Igor Vilfan、Frederic Lancon、Jacques Villain1997-06-12arXiv
The structure of the $(\sqrt{31}\times \sqrt{31})R\pm9^\circ$ reconstructed phase on sapphire (0001) surface is investigated by means of a simulation based on the energy minimization. The interaction between Al adatoms is described with the semi-empirical many-body Sutton-Chen potential, corrected for the charge trans…
Materials Sciencecond-mat.stat-mech
Martin Albrecht、Beate Paulus、Hermann Stoll1997-06-12arXiv
Correlated ab-initio ground-state calculations, using relativistic energy-consistent pseudopotentials, are performed for six II-VI semiconductors. Valence ($ns,np$) correlations are evaluated using the coupled cluster approach with single and double excitations. An incremental scheme is applied based on correlation co…
Materials Science
Joel Ita、Ronald E. Cohen1997-06-12arXiv
The free energies of vacancy pair formation and migration in MgO were computed via molecular dynamics using free-energy integrations and a non-empirical ionic model with no adjustable parameters. The intrinsic diffusion constant for MgO was obtained at pressures from 0 to 140 GPa and temperatures from 1000 to 5000 K.…
cond-mat.stat-mechMaterials Science
Philip Coppens1997-06-12OpenAlex
This book deals with the electron density distribution in molecules and solids as obtained experimentally by X-ray diffraction. It is a comprehensive treatment of the methods involved, and the interpretation of the experimental results in terms of chemical bonding and intermolecular interactions. Inorganic and organic…
Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular StructureInorganic and Organometallic ChemistryX-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Michael E. Wall、S.E. Ealick、Sol M. Grüner1997-06-10Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
We have developed methods for obtaining and characterizing three-dimensional maps of the reciprocal-space distribution of diffuse x-ray scattering from protein crystals, and have used the methods to study the nature of disorder in crystals of Staphylococcal nuclease. Experimentally obtained maps are 99.5% complete in…
Enzyme Structure and FunctionCancer therapeutics and mechanismsDNA Repair Mechanisms
Peter G. Wolynes1997-06-10Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
The characterization of protein-folding kinetics with increasing chain length under various thermodynamic conditions is addressed using the capillarity picture in which distinct spatial regions of the protein are imagined to be folded or trapped and separated by interfaces. The quantitative capillarity theory is based…
Theoretical and Computational PhysicsProtein Structure and DynamicsMaterial Dynamics and Properties
Edward Kim、Jonathan D. Lowenson、Duncan C. MacLaren 等 5 位作者1997-06-10Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
L-Asparaginyl and L-aspartyl residues in proteins are subject to spontaneous degradation reactions that generate isomerized and racemized aspartyl derivatives. Proteins containing L-isoaspartyl and D-aspartyl residues can have altered structures and diminished biological activity. These residues are recognized by a hi…
Biochemical and Molecular ResearchProtein purification and stabilityEnzyme Structure and Function
Roland Stumpf1997-06-09Physical Review Letters
First principles calculations show that chemisorbed H causes vacancy reconstructions and faceting of all Al low index surfaces. On Al(111) H-decorated vacancies are stable; on H-covered Al(100) vacancies are easily activated thermally. H-covered Al(110) forms a missing row reconstruction with H-decorated vacancies on…
Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials ResearchMetal and Thin Film MechanicsHydrogen Storage and Materials
James J. De Yoreo、T. A. Land、J. D. Lee1997-06-09Physical Review Letters
Atomic-force microscopy measurements on KDP ${101}$ faces are presented which show that the terrace width $W$ on vicinal dislocation growth hillocks is nearly independent of supersaturation \ensuremath{\sigma} and Burgers vector $b$, in contradiction to simple Burton-Cabrera-Frank models. An analytical model taking in…
Force Microscopy Techniques and Applicationsnanoparticles nucleation surface interactionsCrystallization and Solubility Studies
Y. Shimamoto、Keiko Kushida-Abdelghafar、H. Miki 等 4 位作者1997-06-09Applied Physics Letters
Large-scale integrated fabrication in a H2 containing atmosphere, for example, during the passivation process, can cause serious damage in metal/Pb(Zr,Ti)O3/metal capacitors (i.e., Pt/PZT/Pt capacitors). To reveal the cause of the H2 damage, we investigated the behavior of hysteresis curves and the leakage current of…
Semiconductor materials and devicesFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
Andrew Canning、Giulia Galli、Jeongnim Kim1997-06-09Physical Review Letters
