I. C. Khoo1996-05-01Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals/Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals
We present a detailed theoretical discussion of the fundamental mechanisms for dc field assisted optically induced space charge fields and molecular reorientation effects in nematic liquid crystal films. In fullerene C60-doped film, persistent director axis reorientation is observed, allowing the recording of holograp…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsPhotorefractive and Nonlinear Optics
Sigrid Liede‐Schumann1996-05-01Taxon
Summary Liede, S.: Cynanchum – Rhodostegiella – Vincetoxicum – Tylophora (Asclepiadaceae): new considerations on an old problem. – Taxon 45: 193‐211. 1996. – ISSN 0040‐0262. On the basis of morphological and chemical data, the genus Vincetoxicum is recognized as separate from Cynanchum. Tylophora is identified as the…
Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsPhytochemistry and Bioactive CompoundsPhytochemistry and biological activities of Ficus species
P. Boolchand、M. Zhang、Bernard A. Goodman1996-05-01Physical review. B, Condensed matter
One-fold-coordinated atoms in a covalent network mechanically soften a network if it is overcoordinated, and conversely, mechanically stiffen the network if it is undercoordinated. They play no part in network rigidity if the network is optimally coordinated. These features follow directly from constraint theory and p…
Diamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsPhase-change materials and chalcogenides
Wen He、Norman Jones1996-05-01Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology
An approximate quasi-static theoretical analysis is presented for the behavior of punch-impact-loaded metal plates. Based on the principle of virtual work, load-deflection relationships are first obtained and then used to predict the energy-absorbing capabilities of plates subjected to low-velocity impacts that cause…
High-Velocity Impact and Material BehaviorStructural Response to Dynamic LoadsElectromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology
Helen H. Lee、Richard A. Register、Damian A. Hajduk 等 4 位作者1996-05-01Polymer Engineering and Science
Abstract Three commercial styrenic triblock copolymers were subjected to planar extension in a lubricated channel die, as a model for the orientation that may occur during processing operations. Materials that contain cylinders of polystyrene show a pronounced orientation of the cylinder axis in the flow direction, as…
Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionRheology and Fluid Dynamics StudiesBlock Copolymer Self-Assembly
Yoshinari Baba、Yoshinobu Kawano、Hiroyuki Hirakawa1996-05-01Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Abstract Crosslinked N-(2-pyridylmethyl)chitosan, N-(2-thienylmethyl)chitosan, and N-[3-(methylthio)propyl]chitosan were newly synthesized. The amino group of the active adsorption site of chitosan was protected by Schiff’s base formation prior to being crosslinked by 2-(chloromethyl)oxirane. The final chitosan deriva…
Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalNanocomposite Films for Food PackagingExtraction and Separation Processes
Zhigang Song、C. K. Ong、Hao Gong1996-05-01Journal of Applied Physics
In the present article, a convenient method for the direct measurement of the displacement current caused by electron trapping is developed to measure the trapped charge in insulators under electron beam irradiation from a scanning electron microscope. The trapping process during electron beam irradiation can be direc…
High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomenaElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesSurface Roughness and Optical Measurements
Baosheng Sang、Makoto Konagai1996-05-01Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
ZnO films have been grown by atomic layer deposition (ALD) using diethylzinc (DEZn) and H 2 O as reactant gases. Self-limiting growth occurred at substrate temperatures ranging from 105 to 165° C. Self-limiting growth was also achieved when the flow rates of DEZn and H 2 O were varied. It was found that the orientatio…
ZnO doping and propertiesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications
Ana Santa、Alberto Mazzoldi、Danilo De Rossi1996-05-01Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
Steerable microstructures, i.e., catheters, are presented. They exploit the electromechanochemical phenomena of ir-electron conjugated conducting polymers occurring when ionic species are exchanged with the surrounding medium. In this paper we considered polypyrrole as conducting polymer and a fast ionic conductor sol…
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors
Akbar Ghaneh-Fard、Pierre J. Carreau、Pierre G. Lafleur1996-05-01AIChE Journal
Abstract Bubble instabilities observed in film blowing using four different polyolefins are discussed: high‐density polyethylene (HDPE), low‐density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low‐density polyethylene (LLDPE), and polypropylene (PP). Special attention is given to the effect of the frost line height on the bubble stab…
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsRheology and Fluid Dynamics StudiesPolymer Foaming and Composites
Yasubumi Furuya1996-05-01Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
Shape memory alloy (SMA) is regarded as one promising intelligent material element natively with thermo-sensor, shape memory actuator functions. A fundamental design concept for intelligent materials using SMAS is firstly proposed. Two types of composites which show some intelligent functional properties relating to t…
Shape Memory Alloy TransformationsTopology Optimization in EngineeringComposite Material Mechanics
Arif Baig、Jeffrey L. Fox、Jer Hsu 等 7 位作者1996-05-01Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
The purpose of this investigation was to assess the applicability of the metastable equilibrium solubility (MES) concept, previously developed in our laboratory, over wide ranges of two independent variables, carbonate content and crystallinity, and also to examine the influences of these variables on the MES behavior…
Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionCrystallization and Solubility StudiesThermal and Kinetic Analysis
Jeffrey R. Shallenberger1996-05-01Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films
The stoichiometry of a series of low pressure chemical vapor deposition deposited SiOx films was determined using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) by two different methods. The first, more traditional, method involved applying relative sensitivity factors to the integrated O 1s and Si 2p peaks, taking into consi…
Semiconductor materials and devicesElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesGa2O3 and related materials
T. Kirchhoff、Hartmut Löwen、R. Klein1996-05-01Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics
Dynamical correlations of charged rodlike colloidal particles interacting via a Yukawa segment-segment potential are investigated using extensive Brownian dynamics computer simulations. The model and the parameters used in the simulations are particularly designed for aqueous suspensions of tobacco-mosaic viruses. Ove…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsMaterial Dynamics and PropertiesSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
Haukur Jóhannesson、Bertil Halle1996-05-01The Journal of Chemical Physics
An off-lattice random-flight simulation procedure is described which accurately predicts the obstruction factors for self-diffusion of small molecules in macrofluids. The simulation procedure, employing a continuous step length distribution that ensures rapid and accurate convergence, was validated by comparison with…
Material Dynamics and PropertiesTheoretical and Computational PhysicsElectrostatics and Colloid Interactions
Serge Bourbigot、Michel Le Bras、Patrice Br�ant 等 5 位作者1996-05-01Fire and Materials
The adduct of zeolites in intumescent formulations of thermoplastic polymers (additives: ammonium polyphosphate and pentaerythritol) leads to a great improvement in their fire retardant performance. A classification of different groups (A, X, Y, Mordenite and ZSM-5) is presented. The influence of the physicochemical p…
Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesFlame retardant materials and propertiesThermal and Kinetic Analysis
Andreas Krell、D. Klaffke1996-05-01Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Friction and wear of sintered alumina with grain sizes between 0.4 and 3 μm were measured in comparison with Al 2 O 3 /TiC composites and with tetragonal ZrO 2 (3 mol% Y 2 O 3 ). The dependence on the grain boundary toughness and residual microstresses is investigated, and a hierarchical order of influencing parameter…
Advanced ceramic materials synthesisMetal and Thin Film MechanicsAdvanced materials and composites
Jenn‐Ming Yang、S.M. Jeng、Sekyung Chang1996-05-01Journal of the American Ceramic Society
The strength and fracture of a directionally solidified Y 3 Al 5 O 12 /Al 2 O 3 eutectic fiber were investigated. The fiber was grown continuously by an edge‐defined film‐fed growth technique. The microstructure was characterized using X‐ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and energy‐dispersive spectroscopy…
Advanced ceramic materials synthesisAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesIntermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties
Hirotsugu Kikuchi、John Logan、Do Y. Yoon1996-05-01Journal of Applied Physics
The magnitude of local stress applied to a polymer surface in the buffing process, which is a critical method to uniformly align liquid crystals for displays, has been evaluated from the polarizing optical microscopic investigation of nematic liquid crystals in contact with polyimide surfaces which were suitably buffe…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsSurfactants and Colloidal Systems
Mark Wiggins、Megan C. Nelson、C. R. Aita1996-05-01Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films
We report the formation of highly oriented rutile titanium dioxide films. Films of a primarily amorphous nature were grown on fused silica by rf reactive sputter deposition using a Ti target and rare gas (Ne or Ar)-O2 discharges. Post-deposition annealing was done at 350–1150 °C in air for 60 minute intervals, followe…
Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesZnO doping and propertiesGa2O3 and related materials