T. P. Chen、Y. Liu、M.S. Tse 等 8 位作者2003-10-07Physical review. B, Condensed matter
Knowing the dielectric functions of semiconductor nanocrystals isolated in a dielectric matrix is important to both solid-state physics and applications. In this work, we have developed an approach to determine the dielectric function of Si nanocrystals embedded in a ${\mathrm{SiO}}_{2}$ matrix synthesized with Si ion…
Semiconductor materials and devicesSilicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceIon-surface interactions and analysis
Stéphane Hocquet、M. Dosière、A. Thierry 等 7 位作者2003-10-07Macromolecules
The thickness of (110) and (200) sectors in truncated single crystals of linear polyethylene grown from dilute n -octane solution at 95 °C was measured by atomic force microscopy (AFM) in tapping mode. The (110) sector was found to be 1.1 nm thicker than the (200) sector. This can be explained by a somewhat smaller ti…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and Propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
J.-Y. Duquesne、Bernard Perrin2003-10-07Physical review. B, Condensed matter
We report on the acoustic attenuation in an AlPdMn icosahedral quasicrystal between 15 and 300 K, in the tens of GHz range. High frequency coherent longitudinal acoustic waves are excited and detected by an optical ``pump and probe'' technique, in an interferometric configuration. Our results reveal that, at high temp…
Quasicrystal Structures and PropertiesX-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyMineralogy and Gemology Studies
Jiaping Han、Wenwu Cao2003-10-07Physical review. B, Condensed matter
Dielectric behavior and phase transitions of [001] oriented $(1\ensuremath{-}x)\mathrm{Pb}({\mathrm{Mg}}_{1/3}{\mathrm{Nb}}_{2/3}){\mathrm{O}}_{3}\ensuremath{-}x{\mathrm{PbTiO}}_{3}$ single crystals with $x=29,$ 31, 32, and 33 % were investigated by impedance measurements and high resolution x-ray diffraction analysis…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
L. Shan、H.J. Tao、Hongjun Gao 等 7 位作者2003-10-07Physical review. B, Condensed matter
Electron-tunneling spectroscopy on ${\mathrm{MgCNi}}_{3}$ has been studied with $N/{\mathrm{MgCNi}}_{3}$ point contacts with $N=\mathrm{PtIr}$ and Au. Most of the measured tunneling conductance show an Andreev reflection peak and a pronounced dip structure outside the peak. We introduce a Josephson junction in series…
Physics of Superconductivity and MagnetismSuperconductivity in MgB2 and AlloysThermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity
Thomas Heinze、Andreas Koschella、Anna Ebringerová2003-10-07ACS symposium series
Typical functionalization reactions of xylan are reviewed. Moreover, comments about the analytical characterization of the xylan derivatives are given and some structure-property relationships are discussed
Biofuel production and bioconversionNanocomposite Films for Food PackagingHerbal Medicine and Trade Cooperation
Anne-Mari Olsson、Lennart Salmén2003-10-07ACS symposium series
The properties of hemicelluloses and especially their softening are important for the performance of paper products; softening temperatures of hemicelluloses have earlier been determined under various conditions. However, there is a lack of mechanical spectroscopic data needed for characterizing their behavior in prod…
Biofuel production and bioconversionAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesLignin and Wood Chemistry
Dmitry G. Shchukin、Igor L. Radtchenko、Gleb B. Sukhorukov2003-10-07ChemPhysChem
Every cloud has a silver lining. The use of poly(styrene sulfonate)/poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PSS/PAH) polyelectrolyte capsules as microreactors is described for the photochemical synthesis of nanosized silver particles, exclusively, inside a restricted volume of capsule (see graphic). The formed Ag nanoparticle…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesDendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
Despina Louca、J. L. Sarrao2003-10-07Physical Review Letters
Using elastic and inelastic neutron scattering, we investigated the evolution of the local atomic structure and lattice dynamics of La(1-x)SrxCoO3 (x=0-0.5) as it crosses over with x from an insulator to a ferromagnetic metal (FMM). Our pair density function analysis indicates that, in the paramagnetic insulating phas…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsRare-earth and actinide compoundsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics
Xin-Ling Ma、Wei Yang2003-10-07Nanotechnology
Nanoindentation induces versatile deformation mechanisms. The situation is examined here for the case of nanocrystalline Cu by means of parallel molecular dynamics simulations. The indenter is applied to the grain boundary (GB) or to the grain interior. The inter-atomic interaction of Cu is modelled by both the Lennar…
Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMetal and Thin Film MechanicsAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques
Daoji Gan、Anja Mueller、Karen L. Wooley2003-10-07Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry
Abstract Hyperbranched fluoropolymers (HBFPs), based on benzyl ether linkages and having a large number of pentafluorophenyl chain ends, were crosslinked by a reaction with diamino‐terminated poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) or diamino‐terminated poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) to form hyperbranched–linear copolymer network…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesDendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
Prasenjit Sen、Luboš Mitáš2003-10-07Physical review. B, Condensed matter
We report on a computational study of the electronic structure of recently discovered clusters with an encapsulated transition metal (TM) atom in a ${\mathrm{Si}}_{12}$ hexagonal prism cage. The cage geometry is remarkably stable regardless of the type of doping TM atom from $3d,4d,$ and $5d$ series. We predict and qu…
Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesGraphene research and applicationsMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures
Inez N. Lees、Haohao Lin、Christie A. Canaria 等 6 位作者2003-10-07Langmuir
The chemical stability of electrochemically alkylated porous silicon is studied. The hydride-terminated surface of p-type or p ++ -type porous silicon is stabilized by electrochemical reduction of organohalides in acetonitrile solutions. Reduction of 6-iodo-ethylhexanoate, 1-iodo-6-(trifluoroacetylamino)hexane, iodome…
Semiconductor materials and devicesSilicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceNanowire Synthesis and Applications
Wenhao WU、J. B. DiMaria、Han G. Yoo 等 6 位作者2003-10-07arXiv
We report a template-based in-situ electrochemical method for fabricating natural electric contacts on single nanowires using a pair of cross-patterned electrodes. Such electric contacts are highly stable upon thermal cycling between room temperature and milli-Kelvin temperatures. Direct imaging of the single-nanowire…
Materials Science
Jiangping Hu、Bogdan A. Bernevig、Congjun Wu2003-10-07arXiv
We present a simple and pedagogical derivation of the spin current as the linear response to an external electric field for both Rashba and Luttinger spin-orbital coupling Hamiltonians. Except for the adiabatic approximation, our derivation is exact to the linear order of the electric field for both models. The spin c…
Mesoscale and Nanoscale PhysicsMaterials Science
P. Giannozzi2003-10-07arXiv
The weak-chemisorption/charge-transfer picture for adsorption of aromatic molecules over carbon nanotubes, proposed in the commented paper, is criticized.
Materials Science
L. Sanchis、A. Hakansson、D. Lopez-Zenon 等 5 位作者2003-10-07arXiv
In this work we use multiple scattering in conjunction with a genetic algorithm to reliably determine the optimized photonic-crystal-based structure able to perform a specific optical task. The genetic algorithm operates on a population of candidate structures to produce new candidates with better performance in an it…
Materials Science
D. Rau、J. L. Gavilano、Sh. Mushkolaj 等 6 位作者2003-10-07Physical review. B, Condensed matter
We report the results of measurements of ${}^{27}\mathrm{Al}$ and ${}^{55}\mathrm{Mn}$ NMR spectra, the related spin-lattice relaxation rates, and the dc magnetic susceptibility of the stable decagonal quasicrystal ${\mathrm{Al}}_{69.8}{\mathrm{Pd}}_{12.1}{\mathrm{Mn}}_{18.2}.$ The temperature variation of the magneti…
Theoretical and Computational PhysicsQuasicrystal Structures and PropertiesMineralogy and Gemology Studies
A. Heinrich、B. Renner、R. Lux 等 6 位作者2003-10-07arXiv
Cu2Ta4O12 (CTaO) thin films were successfully deposited on Si(100) substrates by pulsed-laser deposition technique. The crystalline structure and the surface morphology of the CTaO thin films were strongly affected by substrate temperature, oxygen pressure and target - substrate distance. In general during deposition…
Materials Science
Kalaprasad Gopalan Nair、Alain Dufresne、Alessandro Gandini 等 4 位作者2003-10-07Biomacromolecules
The purpose of this study was to chemically modify the surface of chitin whiskers and to investigate the effect of the incorporation of these modified whiskers into a natural rubber (NR) matrix on the properties of the ensuing nanocomposite. Different chemical coupling agents were tested, namely, phenyl isocyanate (PI…
Nanocomposite Films for Food PackagingPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies