Pawan Kumar et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
The dielectric constant (epsilonr), dielectric loss (tan δ) and strain induced by electric field in lead magnesium niobate–lead titanate (PMN-PT/PMNT) solid solutions in the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) region at different sintering temperatures have been studied. epsilonr and tan δ increase, whereas Curie phase…
Wei Han et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Interests are focused on preparation of hierarchical porous materials with zeolite structures by using soft or rigid templates in order to solve diffusion and mass transfer limitations resulting from the small pore sizes of zeolites. Here we develop a convenient template-free sol–gel method to synthesize hierarchical…
Koji Yamaguchi, Takayuki Abe, Kazuo Kobayashi, Etsuo Takeuchi, Hisashi Hirukawa, Yoshio Maeda, Nobuo Nagashima, Masao Hayakawa, Yoshiyuki Furuya, Masuo Shimodaira and Kensuke Miyahara2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Gigacycle fatigue data sheets have been published since 1997 by the National Institute for Materials Science. They cover several areas such as high-cycle-number fatigue for high-strength steels and titanium alloys, the fatigue of welded joints, and high-temperature fatigue for advanced ferritic heat-resistant steels.…
S. Chiarakorn et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Mesoporous molecular sieve MCM-41 was synthesized from rice husk and rice husk ash, called RH-MCM-41 and RHA-MCM-41. The sol–gel mixtures were prepared with molar composition of 1.0 SiO2: 1.1 NaOH: 0.13 CTAB: 0.12 H2O. After calcination, the polarity of MCM-41 still remained on its surface due to the existence of some…
Kousuke Takeuchi et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
We have carried out first-principles molecular dynamics simulations of Al deposition on tris (8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq3) layers to investigate atomic geometries and electronic properties of Al/Alq3 interfaces. Al atoms were ejected to Alq3 one by one with the kinetic energy of 37.4 kJ/mol, which approximately…
Yuxin Jia et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
A series of diatomite catalysts were treated and characterized. For the first time, the resulting materials were used in catalysis for the hydroxylation of phenol with H2O2 and showed very high hydroxylation activity due to the Fe species in the diatomite. The effect of HCl treatment, contents of catalysts and H2O2 we…
S. Ramesh et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
The sinterability of manganese oxide (MnO2) doped hydroxyapatite (HA) ranging from 0.05 to 1 wt% was investigated. Green samples were prepared and sintered in air at temperatures ranging from 1000 to 1400 °C. Sintered bodies were characterized to determine the phase stability, grain size, bulk density, hardness, fract…
Fuyuki Shimojo2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
First-principles studies of the proton dynamics in perovskite oxides and the water adsorption on various oxide surfaces are briefly reviewed. Recent progress in the study of the microscopic mechanism of the proton absorption from perovskite oxide surfaces is also presented. It is shown that dopant ions on the surface…
Wenfeng Shangguan2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
The photocatalytic production of H2 in one step is potentially one of the most promising ways for the conversion and storage of solar energy. The paper overviews our recent studies on the photocatalysts splitting water into hydrogen under irradiation. The attention was mainly focused on the promotion effects of nanosi…
Hui-Li Li et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Yellow-emitting α-SiAlON:Eu2+ phosphors were synthesized by the gas reduction and nitridation of a homogeneous oxide precursor in a CaO–Al2O3–SiO2–Eu2O3 system at 1400–1450 °C using an NH3–CH4 mixture gas as a reduction–nitridation agent. The precursor was prepared by a sol–gel process using a low-cost nitrate, tetrae…
Aron Wosylus, Yurii Prots, Ulrich Burkhardt, Walter Schnelle and Ulrich Schwarz2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
The binary phase CaSi6 is prepared at a pressure of 10(1) GPa and a temperature of 1520(150) K. X-ray single-crystal structure refinements and powder diffraction data of quenched samples reveal that the compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system (space group Cmcm, a=4.4953(5) Å, b=10.078(1) Å, c=11.469(1…
Akiyuki Matsushita et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
We present studies of the thermal, magnetic, and electrical transport properties of reduced polycrystalline Pr2Ba4Cu7O15−δ (Pr247) showing a superconducting transition at Tc=10–16 K, and compare them with those of as-sintered non-superconducting Pr247. The electrical resistivity in the normal state exhibited T2 depend…
Ranjit Bauri et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Al–Li–SiCp composites were fabricated by a modified version of the conventional stir casting technique. Composites containing 8, 12 and 18 vol% SiC particles (40 μm) were fabricated. Hardness, tensile and compressive strengths of the unreinforced alloy and composites were determined. Ageing kinetics and effect of agei…
Mst. Shamsun Nahar, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Shigehiro Kagaya and Shigeyasu Kuroda2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Fe-doped TiO2 particles responding to visible light were synthesized by impregnation and calcination method using TiO2 particle and Ti element, respectively. The optical and the chemical properties were characterized by measuring the X-ray diffraction (XRD) and UV–visible spectroscopy. The onset of absorption shifted…
Ha Minh Hiep et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
In this research, a localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) immunosensor based on gold-capped nanoparticle substrate for detecting casein, one of the most potent allergens in milk, was developed. The fabrication of the gold-capped nanoparticle substrate involved a surface-modified silica nanoparticle layer (core) o…
L. Miao, Y. Ieda, S. Tanemura, Y.G. Cao, M. Tanemura, Y. Hayashi, S. Toh and K. Kaneko2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Well-aligned zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods were densely grown on Si substrate using ZnO thin-film seed layer without any catalysts and/or additives by a simple solid–vapour phase thermal sublimation technique. The growth mechanism can be interpreted as self-catalyst of zinc particles based on vapour–solid (VS) mechanism.…
Ya-Xi Huang, Yurii Prots, Walter Schnelle and Rüdiger Kniep2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
The organo-templated iron(III) borophosphate (C4H12N2)3FeIII6(H2O)4[B6P12O50(OH)2]·2H2O was prepared under mild hydrothermal conditions (443 K). The crystal structure was determined from single-crystal X-ray data at 295 K (orthorhombic, Pbca (No. 61), Z=4, a=17.8023(7) Å, b=16.1037(5) Å, c=19.1232(6) Å, V=5482.3(3) Å3…
Shigeyasu Kuroda et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Two types of polycyclic quinones condensed with 1,6-methano[10]annulenes as type A: 1,6-methanonaphtho[2,3-c][10]annulene-7,12-dione 5a, and type B: 1,6-methanonaphtho[2,3-c][10]annulene-5,14-dione 18, bis(1,6-methano[10]annuleno[3,4-b; 3,4-g])anthracene-10,21-dione 20, 1,6-methanoanthraceno[2,3-c][10]annulene-5,16-di…
Jose A. Torres2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Based on first principles, theoretical studies of atomic-scale platinum contacts are presented. A short monatomic wire freely suspended between tips is seen to vibrate as its tensile load increases. The main vibration mode is transversal for lower tensions and longitudinal for higher tensions up to the breaking of the…
Jan Wykhoff et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Below the Kondo temperature the heavy Fermion compound YbRh2Si2 shows a well defined electron spin resonance (ESR) with local Yb3+ properties. We report a detailed analysis of the ESR intensity which gives information on the number of ESR active centers relative to the ESR of well localized Yb3+ in YPd3:Yb. The ESR li…