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William F. Egelhoff Jr., Robert McMichael, Cindi L. Dennis, Mark D. Stiles, Alexander J. Shapiro, Brian B. Maranville, Cedric J. Powell
We have have found that pre-oxidation of the bottom Co electrode in magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) very effectively suppresses orange-peel coupling. The
P Sule, M. Menyhard, L Kotis, J Labar, William F. Egelhoff Jr.
The ion-sputtering induced intermixing is studied by Monte-Carlo TRIM, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and Auger electron spectroscopy depth pro_ling (AES
M T. Ahrens, E B. Stokes, Albert Davydov, Peter K. Schenck, Abhishek Motayed, T R. Harris, S T. Morton
Although the efficiency of the Gallium Nitride (GaN) Light Emitting-Diode (LED) has improved in the past decade, a great opportunity for further efficiency
Seok I. Yun, Kai-Chi Lai, R M. Briber, Steven Teertstra, M Gauthier, Barry J. Bauer
The radius of gyration (Rg) was determined as a function of generation number for arborescent polystyrenes with two different side chain molecular weights (Mw =
G Y. Wu, S E. Bae, A A. Gewirth, J Gray, X D. Zhu, Thomas P. Moffat, W Schwarzacher
Oblique incidence reflectivity difference measurements reveal differences in the earliest stages of growth between Pb electrodeposition on (111)-textured Cu in
I Boguslavsky, P Bush, E Kam-Lum, M Kwoka, J McCullen, K Spalding, K Vo, Maureen E. Williams
The need to better understand whisker growth has dramatically increased as component suppliers convert from tin-lead (SnPb) finishes to Pb-free finishes of Sn
Cure monitoring of hydrosilation is needed to control the fabrication of medical devices from hydrosilation-curable silicones. The fluorescence spectrum of a
We have measured the mechanical strength of composites made by pressing mixed powders of deformable aluminum (Al) and non-deformable silicon carbide (SiC) as a
Roy W. Rice, C C. Wu, K R. McKinney, Stephen W. Freiman, L E. Dolhert, J H. Enloe
Three tests: (1) dynamic fatigue; (2) flexure strength, and (3) direct, double-cantilever beam stress intensity-crack velocity measurements carried out in air
A novel technique to quantitatively measure the complex modulus of ultra-thin polymer films (sub micron) is described. This technique employs a new mechanical
Valeska Schroeder, P Bush, Nick Vo, Maureen E. Williams
In response to legislation banning Pb from electronics, any component suppliers plan to implement tin-based lead-free surfaces finishes to replace current Sn-Pb
Films of -Al2O3, 4:m to 6:m thick, have been coated onto inconel using the continuous-dip coating technique. The as-deposited films on an Inconel 600 substrate
H. Seyoum, Lawrence H. Bennett, Edward Della Torre
The temperature variation of the magnetic relaxation process obtained from DC magnetization measurements are investigated in fine Fe 3O 4 powder in the
R P. Lu, B A. Morgan, K L. Kavanagh, Cedric J. Powell, P J. Chen, F Serpa, William F. Egelhoff Jr.
In the emerging field of Spintronics the transport of hot electrons through magnetic thin films seems destined to play a key role. To help understand such
Joseph~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined Lenhart, Daniel A. Fischer, S Sambasivan, Eric K. Lin, Wen-Li Wu, Douglas Guerrero, Yijun Wang, R Puligadda
Interactions between a bottom anti-reflective coating (BARC) and a photo-resist can critically impact lithographic patterns. For example, a lithographic pattern
Makoto Murakami, C Gao, K S. Chang, B Hu, M A. Aronova, C L. Lin, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, S E. Lofland, L Knauss, Leonid A. Bendersky, M. Wuttig, Ichiro Takeuchi
Multiferroic materials Superscript (1,2) can exhibit magnetoelectric (ME) effects Superscript (3-5), which are of great interest for novel device applications
This study aimed to investigate the influence of the shrinkage stress on the polymer network structure formed during the polymerization of a photo-cured resin
D X. Yang, E J. Repetski, H D. Chopra, B J. Spencer, D Parks, P J. Chen, William F. Egelhoff Jr.
The nature of pinhole coupling and its strength in 'giant' magnetoresistance (GMR) spin valves is far from understood. In the present study, a statistical model
M Bartsch, U Schulz, J M. Dorvaux, O Lavigne, Lin-Sien H. Lum, Stephen A. Langer
As ceramic thermal barrier coatings (TBC) are used in more critical applications in advanced engines, knowing basic physiproperties of TBC's is essential for
The near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectra of poly(amino acids) at the carbon, nitrogen and oxygen k-edges are investigated in this study
J Seely, Uri Feldman, J. Weaver, Lawrence T. Hudson
Spectrometers have been developed to record x-ray spectra in the energy range 50 eV to 60 keV. The dispersion elements are transmission crystals for energies
W DeGraffenreid, S C. Campbell, Craig J. Sansonetti
The optogalvanic spectra of uranium and thorium are convenient sources of reference lines for laser wavelength calibartion at the level of a few parts in 10^8
Modern nanotechnology opens the possibility of combining nanocrystals of various materials with different characteristics in one superstructure. The resultant
Z G. Xie, S Gotzinger, W Fang, H Cao, Glenn S. Solomon
We report a quantum dot microcavity laser with a cw sub- W lasing threshold. In the region below threshold, the Q initially degrades with increasing pump power
State-selective coherent control tailored molecular wave packets is implemented for solving computational decision problems. The current study involves graphs
J A. Dunningham, Karen G. Burnett, R Roth, William D. Phillips
We consider how macroscopic quantum superpositions may be created from arrays of Bose-Einstein condensates. We study a system of three condensates in Fock
C N. Borca, A G. VanEngen Spivey, Steven T. Cundiff
We perform a three-pulse transient four-wave-mixing experiment on a weakly disordered GaAs/AlGaAs multiple quantum well. This allows us to measure both the
We model the electronic structure and optical properties of coupled self-assembled dots and period dot arrays by use of tight-binding theory. Coupling in dot