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Electrodeposited alloys are rarely in thermodynamic equilibrium, and several unique microstructural features such as extended solid solubility, metastable
Hui H. Yuan, Guangjun Cheng, Lin You, Haitao Li, Hao Zhu, Wei Li, Joseph J. Kopanski, Yaw S. Obeng, Angela R. Hight Walker, David J. Gundlach, Curt A. Richter, D. E. Ioannou, Qiliang Li
In this work, we present a study of enhancing MoS2 transistor performance by using proper metal contact. We found that the on-state current of MoS2 field-effect
Walter J. Lafferty, Jean-Marie Flaud, Fridolin Kwabia
Absolute individual line intensities of numerous transitions of the fundamental ν15, ν12 and ν5 bands of oxirane (ethylene oxide, cyc-C2H4O) have been measured
Pedatsur Neta, Mahnaz Farahani, Yamil Simon, Yuxue Liang, Xiaoyu Yang, Stephen E. Stein
While determining the fragmentation pathways of positive ions of drugs, pesticides, metabolites, and other compounds, using electrospray ionization mass
Lyle E. Levine, Thien Phan, I-Fang Lee, Jonathan Z. Tischler, Huang Yi, Alan G. Fox, Terrance G. Langdon, Mike Kassner
X-ray microbeam diffraction was used to measure long range internal stresses (LRIS) in the grain/subgrain interiors of commercial purity aluminum processed by
Prem K. Rachakonda, Daniel S. Sawyer, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Christopher J. Blackburn, Craig M. Shakarji, Gregory F. Strouse, Steven D. Phillips
The Dimensional Metrology Group (DMG) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a new in-situ temperature calibration system
Lawrence T. Hudson, C T. Chantler, A.T. Payne, M N. Kinnane, John D. Gillaspy, L F. Smale, Albert Henins, J A. Kimpton, E Takacs
Quantum Electro-Dynamics (QED) is the best tested theory of our physical world, yet significant disagreements have emerged between attempts to apply QED to
E. Talik, L. Lipinska, A. Guzik, Pawel Zajdel, M. Michalska, M. Szubka, M. Kadziolka-Gawel, Rick L. Paul
The Pechini sol-gel method was applied to obtain LiMn 2-xT xO 4 (T=Ni, Fe; x = 0.1 to 0.5) nanopowders. Crystal and electronic structures, chemical composition
David J. Vanderah, Tadas Ragaliauskas, Mindaugas Mickevicius, Mariya Jankunec, Gediminas Niaura, Gintaras Valincius, Bozena Rakovska
Structure of the self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) used to anchor phospholipid bilayers to surfaces affects the functional properties of the tethered bilayer
Guangfan Jiao, Jiwu Lu, Jason Campbell, Jason Ryan, Kin P. Cheung, Chadwin D. Young, Gennadi Bersuker
This work utilizes device-level eye-diagram measurements to examine NBTI-induced changes in timing jitter at circuit speeds. The measured jitter is examined for
Chao Zhang, John L. Gross, Therese P. McAllister, Guo-Qiang Li
Steel columns may be exposed to thermal radiation from localized burning of a fire source nearby. Current structural fire design methods are based on uniform
We present improved performance for a 92 - 96 GHz cross-spectrum phase modulated (PM) noise measurement system previously reported. The system is principally
Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Todd R. Goodall, Alan C. Bovik
Natural Scene Statistics (NSS) produces powerful perceptually relevant tools that have been highly successful in image quality analysis of visible light images
We have studied the satellite structure appearing in the Ti 1s and Ti 2p core-photoelectron spectra of the transition-metal oxide SrTiO3 by high energy resonant
Quantitative evidence for the importance of alkyl peroxy photochemistry in the formation of secondary organic aerosol at 254 nm. Dodecanoic acid has been
Chao Zhang, John L. Gross, Therese P. McAllister, Guo-Qiang Li
Real fires start from localized burning, and will not develop to flashover if in an open space or in large open-plan compartments. Temperatures of gas and
Ian B. Spielman, Lindsay J. LeBlanc, Ross A. Williams, Matthew C. Beeler, Chunlei Qu, Ming Gong, Chuanwei Zhang
Spin-orbit coupling (SOC) is an essential ingredient in topological materials, conventional and quantum-gas based alike. Engineered spin-orbit coupling in
Rebecca Dally, Tom Hogan, Alex Amato, Chris Baines, Jose Rodriguez Rivera, Michael J. Graf, Stephen D. Wilson
The magnetic ground state of the J eff = 1/2 hyper-Kagome lattice in Na 4Ir 3O 8 is explored via combined bulk magnetization, muon spin relaxation, and neutron
Sara E. Beck, Harold B. Wright, Thomas M. Hargy, Thomas C. Larason, Karl G. Linden
Ultraviolet (UV) reactors used for disinfecting water and wastewater must be validated and monitored over time. The validation process requires understanding
A model for the splitting of teeth from wedge loading of molar cusps from a round indenting object is presented. The model is developed in two parts: first, a
Wang Liangzhu, Steven Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily, Cheng-Chun Lin
Gasoline-powered electric generators are widely used during power outages, for example during the U.S. hurricane season. Based on currently available data
Alain Rufenacht, Logan A. Howe, Anna Fox, Robert E. Schwall, Paul Dresselhaus, Charles J. Burroughs, Samuel Benz
Implementation of programmable Josephson voltage standard (PJVS) circuits on cryocooler at 4 K is a challenge. The limited cooling power of the cryocoolers has
Meiyao M. Wang, Martin Misakian, Hua-Jun He, Peter Bajcsy, Jeffrey M. Davis, Kenneth D. Cole, Illarion Turko, Lili Wang, Fatima Abbasi
For quantitative flow cytometry, a biological cell reference material with a known biomarker expression level is needed to transform a linear arbitrary
A common numerical task is to compute the effective elastic properties of a random composite material based on its microstructure by operating on a 3D digital
Joffrey K. Peters, Sergey V. Polyakov, Jingyun Fan, Alan L. Migdall
Alternative theories to quantum mechanics motivate important fundamental tests of our understanding and description of the smallest physical systems. Here we
John T. Melcher, Julian Stirling, Felipe Guzman, Jon R. Pratt, Gordon A. Shaw
We report the development of an ultrasensitive optomechanical sensor designed to improve the accuracy and precision of force measurements with atomic force
Michael R. Moldover, James W. Schmidt, Keith A. Gillis, James B. Mehl, John D. Wright
Using microwave techniques that are scalable to very large volumes, we measured the interior volume of a 0.3 m 3, commercially-manufactured, pressure vessel
Lawrence T. Hudson, John F. Seely, Jack L. Glover, Albert Henins, Nino R. Pereira
Ultra-thin curved transmission crystals operating in the Cauchois spectrometer geometry were evaluated for the purpose of achieving high spectral resolution in