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Atomic-scale Polarization Structures and Domain Dynamics in BiFeO3 Thin Films
(2016)
Ferroelectric materials have been utilized in a broad range of electronic, optical, and electromechanical applications and hold the promise for the design of future high-density nonvolatile memories and multifunctional ...
First Principles Investigation of Entropy and Equilibrium Atomic Structure at the Surface of III-V Semiconductors.
(2012)
The cleaved surfaces of III-V semiconducting compounds can assume a wide variety of surface structures over a range composition. Because III-V alloys, heterostructures, and devices are synthesized epitaxially, under carefully ...
The Effects Of Alloying And Grain Size On Fatigue Life Behavior, Cyclic Stress-Strain Behavior, and Microstructural Evolution of Unalloyed Mg and A Mg-Al Alloy
(2018)
Mg and Mg alloys are important materials in structural applications where light weighting is important since the material exhibits an excellent strength to weight ratio and has a lower density than alloys such as Al and ...
Designing Robust Liquid and Solid Repellent Surfaces
(2018)
Surfaces that remain uncontaminated by liquids and solids have been investigated over the last two decades to address numerous disparate engineering challenges. The applications for such materials include: self-cleaning ...
Feasability of Making a Lithium Ion Cathode using the Layer-by-Layer Process.
(2013)
There has been a renewed interest in secondary lithium ion batteries because of the potential use in various electric and hybrid electric vehicles batteries for automotive applications. These days both high energy and high ...
Ion Sputtering-Induced Formation of Semiconducting and Metallic Nanostructures.
(2013)
Irradiation-induced pattern formation has the potential to become a cost-effective method for rapid fabrication of large-area nanostructures. However, on elemental semiconductor surfaces, ion-induced formation of ...
Thermoelectric Transport in Organic Materials.
(2013)
Organic materials are well-suited to certain applications due to their low cost, low weight, and mechanical flexibility, but are less desirable for other applications due to poor conduction of electricity and heat. The ...
Design of Metallic Nanocomposites for High-Strength, Plasticity and Fracture Resistance
(2020)
In metallic materials, flow strength and plasticity are typically mutually exclusive and there is a pressing demand for the design of nanostructures that will solve the strength-deformability trade-off. Metallic nanocomposites ...
Improved Synthesis and Material Processing of Black Phosphorus for Using as Lithium-ion Battery Anode
(2020)
Recent studies show that black phosphorus (BP) is a promising candidate anode material for Li-ion batteries (LIB), exhibiting much higher theoretical capacity (2,596 mAh/g) compared to commercialized graphite anode (372 ...
Colloidal Robotics: Programming Structure and Function in Colloidal-Scale Material Through Emergence, Design and Logic
(2020)
Advancements in self-assembly and top-down fabrication approaches have enabled tailoring of colloidal materials, macromolecules and polymers, and both organic and inorganic nanoparticles to build advanced functional ...