We report on quantum molecular dynamics simulations of ${\mathrm{C}}_{28}$ deposition on a semiconducting surface. Our results show that under certain deposition conditions ${\mathrm{C}}_{28}$'s act as building blocks on a nanometer scale to form a thin film of nearly defect-free molecules. The ${\mathrm{C}}_{28}$'s b…
Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials ResearchFullerene Chemistry and ApplicationsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
Xingwei Feng、W. J. Bresser、P. Boolchand1997-06-09OpenAlex
Raman scattering in ${\mathrm{Ge}}_{x}{X}_{1\ensuremath{-}x}$ glasses, $X\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}\mathrm{S}$ or Se, reveals that the frequency of ${A}_{1}$ modes of corner-sharing $\mathrm{Ge}({X}_{1/2}{)}_{4}$ tetrahedra displays a discontinuous jump between $x\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\pha…
Glass properties and applicationsNonlinear Optical Materials StudiesPhase-change materials and chalcogenides
A. Kasuya、Yuya Sasaki、Yahachi Saito 等 5 位作者1997-06-09OpenAlex
Raman scattering spectra of single-wall nanotubes with mean radii 0.55, 0.65, and 1.0 nm show size-dependent multiple splittings of the optical phonon peak corresponding to the ${E}_{2g}$ mode in graphite. These splittings constitute the first experimental evidence for the unique feature of nanotubes that they exhibit…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials ResearchGraphene research and applications
Dragan Damjanović、Marlyse Demartin1997-06-09OpenAlex
The contribution from the irreversible displacement of non- domain walls to the direct longitudinal piezoelectric coefficient of and ceramics was determined quantitatively by using the Rayleigh law. Effects of the crystal structure and microstructure of the ceramics as well as the external d.c. pressure on the domain…
Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave PropagationFerroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsAcoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
V. K. Pecharsky、K. A. Gschneidner1997-06-09OpenAlex
An extremely large magnetic entropy change has been discovered in $\mathrm{Gd}{}_{5}(\mathrm{Si}{}_{2}\mathrm{Ge}{}_{2})$ when subjected to a change in the magnetic field. It exceeds the reversible (with respect to an alternating magnetic field) magnetocaloric effect in any known magnetic material by at least a factor…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsShape Memory Alloy Transformations
J. J. Shiang、R. H. Wolters、James R. Heath1997-06-08The Journal of Chemical Physics
The resonance Raman spectrum of InP nanocrystals is characterized by features ascribable to both longitudinal (LO) and transverse (TO) optical modes. The intensity ratio of these modes exhibits a strong size dependence. To calculate the size dependence of the LO and TO Raman cross sections, we combine existing models…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Philip J. Camp、Michael P. Allen、Peter G. Bolhuis 等 4 位作者1997-06-08The Journal of Chemical Physics
The phase behavior of fluid mixtures of hard uniaxial ellipsoids with elongations e and 1/e, and equal molecular volume, has been studied using constant-pressure Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo simulations for e=15 and e=20. Four distinct phases are observed: isotropic (I), uniaxial nematic (N+ and N−) and biaxial nematic…
Phase Equilibria and ThermodynamicsTheoretical and Computational PhysicsMaterial Dynamics and Properties
A. V. Turik、V. Yu. Topolov1997-06-07Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
This review concerns the experimental and theoretical publications devoted to the important problem of the large piezoelectric anisotropy in -based polarized ferroelectric ceramics.
Acoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesFerroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsDielectric materials and actuators
Eugen R. Neagu、P. Pissis、L. Apekis 等 4 位作者1997-06-07Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
The dielectric properties of biaxially stretched polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films of thickness and 68% degree of crystallinity were investigated by means of dielectric relaxation spectroscopy in the frequency range Hz and the temperature range C. Differencial scanning calorimetry (DSC), in the range C, was emplo…
Dielectric materials and actuatorsMaterial Dynamics and PropertiesPolymer crystallization and properties
Wolfgang Seemann、Kai Wolf、Alexander Straub 等 5 位作者1997-06-06Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE
A beam with piezoceramic elements bonded to the beam's top and bottom surfaces is investigated. Simple pin-force models allow the user to predict the deformation of the beam very well for the static case. As the pin-force models are simple they are well suited for active control algorithms of such structures. In exper…
Structural Analysis of Composite MaterialsMaterial Properties and ApplicationsEngineering Applied Research