Miguel Oscar Prado、Cátia Fredericci、Edgar Dutra Zanotto2002-01-01Physics and chemistry of glasses
We propose a model, translated into an algorithm, to simulate nonisothermal sintering of polydispersed glass undergoing concurrent crystallisation. The model is based on the two classical sintering stages proposed by Frenkel and Mackenzie–Shuttleworth. The input parameters are green density, particle size distribution…
Material Dynamics and PropertiesGlass properties and applicationsMetallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys
Takayuki Fukasawa、Motohide Ando、Tatsuki Ohji2002-01-01Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan
Among porous ceramic with unidirectionally aligned pores, synthesized from a water-based slurry using unidirectional freezing and freeze-drying process, porous silicon nitride showed a characteristic microstructure wherein the macroscopically aligned open pores contained many fibrous grains protruding from their inter…
Advanced ceramic materials synthesisRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production
Farshid Pouresfandiari、A. Sakaguchi、K. Toriumi 等 8 位作者2002-01-01Research Explorer (The University of Manchester)
Combinations of different yarn components are useful for improving yarn structure and properties. In this research, we describe a new method of combining filament yarns and staple fibers on a modified open-end rotor spinning frame. By changing filament over-feed, we have produced three kinds of hybrid yarns while keep…
Textile materials and evaluationsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsStructural Analysis and Optimization
Ami M. Ljungström、Tanya M. Monro2002-01-01Journal of Lightwave Technology
A waveguide can be self-written by a beam of light propagating in a photosensitive material. We report the first observation of self-writing effects in bulk chalcogenide glass and investigate the influences of different writing beam sizes and powers. We observe increases in refractive index of 2.5/spl times/10/sup -4/…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsPhotonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsPhase-change materials and chalcogenides
Emmanuel M. Drège2002-01-01Optical Engineering
Optical diffraction has been demonstrated to be a useful method with which to noninvasively examine materials and structures that result from lithographic processes used in the semiconductor indus- try to create integrated circuits. The process of inferring the geometry of the lithographically created structures from…
Photonic and Optical DevicesOptical Coatings and GratingsNear-Field Optical Microscopy
Étienne F. Brès、J. L. Hutchison2002-01-01Journal of Biomedical Materials Research
A surface-structure study of human tooth enamel crystals has been carried out by high-resolution electron microscopy (HREM). The surfaces of several crystals have been examined and the surfaces of a single crystal are described here. The observations made on this crystal are similar to the observations made on the oth…
Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionCrystallization and Solubility Studies
L. Bellaïche、Alberto Garcı́a、David Vanderbilt2002-01-01Ferroelectrics
A first-principles-derived approach is used to study structural, piezoelectric and dielectric properties of Pb(Zr 1 m x Ti x )O 3 (PZT) solid solutions near the morphotropic phase boundary at low temperature. Three ferroelectric phases are found to exist: a tetragonal phase for larger x compositions, a rhombohedral ph…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
Zainuddin Zainuddin、Justin J. Cooper‐White、David J. Hill2002-01-01Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition
The dynamic rheological behaviour of gamma-irradiated 12.8 wt% poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), 12.8 wt% poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP), and a blend of 8 wt% PVA and 4.8 wt% PVP aqueous solutions have been studied pre- and post-gelation. The non-irradiated solutions displayed rheological behaviour typical of dilute to semi-d…
Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation
M.G. Dharmasiri、W.D. Ratnasooriya、M.I. Thabrew2002-01-01Pharmaceutical Biology
A decoction of leaves and stems of Anisomeles indica (Lamiaceae) is claimed to possess anti-inflammatory activity in Sri Lankan traditional medicine. The plants at both preflowering and flowering stages are used as an anti-inflammatory agent. However, the anti-inflammatory activity of the plant has not been scientific…
Natural product bioactivities and synthesisPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesPhytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds
Stéphane Robert、Alain Mure-Ravaud、Dominique Lacour2002-01-01Journal of the Optical Society of America A
Optical scatterometry by use of a neural network is now recognized as an efficient method for retrieving dimensions of gratings in semiconductors or glasses. For an on-line control, a small number of measurements and a rapid data treatment are needed. We demonstrate that these requirements can be met by combining data…
Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsPhotonic and Optical DevicesOptical Coatings and Gratings
Han Kyun Kim、Sung Weon Byun、Sung Hoon Jeong 等 8 位作者2002-01-01Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
PET fabric/polypyrrole composites with high electrical conductivity were prepared by polymerization of polypyrrole on a PET fabric through both chemical and electrochemical oxidation of pyrrole monomer. We investigated environmental stability of the composite and measured activation energy using the Arrhenius Equation.
Conducting polymers and applicationsAdvanced Battery Technologies ResearchSmart Materials for Construction
Wendelin J. Stark、Reto Strobel、Detlef Günther 等 5 位作者2002-01-01Journal of Materials Chemistry
The influence of trace amounts of transition metals (Cr, Mn, Fe, Co) on the structural and catalytic properties of silica and 1 wt% titania–silica nanoparticles prepared by flame synthesis has been investigated. The transition metal concentration was varied from 40 to about 2000 ppm by admixing the corresponding trans…
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceEnvironmental remediation with nanomaterialsThermal and Kinetic Analysis
Qiusheng Liu、Akira Yabe、Shiro Kajiyama 等 4 位作者2002-01-01JSME International Journal Series B
The study on thermal energy transport system by synthesis and decomposition reactions of methanol was reviewed. To promote energy conservation and global environment protection, a two-step liquid-phase methanol synthesis process, which starts with carbonylation of methanol to methyl formate, then followed by the hydro…
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysts for Methane ReformingHeat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media
Yutaka Ohtake、Alexander Belyaev、Hans‐Peter Seidel 等 7 位作者2002-01-01Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
In this paper, we develop a fully automatic mesh filtering method that adaptively smoothes a noisy mesh and preserves sharp features and features consisting of only few triangle strips. In addition, it outperforms other conventional smoothing methods in terms of accuracy.
Optical measurement and interference techniquesAdvanced Numerical Analysis TechniquesTextile materials and evaluations
Azzam N. Mansour、S. Dallek、Patricia H. Smith 等 4 位作者2002-01-01Journal of The Electrochemical Society
We have used thermogravimetry and X-ray absorption spectroscopy to examine the water content, oxidation state, and local structure of V for V 2 O 5 ⋅ n H 2 O aerogels and ambigels in the pristine state and after heating under vacuum (100 μTorr) at 114 and 220°C for 25 h. On the basis of thermogravimetric analysis, the…
ZnO doping and propertiesTransition Metal Oxide NanomaterialsCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions
Ching‐Fa Yao、Ming‐Chung Yan、Yeong‐Jiunn Jang 等 8 位作者2002-01-01Heterocycles
Reactions of salicylaldehyde (1) with β-nitrostyrenes (2), ( 4), and (6) in the presence of 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) without the use of solvent at 40 ℃ gave high yields of the corresponding 3-nitrochromenes, respectively.Other conjugated nitroalkenes were also used to react with salicylaldehyde under the…
Magnetism in coordination complexesChemical Synthesis and ReactionsOxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
Leonardo Bernasconi、Paul A. Madden、Mark Wilson2002-01-01PhysChemComm
AlCl 3 crystallizes as an ionic solid but melts to form a molecular liquid consisting of Al 2 Cl 6 units. In order to see if this transition involves a major change in electronic structure, the dimer and crystal of AlCl 3 are examined with the aid of generalized gradient corrected density functional theory (GGC-DFT) c…
Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
Yasuyuki Goto、Atsunori Kamegawa、Hitoshi Takamura 等 4 位作者2002-01-01MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS
A new hydride in the MgH2–YH3 system was found by using a high pressure of 5 GPa, and their crystal structure, thermal stability and hydrogen content were studied. The high-pressure synthesis was carried out at 1073 K for 2 h under 5 GPa by using an anvil-type apparatus. In the MgH2–xat%YH3 system (x=33–100), novel hy…
Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesHydrogen Storage and MaterialsNuclear Materials and Properties
Robert J. Deeth、D. L. Foulis2002-01-01Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Expressions are presented for the analytical energy derivatives of the ligand field stabilisation energy (LFSE) within the angular overlap model formalism. In addition to the σ-bonding contributions already incorporated in the ligand field molecular mechanics (LFMM) code, explicit contributions from π-bonding and d–s…
Magnetism in coordination complexesPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesLanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
Tatsuya Hinoki、Yutai Katoh、Akira Kohyama2002-01-01MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS
The use of SiC/SiC composites for nuclear application has recently been considered because of intrinsic low activation and superior high temperature mechanical properties of SiC. The property of SiC fiber is a key issue in order to improve mechanical properties of SiC/SiC composites following irradiation. SiC/SiC comp…
Advanced ceramic materials synthesisAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesAdvanced materials and composites