Journals

Electrodeposition of Al-W Alloys in the Lewis Acidic Aluminum Chloride-1-Ethyl-3-Methylimidazolium Chloride Ionic Liquid

April 24, 2014

Author(s)

Tetsuya Tsuda , Yuichi Ikeda , Takashi Arimura, Masaki Hirogaki, Akinito Imanishi, Susumu Kuwabata, Gery R. Stafford, Charles Hussey

The electrodeposition of non-equilibrium Al-W alloys was investigated in the Lewis acidic 66.7-33.3 % mole fraction aluminum chloride-1-ethyl-3

Time-resolved surface infrared spectroscopy during atomic layer deposition of TiO2 using tetrakis(dimethylamido)titanium and water

April 23, 2014

Author(s)

Brent A. Sperling, John Hoang, William A. Kimes, James E. Maslar, Kristen L. Steffens, Nhan V. Nguyen

Atomic layer deposition of titanium dioxide using tetrakis(dimethylamido)titanium (TDMAT) and water vapor is studied by reflection-absorption infrared

Segregation of Antiferromagnetism and High-Temperature Superconductivity in Ca_1-xLa_xFe₂As₂

April 23, 2014

Author(s)

Shanta R. Saha, T. Drye, S. K. Goh, L. E. Klintberg, J. M. Silver, F. M. Grosche, M. Sutherland, T. J. S. Munsie, G. M. Luke, Daniel K Pratt, Jeffrey W. Lynn, J. Paglione

X-ray Absorption Study of Structural Coupling in Photomagnetic Prussian Blue Analogue Core@Shell Particles

April 22, 2014

Author(s)

Daniel M Pajerowski, Bruce D. Ravel, Carissa H. Li, Matthieu F. Dumont, Daniel R. Talham

X-ray absorption spectroscopy experiments of core@shell, photomagnetic, Prussian blue analogue heterostructures obtain local structure around the magnetic

Does the "C₃ effect" offset the Δ}2 effect, as regards the solution flexibility of aldoses?

April 21, 2014

Author(s)

Mallory J. Morris, Andre Striegel

The solution flexibility of carbohydrates in general, and of monosaccharides in particular, influences a variety of molecular recognition and regulatory

Comparison of the Properties of Cellulose Nanocrystals and Cellulose Nanofibrils Isolated From Bacteria, Tunicate, and Wood Processed Using Acid, Enzymatic, Mechanical, and Oxidative Methods

April 18, 2014

Author(s)

Iulia A. Sacui, Jeffrey W. Gilman, Ryan C. Nieuwendaal, Stephan J. Stranick, Henryk Szmacinski, Mehdi Jorfi, Christopher Weder, Johan Foster, Richard Olsson, Daniel Burnett

This work describes the study and characterization of native cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibrils (CNCs, CNFs), whose crystallinity, morphology, aspect ratio

Solution-based functionalization of gallium nitride nanowires for protein sensor development

April 17, 2014

Author(s)

Albert Davydov, Elissa H. Williams, Vladimir P. Oleshko, Kristen L. Steffens, Igor Levin, Nancy J. Lin, Kristine A. Bertness, Amy Manocchi, M V. Rao, John A. Schreifels

A solution-based functionalization method for the specific and selective attachment of the streptavidin (SA) protein to gallium nitride (GaN) nanowires (NWs) is

Strict Limit on In-Plane Ordered Magnetic Dipole Moment in URu₂Si₂

April 17, 2014

Author(s)

Kathryn Aileen Ross, Leland Weldon Harriger, Z. Yamani, W. J. L. Buyers, J.D. Garrett, A.A. Menovsky, J.A. Mydosh, Collin L. Broholm

Neutron diffraction is used to examine the polarization of weak static antiferromagnetism in high quality single crystalline URu 2Si 2. As previously documented

Ellipsometric characterization of advance properties in conjugated polymer films

April 16, 2014

Author(s)

Lee J. Richter, Mariano C. Quiles

Conjugated polymers are attracting worldwide attention due to the cost-effective and low thermal budget processing traits of plastics combined with their

Performance Testing and Evaluation of Transformative Apps Devices

April 16, 2014

Author(s)

Anthony J. Downs, Lisa J. Fronczek, Emile L. Morse, Brian A. Weiss, Ian P. Bashor, Craig I. Schlenoff

Transformative Apps (TransApps) is a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) funded program whose goal is to develop a range of militarily-relevant

Multiple-time-scale blinking in InAs quantum dot single photon sources

April 16, 2014

Author(s)

Marcelo I. Davanco, C S. Hellberg, Serkan Ates, Antonio Badolato, Kartik A. Srinivasan

We use photon correlation measurements to study blinking in single, epitaxially-grown selfassembled InAs quantum dots situated in circular Bragg grating and

Interfacial bonding stabilizes rhodium and rhodium oxide nanoparticles on layered Nb- and Ta-oxide supports

April 16, 2014

Author(s)

Megan E. Strayer, Jason M. Binz, Mihaela M. Tanase, Seyed Mehdi Kamali Shahri, Renu Sharma, Robert M. Rioux, Thomas E. Mallouk

Single-step total fractionation of single-wall carbon nanotubes by countercurrent chromatography

April 15, 2014

Author(s)

Ming Zheng, Min Zhang, Constantine Y. Khripin, Jeffrey Fagan, Yoichiro Ito

Development of simple processes to fractionate synthetic mixtures of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) into individual species is crucial to many

Response to Comments on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Investigation of the 2001 World Trade Center Fires

April 15, 2014

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann, Anthony P. Hamins, Therese P. McAllister, Kevin B. McGrattan, William M. Pitts, Kuldeep R. Prasad

The editor of a special issue of Fire Technology invited the NIST authors to address the NIST Investigation of the WTC disaster and associated practice and

Observation of Small Cluster Formation in Concentrated Monoclonal Antibody Solutions and Its Implications to Solution Viscosity

April 15, 2014

Author(s)

Eric J. Yearley, Paul D. Godfrin, Tatiana NMN Perevozchikova, Hailiang Zhang, Peter Falus, Lionel Porcar, Michihiro Nagao, Joseph E. Curtis, Pradad Gawande, Rosalynn Taing, Isidro E. Zarraga, Norman J. Wagner, Yun Liu

Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are a major class of biopharmaceuticals. Some concentrated mAb solutions are hypothesized to exhibit the formation of a solution

Hybrid Miniature Fabry-Perot Sensor with Dual Optical Cavities for Simultaneous Pressure and Temperature Measurements

April 15, 2014

Author(s)

Hyungdae Bae, Yun David, Haijun H. Liu, Douglas A. Olson, Miao Yu

We present a miniature dual-cavity Fabry-Perot sensor fabricated at the tip of an optical fiber for simultaneous pressure and temperature measurements. The

Deposition Order Dependent Magnetization Reversal of Pressure Graded Co/Pd Films

April 15, 2014

Author(s)

P. K. Greene, Brian Kirby, June W. Lau, Julie Borchers, M .R. Fitzsimmons, Kai Liu

Magnetization reversal mechanisms have been investigated in pressure graded Co/Pd multilayer thin films with inverted deposition orders. Structural and magnetic

Assessing uncertainties of theoretical atomic transition probabilities with Monte Carlo random trials

April 14, 2014

Author(s)

Alexander Kramida

This paper suggests a method of evaluation of uncertainties in calculated transition probabilities by randomly varying input parameters of an atomic code and

HYBRID Bi-Directional Flexure Joint

April 14, 2014

Author(s)

Vincent D. Lee, James M. Gibert, John C. Ziegert

Flexural bearing joints are utilized in precision mechanisms that require repeatable and friction free motion. As such, there exist numerous embodiments of a

Accurate Finite element simulation and experimental study of elastic wave propagation in a long cylinder under impact loading

April 14, 2014

Author(s)

Steven P. Mates, A. V. Idesman

An accurate solution for elastic wave propagation in a long axisymmetric elastic bar under impact loading is obtained using the new finite element technique

Sodium Superionic Conduction in Na₂B₁₂H₁₂

April 11, 2014

Author(s)

Terrence J. Udovic, Matoaki Matsuo, Atsushi Unemoto, Kristina Verdal, Vitalie Stavila, Alexander V. Skripov, John J. Rush, Hitoshi Takamura, Shin-Ichi Orimo

The need for cheaper, Li-free battery technologies has prompted the search for new Na-ion-based electrolyte materials. One such material, Na 2B 12H 12

Noble Gas Excimer Scintillation Following Neutron Capture in Boron Thin Films

April 11, 2014

Author(s)

Alan K. Thompson, Jacob McComb, Charles W. Clark, Michael A. Coplan, Mohamad Al-Sheikhly, Robert E. Vest

Far-ultraviolet (FUV) scintillation signals have been measured in heavy noble gases (argon, krypton, xenon) following boron-neutron capture (10B(n,α)7Li) in 10B

Preparation of nanocomposite plasmonic films made from cellulose nanocrystals or mesoporous silica decorated with unidirectionally aligned gold nanorods

April 11, 2014

Author(s)

Michael Campbell, Qingkun Liu, Aric Sanders, Julian Evans, Ivan I. Smalyukh

Using liquid crystalline self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals, we achieve long-range alignment of anisotropic metal nanoparticles in colloidal nanocrystal

Structural Basis for Inactivation of Giardia lamblia Carbamate Kinase by Disulfiram

April 11, 2014

Author(s)

Andrey Galkin, Liudmila Kulakova, Kap Lim, Catherine Chen, Wei Zhang, Illarion Turko, Osnat Herzberg

Carbamate kinase from Giardia lamblia is an essential enzyme for the survival of the organism. The enzyme catalyzes the final step in the arginine dihydrolase

Recent Advances in Focused Ion Beam Technology and Applications

April 11, 2014

Author(s)

Nabil Bassim, Keana Scott, Lucille A. Giannuzzi

Focused ion beam (FIB) microscopes are extremely versatile and powerful instruments for materials research. These microscopes, when coupled in a system with a

Phonon Localization Drives Polar Nanoregions in a Relaxor Ferroelectric

April 10, 2014

Author(s)

M. E. Manley, Jeffrey W. Lynn, D. L. Abernathy, E. D. Specht, O. Delaire, A. R. Bishop, R. Sahul, J. D. Budai

Relaxor Ferroelectrics 1, which are utilized as actuators and sensors 2-4, exemplify a class of poorly understood functional materials where an interplay

Interdependence Between Training and Magnetization Reversal in Granular Co-CoO Exchange Bias Systems

April 9, 2014

Author(s)

E. Menendez, T. Dias, J. Geshev, J. F. Lopez-Barbera, J. Nogues, R. Steitz, Brian Kirby, Julie Borchers, L.M.C. Pereira, A. Vantomme, K. Temst

The interdependence between training and magnetization reversal in granular Co-CoO exchange bias systems prepared by O ion implantation in Co thin films is

Recent advances in vacuum sciences and applications

April 9, 2014

Author(s)

Miran Mozetic, Kostya Ostrikov, David Ruzic, Davide Curreli, Uros Cvelbar, Alenka Vesel, Gregor Primc, Manfred Leisch, Karl Jousten, Oleg Malyshev, Jay H. Hendricks, laszlo Kover, Alberto Tagliaferro, O Conde, Antonio Silvestre, J Giapintzakis, M Buljan, N Radi?, G Dra?i?, S Bernstorff, H Biederman, O Kyli?n, J Hanu?, S Milo?evi?, A Galtayries, P Dietrich, W Unger, K Stana-Kleinschek, A Drmota?Petri?, Jean-Jacques Pireaux, J W. Rogers, M Anderle, M Lehocky, V Sedlarik

Recent advances in vacuum sciences and applications are reviewed. Novel optical interferometer cavity devices enable pressure measurements with ppm accuracy

Filler from crushed aggregate for concrete: Pore structure, specific surface, particle shape and size distribution

April 8, 2014

Author(s)

Edward Garboczi, Rolands Cepuritis, Borge Wigum, Ernst Mortsell, Stefan Jacobsen

Characteristics of fine particles (fines, 0 μm to 125 μm) from seven different crushed and natural sands from five different Norwegian rock types were

AN EXAMINATION OF METAL DEPOSITION DERIVED FROM AEROSPACE-RELATED ACTIVITY IN SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL MATRICES COLLECTED FROM WATERS SURROUNDING THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (KSC), FLORIDA

April 8, 2014

Author(s)

John Bowden, Theresa M. Cantu, Douglas M. Scheidt, Russell H. Lowers, Brian A. Nocito, Vaneica Y. Young, Louis J. Guillette

Metal deposition originating from anthropogenic activity was examined in a two-tier study using environmental samples collected from several locations at the