Zihan Xu、Guo'an Tai2012-06-17arXiv
The idea of generating electricity from ambient heat has significant meanings for both science and engineering. Here, we present an interesting idea of using pencil leads, which are made of graphite and clay, to generate electricity from the thermal motion of ions in aqueous electrolyte solution at room temperature. W…
Mesoscale and Nanoscale PhysicsMaterials Science
José I. Aliaga、Paolo Bientinesi、Davor Davidović 等 6 位作者2012-06-17arXiv
We compare two approaches to compute a portion of the spectrum of dense symmetric definite generalized eigenproblems: one is based on the reduction to tridiagonal form, and the other on the Krylov-subspace iteration. Two large-scale applications, arising in molecular dynamics and material science, are employed to inve…
Materials Sciencecs.DCcs.MScs.PF
Y. Yuan A. Manchon2012-06-17arXiv
Voltage-driven spin transfer torque in a magnetic tunnel junction comprising magnetic insulating electrodes is studied theoretically. In contrast with the conventional magnetic tunnel junctions comprising transition metal ferromagnets, the spin transfer torque presents unconventional bias dependencies, related to the…
Mesoscale and Nanoscale PhysicsMaterials Science
Haiming Zhu、Tianquan Lian2012-06-17Journal of the American Chemical Society
A unique ability of semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) is the generation and accommodation of multiple excitons through either optical or electric current pumping. The development and improvement of NC-based optoelectronic devices that utilize multiple excitons requires the understanding of multiple exciton dynamics and…
Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Catarina Remédios、Fernanda Rosário、Verónica Bastos2012-06-17Journal of Botany
Nanoparticles (NPs) are characterized by their small size (less than 100 nm) and large surface area, which confer specific physicochemical properties as strength, electrical, and optical features. NPs can be derived from natural or anthropic sources, such as engineered or unwanted/incidental NPs. The composition, dime…
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsHeavy metals in environment
Tanya Panayotova2012-06-16Bulgarian Portal for Open Science
The main directions of our National Policy stress on the active connection and relationship between working conditions of the workplaces and productivity & competitiveness. Harmoni-zation of our national legislation with the European one regarding the practice in the field of health and safety at work require new appr…
Structural mechanics and materialsQuality and Management SystemsErgonomics and Human Factors
Siyuan Zhang、Yangzi Qiao、Mingxi Wan2012-06-16Proceedings of meetings on acoustics
Our previous work has investigated spatial-temporal dynamics of cavitation during focused ultrasound (FU) exposures using acoustic cavitation detection and high-speed photography. In this paper, acoustic, thermal and sonoluminescence investigation of enhanced cavitation of flowing polymer- and lipid-shelled microbubbl…
Ultrasound and Hyperthermia ApplicationsUltrasound and Cavitation PhenomenaPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
Rafał Abłamowicz、Bertfried Fauser2012-06-16arXiv (Cornell University)
We present, as a proof of concept, a way to parallelize the Clifford product in CL_{p,q} for a diagonalized quadratic form as a new procedure `cmulWpar' in the \Clifford package for \Maple(R). The procedure uses a new `Threads' module available under Maple 15 (and later) and a new \Clifford procedure `cmulW' which com…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsAdvanced Algebra and GeometryAlgebraic and Geometric Analysis
Hongwei Qui、Daniel W. Armstrong、Alain Berthod2012-06-16HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
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Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesX-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Vazgen Melikyan、E. Babayan、Ashot S. Harutyunyan2012-06-16Electronics ETF
Methodology of static verification of current density based on layout patterns common in IC designs is proposed. The methodology is based on pre-calculation of current density distribution for common layout patterns. Then using the obtained data to calculate current densities of large circuits by partitioning them to…
Semiconductor materials and devicesAdvancements in Photolithography TechniquesCopper Interconnects and Reliability
M. S. Ali、A.K.M.A. Islam、Md.A. Hossain2012-06-16arXiv (Cornell University)
A theoretical study of the newly identified Ti5Al2C3 belonging to the MAX phases has been performed by using the first-principles pseudopotential plane-wave method within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The energy band structure and optical properties are reported for the first time. It is seen that Ti 3…
