Bin Wen、Roderick Melnik2008-06-30Applied Physics Letters
First principles molecular dynamics simulations are used to determine the relative stability of wurtzite, graphitic, and rocksalt phases of the CdS nanostructure at various temperatures. Our results indicate that in the temperature range from 300to450K, the phase stability sequence for the CdS nanostructure is rocksal…
Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications
Feng-Ming Chang、Yu‐Jane Sheng、S.L. Cheng 等 4 位作者2008-06-30Applied Physics Letters
The fact that tiny bubbles are easily formed on the rough, hydrophobic surface results in difficulties in bubble detachment and removal. We show that bubbles captured by porous superhydrophobic surfaces merge into larger ones, which can detach by buoyancy. The responsible mechanism is convective Ostwald ripening becau…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityFluid Dynamics and Heat TransferFluid Dynamics and Thin Films
R. Sáez Puche、M. J. Torralvo Fernández、V. Blanco Gutiérrez 等 8 位作者2008-06-30Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio
MFe 2 O 4 (M = Ni and Zn) nanoparticles were prepared by the hydrothermal method. The obtained samples were characterized by X-ray and electron diffraction, Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy and Mssbauer spectroscopy. The transmission images show homogeneous shape and particle size ranging from 10 to 40 nm…
Multiferroics and related materialsMagnetic Properties and Synthesis of FerritesMagneto-Optical Properties and Applications
S.K. Nataraj、B.H. Kim、Jung‐Ho Yun 等 6 位作者2008-06-30Carbon letters
We have demonstrated the feasibility of using electrospinning method to fabricate long and continuous composite nanofiber sheets of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) incorporated with zinc oxide (ZnO). Such PAN/ZnO composite nanofiber sheets represent an important step toward utilizing carbon nanofibers (CNFs) as materials to a…
Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationConducting polymers and applicationsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
V. V. Dremov、F.A. Sapozhnikov、Andrey Kutepov 等 8 位作者2008-06-30Physical Review B
Density-functional theory is used to calculate unit-cell energies of $\ensuremath{\alpha}\text{-Pu}$ and $\ensuremath{\delta}\text{-Pu}$ lattices containing point defects that are manifest in terms of a contaminant He atom. These cell energies are used in the development of a new $\text{exp}\ensuremath{-}6$ Pu-He inte…
Fusion materials and technologiesRare-earth and actinide compoundsNuclear Materials and Properties
Patrick Rooney、Asad Rezaee、Songbo Xu 等 9 位作者2008-06-30Physical Review B
We present experimental and theoretical results for the changes in the optical-plasmon resonance of gold-nanoparticle dimers immobilized on a surface when coated with an organic dielectric material. The plasmon band of a nanoparticle dimer shifts to a higher wavelength when the distance between neighboring particles i…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures
Ashwin K. Iyer、George V. Eleftheriades2008-06-30Applied Physics Letters
This work proposes a three-dimensional isotropic transmission-line metamaterial topology for free-space excitation whose negative-refractive-index properties are validated by full-wave simulation. The topology is based on a physical realization of the symmetrical condensed node of transmission-line matrix modeling, bu…
Antenna Design and AnalysisMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
N. M. R. Peres、Tobias Stauber2008-06-30International Journal of Modern Physics B
We calculate the conductivity of a clean graphene sheet at finite temperatures starting from the tight-binding model. We obtain a finite value for the dc-conductivity at zero temperature. For finite temperature, the spontaneous electron-hole creation, responsible for the finite conductivity at zero temperature, is was…
Graphene research and applicationsLow-power high-performance VLSI designSurface and Thin Film Phenomena
Andrew Ward、David Broido2008-06-30Physical Review B
We present a theory of the intrinsic lattice thermal conductivity in Si/Ge-based and GaAs/AlAs quantum well superlattices using an exact iterative solution of the inelastic phonon Boltzmann equation. An adiabatic bond charge model is employed to accurately represent the phonon dispersions and the empirical anharmonic…
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
S. Blumstengel、Sergey Sadofev、F. Henneberger2008-06-30New Journal of Physics
The epitaxial growth of small conjugated molecules on ZnO-based surfaces is studied. A weak substrate interaction allows for the preparation of organic layers with well-defined morphology and electronically intact interfaces without the need for extra passivation. Nonradiative energy transfer from inorganic quantum we…
ZnO doping and propertiesQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Kengo Kobayashi、Koji Ikuta2008-06-30Applied Physics Letters
Our group has developed a magnetically modified photocurable polymer for use in microstereolithography to fabricate magnetic microstructures and microactuators having three-dimensionally complex structures. This polymer is prepared by mixing a photocurable polymer with magnetic particles together with a viscosity-incr…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdvanced Materials and MechanicsPickering emulsions and particle stabilization
Ravi Kumar、Abhinav Pratap Singh、P. Thakur 等 8 位作者2008-06-30Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
We report the room temperature ferromagnetism and a metal–semiconductor transition at 227 K in 200 MeV Ag 15+ -ion irradiated thin films of Fe-implanted ZnO. The single phase nature of Fe-doped ZnO after ion irradiation is confirmed by x-ray diffraction. Magneto-resistance measurements show spin polarization below 150…
ZnO doping and propertiesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Andrivo Rusydi、I. Mahns、Stefan Müller 等 12 位作者2008-06-30Applied Physics Letters
Multiferroicity in LiCu2O2 single crystals is studied using resonant soft x-ray magnetic scattering, hard x-ray diffraction, heat capacity, magnetic susceptibility, and electrical polarization. Two magnetic transitions are found at 24.6 K (T1) and 23.2K (T2). Our data are consistent with a sinusoidal spin structure at…
Physics of Superconductivity and MagnetismMultiferroics and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics
K. Tsubouchi、I. Ohkubo、Hiroshi Kumigashira 等 8 位作者2008-06-30Applied Physics Letters
In situ epitaxial growth control of LaNiO3 (LNO) films at high oxygen pressure has been successfully achieved using a combination of pulsed laser deposition and high-pressure reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED). RHEED oscillations, indicative of epitaxial layer-by-layer growth, were clearly observed du…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Anne Sentenac、Patrick C. Chaumet2008-06-30Physical Review Letters
We describe a way to generate subdiffraction light spots that can be moved over a surface without resorting to near-field manipulation, nonlinear effects, or negative index materials. We use a periodically patterned substrate that converted efficiently, through scattering, the impinging propagative waves into evanesce…
Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsOptical Coatings and GratingsNear-Field Optical Microscopy
Wenjun Luo、Bin Liu、Zhaosheng Li 等 7 位作者2008-06-30Applied Physics Letters
The photoelectrochemical properties of InxGa1−xN∕GaN (0⩽x⩽0.20) epitaxial films on sapphire (0001) substrates have been investigated. The flatband potential of InxGa1−xN is shifted to more positive voltages with increasing indium incorporation. In aqueous HBr solution, the turnover number of the In0.20Ga0.80N electrod…
ZnO doping and propertiesGaN-based semiconductor devices and materialsGa2O3 and related materials
Osarolube、Owate、Oforka2008-06-30Scientific Research and Essays
The corrosion behaviour of mild steel and high carbon steel in various concentrations of nitric acid (HNO3), hydrochloric acid (HCl), and perchloric acid (HClO4), has been studied. Specimens were exposed in the acidic media for seven days and corrosion rates evaluated, using the weight loss method. It was observed tha…
Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionConcrete Corrosion and Durability
Guillaume Schull、N. Néel、Michael A. Becker 等 5 位作者2008-06-30New Journal of Physics
The conductance of oriented C 60 molecules on Au(111) and Cu(100) was investigated using a low-temperature scanning tunnelling microscope. A remarkable dependence of spectra of the differential conductance on the adsorption orientation is observed for Au(111) that is almost absent for Cu(100). For C 60 adsorbed on Au(…
Graphene research and applicationsMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresFullerene Chemistry and Applications
Jae‐Seung Roh2008-06-30Carbon letters
This study aims to find a correlation between XRD and Raman result of the activated carbon fibers as a function of its activation degrees. La of the isotropic carbon fiber prepared by oxidation in carbon dioxide gas have been observed using laser Raman spectroscopy. The basic structural parameters of the fibers were e…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsFiber-reinforced polymer composites
Alexandra G. Pershina、A. E. Sazonov、I. V. Milto2008-06-30Bulletin of Siberian Medicine
The use of nanomaterials offers many advantages due to their unique properties. They can be used as building blocks for the fabrication of various functional diagnostic systems and agents of therapy. This article focuses on the application of magnetic nanoparticles in biomedicine such as magnetic separation, biosensor…
Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing TechnologiesCharacterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles