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The primary damage formation in Mo is investigated using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation with embedded-defect (ED) and embedded-atom method (EAM) interatomic potentials. The former is similar in spirit to the latter but includes an approximate treatment ...
Electron Beam Induced Deposition (EBID) allows deposition of three-dimensional micro- and nano-structures of conductive and insulating materials on a wide range of substrates. The process is based on the decomposition of molecules of a pre-selected precurs ...
When silicon thin films are deposited by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition in a plasma regime close to powder formation, a new type of material, consisting of an amorphous matrix in which silicon nanocrystallites are embedded is obtained. This mate ...
Relaxor Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3(PMN) and its solid solutions with ferroelectric PbTiO3 (PT) are of considerable interest from both the applications and the scientific point of view. In the past, many attempts were made to prepare and study the properties of these ...
The (1-x)Pb(Sc1/2Nb1/2)O-3-xPbTiO(3)(x=0.4, PSNT(60/40)) thin films near the morphotropic phase boundary(MPB) composition were successfully deposited via sol-gel method. Taking the strict controls of processing factors such as the stable and homogeneous pr ...
Absorption, fluorescence and excitation spectra of three-dimensional bacteriorhodopsin crystals harvested from a lipidic cubic phase are presented. The combination of the spectroscopic expts. performed at room temp., controlled pH and full external hydrati ...
After more than a quarter of a century of active research, metal matrix composites (MMCs), and more particularly aluminum matrix composites (AMCs), are beginning to make a significant contribution to aerospace, automotive, and electronic industrial practic ...
Pyrochlore free 0.9Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-0.1PbTiO(3) thin films were prepared from alkoxide-based solution precursors. Preferential (111) crystallographic orientation was obtained on TiO2/Pt/TiO2/SiO2/Si substrates by spin coating. Dielectric, electrostrictive ...
We report on a distortion of Bi2Sr2CanCun+1 O6+2n+x (n = 0,1) single crystals, perpendicular to the CuO2 planes (the c-axis), for non-stoichiometric samples containing an excess of Bi. The distortion involves two parts: (a) symmetric displacements in the S ...
This article reviews recent advances in the studies of the piezoelectric properties of perovskite materials. Perovskite compositions are the best known and the largest family of ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials.: The dependence of the longitudinal ...