Gururaj M. Neelgund、Erika Hrehorova、Margaret Joyce 等 4 位作者2008-07-28Polymer International
Abstract BACKGROUND: There has been a recent surge of interest in the synthesis and applications of electroactive polymers with incorporated metal nanoparticles. These hybrid systems are expected to display synergistic properties between the conjugated polymers and the metal nanoparticles, making them potential candid…
Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsConducting polymers and applicationsElectrochemical Analysis and Applications
Rie Y. Umetsu、Ryosuke Kainuma、Yasushi Amako 等 9 位作者2008-07-28Applied Physics Letters
Magnetic and differential scanning calorimetric measurements and Mössbauer examination were carried out to clarify the magnetic features of Ni50Mn36.5Fe0.557Sn13. The magnetic field cooling effects were observed in the thermomagnetization curves below 235K and the Curie temperature of the parent phase was near the mar…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsShape Memory Alloy TransformationsCreativity in Education and Neuroscience
Chao Lei、Zuo‐Guang Ye2008-07-28Applied Physics Letters
A lead-free solid solution between potassium sodium niobate and silver niobate, (1−x)K0.5Na0.5NbO3–xAgNbO3 (KNN-AN, with x=0–0.36), has been prepared in the form of ceramics by solid state reaction under O2 atmosphere. The crystal chemical study shows that Ag+ ion diffuses into the KNN lattices to form a solid solutio…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsAcoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
Yajie Chen、Michael J. Nedoroscik、Anton Geiler 等 5 位作者2008-07-28Journal of the American Ceramic Society
We demonstrate low ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) linewidths and high remanence magnetization in polycrystalline M‐type Sc‐doped Ba ferrites having anisotropy fields of ∼8 kOe and perpendicular orientation of the spontaneous magnetization vector. This is a result of applying a unique processing technique that makes use…
Multiferroics and related materialsMagnetic Properties and Synthesis of FerritesMagneto-Optical Properties and Applications
Jong‐Min Lee、Shadyar Farhangfar、Jaeyoung Lee 等 7 位作者2008-07-28Nanotechnology
Arrays of thermoelectric bismuth telluride (Bi(2)Te(3)) nanowires were grown into porous anodic alumina (PAA) membranes prepared by a two-step anodization. Bi(2)Te(3) nanowire arrays were deposited by galvanostatic, potentiostatic and pulsed electrodeposition from aqueous solution at room temperature. Depending on the…
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
Junfeng Liu、A. R. Wright、Chao Zhang 等 4 位作者2008-07-28Applied Physics Letters
We demonstrate that the optical response of graphene nanoribbons in the terahertz to far-infrared regime can be significantly enhanced and tuned by an applied magnetic field. The dependence of the threshold frequency on the magnetic field is studied. The ribbons with the strongest terahertz conductance under a magneti…
Graphene research and applicationsQuantum and electron transport phenomenaTopological Materials and Phenomena
Maxim Kharitonov、K. B. Efetov2008-07-28Physical Review B
Universal conductance fluctuations in graphene samples at energies not very close to the Dirac point are studied analytically. We demonstrate that the conductance variance is very sensitive to the elastic scattering that breaks the valley symmetry. In the absence of such scattering (disorder potential is smooth at ato…
Graphene research and applicationsQuantum and electron transport phenomenaSurface and Thin Film Phenomena
Gijs Katgert、Matthias E. Möbius、Martin van Hecke2008-07-28Physical Review Letters
The shear flow of two-dimensional foams is probed as a function of shear rate and disorder. Disordered, bidisperse foams exhibit strongly shear rate dependent velocity profiles. This behavior is captured quantitatively in a simple model based on the balance of the time-averaged drag forces in the system, which are fou…
Material Dynamics and PropertiesPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationHeat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media
Md A. Wahab、Khine Yi Mya、Chaobin He2008-07-28Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry
Abstract Polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxane (POSS), having eight hydroxyl groups for the preparation of nanocomposites with polyimide (PI) was synthesized by the direct hydrosilylation of allyl alcohol with octasilsesquioxane (Q 8 M 8 H ) with platinum divinyltetramethyl disiloxane Pt(dvs) as a catalyst. The structur…
Advanced ceramic materials synthesisSynthesis and properties of polymersSilicone and Siloxane Chemistry
M.Z. Kassaee、Azam Akhavan、N. Sheikh 等 4 位作者2008-07-28Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract The addition of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) to an acrylic resin rendered a dental composite that exhibited strong antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and showed rather improved mechanical properties. Such antibacterial effects were mainly attributed to the release of silver ions upon immersion o…
