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This study of structural concrete made with recycled concrete aggregate focuses on two issues: 1. The characterization of such aggregate on the Spanish market. This involved conducting standard tests to determine density, water absorption, grading, shape, flakiness and hardness. The results obtained show that, despite…
Coupling between electrical and mechanical phenomena is a near-universal characteristic of inorganic and biological systems alike, with examples ranging from ferroelectric perovskites to electromotor proteins in cellular membranes. Understanding electromechanical functionality in materials such as ferroelectric nanocr…
We review our recent work on the direct calculation of the interfacial free energy, gamma, of the crystal-melt interface via molecular dynamics computer simulation for a number of model systems. The value of gamma as a function of crystal orientation is determined using a thermodynamic integration technique employing…
We have built a torsional pendulum based on an individual single-walled carbon nanotube, which is used as a torsional spring and mechanical support for the moving part. The moving part can be rotated by an electric field, resulting in large but fully elastic torsional deformations of the nanotube. As a result of the e…
Cation-ordered manganites of the PrBaMn2O6 system have been obtained using a two-stage synthesis and characterized with respect to the chemical composition, crystal structure, magnetic and magnetotransport properties, and the stability of the ordered state on heating. The physical properties of the cation ordered PrBa…
Composition-dependent structural and polar properties of epitaxial short-period CaTiO3∕-SrTiO3∕BaTiO3 superlattices grown on a SrTiO3 substrate are investigated with first-principles density-functional theory computational techniques. Polarization enhancement with respect to bulk tetragonal BaTiO3 is found for two- an…
Using ab initio band structure calculations and symmetry arguments, we show that the magnetic property of ${\mathrm{Ga}}_{1\ensuremath{-}x}{\mathrm{Gd}}_{x}\mathrm{N}$ is drastically different from TM-doped GaN. The coupling between Gd atoms in the alloy is antiferromagnetic, but the ferromagnetic phase can be stabili…
Uniform ZnSe ultranarrow nanorods (1.3 nm × 4.5 nm) and 100–200 nm long nanowires with the same width have been produced and characterized, and the spectroscopic properties measured. The uniformity of the rods and wires is demonstrated in their spontaneous assembly into highly ordered 2D supercrystals (see Figure). De…
Poly(aspartic acid) (PAA) being biodegradable is suitable for various industrial medical and agricultural applications to replace many non‐biodegradable polymers in use. Poly(aspartic acid) can be synthesized by different methods with and without catalyst in different forms such as polysuccinimide, either hydrolyzed t…
There has been much debate on the choice for the representative wall thickness for the thin-shell model, although this model has demonstrated remarkable success in capturing many types of behavior of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), in determining the buckling strains under compression, torsion, and bending, in…
The machining of 3D microstructures in single-crystal artificial diamond is demonstrated with a focused ion beam (FIB)-assisted lift-off technique. A sacrificial buried layer is created with MeV ion implantation, followed by patterning of selected regions with the FIB technique; the sacrificial layer is then selective…
Gear Materials, Properties, and Manufacture explains how material-related properties and operating conditions affect the lifetime and performance of gears and the ways in which they fail. It begins with a review of the basic design and configuration of gears and related engineering considerations. It then examines the…
We present room temperature ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) studies of polycrystalline ||Pt/10 nm Cu/t Co/10 nm Cu/Pt|| films as a function of Co layer thickness (1 < t < 10 nm) grown by evaporation and magnetron sputtering. FMR was studied with a high frequency broadband coplanar waveguide (up to 25 GHz) using a flip-c…
We scrutinize the accuracy of the pseudopotential approximation in density-functional theory (DFT) calculations of surfaces by systematically comparing to results obtained within a full-potential setup. As model system we choose the CO oxidation at a RuO2(110) surface and focus in particular on the adsorbate binding e…
Evaluation of residual elastic strain within the bulk of engineering components or natural objects is a challenging task, since in general it requires mapping a six-component tensor quantity in three dimensions. A further challenge concerns the interpretation of finite resolution data in a way that is commensurate and…
We exploit a precipitation-redispersion mechanism for complexation of short chain polyelectrolytes with cerium oxide nanoparticles to extend their stability ranges. As synthesized, cerium oxide sols at pH 1.4 consist of monodisperse cationic nanocrystalline particles having a hydrodynamic diameter of 10 nm and a molec…
One of the first hurdles to be negotiated in the postgenomic era involves the description of the entire protein content of the cell, the proteome. Such efforts are presently complicated by the various posttranslational modifications that proteins can experience, including glycosylation, lipid attachment, phosphorylati…
The enhancement by water molecules of the catalytic activity of gas-phase and supported gold nanoclusters toward CO oxidation is investigated with first-principles calculations. Coadsorption of H(2)O and O(2) leads to formation of a complex well bound to the gold cluster, even on a defect-free MgO(100) support. Format…
The performance and service life of glass-or ceramic-filled polymeric composites depend on the nature of their resin, filler and interfacial phases as well as the efficacy of the polymerization process. The synergy that exists between the organic polymer matrix and the usually inorganic reinforcing filler phase is pri…
Discotic liquid crystals are unique nanostructures with remarkable electronic and optoelectronic properties. Triphenylene derivatives play a major role in the research on discotic liquid crystals. Following recent reviews of the chemistry of triphenylene‐based monomeric liquid crystals, this article now reviews the ch…