Hongxing Xu2004-12-09Applied Physics Letters
We investigate the possibility to use coated metallic nanoparticles for single-molecule surface-enhanced spectroscopy by extending the Mie theory. The aggregates of metallodielectric spheres of Au and Ag show a strong local intensity enhancement in the cavity between particles, which can result in up to a 1014-fold in…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
A. G. Frøseth、P. M. Derlet、H. Van Swygenhoven2004-12-09Applied Physics Letters
Molecular dynamics simulations have recently shown that the presence of grown-in twin boundaries in nc-Al promotes slip activity in the form of twin boundary migration. In this letter we investigate the effect of grown-in twin boundaries on the plastic deformation mechanism in nc-Ni and Cu, and show that (1) for these…
Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsElectromagnetic Effects on Materials
Fatemeh Goharpey、Hossein Nazockdast、Ali Asghar Katbab2004-12-09Polymer Engineering and Science
Abstract Relationship between the rheological properties and morphology of dynamically vulcanized thermoplastic elastomers (TPVs) based on Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) and Polypropylene (PP) blends containing 20, 40 and 60% of EPDM were studied. The samples were prepared in a laboratory internal mixer at a…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesRheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies
Susan Graham、Peter A. G. Cormack、David C. Sherrington2004-12-09Macromolecules
A novel synthesis of branched poly(methacrylic acid)s (PMAAs) is reported via conventional solution free radical polymerization of MAA with divinylbenzene (DVB) as the branching comonomer. Controlled levels of dodecanethiol (DDT) have been used successfully to inhibit network formation and gelation. Quantitative methy…
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesDendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
Alexander Chandra、Shaoqin Gong、Mingjun Yuan 等 6 位作者2004-12-09Polymer Engineering and Science
Abstract The effects of adding nanoclay to polyamide‐6 (PA‐6) neat resin, and the effects of processing parameters on cell density and size in microcellular injection‐molded components were investigated. In addition, the crystal sizes, structures, and orientation were analyzed with the use of x‐ray diffraction (XRD) a…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer Foaming and Composites
D.-A. Borca-Tasciuc、Gang Chen、Amy L. Prieto 等 8 位作者2004-12-09Applied Physics Letters
Bismuth telluride nanowires are of interest for thermoelectric applications because of the predicted enhancement in the thermoelectric figure-of-merit in nanowire structures. In this letter, we carried out temperature-dependent thermal diffusivity characterization of a 40nm diameter Bi2Te3 nanowires∕alumina nanocompos…
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
M. Vogel、Sharon C. Glotzer2004-12-09Physical Review E
Molecular dynamics simulations are performed to study spatially heterogeneous dynamics in a model of viscous silica above and below the critical temperature of the mode coupling theory, T(MCT) . Specifically, we follow the evolution of the dynamic heterogeneity as the temperature dependence of the transport coefficien…
Material Dynamics and PropertiesGlass properties and applicationsTheoretical and Computational Physics
Minhua Lu2004-12-09Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
It has been discovered that liquid crystal alignment on an inorganic surface such as SiO 2 depending on the dielectric anisotropy of the liquid crystal materials. The liquid crystals with positive dielectric anisotropy tend to align parallel or parallel with a tilt to the SiO 2 substrates, while the liquid crystals wi…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsElectrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies
Robert W. Meulenberg、Travis L. Jennings、Geoffrey F. Strouse2004-12-09Physical Review B
Compressive and tensile stress in colloidal CdSe quantum dots (QDs) is examined using resonance Raman spectroscopy. We find that the dispersion of the longitudinal optical phonon mode with size does not follow theoretical calculations based on phonon confinement models. To account for these deviations, the presence of…
Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsNanowire Synthesis and Applications
Bin Shan、Kyeongjae Cho2004-12-09Physical Review B
The type of barrier at a metal/CNT junction is one of the key issues in nanotube electronics. Despite the extensive experimental work done to clarify this issue, there is no consensus in the nano-electronics community. We present here the first ab initio calculation on the Schottky barrier and tunneling barrier height…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsSemiconductor materials and interfaces
Keiichi Koyama、Masanari Sakai、T. Kanomata 等 4 位作者2004-12-09Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
The structural transformation of a ferromagnetic Mn 1.07 Co 0.92 Ge compound was studied by magnetization measurement in magnetic fields up to 13 T and powder X-ray diffraction measurement in fields up to 5 T. The Curie temperature is determined to be 275 K. At room temperature, the compound has a hexagonal Ni 2 In-ty…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsShape Memory Alloy TransformationsMagnetic Properties and Applications
Jian Wang、Hanchen Huang2004-12-09Applied Physics Letters
We report a mechanism of twin formation from two Shockley partial dislocations on non-neighboring glide planes. Further, we correlate the driving force of twin nucleation with the local stress of large magnitude. Using the embedded atom method potential for atomic interactions, our molecular dynamics simulations of Cu…
Microstructure and mechanical propertiesForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsIon-surface interactions and analysis
R. Rurali、N. Lorente2004-12-09arXiv
Silicon nanowires grown along the <100>-direction with a bulk Si core are studied with density functional calculations. Two surface reconstructions prevail after exploration of a large fraction of the phase space of nanowire reconstructions. Despite their energetical equivalence, one of the reconstructions is found to…
Mesoscale and Nanoscale PhysicsMaterials Science
Kaihe Ding、Bao-Heng Zhao2004-12-09arXiv
The magnetoresistance, the number of the localized electrons, and the s-wave scattering phase shift at the Fermi level for the s-d model with arbitrary impurity spin are obtained in the ground state. To obtain above results some known exact results of the Bethe ansatz method are used. As the impurity spin S = 1/2, our…
Materials ScienceStrongly Correlated Electrons
R. Rurali、N. Lorente2004-12-09arXiv
We study by means of density-functional calculations the role of lateral surface reconstructions in determining the electrical properties of <100> silicon nanowires. The different lateral reconstructions are explored by relaxing all the nanowires with crystalline bulk silicon structure and all possible ideal facets th…
Mesoscale and Nanoscale PhysicsMaterials Science
Pierre Frère、Peter J. Skabara2004-12-09Chemical Society Reviews
By considering the structures of many salts derived from extended TTF analogues, relationships between the molecular architecture of the donors with their electrochemical properties and their stacking mode in the salts are presented in this critical review. Three categories of donors corresponding to their extension m…
Magnetism in coordination complexesOrganic and Molecular Conductors ResearchSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
Cristina Buzea、Kevin Robbie2004-12-09arXiv
In-situ monitoring and calibration of nano-sculptured thin film thickness is a critical problem due to substrate tilt angle dependent porosity and mass flux. In this letter we present an analytical model for thickness dependence on fabrication parameters for nano-sculptured films. The generality of the model includes…
Materials Sciencecond-mat.other
S. L. Morelhão、L. H. Avanci、R. Freitas 等 4 位作者2004-12-09arXiv
Precise lattice parameter measurements in single crystals are achievable, in principle, by X-ray multiple diffraction (MD) experiments. Tiny sample misalignments can compromise systematic usage of MD in studies where accuracy is an important issue. In this work, theoretical treatment and experimental methods for corre…
Materials Science
Steve R. Bull、Mustafa O. Güler、Rafael E. Bras 等 5 位作者2004-12-09Nano Letters
Self-assembled peptide amphiphile nanofibers have been investigated for their potential use as in vivo scaffolds for tissue engineering and drug delivery applications. We report here the synthesis of magnetic resonance (MR) active peptide amphiphile molecules that self-assemble into spherical and fiber-like nanostruct…
Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsPolydiacetylene-based materials and applications
Joseph Wang、Jinhua Dai、Travis Yarlagadda2004-12-09Langmuir
Polypyrrole/carbon nanotube (PPy/CNT) composite nanowires were prepared by a template-directed electrochemical synthetic route, involving plating of PPy into the pores of a host membrane in the presence of shortened and carboxylated CNT dopants (without added electrolyte). Cyclic voltammetric growth profiles indicate…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures