Boron Nitride Nanotube Structure

07 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Brian Demczyk

We have used high-resolution transmission electron microscopy to resolve the basal plane structure and chirality relationships in boron nitride nanotubes.

https://nanohub.org/resources/12233

Comparison of strain relaxation in epitaxial Si0.3Ge0.7 films grown on Si(001) and Ge(001)

07 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Brian Demczyk

Surface and interfacial strain have been computed for SiGe thin films grown by UHVCVD,based on measurements via transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy.

https://nanohub.org/resources/12252

Direct mechanical measurement of the tensile strength and elastic modulus of multiwalled carbon nanotubes

07 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Brian Demczyk

This work represents the first in-situ measurenment of the tensile strength of a carbon nanotuube.

https://nanohub.org/resources/12250

Growth of Cu films on hydrogen terminated Si(lQ0) and Si(lll) surf&es

07 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Brian Demczyk

We have employed reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HREM) to study Cu films grown on hydrogen terminated Si( 100) and Si( 111) …

https://nanohub.org/resources/12235

In-situ carbon nanotube tensile test

07 Oct 2011 | Animations | Contributor(s): Brian Demczyk

This represents the first in-situ tensile test observed in a transmission electron microscope.

https://nanohub.org/resources/12256

Interface structure and surface morphology of (Co, Fe, Ni)/Cu/Si(100) thin films

07 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Brian Demczyk

We have examined bilayer Co/Cu, Fe/Cu, and Ni/Cu films deposited by molecular-beam epitaxy on hydrogen-terminated @100# silicon substrates. Coauthors: V.M. Naik, A. Lukaszew, R. Naik, G. W. Auner

https://nanohub.org/resources/12237

Lubrication Effects on Head-Disk Spacing Loss

07 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Brian Demczyk

The effects of lubrication thickness on the magnetic recording head-media tribology were investigated in this study.

https://nanohub.org/resources/12254

Magnetic properties of magnetron sputtered Co-Cr thin films

07 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Brian Demczyk

The magnetic properties 01 magnetron sputtered CO-22 at.% Cr films of various thickness deposited on glass have been examined, with particular attention to the various contributions to the film …

https://nanohub.org/resources/12246

Origin of the orientation ratio in sputtered longitudinal media

07 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Brian Demczyk

The surface morphology, thin film microstructure, and crystallography of sputtered longitudinal media were examined by atomic force and transmission electron microscopy. Coauthors: J. N. Zhou, G. …

https://nanohub.org/resources/12239

Oxidation Behavior of CoCr Thin Films

07 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Brian Demczyk

In this work, elemental redistribution of annealed CoCr thin films has been investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

https://nanohub.org/resources/12248

Experiments and Models Regarding Strain Dependent Thermal Conductivity and Strength at the Nanoscale and Microscale

22 Sep 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Vikas Tomar

Silicon micro- and nano-structures are essential in today’s integrated circuits and sensors. The functioning and performance of such devices are highly affected by thermal properties. Due to the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/11603

Mesoscopic Simulations of Nitromethane

22 Sep 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jean-Bernard Maillet

We present recent developments on the dissipative particle model that allow simulating the physico-chemical behavior of a molecular material at the mesoscale level. Several ingredients have been …

https://nanohub.org/resources/12037

The Thermal Measurements Database

14 Sep 2011 | Databases | Contributor(s): Timothy S Fisher, Ann Christine Catlin

Experimental data for thermal materials is obtained using various test methods under a set of conditions. A measurement type can be tested using many different methods, and a single method can be …

https://nanohub.org/resources/12052

Development of the ReaxFF reactive force fields and applications to combustion, catalysis and material failure

12 Sep 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Adri van Duin

This lecture will describe how the traditional, non-reactive FF-concept can be extended for application including reactive events by introducing bond order/bond distance concepts. Furthermore, it …

https://nanohub.org/resources/11774

Self-assembled Coordination Architectures: Lessons from Nature

12 Jul 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Makoto Fujita

This lecture is part of the 28th Annual H.C. Brown Lectures in Organic Chemistry.

https://nanohub.org/resources/11445

How to Turn Graphene into a Robust Topological Insulator Using Adatoms

12 Jul 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jason Alicea

In this talk I will discuss a recent proposal for generating a robust TI state in a more readily available two-dimensional system -- graphene.

https://nanohub.org/resources/11607

CHM 696 Lecture 13: Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles and Nanoparticle Assemblies III

02 Jun 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alexander Wei

https://nanohub.org/resources/11365

CHM 696 Lecture 14: Semiconductor Nanoparticles, Nanorods, and Nanowires: Properties and Applications I

02 Jun 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alexander Wei

https://nanohub.org/resources/11369

CHM 696 Lecture 15: Semiconductor Nanoparticles, Nanorods, and Nanowires: Properties and Applications II

02 Jun 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alexander Wei

https://nanohub.org/resources/11373