Pauline Vitoux、Thierry Tassaing、François Cansell 等 5 位作者2009-01-05The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
The CO(2) sorption and polymer swelling of hydroxytelechelic polybutadiene (HTPB) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) have been investigated as a function of temperature and CO(2) pressure by combining in situ near-infrared spectroscopy with molecular modeling. The results reported here for the PEG-CO(2) system are in a v…
Phase Equilibria and ThermodynamicsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisPolymer Foaming and Composites
R. Vitushinsky、Sam Schmitz、Alfred Ludwig2009-01-05Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems
Bistable shape memory actuators were fabricated by microsystem technology processes and characterized with regard to their use in tactile graphic displays. The actuators were realized as sputter-deposited buckled metallic thin-film carriers, having structured Ti-Ni-Cu and Ti-Ni-Hf shape memory alloys on the top and at…
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsShape Memory Alloy TransformationsTactile and Sensory Interactions
Tobias Ekblad、Olof Andersson、Feng‐I Tai 等 5 位作者2009-01-05Langmuir
This work describes the fabrication, characterization, and protein adsorption behavior of charged polymer gradients. The thin gradient films were fabricated by a two-step technique using UV-initiated free-radical polymerization in a reactor with a moving shutter. A homogeneous layer of cationic poly(2-aminoethyl metha…
Polymer Surface Interaction StudiesForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsNanofabrication and Lithography Techniques
Zhenguo An、Shunlong Pan、Jingjie Zhang2009-01-05The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Urchin-like nickel particles and prickly nickel chains were selectively prepared by a facile low-temperature chemical reduction method at ambient conditions. The synthetic process involved the chemical reduction of nickel ions and the oriented growth of nickel nanocrystals under kinetic control independent of surfacta…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsNanoporous metals and alloys
Jian Dong Ye、S. Tripathy、Fangfang Ren 等 6 位作者2009-01-05Applied Physics Letters
In this letter, using both off-resonant and resonant Raman spectroscopic techniques, the correlation of optical phonons and structural disorder in As+ implanted ZnO single crystals has been investigated. An additional broad peak shoulder at 550 cm−1 between the transverse optical and longitudinal optical (LO) phonons…
ZnO doping and propertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsSilicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence
Hongchu Du、Lijun Tang、Stefan Kaskel2009-01-05The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
A modified citrate-gel method for the preparation of Bi 3.25 La 0.75 Ti 3− x M x O 12 (BLTM x, M = Mo, W, Nb, V) ferroelectric powder and ceramics is presented. The cosubstituent precursors used were ammonium metal citrate aqueous solutions, which were prepared using corresponding metal oxides as starting materials (V…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
Min Cao、Meng Wang、Ning Gu2009-01-05The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
On the basis of a quasi-static theory, the sensitivity of surface plasmon resonance to the refractive index of the surrounding medium is investigated for gold nanoboxes with fixed inner edge length. It is found that the refractive index sensitivity increases near-exponentially as the wall thickness is decreased. Howev…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
Eddy Twite‐Kabamba、Ahmed Mechraoui、Denis Rodrigue2009-01-05Polymer Composites
Abstract This study investigates the effect of hemp fibres on the shear and elongational rheology of polypropylene (PP). The parameters studied were hemp content (0‐30%) and maleic anhydride polypropylene (MAPP) addition (0‐0.6%). Shear rheology revealed that fibre content mainly influences low shear rate properties l…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesPolymer Foaming and Composites
Shuvrajyoti Bhattacharjee、Vibhav Pandey、R.K. Kotnala 等 4 位作者2009-01-05Applied Physics Letters
Magnetization, frequency dependent dielectric, and structural studies on 0.73BiFeO3–0.27PbTiO3 in the temperature range from 300 to 600 K reveal anomalies in the unit cell parameters and the intrinsic value of the dielectric constant, free from space charge contributions, at the antiferromagnetic transition temperatur…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics
Laurence Mayrand-Provencher、Dominic Rochefort2009-01-05The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Several new protic ionic liquids (PILs) were prepared by mixing trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) with various heterocyclic amines using different base:acid ratios (1:1 and 1:2). Their specific conductivities have been measured by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and were found ranging from 0.71 to 9.07 mS·cm −1 at 27.…
Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationIonic liquids properties and applicationsConducting polymers and applications
Darrel F. Untereker、SuPing Lyu、James Schley 等 5 位作者2009-01-05ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Adding conductive fillers to nonconductive polymers is a common way to make soft conductive materials such as conductive adhesives. An important issue is how to achieve high volume conductivity with acceptable mechanical performance. Two questions pertaining to this issue were studied in this paper. One question was w…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesPolymer crystallization and propertiesNanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
Simon Tylsgaard Larsen、Rafael Taboryski2009-01-05Langmuir
We present experimental contact angle data for surfaces, which were surface-engineered with a hydrophobic micropattern of hexagonal geometry. The chemically heterogeneous surface of the same hexagonal pattern of defects resulted in faceted droplets of hexagonal shape. When measuring the advancing contact angles with a…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityMicro and Nano RoboticsElectrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies
Silvia Colodrero、Agustín Mihi、Juan A. Anta 等 5 位作者2009-01-05The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Herein, we report an experimental analysis of the photogenerated current of very thin and uniform dye-sensitized nanocrytalline titanium oxide (nc-TiO 2 ) electrodes coupled to high-quality one-dimensional photonic crystals. The effect of well-defined optical absorption resonances are detected both in optical spectros…
TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Hai Zhou、Guojia Fang、Longyan Yuan 等 8 位作者2009-01-05Applied Physics Letters
n -ZnO / p -silicon nanowire (SiNW) photodiodes were prepared by radio frequency reactive magnetron sputtering of n-type zinc oxide at room temperature on photoresist filled p-SiNWs, which were fabricated by electroless metal deposition method at 323 K. Our n-ZnO/p-SiNW photodiodes showed good temperature- and light-i…
ZnO doping and propertiesNanowire Synthesis and ApplicationsGa2O3 and related materials
Roderick Jackson、Samuel Graham2009-01-05Applied Physics Letters
In this report, the specific contact resistance between a thin film single wall carbon nanotube electrode and a deposited silver contact was measured. The specific contact resistance was found to be 20 mΩ cm2, which is an order of magnitude higher than typically observed in standard Si photovoltaic technology. We demo…
Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsCarbon Nanotubes in CompositesConducting polymers and applications
Daniel Schmidt、Benjamin David Booso、Tino Hofmann 等 6 位作者2009-01-05Applied Physics Letters
Generalized spectroscopic ellipsometry determines the principal monoclinic optical constants of thin films consisting of slanted titanium nanocolumns deposited by glancing angle deposition under 85° incidence and tilted from the surface normal by 47°. Form birefringence measured for wavelengths from 500 to 1000 nm ren…
Photonic and Optical DevicesPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsOptical Coatings and Gratings
Yuya Sakuraba、T. Iwase、K. Saito 等 5 位作者2009-01-05Applied Physics Letters
Co 2 MnSi / Cr / Co 2 MnSi (001)-fully epitaxial current-perpendicular-to-plane giant magnetoresistance (CPP-GMR) devices were fabricated via an UHV magnetron sputtering system. The relationship between the degree of chemical ordering in Co2MnSi (CMS) and the CPP-GMR characteristics was investigated systematically aga…
Magnetic properties of thin filmsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties
Blayne Roeder、Klod Kokini、Sherry L. Voytik‐Harbin2009-01-05Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
The next generation of medical devices and engineered tissues will require development of scaffolds that mimic the structural and functional properties of the extracellular matrix (ECM) component of tissues. Unfortunately, little is known regarding how ECM microstructure participates in the transmission of mechanical…
Elasticity and Material ModelingCollagen: Extraction and CharacterizationTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Alae El Haitami、David Martel、Vincent Ball 等 10 位作者2009-01-05Langmuir
Quartz crystal microbalance and cyclic voltammetry are used to investigate the influence of the supporting salt of polyelectrolyte solutions on the buildup and the structure of PSS/PAH polyelectrolyte multilayers (PSS: poly(4-styrene sulfonate); PAH: poly(allylamine hydrochloride)). This film constitutes a model polye…
Polymer Surface Interaction StudiesMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresDendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
Michael Snure、D. Kumar、Ashutosh Tiwari2009-01-05Applied Physics Letters
Here we report a detailed study aimed on understanding the origin of ferromagnetism in Ni-doped ZnO films. A pulsed laser deposition technique was used to deposit Ni-doped (5 at. %) ZnO films on sapphire (0001) substrates under different oxygen pressures ranging from 10−6 to 0.1 Torr. Films were characterized using nu…
ZnO doping and propertiesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides