The development of a new method for epitaxial growth of metals in solution by galvanic displacement of layers pre-deposited by underpotential deposition (UPD) is discussed and experimentally illustrated. Cyclic Voltam...
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(纸本)9781566774925
The development of a new method for epitaxial growth of metals in solution by galvanic displacement of layers pre-deposited by underpotential deposition (UPD) is discussed and experimentally illustrated. Cyclic Voltammetry and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy are employed to carry out and monitor a "quasi-perfect", two-dimensional growth of up to 35 monolayers (MLs) of Ag on Au(111) by repetitive galvanic displacement of underpotentially deposited Tl and Pb monolayers. A comparative study emphasizes the displacement stoichiometry as an efficient tool for thickness control during the deposition process and as a key parameter that affects the deposit morphology, The excellent quality of layers deposited by monolayer-restricted galvanic displacement is manifested by a steady UPD voltammetry and ascertained by a flat and uniform surface morphology maintained during the entire growth process. An X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy analysis finds no traces of Pb in the Ag deposit. copyright The Electrochemical Society.
Controlled defects were created on DNA linked 2-D colloidal photonic crystals using a Nd:YAG pulsed laser. The 2-D photonic crystals were self-assembled using 1.8 μm polystyrene (PS) microspheres on functionalized gl...
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Controlled defects were created on DNA linked 2-D colloidal photonic crystals using a Nd:YAG pulsed laser. The 2-D photonic crystals were self-assembled using 1.8 μm polystyrene (PS) microspheres on functionalized glass substrates. To synthesize the hexagonal close packed crystalline samples, both substrate and particles attached single-strand DNA, sequence A on the substrate and sequence B on the particles. The DNA was hybridized using the DNA linker with complementary single-strand A’B’ that anchored the particles to the substrate during self-assembly. The 532 nm second harmonic wavelength beam of the pulsed Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm) with a pulse width of 10 ns was used for the removal of individual colloidal particles from the self assembled photonic crystals. In the present tests, the diameter of the laser beam was optically reduced from 7 mm to about 1.8 μm. Controlled line defects and geometrical shapes (e.g., hexagonal and triangle) were created in the 2D arrays in an aqueous medium.
Commercial polyurethane foams with a monomodal pore size distribution were used to produce LZSA glass ceramic foams by the polymeric sponge method. A suspension containing LZSA glass ceramic, bentonite and sodium sili...
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(纸本)0470080507
Commercial polyurethane foams with a monomodal pore size distribution were used to produce LZSA glass ceramic foams by the polymeric sponge method. A suspension containing LZSA glass ceramic, bentonite and sodium silicate, was prepared in water and isopropanol media to impregnate the polymeric foams by dip coating. The suspension was characterized by Theological measurements. The effect of the solvent on the microstructure and physical properties on the LZSA foams was also evaluated. The cellular microstructure of the glass-ceramic foams was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and micro-computer X-ray tomography (μ-CT). The LZSA foam prepared with isopropanol suspension exhibited higher mechanical strength under compression than those prepared with water.
The damage evolution and the residual stresses in metal (Ti6Al4V) intermetallic (Al3Ti) laminate (MIL) composites were investigated. The MIL composites (volume fractions of Ti6Al4V: 14%, 20% and 35%) were tested under...
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(纸本)9780976205760
The damage evolution and the residual stresses in metal (Ti6Al4V) intermetallic (Al3Ti) laminate (MIL) composites were investigated. The MIL composites (volume fractions of Ti6Al4V: 14%, 20% and 35%) were tested under perpendicular, different strains (1%, 2%, 3%), different strain rates (0.0001/s and 800-2000/s). The specimens under each testing condition were then observed under SEM. Differences in crack propagation and damage evolution in MIL composites under dynamic (800-2000/s) and quasi-static (10-4/s) compression were observed. The crack density was measured using optical microscopy for each testing conditions. The effect of cracking on the stress-strain relation was evaluated and compared with the experimental data. The residual stress during the processing was simulated by analytical modeling and by using finite element software and the results were compared with experimental results.
The objective of the proposed paper is to present a processing technique, test methods, experimental results, and manufacturing concerns related to mechanical performance of composite laminates with selective reinforc...
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Heteronuclear Bi1-x La x [Fe(CN)6] ·nH2O complexes were synthesized, and their crystal structures and thermal decomposition process were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry analysis (TG...
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Heteronuclear Bi1-x La x [Fe(CN)6] ·nH2O complexes were synthesized, and their crystal structures and thermal decomposition process were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry analysis (TGA), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) with scanning electron microscope (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The crystal system of the complexes was orthorhombic having n = 4 for x = 0-0.7 and was hexagonal having n = 5 for x = 1.0. Their mixture was confirmed for x = 0.8 and 0.9. The lattice parameters for the orthorhombic increased with increasing the x value for the complexes. The single phase of trimetallic perovskite-type Bi1-x La x FeO3 was obtained by its thermal decomposition at low temperature. The crystal system was hexagonal for BiFeO3 (x = 0) and orthorhombic for x = 0.1-1.0. In the case of the decomposed perovskite sample, the lattice parameters decreased with increasing x values for Bi1-x La x FeO3. The particle size was ca. 30 nm for Bi0.2La0.8FeO3 obtained by thermal decomposition at 500 °C and it grew with an increase in decomposition temperature. For the Bi0.5La0.5FeO 3, AES showed that the elemental distributions of Bi, La, and Fe on the surface were very homogeneous for the sample decomposed at 700 °C.
Exposure of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) to oxygen plasma creates a thin, stiff surface-modified layer that reaches a submicron depth. Due to a significant modulus mismatch between the stiff surface-modified layer an...
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Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) grown by thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) in a tube furnace at atmospheric pressure are reported. The CNTs were synthesized at 750 °C using C2 H2 as the carbon source an...
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A critical test is proposed to determine if a diaphragm fiber optic sensor (DFOS) is interference or intensity based. Using the criterion, the first purely Fabry-Perot DFOS has been designed, fabricated with MEMS tech...
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A material that can heal its damage is of great utility where access for manual repair is limited or impossible, as in a biological implant or a material that is launched into orbit in the solar system. Structures mad...
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(纸本)091205395X
A material that can heal its damage is of great utility where access for manual repair is limited or impossible, as in a biological implant or a material that is launched into orbit in the solar system. Structures made of such a material may have significantly prolonged service life in addition to improved safety if damage, such as cracking, can be repaired in-situ. We focus on a novel self-healing polymer, which is strong, tough, and forms a high degree of thermally reversible, covalent cross-links. Mechanical failure of this polymer occurs preferentially along these cross-links, and due to the reversible nature of this bond it may be repaired by application of moderate pressure and heat. We have produced this polymer and have shown its healing ability experimentally, using compression-induced stable cracking of relatively long and slender samples of rectangular cross section containing a central hole, with cracks made to grow in the compression direction axially along the length of the specimens. These cracks are then healed and the test is repeated. In this manner the fracture strength and healing efficiency of the sample is experimentally measured.
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