Tuomas P. J. Knowles、J. F. Smith、Aidan Craig 等 5 位作者2006-06-12Physical Review Letters
Using atomic force microscopy height maps, we resolve and quantify torsional fluctuations in one-dimensional amyloid fibril aggregates self-assembled from three different representative polypeptide systems. Furthermore, we show that angular correlation in these nanoscale structures is maintained over several microns,…
Protein Structure and DynamicsAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
Yong Cheol Hong、Han S. Uhm2006-06-12Applied Physics Letters
Superhydrophobic carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were prepared by low-pressure CF4 glow plasma to provide roughness and fluorination in CNTs. The water droplet falling freely on the superhydrophobic CNT powders bounced dynamically. The superhydrophobicity resulted from the combined effects of the chemical modification and sur…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
Woochul Kim、Suzanne L. Singer、Arun Majumdar 等 10 位作者2006-06-12Applied Physics Letters
We studied the cross-plane lattice and electronic thermal conductivities of superlattices made of InGaAlAs and InGaAs films, with the latter containing embedded ErAs nanoparticles (denoted as ErAs:InGaAs). Measurements of total thermal conductivity at four doping levels and a theoretical analysis were used to estimate…
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
M. Ángeles Herranz、Nazario Martı́n、Stéphane Campidelli 等 6 位作者2006-06-12Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Spaced out: Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with covalently linked tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) derivatives have been synthetized and fully characterized as potential donor–acceptor nanoconjugates. Near-infrared flourescence and transient absorption measurements showed that the charge recombination dynamics is a fu…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesMechanical and Optical ResonatorsOrganic and Molecular Conductors Research
D. M. Borsa、Andrea Baldi、Mathieu Pasturel 等 8 位作者2006-06-12Applied Physics Letters
Mg–Ti–H thin films are found to have very attractive optical properties: they absorb 87% of the solar radiation in the hydrogenated state and only 32% in the metallic state. Furthermore, in the absorbing state Mg–Ti–H has a low emissivity; at 400K only 10% of blackbody radiation is emitted. The transition between both…
Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesHydrogen Storage and MaterialsThermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity
Yongzhi Wang、Yaoxian Li、Songtao Yang 等 10 位作者2006-06-12Nanotechnology
Silver nanoparticles prepared through reduction of AgNO 3 by ethanol under refluxing conditions in polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) ethanol solution were dispersed into PVP nanofibre film by electrospinning. The optical properties of Ag nanoparticles in PVP ethanol solution were measured by ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) spe…
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and IrradiationLaser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles
Markus Peurla、P. Paturi、Yu. P. Stepanov 等 8 位作者2006-06-12Superconductor Science and Technology
YBCO films were prepared by pulsed laser deposition from nanocrystalline targets doped with different concentrations of BaZrO 3 ranging from c = 0.9 to 9.0 wt%. The critical temperature of the films decreases almost linearly with increasing BaZrO 3 content whereas the critical current density shows a maximum near 3.9…
Physics of Superconductivity and MagnetismZnO doping and propertiesElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Hai Xu、Yichun Liu、Cunhua Xu 等 6 位作者2006-06-12Applied Physics Letters
(Mn, N)-codoped ZnO films were grown on fused silica substrates by reactive magnetron cosputtering. X-ray diffraction measurements reveal that the films have the single-phase wurtzite structure with c-axis preferred orientation. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies indicate the incorporation of both divalent Mn2+…
ZnO doping and propertiesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Yanmin Jia、Siu Wing Or、H.L.W. Chan 等 5 位作者2006-06-12Applied Physics Letters
We have found experimentally and theoretically that laminated composites comprising one layer of length-magnetized Tb0.3Dy0.7Fe1.92 (Terfenol-D) magnetostrictive alloy sandwiched between two layers of thickness-polarized, electro-parallel-connected 0.7Pb(Mg1∕3Nb2∕3)O3–0.3PbTiO3 (PMN–PT) piezoelectric single crystal ha…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsAcoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
Yuyang Liu、Xianqiong Chen、John H. Xin2006-06-12Nanotechnology
Inspired by the self-cleaning behaviour of lotus leaves in nature, we developed a simple coating method that can facilitate the bionic creation of super-hydrophobic surfaces on various substrates, thus providing a feasible way of fabricating super-hydrophobic surfaces for civil and industrial applications. Micro–nanos…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityFluid Dynamics and Heat TransferPickering emulsions and particle stabilization
Miguel Beruete、M. Sorolla、I. Campillo2006-06-12Optics Express
Metamaterial structures are artificial materials that show unconventional electromagnetic properties such as photonic band-gap, extraordinary optical transmission and left-handed propagation. Up to now, relations of photonic crystals and negative refraction have been shown as well as of photonic crystals and sub-wavel…
Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchPhotonic Crystals and Applications
Michael A. Shapiro、Gennady Shvets、Jagadishwar R. Sirigiri 等 4 位作者2006-06-12Optics Letters
The effect of spatial dispersion on the electromagnetic properties of a metamaterial consisting of a three-dimensional mesh of crossing metallic wires is reported. The effective dielectric permittivity tensor epsilon(ij)(omega, k) of the wire mesh is calculated in the limit of small wavenumbers. The procedure for extr…
Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
Luca Delfini、Stefano Lepri、Roberto Livi 等 4 位作者2006-06-12Physical Review E
In the present Rapid Communication we present an analytical and numerical solution of the self-consistent mode-coupling equations for the problem of heat conductivity in one-dimensional systems. Such a solution leads us to propose a different scenario to accommodate the known results obtained so far for this problem.…
Thermal properties of materialsThermoelastic and Magnetoelastic PhenomenaThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
P. Lunkenheimer、T. Götzfried、R. Fichtl 等 8 位作者2006-06-12arXiv
We present a thorough dielectric investigation of the hexagonal perovskites La1.2Sr2.7IrO7.33 and La1.2Sr2.7RuO7.33 in a broad frequency and temperature range, supplemented by additional infrared measurements. The occurrence of giant dielectric constants up to 10^5 is revealed to be due to electrode polarization. Asid…
Materials ScienceStrongly Correlated Electrons
Aditya S. Khair、John F. Brady2006-06-12Journal of Fluid Mechanics
The motion of a single Brownian probe particle subjected to a constant external body force and immersed in a dispersion of colloidal particles is studied with a view to providing a simple model for particle tracking microrheology experiments in the active and nonlinear regime. The non-equilibrium configuration of part…
Material Dynamics and PropertiesRheology and Fluid Dynamics StudiesParticle Dynamics in Fluid Flows
Lijia Pan、L. Pu、Yi Shi 等 6 位作者2006-06-12Advanced Functional Materials
Abstract Polyaniline (PAni) mesostructures have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. The mesostructures show different forms—fibers, dendrite fibers, textured plates, featureless plates, and spheres. The obtained morphologies are more sensitive to the concentration of the doping acid, HCl, than the reaction…
Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsConducting polymers and applications
Huaqiang Cao、Guozhi Wang、Sichun Zhang 等 4 位作者2006-06-12Nanotechnology
This paper reports the synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals of PbS through a facile and inexpensive synthetic route between lead acetate [Pb(Ac) 2 ·3H 2 O] and dithioglycol (HSCH 2 CH 2 SH) without any surfactant. The products were characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), hi…
Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications
I. Galanakis、K. Ozdogan、E. Sasioglu 等 4 位作者2006-06-12arXiv
Half-metallic ferrimagnetism is crucial for spintronic applications with respect to ferromagnets due to the lower stray fields created by these materials. Studying the effect of defects in CrAs and related transition-metal chalcogenides and pnictides crystallizing in the zinc-blende structure, we reveal that the exces…
Materials Science
Chun‐Wei Chen、Kuei‐Hsien Chen、Ching-Hsing Shen 等 8 位作者2006-06-12Applied Physics Letters
Cathodoluminescence (CL) spectroscopy has been employed to study the electronic and optical properties of well-aligned ZnO nanorods with diameters ranging from 50to180nm. Single-nanorod CL studies reveal that the emission peak moves toward higher energy as the diameter of the ZnO nanorod decreases, despite that their…
ZnO doping and propertiesQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesGa2O3 and related materials
S. Ramachandran、J. Narayan、J. T. Prater2006-06-12Applied Physics Letters
We have investigated the properties of Zn1−xMnxO (x=0.01–0.1) thin films grown on c-plane sapphire single crystals by pulsed laser deposition. The electrical, magnetic, optical, and microstructural properties of these thin films have been characterized systematically, with a primary focus on establishing a correlation…
ZnO doping and propertiesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides