Simone Raugei、Pier Luigi Silvestrelli、Michele Parrinello1999-09-13Physical Review Letters
Using ab initio molecular dynamics we study pressure-induced hydrogen sublattice amorphization in $\mathrm{Mg}(\mathrm{OH}{)}_{2}$ and $\mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH}{)}_{2}$. Our calculations reproduce the experimental behavior of these two systems, with $\mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH}{)}_{2}$ showing significantly more marked eff…
Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGlass properties and applications
Alexandre A. Shvartsburg、Bei Liu、Zhong-Yi Lu 等 6 位作者1999-09-13Physical Review Letters
We have performed a systematic ground state geometry search for ${\mathrm{Ge}}_{n}$ neutrals and cations in the $n\ensuremath{\le}16$ size range using density functional theory--local density approximation and gradient-corrected methods. Like their silicon analogs, medium-sized Ge clusters are stacks of tricapped trig…
Semiconductor materials and devicesSilicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceIon-surface interactions and analysis
R. Folch、J. Casademunt、A. Hernandez-Machado 等 4 位作者1999-09-13arXiv
We present a phase-field model for the dynamics of the interface between two inmiscible fluids with arbitrary viscosity contrast in a rectangular Hele-Shaw cell. With asymptotic matching techniques we check the model to yield the right Hele-Shaw equations in the sharp-interface limit and compute the corrections to the…
Materials ScienceSoft Condensed Mattercond-mat.stat-mechphysics.flu-dyn
R. Folch、J. Casademunt、A. Hernandez-Machado 等 4 位作者1999-09-13arXiv
We implement a phase-field simulation of the dynamics of two fluids with arbitrary viscosity contrast in a rectangular Hele-Shaw cell. We demonstrate the use of this technique in different situations including the linear regime, the stationary Saffman-Taylor fingers and the multifinger competition dynamics, for differ…
Materials ScienceSoft Condensed Mattercond-mat.stat-mechphysics.flu-dyn
Se-Hee Lee、Hyeonsik Cheong、C. Edwin Tracy 等 6 位作者1999-09-13Applied Physics Letters
We report on how electrochromic coloration is affected by oxygen deficient stoichiometries in sputtered amorphous tungsten oxide (a-WO3−y) films. The electrochromic coloration efficiency increases with increasing oxygen deficiency in (a-WO3−y) films. No coloration is observed in nearly stoichiometric WO3 films. Raman…
Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsAdvanced Memory and Neural ComputingTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
Alexandre Giguère、M. Földeáki、B. R. Gopal 等 7 位作者1999-09-13Physical Review Letters
Direct adiabatic temperature change as well as magnetic measurements were carried out on two different samples of ${\mathrm{Gd}}_{5}{\mathrm{Si}}_{2}{\mathrm{Ge}}_{2}$ composition for which calculations predicted a ``giant'' magnetocaloric effect (MCE). While magnetic measurements well reproduce published values, serv…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsRare-earth and actinide compoundsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics
V. Lakshmana Rao、P. U. Sabeena、M. Rama Rao 等 4 位作者1999-09-12Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Poly(ether sulfone) and poly(ether sulfone ketone) copolymers (I–V) were synthesized by the nucleophilic substitution reaction of 4,4′-dihydroxy diphenyl sulfone (DHDPS, A) with various mole proportions 4,4′-difluoro benzophenone (DFBP, B) and 4,4′-difluoro diphenyl sulfone (DFDPS, C) using sulfolane as solvent in the…
biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesSynthesis and properties of polymersTribology and Wear Analysis
Xing Jin、Tai‐Shung Chung1999-09-12Journal of Applied Polymer Science
We investigated the thermal decomposition behavior of three commercially available liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs), Vectra A950, Vectra B950, and Xydar SRT-900. The apparent activation energies (Ea) associated with the thermal degradation processes were determined by the Ozawa and Kissinger methods, using data from…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesSynthesis and properties of polymers
Chuen‐Chang Lin、Bing‐Joe Hwang、C. R. Lee1999-09-12Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Polypyrrole–poly(vinyl alcohol) (PPy–PVA) composite films were prepared electrochemically by means of codeposition at a constant potential. Their sensing behaviors to various ethanol-vapor concentrations were investigated. Increasing the molar fraction of PVA up to PPy0.964PVA0.036 showed an increase of the sensitivit…
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors
Randal L. Shogren1999-09-12Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Kraft paper was coated with resins based on vegetable oils and then tested for mechanical properties, rate of biodegradation in soil, and ability to inhibit weed growth. Resins included oxidatively polymerized linseed oil (LO) and a polyester formed by the reaction of epoxidized soybean oil and citric acid (ESO–CA). T…
Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
Zi‐Kang Zhu、Yong Yang、Jie Yin 等 6 位作者1999-09-12Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Organosoluble montmorillonite/polyimide hybrids were prepared using a monomer solution intercalation polymerization method. Montmorillonite was organo-treated with p-aminobenzoic acid and the organosoluble polyimide was based on pyromellitic dianhydride and 4,4′-diamino-3,3′-dimethyldiphenylmethane. The particle size…
Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesSynthesis and properties of polymersSilicone and Siloxane Chemistry
Jon D. Epperson、Li‐June Ming、Barry D. Woosley 等 5 位作者1999-09-11Inorganic Chemistry
Cobalt(II) has been utilized as an external paramagnetic (1)H NMR probe for the study of the structure of dendrimers that possess specifically located metal recognition sites. The isotropically shifted (1)H NMR signals of the Co(II) complexes of two 2,6-diamidopyridine-containing dendrimers have been fully assigned by…
Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsDendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
Amalie L. Frischknecht、Glenn H. Fredrickson1999-09-11Macromolecules
We consider a melt of diblock copolymers consisting of a linear A block connected to a regularly branched B block. A simple “Alexander−de Gennes”-type calculation of the free energy for lamellar, cylindrical, and spherical microphases in strong segregation reveals large shifts in the phase boundaries as a function of…
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationRheology and Fluid Dynamics StudiesBlock Copolymer Self-Assembly
M. Voué、S. Semal、J. De Coninck1999-09-11Langmuir
The spreading of low molecular weight silicon oils (PDMS) on heterogeneous substrates has been studied by spectroscopic ellipsometry. Using different grafting times, we produced partially OTS-grafted substrates whose surface energy ranged from that of the bare silica surface (about 28 mN/m) to that of the completely O…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicitySurfactants and Colloidal SystemsFluid Dynamics and Thin Films
Xim Bokhimi、J. L. Boldú、Eduardo Muñóz 等 8 位作者1999-09-11Chemistry of Materials
Samples in the MgO−TiO 2 system were prepared via the sol−gel technique with titanium and magnesium ethoxides as precursors and HNO 3 as hydrolysis catalyst. The analyzed magnesia to titania weight ratios were 0.1:0.9, 0.5:0.5, and 0.9:0.1 (0.05, 0.5, and 4.0 MgO:TiO 2 molar ratios). Samples were characterized with X-…
Advanced ceramic materials synthesisNuclear materials and radiation effectsMagnesium Oxide Properties and Applications
Hindrik Jan Angerman、Gerrit ten Brinke1999-09-11Macromolecules
In this paper we study the phase behavior of blends of associating homopolymers A and B in the weak segregation regime. The homopolymers are “associating” in the sense that hydrogen bonds are possible between the A chains and the B chains. Hydrogen bonds between two A chains, or between two B chains, are not possible.…
Surfactants and Colloidal SystemsRheology and Fluid Dynamics StudiesBlock Copolymer Self-Assembly
Stéphanie Sarda、M. Heughebaert、A. Lebugle1999-09-11Chemistry of Materials
Organized molecular systems (OMS) have been widely used in the formation of mineral solids to control their composition, morphology, and dimensions. In this paper, we synthesized tricalcium phosphate by mixing two microemulsions, one containing calcium in its aqueous phase, the other containing phosphate. The microemu…
Surfactants and Colloidal SystemsCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionCrystallization and Solubility Studies
Chun-Jin Liu、Wing‐Yiu Yu、Chi‐Ming Che 等 4 位作者1999-09-11The Journal of Organic Chemistry
The highly substituted dioxoruthenium(VI) porphyrins [Ru VI (DPP)O 2 ] ( 1a; H 2 DPP = 2,3,5,7,8,10,12,13,15,17,18,20-dodecaphenylporphyrin), [Ru VI (TDCPP)O 2 ] ( 1b; H 2 TDCPP = meso -tetrakis(2,6-dichlorophenyl)porphyrin), and [Ru VI (TMOPP)O 2 ] ( 1c; H 2 TMOPP = meso -tetrakis(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)porphyrin) ar…
Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation MechanismsOxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
Bin Peng、Diethelm Johannsmann、Jürgen Rühe1999-09-11Macromolecules
We report on the synthesis and the properties of side-chain liquid-crystal polymer (LCP) brushes attached to silicon oxide surfaces. The polymer monolayers have been generated at the surface of the substrate in situ following a “grafting-from” procedure. The mesogenic group of the LC brushes consists of a phenylbenzoa…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
Mika Lindén、Juliette Blanchard、Stefan Schacht 等 5 位作者1999-09-11Chemistry of Materials
The phase behavior of Zr(SO 4 ) 2 /CTAB composite mesophases was investigated as a function of surfactant chain length, temperature, and salt concentration by XRD. It was shown that the initial step is a rapid formation of either a pure lamellar, hexagonal, or a mixed hexagonal/lamellar phase with a low degree of cond…
Zeolite Catalysis and SynthesisMesoporous Materials and CatalysisPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications