Der‐Shyan Sheu、Yunting Wang、Chia‐Yin Lee2000-08-01Microbiology
Colony PCR and semi-nested PCR techniques were employed for screening polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) producers isolated from the environment. Three degenerate primers were designed based on multiple sequence alignment results and were used as PCR primers to detect PHA synthase genes. Optimized colony PCR conditions were a…
biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionBiopolymer Synthesis and Applications
Philippe Lalanne、E. Silberstein2000-08-01Optics Letters
Rigorous coupled-wave analysis (also called the Fourier-modal method) is an efficient tool for the numerical analysis of grating diffraction problems. We show that, with only a few modifications, this method can be used efficiently for the numerical analysis of aperiodic diffraction problems, including photonic crysta…
Photonic and Optical DevicesPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsOptical Coatings and Gratings
Akira J. Ikushima、Takahiro Fujiwara、Kazuya Saito2000-08-01Journal of Applied Physics
Recent studies on two aspects of silica glass as a photonic material will be described. Part A of this review will be focused on structural disorder and structural relaxations in silica glass. With regard to the structural disorder, investigations have been made to improve transparency and to shift the optical absorpt…
Glass properties and applicationsPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsPhotorefractive and Nonlinear Optics
M. K. Akkapeddi2000-08-01Polymer Composites
Abstract Polyamide 6 nanocomposites (PA6/NC) are novel type of composite materials comprising extremely thin, “nanometer scale” dispersions of smectitic silicate platelets. We prepared such PA6/NC materials via a melt compounding technique using suitably organomodified montmorillonite or hectorite type clays. The high…
Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcretePolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites
S. D. Ganichev、E. L. Ivchenko、H. Ketterl 等 5 位作者2000-08-01arXiv
The circular photogalvanic effect (CPGE) has been observed in (100)-oriented $p$-GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells at normal incidence of far-infrared radiation. It is shown that monopolar optical spin orientation of free carriers causes an electric current which reverses its direction upon changing from left to right circula…
Materials Sciencephysics.ins-det
A. S. Martins、Belita Koiller、R. B. Capaz2000-08-01arXiv
Deviations from randomicity in In(x)Ga(1-x) As semiconductor alloys induced by elastic effects are investigated within the Keating potential. Our model is based on Monte Carlo simulations on large (4096 atoms) supercells, performed with two types of boundary conditions: Fully periodic boundary conditions represent the…
Materials Science
N. Matsunaga、A. Briggs、A. Ishikawa 等 8 位作者2000-08-01arXiv
The magnetic field dependence of the SDW transition in (TMTSF)$_2$ClO$_4$ for various anion cooling rates has been measured, with the field up to 27T parallel to the lowest conductivity direction $c^{\ast}$. For quenched (TMTSF)$_2$ClO$_4$, the SDW transition temperature $T_{\rm {SDW}}$ increases from 4.5K in zero fie…
Materials ScienceStrongly Correlated Electrons
I. M. Khalatnikov、A. Yu. Kamenshchik2000-08-01arXiv
The perturbation theory for calculation of the effective conductivity of the plane consisting of pieces of different conductivities is constructed and the convenient diagram technique for this perturbation theory is elaborated. It is shown that for the chessboard perturbative calculations give results which are in agr…
Materials Sciencemath-phmath.MP
Michael Biehl、Martin Ahr、Wolfgang Kinzel 等 5 位作者2000-08-01arXiv
We introduce an anisotropic two-dimensional lattice gas model of metal terminated II-IV(001) seminconductor surfaces. Important properties of this class of materials are represented by effective NN and NNN interactions, which result in the competition of two vacancy structures on the surface. We demonstrate that the e…
Materials Sciencecond-mat.stat-mech
R. Mathieu、Peter Svedlindh、R. A. Chakalov 等 4 位作者2000-08-01Physical review. B, Condensed matter
The low field magnetotransport of ${\mathrm{La}}_{0.7}{\mathrm{Sr}}_{0.3}{\mathrm{MnO}}_{3}$ (LSMO) films grown on ${\mathrm{SrTiO}}_{3}$ substrates has been investigated. A high quality LSMO film exhibits anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) and a peak in the magnetoresistance close to the Curie temperature of LSMO. B…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsRare-earth and actinide compoundsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics
W. E. Bies、R. J. Radtke、H. Ehrenreich2000-08-01Journal of Applied Physics
The experimentally observed order-of-magnitude reduction in the thermal conductivity along the growth axis of (GaAs)n/(AlAs)n (or n×n) superlattices is investigated theoretically for (2×2), (3×3) and (6×6) structures using an accurate model of the lattice dynamics. The modification of the phonon dispersion relation du…
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsOptical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials
Yung-Tae Kim、Nigel Goldenfeld、Jonathan A. Dantzig2000-08-01Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics
We compute time-dependent solutions of the sharp-interface model of dendritic solidification in two dimensions by using a level set method. The steady-state results are in agreement with solvability theory. Solutions obtained from the level set algorithm are compared with dendritic growth simulations performed using a…
Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesSolidification and crystal growth phenomenaMetallurgy and Material Forming
T. Kimura、Y. Tokura2000-08-01Annual Review of Materials Science
▪ Abstract We review the recent progress in the study of layered magnetic manganites La 2−2x Sr 1+2x Mn 2 O 7 , which have many unique features of charge transport and magnetism inherent to the quasi-two-dimensional electronic structure. The system shows a wide variety of magnetic-field-induced phenomena due to the la…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Woo Suk Ahn、Si Jae Park、Sang Yup Lee2000-08-01Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Fermentation strategies for the production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) from whey by recombinant Escherichia coli strain CGSC 4401 harboring the Alcaligenes latus polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biosynthesis genes were developed. The pH-stat fed-batch cultures of E. coli CGSC 4401 harboring pJC4, a stable plasmid conta…
Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilizationbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution
Steven M. Anlage2000-08-01arXiv
High-temperature superconductivity has a significant opportunity to improve the performance of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. The low rf losses and low operating temperatures of superconducting coils allow them to improve the signal-to-noise ratio in applica…
Materials ScienceSuperconductivity
Hans Engelkamp、Roeland J. M. Nolte2000-08-01Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines
This micro-review presents an overview of molecular materials derived from phthalocyanines which are substituted with crown ether rings. These flat disk-like molecules can self-assemble into ordered, well-defined structures with or without the aid of alkali metal ions. Highly ordered assemblies of crown ether phthaloc…
Molecular Sensors and Ion DetectionSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
Mads R. Sørensen、Y. Mishin、Arthur F. Voter2000-08-01Physical review. B, Condensed matter
We investigate atomic mechanisms of grain boundary (GB) diffusion by combining molecular dynamics (MD), molecular statics, the harmonic approximation to atomic vibrations, and kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulations. The most important aspects of this approach are the basin-constrained implementation of MD and an automa…
Microstructure and mechanical propertiesCopper Interconnects and ReliabilityIon-surface interactions and analysis
Peter Stettenheim2000-08-01American Zoologist
Avian integument is thin, elastic, and loosely attached to the body, giving birds the freedom of movement needed for flight. Its epidermis is both keratinized and lipogenic, and the skin as a whole acts as a sebaceous secretory organ. The skin is covered by feathers over most of the body, but many birds show colored b…
Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyPlant Reproductive BiologySilk-based biomaterials and applications
Mikito Kitayama、Kiyoshi Hirao、A. Tsuge 等 6 位作者2000-08-01Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Dense β‐Si 3 N 4 with various Y 2 O 3 /SiO 2 additive ratios were fabricated by hot pressing and subsequent annealing. The thermal conductivity of the sintered bodies increased as the Y 2 O 3 /SiO 2 ratio increased. The oxygen contents in the β‐Si 3 N 4 crystal lattice of these samples were determined using hot‐gas ex…
Advanced ceramic materials synthesisSemiconductor materials and devicesDiamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
Yunqian Wang、X. Tang、Lihong Yin 等 6 位作者2000-08-01Advanced Materials
Ultrasound irradiation is proving to be an excellent method for the synthesis of mesoporous oxides. Here is reported the preparation of titania containing a framework of wormholes—a structural motif of importance for catalysis. Using ultrasonication with a long-chain organic amine as a structure-directing agent, the s…
Mesoporous Materials and CatalysisPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions