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Dual-beam laser thermal processing of silicon photovoltaic materials

March 14, 2016
Author(s)
Brian J. Simonds, Anthony Teal, Tian Zhang, Joshua A. Hadler, Zibo Zhou, Sergey Varlamov, Ivan Perez-Wurfl
Laser processing for photovoltaics (PV) has traditionally been used for very small dimension features where focused beams are rastered to create lines for edge isolation, scribing, and selective emitter formation and for drilling holes for drilling in wrap

Neutron Scattering Studies of Spin-Phonon Hybridization and Superconducting Spin-Gaps in the High Temperature Superconductor La 2-x (Sr,Ba) x CuO 4

March 14, 2016
Author(s)
J.J. Wagman, J. P. Carlo, Jonathan Gaudet, G. Van Gastel, D. L. Abernathy, M. B. Stone, G. E. Granroth, A. I. Koleshnikov, A. T. Savici, Y. J. Kim, H. Zhang, D. Ellis, Yang Zhao, L. Clark, A. B. Kallin, E. Mazurek, H. A. Dabkowska, B. D. Gaulin
We present time-of- flight neutron-scattering measurements on single crystals of La 2-x^Ba xCuO 4 (LBCO) with 0 less than or equal to}xless than or equal to} 0:095 and La 2-xSr xCuO 4 (LSCO) with x = 0.08 and 0.11. This range of dopings spans much of the

The I/O transform of a chemical sensor

March 14, 2016
Author(s)
Nalin Katta, Douglas C. Meier, Kurt D. Benkstein, Stephen Semancik, Baranidharan Raman
A number of sensing technologies using a variety of transduction principles have been proposed for the purpose of non-invasive chemical sensing. A fundamental problem common to all sensing technologies is determining what features of the transducer's

Universal Dynamic Magnetism in Yb Pyrochlores with Disparate Ground States

March 14, 2016
Author(s)
A. M. Hallas, J. Gaudet, Nicholas Butch, M. Tachibana, R. S. Freitas, G. M. Lake, C. R. Wiebe, B. D. Gaulin
The ytterbium pyrochlore magnets, Yb 2B 2O 7 (B=Sn, Ti, Ge) are well described by S eff = 1/2 quantum spins with local XY anisotropy, decorating the cubic pyrochlore lattice and interacting via anisotropic exchange. Structurally, while only the non

Using Frequency Detuning to Improve the Sensitivity of Electric Field Measurements via Electromagnetically Induced Transparency and Autler-Townes Splitting In Rydberg Atoms

March 14, 2016
Author(s)
Christopher L. Holloway, Matthew T. Simons, Joshua A. Gordon
In this work we demonstrate an approach for improved sensitivity in weak RF electric-field measurements using Rydberg EIT in an atomic vapor. This is accomplished by varying the RF frequency around a resonant atomic transition and extrapolating the weak on

Automation of Antimicrobial Activity Screening

March 12, 2016
Author(s)
Samuel P. Forry, Meggan C. Madonna, Daneli Lopez-Perez, Nancy J. Lin, Madeleine D. Pasco
ABSTRACT: Manual and automated methods were compared for routine screening of compounds for antimicrobial activity. Automation generally accelerated assays and required less user intervention while producing comparable results. Automated protocols were

Finite element modeling of structural steel component failure at elevated temperatures

March 12, 2016
Author(s)
Mina S. Seif, Joseph A. Main, Jonathan M. Weigand, Therese P. McAllister, William E. Luecke
A key issue in evaluating the response of structural systems to fire effects is the representation of material behavior at elevated temperatures. In addition to stress-strain behavior, modeling of fracture is required to capture failure modes such as tear

A Compilation of Enthalpies of Formation for Hydrogen-Oxygen (HxOy) Species

March 11, 2016
Author(s)
Donald R. Burgess Jr.
In this work, we have compiled enthalpies of formation for nine hydrogen-oxygen species (HxOy) and selected values for use. The compilation consists of values derived from experimental measurements, quantum chemical calculations, and evaluations. This work

Centroid and Orientation Precision of Localization Microscopy

March 11, 2016
Author(s)
Craig D. McGray, Craig R. Copeland, Samuel M. Stavis, Jon C. Geist
The concept of localization precision, which is essential to localization microscopy, is formally extended from optical point sources to microscopic rigid bodies. Measurement functions are presented to calculate the planar position, orientation, and motion

Detecting GNSS Spoofing using a Network of Hardware Oscillators

March 11, 2016
Author(s)
Dhananjay Anand, Tanvir M. Arafin, Gang Qu
In the face of growing concern about spoofing attacks on GNSS transmissions, we propose a scheme to cross validate GNSS based timing against intrinsic properties of local hardware oscillators. We demonstrate our approach as being able to detect certain

Neutron Limit on the Strongly-Coupled Chameleon Field

March 11, 2016
Author(s)
Michael G. Huber, Muhammad D. Arif, David G. Cory, R. Haun, B. Heacock, Joachim Nsofini, Dimitry A. Pushin, P Saggu, C.B Shahi, William M. Snow, A.R. Young
The physical origin of the dark energy which causes the accelerated expansion rate of the universe is one of the major open questions of cosmology. One set of theories postulates the existence of a self-interacting scalar eld for dark energy coupling to

Oscillator PM-noise reduction from correlated AM-noise

March 11, 2016
Author(s)
Archita Hati, Craig W. Nelson, David A. Howe
We demonstrate a novel technique for reducing the phase modulation (PM) noise of an oscillator in steady state as well as under vibration. It utilizes correlation between PM noise and amplitude modulation (AM) noise that can originate from the oscillator's

Field Effects of Current Crowding at Metal-MoS2 Contacts

March 10, 2016
Author(s)
Hui H. Yuan, Guangjun Cheng, Sheng Yu, Angela R. Hight Walker, Curt A. Richter, Qiliang Li
Gate assisted contact-end Kelvin test structures and gate assisted 4-probe structures have been designed and fabricated to measure the field effects of current crowding at the source/drain contacts of top-gate MoS2 field effect transistors. The transistors

Mobility overestimation due to gated contacts in organic field-effect transistors

March 10, 2016
Author(s)
Emily G. Bittle, David J. Gundlach, Oana Jurchescu, James I. Basham, Thomas Jackson
Parameters used to describe the electrical properties of organic field-effect transistors, such as mobility and threshold voltage, are commonly extracted from measured current–voltage characteristics and interpreted by using the classical metal oxide

Optical Tracking of Nanoscale Particles in Microscale Environments

March 10, 2016
Author(s)
Pramod Mathai, James A. Liddle, Samuel M. Stavis
The trajectories of nanoscale particles through microscale environments record useful information about both the particles and the environments. Optical microscopes provide efficient access to this information through measurements of light in the far field

CONTAM RESULTS EXPORT TOOL

March 9, 2016
Author(s)
Brian Polidoro, Lisa Ng, William Stuart Dols
CONTAM is a multizone indoor air quality and ventilation analysis program developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Since CONTAM simulation files are binary and not human-readable, the CONTAM Results Export Tool was created to

Process Optimization for Lattice-Selective Wet Etching of Crystalline Silicon Structures

March 9, 2016
Author(s)
Ronald G. Dixson, William F. Guthrie, Richard A. Allen, Ndubuisi G. Orji, Michael W. Cresswell, Christine E. Murabito
Lattice-selective etching of silicon is used in a number of applications, but it is particularly valuable in those for which the lattice-defined sidewall angle can be beneficial to the functional goals. A relatively small but important niche application is

SRM 1967a: High-Purity Platinum Thermoelement

March 9, 2016
Author(s)
Karen M. Garrity, Weston L. Tew, Dean C. Ripple
Consisting of a 1 m long piece of 0.5 mm diameter platinum wire, SRM 1967a meets the requirements for a thermoelectric reference material for temperatures from 196 °C up to approximately 1700 °C. We have tested the thermoelectric emf of four SRM 1967a

Topochemical Nitridation with Anion Vacancy-Assisted N 3- /O 2- Exchange

March 9, 2016
Author(s)
Riho Mikita, Tomoko Aharen, Takafumi Yamamoto, Fumitaka Takeiri, Tang Ya, Wataru Yoshimune, Koji Fujita, Suguru Yoshida, Katsuhisa Tanaka, Dmitry Batuk, Artem M. Abakumov, Craig Brown, Yoji Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kageyama
We present how the introduction of anion vacancies in oxyhydrides enables a route to access new oxynitrides, by conducting ammonolysis of perovskite oxyhydride EuTiO 3-xH x (x0.18). At 400 °C, similar to our studies on BaTiO 3-xH x, hydride lability
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