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We review the nature of glass transitions and the glasses arising from a square-well potential with a narrow and deep well. Our discussion is based on the mode coupling theory (MCT), and the predictions of glasses that we make refer to the “ideal� glas ...
Delayed ettringite formation (DEF) can damage concrete that has experienced a temperature above about 70°C. Claims that slow release of sulfate from the clinker can have a similar effect in concrete not thus heated are unsupported. Chemical and microstruct ...
The invention concerns a monocrystalline coating crack-free coating of gallium nitride or mixed gallium nitride and another metal, on a substrate likely to cause extensive stresses in the coating, said substrate being coated with a buffer layer, wherein: a ...
We use multispeckle dynamic light scattering to measure the dynamic structure factor, f (q, τ), of gels formed by aggregation of colloids. Although the gel is an elastic solid, f (q, τ) nearly completely decays on long time scales, with an unusual form, f ...
Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3 thin films were prepared from modified alkoxide solution precursors and their dielectric and electromechanical characteristics were investigated. Preparation of the films is very sensitive to processing parameters. The influence of differ ...
Diverse device applications for lead zirconate titanate (PZT) ceramics in thick-film form are currently in active development. In the present study, the particle dispersion properties of thick-film ink formulations containing PZT powder have been determine ...
We discuss the situation where attractive and repulsive portions of the interparticle potential both contribute significantly to glass formation. We introduce the square-well potential as prototypical model for this situation, and reject the Baxter model a ...
Hyper Rayleigh scattering in solution is used for the determination of the first order hyperpolarizability b(colloid) of gold colloids in the size range 5–22 nm; these hyperpolarizabilities are found to range from 0.60 × 10–25 esu for 5 nm diameter colloid ...
Placing of concrete requires much more water than the cement needs for its hydration. This results in a certain porosity in the hardened concrete, which facilitates chemical degradation of this material. By adding small amounts of polymeric admixtures, cal ...
We report a quantitative atomic scale study of nucleation kinetics on an inhomogeneous substrate. Our model system, Al/Au(111)-(root 3 x 22), reveals a distinct nucleation transition due to the repulsive nature of surface dislocations. Whereas for T < 200 ...