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The hole mobility and carrier lifetime of [alpha] mercuric iodide high energy radiation detectors have been enhanced through crystal growth in microgravity. The improvement is closely correlated with specific characteristics of the crystal lattice, which
NASA=S interest in tracing the structural origins of the superior electronic performance of mercuric iodide crystals grown in microgravity has led to an unusually productive series of imaging experiments at Brookhaven. High resolution diffraction imaging
Over the past few years, there has been increased attention paid by ceramic manufacturers in the United States to environmental issues facing their businesses. In a recent survey of its members, the environment was identified as the primary issue facing
Secondary creep in tension was characterized by power-law functions of stress that were evaluated from load-point displacement on four-point flexure specimens and published compressive creep data for two ceramic materials. The flexural creep of 99 % mass
Joseph Woicik, E J. Nelson, L Kronik, M Jain, J R. Chelikowsky, D Heskett, L E. Berman, G S. Herman
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) has emerged as a premier method by which to study the chemical bonding in solids. Owing to the conservation of energy between the incident photon and the ejected photoelectron, XPS has provided much direct and
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, Gaithersburg, MD) and The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL, Washington, DC) jointly hosted a workshop entitled Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) Technological Barriers: Research Needs and Opportunities
The phase transformation behavior and physical properties of the technologically important PbZr 1-xTi xO 3 (PZT) solid solution series are of great interest. For example, the large piezoelectric response of PZT (x = 0.45) makes this compound suitable for
T J. Haugan, Winnie Wong-Ng, Lawrence P. Cook, L Swartzendruber, H J. Brown, D T. Shaw
Efforts to improve the magnetic flux-pinning properties of Bi 2Sr 2Ca 1Cu 20 8 +δ /Ag (2212/Ag) tape conductors utilizing (Srd1-x^Ca x)14Cu 240 41+δ (014x24) and Srd2^CaA1 20 6 (03A1 2) defects are described. Precursor powders with composition (2212 + N
The diametral compression (or Brazilian disk) test is a useful method for determining the tensile strength of ceramic materials. This test method has been utilized periodically over the past fifty years. The state of stress has been confirmed by theory of
S C. Glotzer, Y Gebremichael, N Lacevic, T B. Schroder, Francis W. Starr
We describe the application of statistical mechanical framework, originally developed to describe critical phenonema, to the problem of dynamic criticality associated with the glass transition of various materials.
Gravity can affect the physical vapor growth of mercuric iodide in two distinct ways. First, gravity will induce convection during growth, which strongly mixes residual impurities and any elementary gases resulting from imperfect stoichiometry, either of
P Pei, J Anderson, M C. Bhardwaj, Dennis B. Minor, T Thornton
Green body density measurement techniques were investigated and compared. The measurement techniques investigated include mass-volume measurement, mercury pycnometry, powderdisplacement pycnometry, and noncontact ultrasonic method. Samples studied include
D M. Saylor, B S. El-Dasher, Y Pang, H M. Miller, P Wynblatt, Anthony D. Rollett, G S. Rohrer
Three-dimensional interfacial networks in polycrystalline solids are topologically and crystallographically complex. With a few notable exceptions, most of what we know about the distribution of three-dimensional grain shapes has been derived from foams or