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Virgil Provenzano, Robert D. Shull, G Kletetschka, Paul E. Stutzman
Because of its attractive magnetocaloric properties, gadolinium (Gd) metal is currently the refrigerant of choice in the development of near-room temperature magnetic cooling prototypes (refrigerators, heat pumps, and air conditioners). The overwhelming
Talapady N. Bhat, Ursula R. Kattner, Laura Bartolo, Carelyn E. Campbell, John T. Elliott
Intuitive, flexible, and evolving terminology plays a significant role in capitalizing on recommended knowledge representation models for material engineering applications. In this article we present a proposed rules-based approach with initial examples
Guannan Liu, Baomei Wen, Ting Xie, Audie M. Castillo, Ratan K. Debnath, Albert Davydov
This paper describes a method for mass production of CMOS compatible gallium nitride (GaN) nanowire (NW) arrays for sensors and other application. The method uses a top-down etching technique starting from a thin-film GaN layer. The etching process on a
Yuri Mishin, Geoffrey B. McFadden, Robert F. Sekerka, William J. Boettinger
We present a rigorous irreversible thermodynamics treatment of creep deformation of solid mate- rials with interfaces described as geometric surfaces capable of vacancy generation and absorption and moving under the influence of local thermodynamic forces
Yaakov S. Idell, Carelyn E. Campbell, Lyle E. Levine, Eric Lass, Li Ma, Sudha Cheruvathur
Additive manufacturing of nickel based superalloys will allow direct production of complex shaped components based on 3-D computer aided drawings. The aerospace industry is interested in exploiting this technology to reduce time and cost for production of
Eric Lass, Yaakov S. Idell, Carelyn E. Campbell, Ursula R. Kattner
The discovery of a two-phase γ (FCC)-γ' (L12) field in the ternary Co-Al-W phase diagram has sparked significant research interest into possible Co-based analogs to traditional Ni-based superalloys used in turbine engine applications. This work
The properties of austenitic stainless steel can be vastly improved through thermo-mechanical processing using severe plastic deformation (SPD) techniques. Quantifying the microstructure- property relationships for the ultrafine- and nano-scale grain
Jack F. Douglas, Paul Hanakata, Francis W. Starr, Beatriz Betancourt
Changes in the dynamics of supported polymer films in comparison to bulk materials involve a complex convolution of effects, such as boundary thermodynamic interactions, boundary roughness and compliance, in addition to finite film thickness. We consider
Chukwudi A. Okoro, Lyle E. Levine, Yaw S. Obeng, Ruqing Xu
In this work, the effect of Cu through-silicon via (TSV) diameter on stress buildup in Cu TSVs was experimentally determined using synchrotron-based X-ray microdiffraction technique. With the aid of atomic force microscopy (AFM), Cu protrusion was also
Andrew J. Allen, Laura Espinal, Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Wendy Queen, Craig Brown, Steven R. Kline, Kristi L. Kauffman, Jeffrey T. Culp
Results from in situ experiments are presented to correlate carbon capture with dynamic structural changes in two flexible metal-organic framework (MOF) materials: porous coordination polymers (PCPs) exhibiting promising carbon dioxide adsorption
Carl T. Boone, Justin M. Shaw, Hans T. Nembach, Thomas J. Silva
We determined the spin-transport properties of Pd and Pt thin films by measuring the increase in ferromagnetic resonance damping due to spin-pumping in ferromagnetic (FM)-nonferromagnetic metal (NM) multilayers with varying NM thicknesses. The increase in
Aaron Forster, Wei-Lun Ho, Kar T. Tan, Donald Hunston
Polyethylene is an advantageous material for the construction of buried pipelines. It is corrosion resistant, seismic tolerant, and utilizes low cost installation methods. The exceptional long term performance of polyethylene pipe can be attributed to has
A Flory-Huggins (FH) type theory is derived to describe the competitive equilibrium sol- vation of long chain polymers B by a pair of relatively low molar mass, mutually miscible, mutually unassociated solvents A and C. The derivation applies basic
Justin M. Shaw, Hans T. Nembach, Mathias A. Weiler, Martin A. Schoen, Thomas J. Silva, Jonathan Z. Sun, Daniel C. Worledge
We used broadband ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) spectroscopy to measure the second and forth order perpendicular magnetic anisotropies in Ta/ Co60Fe20B20/MgO layers over a thickness range of 0.8-5 nm. For a thickness greater than 1.0 nm, the easy axis is
Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is a powerful technique that is used to resolve the size and structure of phases on the nanometer scale, within a sample. While these features may also be observed with other techniques, such as: electron microscopy or
Chukwudi A. Okoro, Lyle E. Levine, Yaw S. Obeng, Ruqing Xu
In this work, an experimental study of the influence of Cu through-silicon via (TSV) diameter on stress build up was performed using synchrotron-based X-ray microdiffraction technique. Three Cu TSV diameters were studied; 3 µm, 5 µm and 8 µm, all of which
Sebastian Engmann, Felicia A. Bokel, Andrew Herzing, Hyun W. Ro, Dean DeLongchamp, Lee J. Richter, Claudio Girotto, Bruno Caputo
We have studied the influence of the additive diiodoctane on the formation dynamics of high performance bulk heterojunction (BHJ) films based the small molecule donor 7,7'-(4,4bis(2- ethylhexyl)-4H-silolo[3,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene-2,6-diyl)bis(6-fluoro-5-(5
Sensor applications at high temperatures have been major factors motivating research, development, and commercialization of a number of innovative single-crystalline piezoelectric materials that are compositionally and structurally stable up to
Evegeniya Lock, Dean DeLongchamp, Scott Schmucker, Blake Simpkins, Matthew Laskoski, Shawn Mulvaney, Daniel R. Hines, Mira Baraket, Sandra Hernandez, Jeremy Robinson, Paul Sheehan, Cherno Jaye, Daniel A. Fischer, Scott Walton
In this paper we apply a transfer print approach that relies on differential adhesion to remove graphene from Cu foil to polystyrene (PS) and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW PE) without etching of the metal foil. The polymer surfaces are
Additive manufacturing (AM) continues to grow as an advanced manufacturing technique. The most recent industry report from Wohlers and Associates indicates AM represented $1.6Bin revenue from parts, systems, and other supporting industries in 2012 [Wohlers
The morphology of commercially available carbon nanotube materials is often much more complex than the term carbon nanotube (CNT) would imply. Commercial CNT materials are typically composed of roughly spherical CNT domains having a highly ramified
Christopher C. White, Kar T. Tan, Donald L. Hunston, Walter E. Byrd
Effective fire protection of steel can be fully realized when spray-applied fire resistive materials (SFRMs) are bonded sufficiently to structural steel during the event of fire. The adhesion mechanisms and characterization at elevated temperatures
Joshua A. Gordon, Ryan D. Davis, Sara Lance, Margaret A. Tolbert
The development and characterization of a long working-distance optical trap to analyze a diverse range of particle phase transformations and crystal growth processes is described. Utilizing an upward propagating Gaussian beam and a down-ward propagating
Tam H. Duong, Jose M. Ortiz, David W. Berning, Allen R. Hefner Jr., Sei-Hyung Ryu, John W. Palmour
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a dynamic electro-thermal simulation and analysis approach for device design and short-circuit safe-operating-area (SOA) characterization using a physics-based electro-thermal Saber®* model. Model parameter