A. Arifutzzaman、Md. Abdul Maleque、D. Sujan2012-10-08Advanced materials research
The main aim of this paper is to investigate the crystallinity and hardness properties of Al-Cu/SiCp matrix composite (AMC) materials. The materials were prepared using a noble stir casting technique by varying the percentage of Cu in the Al-Cu matrix. Qualitative X-ray analysis has been carried out to characterize th…
Microstructure and mechanical propertiesAluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesAluminum Alloys Composites Properties
Binbin Li、Zhou Chen、Jinlian Qiu 等 5 位作者2012-10-08Materials and Manufacturing Processes
In this article, the effect of service time of centrifugal pan on glass wool has been studied in centrifugal-spinneret-blow (CSB) process. Glass wool was sampled every 24 h and examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and vertical optical microscopy (VOM). The relationship between mean fiber diameter and service…
Mechanical Behavior of CompositesTextile materials and evaluationsStructural Analysis of Composite Materials
Akbar Kaderi、Shahrul Razi Meskon、Mohd Hanafi Ani 等 4 位作者2012-10-08Advanced materials research
Little information has been known on the initial – stage oxidation if there is water vapor involved. Cr samples of 10 mm × 10 mm × 1 mm were isothermally oxidized in dry and wet environment respectively for 86.4 ks. Compact and even surface of Cr2O3 was formed on samples oxidized in dry environment. However, the abili…
Metallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Mohd Husairi Fadzilah Suhaimi、M. Ain Zubaidah、S.F.M. Yusop 等 5 位作者2012-10-08Advanced materials research
This article reports on the electrical properties of porous silicon nanostructures (PSiNs) in term of its surface topography. In this study, the PsiNs samples were prepared by using different current density during the electrochemical etching of p-type silicon wafer. PSiNs has been investigated its electrical properti…
Semiconductor materials and devicesSilicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceNanowire Synthesis and Applications
Alice Galdi、P. Orgiani、L. Maritato 等 4 位作者2012-10-08Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
SrRuO(3) is a strong itinerant ferromagnet showing many features of 'bad metals' together with Fermi liquid behavior at very low temperature. The intriguing magnetic and transport properties of SrRuO(3) are tightly related to structure, as commonly observed in transition metal oxides. Here we report on the correlation…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Nor Diyana Md Sin、Mohamad Hafiz Mamat、Mohamed Zahidi Musa 等 6 位作者2012-10-08Advanced materials research
The effect of RF power on the formation and morphology evolution of ZnO nanostructured thin films deposited by magnetron sputtering are presented. This project focused on electrical, optical and structural properties of ZnO thin films. The effect of variation of RF power at 50 watt-250 watt at 200 °C on glass substrat…
ZnO doping and propertiesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications
Sinin Hamdan、Md. Saiful Islam2012-10-08Advanced materials research
Five types of selected tropical light hardwoods were chemically modified with benzene diazonium salt to improve their physical and mechanical properties. Benzene diazonium salt underwent a coupling reaction with wood which was confirmed through FT-IR analysis. The compressive modulus of the treated wood increased, whe…
Wood Treatment and PropertiesNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesBamboo properties and applications
Yves Brosseaud、Fabienne Farcas、Virginie Mouillet2012-10-08HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
Since more than ten years, the focuses on environmental aspects have lead to a need to adapt technical solutions for road applications regarding the sustainable development. In France, to answer to these preoccupations, the Enrobés à Module Elevé (EME - High Modulus Asphalt mixes, in english) give, since more than 20…
Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring
Thomas Vogel、Tali Mutat、Joan Adler 等 4 位作者2012-10-08Communications in Computational Physics
In their tubelike phase, nanowire-adsorbed polymers exhibit strong structural similarities to morphologies known from single-walled carbon (hexagonal) and boron (triangular) nanotubes. Since boron/boron nitride tubes require some disorder for stability the triangular polymer tubes provide a closer analog to the carbon…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications
M.S. Shamsudin、I.A. Lahori、Suriani Abu Bakar 等 6 位作者2012-10-08Advanced materials research
The camphor-grown pristine carbon nanotubes (CNT) was annealed by a single-stage thermal annealing system through controlled ambient in air, argon and nitrogen, are reported. Field emission scanning electron microscopy images confirmed that the heat treatment process gives a place to re-ordering carbon nanostructures…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
N. F. W. M. Sidik、M.Z.M. Zamzuri、Muhamad Mat Salleh 等 4 位作者2012-10-08Advanced materials research
Anticorrosive oxide films were successfully prepared on AZ91D magnesium alloy by chemical conversion coating in La (NO3)3 electrolytes with and without NaVO3. The morphologies and chemical composition were characterized by optical microscope, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive analysis (EDX). The…
Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionMagnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsAluminum Alloys Composites Properties
Wenquan Cao、A.J. Liu、B.-N. Zhang 等 5 位作者2012-10-08Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications
Compact coplanar waveguide (CPW)-fed zeroth-order resonant (ZOR) antennas with broad bandwidth are presented in this paper. The ZOR characteristic is introduced by the composite right/left-handed (CRLH) unit cell on the CPW single layer substrate. The modified structure with a gradual change of the feeding part enable…
Antenna Design and AnalysisMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
M.Y. Noordin、A. S. Noor Adila、S. Izman 等 4 位作者2012-10-08Advanced materials research
Pretreatment on tungsten carbide (WC-Co) surface is critical for obtaining perfectly adherent diamond coatings by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The carbide surface should have high roughness to facilitate diamond nucleation and adhesion. The presence of cobalt—common binder for tungsten carbide—on the surface to be…
Metal and Thin Film MechanicsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchAdvanced materials and composites
Wei Ching Yeh、Tsu Hsiao Chu2012-10-08Advanced materials research
The application of ultrasonic vibrations superimposed on wire drawing, deep drawing, upsetting and rolling has been developed in the literature before. Few attempts have ever been made to develop the application of the ultrasonic vibration to blanking process. This paper reports an investigation into the effects of th…
Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMetal Forming Simulation TechniquesMetallurgy and Material Forming
М. М. Михайлов、T. A. Utebekov2012-10-08Inorganic Materials
We have determined temperature-dependent emissivity of coatings produced from annealed mixtures of BaCO 3 and TiO 2 powders and ZrO 2 micro- or nanoparticles. The results demonstrate that the best coatings have been obtained using ZrO 2 microparticles.
Phase Equilibria and ThermodynamicsTransition Metal Oxide NanomaterialsCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions
I. Yu. Tentilova、E. Yu. Kaptelov、И. П. Пронин 等 4 位作者2012-10-08Inorganic Materials
This paper presents an experimental study of the pyrochlore-to-perovskite phase transition in ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate (PZT) films grown on silicon substrates by rf magnetron sputtering and annealed in air or in an inert (argon) atmosphere at temperatures of up to 600°C and atmospheric pressure. Simultane…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsAcoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
Dong Wang、Yuzhen Zhao、Yan Xing 等 6 位作者2012-10-08Polymers for Advanced Technologies
A series of semicrystalline microcellular materials were prepared by the foaming technology using supercritical fluids. The distribution of multi‐size microcellulars and multi‐layer arrangement was observed by scanning electronic microscopy. By controlling the foaming condition accurately, the alternated arrangement o…
Phase Equilibria and ThermodynamicsInjection Molding Process and PropertiesPolymer Foaming and Composites
Mikhail P. Zhurbenko、Uwe Braun2012-10-08The Lichenologist
Abstract Cecidiomyces santessoniigen. & sp. nov., found onStereocaulonspecies on the subantarctic Macquarie Island (Tasmania, Australia), is described, illustrated and compared with other morphologically similar genera and species. It is characterized by a lichenicolous habit, gall-formation, caespitose to sporodochia…
Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesLichen and fungal ecologyDiatoms and Algae Research
Jie Yuan、Giuliano Allegri、Fabrizio Scarpa2012-10-08Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering
The article describes a feasibility study to assess the use of nanotubes-based composites to mitigate tail buffeting. The buffeting of a representative business jet rudder is considered as case study. The baseline rudder configuration consists in a sandwich structure with honeycomb core and carbon/epoxy IM7/8552 skins…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesTribology and Wear AnalysisRocket and propulsion systems research
Jiarong He、D. L. Knies、G. K. Hubler 等 6 位作者2012-10-08Applied Physics Letters
We study palladium hydride nanowires of different sizes and hydrogen concentrations at 300 K using molecular dynamic simulations. Strong surface segregation of hydrogen with a depletion zone behind is observed in the palladium hydride nanowires. We also show that lattice reorientation is controlled by the hydrogen con…
Hydrogen Storage and MaterialsNuclear Materials and PropertiesQuantum, superfluid, helium dynamics