Xianhua Feng、Kristin Pouw、Vincent Leung 等 4 位作者2007-06-15Biomacromolecules
The adhesion of wet regenerated cellulose to colloidal complexes formed between carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and polyvinylamine (PVAm) was evaluated by measuring the force to delaminate pairs of regenerated cellulose membranes bound together with polyelectrolyte complex. The most important parameter was the surface c…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityNanocomposite Films for Food PackagingAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies
Zhejun Pan、S. H. Morgan、Akira Ueda 等 7 位作者2007-06-15Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
Erbium (Er)-doped ZnO thin films were grown on fused silica (SiO 2 ) substrates by pulsed electron-beam deposition (PED) and analysed by Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS), ultraviolet–visible absorption, and photoluminescence (PL). Subsequent annealing at 700 °C produces remarkable effects on the optical pr…
ZnO doping and propertiesSilicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceGa2O3 and related materials
Arup R. Bhattacharyya、Suryasarathi Bose、Ajit R. Kulkarni 等 7 位作者2007-06-15Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract Melt mixed composites based on polyamide 12 (PA12) were prepared using single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT), which were encapsulated by styrene maleic anhydride copolymer (SMA). The aim was to achieve a reactive coupling between the maleic anhydride functionality of SMA at the surface of the SWNT and the amine…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesPolymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and Properties
M. Zentková、Z. Arnold、J. Kamarád 等 9 位作者2007-06-15Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
We present the results of magnetization and AC susceptibility measurements performed on ferrimagnetic Mn(3)(2+)[Cr(III)(CN)(6)](2)·12H(2)O and ferromagnetic Ni(3)(2+)[Cr(III)(CN)(6)](2)·12H(2)O systems under pressures up to 0.9 GPa in a commercial SQUID magnetometer. The magnetization process is affected by pressure:…
Magnetism in coordination complexesLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesOrganic and Molecular Conductors Research
Yi Hu、H.-J. Chen2007-06-15Journal of Applied Physics
ZnO powders were synthesized by a precipitation method and annealed with carbon black. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and photoluminescence spectroscopies were conducted to study the characteristics of the ZnO powders. The g factor of the EPR signal shifted to lower value for the samples annealed with carbon bl…
ZnO doping and propertiesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
Xueyuan Chen、En Ma、Guokui Liu 等 4 位作者2007-06-15The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
The temperature-dependent lifetime of the green emission from Er 3+ ions in 40−50 nm Gd 2 O 3 nanocrystals has been measured and analyzed. The luminescence decay from the 4 S 3/2 state of Er 3+ shows nonexponential characteristics when excited directly to the thermally coupled 2 H 11/2 from 10 to 300 K, indicating ene…
Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsGlass properties and applicationsSolid State Laser Technologies
Neelesh Sarawate、Marcelo J. Dapino2007-06-15Journal of Applied Physics
A magnetomechanical model based on continuum thermodynamics is presented which describes the sensing effect in single-crystal ferromagnetic shape memory Ni–Mn–Ga. The model quantifies the stress and magnetization dependence on strain at different values of bias fields under isothermal conditions. A magnetic Gibbs ener…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsShape Memory Alloy TransformationsMagnetic Properties and Applications
Takeshi Tahara、Izumi Nakai、Ritsuro Miyawaki 等 4 位作者2007-06-15Zeitschrift für Kristallographie
Rare earth carbonate hydroxides, RE(CO 3 )OH, were hydrothermally synthesized from formic acid and the hydroxide gels of Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Y. An orthorhombic phase with a kozoite-type structure was obtained for RE = Nd and Sm. Another orthorhombic modification of the kozoite-type structure wa…
Crystal Structures and PropertiesLayered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and ApplicationsChemical Synthesis and Characterization
Conghua Lu、Helmuth Möhwald、Andreas Fery2007-06-15The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
In this paper we report polyelectrolyte multilayer films containing gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) whose spectroscopic properties can be controlled by post-treatment. When building multilayers from hydrogen-bonded poly(ethylene oxide) and polyacrylic acid-decorated AuNPs, a commonly observed red-shift of the nanoparticles…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesDendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
Shuxiang Dong、Junyi Zhai、Jiefang Li 等 5 位作者2007-06-15Journal of Applied Physics
A magnetoelectric composite consisting of a multilayer Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 piezoelectric (d33) stack and a magnetostrictive (Galfenol and∕or Terfenol-D) rod assembled in a prestressed frame in a longitudinal-longitudinal configuration has been found to have a high magnetoelectric (ME) charge coupling to an applied magnetic fi…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsMagnetic Properties and Applications
