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Journals

The Nanostructure Problem

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Simon J. Billinge, Igor Levin

The powerful methods we have for solving the atomic structure of bulk crystals fail for nanostructured materials and there are currently no broadly applicable...

Direct Measurement of Valence Charge Asymmetry in GaAs Using X-Ray Standing Waves

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

E Nelson, Joseph Woicik

Through detection of valence photoelectrons, the technique of x-ray standing waves directly measured the charge asymmetry of the GaAs valence band. Using the...

Tailoring the High-K Gate Dielectric/Sillicon Interface for CMOS Applications

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Y S. Lin, R Puthenkovilakam, J P. Chang, C P. Bouldin, Igor Levin, Nhan Van Nguyen, Y Sun, P Pianetta, T Conard, W Vandervorst, V Venturo, S Selbrede

The interfacial properties, thermal stabilities, and the electrical characteristics of ZrO 2/ Si and ZrO 2/SiO 2/Si were investigated and the interfacial layer...

Comparison of Solid-State Microwave Annealing With Conventional Furnace Annealing of Ion-Implanted SiC

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Siddarth Sundaresan, M V. Rao, Yong-lai Tian, John A. Schreifels, M. Wood, K Jones, Albert Davydov

Rapid solid-state microwave annealing was performed for the first time on N-, Al-, and B-implanted SiC and the results were compared with the conventional...

Surface Energy Anisotropy of SrTiO₃ at 1400 C in Air

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

T Sano, D M. Saylor, G S. Rohrer

Geometric and crystallographic measurements of grain boundary thermal grooves and surface faceting behavior as a function of orientation have been used to...

Quantitative Evaluation of Perfluorinated Alkylthiol Molecular Order on Gold Surfaces

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

L Gamble, D Radford, Daniel A. Fischer, D W. Grainger, David G. Castner

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of perfluoroalkylthiols [CF 3(CF 2) xCH 2CH 2SH (x=3, 5, 7, and 9)] on gold were examined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy...

Evaluation of Microstructure of BaTiO₃-Polymer Composites by Confocal Microscopy

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

C. K. Chiang, Li Piin Sung, R Popielarz, Jan Obrzut

Laser scanning confocal microscopy has been applied to examine the distribution of BaTiO3 particles in ceramic-polymer composite films. The thin-slice images of...

Strength Evaluation on a Composite Marine Propeller Blade

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

H J. Lin, J J. Lin, Tze-Jer Chuang

The strength of a composite propeller blade is evaluated by performing a nonlinear hydro-elastic analysis. The finite element method, lifting surface theory...

Analysis of the Mechanism for Chaotic Mixing in Oscillatory Flow Microfluidic Devices

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Frederick R. Phelan Jr., N R. Hughes, Jai A. Pathak

Flow in a cross channel mixer has been explored as a model system for mixing fluids in microfluidic devices using oscillatory flow boundary conditions, via...

Atomistic Insights into Disclocation Dynamics in Metal Forming

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Francesca Tavazza, Anne M. Chaka, Lyle E. Levine

Almost all of the mechanical behavior changes that occur during plastic deformation result from the evolution of dislocation structures. Statistical models...

Precise Determination of the Energy-Dependent X-Ray Diffraction Phases and the Site-Specific Short-Range Order in Yba₂Cu₃O_6.8 Using DAFS

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Charles E. Bouldin, H Stragier, Bruce Ravel, L B. Sorensen

We have used a self-comsistent Kramers-Kr nig analysis of the diffraction anomalous fine structure (DAFS) signals to precisely determine the phase of a series...

Theory of Layer SMA Actuators

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Alexander L. Roytburd, Julia Slutsker

Two types of multilayer actuators based on a shape memory alloy (SMA) film as an adtive component are explored theoretically. One of them uses the bending of an...

Vector-Valued Phase Field Model for Crystallization and Grain Boundary Formation

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

R Kobayashi, James A. Warren, W Carter

We propose a new model for calculation of the crystallization and impingement of many particles with differing orientations. Based on earlier phase field models...

Fluoroscent Probe for Cure Monitoring of Hydrosilation-Curable Silicone

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Y Hotta, K Komatsu, Francis W. Wang

This study aimed to evaluate a fluorescent probe, 9,10-bis-(phenylethynyl) anthracene (BPEA), for cure monitoring of hydrosilation-curable silicone (HCS). The...

Design of Nanocrystalline Magnetic Materials and Their Applications as Soft Magnets and Magnetic Refrigerants

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Freemon Johnson, Robert D. Shull

This review is divided into two main parts, with the common theme of nanocrystalline metallic magnetic alloys. The first part will introduce soft magnetic...

Self-Assembled Multiferroic Nanostructures in CoFe₂O_4-PbTiO₃ System

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Jiying Li, Igor Levin, Julia Slutsker, Virgil Provenzano, Peter K. Schenck, J.H. Yang, Alexander L. Roytburd

The effect of substrate orientation of the morphologies of epitaxial self-assembled nanostructures was demonstrated using newly synthesized multiferroic 0...

Arrhenius-like Temperature Dependence of the Segmental Relaxation below T_g

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

P A. O'Connell, G B. McKenna

In a recent paper DiMarzio and Yang [J. Res. Natl. Inst. Stds. Technol., 102, 135 (1997)] predicted that transport properties such as viscosity and diffusion...

Near Edge X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure (NEXAFS) Studies of Metal Ion-Containing PAMAMOS Dendrimer Networks

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Robert A. Bubeck, P Dvornic, J Hu, A Hexemer, X Li, S E. Keinath, Daniel A. Fischer

The interaction of Cu2+ with C, N and O moieties in poly(amidoamine-organosilicon) (PAMAMOS/DMOMS) dendrimer networks was characterized at room temperature...

Tunable Multiferroic Properties in Nanocomposite PbTiO3-CoFe2O4 Epitaxial Thin Films

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Makoto Murakami, K S. Chang, M A. Aronova, C L. Lin, M-H Yu, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, M. Wuttig, Ichiro Takeuchi, C Gao, S E. Lofland, Leonid A. Bendersky

We report on the synthesis of PbTiO3-CoFe2)4 (PTO-CFO) multiferroic nanocomposite and continuous turning of their ferroic properties as a function of...

Particulate and Bioaerosols in Dental Facilities

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Hanu Batchu, Steve Gruninger, Gary E. Schumacher, F Eichmiller, P L. Fan

Particulates and bioaerosols were generated during simulated dental procedures in a dental operatory with 5.5 and 11 air changes per hour. Air sampling of...

Local Crystallography and Stress Voiding in AlSiCu versus Copper Interconnects

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

R R. Keller, C E. Kalnas

We compare the local crystallographic orientations associated with stress voids in AlSICu versus that in pure copper interconnects. Orientations were sorted by...

Mixed-Surfactants as a Novel Approach to Atomic Engineering of Spin Valves

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

D X. Yang, H D. Chopra, P J. Chen, William F. Egelhoff Jr.

Previously, surfactants in ultra-high vacuum have been used to obtain smooth interfaces in giant magnetoresistance effect (GMR) spin valves for an enhanced GMR...

Processing of High Temperature Ceramic Superconductors

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

P Goyal, Winnie Wong-Ng, Y Murakami, D Driscoll

The contents of this transaction volume comprise the proceedings of the Electronics Division Focused Session HighTemperature Superconductor Processing during...

Wear Analysis of UHMWPE Using a Load Sum Method

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

M C. Shen, Stephen M. Hsu, John A. Tesk, A Christou

An accelerated wear test pro-cedure has been developed for wear screening of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) using a new wear tester. Results...

Scaling of Domain Spacing of Block Copolymers Dilated by High-Pressure Carbon Dioxide

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Timothy P. Francis, B D. Vogt, M Wang, J J. Watkins

The dependence of the interdomain spacing, d, of a phase separated poly(styrene-b-dimethyl siloxane) in high-pressure carbon dioxide is studied and shown to...

Structure-Property Evaluation of Photocured Homopolymers from Commercial and Experimental Dimethacrylates

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

J Tanka, J W. Stansbury

The development of new monomers that provide hydrophobic polymeric networks is under investigation with the goal of increasing the long-term durability of...

NEMI Group Recommends 'Standardized' Lead-Free Solder Alternative

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

J Bath, C A. Handwerker, E Bradley

Increasing global concern about the environment is bringing regulatory and consumer pressure on the electronics industry in Europe and Japan to reduce or...

Coupling Grain Boundary Motion to Shear Deformation

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Yuri Mishin, A Suzuki, John W. Cahn

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations confirm that normal grain boundary (GB) motion must often be coupled to tangential translation of grains and will then...

MALDI TOF MS Analysis of Chan End Functonalized Polymers

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Kathleen M. Flynn, Barry J. Bauer, Kathryn Beers, S Bencherif, H M. Byrd, Sheng Lin-Gibson

Recently, we and other research laboratories have developed methods whereby an organic species is covalently attached to the polymer forming an organic salt to...

Theory of InP Nanocrystals Under Pressure

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

J G. Diaz-Garcia, Garnett W. Bryant, W Jaskolski

An empirical tight-binding theory which includes the effects of lattice relaxation is employed to investigate the opto-electronic properties of InP nanocrystals...

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