Abdelhalim Bencheikh、Michaël Fromager、Kamel Aı̈t-Ameur2018-03-06Applied Optics
A novel technique to improve the focus depth of a Gaussian beam is presented in this paper. The improvement is based on two-step beam shaping using a cascade of binary phase diffractive optical elements (BPDOEs). The first BPDOE transforms the incident Gaussian beam into a high-order radial Laguerre–Gaussian beam (LGp…
Orbital Angular Momentum in OpticsAdvanced optical system designOptical Coatings and Gratings
Ewelina Bystrzycka、Milena Prowizor、Ireneusz Piwoński 等 9 位作者2018-03-06Materials Research Express
The effect of fluoroalkylsilanes on tribological properties and wettability of Si-DLC coatings, Bystrzycka, E, Prowizor, M, Piwoński, I, Kisielewska, A, Batory, D, Jędrzejczak, A, Dudek, M, Kozłowski, W, Cichomski, M
Metal and Thin Film MechanicsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchTribology and Wear Analysis
Wenjiao Zhang、Xiangqing Kong、Yan Qu 等 4 位作者2018-03-06Civil Engineering Journal
Crack is one of the most common defects observed in reinforced concrete (RC) structures. An initial crack will lead to severe changes in the stress state when the structure subjected to blast loadings. Target on acquiring the dynamic data, a finite element method is applied to simulate the response of cracked RC slab…
Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteHigh-Velocity Impact and Material BehaviorStructural Response to Dynamic Loads
Baharak Abd Emami、Elena Mahmoudi、Mohammad Ali Shokrgozar 等 10 位作者2018-03-06Artificial Organs
Myocardial infarction is one of the leading causes of death all over the world. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) transplantation has shown a promising potential to recovery of ischemic heart disease due to their capability in differentiating into cardiac cells. However, various investigations have been performed to optim…
Mesenchymal stem cell researchElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Georgios Polychronis、Youssef S. Al Jabbari、Theodore Eliades 等 4 位作者2018-03-06The Angle Orthodontist
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this research was to assess galvanic behavior of lingual orthodontic brackets coupled with representative types of orthodontic wires. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three types of lingual brackets: Incognito (INC), In-Ovation L (IOV), and STb (STB) were combined with a stainless steel (SS) and a nickel-…
Dental materials and restorationsOrthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsTitanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties
Sebastian Wesselmecking、Wenwen Song、Yan Ma 等 6 位作者2018-03-06steel research international
The bake hardening treatment shows great potential for increasing the yield strength of steel components for automotive applications. This study investigates the effects of bake hardening on the yield strength and ductility of an austenitic high‐Mn steel. In order to identify a promising process window, the prestrain,…
Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsMagnetic Properties and Applications
Hongrui Wang、Guihuan Chen、Jianhang Xu 等 5 位作者2018-03-06Crystal Growth & Design
Sulfoiodide crystals possess promising properties and functionalities that would be used for technical applications in many areas. In this work, rod-like lead sulfoiodide (Pb 5 S 2 I 6 ) crystals with a length of about 3 mm have been fabricated via a rapid hydrothermal process at a temperature down to 160 °C for 10 h…
Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Wei Jiang、Qiang Liu、Yang Tao 等 8 位作者2018-03-06Advanced Sustainable Systems
Abstract A one‐step strategy to obtain a high‐performance catalyst from Cr(VI)‐containing wastewater by the photoreduction process is described. ZrO2 is employed as a wide bandgap and high conduction‐band photocatalyst to reduce, capture, and immobilize Cr(VI) ions under UV light irradiation. The byproduct of this ste…
Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
Élfego Ruiz-Gutiérrez、Ciro Semprebon、Glen McHale 等 4 位作者2018-03-06Journal of Fluid Mechanics
We present a theoretical study of the statics and dynamics of a partially wetting liquid droplet, of equilibrium contact angle $\unicode[STIX]{x1D703}_{e}$ , confined in a solid wedge geometry of opening angle $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FD}$ . We focus on a mostly non-wetting regime, given by the condition $\unicode[STIX]{x1…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityFluid Dynamics and Heat TransferFluid Dynamics and Thin Films
Andrea Di Cicco、Fabio Iesari、A. Trapananti 等 5 位作者2018-03-06The Journal of Chemical Physics
The Reverse Monte Carlo (RMC) algorithm for structure refinement has been applied to x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) multiple-edge data sets for six gas phase molecular systems (SnI2, CdI2, BBr3, GaI3, GeBr4, GeI4). Sets of thousands of molecular replicas were involved in the refinement process, driven by the XAS…
Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence AnalysisX-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Faiz Ahmad、Tom H. Anderson、Benjamin J. Civiletti 等 5 位作者2018-03-06Journal of Nanophotonics
