Hai Yan Guo、Chao Lei、Zuo‐Guang Ye2008-04-28Applied Physics Letters
The solid solution of (1−x)BaTiO3–xBiScO3 was synthesized by solid state reaction and its dielectric properties were studied by impedance spectroscopy. A dielectric anomaly was found in the temperature ranges of −30–13°C and −60–20°C for 0.95BaTiO3–0.05BiScO3 and 0.90BaTiO3–0.10BiScO3, respectively. The frequency depe…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsAcoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
Gongping Li、Tao Chen、Bin Yan 等 9 位作者2008-04-28Applied Physics Letters
Designing geometrical structures and making chemical modifications are two effective routes to tailor wettability. ZnO-based hierarchical nanostructures, in particular, vertically aligned nanoneedles and nanonails were employed as a platform to study the effect of surface morphology. The hydrophobicity and the variati…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsNanomaterials and Printing Technologies
Stephan Fahr、Carsten Rockstuhl、F. Lederer2008-04-28Applied Physics Letters
Photon management by means of random textured surfaces is known to be a promising route to increase the light absorption in a solar cell. To date this randomness was only a posteriori assessed and related to the absorption. Here, we will outline a meaningful strategy for a priori and purposely tailoring the randomness…
Optical Coatings and Gratingssolar cell performance optimizationNear-Field Optical Microscopy
Mehmet Topsakal、Hâldun Sevinçli、S. Çiraci2008-04-28Applied Physics Letters
Based on first-principles calculations, we showed that repeated heterostructures of zigzag graphene nanoribbons of different widths form multiple quantum well structures. Edge states of specific spin directions can be confined in these wells. The electronic and magnetic state of the ribbon can be modulated in real spa…
Graphene research and applications2D Materials and ApplicationsQuantum and electron transport phenomena
Desmond W. M. Lau、Dougal G. McCulloch、Matthew Taylor 等 8 位作者2008-04-28Physical Review Letters
We demonstrate that when, and only when, the biaxial stress is increased above a critical value of 6+/-1 GPa during the growth of a carbon film at room temperature, tetrahedral amorphous carbon is formed. This confirms that the stress present during the formation of an amorphous carbon film determines its sp;{3} bondi…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Pingan Song、Yanqiu Zhu、Lifang Tong 等 4 位作者2008-04-28Nanotechnology
The thermal and flame retardancy properties of polypropylene/fullerene (PP/C(60)) nanocomposites were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and cone calorimetry with the C(60) loading varied from 0.5 to 2% by weight. Dispersion of C(60) in the PP matrix was character…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesFlame retardant materials and properties
I. V. Karpov、M. Mitra、D. Kau 等 6 位作者2008-04-28Applied Physics Letters
Experimental data on switching in phase change memory testify in favor of its underlying nucleation mechanism with field dependent nucleation barrier. Similar to the standard nucleation, switching occurs after exponentially long delay time when the conditions are not favorable enough, e.g., the nucleation barrier not…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsPhase-change materials and chalcogenides
Chengbing Wang、Shengrong Yang、Qi Wang 等 5 位作者2008-04-28Nanotechnology
Hydrogenated carbon films were grown by a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) technique using CH(4) and H(2) as feedstock at ambient temperature. The microstructure of the films was characterized by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The images showed the presence of curved basal p…
Metal and Thin Film MechanicsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchTribology and Wear Analysis
Sanju Gupta2008-04-28Journal of Raman Spectroscopy
Abstract Polypyrrole (PPy) in the family of π‐conjugated polymers is a potential candidate for microscopic actuators, electrochromic devices, batteries, and drug delivery systems. We report the controlled syntheses of PPy micro/nanocontainers through electrochemical generation of H 2 bubbles from a surfactant cum elec…
Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsConducting polymers and applications
Ana Clarissa dos Santos Pires、Nilda de Fátima Ferreira Soares、Nélio José de Andrade 等 6 位作者2008-04-28Packaging Technology and Science
Abstract Antimicrobial films were formed by the incorporation of nisin (NI), natamycin (NA) and a combination of both (NI + NA) into cellulose polymer. Film efficacies were evaluated in vitro against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538, Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 15313, Penicillium sp. and Geotrichum sp. The films were a…
