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The Effects Of Microstructure On The Mechanical Properties Of Hard Transition Metal Silicon Nitride Nanocomposite Coatings
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)
In this body of work, the examination of two different transition metal silicon nitride (MeSiN) systems using two different methods of physical vapor deposition (PVD) allowed for the development of a detailed understanding ...
Au-based Core-shell Nanoparticles For Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)
Unique Au/Pd core-shell nanoparticles were synthesized via galvanic replacement of Cu by Pd on hollow Au nanoparticles. Au/PtCu core-shell nanoparticles were also synthesized using this method. These core-shell nanoparticles ...
Fundamental Understanding Of Soot Induced Wear Mechanism Of Diesel Engines
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-09-17)
Emission of Oxides of nitrogen and particulates matters from diesel engines have been reduced by implementing exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) protocols but at the expense of increased wear of engine components. This ...
Temperature-dependence Of Stress-related Phenomena
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-07-14)
Efforts have been made to develop a simple but physically sound model. The model was specifically proposed to capture, explain, and estimate the temperature sensitivity and strengthening mechanism phenomena in small volume ...
Syntheses, Characterization, And Applications Of Injectable Citrate-based Mussel-inspired Biodegradable Adhesive (iCMBA) Polymers And Hydrogels
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-10)
Tissue adhesives are increasingly gaining more popularity in various areas of biomedical applications. They are utilized as surgical adhesives, as a replacement or adjunct to conventional wound closure and bleeding control ...
Grain Structure Evolution Of Tin-based Lead-free Solder Joints In Electronic Packaging Assembly And Its Impact On The Fatigue Reliability
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)
Solder is one of the main joints materials used in the electronics for decades of years. It is not only the mechanical support but also conducts the electric signals in the electronics. However, the regulation of lead ...
Fabrication And Characterization Of Single Electron Device And Study Of Energy Filtering In Single Electron Transport
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)
Single electron devices, in which transport of single electrons is precisely controlled, hold a great promise as important components of future electronic devices and sensors. However, technical challenges have prevented ...
Bubble Template Synthesis Of Hollow Gold Nanoparticle
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-09-17)
Recently, a new synthesis method for creating hollow gold nanoparticles by using electrochemically hydrogen nanobubbles as a template was discovered in our research group. Hollow gold nanoparticles with well-controlled, ...
Nano-morphology Of Polymer Bulk Herojunctions Studied By Time-resolved Synchrotron X-ray Scattering
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)
This study investigates the phase transformation of an active layer in organic photovoltaics (OPV) during film deposition and post thermal treatment as well as effects of phase transformation on OPV performance. For this ...
Study And Manipulation Of Electron Tunneling Through Quantum Dots
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-07-14)
Fermi-Dirac distribution is the fundamental property which governs the electron energy distribution in solids. At finite temperatures, Fermi-Dirac thermal smearing of electron energies limits the operation of many electronic, ...