Weiren Zhu、Ivan D. Rukhlenko、Malin Premaratne2012-07-16Applied Physics Letters
The concept of light amplification in a system of zero-index metamaterial with gain inserts is studied. We demonstrate that the radiation from a point source embedded in the system can be effectively amplified and the net gain is independent of the positions of gain inserts and the source. We further investigate how t…
Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchRandom lasers and scattering media
Dejan Zagorac、K. Doll、J. Christian Schön 等 4 位作者2012-07-16Chemistry - A European Journal
Recently, we have investigated the energy landscape of PbS for many different pressures on the ab initio level by using Hartree-Fock and density functional theory to globally search for possible thermodynamically stable and metastable structures. The perhaps most fascinating observation was that besides the experiment…
Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
J. V. Silveira、Luciana Vieira、Josué Mendes Filho 等 6 位作者2012-07-16Journal of Raman Spectroscopy
This paper reports a study of vibrational, structural and morphological properties of molybdenum oxide nanoribbons. Temperature‐dependent Raman spectroscopy measurements in MoO 3 nanoribbons revealed morphological changes in the 150–350 °C temperature range. No structural phase transitions were observed, thus showing…
ZnO doping and propertiesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
Andreas K. C. Mengel、Bice He、Oliver S. Wenger2012-07-16The Journal of Organic Chemistry
A molecular triad composed of a triarylamine donor, a triarylborane acceptor, and a photoisomerizable dithienylethene bridge has been synthesized and explored by cyclic voltammetry, UV-vis, and luminescence spectroscopy. The effects of irradiation with UV light and fluoride addition on the electrochemical and optical…
Radical Photochemical ReactionsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
Shirin Nourbakhsh、Ali Ashjaran2012-07-16Materials
In the present study, cotton fabric was exposed to laser exposure at different energy levels and then the silver nanoparticles were coated on untreated and laser treated cotton fabrics. Methylene blue dye was used to detect the presence of carboxylic acid groups (-COO−) on laser treated cotton and the dye absorption r…
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsNonlinear Optical Materials StudiesLaser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles
Chansun Shin、Hyung-Ha Jin、Weon‐Ju Kim 等 4 位作者2012-07-16Journal of the American Ceramic Society
We performed microcompression tests on silicon carbide ( SiC ) pillars with diameters ranging from 4.7 down to 0.65 μm at room temperature. The SiC micropillars were fabricated from a polycrystalline 3C‐SiC plate using lithography and plasma etching. The pillars exhibited elastic loading behavior until a catastrophic…
Advanced ceramic materials synthesisMetal and Thin Film MechanicsAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques
Sergey K. Filippov、Petr Chytil、Petr V. Konarev 等 11 位作者2012-07-16Biomacromolecules
We report a rigorous investigation into the detailed structure of nanoparticles already shown to be successful drug delivery nanocarriers. The basic structure of the drug conjugates consists of an N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide (HPMA) copolymer bearing the anticancer drug doxorubicin (Dox) bound via a pH-sensitive…
Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorRNA Interference and Gene Delivery
Marcus Böckmann、Nikos L. Doltsinis、Dominik Marx2012-07-16The Journal of Chemical Physics
Photoisomerization of a bridged azobenzene derivative (AB-C(2)) is studied by nonadiabatic ab initio molecular dynamics simulation. The effect of the alkyl bridge linking the two phenyl rings on the Z → E and E → Z photoisomerization pathways and efficiencies is analyzed by detailed comparison to the unbridged parent…
Photochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research
Minhyeok Choe、Chu-Young Cho、Jae‐Phil Shim 等 10 位作者2012-07-16Applied Physics Letters
We studied GaN-based optoelectronic devices such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and solar cells (SCs) with graphene electrodes. A decoration of Au nanoparticles (NPs) on multi-layer graphene films improved the electrical conductivity and modified the work function of the graphene films. The Au NP-decorated graphene f…
Graphene research and applicationsGaN-based semiconductor devices and materials2D Materials and Applications
Shibing Tian、Lin Li、Wangning Sun 等 7 位作者2012-07-16Scientific Reports
Nanostructured surface possessing ultrahigh adhesion like "gecko foot" or "rose petal" can offer more opportunities for bionic application. We grow flower-like few-layer graphene on silicon nanocone arrays to form graphene nanoclusters, showing robust adhesion. Their contact angle (CA) is 164° with a hysteresis CA of…
Graphene research and applicationsMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Chenggen Ye、Jigong Hao、Bo Shen 等 4 位作者2012-07-16Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Templated grain growth ( TGG ) method was applied to fabricate textured lead‐free piezoelectric ceramics 0.79 Bi 0.5 Na 0.5 TiO 3 –0.20 Bi 0.5 K 0.5 TiO 3 –0.01 Na 0.5 K 0.5 NbO 3 (0.79 BNT –0.20 BKT –0.01 NKN ) using plate‐like Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 ( BiT ) grains, to improve its performances. Relationships between degree o…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsAcoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
Hirokazu Kobayashi、Hitoshi Morita、Miho Yamauchi 等 10 位作者2012-07-16Journal of the American Chemical Society
We have synthesized and characterized homogeneous solid-solution alloy nanoparticles of Pd and Rh, which are immiscible with each other in the equilibrium bulk state at around room temperature. The Pd-Rh alloy nanoparticles can absorb hydrogen at ambient pressure and the hydrogen pressure of Pd-Rh alloys for hydrogen…
Catalysts for Methane ReformingHydrogen Storage and Materialsnanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
Yong Zhang、Yong Wang、Colin Bailey 等 4 位作者2012-07-16Journal of Fire Sciences
This article presents a method to model the overall fire protection performance of an intumescent coating under different post-flashover furnace fire conditions. Intumescent coatings are reactive fire protection materials, and their fire protection performance, among which the maximum expansion ratio is the key indica…
Fire dynamics and safety researchFlame retardant materials and propertiesSynthesis and properties of polymers
Andrew J. Morse、Damien Dupin、Kate L. Thompson 等 7 位作者2012-07-16Langmuir
Emulsion copolymerization of 2-(tert-butylamino)ethyl methacrylate in the presence of divinylbenzene (DVB) cross-linker and monomethoxy-capped poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (PEGMA) macromonomer at 70 °C afforded sterically-stabilized latexes at approximately 10% solids at pH 9. Dynamic light scattering and scanni…
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsPickering emulsions and particle stabilization
Siham Ouardi、Gerhard H. Fecher、Claudia Felser 等 12 位作者2012-07-16Physical Review B
The Heusler compound CoTiSb was synthesized and investigated theoretically and experimentally with respect to electronic structure and optical, mechanical, and vibrational properties. The optical properties were investigated in a wide spectral range from 10 meV to 6.5 eV and compared with ab initio calculations. The o…
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties
Y. Zhang、Xiaolin Wang、W. K. Yeoh 等 5 位作者2012-07-16Applied Physics Letters
The effects of single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) doping in n-type Bi2Te3 bulk samples on the electrical and thermal transport properties have been studied. Bi2Te3 samples doped with 0–5 wt. % SWCNTs were fabricated using solid state reaction and investigated using x-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy,…
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
Iwan Moreels、Gabriele Rainò、Raquel Guttierres Gomes 等 6 位作者2012-07-16Advanced Materials
By careful engineering of the core and shell dimensions in CdSe/CdS colloidal hetero-nanocrystals, amplified spontaneous emission can be triggered from either the core, shell, or both states simultaneously. The ASE threshold is almost constant over a temperature interval of 5–325 K. This feature is unique to quantum d…
Semiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Seiji Kawasaki、K. Nakatsuji、Jun Yoshinobu 等 8 位作者2012-07-16Applied Physics Letters
Epitaxial Rh-doped SrTiO3 thin film photocatalysts were fabricated by pulsed laser deposition under various deposition conditions. The oxygen pressure used during film growth was found to affect the valence of the Rh dopant in the Rh:SrTiO3 films, reproducing the known optical absorption behavior of powder samples. Ev…
Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
José P. S. Aniceto、Inês Portugal、Carlos M. Silva2012-07-16ChemSusChem
Biomass residues are a potential renewable source for the sustainable production of chemicals, materials, fuels, and energy embodying the so-called biorefinery concept. In this context, agro-forestry and agro-food industry by-products have attracted considerable interest of researchers in academia and industry as a re…
biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer composites and self-healingLignin and Wood Chemistry
Karthik Peddireddy、Pramoda Kumar、Shashi Thutupalli 等 5 位作者2012-07-16Langmuir
We study the micellar solubilization of three thermotropic liquid crystal compounds by immersing single drops in aqueous solutions of the ionic surfactant tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide. For both nematic and isotropic drops, we observe a linear decrease of the drop size with time as well as convective flows and s…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsPickering emulsions and particle stabilization