Jinkai Li, Ji-Guang Li, Zhongjie Zhang, Xiaoli Wu, Shaohong Liu, Xiaodong Li, Xudong Sun and Yoshio Sakka2012-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
The metastable garnet lattice of Gd3Al5O12 is stabilized by doping with smaller Lu3+, which then allows an effective incorporation of larger Eu3+ activators. The [(Gd1−xLux)1−yEuy]3Al5O12 (x = 0.1–0.5, y = 0.01–0.09) garnet solid solutions, calcined from their precursors synthesized via carbonate coprecipitation, exhi…
David Salamon, Mirva Eriksson, Mats Nygren and Zhijian Shen2012-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
The spark plasma sintering (SPS) process is known for its rapid densification of metals and ceramics. The mechanism behind this rapid densification has been discussed during the last few decades and is yet uncertain. During our SPS experiments we noticed oscillations in the applied pressure, related to a change in ele…
Li Mingwei、Zeng Gang、Zhong Yesheng 等 5 位作者2012-01-01Materials Research
Microstructure evolution of electron beam physical vapour deposited (EB-PVD) Ni‑23.5Cr‑2.66Co‑1.44Al superalloy sheet during annealing at 600 °C was investigated. The results showed that the as-deposited alloy was composed of only g phase. After annealing at 600 °C, the locations of diffraction peaks were still the sa…
Nagaprasad Puvvada, B N Prashanth Kumar, Suraj Konar, Himani Kalita, Mahitosh Mandal and Amita Pathak2012-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Water-soluble carbon dots (C-dots) were prepared through microwave-assisted pyrolysis of an aqueous solution of dextrin in the presence of sulfuric acid. The C-dots produced showed multicolor luminescence in the entire visible range, without adding any surface-passivating agent. X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform…
Lindiane Bieseki、Fábio Garcia Penha、Sibele Berenice Castellã Pergher2012-01-01Materials Research
Zeolite A was synthesized using the coal ash from Siderópolis/RS - Brazil. The synthesis was based on a standard IZA synthesis using coal ash as the Si and Al source. XRF analysis showed that the coal ash has a Si/Al ratio of 1.52, which is close to the Si/Al ratio required to produce zeolite A (1.0). The synthesized…
Kyl Assaf、Eliana Aparecida de Rezende Duek、Newton Maciel Oliveira2012-01-01Materials Research
The proper healing of bone defects requires a bone graft or bone substitute and synthetic materials have been developed as alternatives to autografts and allografts. Poly(DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) is a synthetic polymer widely used for bone healing because of its biocompatibility and biodegradability. PLGA sc…
Elena O Filatova, Igor V Kozhevnikov, Andrey A Sokolov, Evgeniy V Ubyivovk, Sergey Yulin, Mihaela Gorgoi and Franz Schäfers2012-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
We developed a mathematical analysis method of reflectometry data and used it to characterize the internal structure of TiO2/SiO2/Si and Ti/SiO2/Si stacks. Atomic concentration profiles of all the chemical elements composing the samples were reconstructed from the analysis of the reflectivity curves measured versus th…
Kohsei Takahashi, Ken-ichi Yoshimura, Masamichi Harada, Yoshitaka Tomomura, Takashi Takeda, Rong-Jun Xie and Naoto Hirosaki2012-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
The photoluminescence (PL) and PL excitation (PLE) spectra of Si6−zAlzOzN8−z (β-sialon):Eu2+ phosphors with small z values (z=0.025–0.24) were studied at room temperature and 6 K. The PL and PLE spectra exhibit fine structure with the PL lines being as sharp as 45–55 nm even at room temperature; this fine structure wa…
Ana Lucia Pereira de Araujo、Marcelino Luiz Gimenes、Maria Angelica Simões Dornellas de Barros 等 4 位作者2012-01-01Materials Research
This paper aimed to study the removal of zinc using bentonite clay from the Northeastern Brazil, as an adsorbent. A study of the clay subjected to thermal and chemical treatment was performed in order to evaluate the optimization of the adsorption capacity of this material. For the evaluation of the kinetic equilibriu…
Guo-Zheng Quan、Gui-sheng Li、Yang Wang 等 6 位作者2012-01-01Materials Research
In order to perform the numerical simulations of forging response and establish the processing parameters for as-extruded 7075 aluminum alloy, the compressive deformation behavior of as-extruded 7075 aluminum alloy were investigated at the temperatures of 573 K, 623 K, 673 K and 723 K and the strain rates of 0.01 s-1,…
