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Full-Text Articles in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Electrical Properties Of Zno–Batio3–Zno Heterostructures With Asymmetric Interface Charge Distribution, V. M. Voora, Tino Hofmann, M. Brandt, M. Lorenz, N. Ashkenov, M. Grundmann, Mathias Schubert
Electrical Properties Of Zno–Batio3–Zno Heterostructures With Asymmetric Interface Charge Distribution, V. M. Voora, Tino Hofmann, M. Brandt, M. Lorenz, N. Ashkenov, M. Grundmann, Mathias Schubert
Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience: Faculty Publications
We report on capacitance-voltage, current-voltage, Sawyer–Tower, and transient current switching measurements for a ZnO–BaTiO3–ZnO heterostructure deposited on (001) silicon by using pulsed laser deposition. The triple-layer structure reveals asymmetric capacitance- and current-voltage hysteresis and cycling-voltage dependent Sawyer–Tower polarization drift. We explain our findings by coupling of the ferroelectric (BaTiO3) and piezoelectric (ZnO) interface charges and parallel polarization orientation of the ZnO layers causing asymmetric space charge region formation under positive and negative bias. The transient current characteristics suggest use of this structure as nonvolatile memory device.
Spin-Orbit Splittings In Si/Sige Quantum Wells: From Ideal Si Membranes To Realistic Hterostructures, M. Prada, G. Klimeck, R. Joynt
Spin-Orbit Splittings In Si/Sige Quantum Wells: From Ideal Si Membranes To Realistic Hterostructures, M. Prada, G. Klimeck, R. Joynt
Birck and NCN Publications
We present a calculation of the wavevector-dependent subband level splitting from spin-orbit coupling in Si/SiGe quantum wells. We first use the effective-mass approach, where the splittings are parameterized by separating contributions from the Rashba and Dresselhaus terms. We then determine the inversion asymmetry parameters by fitting tight-binding numerical results obtained using the quantitative nanoelectronic modeling tool, NEMO-3D. We describe the relevant coefficients as a function of applied electric field and well width in our numerical simulations. Symmetry arguments can also predict the behavior, and an extensive analysis is also presented in this work. Using vast computational resources, we treat alloy …
Nano-Switch For Study Of Gold Contact Behavior, Adam Fruehling, Shijun Xiao, Minghao Qi, Kaushik Roy, Dimitrios Peroulis
Nano-Switch For Study Of Gold Contact Behavior, Adam Fruehling, Shijun Xiao, Minghao Qi, Kaushik Roy, Dimitrios Peroulis
Birck and NCN Publications
In this paper we present the fabrication and characterization of a new NEMS DC switch as a vehicle to characterize Au-to-Au contacts at nano-scale. The switch consists of a 1050-nm long, 200-nm wide and 50-nm thick cantilever gold beam. The measured on-state resistance values range from 83 Omega to 640 Omega and the actuation voltages from 4 V to 22 V. All measurements are conducted at a current of 1 mu A and the obtained values are in good qualitative agreement with traditional elastic-plastic contact models. The calculated switching time is 55 ns. Characterization of contacts at nano-scale will be …
Stabilizing Nanostructured Materials By Coherent Nanotwins And Their Grain Boundary Triple Junction Drag, C Saldana, T G. Murthy, M R. Shankar, E A. Stach, S Chandrasekar
Stabilizing Nanostructured Materials By Coherent Nanotwins And Their Grain Boundary Triple Junction Drag, C Saldana, T G. Murthy, M R. Shankar, E A. Stach, S Chandrasekar
Birck and NCN Publications
The role of nanotwin lamellae in enhancing thermal stability of nanostructured materials is examined. Nanostructured copper with varying densities of twins was generated by controlling the deformation strain rate during severe plastic deformation at cryogenic temperatures. While the nanostructured materials produced under cryogenic conditions are characteristically unstable even at room temperatures, their stability is markedly improved when a dense dispersion of nanotwins is introduced. Observations of the role of nanotwins in pinning grain and subgrain structures suggest an interfacial engineering approach to enhancing the stability of nanostructured alloys.
