Gunther Zechmann、Mario Barbatti2008-08-15The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Combined complete active space perturbation theory (CASPT2) and multireference configuration interaction calculations with single and double excitations (MR-CISD) were performed in order to explore possible deactivation pathways of thymine after photoexcitation. Equilibrium geometries are reported together with a tota…
DNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research
Rashed Adnan Islam、Yong Ni、A. G. Khachaturyan 等 4 位作者2008-08-15Journal of Applied Physics
Trilayer composites consisting of 0.9Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3–0.1Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3 (0.9 PZT-0.1 PZN) and Ni0.6Cu0.2Zn0.2Fe2O4 (NCZF) in the configuration NCZF-(0.9 PZT-0.1 PZN)-NCZF were synthesized using pressure assisted sintering. Composites with optimized magnetostrictive to piezoelectric thickness ratio showed a high ma…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsDielectric properties of ceramics
S. Hernández、A. Martínez、P. Pellegrino 等 7 位作者2008-08-15Journal of Applied Physics
Precipitation and crystallization of Si nanocrystals have been monitored by means of Raman spectroscopy. SiOx films with different compositions have been deposited by low-pressure chemical-vapor deposition technique onto silica substrates and treated to temperatures exceeding 800 °C. The evolution of the Raman signal…
Thin-Film Transistor TechnologiesSilicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceNanowire Synthesis and Applications
Thierry Lefèvre、Simon Boudreault、Conrad Cloutier 等 4 位作者2008-08-15Biomacromolecules
The orientational and conformational transformation of the native liquid silk into a solid fiber in the major ampullate gland of the spider Nephila clavipes has been studied by Raman spectromicroscopy. The spectra show that the conformation of silk proteins in the glandular sac contains several secondary structure ele…
Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchSilk-based biomaterials and applicationsBiochemical and Structural Characterization
Baomin Wang、Yong Liu、Lan Wang 等 7 位作者2008-08-15Journal of Applied Physics
Exchange bias phenomena are observed in the bulk polycrystalline Ni49.5Mn34.5In16 alloy in which ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic phases coexist in the martensitic state. Both the exchange bias field and coercivity are strongly dependent on temperature. The training effect of the exchange bias is found to be very s…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsShape Memory Alloy TransformationsMagnetic Properties and Applications
T. Osada2008-08-15Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
The interlayer magnetotransport has been considered in multilayer Dirac electron systems, in which two-dimensional electron layers with Dirac-cone dispersion stack with weak interlayer coupling. Under magnetic fields, one Landau level (zero-mode) always appears at the contact point of Dirac cones, and tunneling betwee…
Magnetism in coordination complexesMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresOrganic and Molecular Conductors Research
Chao Li、Fang Li2008-08-15Optics Express
Transformation optics opens an exciting gateway to design electromagnetic "invisibility" cloaks with anisotropic and inhomogeneous medium. In this paper, we establish a generalized transformation procedure to highly improve the flexibilities for the design of two-dimensional (2D) cloaks. The general expressions for th…
Antenna Design and AnalysisMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
Shahril Irwan Sulaiman、Ajit Bhaskar、J. Zhang 等 6 位作者2008-08-15Chemistry of Materials
The objectives of this work are to demonstrate facile routes to 3-D star materials with octa- and hexadecafunctionality to provide new nanoconstruction tools for the synthesis of new types of stars, dendrimers, and hyperbranched molecules or for the assembly of novel nanocomposites. A further objective is to identify…
Luminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsDendrimers and Hyperbranched PolymersSilicone and Siloxane Chemistry
William J. Landis、Frederick H. Silver2008-08-15Cells Tissues Organs
The possible means by which type I collagen may mediate mineralization in normal vertebrate bone, tendon, dentin and cementum as well as in pathological mineral formation are not fully understood. One consideration in this regard is that the structure of the protein is somehow important in binding calcium and phosphat…
Bone health and osteoporosis researchTendon Structure and TreatmentCollagen: Extraction and Characterization
Cary L. Pint、Ya‐Qiong Xu、Matteo Pasquali 等 4 位作者2008-08-15ACS Nano
Utilizing aligned carbon nanotube arrays grown from chemical vapor deposition, we present a highly scalable route toward the formation of ribbons and ultrathin transparent films directly from vertically aligned single-walled carbon nanotube arrays (SWNT carpets). To "lay-over" the aligned nanotubes to form a film, we…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsMechanical and Optical Resonators
J. Orava、T. Wágner、J. Šik 等 6 位作者2008-08-15Journal of Applied Physics
We studied the optical properties of as-prepared (amorphous) and thermally crystallized (fcc) flash evaporated Ge2Sb2Te5 thin films using variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry in the photon energy range 0.54–4.13 eV. We employed Tauc–Lorentz (TL) model and Cody–Lorentz (CL) model for amorphous phase and TL model w…
Glass properties and applicationsChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsPhase-change materials and chalcogenides
Satyajeet Ojha、Derrick Stevens、Torissa Hoffman 等 9 位作者2008-08-15Biomacromolecules
Chitosan is an abundantly common, naturally occurring, polysaccharide biopolymer. Its biocompatible, biodegradable, and antimicrobial properties have led to significant research toward biological applications such as drug delivery, artificial tissue scaffolds for functional tissue engineering, and wound-healing dressi…
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
John C. Stendahl、Ling Jia Wang、Lesley W. Chow 等 5 位作者2008-08-15Transplantation
Recent advances in nanotechnology and molecular self-assembly may provide novel solutions to current cell transplantation deficiencies. Heparin-binding peptide amphiphiles (HBPAs) self-assemble from aqueous media into nanofibers that bind growth factors through interactions with the bioactive polymer heparin. In this…
RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryPancreatic function and diabetesSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
Zhongli Wang、Junling Meng、M. Lv 等 6 位作者2008-08-15The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Spinel ferrite, MFe 2O 4 (M = Co, Ni), ribbons with nanoporous structure were prepared by electrospinning combined with sol-gel technology. The ribbons were formed through the agglomeration of magnetic nanoparticles with PVP as the structure directing template. The length of the polycrystalline ribbons can reach milli…
Advancements in Battery MaterialsMagnetic Properties and Synthesis of FerritesElectromagnetic wave absorption materials
V. V. Flambaum2008-08-15arXiv
Exchange interaction strongly influences the long-range behaviour of localised electron orbitals. It violates the oscillation theorem (creates extra nodes) and produces a power-law decay instead of the usual exponential decrease at large distances. For inner orbitals inside molecules decay is 1/r^2, for macroscopic sy…
Mesoscale and Nanoscale PhysicsMaterials Sciencephysics.atm-clusphysics.atom-phChemical Physics
Paul Erhart、Karsten Albe2008-08-15Journal of Applied Physics
The dependence of the electrical conductivity on the oxygen partial pressure is calculated for the prototypical perovskite BaTiO3 based on data obtained from first-principles calculations within density functional theory. The equilibrium point defect concentrations are obtained via a self-consistent determination of t…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Marko Turek、Jens Siewert、Jaroslav Fabian2008-08-15Physical Review B
We consider the electronic properties of ferromagnetic bulk ${\text{Ga}}_{1\ensuremath{-}x}{\text{Mn}}_{x}\text{As}$ at zero temperature using two realistic tight-binding models, one due to Tang and Flatt\'e and one due to Ma\ifmmode \check{s}\else \v{s}\fi{}ek. In particular, we study the density of states, the Fermi…
Physics of Superconductivity and MagnetismZnO doping and propertiesMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
Adam Round、Daniel Franke、S. Moritz 等 9 位作者2008-08-15Journal of Applied Crystallography
There is a rapidly increasing interest in the use of synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) for large-scale studies of biological macromolecules in solution, and this requires an adequate means of automating the experiment. A prototype has been developed of an automated sample changer for solution SAXS, where…
Protein Structure and DynamicsEnzyme Structure and FunctionBiochemical and Molecular Research
Babak Karimi、Daryoush Zareyee2008-08-15Organic Letters
Among a number of different sulfonic acid nanoreactors prepared, 5 having both acidic sites and phenyl groups located inside the mesochannels of SBA-15 was shown to be the most active and reusable catalyst in the von Pechmann reaction. The mesochannels, and covalently anchored organic groups, provide a synergistic mea…
Zeolite Catalysis and SynthesisMesoporous Materials and CatalysisCatalysis for Biomass Conversion
Philip E. Lyons、Sukanta De、Fiona M. Blighe 等 7 位作者2008-08-15Journal of Applied Physics
We have characterized both the direct current conductivity and morphology of a wide range of films made from bundled nanotubes, produced by a selection of commercial suppliers. The conductivity increases with increasing nanotube graphitization but decreases with increasing film porosity P and mean bundle diameter ⟨D⟩.…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsChemical and Physical Properties of Materials