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The ability to map plastic deformation around high strain gradient microstructural features is central in studying phenomena such as fatigue and stress corrosion cracking. A method for the visualization of plastic deformation in electron back-scattered diffraction (EBSD) data has been developed and is described in thi…
We report the preparation, crystallization, and solid-state characterization of the first two members of a new family of spiro-bis(1,9-disubstituted phenalenyl)boron neutral radicals based solely on oxygen functionalization, and we show that this strategy significantly lowers the electrochemical disproportionation pot…
In the current state-of-the-art, most super repellent surfaces are not sufficiently robust to move out of the laboratory into the commercial realm. With the hope of creating super repellent surfaces that could be employed in a wider variety of commercial applications, means to improve the robustness of ultralyophobic…
The effects of dc excitation current on the current-voltage curves of polycrystalline samples of ${\mathrm{Nd}}_{0.5}{\mathrm{Ca}}_{0.5}{\mathrm{Mn}}_{0.96}{\mathrm{Cr}}_{0.04}{\mathrm{O}}_{3}$ were investigated. The experimental results show that an abrupt jump of the voltage is concomitant with a huge increase in th…
We present a new nonempirical density functional generalized gradient approximation (GGA) that gives significant improvements for lattice constants, crystal structures, and metal surface energies over the most popular Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof (PBE) GGA. The new functional is based on a diffuse radial cutoff for the exch…
DNA is a powerful and versatile tool for nanoscale self-assembly. Several researchers have assembled nanoparticles and colloids into a variety of structures using the sequence-specific binding properties of DNA. Until recently, however, all of the reported structures were disordered, even in systems where ordered coll…
Ligand-capped gold nanoparticles were synthesized by capping monothiol derivatives of 2,2'-dipyridyl onto the surface of Au nanoparticles (Au-BT). The average size of the metal core is around 4 nm, with a shell of approximately 340 bipyridine ligands around the Au nanoparticle. The high local concentration of the chel…
The possibility of underwater superhydrophobicity is theoretically analyzed. Thermodynamic equilibrium and stability conditions are formulated, and the design goal is defined as minimizing the solid-liquid contact area. It is shown that for sufficiently high roughness ratios, underwater superhydrophobicity may be feas…
Functional mimics of a photosynthetic antenna-reaction center complex comprising five bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene antenna moieties and a porphyrin-fullerene dyad organized by a central hexaphenylbenzene core have been prepared and studied spectroscopically. The molecules successfully integrate singlet-singlet energy…
We compare numerical and experimental results exploring the behaviour of liquid drops moving across a surface patterned with hydrophobic and hydrophilic stripes. A lattice Boltzmann algorithm is used to solve the hydrodynamic equations of motion of the drops allowing us to investigate their behaviour as the stripe wid…
We report high resolution Compton scattering measurements on an Al$_{97}$Li$_3$ disordered alloy single crystal for momentum transfer along the [100], [110] and [111] symmetry directions. The results are interpreted via corresponding KKR-CPA (Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker coherent potential approximation) first principles co…
Needle-shaped atom probe specimens containing a single grain boundary were produced using the focused ion beam (FIB) of a dual-beam FIB/SEM (scanning electron microscope) system. The presented specimen preparation approach allows the unprecedented study of a grain boundary which is well characterised in its crystallog…
A characteristic feature of the state-of-the-art of real-space methods in electronic structure calculations is the diversity of the techniques used in the discretization of the relevant partial differential equations. In this context, the main approaches include finite-difference methods, various types of finite-eleme…
Abstract A new class of highly fluorescent, photostable, and magnetic core/shell nanoparticles in the submicrometer size range has been synthesized from a modified Stöber method combined with the layer‐by‐layer (LbL) assembly technique. Luminescent magnetic nanoparticles are prepared via two main steps. The first step…
Titanium metal was first discovered by the English chemist William Gregor in 1971 in the black magnetic sand ilmenite, and the metal was named “titanium” after the titans of Greek mythology, a symbol of power and strength [1]. Titanium is the fourth-most-abundant metal in the Earth’s crust, the other three being alumi…
Abstract The preparation of a new ferrocene functionalised regioregular head‐to‐tail poly(3‐alkylthiophene) is presented. The polymer was obtained by post‐modification of a regioregular head‐to‐tail poly[3‐(6‐bromohexyl)thiophene] polymer and full functionalisation was achieved. The polymer is fully soluble in common…
Nanocrystalline Sm 2 O 3 and Sm 2 O 3 –MgO powders have been prepared by spray pyrolysis of aqueous precursor solutions containing citric acid as a complexant. Synthesized powders consist of hollow spheres with thin shells. The two‐phase samples exhibit an improved microstructural stability compared with pure Sm 2 O 3…
For colloid-polymer systems confined in one-dimensional channels, the diffusion of the colloidal particles is obtained by tracking individual particles using enhanced video microscopy and digital image analysis. For short times, the diffusion is normal, of the Fickian type, with mean-squared displacement varying linea…
The dynamics of two nematic liquid crystals, 4-(trans-4(')-n-octylcyclohexyl)isothiocyanatobenzene and 4-(4-pentyl-cyclohexyl)-benzonitrile, are investigated as a function of temperature both in the homeotropically aligned nematic phase and in the isotropic phase using optical heterodyne-detected optical Kerr effect e…
Abstract Novel amic acid diamines (AADs) (2‐carboxyterephthalamido‐bis(alkyl or aryl amine)s, H 2 NXNH(O)CC 6 H 3 (COOH)C(O)NHXNH 2 , where X is magnified image were synthesized by reacting trimellitic anhydride chloride with aromatic or aliphatic diamines in dimethylformamide at 5–10 °C. Poly(amide imide)s (P…