J.T. Mayo et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Higher environmental standards have made the removal of arsenic from water an important problem for environmental engineering. Iron oxide is a particularly interesting sorbent to consider for this application. Its magnetic properties allow relatively routine dispersal and recovery of the adsorbent into and from ground…
Jian Li, Yan Huang, Xiaodong Liu, Yueqing Lin, Lang Bai and Qiang Li2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
The effect of field-induced aggregation of particles on the magnetization property of ferrofluids is investigated. From the viewpoint of energy, magnetizability of ferrofluids is more complicated than predicted by Langevin theory because the aggregation, i.e., the transition of ferrofluid microstructure, would consume…
Shihong Xu, Wenfeng Shangguan, Jian Yuan, Jianwei Shi and Mingxia Chen2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
A magnetically separable photocatalyst Bi12TiO20/SiO2/NiFe2O4 (BSN) with a typical ferromagnetic hysteresis was prepared by a simple process: the magnetic 200 wt% SiO2/NiFe2O4 (SN) dispersion prepared by a liquid catalytic phase transformation method and the visible-light-active photocatalyst Bi12TiO20 prepared by a s…
Yuji Yamamoto, Hirofumi Suzuki, Takashi Onishi1, Tadashi Okino and Toshimichi Moriwaki2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
This paper deals with precision grinding of microarray lens (fly eye) molding die by using a resinoid bonded diamond wheel. An ultra-precision grinding system of microarray lens molding die and new truing method of resinoid bonded diamond wheel were developed. In this system, a grinding wheel was four-dimensionally co…
A. Vaseashta et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
We present preliminary results of our joint investigations to monitor and mitigate environmental pollution, a leading contributor to chronic and deadly health disorders and diseases affecting millions of people each year. Using nanotechnology-based gas sensors; pollution is monitored at several ground stations. The se…
Rong-Jun Xie and Naoto Hirosaki2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
As a novel class of inorganic phosphors, oxynitride and nitride luminescent materials have received considerable attention because of their potential applications in solid-state lightings and displays. In this review we focus on recent developments in the preparation, crystal structure, luminescence and applications o…
R. Küchler, P. Gegenwart, C. Geibel and F. Steglich2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
At any pressure-sensitive quantum critical point (QCP), the volume thermal expansion coefficient is more singular than the specific heat. Consequently, the resulting critical Grüneisen ratio Γcr~βcr/Ccr, where βcr and Ccr denote the thermal expansion and specific heat after subtraction of non-critical background contr…
Akihide Kuwabara2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
First-principles calculations based on density functional theory enable us to quantify the thermal equilibrium concentration of a point defect through calculating the formation energy of the defect. In order to know the formation energy, we need three parameters: the energy difference between defective and perfect sys…
Joanna Katarzyna Bendyna, Peter Höhn, Walter Schnelle and Rüdiger Kniep2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
The first nitridocobaltate carbodiimide (Sr6N)[CoN2][CN2]2 has been synthesized from the elements Sr, Co, and graphite powder and NaN3 (as a nitrogen source). The crystal structure was determined from X-ray single-crystal diffraction data as orthorhombic (space group P21212, No. 18, a=9.8807(6) Å, b=14.6474(9) Å, c=3.…
Tadashi Mihara, Yoshinari Kamakura, Masato Morifuji and Kenji Taniguchi2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
The degradation of magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) with AlOx barrier was experimentally investigated. Constant voltage stress (CVS) measurement was carried out to monitor the time evolution of the conductance and tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) of MTJs. The gradual increase of the stress-induced leakage current (SI…
Siao Wei See et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Incense is habitually burned in various religious settings ranging from the Eastern temples to the Western churches and in residential homes of their devotees, representing one of the most significant sources of combustion-derived particulate matter in indoor air. Incense smoke has been known to be associated with adv…
Huimin Chen et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
MnO2 nanofiber was found to possess high adsorption capacities for heavy metal ions such as, arsenic and lead, in water due to its high specific surface area (SSA) and high surface activity. However, a significant amount of manganese was found to leach from MnO2 nanofibers. Reducing MnO2 dissolution is very important…
I. Sopyan et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Hydroxyapatite (HA) has been used clinically for many years. It has good biocompatibility in bone contact as its chemical composition is similar to that of bone material. Porous HA ceramics have found enormous use in biomedical applications including bone tissue regeneration, cell proliferation, and drug delivery. In…
Giovanni Maizza et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
A combined experimental/numerical methodology is developed to fully consolidate pure ultrafine WC powder under a current-control mode. Three applied currents, 1900, 2100 and 2700 A, and a constant pressure of 20 MPa were employed as process conditions. The developed spark plasma sintering (SPS) finite-element model in…
Song Jin et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
We have identified synthetic layered double hydroxides (LDH) nanocomposites as an effective group of material for removing bacteria and viruses from water. In this study, LDH nanocomposites were synthesized and tested for removing biological contaminants. LDH was used to remove MS2 and X174 (indicator viruses), and Es…
H. Rosner et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Based on electronic structure calculations within the density functional theory, we report a systematic approach for the modelling of low-dimensional CuII materials. Combining concepts of crystal chemistry with ab initio-based magnetic models, we present a systematic study of recently discovered compounds. Our calcula…
Byung-Koog Jang and Yoshio Sakka2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Highly porous SiC with approximately 30–41% porosity was fabricated by pressureless sintering without sintering additives at temperatures in the range 1700–2000 °C. Thermal diffusivities, specific heats, thermal conductivities and thermal resistivities of sintered samples are reported for temperatures from room temper…
Dirk Zahn et al2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
The investigation of the atomistic mechanisms of processes in complex systems constitutes a major challenge to both theory and experiment. While experimental studies offer a wide variety of insights at the macroscopic scale, the atomistic level of detail often remains elusive. On the other hand, molecular simulation a…
Takahisa Omata, Yuji Goto and Shinya Otsuka-Yao-Matsuo2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Nano-effect on solid electrolytes that appears as a conductivity enhancement is expected as a way to develop or improve practical solid ionic devices, such as solid oxide fuel cells. Interfaces play a major role in the enhanced conductivity. Using nanocrystals (NCs) as the starting material, the nanostructured materia…
Takahiro Namazu, Hideki Takemoto, Hiroshi Fujita and Shozo Inoue2007-01-01Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
This paper describes a novel experimental technique for measuring mechanical properties of gold-tin (Au–Sn) eutectic solder film used for soldering package in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Dual-source DC magnetron sputtering was employed to deposit Au-20 weight % (wt%) Sn film. The tensile test with in situ X…