Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Thermal sensitivity analysis data utilizing Q10 scanning, Boltzmann slope factor and the change of molar heat capacity
Abstract As a further elaboration of the recently devised Q10 scanning analysis (“Exceptionally high thermal sensitivity of rattlesnake TRPA1 correlates with peak current amplitude” [1]), the interval between current data points at two temperatures...
2016 / KyeongJin Kang -
Genome-wide analysis of histone acetylation dynamics during mouse embryonic stem cell neural differentiation
Abstract Epigenetic modification as an intrinsic fine-tune program cooperates with key transcription factors to regulate the cell fate determination. The histone acetylation participating in neural differentiation of pluripotent stem cells is...
2015 / Pingyu Liu, Xiaoyang Dou, Guangdun Peng, Jing-Dong Jackie Han, Naihe Jing -
Spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy for selective laser melting
Abstract Additive manufacturing (AM) is a manufacturing technique that typically builds parts layer by layer, for example, in the case of selective laser melted (SLM) material by fusing layers of metal powder. This allows the construction of complex ...
2016 / Richard J. Smith, Matthias Hirsch, Rikesh Patel, Wenqi Li, Adam T. Clare, et al. -
The critical pressure for driving a red blood cell through a contracting microfluidic channel
Abstract When a red blood cell (RBC) is driven by a pressure gradient through a microfluidic channel, its passage or blockage provides a measure of the rigidity of the cell. This has been developed as a means to separate RBCs according to their...
2015 / Tenghu Wu, Quan Guo, Hongshen Ma, James J. Feng -
Grinding behavior and surface appearance of (TiCp+TiBw)/Ti-6Al-4V titanium matrix composites
Abstract (TiCp +TiBw)/Ti-6Al-4V titanium matrix composites (PTMCs) have broad application prospects in the aviation and nuclear field. However, it is a typical difficult-to-cut material due to high hardness of the...
2014 / Wenfeng Ding, Biao Zhao, Jiuhua Xu, Changyong Yang, Yucan Fu, et al. -
In situ measurement of the strains within a mechanically loaded polygranular graphite
Abstract Neutron diffraction and synchrotron X-ray diffraction and imaging have been applied to study, in situ, the mechanical response to tensile and bending loading of polygranular Gilsocarbon nuclear grade near-isotropic graphite (grade IM1-24)....
2015 / T.J. Marrow, D. Liu, S.M. Barhli, L. Saucedo Mora, Ye. Vertyagina, et al. -
The plastic yield and flow behavior in metallic glasses2015 / Prakash Thamburaja, Benjamin Klusemann, Sara Adibi, Swantje Bargmann
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CuI as versatile hole-selective contact for organic solar cell based on anthracene-containing PPE–PPV
Abstract An important issue in construction of organic photovoltaic cells concerns the selective contacts. Here, especially the modification of the hole-extraction is challenging, as energy levels have to match the polymer's highest occupied...
2015 / Shaimaa A. Mohamed, Jacek Gasiorowski, Kurt Hingerl, Dietrich R.T. Zahn, Markus C. Scharber, et al. -
Irradiation preparation of reduced graphene oxide/carbon nanotube composites for high-performance supercapacitors
Abstract Novel hierarchical composites of reduced graphene oxide/acid-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (RGO/aMWCNT) are prepared by 60Co γ-ray irradiation in isopropanol/water under an inert atmosphere. The irradiation reduction mechanism of...
2013 / Minqiang Sun, Gengchao Wang, Xingwei Li, Chunzhong Li -
Tellurium n-type doping of highly mismatched amorphous GaN1−xAsx alloys in plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy
Abstract In this paper we report our study on n-type Te doping of amorphous GaN1−x As x layers grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy. We have used a low temperature PbTe...
2014 / S.V. Novikov, M. Ting, K.M. Yu, W.L. Sarney, R.W. Martin, et al. -
Effect of ultrasonic melt treatment on the refinement of primary Al3Ti intermetallic in an Al–0.4Ti alloy
Abstract High intensity ultrasonic melt treatment was applied to an Al–0.4wt% Ti alloy over three selected temperature ranges: 810 to 770°C (above liquidus), 770 to 730°C (across liquidus), and 730 to 690°C (below liquidus). The size and morphology...
2015 / Feng Wang, Dmitry Eskin, Thomas Connolley, Jiawei Mi -
Assessment of residual stress fields at deformation twin tips and the surrounding environments
Abstract Stress fields close to twin tips and the associated local neighbourhoods of a hexagonal close-packed (HCP) polycrystal were studied in detail. For this purpose, a coarse grain textured Zircaloy-2 sample was firstly strained uniaxially in a...
2015 / Hamidreza Abdolvand, Angus J. Wilkinson -
Fabrication of TiO2 nanoparticles/nanorod composite arrays via a two-step method for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells
Abstract TiO2 nanoparticles/nanorod composite arrays were prepared on the F-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate through a two-step method of hydrothermal and d.c. magnetron sputtering. The microstructure and optical properties of the samples were...
2014 / Jingyang Wang, Shaohua Qu, Zhicheng Zhong, Song Wang, Ke Liu, et al. -
Influence of processing conditions on strut structure and compressive properties of cellular lattice structures fabricated by selective laser melting
Abstract AlSi10Mg cellular lattice structures have been fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM) using a range of laser scanning speeds and powers. The as-fabricated strut size, morphology and internal porosity were investigated using optical...
2015 / Chunlei Qiu, Sheng Yue, Nicholas J.E. Adkins, Mark Ward, Hany Hassanin, et al. -
Advanced Interconnects: Materials, Processing, and Reliability2014 / M. R. Baklanov, C. Adelmann, L. Zhao, S. De Gendt
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Porosity regrowth during heat treatment of hot isostatically pressed additively manufactured titanium components
Abstract X-ray computed tomography has been used to track the behaviour of individual pores found in selective electron beam melted additive manufactured titanium. Porosity was found to shrink below the detection limit of X-ray microtomography...
2016 / S. Tammas-Williams, P.J. Withers, I. Todd, P.B. Prangnell -
Electromagnetic properties of core–shell particles by way of electroless Ni–Fe–P alloy plating on flake-shaped diatomite
Abstract Flake-shaped diatomite particles coated by Ni–Fe–P alloy were prepared by electroless plating technique and processed by heat treatment. The samples were characterized by SEM, EDS and XRD. The results indicated that the magnetic diatomite...
2013 / Deyuan Zhang, Liming Yuan, Mingming Lan, Yanyan Hu, Jun Cai, et al. -
Self-assembled and Pd decorated Zn2SnO4/ZnO wire-sheet shape nano-heterostructures networks hydrogen gas sensors
Abstract Zn2SnO4/ZnO wire-sheet shape hetero-nanostructures (Zn2SnO4/ZnO HNS) networks gas sensors have been fabricated on Cr comb-shaped interdigitating electrodes with relatively narrower interspace of 1.5µm using thermal evaporation of the mixed...
2014 / Bing Wang, Zhao Qiang Zheng, Lian Feng Zhu, Yu Hua Yang, Huan Yu Wu -
Ion-irradiation-induced clustering in W–Re and W–Re–Os alloys: A comparative study using atom probe tomography and nanoindentation measurements
Abstract This study examines clustering and hardening in W–2at.% Re and W–1at.% Re–1at.% Os alloys induced by 2MeVW+ ion irradiation at 573 and 773K. Such clusters are known precursors to the formation of embrittling precipitates, a potentially...
2015 / Alan Xu, Christian Beck, David E.J. Armstrong, Krishna Rajan, George D.W. Smith, et al. -
Elastic anisotropy and phonon focusing in NiAl: Atomic study
Abstract We have investigated the anisotropy and phonon focusing of NiAl using ultrasoft pseudopotentials within the generalized gradient approximation correction in the frame of density functional theory. Theoretical calculation of the three...
2013 / Hongzhi Fu, Zhufeng Hou, Juan Fu, Yanming Ma