Probiotics and Fermented FoodsNanocomposite Films for Food PackagingPineapple and bromelain studies
P. G. Silvestrov、K. B. Efetov2008-04-28Physical Review B
The distribution of charge induced by a gate voltage in a graphene strip is investigated. We analytically calculate the charge profile and demonstrate a strong (macroscopic) charge accumulation along the boundaries of a micrometer-wide strip. This charge inhomogeneity is especially important in the quantum Hall regime…
Graphene research and applicationsQuantum and electron transport phenomenaAdvancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
S. K. Arora、Han‐Chun Wu、R. J. Choudhary 等 7 位作者2008-04-28Physical Review B
Magnetization studies on well characterized epitaxial magnetite $({\text{Fe}}_{3}{\text{O}}_{4})$ thin films grown on MgO(100) show that the ultrathin films ($<5\text{ }\text{nm}$ thickness) are ferromagnetic and their magnetic moments are much greater than those of bulk magnetite, particularly at a thickness of 20…
Magnetic properties of thin filmsMagnetic Properties and Synthesis of FerritesIron oxide chemistry and applications
Mukesh Kumar、Vidya Nand Singh、F. Singh 等 6 位作者2008-04-28Applied Physics Letters
A sixfold decrease in photoluminescence signal intensity at 590nm with increase in deposition time from 3to12h has been observed in single crystalline indium oxide octahedron structures grown by vapor-phase evaporation method. Electron paramagnetic resonance and energy dispersive x-ray analysis confirm that the concen…
ZnO doping and propertiesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsGa2O3 and related materials
YANLING LI、Zhi Zeng、Haiqing Lin2008-04-28arXiv
The structural, elastic and electronic properties of ReN are investigated by first-principles calculations based on density functional theory. Two competing structures, i.e., CsCl-like and NiAs-like structures, are found and the most stable structure, NiAs-like, has a hexagonal symmetry which belongs to space group P6…
Materials ScienceSuperconductivity
Jacques Botsoa、Vladimir Lysenko、Alain Géloën 等 6 位作者2008-04-28Applied Physics Letters
Highly luminescent, stable, and biocompatible 3C-SiC quantum dots (QDs) with no protective shells have been applied for fluorescence imaging of biological living cells. Structural and luminescent properties of the 3C-SiC QDs are described. Marking of the living cells with such QDs highlights the penetration, accumulat…
ZnO doping and propertiesQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesCarbon and Quantum Dots Applications
C. Ahn、S. T. Dunham2008-04-28arXiv
We studied lattice expansion coefficient due to As using density functional theory with particular attention to separating the impact of electrons and ions. Based on As deactivation mechanism under equilibrium conditions, the effect of stress on As activation is predicted. We find that biaxial stress results in minima…
Materials Science
K. Morawetz、S. Gemming、R. Luschtinetz 等 6 位作者2008-04-28arXiv
A row of parallely ordered and coupled molecular nanoshafts is shown to develop a shuttling transport of charges at finite temperature. The appearance of a cu rrent without applying an external bias voltage is reported as well as a natura l diode effect allowing unidirectional charge transport along one field directi…
Materials ScienceSoft Condensed Matternucl-th
E. W. S. Caetano、V. N. Freire、S. G. dos Santos 等 5 位作者2008-04-28The Journal of Chemical Physics
Results of classical force field geometry optimizations for twisted graphene nanoribbons with a number of twists N(t) varying from 0 to 7 (the case N(t)=1 corresponds to a half-twist Möbius nanoribbon) are presented in this work. Their structural stability was investigated using the Brenner reactive force field. The b…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
Xavier Sauvage、Peter Jessner、François Vurpillot 等 4 位作者2008-04-28arXiv
A Cu-Cr composite was processed by severe plastic deformation to investigate the role of interphase boundaries on the grain size reduction mechanisms. The as-deformed material exhibits a grain size of only 20nm. This gives rise to a dramatic increase of the hardness. Some deformation induced Cu super saturated solid s…
Materials Science
Xavier Sauvage、Yulia Ivanisenko2008-04-28arXiv
The nanostructure and the carbon distribution in a pearlitic steel processed by torsion under high pressure was investigated by three-dimensional atom probe. In the early stage of deformation (shear strain of 62), off-stoichiometry cementite was analysed close to interphase boundaries and a strong segregation of carbo…
Materials Science