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Raman Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon Materials: Obtaining Representative Measurements
Raman spectroscopy is a powerful, effective tool for carbon nanotube characterization. This fast, non-destructive technique provides highly detailed information at the molecular level.
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High-Temperature Nanoindentation
The utilization of nanoindentation at elevated temperatures is a growing area of research used to accurately determine nanoscale mechanical or tribological behaviour
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Carbon nanofillers for machining insulating ceramics - Current research article
For the first time, a silicon nitride/carbon nanotubes microgear is electrically discharge machined with a remarkably high material removal rate, low surface roughness, and low tool wear.
Human-friendly organic integrated circuits - Review article
Many electronic systems such as flat-panel displays, optical detectors, and sensor arrays would benefit greatly from mechanical flexibility. Ultraflexible and foldable electronics demonstrate ultimate flexibility, and are highly portable. A major obstacle toward the development of foldable electronics is the fundamental compromise between operation voltage, transistor performance, and mechanical flexibility.
Thermoplastic blow molding of metals Thermoplastic blow molding of metals
While plastics have revolutionized industrial design due to their versatile processability, their relatively low strength has hampered their use in structural components. On the other hand, while metals are the basis for strong structural components, the geometries into which they can be processed are rather limited. Here we show that bulk metallic glasses, which have superior mechanical properties, can be blow molded like plastics.
Molten fluorides for nuclear applications
Analysis of several field cases reveals that corrosion in molten fluorides is essentially due to the oxidation of metals by uranium fluoride and/or oxidizing impurities. The thermodynamics of this process are discussed with an emphasis on understanding the mass transfer in the systems, selecting appropriate metallic materials and designing effective purification methods.

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Electrochemical Strain Microscopy of Li-ion Conductive Materials for Energy Generation & Storage
Electrochemical strain microscopy (ESM) is a novel scanning probe microscopy (SPM) technique available exclusively for the Cypher™ and MFP-3D™ atomic force microscopes (AFMs) from Asylum Research that is capable of probing electrochemical reactivity and ionic flows in solids with unprecedented resolution. Only with understanding of electrochemical functionality on the level of individual nanoparticles or structural defects can practical, knowledge-driven energy storage research and development proceed. ESM’s capabilities are invaluable for investigating and improving performance for a broad range of energy technologies, including batteries and fuel cells for electric vehicles and grid storage, the viability of which hinges on advances in energy storage densities and lifetimes. ESM has the potential to aid in these advances with two major improvements over other current technologies: (a) the resolution to probe nanometer-scale volumes and (b) imaging capability extended to a broad range of spectroscopic techniques. This note explains how ESM works and describes applications of this new technique for Li-ion electrolytes and cathode and anode materials, including imaging and spectroscopic methods – this note is recommended reading for all those working on improving battery and fuel cell performance.

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ZnO - nanostructures, defects, and devices
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Prospects for rare earth doped GaN lasers on Si • Review article
Materials Today, Volume 10, Issue 7-8, July 2007, Pages 20-27 | Steckl, A.J.; Park, J.H.; Zavada, J.M.

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