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Engineered Sulfur-MoS2-Graphene Heterostructure Cathodes for Diagnostics of Nanoscale Electrochemical Processes in High Energy Density Li-S Batteries

August 5, 2019
Author(s)
Vladimir P. Oleshko, William R. McGehee, Saya Takeuchi, Siyuan Zhang, Andrei A. Kolmakov, Jabez J. McClelland, Christopher L. Soles
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have recently attracted enormous attention because of high theoretical specific energy (2600 Wh kg-1) and high specific capacity (1672 mAhg-1), as well as the low cost, natural abundance, and nontoxicity of elemental sulfur

Quantification of a PbCl x Shell on the Surface of PbS Nanocrystals

August 5, 2019
Author(s)
Samuel W. Winslow, Yun Liu, James W. Swan, William A. Tisdale
Differences between the properties of PbS nanocrystals prepared using a large excess of PbCl 2 and those prepared using other Pb sources have led to speculation that a thin PbCl x shell may be present on the surface of PbCl 2-derived PbS nanocrystals

X-Ray Nanodiffraction Studies of Ionically Controlled Nanoscale Phase Separation in Cobaltites

August 5, 2019
Author(s)
Geoffery Rippy, Lacey Trinh, Alexander M. Kane, Aleksey L. Ionin, Michael S. Lee, Rajesh V. Chopdekar, Joyce M. Christiansen-Salameh, Dustin A. Gilbert, Alexander Grutter, Peyton D. Murray, Martin V. Holt, Zhonghou Cai, Kai Liu, Yayoi Takamura, Roopali Kukreja
Complex oxide heterostructures provide access to emergent functional and structural phases which are not present in the bulk constituent materials. In this letter, we focus on Gd/La 0.67Sr 0.33CoO 3 (LSCO) heterostructures due to the high oxygen ion

Three-state structural heterogeneity in a model two dimensional liquid

August 3, 2019
Author(s)
Jack F. Douglas, Tamoghna Das
Three structural populations with distinct average mobility are identi ed within an equilibrium two-dimensional Lennard-Jones uid simulated via molecular dynamics at a constant temperature and varying density. Quantifying the structure of the immediate

Nanoscale Magnetization Inhomogeneity within Single Phase Nanopillars

August 1, 2019
Author(s)
Thomas O. Farmer, Er-Jia Guo, Ryan D. Desautels, Lisa Debeer-Schmitt, Aiping Chen, Zhongchang Wang, Quanxi Jia, Julie Borchers, Dustin A. Gilbert, Ben Holladay, Sunil K. Sinha, Michael R. Fitzsimmons
We report observation of a radial dependence in the magnetic anisotropy of epitaxially strained CoFe 2O 4 nanostructures in a BaTiO 3 matrix. This archetypal example of a multiferroic heterostructure with a self-assembling three dimensional architecture

Electric Field Effect on Short-Range Polar Order in a Relaxor Ferroelectric System

July 30, 2019
Author(s)
Zhijun Xu, Fei Li, Shujun Zhang, Christopher Stock, Jun Luo, Peter M. Gehring, Guangyong Xu
Short-range polar orders in the relaxor ferroelectric material PbMg 1/2Nb 2/3O 3-28%PbTiO 3 (PMN-28PT) have been studied using neutron diffuse scattering. An external electric field along [110] direction can affect the diffuse scattering in the low

Density Functional Theory Meta GGA Study of Water Adsorption in MIL-53(Cr)

July 16, 2019
Author(s)
Eric J. Cockayne
We use density functional theory meta-GGA TPSS+D3(BJ)+U+J calculations to investigate the energetics and geometry of water molecules in the flexible metal-organic framework material MIL-53(Cr) as a function of cell volume. The critical concentration of

Analysis of Different Computational Techniques for Calculating the Polarizability Tensors of Stem Cells with Realistic Three-Dimensional Morphologies

July 15, 2019
Author(s)
Jack F. Douglas, Beatriz Betancourt, Somen Baidya, Ahmed M. Hassan, Waleed Al-Shaikhli, Edward J. Garboczi
In living systems, it is frequently stated that form follows function by virtue of evolutionary pressures on organism development, but in the study of how functions emerge at the cellular level, function often follows form. We study this chicken versus egg

Accelerated Bottom-up Gold Filling of Trenches

July 12, 2019
Author(s)
Daniel Josell, Maureen E. Williams, Stephen J. Ambrozik, Chen Zhang, Thomas P. Moffat
This work extends previously detailed void-free, bottom-up feature filling in a near-neutral Na3Au(SO3)2 + Na2SO3 electrolyte containing micromolar concentrations of Bi. Bottom-up electrodeposition in 17 m and 45 m tall trenches is demonstrated using