The rigorous coupled-wave approach (RCWA) was implemented to investigate optical absorption in a triple-p-i-n-junction amorphous-silicon solar cell with a two-dimensional (2-D) metallic periodically corrugated backreflector (PCBR). Both total and useful absorptances were computed against the free-space wavelength λ0 f…
Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchThin-Film Transistor TechnologiesOptical Coatings and Gratings
Shuyu Li、Ningning Yuan、Yong Fang 等 9 位作者2018-03-06The Journal of Organic Chemistry
Three bis(triarylamine) dications bridged with 2,2′-bithienyl group ( 1 2+ ), biphenyl group ( 2 2+ ) and [2,2]paracyclophane ( 3 2+ ) have been successfully isolated. The electronic structures of 1 2+ – 3 2+ show bridge dependence. Magnetic studies and DFT calculations show that dications 1 2+ – 3 2+ possess an open-…
Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compoundsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
Qian Dong、Yukihiro Hara、Kristina Vrouwenvelder 等 7 位作者2018-03-06ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Indium tin oxide (ITO) is the premier choice for transparent conductive electrodes in optoelectronic devices despite its inherent brittleness. Here we report the fabrication of a grating-like structure that obviates ITO’s mechanical limitations while retaining its resistivity and optical qualities. ITO nanopatterned f…
ZnO doping and propertiesAdvanced Memory and Neural ComputingThin-Film Transistor Technologies
Fen Zhang、Zhitao Liu、Ping Du2018-03-06Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics
Abstract Thermal decomposition of a nitroguanidine‐based propellant at different pressures was investigated under non‐isothermal conditions by high‐pressure differential scanning calorimetry (PDSC). It was found that only one visible exothermic peak appeared in DSC curves at the pressure. With the increase of the envi…
Energetic Materials and CombustionThermal and Kinetic AnalysisChemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure
K. N. ANIL RAJ、P. Manimohan2018-03-06Phytotaxa
Three species of Clitopilus, C. albidus sp. nov., C. subscyphoides and C. orientalis, are described from Kerala State, India, based on morphology and molecular phylogeny. Comprehensive descriptions, photographs, and comparisons with phenetically similar and phylogenetically related species are provided. The RNA polyme…
Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsDiatoms and Algae ResearchInvertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
Alberto Zaragoza、Jorge R. Espinosa、Regina Ramos 等 9 位作者2018-03-06Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
Abstract We investigate with computer simulations the effect of applying an electric field on the water-to-ice transition. We use a combination of state-of-the-art simulation techniques to obtain phase boundaries and crystal growth rates (direct coexistence), nucleation rates (seeding) and interfacial free energies (s…
Material Dynamics and Propertiesnanoparticles nucleation surface interactionsFreezing and Crystallization Processes
Phuc Truong、Stacy Shingleton、Mejdi Kammoun 等 8 位作者2018-03-06Macromolecules
The structure and properties of poly( tert- butylstyrene- b -hydrogenated isoprene- b -sulfonated styrene- b -hydrogenated isoprene- b - tert- butylstyrene) (tBS-HI-SS-HI-tBS) films were investigated as a function of “wet–dry cycles”, where one “cycle” is defined as a 24 h soak in deionized water followed by a 24 h dr…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesFuel Cells and Related MaterialsSynthesis and properties of polymers
Yang Liu、Minchang Wang、Ke Liu 等 8 位作者2018-03-06Molecules
Four new spirostanol saponins, named pavitnosides A–D (1–4), with six known steroidal saponins 5–10 were isolated from the rhizomes of Paris vietnamensis. Their chemical structures were determined based on extensive spectroscopic studies and chemical methods. The aglycones of pavitnoside B and pavitnoside C were not r…
Natural product bioactivities and synthesisPhytochemical Studies and BioactivitiesPhytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds
Yu Jun Yang、Weikun Li2018-03-06Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures
It has been discovered that the complex formed by cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) and graphene oxide (GO) is highly stable in aqueous solution and adhesive to the glassy carbon electrode (GCE) surface in our previous research. In this work, the film of CTAB/GO complex was directly formed on GCE and gold nanopar…
Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsConducting polymers and applicationsElectrochemical Analysis and Applications
Egor D. Leshchenko、P Kuyanov、Ray LaPierre 等 4 位作者2018-03-06Nanotechnology
Patterned arrays of self-assisted GaP nanowires (NWs) were grown on a Si substrate by gas source molecular beam epitaxy using various V/III flux ratios from 1-6, and various pitches from 360-1000 nm. As the V/III flux ratio was increased from 1-6, the NWs showed a change in morphology from outward tapering to straight…
Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsNanowire Synthesis and Applications