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsAntimicrobial agents and applications
Z. Shi、S. M. Zhou2008-07-28arXiv
A new characteristic is observed in the training effect of perpendicular exchange bias. For Pt/Co/Pt/IrMn multilayers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, the magnetization reversal process is accompanied by pinned domain wall motion and the asymmetry of hysteresis loop is always equal to zero during subsequent mea…
Materials Science
A. Banerjee、B. Fauque、K. Izawa 等 8 位作者2008-07-28arXiv
We report on a study of electronic transport in semi-metallic Bi$_{0.96}$Sb$_{0.04}$. At zero field, the system is a very dilute Fermi liquid displaying a T$^{2}$ resistivity with an enhanced prefactor. Quantum oscillations in resistivity as well as in Hall, Nernst and Seebeck responses of the system are detectable an…
Materials ScienceStrongly Correlated Electrons
Tiago S. Machado、Tatiana G. Rappoport、Luiz C. Sampaio2008-07-28arXiv
We investigate the effect of the magnetic anisotropy ($K_z$) on the static and dynamic properties of magnetic vortices in small disks. Our micromagnetic calculations reveal that for a range of $K_z$ there is an enlargement of the vortex core. We analyze the influence of $K_z$ on the dynamics of the vortex core magneti…
Materials Science
Enrique Cobas、Michael S. Fuhrer2008-07-28Applied Physics Letters
Carbon nanotube Schottky diodes have been fabricated in an all-photolithographic process using dissimilar contact metals on high-frequency compatible substrates (quartz and sapphire). Diodes show near-ideal behavior and rectify currents of up to 100nA and at frequencies of up to 18GHz. The voltage and frequency depend…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit DesignGyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research
Kyrill Yu. Suponitsky、Sergio Tafur、Artëm E. Masunov2008-07-28The Journal of Chemical Physics
The donor/acceptor (D/A) substituted pi-conjugated organic molecules possess extremely fast nonlinear optical (NLO) response time that is purely electronic in origin. This makes them promising candidates for optoelectronic applications. In the present study, we utilized four hybrid density functionals (B3LYP, B97-2, P…
Nonlinear Optical Materials ResearchPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesOrganic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions
Vinayak Rastogi、Sonia Melle、Óscar G. Calderón 等 6 位作者2008-07-28Advanced Materials
Aqueous suspension droplets of monodisperse latex or latex and gold nanoparticles mixtures assume spherical shape on superhydrophobic substrates. The drying sessile droplets serve as macroscopic templates for assembling microspheres into closed-packed structures. Upon illumination, the supraparticles display discrete…
Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsNanomaterials and Printing TechnologiesPickering emulsions and particle stabilization
K. Chrissafis、Konstantinos M. Paraskevopoulos、George Z. Papageorgiou 等 4 位作者2008-07-28Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract Various bionanocomposites were prepared by dispersing fumed silica (SiO 2 ) nanoparticles in biocompatible polymers like poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP), chitosan (Chi), or poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA). For the bionanocomposites preparation, a solvent evaporation method was followed. SEM micrographs verified fine…
Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsPolymer Nanocomposites and Propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
W. J. Wang、Lu Shi、Ruixue Zhao 等 7 位作者2008-07-28Applied Physics Letters
The reversible and fast phase transitions induced by picosecond electrical pulses are observed in the nanostructured GeSbTe materials, which provide opportunities in the application of high speed nonvolatile random access memory devices. The mechanisms for fast phase transition are discussed based on the investigation…
Photorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsPhase-change materials and chalcogenidesThermography and Photoacoustic Techniques
Roderick Jackson、Benoît Domercq、Rishabh Jain 等 5 位作者2008-07-28Advanced Functional Materials
Abstract This paper evaluates the effectiveness of p ‐doping transparent single‐walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) films via chemical treatment with HNO 3 and SOCl 2 . Stability of the improvement in electrical conductivity after doping is investigated for different doping treatments as a function of exposure time to air a…
Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsCarbon Nanotubes in CompositesConducting polymers and applications
Luca Giomi、Mark J. Bowick2008-07-28arXiv
We report a comprehensive analysis of the ground state properties of axisymmetric toroidal crystals based on the elastic theory of defects on curved substrates. The ground state is analyzed as a function of the aspect ratio of the torus, which provides a non-local measure of the underlying Gaussian curvature, and the…
Materials ScienceSoft Condensed Matter