We report the characterization of serf-assembled epitaxially grown FeSi2 nanowires (NWs) in terms of electrical and magnetic properties. NWs grown by reactive deposition epitaxy (RDE) on silicon (110) show dimen...
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We report the characterization of serf-assembled epitaxially grown FeSi2 nanowires (NWs) in terms of electrical and magnetic properties. NWs grown by reactive deposition epitaxy (RDE) on silicon (110) show dimensions of lOnmxSnm, and several micrometres in length. By using conductive-AFM (e-AFM), electron transport properties of one single NW is measured, resistivity of a single crystalline FeSi2 NW is estimated to be 225 μΩ.cm. Using superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID), we measure a magnetic moment of 0.3 ± 0.1 Bohr magneton per iron atom for these FeSi2 NWs.
Magnetic topological materials LnSbTe (Ln = lanthanide) have attracted intensive attention because of the presence of interplay between magnetism, topological, and electron correlations depending on the choices of mag...
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AbstractLead zirconate–titanate (PZT)/polymer composites have been prepared byin situpolymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate around aligned, thin PZT rods. Hydrostatic piezoelectric coefficients (d̄hand ḡgh...
AbstractLead zirconate–titanate (PZT)/polymer composites have been prepared byin situpolymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate around aligned, thin PZT rods. Hydrostatic piezoelectric coefficients (d̄hand ḡgh) measured by a dynamic technique yielded figures of merit (d̄hḡh) roughly four times that of homogeneous PZT for as‐polymerized composites. When these composites were annealed at a temperature slightly below the glass transition temperature of the matrix polymer and repoled, d̄hḡhincreased nearly twofold due primarily to a reduction of the composite dielectric constant. The piezoelectric response was found to be essentially independent of frequency from
The study investigated the impact of different preparation techniques (Mechanical Mixing - MM and High Energy Milling - HEM) and compaction pressures on the microstructure, sinterability and mechanical properties of t...
The study investigated the impact of different preparation techniques (Mechanical Mixing - MM and High Energy Milling - HEM) and compaction pressures on the microstructure, sinterability and mechanical properties of the Cu-20 %WC composite using recycled WC. The results indicated that HEM promotes greater homogeneity, dispersion and refinement of the WC phase in copper, resulting in denser and more uniform microstructures after sintering. Although higher pressures increased the density of green compacts, they reduced densification during sintering, especially for powders prepared by MM, due to the segregation of the Cu and WC phases. On the other hand, compacts sintered with HEM powders prsented higher Vickers microhardness and better magnetic properties, attributed to the uniform distribution of WC particles and the increase in the interaction between the phases. Furthermore, the study highlights the influence of metallic impurities (Fe, Co and Ni) on the magnetic properties of the composite materials.
Conventional thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) composed of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) ceramic top layers and MCrAlY (M = Ni, Co, or their combination) alloy bond coats are prone to brittle fracture and interfacial...
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Intelligent digital apparel, which integrates electronic functionalities into clothing, represents the future of healthcare and ubiquitous control in wearable devices. Realizing such apparel necessitates developing me...
We studied cycle time (0.01-10 s with triangular input waves) and poling history (continuous versus fresh poling) dependent electric energy storage and discharge behaviors in poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluor...
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We studied cycle time (0.01-10 s with triangular input waves) and poling history (continuous versus fresh poling) dependent electric energy storage and discharge behaviors in poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) [P(VDF- HFP)] films using the electric displacement -- the electric field (D-E) hysteresis loop measurements. Since the permanent dipoles in PVDF are orientational in nature, it is generally considered that both charging and discharging processes should be time and poling history dependent. Intriguingly, our experimental results showed that the charging process depended heavily on the cycle time and the prior poling history, and thus the D-E hysteresis loops had different shapes accordingly. However, the discharged energy density did not change no matter how the D-E loop shape varied due to different measurements. This experimental result could be explained in terms of reversible and irreversible polarizations. The reversible polarization could be charged and discharged fairly quickly (〈 5 ms for each process), while the irreversible polarization depended heavily on the poling time and the prior poling history. This study suggests that it is only meaningful to compare the discharged energy density for PVDF and its copolymer films when different cycle times and poling histories are used.
A statistical thermodynamical model is developed for a doubly ionizable acceptor with excited states in an elemental semiconductor. The special cases of a singly ionizable acceptor, no excited acceptor states and a ne...
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A statistical thermodynamical model is developed for a doubly ionizable acceptor with excited states in an elemental semiconductor. The special cases of a singly ionizable acceptor, no excited acceptor states and a neutral solute are readily extracted. The equations obtained describe not only the distribution of an acceptor among its various electronic states but also the chemical potentials of the acceptor atom and of the solvent atom. The equations are applied, with and without the excited states included, to obtain about equally good fits to the low-temperature, low carrier concentration Hall data for Zn in Ge. For the low impurity concentrations involved, the excited states are present and so should be included in the analysis. The ability to obtain an equally good fit with the excited states omitted is most likely due to the fact that the concentrations of the major Zn impurity and the Sb counter dopant are not fixed independently of the Hall measurements. The additional flexibility obtained by treating these concentrations as adjustable parameters is sufficient to compensate for the error made in neglecting the excited states. In contrast, the solubilities of the acceptors Zn and In are large enough that the excited states should be pushed out of the band gap. Consequently, the equations are applied without the excited states to the experimental chemical potential-solubility data for Zn, In and Sn in Ge to obtain the Gibbs energy, enthalpy and entropy of binding for the neutral (un-ionized) solute at 950 K. With a solute reference phase consisting of an ideal monatomic gas at 0 K, the entropy of binding is close to that for Ge itself, 14.6 cal K g atom. This implies that, when they are in the neutral state, these substitutional solute atoms behave very much like the Ge atom itself in contributing to the vibrational spectrum. However, the enthalpy of binding varies significantly and is −3.8, −39 and −65 kcal g atom for neutral Zn, neutral In and Sn, respectivel
Negative creep, defined as a contraction of the sample length on the application of a tensile stress at elevated temperatures, was observed in the Metglas® alloys 2826B (Ni 49 - Fe 29 P 14 B 6 Si 2 ) and MBF 20/2...
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Negative creep, defined as a contraction of the sample length on the application of a tensile stress at elevated temperatures, was observed in the Metglas® alloys 2826B (Ni 49 - Fe 29 P 14 B 6 Si 2 ) and MBF 20/20A (Ni 68.8 Cr 6.6 - Fe 2.6 B 14.1 Si 7.9 ). Thermal annealing of the sample prior to testing was necessary for the phenomenon to occur. For the MBF 20/20A material, heat treatments at 213 and 268°C for 500 min maximized the degree of contraction on testing at 123°C and 570 MPa. A creep treatment before annealing enhanced the peak contraction at 268°C and reduced that at 213°C. Samples predeformed and then annealed at 258°C for 500 min showed maximum negative creep at testing temperatures of 123, 143 and 162°C for a stress of 570 MPa and exhibited an overall maximum at a stress of 570 MPa for a testing temperature of 127.7°C. The contraction recurred for repeated testings of the same sample although, beyond the first test, the maximum negative creep usually decreased in magnitude. Analysis of the strain-time curves in terms of the Johnson-Mehl equation yielded time exponents of either 0.7–0.8 or 1.0–1.2, the latter range describing a majority of the data.
A chevron notch four-point bend geometry fracture specimen is presented which complements the chevron notched short rod and short bar geometry used in ASTM E1304, the newest standard for fracture toughness testing. Al...
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A chevron notch four-point bend geometry fracture specimen is presented which complements the chevron notched short rod and short bar geometry used in ASTM E1304, the newest standard for fracture toughness testing. Although the four-point bend samples require slightly more material, sample preparation is less involved. Therefore total testing costs are lower using this four-point bend geometry when testing materials with low to moderate toughness to yield strength ratios. To test the new four-point bend samples, a stand alone toughness tool has been developed which allows a fracture toughness measurement to be made in about 30 seconds. It is shown that the fracture toughness values, measured using this toughness tool, are identical to the values obtained when loading the samples in a servo hydraulic testing system using a four-point bend fixture in displacement control. The fracture toughness values obtained using either loading method agree with fracture toughness values obtained according to ASTM E399.
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