Jun Wei Gao、Jiu Ba Wen、Jun Guang He2013-09-01Advanced materials research
The microstructure and electrochemical properties of the Al-1Mg-0.1Sn-0.1Ga-xBi alloys were investigated by means of SEM/EDAX and electrochemical measurements, the self-corrosion was tested by using the gas-collecting method. The results show that element Bi in alloys is mainly segregated along the grain boundaries. T…
Magnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsAluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesAluminum Alloys Composites Properties
S. Srinoi、Yongyut Laosiritaworn2013-09-01Advanced materials research
This work studies the temperature-driven ferroelectric phase transition of ferroelectric polarization under the absence of electric field. The modified Heisenberg model in three dimensions was considered and simulated via Monte Carlo simulation. The Metropolis algorithm and the periodic boundary condition were employe…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMaterial Dynamics and PropertiesAcoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
Yugandhar Bitla、S. N. Kaul2013-09-01Europhysics Letters (EPL)
The nature of the ferromagnetic (FM)-paramagnetic (PM) phase transition at changes from first order to second order when the average crystallite size, d, falls below 100 nm in optimally hole-doped nanocrystalline La 1− x Ca x MnO 3 . In zero field, the systems with d < 100 behave as a three-dimensional (3D) uniaxial d…
High-pressure geophysics and materialsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics
Shuang Li、Shifeng Jin、Jianghui Ji 等 5 位作者2013-09-01Powder Diffraction
In order to complete the research on the Fe–Se binary system, the phase structures with selenium contents from 50 to 60 at.% have been studied. Fe–Se binary samples used in this study were prepared by the high-temperature solid-state reaction method, and the phase structure of each sample was determined by powder X-ra…
Rare-earth and actinide compoundsCrystal Structures and PropertiesIron-based superconductors research
Haisheng Fang、S. Wang、Z.L. Jin 等 5 位作者2013-09-01Crystal Research and Technology
Kyropoulos (Ky) method is the most suitable technique for the growth of high‐quality sapphire single crystal for substrate applications. Cracks are often observed in the grown ingot that significantly reduces industrial productivity. In the paper, cracking causes are analyzed by examining crystal shape, thermal stress…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsSolidification and crystal growth phenomenaPhase-change materials and chalcogenides
Zhi-Gao Zuo、Ping Wang、Furi Ling 等 5 位作者2013-09-01Chinese Physics B
The momentum relaxation time of a photoexcited graphene in the THz frequency range has been studied by using terahertz time domain spectroscopy under optical pumping at room temperature. It is found that the momentum relaxation time of the graphene as a function of the optical pumping intensity exhibits a threshold be…
Graphene research and applicationsQuantum and electron transport phenomenaTopological Materials and Phenomena
Changzhi Gu、Qiang Wang、Junjie Li 等 4 位作者2013-09-01Chinese Physics B
The preparation and electrical properties of diamond nanocones are reviewed, including a maskless etching process and mechanism of large-area diamond conical nanostructure arrays using a hot filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD) system with negatively biased substrates, and the field electron emission, gas sensin…
Metal and Thin Film MechanicsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Christina Barth、Mohamed A. Samaha、H. Vahedi Tafreshi 等 4 位作者2013-09-01International Journal of Flow Control
Superhydrophobic surfaces have received considerable attention in recent years. The surface has a strong water-repellent characteristic that could produce slip flow and drag reduction. The coating traps air within its micropores, such that a submerged moving body experiences shear-free and no-slip regions over, respec…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityFluid Dynamics and Heat TransferAerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation
Luming Shen2013-09-01Interaction and multiscale mechanics
In this study, atomistic simulations are performed to study the effect of Al solute on the behaviour of edge dislocation in Mg alloys. After the dissociation of an Mg basal edge dislocation into two Shockley partials using molecular mechanics, the interaction between the dislocation and Al solute at different temperat…
Magnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesHydrogen Storage and Materials
Shinji Nakagomi、Yoshihiro Kokubun2013-09-01physica status solidi (a)
Nakagomi and Kokubun (pp. 1738–1744) investigated the micro-structure of β-Ga2O3 thin films formed on c-plane and a-plane sapphire substrates prepared by gallium evaporation in an oxygen plasma. Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images and electron diffraction patterns were obtained from a cross s…
Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesGa2O3 and related materials
Chikako Moriyoshi、Shoichi Takeda、Eisuke Magome 等 5 位作者2013-09-01Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
The ferroelectric cubic–tetragonal phase transition temperature T C in (Ba 1- x Ca x )TiO 3 (BCT) is almost unchanged and is maximum at x ∼0.06 in the T – x phase diagram, in contrast to many other lead-free BaTiO 3 -based solid solutions that show a decrease in T C by atomic substitution. To investigate the peculiar…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics SynthesisX-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
S. Tuscharoen、S. Ruengsri、J. Kaewkhao2013-09-01Advanced materials research
This paper is report on the physical and optical properties of development barium-borate-rice husk ash (BaBRHA) glass system. The glasses containing BaO in xBaO:(80-x)B 2 O 3 :20RHA where x = 30, 35, 40 and 45 wt% have been prepared by melt quenching technique. The physical properties of this glass are shown from dens…
Glass properties and applicationsRadiation Shielding Materials AnalysisX-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Mohd Zaini Nurul Aizan、Salim Abdul Salim Zainathul Akhmar、Ahmad Mohd Muhiddin 等 5 位作者2013-09-01Advanced materials research
In recent years, natural fibres appear to be as an outstanding material to substitute the conventional reinforcement materials in polymer composites. Kenaf fibre reinforced natural rubber (KFNR) composite was prepared by incorporating of different loadings of kenaf fibre using two roll mill machines. The compound was…
Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesTribology and Wear AnalysisMechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research
Ming Yang、Juan Xia2013-09-01Advanced materials research
Nanorods of platinum with an average length of 500-1000nm have been prepared by a simple reaction between H 2 PtCl 6 ·6H 2 O and ascorbic acid in the presence of deionized gelatin at room temperature. Gelatin played a decisive role as an inhibitor of the direct reaction of ascorbic acid with H 2 PtCl 6 ·6H 2 O and coa…
Conducting polymers and applicationsElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsAdvanced battery technologies research
Dong-Hun Kim、Ken Kurosaki、Yuji Ohishi 等 5 位作者2013-09-01APL Materials
The high-temperature thermoelectric properties of p-type Tl-filled skutterudites TlxFe1Co3Sb12 (x = 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8) were examined. While samples with x ≤ 0.4 were single-phase Tl-filled skutterudite, samples with x = 0.6 and 0.8 were composed of two phases: TlxFe1Co3Sb12 (x ≈ 0.4) as the matrix phase and a…
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesRare-earth and actinide compoundsThermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity
Z. Górny、S. Kluska-Nawarecka、D. Wilk-Kołodziejczyk2013-09-01Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
Abstract The object of the conducted experimental studies was determination of the physical properties of the BA1044 alloy subjected to several types of toughening and modification under varying conditions. The aim of the experiments was to determine which of the above mentioned technological processes has greater imp…
Metallurgy and Material FormingMetal Alloys Wear and PropertiesAdvancements in Materials Engineering
A. V. Shanbhag、T. V. Venkatesha、B. M. Praveen2013-09-01Protection of Metals and Physical Chemistry of Surfaces
The corrosion inhibition characteristics of 2-mercapto benzimidazole (MBI), 2-mercapto benzimidazolyl-ethyl acetate (MBEA), 2-hydroxy benzimidazole (HBI) and 2-hydroxy 5-nitro benzimidazole (HNBI) on zinc corrosion in 0.1 M hydrochloric acid were investigated by weight loss and potentiodynamic polarization techniques.…
Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsConcrete Corrosion and Durability
Tae Hyun Kim、Jae‐Hyeon Ko、Seiji Kojima2013-09-01Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
Phase transition behaviors of unpoled and [011]-poled relaxor ferroelectric Pb(In 1/2 Nb 1/2 )O 3 –Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 –PbTiO 3 single crystals were investigated over a wide temperature range by dielectric and Brillouin scattering spectroscopies. The [011]-poled crystal exhibited two discontinuous dielectric and aco…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics SynthesisDielectric properties of ceramics
Rui Xie、Meng Zhang2013-09-01Advanced materials research
In the present study, glycerol was used as plasticizer to prepare silk fibroin (SF)/pearl powder (PP) blend films. The effects of amount of glycerol on structure and properties of the films were investigated. The surface morphology was observed with scanning electron microscopy. The structure of films was investigated…
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsSilk-based biomaterials and applicationsElectrophoretic Deposition in Materials Science
N. Chanthima、K. Boonin、Pichet Limsuwan 等 4 位作者2013-09-01Advanced materials research
Visible luminescence of Pr 3+ ions in bismuth borate glasses doped with difference concentration of Pr 2 O 3 have been studies. The glasses of composition 30Bi 2 O 3 : (70- x )B 2 O 3 : x Pr 2 O 3 (where x = 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 mol%) were prepared by the melt quenching technique. The spectral properties we…
Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsGlass properties and applicationsQuantum optics and atomic interactions