Ruiqin Pan、Zijian Xu、Zhiyuan Zhu 等 4 位作者2007-06-15Nanotechnology
The thermal conductivity at 300 K of (10, 0) single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) that have been functionalized by chemical attachment of hydrogen atoms is studied by a nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (MD) method with Brenner II potential. The system exhibits a drop in thermal conductivity with functionalization. Wh…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsThermal properties of materials
Eric J. Schelter、David E. Morris、Brian L. Scott 等 5 位作者2007-06-15Inorganic Chemistry
Molecular materials of transition metal ions and organic acceptors of the general formula M(TCNX)2 M=V, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni; X=Q=7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane, E=tetracyanoethylene, are known to exhibit magnetic ordering resulting from magnetic interactions between the 3d metal orbitals of the paramagnetic metal ion…
Magnetism in coordination complexesLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesOrganic and Molecular Conductors Research
Saswati Barman、G. P. Srivastava2007-06-15Journal of Applied Physics
We present a systematic theoretical investigation of the thermal conductivity of naturally abundant, isotopically enriched, fast neutron irradiated single crystals of diamond, and chemical vapor deposited diamond films of different types over a large temperature range. Existing experimental data have been analyzed usi…
High-pressure geophysics and materialsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchThermal properties of materials
Alok Ranjan Paital、Wing‐Tak Wong、Guillem Aromı́ 等 4 位作者2007-06-15Inorganic Chemistry
Reaction of the dinucleating ligand H3L (2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)-1,3-bis[4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3-azabut-3-enyl]-1,3-imidazolidine) with Ni(NO3)(2).6H2O produces the dimer of monomers [Ni(HL1)]2(NO3)(2).4H2O (1.4H2O) following the hydrolysis of H3L. If the reaction occurs in the presence of 2-formylphenol (Hfp) or 2,6-difor…
Magnetism in coordination complexesLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
Janet Newman、Jian Xu、Michael C. Willis2007-06-15Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography
Experiments were set up to test how the crystallization drop size affects the crystallization process; in the test cases studied, increasing the drop size led to increasing numbers of crystals. Other data produced from a high-throughput automation-system run were analyzed in order to gauge the effect of replication on…
Protein Structure and DynamicsEnzyme Structure and FunctionCrystallization and Solubility Studies
Fei Yang、Edem Wornyo、Ken Gall 等 4 位作者2007-06-15Nanotechnology
This paper presents experimental investigation of nanoscale indentation formation in shape memory polymers. The polymers were synthesized by photopolymerizing a tert-butyl acrylate (tBA) monomer with a poly(ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) (PEGDMA) crosslinker. The concentration and the molecular weight of the crosslin…
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsPolymer composites and self-healingForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Andrew H. Brown、Valerie V. Sheares2007-06-15Macromolecules
A versatile method for synthesizing functionalized amorphous degradable polyesters via step growth polycondensation was investigated. A series of dicarboxylic acids and anhydrides were synthesized by Diels−Alder reactions of fumaric acid and maleic anhydride, respectively, with various dienes. The resulting difunction…
Polymer composites and self-healingSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsSynthesis and properties of polymers
You-Chia Chang、Guoying Mei、Ting-Yu Chang 等 6 位作者2007-06-15Nanotechnology
Herein, we propose a special type of periodic subwavelength structure, which is optically an effective gradient-index (GRIN) antireflective surface that also exhibits enhanced-hydrophobic behaviour.Our new concept was developed adopting both the effective medium theory (EMT) and Wenzel's wettability model.To demonstra…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsOptical Coatings and Gratings
B. T. Poh、S. K. Chow2007-06-15Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract Viscosity, loop tack, and peel strength of epoxidized natural rubber (ENR 25 grade)‐based pressure‐sensitive adhesive was studied in the presence of zinc oxide. The zinc oxide concentration was varied from 10–50 parts per hundred parts of rubber (phr). Coumarone–indene resin with loading from 20 to 100 phr wa…
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPolymer Science and PVC
Chandan Kumar Ghosh、Kalyan Kumar Chattopadhyay、M.K. Mitra2007-06-15Journal of Applied Physics
Co doped ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by a simple rheological phase reaction-precursors method using zinc acetate, cobalt acetate, and oxalic acid for different atomic percentages of Co doping. X-ray diffraction studies confirmed the correct phase formation, and the composition were obtained from the x-ray photo…
ZnO doping and propertiesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsDielectric properties of ceramics