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PDH-locked, frequency-stabilized cavity ring-down spectrometer

June 16, 2011
Author(s)
Joseph T. Hodges, A. Cygan, Piotr Maslowski, Katarzyna E. Bielska, S. Wojtewicz, J. Domyslawska, Hisashi Abe, R.S. Trawinski, R. Ciurylo
We describe a high sensitivity and high spectral resolution laser absorption spectrometer based upon the frequency-stabilized cavity ring-down spectroscopy (FS-CRDS) technique. We used the Pound-Drever-Hall (PDH) method to lock the probe laser to the high

Certification of Standard Reference Material 660b

June 1, 2011
Author(s)
David R. Black, 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 instrument performance of powder diffractometers. This report describes SRM 660b, the third generation of this

MECHANICS OF ADHESION

June 1, 2011
Author(s)
Robert F. Cook
Abstract. A framework of increasing complexity is developed to describe the mechanics of adhesion and its reverse, de-adhesion or separation, during indentation contact cycles. The importance of the indentation probe stiffness in determination of system

Advances in Modeling of Scanning Charged-Particle-Microscopy Images

September 19, 2010
Author(s)
Petr Cizmar, Andras Vladar, Michael T. Postek
Modeling scanning electron microscope (SEM) and scanning ion microscope images has recently become necessary, because of its ability to provide repeatable images with a priori determined parameters. Modeled artificial images have been used in evaluation of

Framework Type Determination for Zeolite Crystals in the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database

September 1, 2010
Author(s)
Shujiang Yang, Mohammed Lach-hab, Iosif I. Vaisman, Estela Blaisten-Barojas, Xiang Li, Vicky L. Karen
This work provides assignment of framework type for 1391 zeolite crystal entries in the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database (ICSD). Additionally, a proposed framework type is provided for a set of 27 zeolite crystals with geometrical distortions and a set

Synthesis and Electronic Properties of the Misfit Layered Compound [(PbSe)1.00]1[MoSe2]1

September 1, 2010
Author(s)
Ian M. Anderson, Michael D. Anderson, Andrew A. Herzing, Colby Heideman, Raimar Rostek, David C. Johnson
An ultra-low thermal conductivity compound with the ideal formula [(PbSe)1.00]1[MoSe2]1 has been successfully crystallized across a range of compositions. The lattice parameters varied from 12.41 Å to 12.75 Å and the quality of the observed 00ℓ diffraction

Computational study of the dielectric properties of [La,Sc] 2 O 3 solid solutions

July 11, 2010
Author(s)
Hiroyoshi Momida, Eric J. Cockayne, Naoto Umezawa, Takahisa Ohno
First-principles calculations were used to compute the dielectric permittivities of hypothetical [La,Sc]2O3 solid solutions in the cubic (bixbyite) and hexagonal La2O3 phases. Dielectric enhancement is predicted at small Sc concentrations due to the

High frequency characterization of a Schottky contact to a GaN nanowire bundle

June 16, 2010
Author(s)
Chin J. Chiang, Thomas M. Wallis, Dazhen Gu, Atif A. Imtiaz, Pavel Kabos, Paul T. Blanchard, Kristine A. Bertness, Norman A. Sanford, Kichul Kim, Dejan Filipovic
A GaN nanowire (NW) Schottky contact was characterized up to 10 GHz. Using a calibration procedure and circuit model a capacitance-voltage (CV) curve was obtained, from which a carrier concentration was calculated for the first time. These results

Multi-Scale Pore Morphology in Vapor-Deposited Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Coatings

June 16, 2010
Author(s)
Derek D. Hass, H. Zhao, Tabbetha A. Dobbins, Andrew J. Allen, Andrew Slifka, H. N. Wadley
A high pressure, electron-beam directed-vapor deposition process has been used to deposit partially stabilized zirconia containing 7 % yttria by mass at deposition pressures of 7.5 Pa to 23 Pa. Anisotropic ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering (USAXS) was

Tooth chipping can reveal bite forces and diets of fossil hominins

June 16, 2010
Author(s)
Paul Constantino, James J. Lee, H Chai, Bernhard Zipfel, Charles Ziscovici, Brian R. Lawn, Peter Lucas
Fossil hominin tooth enamel often exhibits antemortem edge chipping (Robinson 1954; Tobias 1967; Wallace 1973). Here we apply a simple fracture equation to estimate peak bite forces from the sizes of such chips. This equation, previously validated by

Standard Reference Material 640d for X-ray Metrology

June 1, 2010
Author(s)
David R. Black, Donald A. Windover, Albert Henins, David L. Gil, James J. Filliben, James P. Cline
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) certify a variety of standard reference materials (SRM) to address specific aspects of instrument performance for divergent beam diffractometers. This report describes SRM 640d, the fifth generation

Core-shell composite of SiCN and multiwalled carbon nanotubes from Toluene dispersion

May 21, 2010
Author(s)
John H. Lehman, Katherine E. Hurst, Gurpreet Singh, Elisabeth Mansfield, John D. Perkins, Christopher L. Cromer
Carbon nanotubes are known to have high thermal conductivity, and in bulk form, a topology that could constitute the matrix of an inhomogeneous solid. Among the promised applications of carbon nanotubes is a composite material that is practical for thermal

Strength distribution of single-crystal silicon theta-like specimens

May 18, 2010
Author(s)
Michael S. Gaither, Frank W. DelRio, Richard S. Gates, Edwin R. Fuller, Robert F. Cook
A new test specimen has been developed for micro-scale tensile strength measurements, allowing direct assessment of surface effects on strength. Specimens were formed by deep reactive ion etching, tested with instrumented indentation, and test results

GRADED STRUCTURES FOR ALL-CERAMIC RESTORATIONS

May 17, 2010
Author(s)
Yu Zhang, H Chai, Brian R. Lawn
One failure mode of all-ceramic crown restorations is radial cracking at the cementation surface, from occlusally-induced flexure of the stiffer crown layer on the softer dentin underlayer. We hypothesize that such failure may be substantially mitigated by

Simultaneous XAFS Measurements of Multiple Samples

May 17, 2010
Author(s)
Bruce D. Ravel, C. Scorzato, D. P. Siddons, S. D. Kelly, S. R. Bare
A four-channel ionization chamber has been designed, constructed and tested. This ionization chamber allows X-ray absorption spectra to be collected in transmission from up to four samples simultaneously. This results in spectra that are free of systematic

Synthesis and properties of turbostratically disordered,ultrathin WSe2 films

May 11, 2010
Author(s)
Ngoc Nguyen, Polly Berseth, Qiyin Lin, Catalin Chiritescu, D.G. Cahill, Anastassios Mavrokefalos, Li Shi, Paul Zschack, Michael D. Anderson, Ian M. Anderson, David C. Johnson
Turbostratically disordered tungsten diselenide (WSe2) thin films with as few as two c-axis-oriented (basal plane) structural units were synthesized from modulated elemental reactants. By varying the number of elemental W-Se bilayers deposited, the

Deactivation of Sub-Melt Laser Annealed Arsenic Ultra Shallow Junctions in Silicon During Subsequent Thermal Treatment

May 4, 2010
Author(s)
Joseph C. Woicik, D. Giubertoni, G. Pepponi, S. Gennaro, M. Bersani, M. A. Sahiner, S. P. Kelty, M. Kah, K. J. Kirkby, R. Doherty, M. A. Foad, F. Meirer, C. Streli, P. Pianetta
The use of non-equilibrium annealing approaches can produce a very high level of arsenic electrical activation in Si but subsequent thermal treatments between 500 and 800 C easily deactivate the dopant to a level one order of magnitude below the solid

Machine Learning Study of the Heulandite Family of Zeolites

May 1, 2010
Author(s)
Shujiang Yang, Mohammed Lach-hab, Estela Blaisten-Barojas, Xiang Li, Vicky L. Karen
Heulandite and clinoptilolite form the most abundant family of natural zeolite crystals. The topology of both of them is characterized by the framework type HEU. Despite many studies on these crystals, the mineral assignment to a zeolite as heulandite or

Manipulation of crystallinity boundary via process space investigations of pulsed laser deposited high-k HfO2-TiO2-Y2O3 combinatorial thin films

March 10, 2010
Author(s)
Jennifer L. Klamo, Peter K. Schenck, Peter G. Burke, Kao-Shuo Chang, Martin L. Green
Combinatorial library films of HfO2-TiO2-Y2O3, a high-k dielectric system, grown by pulsed laser deposition, exhibit visible boundary lines separating amorphous and crystalline phases. By changing processing space parameters, specifically substrate

Theta-like specimen to determine tensile strength at the micro-scale

March 10, 2010
Author(s)
Michael S. Gaither, Frank W. DelRio, Richard S. Gates, Edwin R. Fuller, Robert F. Cook
Micro- and nano-electromechanical systems are typically formed via lithographic and etching processes that leave residual surface features, stresses, and chemistry that ultimately control component strength and device reliability. Here, we describe a new
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