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Reliability Issues of SiC MOSFETs: A Technology for High Temperature Environments

September 20, 2010
Author(s)
Liangchun (. Yu, Greg Dunne, Kevin Matocha, Kin P. Cheung, John S. Suehle, Kuang Sheng
The wide-bandgap nature of silicon carbide (SiC) makes it an excellent candidate for applications where high temperature is required. The MOS-controlled power devices are the most favorable structure, however, it is widely believed that silicon oxide on

Calculation of pulse parameters and propagation of uncertainty

March 1, 2009
Author(s)
Paul D. Hale, Chih-Ming Wang
The fundamental starting point for the analysis of all two-state waveforms is the determination of the low- and highstate levels. This is a two-step process. First, the data are grouped into points belonging to each state, and second, the value of each

Effect of CuO Nanolubricant on R134a Pool Boiling Heat Transfer

January 6, 2009
Author(s)
Mark A. Kedzierski, M Gong
This paper quantifies the influence of CuO nanoparticles on the boiling performance of R134a/polyolester mixtures on a roughened, horizontal, flat surface. Nanofluids are liquids that contain dispersed nano-size particles. A lubricant based nanofluid

Preface to Dislocatrions 2000 Proceedings

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
Lyle E. Levine, L -. Kubin, R -. Becker
During the 1950's and 1960's, a widespread international effort was underway to lay the foundations for a fundamental, dislocations-based understanding of plastic deformation and strain hardening. This effort lagged, however, as the existing theoretical

Realizing the SI in the 21st Century at NIST

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
K B. Gebbie
As it embarks on its second 100 years, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is developing new approaches to realizing and disseminating the SI. Efforts to improve the realization of the second include development of a laser-cooled cesium

Surface Effects on Capped and Uncapped Nanocrystals

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
Garnett W. Bryant, W Jaskolski
Surface effects significantly influence the functionality of semiconductor nanocrystals. A theoretical understanding of these effects requires an atomic-scale description of the surface. We present an atomistic tight-binding theory of the electronic and

Highly charged ion (HCI) modified tunnel junctions

August 15, 2008
Author(s)
Joshua M. Pomeroy, Holger Grube
The neutralization energy carried by highly charged ions (HCIs) provides a fundamentally independent method for localizing energy on a target’s surface, producing features and modifying surfaces with fluences and kinetic energies that are negligible for

Reference Material for Assessing Forensic SIM Tools

October 1, 2007
Author(s)
Wayne Jansen, Aurelien M. Delaitre
Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) are a fundamental standardized component of most cell phones used worldwide. A SIM can be removed from a phone handset and inserted into another, allowing users to port identity, personal information, and service between

Spin Torque for Dummies

January 6, 2007
Author(s)
Thomas J. Silva
I will present a stripped down presentation on the fundamental mechanisms that give rise to spin torque effects. This presentation will assume the audience has little or no background in this fascinating and rapidly expanding field. We will start with an

Controlled Radical Polymerization in Confined Spaces

August 21, 2006
Author(s)
Kathryn L. Beers
Advanced polymeric materials in applications as diverse as tissue engineering, electronics and personal care products require superior control of a wide range of properties. From molecular properties such as molar mass and chain composition, to the

Minimum-Phase Calibration of Sampling Oscilloscopes

August 15, 2006
Author(s)
Andrew M. Dienstfrey, Paul D. Hale, Darryl A. Keenan, Tracy S. Clement, Dylan F. Williams
We describe an algorithm for determining the minimum phase of a linear time-invariant response function from its magnitude. The procedure is based on Kramers Kronig relations in combination with auxiliary direct measurements of the desired phase response

Design and Characterization of a Superconducting Nonlinear Reference Device

December 5, 2003
Author(s)
James Booth, Kenneth Leong, Susan A. Schima, Jeffrey Jargon, Donald C. DeGroot
Abstract ' We describe the design, fabrication, and testing of a nonlinear reference device that has a calculable phase relationship between the fundamental signal and higher harmonic signals in the microwave range. Such a device would be useful for

Analysis of the Isoelectric Point in Moderately Concentrated Alumina Suspensions Using Electroacoustic and Streaming Potential Methods

November 1, 2002
Author(s)
Vincent A. Hackley, J Patton, Lin-Sien H. Lum, R Wasche, H Abe, M Naito, Y Hotta, H Pendse
Alumina suspended in aqueous electrolytic solution was used as a model ceramic suspension to investigate the measurement precision and influencing factors for the determination of the isoelectric point (IEP) in moderately concentrated systems. Techniques

Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 3): Users Guide (NISTIR 6748)

November 1, 2002
Author(s)
Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney, J E. Floyd, Simo A. Hostikka, Kuldeep R. Prasad
Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of fire-driven fluid flow. The software described in this document solves numerically a form of the Navier-Stokes equations appropriate for low-speed, thermally-driven flow with an

Photoassociation in a Bose-Einstein Condensate

August 1, 2002
Author(s)
Paul D. Lett
Two colliding atoms can absorb a photon and be photoassociated into an excited, diatomic molecule, NIST researchers investigated the fundamental rate at which this process can take place in a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) and demonstrated that simple

Molecular Basis of Lubrication

February 1, 2002
Author(s)
Stephen M. Hsu
Lubrication is an art that has been practiced for thousands of years from the early days of our human civilization. The study of lubricatin as a science began in the 17th century with the development of bearings and axles. In the early 20th century, the
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