Rahul Shukla、Leong‐Chew Lim、Prasanna S. Gandhi2012-05-22Smart Materials and Structures
Multi-legged piezoelectric single-crystal actuators with small footprints using an X-pod approach, namely, the Tripod and Tetrapod, have been conceptualized, each leg being a unimorph driven by Pb(Zn 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 –(6–7)%PbTiO 3 (PZN–(6–7)%PT) single crystals of [110] L × [001] T cut. Both finite-element analysis an…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsAdvanced MEMS and NEMS TechnologiesAcoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
Rajesh Komban、Johann P. Klare、Benjamin Voß 等 6 位作者2012-05-22Angewandte Chemie
Dotierte Nanokristalle aus NaYF4 und NaGdF4 werden als Upconversion-Lumineszenzmarker und als Kontrastmittel für die Kernspintomographie diskutiert. Eine Untersuchung des Wachstumsmechanismus von NaYF4:Gd- und NaGdF4-Nanokristallen mithilfe von ESR-Spektroskopie ergab, dass die Bildung dieser Partikel in der üblichen…
Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsInorganic Chemistry and MaterialsInorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
Fatemeh Ostovari、Yaser Abdi2012-05-22The European Physical Journal Applied Physics
An oxygen plasma treatment was used to prepare Fe-doped TiO2 nanoparticles. The anatase and rutile phases of TiO2 nanoparticles were achieved by an atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition method. The nanostructures were doped by Fe atoms to obtain a ferromagnetic nanostructure based on TiO2 nanoparticles. Atomi…
ZnO doping and propertiesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCopper-based nanomaterials and applications
Wenhua Wang、Junjie Qi、Zi Qin 等 6 位作者2012-05-22The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
The transport properties tuned by gate electron-beam irradiation was investigated for ohmic- and Schotty-contact-type semiconductor optoelectronic devices based on a single zinc oxide (ZnO) nanotetrapod. Measurements of the I – V characteristics and time-dependent current were conducted. The results indicate that, for…
ZnO doping and propertiesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsNanowire Synthesis and Applications
Gaëlle Delaizir、Yann Guéguen、Mathieu Hubert 等 7 位作者2012-05-22Journal of the American Ceramic Society
The sintering of the 80 GeSe 2 –20 Ga 2 Se 3 chalcogenide glass composition as well as the preparation of the corresponding glass‐ceramics has been investigated using pulsed current electrical sintering also known as spark plasma sintering. Amorphous powder has been synthesized by mechanical alloying. Due to the elect…
Glass properties and applicationsMetallic Glasses and Amorphous AlloysPhase-change materials and chalcogenides
Harald Stueger、Thomas Mitterfellner、Roland C. Fischer 等 6 位作者2012-05-22Inorganic Chemistry
The perhydropentasilanes (H(3)Si)(4)Si and Si(5)H(10) were chlorinated with SnCl(4) to give chlorohydropentasilanes without destruction of the Si-Si backbone. Tetrachloroneopentasilane (ClH(2)Si)(4)Si (2) was prepared in high yield from (H(3)Si)(4)Si and 3.5 equiv of SnCl(4), while Si(5)H(10) and an equimolar amount o…
Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compoundsOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistrySilicone and Siloxane Chemistry
Takahisa Machiguchi、Toshio Hasegawa、Shinichi Yamabe 等 6 位作者2012-05-22The Journal of Organic Chemistry
A representative azulene formation from an active troponoid precursor (2-methoxytropone) and an active methylene compound (malononitrile) has been analyzed both experimentally and theoretically. (2)H-Tracer experiments using 2-methoxy[3,5,7-(2)H(3)]tropone (2-d(3)) and malononitrile anion give 2-amino-1,3-dicyano[4,6,…
Photochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryOrganic Chemistry Cycloaddition ReactionsFree Radicals and Antioxidants
Tarik Chafik、Abdelkader Darir、Ouafae Achak 等 5 位作者2012-05-22Comptes Rendus Chimie
In the present work the adsorption of toluene on microporous activated carbon was chosen as an illustrative example in order to show that different values of the heat effect might be obtained following the procedure used. Values ranging from 85 to 40 KJ/moL were obtained for the isosteric heat of adsorption at differe…
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMesoporous Materials and CatalysisCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
Manuel J. Freire、Marcos A. Lopez、José Miguel Algarín 等 5 位作者2012-05-22AIP Advances
Parallel Magnetic Resonance imaging (pMRI) is an image acceleration technique which takes advantage of localized sensitivities of multiple receivers. In this letter, we show that metamaterial lenses based on capacitively-loaded rings can provide higher localization of coil sensitivities compared to conventional loop d…
Magnetic properties of thin filmsMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsMicrowave Imaging and Scattering Analysis
Dongfang Li、Jianzhang Li、Xiaohong Hu 等 4 位作者2012-05-22BioResources
To investigate the effects of different ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) contents on the performance of wood plastic composites (WPCs) made from poplar wood flour (PWF) and high density polyethylene (HDPE), physical properties tests, mechanical properties tests, and scanning electron microscope (SEM) tests were employed.…
Wood Treatment and PropertiesNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesPolymer Foaming and Composites
Ruihong Liang、Wanfang Liao、Junwei Wu 等 5 位作者2012-05-22Journal of the American Ceramic Society
A 1‐3 type ( Ba , Sr ) TiO 3 ( BST )/resin epoxy composites were prepared by dice and fill technique. The microstructure, dielectric, and tunable properties of columnar composites were investigated. An important feature of 1‐3 type composites is that the dc field is efficiently applied to the high‐permittivity ferroel…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsDielectric materials and actuatorsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
Astrid J. Olaya、Delphine Schaming、Pierre‐François Brevet 等 7 位作者2012-05-22Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Meet at the border: Assembly of the water-soluble cobalt tetrakis(N-methylpyridinium-4-yl)porphyrin [CoTMPyP](4+) at soft interfaces is enhanced and stabilized by its interfacial interaction with the lipophilic anion (C(6)F(5))(4)B(-). The supramolecular structure thus formed provides excellent catalytic activity in t…
Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors
Emily Q. Rosenthal‐Kim、Judit E. Puskás2012-05-22Pure and Applied Chemistry
Reduction sensitivity and mild synthetic conditions make disulfide-bonded materials ideal for degradable biomaterial applications. Both the degradation and the synthetic advantages of disulfide-bonded biomaterials have been applied to drug delivery vesicles, protein conjugation, and hydrogel biomaterials, but the synt…
Click Chemistry and ApplicationsSynthesis and properties of polymersAntimicrobial agents and applications
Azadehsadat Hashemi Doulabi、Hamid Mirzadeh、Mohammad Imani2012-05-22Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract Solution miscibility of chitosan/polyethylene glycol fumarate blends dissolved in acetate buffer solution was investigated in different blend compositions by viscosity, density, and refractive index measurement techniques at 30, 40, and 50°C. In order to quantify the miscibility of the polymer pair, degree of…
Nanocomposite Films for Food PackagingPolymer Nanocomposites and Propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Yun Shu、Hong Sun、Xie Quan 等 4 位作者2012-05-22Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
A novel V 2 O 5 /WO 3 /TiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 /wire-mesh honeycomb (WMH) catalyst was prepared for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO x with NH 3 . The resistances to H 2 O, SO 2, and dust were investigated for the WMH catalyst, which were compared with those for ceramic honeycomb (CH) catalysts. The results showed th…
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsIndustrial Gas Emission Control
Víctor Morón、L. Martin-Gondre、Pablo Gamallo 等 4 位作者2012-05-22The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
A new flexible periodic LEPS potential energy surface (FPLEPS) based on density functional theory data is constructed for the interaction of atomic oxygen with an O-preadsorbed graphite (0001) surface over a C–C bridge. New ingredients were added to the usual expression of the FPLEPS in order to take into account the…
Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesGraphene research and applicationsElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
Małgorzata Baśko2012-05-22Pure and Applied Chemistry
Cationic polymerization of L,L-lactide (LA) in the presence of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TfA) has been studied. It was found that propagation proceeds mainly according to the activated monomer (AM) mechanism. Hydroxyl groups required for this type of propagation are formed as a result of the ring opening of proto…
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterizationbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
Enguo Chen、Feihong Yu2012-05-22Applied Optics
We present an elliptic spot illumination system for a color filter-liquid-crystal-on-silicon (CF-LCoS) pico projector employing a specifically designed free-form lens and a cylindrical lens to improve on previous designs in terms of optical efficiency while yielding an ultracompact and low-cost optical architecture. T…
Photonic and Optical DevicesLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsOptical Coatings and Gratings
J. P. Echeverry、Е. В. Чулков、P. M. Échenique 等 4 位作者2012-05-22Physical Review B
The low-energy dielectric properties of CaC${}_{6}$---a representative graphite intercalated compound (GIC)---were investigated by $\mathit{ab}$ $\mathit{initio}$ time-dependent density functional theory calculations with full inclusion of local field effects. The calculations predict the existence of several kinds of…
Advancements in Battery MaterialsGraphene research and applicationsMuon and positron interactions and applications
Jian Zhang、Te Hu、Yibiao Liu 等 9 位作者2012-05-22ChemPhysChem
Photoresponsive polymeric films fabricated by a facile electrostatic self-assembly technique are utilized to switch protein adsorption by light irradiation. The introduction of SiO(2) nanoparticles on the substrate results in a large reversible change of both wettability and protein adsorption.
Polymer Surface Interaction StudiesSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry