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The reversible binding of molecules to surfaces is one of the most important processes in condensed fluids, with the obvious applications in molecular separation of materials, chromatographic characterization, and material processing. Motivated in
Huong Giang T. Nguyen, Laura Espinal, Roger D. van Zee, Matthias Thommes, Blaza Toman, Sterlin Hudson, Enzo Mangano, Stefano Brandani, Katie Cychosz, Pieter Bertier, Feng Yang, Bernhard Krooss, Rebecca Siegelman, Jeffrey Long, Yoko Nakada, Kazu Nakai, Armin Ebner, James Ritter, Aaron Moran, Orhan Talu, Yi Huang, Krista Walton, Pierre Billemont, Guy de Weireld
This paper reports the results of an international interlaboratory study led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on the measurement of high-pressure surface excess carbon dioxide adsorption isotherms on NIST Reference Material RM
John K Riley, Jeffrey J Richards, Norman J. Wagner, Paul Butler
Micellar topology and branching play an important by poorly understood role in controlling the mechanical and flow properties of worm-like micelles (WLMs). To address the challenge of characterizing branching during flow of WLMs, we perform simultaneous
Gabriella Giampaoli, Jun Li, Raphael P. Hermann, Judith K. Stalick, M. A. Subramanian
Sulfur and fluorine substituted Sn 2Nb 2O6d7^ pyrochlore compounds were synthesized to produce brilliant orange/red colors as an environmentally friendly alternative to other toxic inorganic pigments. Neutron structure refinements indicate that the studied
Matthew Krogstad, Peter M. Gehring, Stephan Rosenkranz, Raymond Osborn, Feng Ye, Yaohua Liu, Jacob P. C. Ruff, Wenzhi Chen, Justin M. Wozniak, Haosu Luo, O. Chmaissem, Zuo-Guang Ye, Daniel Phelan
Four different forms of local order that give rise to diffuse neutron and x-ray scattering in the relaxor ferroelectric series PMN-xPT are identified via broad, three-dimensional surveys of reciprocal space. Composition and temperature-dependent
Many applications of deep eutectic solvents (DES) rely on exploitation of their unique yet complex liquid structures at the mesoscopic level. Due to the ionic nature of the DES components, their diffuse structures are known to be affected in the presence
A. Osovizky, Kevin N. Pritchard, Y. Yehuda-Zada, Jeffrey B. Ziegler, Louis E. Binkley, Peter NMN Tsai, Alan Keith Thompson, Nancy Hadad, M. Jackson, C. Hurlbut, George M. Baltic, Charles Majkrzak, Nicholas C. Maliszewskyj
We describe the design and performance of an ultrathin ( 2mm) cold neutron proportional counter consisting of 6LiF:ZnS(Ag) scintillator in which wavelength shifting fibers have been embedded to conduct scintillation photons out of the medium to a silicon
Neutron scattering facilities are called to address an ever-expanding mission in the investigation, development and use of a broad range of materials: from investigating cultural heritage artifacts to advanced bio-materials, from studies of phase
Kuo-Chih Shih, Zhiqiang Shen, Ying Li, Martin Kroger, Shing-Yun Chang, Yun Liu, Mu-Ping Nieh, Hsi-Mei Lai
Pluronic (PL) block copolymers has been widely used as delivery carriers, molecular templates for porous media, process additive of affecting rheological behavior. Unlike most surfactant systems, where unimer transforms into micelle with increased
Jack F. Douglas, Sinan Keten, Fernando Vargas-Lara, Wenjie Xia
We show by molecular dynamics simulation that bulk materials composed of graphene nanosheets exhibit fluid-like properties similar to linear polymer melts at elevated temperatures and that these materials transform into a glassy or foam state at low
Materials Research Express is a multidisciplinary journal devoted to publishing cutting-edge experimental and theoretical research on the processing, structure, properties, and performance of all classes of materials, with an emphasis on the following
The separation of carbon dioxide (CO 2) from hydrocarbons is a critical process for the production of clean energy and high-purity chemicals. Adsorption based on molecular sieving is an energy-saving separation process; however most of molecular sieves
Trevor Braun, Daniel Josell, Thomas P. Moffat, Hyo Jong Lee, SH Kim
This work examines the filling of Through Silicon Vias (TSV) by Ni deposition from a NiSO4 + NiCl2 + H3BO3 electrolyte containing a branched polyethyleneimine suppressor previously. Feature filling occurs through the coupling of transport limited
Research on HOFs has been developed for quite a long time; however, those with both established permanent porosities and functional properties are extremely rare due to weak hydrogen-bonding interactions among molecular organic linkers which are much more
There is significant variation in the reported magnitude, and even the sign of Tg shifts in thin polymer films with the same chemistry, film thickness and supporting substrate. The implicit assumption of these studies is that methods used to estimate Tg in
Superconformal electrodeposition utilizing additives that adsorb on the deposit surface and either enhance or suppress metal deposition enabled the implementation of damascene interconnects in microelectronics using copper superfill in the late 1990s
A multi-scale understanding of CO2 interactions with natural materials is essential for engineering the safe and permanent storage of CO2 in geologic formations. Towards this end, the use of ultra small-, small-, and wide-angle X-ray scattering methods
Jason R. Hattrick-Simpers, Kamal Choudhary, Claudio Corgnale
Here we present the results of using techno-economic analysis as constraints for machine learning guided studies of new metal hydride materials. Using existing databases for hydrogen storage alloys a regression model to predict the enthalpy of
Hui-Min Wen, Libo Li, Rui-Biao Lin, Bin Li, Bin Hu, Wei Zhou, Jun Hu, Banglin Chen
Despite tremendous effects, precise control in the synthesis of porous materials with ideal nanocages for desired gas separation applications still remains a challenge. Microporous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have provided the rich chemistry to enable
Jason D. Hoffman, Stephen M. Wu, Brian Kirby, Anand Bhattacharya
Antiferromagnets have recently gathered a large amount of attention as a potential replacement for ferromagnets in spintronics devices due to their lack of stray magnetic fields, invisibility to external magnetic probes, and faster magnetization dynamics
Xioafang Zhai, Alexander Grutter, Yu Yun, Zhangzhang Cui, Yalin Lu
Unambiguous magnetic characterization of room-temperature multiferroic materials remains challenging due in part to difficulty of distinguishing their very weak ferromagnetism from magnetic impurity phases and other containments. In this study, we used
Extensive research has been devoted to develop new porous materials for high methane storage capacity. While great progress has been made in recent years, it still remains very challenging to target simultaneously high gravimetric and volumetric methane
W. T. Fuhrman, J. R. Chamorro, P. A. Alekseev, J.-M. Mignot, T. Keller, Jose Rodriguez Rivera, Yiming Qiu, P. Nikolic, T. M. McQueen, Collin L. Broholm
The Kondo impurity effect in metals is the result of quantum-mechanical scattering of conduction electrons by magnetic impurities. 1 This process leads to exotic effects such as unconventional superconductivity and an effective electron mass enhanced by 2
Kathryn Krycka, Joseph A. Dura, II Langston, Christopher M. Burba
While a clear understanding of the effects of nanoconfinement on phase transitions of single components liquids is emerging, binary solutions hold promise to provide a fertile and detailed arena to probe intermolecular and molecular/surface interactions