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The domain structure in a ferroelectric with well-defined crystallography and negligible ferroelastic distortion (<0.002%) is reported. In contrast to prototypical ferroelectrics in which long-range elastic strain dictates the domain structure, in SrBi2Nb2O9 the elastic term is insignificant, allowing dipole-dipole in…
Ultrathin films (&lt;30 nm) of Pr0.7Sr0.3MnO3 on LaAlO3 have been studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It was shown that the films are highly uniform and defect-free, and that they are coherently strained to the smaller lattice parameter of the substrate, resulting in a tetragonal expansion perpen…
Abstract The ring‐opening polymerization of ϵ‐caprolactone (ϵ‐CL) catalyzed by iodine (I 2 ) was studied. The formation of a charge‐transfer complex (CTC) among triiodide, I , and ϵ‐CL was confirmed with ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy. The monomer ϵ‐CL was polymerized in bulk using I 2 as a catalyst to form the poly…
Ge island formation on ultrathin SiO2 films enabled us to fabricate multilayer structures of Ge dots ∼6–7 nm in diameter and with an extremely high dot density of 2×1012 cm−2. Each dot had a boundary with the SiO2 film and a Si spacer layer. The multilayer structures exhibited photoluminescence (PL) with a maximum in…
Abstract Structural changes during tensile deformation in semicrystalline polymers are studied by the analysis of both small‐ and wide‐angle X‐ray scattering data from polyamide‐6 fibers. The strain in the lamellar spacing is about the same as or higher than the fiber strain, suggesting that fiber elongation occurs by…
The storage of multiple bits of information in distinct molecular oxidation states is anticipated to afford extraordinarily high memory densities. Among redox-active molecules, lanthanide porphyrinic triple-decker complexes are attractive candidates for such molecular information storage elements because they provide…
Morphology evolution of ZnO(000 1̄) surface during plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy was studied. In a step-flow growth mode, terraces bounded by anisotropic steps along 〈11 2̄0〉 characterize the surface of ZnO epilayers. Adatoms favorably incorporate at upsteps, which translates hexagonal islands to regular terr…
Abstract The paper presents a numerical investigation aimed at evaluating the improvements achievable through devices for passive seismic protection of buildings based on the use of shape memory alloys (SMA) in place of conventional steel or rubber devices. To get some generality in the results, different resisting re…
We report the preparation of CdS nanorods using a thiosemicarbazide complex of cadmium [Cd(NH2CSNHNH2)2Cl2]. The precursor was decomposed in tri-n-octylphosphine oxide (TOPO) at 280 degrees C to give TOPO capped CdS nanoparticles; nano-dimensional rods of the material are clearly visible in transmission electron micro…
Section 1 - Composite structures High performance composite structures for civil engineering applications Optimal design of innovative composite flat ends subject to external pressure Local buckling of steel and carbon fibre reinforced plastic plates restrained by concrete The impact response of novel fibre metal lami…
Using first-principles total energy calculations, we have studied self-doping in the ternary transparent conducting oxide, Cd2SnO4. Formation of the CdO and SnO2 binaries limits the inverse spinel Cd2SnO4 phase into a narrow region in the atomic chemical potential (μ) space. This suggests that μSn is not independent o…
Herein, well-defined nanoscale Ag2S and Ag2Se dendrites, which represent a novel morphology of silver chalcogenides, were successfully synthesized using a template-based method at room temperature and ambient pressure. It was found that the template and ultrasonic wave played important roles in the formation of well-d…
This article presents an analytical and experimental study of magnetohydrodynamic Rayleigh–Bénard convection in a large aspect ratio, 20[ratio ]10[ratio ]1, rectangular box. The test fluid is a eutectic sodium potassium Na 22 K 78 alloy with a small Prandtl number of Pr≈0:02. The experimental setup covers Rayleigh num…
Thin, Pd-capped metallic films containing magnesium and first-row transition metals (Mn, Fe, Co) switch reversibly from their initial reflecting state to visually transparent states when exposed to gaseous hydrogen or following cathodic polarization in an alkaline electrolyte. Reversion to the reflecting state is achi…
Switching of the out-of-plane and in-plane polarizations in polydomain epitaxial PbZr0.2Ti0.8O3 thin films is studied using three-dimensional piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM). It is found that, under an electric field induced between the PFM tip and the bottom electrode, the 180° switching occurs in both c and a d…
We present an experimental and theoretical description of the kinetics of coalescence of two water drops on a plane solid surface. The case of partial wetting is considered. The drops are in an atmosphere of nitrogen saturated with water where they grow by condensation and eventually touch each other and coalesce. A n…
Composite structures of single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and poly(3-octylthiophene) polymer were tested as field emitters. The structures studied were formed on n+-Si by mixing the two materials after they had been dissolved in chloroform. Three different structures were tested: (a) a SWNT mat, (b) a SWNT mat on…
In order to improve the color purity of YBO3:Eu, which is practically used as a plasma phosphor, the lowering of the structural symmetry is proposed and subsequently realized in nanosized YBO3:Eu so as to increase the contribution of D05–F27 transition of the luminescent centers, Eu3+ ions. Spherical YBO3:Eu nanocryst…
The magnetic properties of perovskite CaVO3 single crystals have been studied by means of magnetoresistance r(T, H) and magnetization M(H) measurements in fields to 18T. At 2 K, the magnetoresistance is positive and a maximum value of Dr(18T)/r(0) = 16.5% is found for H//a. The magnetization exhibits a smooth increase…
Crystalline structures, zone-center phonon modes, and the related dielectric response of the three low-pressure phases of HfO2 have been investigated in density-functional theory using ultrasoft pseudopotentials and a plane-wave basis. The structures of low-pressure HfO2 polymorphs are carefully studied with both the…