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Self-assembly Of Polystyrene Nanospheres And Its Applications As Templates For Plasmonic Structures
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-03-03)Monodispersed colloidal polystyrene spheres have been self-assembled into various structures as templates for the fabrication of different nanostructures. Two unique self-assembly processes have been developed and ... -
Nanocrystalline Piezoresistive Polysilicon Film Obtained By Aluminum Induced Crystallization For Pressure Sensing Applications
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-03-03)The overall objective of our research was to integrate various sensors on to a single flexible substrate for multi-sensory information gathering. Additional capabilities could be incorporated towards the realization of ... -
Measurement Of The Spectral Distribution Of Low Energy Electrons Emitted As A Result Of NVV Auger Transitions In Ag (100)
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-03-03)Auger Photoelectron Coincidence Spectroscopy (APECS) was used to investigate the physics of the Low Energy Tail (LET) of the Auger spectrum of Ag (100) at the National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Lab, New ... -
A Study On The Corrosion Behavior Of Nanocrystalline Nickel In Aqueous Environments
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-07-14)Nanocrystalline materials possess considerably enhanced properties arising from their small grain size. Significant interest has been paid in the past to their mechanical and physical properties. Very little attention ... -
Templated Synthesis And Characterizations Of High Moment Magnetic Nanoparticles For Bioapplications
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-07-14)Magnetic nanoparticles have been widely used for biomedical applications such as drug and gene delivery, hyperthermia treatment of cancer, MRI contrast enhancement, cell labeling and magnetic separation. We present two new ... -
Synthesis And Characterization Of Platinum Based Catalysts For Fuel Cells
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-07-14)Platinum (Pt) and platinum alloys have attracted wide attention as catalysts to attain high performance to increase the power density and reduce the component cost of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). ... -
Electrochemical N-type Doping In Metal Oxides And Its Application In Photovoltaics
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-07-14)Electrodeposition has the advantages of low-cost, high-throughput and large-area processing which is particularly suitable for solar cells fabrication. Two common metal oxides prepared by electrodeposition are discussed ... -
A Study Of Diamond Nanoparticles
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-07-14)Diamond nanoparticles grown previously by Hot Filament Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition have been characterized by utilizing Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Raman Spectroscopy and X Ray Diffraction. ... -
Synthesis And Characterization Of Platinum And Carbon Nanoparticle In Benzene By Electric Plasma Discharge In Ultrasonic Cavitation
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-07-14)Nanoparticles are of interest due to the high number of atoms located on the surface. This high surface area is conductive to higher catalytic efficiency than normal seen in bulk metals. Of numerous Nanoparticles catalysts ... -
Synthesis And Characterization Of Carbon Magnetic Nanoparticles
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-07-14)Carbon incorporated iron nanoparticles (Fe-CNPs) were successfully synthesized using ultrasonic cavitation in Benzene. This novel method of carbon nanoparticle (CNP) synthesis is a very cost-effective and versatile as one ... -
Development Of Multimodal Imaging System Combined With Laser Microbeam For Nanoscale Manipulation And Characterization.
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-10-11)Optical microscopy has fascinated biologists for probing and observing cellular structure while performing scientific research. While numerous wide-field and scanning microscopic techniques are being developed for probing ... -
Extension Of A Progressive Failure, Energy Dissipation, Composite Tailoring Concept To A Healing Configuration
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-10-11)A composite failure tailoring concept that results in a yield type response under tension has been proposed, modeled, and experimentally verified in prior research. The concept capitalizes upon a sequential, progressive ... -
First-principles Studies On N-type And P-type Doping In Cuprous Oxide
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2012)We have performed studies on n-type and p-type cuprous oxide with and without doping by first principles methods. Generalized Gradient Approximation (GGA) is used for the geometry optimization. The total energy and the ... -
Gold/ Copper Sulphide And Gold Nanoparticles For Application In Cancer Therapy
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2012-04-11)The main goal of this research is to use Gold/ Copper Sulphide (Au/ CuS) and Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) for improving the therapeutic effects in the treatment of cancer. One of the biggest successes in photothermal therapy ... -
Electrodeposition Of Nickel Sulfide And Its Thermal Oxidation For Photovoltaic Applications
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2012-04-11)Alternative photovoltaic materials that feature natural abundance, low extraction and processing costs, and reasonable efficiency have to be found. In this respect, transition metal chalcogenides such as oxide and sulfide ... -
Semi-transparent ZnO:Al/Cu2O Thin-film Heterojunction Fabricated At Low Temperature: Effect Of An Intrinsic ZnO Buffer Layer At The Junction
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2012-04-11)The Al-doped ZnO (AZO)/Cu2O semi-transparent heterojunction was realized by an RF sputtering at low temperature in this study. Specifically, the usage of a buffer layer in the junction structure has been found as a key ... -
Pulsatile Protein Release From A Thermoresponsive Hydrogel: Effect Of Device Architecture, Nanoparticle And Polymer Concentration Using Factorial Analyses
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2012-04-11)A pulsatile thermo-responsive drug delivery device for wound healing applications was developed in this study and its drug release during 24 hours of thermal cycling was characterized. The device consisted of a temperature ... -
XANES And FTIR Study On Dried And Calcined Bones
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2012-04-11)The animal bones are common archeological finds and are helpful in understanding the human past. The bones undergo transformation when they are calcined. The cooked and cremated bones undergo different transformation, ... -
Growth Mechanism And Interface Effects On Microstructure Of Perovskite-type Barium Titanate-based Epitaxial Films
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2012-07-25)This work was motivated and focused on the growth mechanism, microstructures and interfaces of barium titanate, BaTiO₃ (BTO), based epitaxial thin films. Transimission electron microscopy (TEM), high resolution TEM (HRTEM), ... -
Properties Of Concrete With Tire Derived Aggregate And Crumb Rubber As A Ligthweight Substitute For Mineral Aggregates In The Concrete Mix
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2012-07-25)Scrap tires continue to be a nuisance to the environment and this research proposes one way of recycling them as a lightweight aggregate which can substitute for mineral aggregates in concrete. Aggregates derived from scrap ...