Masaya Nagai、Ryo Shimano、Makoto Kuwata‐Gonokami2001-06-18Physical Review Letters
Mid-infrared pump-probe measurements with subpicosecond time resolution reveal the existence of a metastable condensed phase of the electron-hole ensemble in a direct-gap semiconductor CuCl. High-density electrons and holes are directly created in a low-temperature state by the resonant femtosecond excitation of excit…
ZnO doping and propertiesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsnanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
Ning Wang、B. D. Yao2001-06-18Applied Physics Letters
The nucleation and growth of carbon nanotubes assisted by microwave plasma on metal surfaces have been observed by transmission electron microscopy. Microwave plasma generated nanoparticles of various sizes on metal surfaces. Initially, the nanoparticles were embedded in an amorphous carbon layer and led to the format…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
R. M. Fleming、C. M. Varma、D. V. Lang 等 6 位作者2001-06-18Applied Physics Letters
The dielectric loss in amorphous, thin-film oxide insulators produces a real part of the ac conductivity σ′(ω) that scales as ωs with s∼1. Conventional models explain this frequency dependence by hopping or tunneling of charge between neighboring defect sites. These models fail at low temperatures since they predict t…
Semiconductor materials and devicesGlass properties and applicationsTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
Hiroyuki Furuta、Tomoya Ishizuka、Atsuhiro Osuka 等 5 位作者2001-06-18Angewandte Chemie
Eine stabile Organokupfer(II)-Verbindung mit einem einfach N-invertierten Calix[4]phyrin als C-Ligand wurde synthetisiert und durch eine Röntgenstrukturanalyse charakterisiert (siehe Bild). Für die Bildung der Metall-Kohlenstoff-Bindung erwies sich eine vollständige π-Konjugation als nicht notwendig.
Magnetism in coordination complexesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
Carlos Sánchez‐Somolinos、R. Alcalá、Søren Hvilsted 等 4 位作者2001-06-18Applied Physics Letters
High diffraction efficiencies have been achieved with polarization gratings recorded in thin films of an azobenzene side-chain liquid crystalline polyester by means of biphotonic processes. Efficiency values up to 30% have been reached after an induction period of 300 s and subsequent evolution with the sample in dark…
Photonic and Optical DevicesLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
V. Favre‐Nicolin、Sandra Bos、J. E. Lorenzo 等 9 位作者2001-06-18Physical Review Letters
We use the anomalous x-ray diffraction technique to investigate the nature of the tantalum displacement pattern in the modulated phase of the charge-density-wave compound (TaSe4)2I. In addition to the known acousticlike modulation, we find the first direct evidence for the condensation of opticlike Ta displacements al…
High-pressure geophysics and materialsOrganic and Molecular Conductors ResearchSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
Ralph Kurt、Ayatollah Karimi2001-06-18ChemPhysChem
Nanotubes like feather boas were synthesised by the decomposition of methane in a nitrogen atmosphere using a bias-enhanced hot-filament chemical vapour deposition technique. This new type of slightly nitrogenated carbon (C:N) nanotubes exhibits a vermicular shape. Graphitic thin foils growing perpendicular to the tub…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
Seong-Rae Lee、Sanghyun Yang、Young Keun Kim 等 4 位作者2001-06-18Applied Physics Letters
The magnetic properties and microstructural evolution of Zr-doped FePt alloy films prepared by dc-magnetron sputtering were investigated. Compared to an undoped Fe59Pt41 binary film, Zr-doped FePt alloy films showed accelerated ordering transformation kinetics accompanying smaller grains: we were able to fabricate a Z…
Magnetic properties of thin filmsMagnetic Properties and ApplicationsMagnetic Properties of Alloys
Ganapathy Senthil Murugan、K. B. R. Varma、Yoshihiro Takahashi 等 4 位作者2001-06-18Applied Physics Letters
Transparent glasses in the system (100–x) Li2B4O7–xSrBi2Ta2O9 (0⩽x⩽20) were fabricated via a splat-quenching technique. The glassy nature of the as-quenched samples was established by differential thermal analyses. X-ray powder diffraction and transmission electron microscopic studies confirmed the amorphous nature of…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsGlass properties and applicationsCrystal Structures and Properties
A. Jákli、Daniel Krüerke、H. Sawade 等 4 位作者2001-06-18Physical Review Letters
The first experimental evidence for triclinic symmetry of bulk smectic liquid-crystal samples of achiral banana-shaped molecules is presented. This phase corresponds to the so-called Sm-CG phase consisting of biaxial molecules and characterized by two tilt directions with respect to the layer normal: tilt of the molec…
Plant Molecular Biology ResearchLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsPlant Reproductive Biology
Hongxing Xu、Erik J. Bjerneld、Javier Aizpurua 等 10 位作者2001-06-18Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE
We report experimental and theoretical results on the effect of electromagnetic coupling between metal particles in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). Model calculations of the near-field optical properties of Ag and Au nanoparticle-aggregates show that the electromagnetic surface-enhancement factor can reach 1…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesNanocluster Synthesis and Applications
Jonathan P. K. Doye、David J. Wales2001-06-18Physical Review Letters
By studying the structures of clusters bound by a model potential that favors polytetrahedral order, we find a previously unknown series of "magic numbers" (i.e., sizes of special stability) whose polytetrahedral structures are characterized by disclination networks that are analogous to hydrocarbons.
Crystallography and molecular interactionsGraph theory and applicationsQuasicrystal Structures and Properties
Hsu-Ting Huang、Wei Kong、Fred L. Terry2001-06-18Applied Physics Letters
In this letter, we show that normal-incidence spectroscopic ellipsometry can be used for high-accuracy topography measurements on surface relief gratings. We present both experimental and theoretical results which show that spectroscopic ellipsometry or reflectance-difference spectroscopy at near-normal incidence coup…
Optical Coatings and GratingsNear-Field Optical MicroscopySurface Roughness and Optical Measurements
Michaël Even、Benoı̂t Heinrich、Daniel Guillon 等 6 位作者2001-06-18Chemistry - A European Journal
Grafting of a ferrocene-containing liquid-crystalline malonate derivative to C60 led to the mixed fullerene-ferrocene material 1 which gave rise to a smectic A phase. Cholesterol was used as liquid-crystalline promoter. X-ray diffraction experiments and volumetric measurements indicated that 1 is organized in double l…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsFullerene Chemistry and ApplicationsPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
Hiroyuki Furuta、Tomoya Ishizuka、Atsuhiro Osuka 等 5 位作者2001-06-18Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Rare organometallic complexes can be stabilized by using an N-confused system as a carbon ligand. A stable organocopper(II) compound of N-confused calix[4]phyrin has been characterized by X-ray crystallography. Complete π conjugation was found not to be a prerequisite for the formation of the metal-carbon bond.
Magnetism in coordination complexesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
Wei Cai、Vasily V. Bulatov、Jinpeng Chang 等 5 位作者2001-06-18Physical Review Letters
A method for calculating the anisotropic elastic energy of a dislocation dipole in a periodic cell is derived in which the infinite image summation is absolutely convergent. The core energy of a screw dislocation in Si, extracted from atomistic simulation, is shown to be manifestly system size invariant. Existence of…
Microstructure and mechanical propertiesAluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesIon-surface interactions and analysis
Motofumi Suzuki、Tadayoshi Ito、Yasunori Taga2001-06-18Applied Physics Letters
Enhanced surface reaction efficiency has been demonstrated in the photocatalysis of obliquely deposited TiO2 thin films with variously shaped columns such as zigzag, cylinder, and helix. The columnar thickness and spacing play an important role in the enhancement of the effective surface area, while the columnar shape…
TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsOptical Coatings and GratingsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications
Stephen Douglas Mellin、Gregory P. Nordin2001-06-18Optics Express
We have designed high-efficiency finite-aperture diffractive optical elements (DOE's) with features on the order of or smaller than the wave-length of the incident illumination. The use of scalar diffraction theory is generally not considered valid for the design of DOE's with such features. However, we have found sev…
Photonic and Optical DevicesPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsOptical Coatings and Gratings
M. Abplanalp、Jan Fousek、Peter Günter2001-06-18Physical Review Letters
We present the observation of ferroelastoelectric switching in a ferroelectric material. It is achieved in barium titanate thin film by simultaneously applying electric field and compressive stress with the tip of a scanning force microscope. For low compressive stresses, the presented measurements reveal classical fe…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
Bubin Xu、Yongge Wei、Charles L. Barnes 等 4 位作者2001-06-18PubMed
The Mo≡N bond is conjugated with the organic segment in the novel molecular organic-inorganic hybrid materials that have been obtained by Pd-catalyzed coupling of an iodo-functionalized hexamolybdate anion and an alkyne (see scheme; Ar=4-methylphenyl,3-5-di(tert-butyl)phenyl). The interaction between the polyoxometala…
Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsChemical Synthesis and Reactions