Identification Of Multiple Oscillation States Of Carbon Nanotube Tipped Cantilevers Interacting With Surfaces In Dynamic Atomic Force Microscopy, Mark Strus, Arvind Raman
Identification Of Multiple Oscillation States Of Carbon Nanotube Tipped Cantilevers Interacting With Surfaces In Dynamic Atomic Force Microscopy, Mark Strus, Arvind Raman
Birck and NCN Publications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have gained increased interest in dynamic atomic force microscopy (dAFM) as sharp, flexible, conducting, nonreactive tips for high-resolution imaging, oxidation lithography, and electrostatic force microscopy. By means of theory and experiments we lay out a map of several distinct tapping mode AFM oscillation states for CNT tipped AFM cantilevers: namely, noncontact attractive regime oscillation, intermittent contact with CNT slipping or pinning, or permanent contact with the CNT in point or line contact with the surface while the cantilever oscillates with large amplitude. Each state represents fundamentally different origins of CNT-surface interactions, CNT tip-substrate dissipation, and phase contrast …
Orbital Start Effect And Quantum Confinement Transition Of Donors In Silicon, Rajib Rahman, G. P. Lansbergen, Seung H. Park, J. Verdujin, Gerhard Klimeck, S. Rogge, Lloyd C. L. Hollenberg
Orbital Start Effect And Quantum Confinement Transition Of Donors In Silicon, Rajib Rahman, G. P. Lansbergen, Seung H. Park, J. Verdujin, Gerhard Klimeck, S. Rogge, Lloyd C. L. Hollenberg
Birck and NCN Publications
Adiabatic shuttling of single impurity bound electrons to gate-induced surface states in semiconductors has attracted much attention in recent times, mostly in the context of solid-state quantum computer architecture. A recent transport spectroscopy experiment for the first time was able to probe the Stark shifted spectrum of a single donor in silicon buried close to a gate. Here, we present the full theoretical model involving large-scale quantum mechanical simulations that was used to compute the Stark shifted donor states in order to interpret the experimental data. Use of atomistic tight-binding technique on a domain of over a million atoms helped …
Atomistic Full-Band Simulations Of Si Nanowire Transistors: Effects Of Electron-Phonon Scattering, Mathieu Luisier, Gerhard Klimeck
Atomistic Full-Band Simulations Of Si Nanowire Transistors: Effects Of Electron-Phonon Scattering, Mathieu Luisier, Gerhard Klimeck
Birck and NCN Publications
An atomistic full-band quantum transport simulator has been developed to study three-dimensional Si nanowire field-effect transistors (FETs) in the presence of electron-phonon scattering. The Non-equilibrium Green's Function (NEGF) formalism is solved in a nearest-neighbor sp(3)d(5)s* tight-binding basis. The scattering self-energies are derived in the self-consistent Born approximation to inelastically couple the full electron and phonon energy spectra. The band dispersion and the eigenmodes of the confined phonons are calculated using a dynamical matrix that includes the bond and angle deformations of the nanowires. The optimization of the numerical algorithms and the parallelization of the NEGF scheme enable the investigation of …
A Stochastic Collocation Approach To Bayesian Inference In Inverse Problems, Youssef Marzouk, Dongbin Xiu
A Stochastic Collocation Approach To Bayesian Inference In Inverse Problems, Youssef Marzouk, Dongbin Xiu
PRISM: NNSA Center for Prediction of Reliability, Integrity and Survivability of Microsystems
We present an efficient numerical strategy for the Bayesian solution of inverse problems. Stochastic collocation methods, based on generalized polynomial chaos (gPC), are used to construct a polynomial approximation of the forward solution over the support of the prior distribution. This approximation then defines a surrogate posterior probability density that can be evaluated repeatedly at minimal computational cost. The ability to simulate a large number of samples from the posterior distribution results in very accurate estimates of the inverse solution and its associated uncertainty. Combined with high accuracy of the gPC-based forward solver, the new algorithm can provide great efficiency …
Coarse Grain Modeling Of Spall Failure In Molecular Crystals: Role Of Intra-Molecular Degrees Of Freedom, Karen Lynch, Alexander Thompson, Alejandro Strachan
Coarse Grain Modeling Of Spall Failure In Molecular Crystals: Role Of Intra-Molecular Degrees Of Freedom, Karen Lynch, Alexander Thompson, Alejandro Strachan
PRISM: NNSA Center for Prediction of Reliability, Integrity and Survivability of Microsystems
We use a recently developed thermodynamically accurate mesodynamical method (Strachan and Holian 2005 Phys. Rev. Lett. 94 014301) where groups of atoms are represented by mesoparticles to characterize the shock compression and dynamical failure (spall) of a model molecular crystal. We characterize how the temperature rise caused by the shockwave depends on the specific heat of the degrees of freedom (DoFs) internal to the mesoparticles (Cint) and the strength of the coupling between the internal DoFs and the mesoparticles. We find that the temperature of the shocked material decreases with increasing Cint and decreasing coupling and quantify these effects. Our …
A Generalized Polynomial Chaos Based Ensemble Kalman Filter, Jia Li, Dongbin Xiu
A Generalized Polynomial Chaos Based Ensemble Kalman Filter, Jia Li, Dongbin Xiu
PRISM: NNSA Center for Prediction of Reliability, Integrity and Survivability of Microsystems
As one of the most adopted sequential data assimilation methods in many areas, especially those involving complex nonlinear dynamics, the ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) has been under extensive investigation regarding its properties and efficiency. Compared to other variants of the Kalman filter (KF), EnKF is straightforward to implement, as it employs random ensembles to represent solution states. This, however, introduces sampling errors that affect the accuracy of EnKF in a negative manner. Though sampling errors can be easily reduced by using a large number of samples, in practice this is undesirable as each ensemble member is a solution of the …
Advancing Nanoelectronic Device Modeling Through Peta-Scale Computing And Deployment On Nanohub, Benjamin Haley, Sunhee Lee, Mathieu Luisier, Hoon Ryu, Faisal Saied, Steven Clark, Hansang Bae, Gerhard Klimeck
Advancing Nanoelectronic Device Modeling Through Peta-Scale Computing And Deployment On Nanohub, Benjamin Haley, Sunhee Lee, Mathieu Luisier, Hoon Ryu, Faisal Saied, Steven Clark, Hansang Bae, Gerhard Klimeck
Birck and NCN Publications
Recent improvements to existing HPC codes NEMO 3-D and OMEN, combined with access to peta-scale computing resources, have enabled realistic device engineering simulations that were previously infeasible. NEMO 3-D can now simulate 1 billion atom systems, and, using 3D spatial decomposition, scale to 32768 cores. Simulation time for the band structure of an experimental P doped Si quantum computing device fell from 40 minutes to I minute. OMEN can perform fully quantum mechanical transport calculations for real-word UTB FETs on 147,456 cores in roughly 5 minutes. Both of these tools power simulation engines on the nanoHUB, giving the community access …
Parallel Reactive Molecular Dynamics: Numerical Methods And Algorithmic Techniques, Hasan Metin Aktulga, Joseph C. Fogarty, Sagar A. Pandit, Ananth Y. Grama
Parallel Reactive Molecular Dynamics: Numerical Methods And Algorithmic Techniques, Hasan Metin Aktulga, Joseph C. Fogarty, Sagar A. Pandit, Ananth Y. Grama
PRISM: NNSA Center for Prediction of Reliability, Integrity and Survivability of Microsystems
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Gold Nanorods As Contrast Agents For Biological Imaging: Optical Properties, Surface Conjugation And Photothermal Effects, Ling Tong, Qingshan Wei, Alexander Wei, Ji-Xin Cheng
Gold Nanorods As Contrast Agents For Biological Imaging: Optical Properties, Surface Conjugation And Photothermal Effects, Ling Tong, Qingshan Wei, Alexander Wei, Ji-Xin Cheng
Other Nanotechnology Publications
Gold nanorods (NRs) have plasmon-resonant absorption and scattering in the near-infrared (NIR) region, making them attractive probes for in vitro and in vivo imaging. In the cellular environment, NRs can provide scattering contrast for darkfield microscopy, or emit a strong two-photon luminescence due to plasmon-enhanced two-photon absorption. NRs have also been employed in biomedical imaging modalities such as optical coherence tomography or photoacoustic tomography. Careful control over surface chemistry enhances the capacity of NRs as biological imaging agents by enabling cell-specific targeting, and by increasing their dispersion stability and circulation lifetimes. NRs can also efficiently convert optical energy into heat, …
Influence Of Magnesium Nitrate On The Corrosion Performance Of Sol-Gel Coated Aa2024-T3 Aluminium Alloy, Rajath Varma, Brendan Duffy, John Cassidy
Influence Of Magnesium Nitrate On The Corrosion Performance Of Sol-Gel Coated Aa2024-T3 Aluminium Alloy, Rajath Varma, Brendan Duffy, John Cassidy
Articles
Traditional anti-corrosion technology has relied heavily on using reducible metal species, predominantly hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)), for protecting reactive metal alloys such as aluminium which is extensively used in the aerospace sector. However, the impending changes in the use of Cr(VI) in Europe and the United States have forced aerospace manufacturers to examine alternative materials for protecting aluminium. One of the most promising alternatives being investigated are organosilane based sol-gels containing anticorrosion additives. In this work the anti-corrosion properties of magnesium (II) nitrate (Mg(NO3)2) as a inhibitor was investigated at different concentrations (0.1% - 1.0 wt %) in a methyltriethoxysilane (MTEOS) …
Rapidly Solidified Sm–Co–V Nanocomposite Permanent Magnets, R. S. K. Valiveti, A. Ingmire, Jeffrey E. Shield
Rapidly Solidified Sm–Co–V Nanocomposite Permanent Magnets, R. S. K. Valiveti, A. Ingmire, Jeffrey E. Shield
Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience: Faculty Publications
Alloys around the Sm–Co eutectic composition provide an opportunity to form two-phase nanocomposite permanent magnets consisting of nanoscale Co fibers embedded in Sm2Co17.While ternary alloying elements may refine the scale of the structure, they may also disrupt the eutectic growth and lead to the formation of primary Co. Thus, microstructural selection maps were constructed for conventionally solidified Sm–Co–V alloys. It was found that V additions enlarged the primary Sm2Co17-forming region and, at (Sm0.09Co0.91)97 V3, resulted in a eutectic structure. Upon rapid solidification, this alloy was …
Free Electron Behavior In Inn: On The Role Of Dislocations And Surface Electron Accumulation, V. Darakchieva, Tino Hofmann, Mathias Schubert, B. E. Sernelius, B. Monemar, P. O. A. Persson, F. Giuliani, E. Alves, H. Lu, W. J. Schaff
Free Electron Behavior In Inn: On The Role Of Dislocations And Surface Electron Accumulation, V. Darakchieva, Tino Hofmann, Mathias Schubert, B. E. Sernelius, B. Monemar, P. O. A. Persson, F. Giuliani, E. Alves, H. Lu, W. J. Schaff
Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience: Faculty Publications
The free electron behavior in InN is studied on the basis of decoupled bulk and surface accumulation electron densities in InN films measured by contactless optical Hall effect. It is shown that the variation in the bulk electron density with film thickness does not follow the models of free electrons generated by dislocation-associated nitrogen vacancies. This finding, further supported by transmission electron microscopy results, indicates the existence of a different thickness-dependent doping mechanism. Furthermore, we observe a noticeable dependence of the surface electron density on the bulk density, which can be exploited for tuning the surface charge in future InN …
Hole Diffusion Profile In A P-P+ Silicon Homojunction Determined By Terahertz And Midinfrared Spectroscopic Ellipsometry, Tino Hofmann, C. M. Herzinger, T. E. Tiwald, John A. Woollam, Mathias Schubert
Hole Diffusion Profile In A P-P+ Silicon Homojunction Determined By Terahertz And Midinfrared Spectroscopic Ellipsometry, Tino Hofmann, C. M. Herzinger, T. E. Tiwald, John A. Woollam, Mathias Schubert
Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience: Faculty Publications
The noncontact and nondestructive optical determination of spatial distributions of free-charge-carriers in low-doped semiconductor homo- and heterojunctions addresses fundamental physical properties of device related structures. For low-density free-charge-carriers, particularly for hole densities with their intrinsically lower mobility parameters than electron densities, optical characterization is a challenge. The carrier density plasma frequencies are located at long wavelength equivalents within the terahertz spectral region.