2D Materials and ApplicationsBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials ResearchMXene and MAX Phase Materials
Dorota Bankiewicz2012-06-16Doria (University of Helsinki)
Många förbränningsanläggningar som bränner utmanande bränslen såsom restfraktioner och avfall råkar ut för problem med ökad korrosion på överhettare och/eller vattenväggar pga. komponenter i bränslena som är korrosiva. För att minimera problemen i avfallseldade pannor hålls ångparametrarna på en relativt låg nivå, vil…
Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionHigh-Temperature Coating BehaviorsCoagulation and Flocculation Studies
Emmanuel Cazeils、Jackson D. Megiatto、Christian Gardrat 等 6 位作者2012-06-16Holzforschung
Abstract Two hydrophobic and one hydrophilic anthraquinone (AQ) polystyrene catalysts were tested under soda pulping conditions on thermomechanical fibers, and the results were evaluated based on commercial AQ. Hydrophobic and hydrophilic polymers had efficiency gains of 23%–28% and 57%, respectively, compared to AQ (…
Advanced Cellulose Research StudiesPolymer composites and self-healingLignin and Wood Chemistry
Nándor Burány、Dejana Herceg、Neda Pekarić-Nađ2012-06-16Electronics ETF
A simplified model of a brushless DC motor segment is studied in this work. Shielding of the ferromagnetic structure with a high conductivity layer is explored. The shield is supposed to reduce the ohmic losses of the magnets and of the entire structure, particularly at the higher frequencies. In order to verify that,…
Electric Motor Design and AnalysisMagnetic Properties and ApplicationsMagnetic Field Sensors Techniques
Junfei Ou、Fajun Wang、Mingshan Xue 等 6 位作者2012-06-16Chemistry Letters
Abstract Polydopamine (PDA) bearing surface catechol groups on a silicon wafer was used to induce the deposition of thin TiO2 films from aqueous solution. Different deposition conditions, such as the concentration and pH of precursor solution as well as the deposition temperature, were adopted. It was found that the g…
Polymer Surface Interaction StudiesMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresElectrophoretic Deposition in Materials Science
Mingte Lin、Shang-Ping Ying、Mingyao Lin 等 8 位作者2012-06-16IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability
The ordinary ring-remote-phosphor structure consisting of an inverted-cone-lens encapsulant and a surrounding ring-remote-phosphor layer reduces the probability of the backward light from the phosphor layer to the absorptive light-emitting diode (LED) chip and then increases the package extraction efficiency. However,…
GaN-based semiconductor devices and materialsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsGa2O3 and related materials
Kazuma Gotoh、Hideki Hashimoto、Ryo Kawai 等 9 位作者2012-06-16Chemistry Letters
Abstract Hybrid materials of ultimately minimized metal particles, namely, isolated atoms or subnano-sized particles, on thermally exfoliated graphene oxide sheets were produced using cation-exchanged highly oxidized graphite as a precursor. Rh atoms on graphene sheets arrange with a regular spacing of 0.50 or 0.45 nm…
Advancements in Battery MaterialsGraphene research and applicationsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science
Dong Hyuk Joo、Hee Kwan Lee、Jae Su Yu2012-06-16IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
We experimentally and theoretically demonstrate the enhancement in the light extraction efficiency of InGaN/GaN multiple quantum well green light-emitting diodes (LEDs) through periodic aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) subwavelength nanostructure arrays (SNAs). The AZO SNAs are formed on the surface of indium tin oxide…
ZnO doping and propertiesGaN-based semiconductor devices and materialsGa2O3 and related materials
Min Yang、Changzhi Chen、Yusheng Shu 等 6 位作者2012-06-16Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials
Human vascular cells from saphenous veins have been used for cell seeding on the synthetic scaffolds for constructing tissue-engineered heart valve (TEHV). However, little is known about the seeding of human vascular cells on bovine pericardium, a potential natural scaffold for TEHV. This study was aimed to assess the…
Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Sheela Chandren、Bunsho Ohtani2012-06-16Chemistry Letters
Abstract Hollow core–shell particles of titania core and silica shell were synthesized by multistep process, and the core–shell particles showed improved stereoselectivity in the photocatalytic redox-combined synthesis of l-pipecolinic acid from l-lysine in an aqueous suspension without reducing the original activity…
TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesMesoporous Materials and Catalysis