Hideo Miura、Kazuhiko Sakutani、Kinji TAMAKAWA2007-09-10Key engineering materials
The mechanical properties of copper thin films deposited by sputtering and electroplating were compared using tensile test and nano-indentation. Both the Young’s modulus and tensile strength of the films were found to vary drastically depending on the microstructure of the deposited films. The Young’s modulus of the s…
Metal and Thin Film MechanicsElectronic Packaging and Soldering TechnologiesCopper Interconnects and Reliability
E. Buixaderas、S. Kamba、J. Petzelt 等 6 位作者2007-09-10Applied Physics Letters
A huge dielectric anisotropy has been found in Pb0.775La0.15(Zr0.4Ti0.6)O3 (PLZT 15∕40∕60) ceramics by analysis of infrared reflectivity spectra. Anisotropy is present in both the relaxor and the ferroelectric phases. Infrared spectra were evaluated using Bruggeman’s formula within the effective medium approximation.…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics SynthesisX-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Jun Wang、Guangrui Gao、Zhaohong Zhang 等 5 位作者2007-09-10Journal of Coordination Chemistry
Three complexes, Na4[DyIII(dtpa)(H2O)]2 · 16H2O, Na[DyIII(edta)(H2O)3] · 3.25H2O and Na3[DyIII (nta)2(H2O)] · 5.5H2O, have been synthesized in aqueous solution and characterized by FT–IR, elemental analyses, TG–DTA and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Na4[DyIII(dtpa)(H2O)]2 · 16H2O crystallizes in the monoclinic syst…
Magnetism in coordination complexesRadioactive element chemistry and processingLanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
P. Mathur、Atul Thakur、M. Singh2007-09-10Modern Physics Letters B
Active powder of Cu -substituted Mn-Zn ferrite was synthesized by soft chemical approach called co-precipitation method. The initial permeability, density, grain size, Curie temperature and dc resistivity were studied. X-ray diffraction (XRD) method confirmed the sample to be a single-phase spinel and of nano-structur…
Multiferroics and related materialsMagnetic Properties and Synthesis of FerritesElectromagnetic wave absorption materials
Ahmed Naitabdi、Beatriz Roldán Cuenya2007-09-10Applied Physics Letters
The surface composition of isolated Au0.5Fe0.5 nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized by micelle encapsulation and supported on TiO2(110) has been investigated. The study reveals that phase-segregated structures are present after annealing at 300°C. A subsequent thermal treatment at 700°C resulted in the formation of a AuFe…
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsnanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
Rui Huang、Kunji Chen、Hengping Dong 等 9 位作者2007-09-10Applied Physics Letters
The authors had reported green-yellow electroluminescence (EL) from N-rich oxidized amorphous silicon nitride (a-SiN:O) light-emitting devices (LEDs) in a previous work. In this work, a significantly enhanced EL intensity was obtained in the LED by employing Si-rich a-SiN:O instead of N-rich a-SiN:O as luminescent act…
Semiconductor materials and devicesThin-Film Transistor TechnologiesSilicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence
C. Muthiah、Masahiko Taniguchi、Han‐Je Kim 等 8 位作者2007-09-10Photochemistry and Photobiology
The ability to tailor synthetic porphyrin, chlorin and bacteriochlorin molecules holds promise for diverse studies in artificial photosynthesis. Toward this goal, the synthesis and photophysical characterization of five tetrapyrrole compounds is described. Each compound bears a surface attachment group. One set contai…
Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryPhotodynamic Therapy Research Studies
Hiroshi Nakaki、Yong Kwan Kim、Shintaro Yokoyama 等 7 位作者2007-09-10Applied Physics Letters
The authors grew (001)- and (001)∕(100)-oriented epitaxial PbTiO3 films with various thicknesses on (100)SrTiO3 substrates. They used x-ray diffraction to measure the angles between surface normal [001] of (001)-oriented domains and [100] of (100)-oriented domains. The angles were found to be approximately 3.6° when t…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsAcoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Gunzi Saito、T. Murata2007-09-10Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
Mixed-valence (partial charge transfer state) and segregated stacking are the key factors for constructing organic metals. Here, we discuss the ionicity phase diagrams for a variety of charge transfer systems to provide a strategy for the development of functional organic materials (Mott insulator, semiconductor, supe…
Magnetism in coordination complexesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryOrganic and Molecular Conductors Research
Mikael Siltanen、Samuli Leivo、Pauliina Voima 等 7 位作者2007-09-10Applied Physics Letters
The authors demonstrate that a dielectric resonant waveguide grating can enhance optical second-harmonic generation by a factor of 550 compared to a similar flat surface. Their structure, which consists of purely dielectric and thereby transparent materials, has a low index silicon dioxide grating covered by a high in…
Photonic and Optical DevicesPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsOptical Coatings and Gratings
David A. Rubenstein、Dong Han、Sara Goldgraben 等 6 位作者2007-09-10Microcirculation
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that explanted perfused arteries can serve as the initial endothelial cell culture source to evaluate the onset of angiogenesis in a cellulose acetate electrospun scaffold. METHODS: Electrospun scaffolds with fiber diameters roughly controlled in three br…
Angiogenesis and VEGF in CancerElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Atsushi Ishikawa、Takuo Tanaka、Satoshi Kawata2007-09-10Applied Physics Letters
The authors experimentally demonstrated magnetically excited magnetic resonances with negative magnetic permeability in a metamaterial composed of an array of silver rod pairs. In transmission spectroscopy of the metamaterial, by employing oblique incidence, an incident-magnetic-field-dependent absorption feature was…
Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchRandom lasers and scattering media
Karel Carva、I. Turek2007-09-10Physical Review B
We present a first-principles theory of the spin-mixing conductance for a thin ferromagnetic film embedded epitaxially between two nonmagnetic metallic electrodes. The complex spin-mixing conductance is formulated as a linear response of the spin torque experienced by the film due to the spin accumulation in one of th…
Magnetic properties of thin filmsQuantum and electron transport phenomenaHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties
J. Dı́az、O.R. Monteiro、Z. Hussain2007-09-10Physical Review B
Mechanically hard (ha-C) and soft (sa-C) amorphous carbon films of 2.9 and $2.2\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{g}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}{\mathrm{cm}}^{\ensuremath{-}3}$ approximate densities were prepared by filtered cathodic arc deposition and analyzed by near--edge x-ray absorption spectroscopy (NEXAFS) and e…
Metal and Thin Film MechanicsHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
Manoj Kumar、K. L. Yadav2007-09-10Applied Physics Letters
Single phase BiFe1−xTixO3 (BFTO) ceramics with varying x up to 0.35 were prepared by a rapid liquid phase sintering method to study the influence of Ti doping on their crystal structure, morphology, and magnetic behavior. Rhombohedral to orthorhombic phase was observed above x⩾0.33. The BFTO ceramics were highly resis…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsMultiferroics and related materials
A. Gama Goicochea、M. Romero-Bastida、Roberto López-Rendón2007-09-10Molecular Physics
The influence of systematic perturbation of input interaction parameters on thermodynamic equilibrium properties is studied employing dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations. The values of both the excess pressure and the surface tension are found to be very sensitive to the values of the soft repulsion parame…
Protein Structure and DynamicsSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsBlock Copolymer Self-Assembly
S. X. Zhang、S. Dhar、Weiqiang Yu 等 6 位作者2007-09-10Applied Physics Letters
The authors performed a systematic study of the structural and electrical properties of Nb:TiO2 thin films by varying the substrate temperature (TS) and oxygen partial pressure (PO2). Niobium is found to incorporate easily and substitutionally into titanium lattice site as indicated by its low activation energy. By in…
ZnO doping and propertiesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Miguel Algueró、J. Ricote、Ricardo Jiménez 等 9 位作者2007-09-10Applied Physics Letters
Phases, domain configuration, and properties of 0.65Pb(Mg1∕3Nb2∕3)O3–0.35PbTiO3 ceramics with grain sizes of 4 and 0.15μm have been studied. The average phase is monoclinic Pm in coexistence with tetragonal. An evolution from micron-sized lamellar domains towards submicron/nanometer sized crosshatched domains is found…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsAcoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesDielectric materials and actuators
Zihao YE、Jianguo Lü、Yu-Chen Zhang 等 11 位作者2007-09-10Applied Physics Letters
ZnO homojunction light-emitting diodes (LEDs), comprised of N–Al codoped p-type ZnO and Al-doped n-type ZnO layers, were fabricated on Si substrates with homobuffer layers. The current-voltage measurements showed typical diode characteristic with a threshold voltage of about 3.3V. The electroluminescence (EL) bands at…
ZnO doping and propertiesGaN-based semiconductor devices and materialsGa2O3 and related materials
Jeffrey M. Harbold、Frank W. Wise2007-09-10Physical Review B
The low-energy electronic states of PbSe quantum dots are investigated using photoluminescence spectroscopies. Size-selective photoluminescence measurements produce unexpectedly broad $(\ensuremath{\sim}50\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{meV})$ emission lines. In addition, significant anti-Stokes luminescence is obs…
Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsStrong Light-Matter Interactions