Resistive Hysteresis And Interface Charge Coupling In Batio3-Zno Heterostructures, V. M. Voora, Tino Hofmann, M. Brandt, M. Lorenz, M. Grundmann, N. Ashkenov, Mathias Schubert
Resistive Hysteresis And Interface Charge Coupling In Batio3-Zno Heterostructures, V. M. Voora, Tino Hofmann, M. Brandt, M. Lorenz, M. Grundmann, N. Ashkenov, Mathias Schubert
Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience: Faculty Publications
We report on temperature, time, and voltage dependent resistive hysteresis measurements of BaTiO3-ZnO heterostructures grown on (001) Si substrates by pulsed laser deposition. We observe a diodelike behavior and cycling-voltage dependent hysteresis formation under forward bias. We explain these effects with depletion layer formation between the ZnO and BaTiO3 layers, an additional barrier due to the spontaneous polarization of ZnO and the ferroelectric nature of BaTiO3. The disappearance of the resistive hysteresis above the ferroelectric-paraelectric phase transition temperature of BaTiO3 conformed that the hysteresis is related to the ferroelectricity of BaTiO3. Time …
Computational Model For Predicting Nonlinear Viscoelastic Damage Evolution In Materials Subjected To Dynamic Loading, Flavio V. Souza, Yong-Rak Kim, George A. Gazonas, David H. Allen
Computational Model For Predicting Nonlinear Viscoelastic Damage Evolution In Materials Subjected To Dynamic Loading, Flavio V. Souza, Yong-Rak Kim, George A. Gazonas, David H. Allen
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications
Many inelastic solids accumulate numerous cracks before failure due to impact loading, thus rendering any exact solution of the IBVP untenable. It is therefore useful to construct computational models that can accurately predict the evolution of damage during actual impact/dynamic events in order to develop design tools for assessing performance characteristics. This paper presents a computational model for predicting the evolution of cracking in structures subjected to dynamic loading. Fracture is modeled via a nonlinear viscoelastic cohesive zone model. Two example problems are shown: one for model validation through comparison with a one-dimensional analytical solution for dynamic viscoelastic debonding, and …
Precession Electron Diffraction And Its Advantages For Structural Fingerprinting In The Transmission Electron Microscope, Peter Moeck, Sergei Rouvimov
Precession Electron Diffraction And Its Advantages For Structural Fingerprinting In The Transmission Electron Microscope, Peter Moeck, Sergei Rouvimov
Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations
The foundations of precession electron diffraction in a transmission electron microscope are outlined. A brief illustration of the fact that laboratory-based powder X-ray diffraction fingerprinting is not feasible for nanocrystals is given. A procedure for structural fingerprinting of nanocrystals on the basis of structural data that can be extracted from precession electron diffraction spot patterns is proposed.
Effects Of Aggregate Structure On Hot-Mix Asphalt Rutting Performance In Low Traffic Volume Local Pavements, Yong-Rak Kim, Hee Mun Park, Francisco Thiago Sacramento Aragão, Jamilla Emi Sudo Lutif
Effects Of Aggregate Structure On Hot-Mix Asphalt Rutting Performance In Low Traffic Volume Local Pavements, Yong-Rak Kim, Hee Mun Park, Francisco Thiago Sacramento Aragão, Jamilla Emi Sudo Lutif
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of mix gradations associated with the Superpave restricted zone on rutting potential specifically for low traffic volume roadways. Although the elim-ination of the restricted zone requirement in Superpave mix design is highly recommended, some questions still remain unanswered as the research conclusions supporting the elimination of the re-stricted zone were largely made for medium to high traffic volume roadways, where aggregates are highly crushed and of good quality. The applicability of such research conclusions based on high traffic volume mixes needs to be verified for low volume mixes because many …
A Study Of Cantilever-Free Instrumentation For Nanoscale Magnetic Measurements, Bruce Adair Altemus
A Study Of Cantilever-Free Instrumentation For Nanoscale Magnetic Measurements, Bruce Adair Altemus
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The evolution of the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) into the Magnetic Force Microscope (MFM) and Magnetic Resonance Force Microscope (MRFM) has had a substantial impact on the characterization of nanoscale phenomena. Detection of 10-17 Newtons per root Hertz has occurred with use of an ultra-sensitive cantilever along with optical interferometry methods within these geometries. The sensitivity of these platforms is dependent on the characteristics of the cantilever, where increased length and a low Young's modulus increase the force sensitivity (meters/Newtons). Using IC fabrication techniques, the realization of generating cantilevers with this sensitivity is feasible, but stress compensation layers are required …
A Study Of Cantilever-Free Instrumentation For Nanoscale Magnetic Measurements, Bruce Adair Altemus
A Study Of Cantilever-Free Instrumentation For Nanoscale Magnetic Measurements, Bruce Adair Altemus
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The evolution of the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) into the Magnetic Force Microscope (MFM) and Magnetic Resonance Force Microscope (MRFM) has had a substantial impact on the characterization of nanoscale phenomena. Detection of 10-17 Newtons per root Hertz has occurred with use of an ultra-sensitive cantilever along with optical interferometry methods within these geometries. The sensitivity of these platforms is dependent on the characteristics of the cantilever, where increased length and a low Young's modulus increase the force sensitivity (meters/Newtons). Using IC fabrication techniques, the realization of generating cantilevers with this sensitivity is feasible, but stress compensation layers are required …
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Microsensor With A Nanoscale Conducting Matrix And Redox Mediator, Daniel Pesantez
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Microsensor With A Nanoscale Conducting Matrix And Redox Mediator, Daniel Pesantez
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The major limiting factor in kidney clinical transplantation is the shortage of transplantable organs. The current inability to distinguish viability from non-viability on a prospective basis represents a major obstacle in any attempt to expand organ donor criteria. Consequently, a way to measure and monitor a relevant analyte to assess kidney viability is needed. For the first time, the initial development and characterization of a metabolic microsensor to assess kidney viability is presented. The rate of glucose consumption appears to serve as an indicator of kidney metabolism that may distinguish reversible from irreversible kidney damage. The proposed MetaSense (Metabolic Sensor) …
Nanocomposite Thin Films Of Au Nanoparticles Embedded In Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia For Plasmonic-Based Harsh Environment Gas Detection, Phillip Henry Rogers
Nanocomposite Thin Films Of Au Nanoparticles Embedded In Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia For Plasmonic-Based Harsh Environment Gas Detection, Phillip Henry Rogers
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Increased health concerns due to the emission of gases linked to the production of tropospheric ozone by petroleum based fuel burning engines has resulted in the codification of more stringent emissions regulations domestically. Emissions regulations on commercial jetliners are one of the areas to be met with stricter standards. Currently there is not a sensing technology that can detect the emissions gases in the exhaust stream of a jet turbine engine with lower detection limits that meet these standards.
Progress Towards Critical Dimension Low Vacuum Scanning Electron Microscopy, Vasiliki Tileli
Progress Towards Critical Dimension Low Vacuum Scanning Electron Microscopy, Vasiliki Tileli
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Low vacuum scanning electron microscopy (LVSEM) is proposed and evaluated for next generation Critical Dimension (CD) metrology. Its ability to control charging artifacts and hydrocarbon contamination in order to obtain high signal-to-noise ratio, high resolution image data from insulating materials make the technology an excellent match for the increased use of high-k dielectrics and shrinking feature size in the semiconductor industry. The presence of a gas in the LVSEM chamber means that the probe characteristics and secondary electron amplification, detection, and signal-to-noise ratio differ significantly from conventional high vacuum tools. In order for low vacuum CD approaches to be viable, …
Monoclinic Optical Constants, Birefringence, And Dichroism Of Slanted Titanium Nanocolumns Determined By Generalized Ellipsometry, Daniel Schmidt, Benjamin Booso, Tino Hofmann, Eva Schubert, Andrew Sarangan, Mathias Schubert
Monoclinic Optical Constants, Birefringence, And Dichroism Of Slanted Titanium Nanocolumns Determined By Generalized Ellipsometry, Daniel Schmidt, Benjamin Booso, Tino Hofmann, Eva Schubert, Andrew Sarangan, Mathias Schubert
Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience: Faculty Publications
Generalized spectroscopic ellipsometry determines the principal monoclinic optical constants of thin films consisting of slanted titanium nanocolumns deposited by glancing angle deposition under 85° incidence and tilted from the surface normal by 47°. Form birefringence measured for wavelengths from 500 to 1000 nm renders the Ti nanocolumns monoclinic absorbing crystals with c-axis along the nanocolumns, b-axis parallel to the film interface, and 67.5° monoclinic angle between the a- and c-axes. The columnar thin film reveals anomalous optical dispersion, extreme birefringence, strong dichroism, and differs completely from bulk titanium. Characteristic bulk interband transitions are absent in the spectral range investigated.
Pressure-Driven Transport Of Particles Through A Converging-Diverging Microchannel, Ye Ai, Sang W. Joo, Xiangchun Xuan, Shizhi Qian
Pressure-Driven Transport Of Particles Through A Converging-Diverging Microchannel, Ye Ai, Sang W. Joo, Xiangchun Xuan, Shizhi Qian
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications
Pressure-driven transport of particles through a symmetric converging-diverging microchannel is studied by solving a coupled nonlinear system, which is composed of the Navier-Stokes and continuity equations using the arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian finite-element technique. The predicted particle translation is in good agreement with existing experimental observations. The effects of pressure gradient, particle size, channel geometry, and a particle's initial location on the particle transport are investigated. The pressure gradient has no effect on the ratio of the translational velocity of particles through a converging-diverging channel to that in the upstream straight channel. Particles are generally accelerated in the converging region and then …
One-Pot Synthesis Of Anionic (Nitrogen) And Cationic (Sulfur) Codoped High-Temperature Stable, Visible Light Active, Anatase Photocatalysts, Suresh Pillai, Declan Mccormack, Steven Hinder, Pradeepan Periyat
One-Pot Synthesis Of Anionic (Nitrogen) And Cationic (Sulfur) Codoped High-Temperature Stable, Visible Light Active, Anatase Photocatalysts, Suresh Pillai, Declan Mccormack, Steven Hinder, Pradeepan Periyat
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Synthesis Of Maleic Anhydride Grafted Polypropylene-Butadiene Copolymer And Its Application In Pp/Ommt/Sbs Composite As Compatibilizer, Qiaohuan Cheng, Zhanxia Lu, Hugh Byrne
Synthesis Of Maleic Anhydride Grafted Polypropylene-Butadiene Copolymer And Its Application In Pp/Ommt/Sbs Composite As Compatibilizer, Qiaohuan Cheng, Zhanxia Lu, Hugh Byrne
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Maleic Anhydride (MA) grafted propylene-butadiene copolymer (PPB) was prepared. FTIR and 1H-NMR results indicated that the MA molecules reacted with the double bond in the butadiene unit of the PPB and the grafting percentage increased with the butadiene content in the initial copolymer. GPC results showed the introduction of butadiene in the copolymer prevented the degradation of the PPB. The MA-g-PPB (MPPB) was applied in PP/SBS/OMMT composite as compatibilizer. In the presence of 10phr MPPB, the impact strength of the composite was improved by ~20%. XRD patterns indicated the formation of β-phase crystallization of polypropylene in the presence of MPPB …