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Thermoelectric properties of the LaCoO3-LaCrO3 system using a high-throughput combinatorial approach

December 9, 2016

Author(s)

Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Kevin R. Talley, Nam T. Nguyen, Joshua B. Martin, Yanliang Zhang, Sara C. Barron, Xueyan Song

A combinatorial film of the LaCo1-xCrxO3 system was fabricated using the LaCoO3 and LaCrO3 targets at the NIST Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) facility. As the...

Vector-Network-Analyzer Calibration Using Line and Multiple Coplanar-Waveguide Offset Reflects

December 9, 2016

Author(s)

Arkadiusz C. Lewandowski, Wojciech Wiatr, Dazhen Gu, Nate Orloff, Thomas Mitchell (Mitch) Wallis, Pavel Kabos

We present the application of our newly developed multi-reflect-thru technique to vector-network-analyzer calibration in the on-wafer environment. This...

Three dimensional shape analysis of concrete aggregate fines produced by vertical shaft impact crushing

December 8, 2016

Author(s)

Edward Garboczi, Rolands Cepuritis, Stefan Jacobsen

We studied the 3-D shape of concrete aggregate fines (3 µm to 250 µm) produced by high-speed VSI crushing of rock types from 10 different quarries representing...

Water Dynamics in Rigid Ionomer Networks

December 8, 2016

Author(s)

N. C. Osti, T.N. Etampawala, U.M. Shrestha, D. Aryal, Madhu Sudan Tyagi, S. O. Diallo, E. Mamontov, C. J. Cornelius, D. Perahia

The dynamics of water within ionic polymer networks formed by sulfonated poly(phenylene) (SPP), as revealed by quasi-elastic elastic neutron scattering (QENS)...

An ultra-low noise, high-voltage piezo driver

December 8, 2016

Author(s)

Neal C. Pisenti, Alessandro Restelli, Ben J. Reschovsky, Daniel Barker, Gretchen K. Campbell

We present an ultra-low noise, high-voltage driver suited for use with piezoelectric actuators and other low- current applications. The architecture uses a...

Draft B Report on the Key Comparison CCM.P-K4.2012 in Absolute Pressure from 1 Pa to 10 kPa

December 7, 2016

Author(s)

Jacob E. Ricker, Jay H. Hendricks, Thomas Bock, Prazak Dominik, Tokihiko Kobata, Jorge Torres, Irina Sadkovskaya

This report summarizes the Consultative Committee for Mass (CCM) key comparison CCM.P-K4.2012 for absolute pressure spanning the range of 1 Pa to 10 000 Pa. The...

Editorial - Special Issue: Smart Manufacturing PHM

December 7, 2016

Author(s)

Brian A. Weiss, Philip Freeman, Jay Lee, Radu Pavel

This Special Issue on Smart Manufacturing PHM contains six outstanding technical papers and one communication that collectively present a diverse range of...

Mechanical response of thermally annealed Nafion thin films

December 7, 2016

Author(s)

Bradley R. Frieberg, Kirt A. Page, Joshua R. Graybill, Marlon L. Walker, Gery R. Stafford, Christopher L. Soles

The proton exchange membranes (PEMs) in a hydrogen fuel cell experiences hundreds if not thousands of cycles between wet and dry conditions during their service...

A Tool for Evaluating Fault Detection and Diagnostic Methods for Fan Coil Units

December 6, 2016

Author(s)

Shokouh Pourarian, Jin Wen, Daniel Veronica, Amanda Pertzborn, Xiaohui Zhou, Ran Liu

Dynamic simulation software tools are needed for the research and development of improved methods for automatic control and automated fault detection and...

X-ray Diffraction and Density Functional Theory Studies of R2FeCoO6 (R=Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd)

December 6, 2016

Author(s)

Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Guangyao Liu, Igor Levin, Izaak Williamson, P Ackerman, Kevin R. Talley, Khawla AlHamdan, James A. Kaduk, Lan Li

The structure and thermoelectric properties of a series of lanthanide iron cobalt oxides, R2FeCoO6 (R = Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu and Gd), have been investigated. The...

Nanomechanical motion transduction with a scalable localized gap plasmon architecture

December 6, 2016

Author(s)

Brian J. Roxworthy, Vladimir Aksyuk

Measurement of motion is at the core of scientific advance. From the early Greeks mapping the motion of celestial bodies to molecular analysis, development of...

Mode selection for electrostatic beam resonators based on motional resistance and quality factor

December 6, 2016

Author(s)

Jeong H. Ryou, Jason J. Gorman

An analytical comparison between the fundamental mode and higher modes of vibration for an electrostatic beam resonator is presented. Multiple mode numbers can...

Doppler Sensitivity and Its Effect on Transatlantic TWSTFT Links

December 6, 2016

Author(s)

Shengkang Zhang, Tom Parker, Victor S. Zhang

Two Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer (TWSTFT or TW) is a commonly used technique to compare time and frequency precisely among the time and frequency...

Thermographic Measurements of the Commercial Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process at NIST

December 5, 2016

Author(s)

Brandon M. Lane, Shawn P. Moylan, Eric P. Whitenton, Li Ma

Measurement of the high-temperature melt pool region in the laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) process is a primary focus of researchers to further understand the...

Communication-Comparison of Nanoscale Focused Ion Beam and Electrochemical Lithiation in beta-Sn Microspheres

December 5, 2016

Author(s)

Saya Takeuchi, William R. McGehee, Jennifer L. Schaefer, Truman M. Wilson, Kevin A. Twedt, Christopher L. Soles, Vladimir P. Oleshko, Eddie H. Chang, Jabez J. McClelland

The development of Li focused ion beams (Li-FIB) enables controlled Li ion insertion into materials with nanoscale resolution. We take the first step toward...

Anion Reorientations and Cation Diffusion in LiCB₁₁H₁₂ and NaCB₁₁H₁₂: ¹H, ⁷Li, and ²³Na NMR Studies

December 3, 2016

Author(s)

Alexander V. Skripov, Roman V. Skoryunov, Alexei V. Soloninin, Olga A. Babanova, Wan Si NMN Tang, Vitalie Stavila, Terrence J. Udovic

Annealing Stability Study of Perpendicular Magnetic Tunnel Junctions Co sub(20)Fe sub(60)B sub(20)/MgO\Co sub(20)Fe sub(60)B sub(20)

December 2, 2016

Author(s)

Andrew P. Chen, M Zhu, T, Dyer, J. Piccirillo, Robert D. Shull

A Full Co sub(20)Fe sub (60) B sub (20)\MgO\Co sub (20) Fe sub (60) B sub (20) perpendicular magnetic tunnel junction (pMTJ) and a different partial stacks were...

LDTR Measurements of PSAP Particle-Laden Filters from the Biomass Burning Observation Project (BBOP) Field Campaign

December 2, 2016

Author(s)

Cary Presser, Ashot Nazarian, Joseph M. Conny, Duli Chand, Arthur Sedlacek

Absorptivity measurements in the infrared with the laser-driven thermal reactor (LDTR) at ambient conditions were carried out with particle-laden filters from a...

First-principles phase diagram calculations for the carbonate quasibinary systems CaCO(sub3)-ZnCO(sub3), CdCO(sub3)-ZnCO(Sub3), CaCO(sub3)-CdCO(sub3) and MgCO(Sub3)-ZnCO(sub3)

December 2, 2016

Author(s)

Z.T.Y. Liu, Benjamin P. Burton, S. V. Khare, P. Sarin

Quasibinary solid solutions of calcite-structure carbonate minerals play an important role in rock formation. We have investigated solid solutions with cations...

First-principles phase diagram calculations for the rocksalt-structure quasibinary systems TiN-ZrN, TiN-HfN and ZrN-HfN

December 2, 2016

Author(s)

Z.T. Liu, Benjamin P. Burton, S. V. Khare, D. Gall

We have studied the phase equilibria of three ceramic quasibinary systems Ti(sub 1-x)Zr(sub x)N, Ti(sub 1-x)Hf(sub x)N and Zr(sub 1-x)Hf(Sub x)N (0 less x less...

Characterization of Yttrium-Rich Precipitate Phases in a Titanium Alloy Weld

December 1, 2016

Author(s)

Andrew Herzing, Ratna P. Kolli, Sreeramamurthy Ankem

The yttrium-rich (Y-rich) precipitates that form in the fusion zone (FZ) of a Ti-5111 alloy weld were characterized by atom probe tomography and scanning...

Biomimetic Sniffing with an Artificial Dogs Nose Leads to Improvements in Vapor Sampling and Detection

December 1, 2016

Author(s)

Matthew E. Staymates, William A. MacCrehan, Jessica L. Staymates, John G. Gillen, Brent Craven, Rod Kunz, Ted Mendum, Ta-Hsuan Ong

This work presents fluid flow visualization studies and chemical detection experiments using an 3D printed anatomically-correct biomimetic canine nose from a...

Developing Measurement Science for Community Resilience Assessment

December 1, 2016

Author(s)

Therese P. McAllister, Bruce Ellingwood, John van de Lindt

Coordinated Universal Time and the Leap Second

December 1, 2016

Author(s)

Judah Levine

I will discuss the considerations that were important in the design of the current version of Coordinated Universal Time. The design includes the addition of...

Evaluating the Frequency and Time Uncertainty of GPS Disciplined Oscillators and Clocks

December 1, 2016

Author(s)

Michael A. Lombardi

Global Positioning System (GPS) disciplined oscillators and clocks serve as standards of frequency and time in numerous calibration and metrology laboratories...

Enhanced Sensitivity of Neil1-/- Mice to Chronic UVB Exposure

December 1, 2016

Author(s)

M Miral Dizdar, Marcus J. Calkins, Vladimir Vartanian, Guldal Kirkali, Amanda K. McCullough, R. S. Lloyd, Pawel Jaruga

DNA base damage induced by oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species (ROS) are thought to be central mediators of ultraviolet light (UV)-induced...

An Assessment of Efficient Water Heating Options for an All-Electric Single Family Residence in a Mixed Humid Climate

December 1, 2016

Author(s)

Elizabeth C. Balke, William M. Healy, Tania Ullah

An evaluation of a variety of efficient water heating strategies for an all-electric single family home located in a mixed-humid climate is conducted using...

Structural Analysis of Dendrimers Based on Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane and their Assemblies in Solution by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering: Fits to a Modified Two Correlation Lengths Model

December 1, 2016

Author(s)

Guangcui Yuan, Xing Wang, Decheng Wu, Boualem Hammouda

The small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) technique has been used to investigate the structure of dendrimers based on polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxane (POSS)...

Colored Oxides with Hibonite Structure: A Potential Route to Non-cobalt Blue Pigments

December 1, 2016

Author(s)

Jun Li, Elena A. Medina, Judith K. Stalick, Arthur W. Sleight, M. A. Subramanian

The crystal structure of hibonite with an ideal formula CaAl 12O 19 is hexagonal P6 3/mmc, isostructural with magnetoplumbite. Natural and synthetic hibonites...

Bayesian Method for the Analysis of Diffraction Patterns using BLAND

December 1, 2016

Author(s)

Joseph E. Lesniewski, Steven M.T. Disseler, Dylan J. Quintanta, Paul A. Kienzle, William D. Ratcliff

Rietveld refinement of x-ray and neutron diffraction patterns is routinely used to solve crystal and magnetic structures of organic and inorganic materials over...

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