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Doo-In Kim, Jaroslaw Grobelny, Pradeep N. Namboodiri, Robert F. Cook
The origin of adhesion at nanoscale contacts in humid air is investigated by pull-off force measurements using atomic force microscopes in controlled environments from ultra-high vacuum through various humidity conditions to water. An equivalent work of
Vijay Tirumala, Alvin Romang, Sumit Agarwal, Eric K. Lin, J J. Watkins
Here, we report that well ordered, processible polymer melts with periodic nanostructures can be obtained in bulk quantity by simple blending of commercially available triblock copolymer surfactants with a series of commodity homopolymers that selectively
Thomas A. Siewert, Joseph D. McColskey, Angelique N. Lasseigne
In 2007, the National Institute of Standards and Technology greatly expanded its efforts in support of the use of hydrogen as a fuel. Various NIST divisions have started projects on measurement needs in the areas of flow rates, storage, materials
Hae-Jeong Lee, Christopher L. Soles, Hyun Wook Ro, Shuhui Kang, Eric K. Lin, Alamgir Karim, Wen-Li Wu
Specular X-ray reflectivity (SXR) can be used, in the limit of the effective medium approximation (EMA), as a high-resolution shape metrology for periodic patterns on a planar substrate. The EMA means that the density of the solid pattern and the space
Hyun Wook Ro, Hae-Jeong Lee, Eric K. Lin, Alamgir Karim, Daniel R. Hines, Do Y. Yoon, Christopher L. Soles
Directly patterning dielectric insulator materials for semiconductor devices via nanoimprint lithography has the potential to simplify fabrication processes and reduce manufacturing costs. However, the prospect of mechanically forming these materials
Kristopher Lavery, Vivek M. Prabhu, Eric K. Lin, Wen-Li Wu, Kwang-Woo Choi, Sushil K. Satija, M Wormington
Off-specular reflectivity, or diffuse scattering, probes the lateral compositional variations at surfaces and interfaces. Of particular interest is the characterization at buried interfaces for the form and amplitude of roughness. Recent advances in
Andrew J. Allen, Vincent A. Hackley, P R. Jemian, Jan Ilavsky, J M. Raitano, S W. Chan
A remote-controlled isothermal circulating fluid flow cell is described and results presented for the in situ ultra-small-angle x-ray scattering (USAXS) study of solution-mediated systems and suspensions. The fluid flow prevents settling out of coarse
The maximum forces measured by the machines in this round robin are in good agreement. This general result shows that the static force calibration of instrumented strikers is quite robust, and that the various striker designs evaluated here performed in a
Nitin Jadhav, Maureen E. Williams, Fei Pei, Gery R. Stafford, Eric Chason
Stress is believed to be the main driving force for whisker formation in Sn coatings on Cu. This suggests that whiskering can be suppressed by promoting stress relaxation in the Sn layer, as is the case with Sn-Pb alloys. However, the need to remove Pb
Using finite element analysis, we calculate the temperature range and the resulting cyclic Von Mises strain resulting from Joule heating, generated by the application of alternating current, applied to specimens representative of commercial copper
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to study the defects introduced into PVD Al-1wt% Si lines on SiO2/Si substrates that were deformed thermomechanically by cyclic Joule heating induced by AC current. SEM observations revealed striking arrays
Thomas A. Siewert, Ivan Samard?i?, Zvonimir Kolumbi
This paper describes the application of an on-line monitoring system for the monitoring, aquisition and processing of key welding parameters. The on-line monitoring system has been successfully applied in practice to measure key welding parameters for
Gary E. Schumacher, Joseph M. Antonucci, Justin N. O'Donnell, Drago Skrtic
Bioactive, amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP)-filled polymeric composites in aqueous environments release significant amounts of Ca and PO4 ions leading to deposition of an apatitic mineral that is similar to that found in enamel. These materials are
Vijay Tirumala, R A. Pai, Sumit Agarwal, Curran Chandler, Gaurav Bhatnagar, Alvin Omang, Eric K. Lin, J J. Watkins
Well ordered mesoporous silica films were prepared by infusion and selective condensation of Si alkoxides within pre-organized block copolymer/homopolymer blend templates using supercritical CO2 as the delivery medium. The morphologies of mesoporous silica
We demonstrate the design and calibration of a novel individual carbon nanotube (CNT) based mechanical force sensor for measuring cell wall compliance. The device fabrication and in-situ mechanical characterization was carried out using a micro-manipulator
Gale A. Holmes, R C. Peterson, Donald L. Hunston, Walter G. McDonough
In this paper, we examine the regions of debonding between the fibers and the matrix surrounding fiber breaks formed during single-fiber fragmentation tests. The materials used were E-glass fibers embedded in a matrix of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A
The interpretation of Raman spectra of GaSb can be complicated by the presence of a so-called surface space-charge region (SSCR), resulting in an inhomogeneous near-surface Raman scattering environment. To fully interpret Raman spectra, it is important to
Nicholas Barbosa, Robert Keller, David T. Read, Richard P. Vinci
The ability to measure the mechanical properties of thin films and small scale structures is essential in designing reliable components at the micro- and nano-scales. It is known that the mechanical properties of thin film materials deviate from relations
Dianne L. Poster, John A. Small, Michael T. Postek
The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) in its 2006 document, Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Needs for Engineered Nanoscale Materials (available at www.nano.gov), identifies standards and standard measurement protocols as a critical
Jason D. Pless, Terry J. Garino, James E. Maslar, Tina M. Nenoff
The structure-property relationship between atomic cation substitution and bulk scale conductivity in perovskites has been studied systematically. A series of Na-Nb perovskites has been synthesized via two methods (1) ion-exchange or (2) synthetic metal