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Ann C. Chiaramonti Debay, Stephanie L. Miller, Paul T. Blanchard, Erik A. Pfeif
Laser welding has significantly improved since its first commercial deployment in 1966, and is the preferred joining method when high weld quality, high production speed, and low thermal distortion are required. Laser welding (LW) encompasses a wide range
Aaron Forster, James Liddle, Donald Hunston, Ajay Krishnamurthy
Significant composite strength improvements have been achieved using highly aligned and dense carbon nanotube fibers with low resin concentration, but these remain ac-cessible only to aerospace applications [1]. The potential of carbon nanotubes for high
Christian Balz, Bella Lake, Johannes Reuther, Hubertus Luetkens, Rico Schonemann, Thomas Herrmannsdorfer, Yogesh Singh, A.T.M. Nazmul Islam, Elisa M. Wheeler, Jose Rodriguez Rivera, Tatiana Guidi, G. Giovanna Simeoni, Chris Baines, Hanjo Ryll
Unlike conventional magnets where the magnetic moments are partially or completely static in the ground state, in a quantum spin liquid they remain in collective motion down to the lowest temperatures. The importance of this stat is that it is coherent and
Alexander Yulaev, Alec Talin, Leite Marina, Andrei Kolmakov
We report spatially- and depth-resolved study of Li intercalation into a thin-film solid electrolyte applying a combination of optical and electron microscopy. Due to difference in electron yield from pristine and lithiated LiPON regions, the Li transport
Jeyavel Velmurugan, Ana Stevanovic, Feng Yi, David A. LaVan, Andrei Kolmakov
Electrochemical techniques such as like electrodeposition are crucially important for fabrication of nanostructured materials. The details of cluster nucleation and growth at early stages of electrodeposition are extremely important for morphology and
We report on magneto-transport measurements on low-density, large-area monolayer epitaxial graphene devices grown on SiC. We observe temperature (T)-independent crossing points in the longitudinal resistivity (rho)sub(xx), which are signatures of the
Magnetic nanoparticles are promising new tools for therapeutic applications, such as magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia therapy and target drug delivery. Recent in vitro studies demonstrated that force application with magnetic tweezers can also affect
Oxides have many potentially desirable characteristics for thermoelectric materials, including low cost and stability at high temperatures, but thus far there are few known high zT n-type oxide thermoelectrics. In this work, we use high-throughput first
Felix H. Kim, D. Penumadu, P. Patel, X. Xiao, E. J. Garboczi, Shawn P. Moylan, M A. Donmez
Near real-time visualization of complex two-phase flow in a porous medium was demonstrated with dynamic 4D (3D + time) imaging at the 2-BM beam line of the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory. Advancing fluid fronts through tortuous
Shonali Nazare, William M. Pitts, John R. Shields, Rick D. Davis
The main objective of the work reported here is to assess factors that could affect the outcome of a proposed open flame test for barrier fabrics (BF-open flame test). The BF-open flame test characterizes barrier effectiveness by monitoring the ignition of
Andrew P. Chen, Yury Y. Iunin, S F. Cheng, Robert D. Shull
Perpendicular Magnetic Tunneling Junctions (pMTJs) with Ta\CoFeB\MgO have been extensively studied in recent years. However, the effects of the underlayer on the formation of the CoFeB perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) are still not well understood
Ming Zheng, Xiangyun Qiu, Fuyou Ke, Raju Timsina, Constantine Y. Khripin
DNA-carbon nanotube (DNA-CNT) hybrids are nanometer-sized, highly-charged, rod-like molecules with complex surface chemistry, and their behaviors in aqueous solutions are governed by multifactorial interactions with both solvent and co-solutes. We have
We have studied the diffusion mechanism of lithium ions in glassy oxide-based solid sate electrolytes using elastic and electrolytes using elastic and quasielastic neutron scattering. Samples of xLi 2SO 4-(1-x)(Lid2^O-P 2O 5) were prepared using
Carbon steels containing ferrite-pearlite microstructures weaken dramatically when pearlite dissolves into austenite on heating. The kinetics of this phase transformation, while fast, can play a role during dynamic, high temperature manufacturing processes
Density functional theory simulations of diamond tips indenting Ni surfaces are used to study the early stages of nanoindentation. Numerous complex interactions are observed, including Ni-surface deformation during tip approach, the attachment and
We simulate the conformational structure of a coarse-grained model of dendrimer molecules in good solvent as a function of generation number G and find that they evolve through a substantially more complex structures than regular star polymer with
Low temperature conductivity mechanisms are identified in acceptor doped SrTiO3 single crystals quenched from high temperatures under reducing conditions. Impedance spectroscopy measurements on samples of the prototypical perovskite structure doped with
Chao Zheng, Robert D. Shull, Andrew P. Chen, Philip Pong
The Kondo effect in magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) is a result of the spin-exchange interaction between magnetic impurities and the conduction electrons. The presence of the Kondo effect can strongly influence the spin-dependent transport behavior of
Low temperature conductivity mechanisms are identified in acceptor doped BaTiO3 single crystals equilibrated and quenched from high temperature under different oxygen partial pressures. A range of acceptor ionization states are quenched into samples doped
Ryuhei Motokawa, Hitoshi Endo, Michihiro Nagao, William T. Heller
We performed neutron polarization analysis (NPA) of extracted organic phases containing complexes, comprised of Zr(NO 3( 4 and tri-n-butyl phosphate (TBP), to decompose the intensity distribution of small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) into the coherent
Cell membranes, composed primarily of lipid bilayers, are dynamically active structures. While the relationship between heterogeneity of dynamics and biological function is becoming increasingly appreciated, the dynamical characteristics of lipid membranes
David R. Black, Marcus H. Mendenhall, Pamela S. Whitfield, Donald A. Windover, Albert Henins, James J. Filliben, James P. Cline
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) certifies a suite of Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) to address specific aspects of the performance of X-ray powder diffraction instruments. This report describes SRM 1878b, the third generation
The Materials Science &Technology 2015 Conference & Exhibition took place in the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, from Oct 4 to 8. . It was co-sponsored by five leading materials engineering societies (the American Ceramic Society