Martin J. Mulvihill、Susan E. Habas、Ilan Jen‐La Plante 等 5 位作者2010-08-17Chemistry of Materials
In response to the rapid development and emerging commercialization of nanoparticles, fundamental studies concerning the fate of nanoparticles in the environment are needed. Precise control over the nanoparticle size, shape, and surface coating of cadmium selenide particles modified with thiolate ligands has been used…
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Ming‐Sheng Wang、Dmitri Golberg、Yoshio Bando2010-08-17Advanced Materials
The ultimate tensile strength of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is measured in a high-resolution TEM equipped with a conducting AFM unit. The values are correlated to every tube’s structural details. The strength of ∼100 GPa, approaching the theoretical limit for defect-free CNTs, is documented in tu…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Nina Balke、M. Gajek、A. K. Tagantsev 等 7 位作者2010-08-17Advanced Functional Materials
Abstract Ferroelectric polarization switching in epitaxial (110) BiFeO 3 films is studied using piezoresponse force microscopy of a model in‐plane capacitor structure. The electrode orientation is chosen such that only two active domain variants exist. Studies of the kinetics of domain evolution allows clear visualiza…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsAcoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
Hai Xu、Yuming Wang、Xin Ge 等 9 位作者2010-08-17Chemistry of Materials
Many de novo designed amphiphilic peptides capable of self-assembly and further structural templating into hierarchical organizations such as nanofibers and gels carry more than 10 amino acid residues. A curious question is now raised about the minimal size that is required for initiating amphiphilically driven nanost…
Supramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsDiatoms and Algae ResearchPolydiacetylene-based materials and applications
Marco Wolfer、H. Obloh、Oliver A. Williams 等 7 位作者2010-08-17physica status solidi (a)
Abstract Nickel doped single crystal diamond layers were grown by microwave‐plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition. Optical emission spectroscopy (OES) utilised during growth proved that the organometallic compound nickelocene is an applicable nickel source. It was possible to produce stable and adjustable nickel…
Diamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsIon-surface interactions and analysis
V. Brouet、F. Rullier-Albenque、M. Marsi 等 13 位作者2010-08-17Physical Review Letters
We investigate Ba(Fe0.65Ru0.35)2As2, a compound in which superconductivity appears at the expense of magnetism, by transport measurements and angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy. By resolving the different Fermi surface pockets and deducing from their volumes the number of hole and electron carriers, we show tha…
Rare-earth and actinide compoundsIron-based superconductors researchIntellectual Capital and Performance Analysis
Mikhaël Bechelany、Pierre Brodard、Jamil Elias 等 6 位作者2010-08-17Langmuir
We report a simple synthetic route based on electroless deposition (galvanic displacement) and natural lithography to simultaneously control the shape and organization of Au nanoparticles (NPs). We show for the first time the formation of organized extended domains of Au nanoflowers and nanocrowns with single crystall…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsLaser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles
Stefan Schymura、Martin Kühnast、Vanessa Lutz 等 10 位作者2010-08-17Advanced Functional Materials
Abstract Motivated by numerous recent reports indicating attractive properties of composite materials of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and liquid crystals (LCs) and a lack of research aimed at optimizing such composites, the process of dispersing CNTs in thermotropic LCs is systematically studied. LC hosts can perform compa…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsPhotonic Crystals and Applications
Maxim Mostovoy、Andrea Scaramucci、Nicola A. Spaldin 等 4 位作者2010-08-17Physical Review Letters
We show that nonrelativistic exchange interactions and spin fluctuations can give rise to a linear magnetoelectric effect in collinear antiferromagnets at elevated temperatures that can exceed relativistic magnetoelectric responses by more than 1 order of magnitude. We show how symmetry arguments, ab initio methods, a…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsMultiferroics and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics
Jian Wu、Qing Ge、Patrick T. Mather2010-08-17Macromolecules
We report the synthesis and characterization of a series of multiblock thermoplastic polyurethane hydrogels synthesized with PEG as the soft segment and incorporating an isobutyl-functionalized POSS diol (TMP POSS diol) in the hard segment. The molecular weight of PEG was systematically varied to include 10, 20, and 3…
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsPolymer composites and self-healingSilicone and Siloxane Chemistry
Jia‐Xing Jiang、Andrea Laybourn、Rob Clowes 等 8 位作者2010-08-17Macromolecules
Conjugated polymers derived from thiophene or 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene derivatives have been widely investigated for use in organic thin-film transistors and organic photovoltaic devices. We describe here the synthesis of a series of conjugated microporous polymers formed by reaction of spiro-bis(2,5-dibromopropylen…
Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsConducting polymers and applicationsCovalent Organic Framework Applications
Xiang-Shan Kong、Yu-Wei You、J. H. Xia 等 7 位作者2010-08-17arXiv
The characteristics of intrinsic defects are important for the understanding of self-diffusion processes, mechanical strength, brittleness, and plasticity of tungsten carbide, which present in the divertor of fusion reactors. Here, we use first-principles calculations to investigate the stability of point defects and…
Materials Science
S. Lowitzer、D. Ködderitzsch、H. Ebert2010-08-17arXiv
A spin projection scheme is presented which allows the decomposition of the electric conductivity into two different spin channels within fully relativistic $ab$ $initio$ transport calculations that account for the impact of spin-orbit coupling. This is demonstrated by calculations of the spin-resolved conductivity of…
Materials Science
Dmitry Yu. Usachov、V. K. Adamchuk、Danny Haberer 等 8 位作者2010-08-17Physical Review B
We demonstrate that freeing a single-atom thick layer of hexagonal boron nitride ($h$-BN) from tight chemical bonding to a Ni(111) thin film grown on a W(110) substrate can be achieved by intercalation of Au atoms into the interface. This process has been systematically investigated using angle-resolved photoemission…
Graphene research and applications2D Materials and ApplicationsBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
Ke Zou、Jun Zhu2010-08-17Physical Review B
We employ a dual-gated geometry to control the band gap $\ensuremath{\Delta}$ in bilayer graphene and study the temperature dependence of the resistance at the charge neutrality point, ${R}_{\text{NP}}(T)$, from 220 to 1.5 K. Above 5 K, ${R}_{\text{NP}}(T)$ is dominated by two thermally activated processes in differen…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications
Alexander A. Tsirlin、Artem M. Abakumov、Gustaaf Van Tendeloo 等 4 位作者2010-08-17arXiv
We report on the crystal structure of the quantum magnet (CuCl)LaNb2O7 that was controversially described with respect to its structural organization and magnetic behavior. Using high-resolution synchrotron powder x-ray diffraction, electron diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and band structure calculation…
Materials ScienceStrongly Correlated Electrons
Simon K. Beaumont、Georgios Kyriakou、Richard M. Lambert2010-08-17Journal of the American Chemical Society
XPS, TEM, and reaction studies were used to examine the catalytic behavior of gold species deposited on lanthana toward the cross-coupling of phenylacetylene and iodobenzene. Atomically dispersed Au(I) and Au(III) were catalytically inert, whereas metallic Au(0) nanoparticles were both active and very selective. Thus…
Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions
Tamin Tai、X. X. Xi、C. G. Zhuang 等 5 位作者2010-08-17arXiv
Niobium-based Superconducting Radio Frequency (SRF) cavity performance is sensitive to localized defects that give rise to quenches at high accelerating gradients. In order to identify these material defects on bulk Nb surfaces at their operating frequency and temperature, it is important to develop a new kind of wide…
Materials ScienceSuperconductivity
E. Bauer、Gerda Rogl、Xing‐Qiu Chen 等 12 位作者2010-08-17Physical Review B
Electrical resistivity, specific-heat, and NMR measurements classify noncentrosymmetric ${\text{Mo}}_{3}{\text{Al}}_{2}\text{C}$ ($\ensuremath{\beta}\text{-Mn}$ type, space group $P{4}_{1}32$) as a strong-coupled superconductor with ${T}_{c}=9\text{ }\text{K}$ deviating notably from BCS-type behavior. The absence of a…
Rare-earth and actinide compoundsIron-based superconductors researchInorganic Chemistry and Materials
Jeffrey M. McMahon、Stephen K. Gray、George C. Schatz2010-08-17Nano Letters
We study the optical spectra and electromagnetic field enhancements around cylindrical and triangular Ag nanowire dimers, allowing for a spatially nonlocal dielectric function that partially accounts for quantum mechanical effects. For the triangular structures, we pay particular attention to how these properties depe…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchNanowire Synthesis and Applications