nyein Z. Lwin、Naomi J. Halas 等 4 位作者2007-10-08Physical Review B
The plasmonic interaction and optical properties of a metallic nanoshell near a metallic film are investigated theoretically and experimentally. The plasmon hybridization method is extended to include the screening effects mediated by dielectric backgrounds and a realistic description of the dielectric properties of t…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchPhotonic Crystals and Applications