Disordered Heterogeneous Materials

July 1, 2019
Author(s)
Andrew J. Allen
This chapter describes the use of diffraction-based methods to characterize amorphous or disordered heterogeneous materials. Quantitative materials microstructure characterization using small-angle scattering methods is emphasized. While these techniques

Characterization of Colloidal Nanocrystal Surface Structure using Small Angle Neutron Scattering and Efficient Bayesian Parameter Estimation

June 28, 2019
Author(s)
Samuel W. Winslow, Wenbi Shcherbakov-Wu, Yun Liu, William A. Tisdale, James W. Swan
Complete structural characterization of colloidal nanocrystals is challenging due to rapid variation in the electronic, vibrational, and elemental properties across the nanocrystal surface. while electron microscopy and X-ray scattering techniques can

Short-Range Charge Density Wave Order in TaS2

June 25, 2019
Author(s)
Jaydeep D. Joshi, Heather M. Hill, Sugata Chowdhury, Christos D. Malliakas, Francesca M. Tavazza, Utpal Chatterjee, Angela R. Hight Walker, Patrick M. Vora
2H-TaS2 undergoes a charge density wave (CDW) transition at T_CDW ~ 75 K, however key questions regarding the onset of CDW order remain under debate. In this study, we explore the CDW transition through a combination of temperature and excitation-dependent

Effects of Field Annealing on MnN/CoFeB Exchange Bias Systems

June 24, 2019
Author(s)
Patrick A Quarterman, I. Hallsteinsen, M. Dunz, M. Meinert, E. Arenholz, Julie A. Borchers, Alexander J. Grutter
We report the effects of nitrogen diffusion on exchange bias in MnN/CoFeB heterostructures as a function of MnN thickness and field annealing temperature. We find that competing effects occur in which high-temperature annealing enhances exchange bias in

Effect of Adjacent Hydrophilic Polymer Thin Films on Physical Aging and Residual Stress in Thin Films of Poly(butylnorbornene-ran-hydroxyhexafluoroisopropyl norbornene)

June 22, 2019
Author(s)
Elizabeth A. Lewis, Christopher Stafford, Bryan D. Vogt
The properties of thin supported polymer films can be dramatically impacted by the substrate upon which it resides. A simple way to alter the properties of the substrate (chemistry, rigidity, dynamics) is by coating it with an immiscible polymer. Here we

The Art in Science of MicroTAS 2018

June 21, 2019
Author(s)
Gregory A. Cooksey
The 2018 MicroTAS conference (the 22nd International Conference of Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences) took us to Kaohsiung, Taiwan, for an inspiring mix of science and culture. The Art in Science competition, sponsored by Lab on a Chip

Crystallographic and Optical Properties of Ba(Co1-xZnx)SiO4 (x = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8)

June 20, 2019
Author(s)
Rola M. Derbeshi, Winnie Wong-Ng, Jude Anike, Wei Fang Liu, Nacole B. King, Shouyu Wang, James A. Kaduk, Yucheng Lan
Structural characterization and X-ray reference powder pattern determination have been condcuted for the Co- and Zn-containing tridymite derivatives Ba(Co1-xZnx)SiO4 (x = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8). The bright blue series of Ba(Co1-xZnx)SiO4 crystallized in the

An Atom Probe Tomograph Incorporating a Wavelength-Tuneable Femtosecond-Pulsed Coherent Extreme Ultraviolet Light Source

June 19, 2019
Author(s)
Ann C. Chiaramonti Debay, Luis Miaja Avila, Paul T. Blanchard, David R. Diercks, Brian Gorman, Norman A. Sanford
Pulsed coherent extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation is a potential promising alternative to pulsed infra-red, visible, and near- ultraviolet laser sources for atom probe tomography. In addition to having the benefit of high absorption across the periodic

Bottom-up Gold Filling of High Aspect Ratio Trenches

June 19, 2019
Author(s)
Stephen J. Ambrozik, Thomas P. Moffat, Daniel Josell, Chen Zhang, Houxian Miao
This work demonstrates bottom-up superconformal Au filling of trenches as tall as seventeen micrometers. Deposition is conducted in a near-neutral Na3Au(SO3)2 + Na2SO3 electrolyte containing a micromolar concentration of Bi3+, known to accelerate the Au

Workshop 9: Control Cells or Not

June 17, 2019
Author(s)
Paul Wallace, Jonni S. Moore, Derek Jones, Litwin Virginia, Lili Wang, Yanli Liu
"Control Cells or Not" was an educational workshop that used surveys, lectures, and discussions to identify problems and solutions related to using commercially available control cell products and lab-developed approaches. Collective efforts are proposed
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