Dennis A Oriero, Andrew T Weakley and D Eric Aston2012-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Rheological and micro-Raman time-series characterizations were used to investigate the chemical evolutionary changes of silica sol–gel mixtures for electrospinning fibers to immobilize an enzyme (tyrosinase). Results of dynamic rheological measurements agreed with the expected structural transitions associated with re…
Eleonora Mussatti、Claudia Merlini、Guilherme Mariz de Oliveira Barra 等 6 位作者2012-01-01Materials Research
The aim of this study was to obtain and evaluate the electrical, thermal and mechanical properties of iron oxide-filled castor oil polyurethane (PU/Fe2O3). The iron oxide used in this study was a residue derived from the steel pickling process of a Brazilian steel rolling industry. Polymeric composites with different…
Adeyemi Dayo Isadare、Bolaji Aremo、Mosobalaje Oyebamiji Adeoye 等 5 位作者2012-01-01Materials Research
This paper reports the effects of annealing and age hardening heat treatments on the microstructural morphology and mechanical properties of 7075 Al alloy. The material was cast in the form of round cylindrical rods inside green sand mould from where some samples were rapidly cooled by early knockout and others gradua…
Li Fen Su, Lei Miao, Sakae Tanemura and Gang Xu2012-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Nanoporous silica cryogels with a high specific surface area of 1095 m2 g−1 were fabricated using tert-butyl alcohol as a reaction solvent, via a cost-effective sol–gel process followed by vacuum freeze drying. The total time of cryogel production was reduced markedly to one day. The molar ratio of solvent/precursor,…
Juliana Antonino de Souza、Liliane Canuto Dolavale、Sergio Alvaro de Souza Camargo2012-01-01Materials Research
In this work two very simple apparatuses, namely the ball crater (or ball-on-plate) and the linear reciprocating (or pin-on-plate) tests, were used in order to investigate the wear mechanisms of TPH Spectrum® and Resilab Master® dental composite resins. Loads in the range of 100 g to 1 kg and a total number of up to 2…
Sajid Ullah Khan and Johan E ten Elshof2012-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
We report TiO2 patterns obtained by a soft-lithographic technique called 'micromolding in capillaries' using sol–gel and dispersion solutions. A comparison between patterning with a sol–gel and dispersion solutions has been performed. The patterns obtained from sol–gel solutions showed good adhesion to the substrate a…
Jian-Ping Zhou, Li Lv, Qian Liu, Yu-Xiang Zhang and Peng Liu2012-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
NiFe2O4@BaTiO3 multiferroic composite particles were produced by a simple hydrothermal method in two steps: preparing NiFe2O4 nanoparticles and then synthesizing core-shell nanocomposites. Multiferroic composite ceramics were sintered from these powders. X-ray diffraction, Raman scattering and energy dispersive x-ray…
Philipp Adelhelm, Karin Cabrera and Bernd M Smarsly2012-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
A detailed study is given on the synthesis of a hierarchical porous carbon, possessing both meso- and macropores, using a mesophase pitch (MP) as the carbon precursor. This carbon material is prepared by the nanocasting approach involving the replication of a porous silica monolith (hard templating). While this carbon…
Takeo Ohno and Yutaka Oyama2012-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
In this article we review the fundamental properties and applications of sidewall GaAs tunnel junctions. Heavily impurity-doped GaAs epitaxial layers were prepared using molecular layer epitaxy (MLE), in which intermittent injections of precursors in ultrahigh vacuum were applied, and sidewall tunnel junctions were fa…
Motoki Inoue, Makoto Sasaki and Tetsushi Taguchi2012-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Gelatins were crosslinked with organic acids and treated with alkali to impart to them endothelialization and anti-thrombogenic properties. These matrices were characterized by biochemical and physicochemical techniques. The amounts of residual amino groups in the matrices decreased with increasing crosslinker concent…