T. Easwarakhanthan、D. Beyssen、L. Le Brizoual 等 4 位作者2006-06-12Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films
Optical and morphological properties of fluorocarbon films (CFx) deposited on Si substrates from CHF3 in a reactive ion etcher were studied by spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE). The study has led for 0.3–1.5μm thick films to a thickness-independent, roughnessless, apparently nongraded two-layer model that requires the C…
ZnO doping and propertiesCopper Interconnects and ReliabilitySilicone and Siloxane Chemistry
Steven Paul Hepplestone、G. P. Srivastava2006-06-12Nanotechnology
The lattice dynamical results of silicon nanostructures with all three different degrees of confinement (nanoslabs, nanowires, nanodots) are systematically analysed and presented using an adiabatic bond charge model. In the direction of propagation of these structures, it is found that the phonon branches change from…
Silicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceNanowire Synthesis and ApplicationsThermal properties of materials
T. C. Harman、R. E. Reeder、Michael Walsh 等 6 位作者2006-06-12Applied Physics Letters
We describe the first demonstration of PbTe-based, cross-plane quantum-dot superlattice (QDSL) unicouple thermoelectric generator devices fabricated from nanostructured, thick-film materials (∼100μm). Both n- and p-type QDSL materials were investigated. With ∼220K temperature difference across small thermoelements (∼9…
Quantum and electron transport phenomenaAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Yun Suk Jung、Zhijun Sun、Jeff Wuenschell 等 7 位作者2006-06-12Applied Physics Letters
We have chemically modified metal nanoslit array surfaces with alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers and have characterized the resulting spectral shift of optical transmission. Adsorption of a self-assembled monolayer (1.5nm thick) on a silver nanoslit array (slit width of 30–50nm and grating period of 360nm) is foun…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures
Huihui Lian、A. Yang、M. L. W. Thewalt 等 5 位作者2006-06-12Physical Review B
Low temperature photoluminescence spectra of synthetic $\mathrm{PbS}$ crystals having the natural isotopic abundance (95% $^{32}S$) are compared with crystals grown using 99% $^{34}S$. An anomalous decrease in the band gap energy of $6.5\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}2\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}{\mathrm{cm}}^{\ensuremath…
Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Alison Kubota、D. B. Reisman、W.G. Wolfer2006-06-12Applied Physics Letters
The Hugoniot and critical shear strength of shock-compressed metals can be obtained directly from molecular dynamics simulations without recourse to surface velocity profiles and their analyses. Results from simulations in aluminum containing an initial distribution of microscopic defects are shown to agree with exper…
High-pressure geophysics and materialsEnergetic Materials and CombustionHigh-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
Neophytos Neophytou、Diego Kienle、Eric Polizzi 等 4 位作者2006-06-12Applied Physics Letters
We study the effect of vacancies and charged impurities on the performance of carbon nanotube transistors by self-consistently solving the three-dimensional Poisson and Schrödinger equations. We find that a single vacancy or charged impurity can decrease the drive current by more than 25% from the ballistic current. T…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsMechanical and Optical Resonators
Maoquan Chu、Xin Song、Cheng Duo 等 5 位作者2006-06-12Nanotechnology
CdTe-coated magnetic polystyrene nanospheres (MPN) were prepared via a stepwise electrostatic self-assembly approach, and the conjugation of epidermal growth factor (EGF) to the MPN/CdTe core–shell nanocomposites was prepared by using 1-ethyl-3(3-dimethylamino propyl)-carbodiimide (EDC) as a cross-linking reagent. The…
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesAdvanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications
Y. Lifshitz、C. H. Lee、Yihao Wu 等 6 位作者2006-06-12Applied Physics Letters
Nanodiamond films were deposited using different microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition schemes following several nucleation pretreatment methods. The nucleation efficiency and the films structure were investigated using scanning and transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. C2 dimer growth (CH4 and…
Metal and Thin Film MechanicsHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
B. P. Zhang、K. Shimazaki、T. Shiokawa 等 6 位作者2006-06-12Applied Physics Letters
Individual single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) exhibited continuous-wave stimulated Raman scattering (SRS). The Raman gain is a few orders higher, and the threshold power is a few orders lower, than values ever reported for other bulk materials and is explained as the result of both the large nonlinear property and e…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchMechanical and Optical Resonators
S. V. Nayak、N. M. Badiger2006-06-12Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
The K-shell jump ratio, jump factor and the ratio of total to K-shell photoelectric cross section at K edge have been determined for Hf, Ta, Au and Pb by adopting a novel method. In this method, continuous external bremsstrahlung (EB) photons are produced in a thin nickel elemental converter by beta particles from a 9…
Radiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesNuclear Physics and ApplicationsRadiation Shielding Materials Analysis
Vladimír Sedlařík、Nabanita Saha、Ivo Kuřitka 等 4 位作者2006-06-12International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization
Poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and L-lactic acid (LA) were compounded to get biodegradable polymeric film with useful mechanical, thermal, and bacteriostatic properties for possible medical or packaging applications. Samples with various concentrations of LA were prepared by using the solvent cast technique and characteri…
Nanocomposite Films for Food Packagingbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesAntimicrobial agents and applications
Douglas Zhou、Pingwen Zhang、E Weinan2006-06-12Physical Review E
In this paper we discuss continuum models of phase separation in polymer solutions, with emphasis on the thermodynamic foundation of these models. We demand that these models obey a free energy dissipation relation, which in the present context plays the role of the second law of thermodynamics, since the system is is…
Material Dynamics and PropertiesRheology and Fluid Dynamics StudiesBlock Copolymer Self-Assembly
Bassem S. El-Dasher、Jeremy Gray、Joseph W. Tringe 等 8 位作者2006-06-12Applied Physics Letters
We correlate topography and diffraction measurements to demonstrate that grain orientation profoundly influences polishing rates in polycrystalline diamond synthesized by chemical vapor deposition. Grains oriented with {111} or {100} planes perpendicular to the surface normal polish at significantly lower rates compar…
Diamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques
Laurence Lunéville、David Siméone、Cédric Jouanne2006-06-12Journal of Nuclear Materials
Many years have been devoted to study the behaviour of solids submitted to impinging particles like ions or neutrons. The nuclear evaluations describe more and more accurately the various neutron–atom interactions. Anisotropic neutron–atom cross-sections are now available for many elements. Moreover, clear mathematica…
Fusion materials and technologiesNuclear reactor physics and engineeringNuclear Materials and Properties
J. Rivas、J. Mira、B. Rivas‐Murias 等 7 位作者2006-06-12Applied Physics Letters
We report a rather high dependence of the dielectric permittivity on the magnetic field in La2∕3Ca1∕3MnO3. The variation is maximum at around 270K, little above the Curie temperature TC, and it reaches a 35% under only 0.5T. We attribute this phenomenon to the space-charge or interfacial polarization produced between…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsMultiferroics and related materials
Ming‐Sheng Wang、J. Y. Wang、Lian‐Mao Peng2006-06-12Applied Physics Letters
Electron field emission measurements on individual carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were performed inside a transmission electron microscope. Controlled removal of carbon atoms at the tip of the CNT was realized and various tip structures were fabricated. In particular, a capped CNT was opened and an opened CNT was converted i…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsNanotechnology research and applications
Luca De Stefano、Lucia Rotiroti、Ilaria Rea 等 10 位作者2006-06-12Journal of Optics A Pure and Applied Optics
In this paper, we present our work on an optical biosensor for the detection of the interaction between a DNA single strand and its complementary oligonucleotide, based on the porous silicon (PSi) microtechnology. The crucial point in this sensing device is how to make a stable and repeatable link between the DNA prob…
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesSilicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceNanowire Synthesis and Applications
Fusheng Xu、Stephen D. Tse、Jafar F. Al‐Sharab 等 4 位作者2006-06-12Applied Physics Letters
Aligned single-crystal WO2.9 nanowires are grown directly from tungsten substrates at high rates using a flame synthesis method. The nanowires have diameters of 20–50nm, lengths >10μm, coverage density of 109–1010cm−2, and growth rates >1μm∕min. Growth occurs by the vapor-solid mechanism, with local gas-…
Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
Palani Balaya、Martin Ahrens、Lorentz Kienle 等 10 位作者2006-06-12Journal of the American Ceramic Society
The synthesis and densification of fairly dense nanocrystalline SrTiO 3 and its characterization are described in this paper in detail. Significant grain growth was avoided by the application of a two‐stage sintering process using hot pressing. High‐resolution transmission electron microscopy and electron energy loss…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsSemiconductor materials and devicesElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides