Μ. Schorr、Benjamín Valdez、Margarita Stoytcheva 等 4 位作者2008-12-18ECS Transactions
The dissolution of metals in acids is a heterogeneous electrochemical reaction, taking place at the interface between a solid and a liquid, described in terms of energy and configuration of the species involved. The energy of activation for two stainless steels in phosphoric acid was determined from their corrosion ra…
Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsConcrete Corrosion and Durability
Tamara Kharlamova、Alevtina Smirnova、Vladіslav Sadykov 等 9 位作者2008-12-18ECS Transactions
The present study is focused on the development of new SOFC cathode structures based on YSZ electrolyte and operating in the temperature range of 600-800oC. The corresponding cathode materials were manufactured from La0.8Sr0.2Fe0.6Ni0.4O3-δ and La0.8Sr0.2Fe0.6Ni0.4O3-δ/ Ce0.9Gd0.1O2 composites. Thin electrolyte diffus…
Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel CellsFuel Cells and Related Materials
J. M. Fan、Q. Li、Wenjing Kang 等 5 位作者2008-12-18Materials and Corrosion
Abstract Anti‐corrosive composite cerium oxide/titanium oxide (CeO 2 /TiO 2 ) thin films were successfully prepared on an AZ91D magnesium alloy substrate by applying cerium oxide (CeO 2 ) thin films as the inner layer with a sol–gel process. Composition and surface morphology of the thin films were analyzed using X‐ra…
ZnO doping and propertiesCorrosion Behavior and InhibitionMagnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications
Leandru-Gheorghe Bujoreanu、Sergiu Stanciu、P D Bârsănescu 等 4 位作者2008-12-18Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE
Bainite transitory formation, during the heating of a martensitic copper base SMA, was predicted by DSC and DTA and confirmed by XRD, OM and TEM only in hot pressed air cooled state homogenized and tempered at 573 K. In this heat treatment state, due to the pre-existence of α-phase, bainite amount is expected to…
MXene and MAX Phase MaterialsAdvanced materials and compositesX-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Tong-Ye Li、Hongwang Zhao、Liang Dong 等 5 位作者2008-12-18Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
A new varistor system based on terbium oxide is introduced in this paper. The ceramic samples were prepared using the standard ceramic method and sintered in air at 1300 °C for 2 h. From the I – V measurements, the samples exhibit varistor action with the nonlinear coefficient α = 3.9 and the breakdown voltage E b = 4…
ZnO doping and propertiesTransition Metal Oxide NanomaterialsPigment Synthesis and Properties
Saritha Chandran A.、Sunil K. Narayanankutty2008-12-18Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering
Polyaniline(PANI)/polyvinyl chloride(PVC)/nylon fiber composites were prepared by the chemical oxidative polymerization of aniline using ammonium persulphate initiator by the in situ technique. The composites were then cast into films and doped with hydrochloric acid. The dielectric properties were investigated using…
Conducting polymers and applicationsElectromagnetic wave absorption materialsDielectric materials and actuators
Ran Tel‐Vered、Hüseyin Bekir Yıldız、Itamar Willner2008-12-18Advanced Materials
Supramolecular assemblies consisting of CdS nanoparticles linked to I−3-encapsulated β-cyclodextrin and to π-donor–acceptor complexes reveal the generation of enhanced photocurrents as a result of effective charge separation. The donor–acceptor complexes formed lead to effective trapping of the conduction-band electro…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures
Akihiko Yamaji、Takao Koshikawa、Wakako Araki 等 4 位作者2008-12-18Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology
The purpose of this study is to clarify the relationship between ionic conductivity and phase transformation of zirconia system codoped with scandium oxide Sc2O3 and ytterbium oxide Yb2O3. Aiming to achieve high ionic conductivity as well as high mechanical strength, the authors have also investigated the relationship…
Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel CellsFuel Cells and Related MaterialsNuclear Materials and Properties
Halimatuddahliana Halimatuddahliana、H. Ismail2008-12-18Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering
The effects of dynamic vulcanization on the process development and some properties, such as tensile properties, swelling index, gel content, crystallinity, and morphology, of the polypropylene (PP)/ethylene-propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM)/natural rubber (NR) blends were investigated. Dynamically vulcanized blends s…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites
V. F. Anisichkin、A. A. Bezborodov、I. R. Suslov2008-12-18Transport Theory and Statistical Physics
The possibility of continuous nuclear fission chain reactions during four gigayears up to the present in the interior of the Earth is studied. Natural fast reactor in the form of lakes could be formed as a result of precipitation of uranium from the liquid layer on the solid Earth core. Mechanism of uranium concentrat…
Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringRadioactive contamination and transferGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
Bohuslav Rezek、E. Šı́pek、Martin Ledinský 等 6 位作者2008-12-18Nanotechnology
Field-enhanced metal-induced solid phase crystallization (FE-MISPC) of amorphous silicon is scaled down to nanoscale dimensions by using a sharp conductive tip in atomic force microscopy (AFM) as one of the electrodes. The room temperature process is driven by the electrical current of the order of 100 pA between the…
Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsSilicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceNanowire Synthesis and Applications
Thiruvelu Bhuvana、Giridhar U. Kulkarni2008-12-18Nanotechnology
Femtoliter capacity Ag cups formed by the pulsed laser ablation of an Ag foil have been tried out as substrates for surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) measurements. The cups are formed as the impinging droplets from the laser plume undergo a flow pattern before freezing into cup-like structures, resulting in a s…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesElectrochemical Analysis and Applications
Chin Hoong Teh、R. Rozaidi、D. Rusli 等 4 位作者2008-12-18Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering
N-grafted polyaniline with diglycidyl ether bisphenol A (DGEBA) was synthesized via anionic copolymerization technique. Metalation reaction was performed to cause grafting to occur between DGEBA with emeraldine salt polyaniline (PANI-ES) and leucoemeraldine base polyaniline (PANI-LEB), respectively. Fourier transform…
Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsConducting polymers and applicationsAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors
Paul Archer、Ingo Dierking2008-12-18Soft Matter
Polymer stabilisation of a state similar to a twist grain boundary phase is demonstrated. Layers of micrometre thick polymer networks are formed which exhibit discretely varying orientational order. The polymer network shows a high degree of orientational order with an order parameter of approximately S ≈ 0.8, which i…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsNonlinear Optical Materials Studies
Young Gyu Jeong、Sang Cheol Lee、Kyusoon Shin2008-12-18Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics
Abstract Poly(octamethylene terephthalate) (POT), a semicrystalline aromatic polyester, is synthesized by melt‐condensation reaction, and its thermal property and crystal structure are investigated by using differential scanning calorimetry, X‐ray diffraction, and molecular modeling methods, respectively. It is reveal…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and Propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Taehee Lee、Chan Young Park、Steve Dorris 等 4 位作者2008-12-18ECS Transactions
Hydrogen production via water splitting at 900{degree sign}C has been studied with mixed-conducting SrFeCo0.5Ox (SFC2) membranes. The hydrogen production rate increased with decreasing membrane thickness, but surface reaction kinetics began to dominate the behavior of thin (<1 mm) membranes without porous layers on…
Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel CellsFuel Cells and Related Materials
Michele V. Blackburn、Fiona Hannah、Andrew Rogerson2008-12-18Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
From January to December 2004, monthly samples were collected from the mangrove salt marsh of J.U. Lloyd State Park, Florida, to examine the spatial and temporal distributions of heterotrophic diatoms in this subtropical region. Four non-pigmented (i.e. apochlorotic), heterotrophic diatom morphotypes were isolated fro…
Marine and coastal ecosystemsAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsDiatoms and Algae Research
Yunlong Guo、Ni Wang、R. D. Bradshaw 等 4 位作者2008-12-18Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics
Abstract This article presents experimental results and model predictions of the mechanical response of polymers during nonisothermal physical aging. The nonisothermal temperature history leads to a complex evolution in the aging behavior of the material. To characterize this response, sequential creep tests of polyet…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesMaterial Dynamics and PropertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and Properties
Ju‐Yi Hsieh、Hui‐Chih Hung2008-12-18Journal of Biological Chemistry
Malic enzyme (ME) is a family of enzymes that catalyze a reversible oxidative decarboxylation of l-malate to pyruvate with simultaneous reduction of NAD(P)(+) to NAD(P)H. According to the cofactor specificity, the mammalian enzyme can be categorized into three isoforms. The cytosolic (c) and mitochondrial (m) NADP(+)-…
Enzyme Structure and FunctionPorphyrin Metabolism and DisordersBiochemical and Molecular Research
Corey R. Weitzel、Thomas A. Everett、Daniel A. Higgins2008-12-18Langmuir
The influence of precursor aggregation on materials deposition efficiency, film morphology, and macroscopic in-plane organization is explored for electrostatically self-assembled perylene-diimide/polyelectrolyte (PDI/PE) composites. PDI/PE thin films are prepared from aqueous precursor solutions by sequential dip-coat…
Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials