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Search Publications by: Lyle E. Levine (Fed)

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Structure and Dynamics Studies of Concentrated Micrometer-Sized Colloidal Suspensions

January 7, 2013
Author(s)
Fan Zhang, Andrew J. Allen, Lyle E. Levine, Jan Ilavsky, Gabrielle G. Long
We present an experimental study of the structural and dynamical properties of concentrated suspensions of a series of different sized polystyrene microspheres dispersed in glycerol for volume fraction concentrations between 10 % and 20 %. The static

High-energy Ultra-Small Angle X-ray Scattering Instrument at the Advanced Photon Source

December 1, 2012
Author(s)
Andrew J. Allen, Lyle E. Levine, Fan Zhang, Gabrielle G. Long, Jan Ilavsky, Pete R. Jemian
This paper reports recent tests performed on the Bonse-Hart-type ultra-small angle X-ray scattering (USAXS) instrument at the Advanced Photon Source with higher-order reflection optics — Si (440) instead of Si (220) — and with X-ray energies greater than

Long Range Internal Stresses in Single-Phase Crystalline Materials

November 2, 2012
Author(s)
Mike Kassner, Peter Geantil, Lyle E. Levine
Backstresses, or long range internal stresses (LRIS), have been suggested by many to exist in plastically deformed crystalline materials. Elevated stresses may be present in regions of elevated dislocation density or dislocation heterogeneities in the

First-principles modeling of gold adsorption on BeO (0001)

October 29, 2012
Author(s)
Shmuel Barzilai, Francesca M. Tavazza, Lyle E. Levine
Gold nanowire chains are considered a good candidate for nanoelectronics devices since they exhibit remarkable structural and electrical properties. For practical engineering devices, -wurtzite BeO may be a useful platform for supporting these nanowires

Effect of the Spherical Indenter Tip Assumption on the Initial Plastic Yield Stress

October 17, 2012
Author(s)
Li Ma, Lyle E. Levine, Ronald G. Dixson, Douglas T. Smith, David Bahr
Nanoindentation is widely used to explore the mechanical properties of small volumes of materials. For crystalline materials, there is a growing experimental and theoretical interest in pop-in events, which are sudden displacement-burst excursions during

The role of probe shape on the initiation of metal plasticity in nanoindentation

July 1, 2012
Author(s)
Li Ma, Dylan Morris, Stefhanni Jennerjohn, David Bahr, Lyle E. Levine
The dislocation nucleation stress of crystalline materials is frequently estimated from the maximum shear stress assuming Hertzian contact up to the first “pop-in” event, which is a sudden displacement burst during load-controlled nanoindentation. However

Ultra-Small-Angle X-ray Scattering-X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy: A New Measurement Technique for in-situ Studies of Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Dynamics

May 1, 2012
Author(s)
Fan Zhang, Andrew J. Allen, Lyle E. Levine, Jan Ilavsky, Gabrielle G. Long
Ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering—X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy (USAXS-XPCS) is a novel measurement technique for the study of equilibrium and slow nonequilibrium dynamics in disordered materials. This technique fills an existing gap between the

Ultra-small-Angle X-ray Scattering - X-ray Photon-Correlation Spectroscopy Studies of Incipient Structural Changes in Amorphous Calcium Phosphate Based Dental Composites

February 28, 2012
Author(s)
Fan Zhang, Andrew J. Allen, Lyle E. Levine, Laura Espinal, Joseph M. Antonucci, Drago Skrtic, Justin N. O'Donnell, Jan Ilavsky
The local structural changes in amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) based dental composites were studied upon heating using both static, bulk measurement techniques and recently developed ultra-small angle X-ray scattering - X-ray photon correlation

Development of Ultrasmall-Angle X-ray Scattering - X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy

February 1, 2011
Author(s)
Fan Zhang, Andrew J. Allen, Lyle E. Levine, Jan Ilavsky, Gabrielle G. Long, Anthony M. Santana
In this paper, we present the development of ultrasmall-angle X-ray scattering - X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy (USAXS-XPCS). This technique takes advantage of Bonse-Hart crystal optics and is capable of probing the slow equilibrium and

An Ultra-Stable Platform for the Study of Single-Atom Chains

May 16, 2010
Author(s)
Douglas T. Smith, Jon R. Pratt, Francesca M. Tavazza, Lyle E. Levine, Anne M. Chaka
We describe a surface probe instrument capable of sustaining single-atomic-bond junctions in the electronic quantum-conduction regime for tens of minutes, and present results for Au junctions that can be locked stably in n = 1 and n = 2 quantum conduction

Ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering at the Advanced Photon Source

June 12, 2009
Author(s)
Pete R. Jemian, Jan Ilavsky, Andrew J. Allen, Fan Zhang, Lyle E. Levine, Gabrielle G. Long
The design and operation of a versatile ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering (USAXS) instrument at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory are presented. The instrument is optimized for the high brilliance and low emittance of an APS

Dislocation nucleation during nanoindentation of aluminum

December 8, 2008
Author(s)
Richard J. Wagner, Li Ma, Francesca M. Tavazza, Lyle E. Levine
Through multiscale simulations, we explore the influence of an atomically-rough indenter tip on the nucleation of dislocations during nanoindentation of single-crystal aluminum. We model the long-range strain with finite element analysis using anisotropic

A Statistical Connection Between Dislocations and Mechanical Properties

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
Lyle E. Levine, R M. Thomson
The extreme complexity of the dislocation-based processes that underlie plastic deformation are in marked contrast to the relatively simple behavior observed macroscopically. The simplification arises because a deforming metal can be described as a self

AFM Observations of Slip Band Development in AI Single Crystals

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
D E. Kramer, M Savage, Lyle E. Levine
In situ atomic force microscopy (AFM) is used to observe the structure and evolution of slip bands on the surface of plastically deformed aluminum single crystals. Both the structure and evolution of the slip bands are observed to be a function of the