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Journals

Laser-assisted atom probe tomography of Ti/TiN films deposited on Si

Author(s)
Norman A. Sanford, Paul T. Blanchard, Ryan M. White, Michael R. Vissers, Albert Davydov, D R. Diercks, David P. Pappas
Laser-assisted atom probe tomography (L-APT) was used to examine superconducting TiN/Ti/TiN trilayer films with nominal respective thicknesses of 5/5/5 (nm)

An introduction to the new SI

Author(s)
Peter J. Mohr, Sandra Knotts, William D. Phillips
Plans are underway to redefine the International System of Units (SI) around 2018. The new SI specifies the values of certain physical constants to define units

Analytical Multimode Scanning and Transmission Electron Imaging and Tomography of Multiscale Structural Architectures of Sulfur Copolymer-Based Composite Cathodes for Next Generation High-Energy Density Li-S Batteries

Author(s)
Vladimir P. Oleshko, Andrew A. Herzing, Christopher L. Soles, Jared J. Griebel, Woo J. Chung, Adam G. Simmonds, Jeff Pyun
Poly(sulfur-random-(1,3-diisopropenylbenzene) copolymers synthesized via inverse vulcanization represent an emerging class of electrochemically active polymers

Separation, Sizing, and Quantitation of Engineered Nanoparticles in an Organism Model Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry and Image Analysis

Author(s)
Monique E. Johnson, Shannon Hanna, Antonio R. Montoro Bustos, Christopher M. Sims, Lindsay C. Elliott, Babak Nikoobakht, John T. Elliott, Richard D. Holbrook, Keana C. Scott, Karen E. Murphy, Elijah J. Petersen, Lee L. Yu, Bryant C. Nelson, Akshay Lingayat, Adrian C. Johnston
For environmental studies assessing uptake of orally ingested engineered nanoparticles (ENPs), a key step in ensuring accurate quantification of ingested ENPs

A Versatile Technique to Enable Sub-Milli-Kelvin Instrument Stability for Precise Radial Velocity Measurements: Tests with the Habitable-Zone Planet Finder

Author(s)
Ryan C. Terrien, Guomundur K. Stefansson, Fred Hearty, Paul Robertson, Suvrath Mahadevan, Tyler Anderson, Chad Bender, Matthew Nelson, Andrew Monson, Basil Blank, Samuel Halverson, Chuck Henderson, Lawrence Ramsey, Arpita Roy, Christian Schwab
Insufficient instrument thermo-mechanical stability is one of the fundamental roadblocks for achieving 10 cm s −1 Doppler radial velocity (RV) precision, the

Decoupling of a Neutron Interferometer from Temperature Gradients

Author(s)
Michael G. Huber, Muhammad D. Arif, P. Saggu, T. Mineeva, David Cory, Robert Haun, Ben Heacock, K Li, J. Nsofini, D. Sarenac, Chandra Shahi, V Skavysh, Mike Snow, S. Werner, A.R. Young, Dmitry Pushin
Neutron interferometry enables precision measurements that are typically operated within elaborate, multi-layered facilities which provide substantial shielding

Floating Zone Growth of α-Na0.90MnO2 Single Crystals

Author(s)
Rebecca Dally, Raphaele Clement, Robin Chisnell, Stephanie Taylor, Megan Butala, Vicky Doan-Nguyen, Mahalingam Balasubramanian, Jeffrey W. Lynn, Clare P. Grey, Stephen D. Wilson
Single crystal growth of α-Na xMnO 2 (x=0.90) is reported via the floating zone technique. The conditions required for stable growth and intergrowth-free

Contour Metrology using Critical Dimension Atomic Force Microscopy

Author(s)
Ndubuisi G. Orji, Ronald G. Dixson, Boon Ping Ng, Andras Vladar, Michael T. Postek
The critical dimension atomic force microscope (CD-AFM) has been proposed as an instrument for contour measurement and verification – since its capabilities are
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