Publicaciones Científicas Nanociencias y Materiales: Envíos recientes
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Magnetocaloric effect in nanostructured Pr2Fe17 and Nd2Fe17 synthesized by high-energy ball-milling
(2010-11)"Nanocrystalline Pr2Fe17 and Nd2Fe17 powders with rhombohedral Th2Zn17-type crystal structure and average particle sizes around 20 nm have been obtained by high-energy ball milling While the bulk alloys show a well-defined ... -
SERS properties of different sized and shaped gold nanoparticles biosynthesized under different environmental conditions by Neurospora crassa extract
(2013-10)"Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a surface-sensitive technique that enhances Raman scattering by molecules adsorbed on rough metal surfaces. It is known that metal nanoparticles, especially gold and silver ... -
Magnetovolume and magnetocaloric effects in Er2Fe17
(2012-11)"Combining different experimental techniques, investigations in hexagonal P6(3)/mmc Er2Fe17 showremarkable magnetovolume anomalies below the Curie temperature, T-C. The spontaneous magnetostriction reaches 1.6 x 10(-2) at ... -
Statistical similarity between the compression of a porous material and earthquakes
(2013-02)"It has long been stated that there are profound analogies between fracture experiments and earthquakes; however, few works attempt a complete characterization of the parallels between these so separate phenomena. We study ... -
A minimal optical trapping and imaging microscopy system
(2013-02)"We report the construction and testing of a simple and versatile optical trapping apparatus, suitable for visualizing individual microtubules (similar to 25 nm in diameter) and performing single-molecule studies, using a ... -
Generalizing segregation and chemical ordering in bimetallic nanoclusters through atomistic view points
(2009-10)"We predict general trends for surface segregation in binary metal clusters based on the difference between the atomic properties of the constituent elements. The energetically most favorable site for a guest atom on a ... -
Observation of magnetic edge state in graphene nanoribbons
(2010-06)"The electronic structure and spin magnetism for few-layer-graphene nanoribbons synthesized by chemical vapor deposition have been investigated using near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) and electron-spin ... -
Caloric effects induced by magnetic and mechanical fields in a Ni50Mn25-xGa25Cox magnetic shape memory alloy
(2011-05)"We have studied the elastocaloric effect in a Co-doped Ni-Mn-Ga magnetic Heusler shape memory alloy in the vicinity of its martensitic transition. Measurements of the length change as a function of temperature have been ... -
Two-dimensional tunneling in a SQUID
(2010-11)"Traditionally quantum tunneling in a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) is studied on the basis of a classical trajectory in imaginary time under a two-dimensional potential barrier. The trajectory connects ... -
Effect of packing on the cohesive and electronic properties of methanofullerene crystals
(2008-07)"The crystal structure, cohesive energy, and electronic properties of bulk phases of the fullerene derivative [6, 6]-phenyl-C(61)-butyric-acid-methyl-ester (PCBM) have been calculated using ab initio density-functional ... -
Intertwined magneto-optical and plasmonic effects in Ag/Co/Ag layered structures
(2009-09)"Surface plasmon polariton (SPP) excitation effects on the magneto-optical (MO) activity of Au capped Ag/Co/Ag trilayers are studied as a function of Co thickness. An enhancement of the transverse MO Kerr signal under SPP ... -
Raman spectroscopy study of heat-treated and boron-doped double wall carbon nanotubes
(2009-07)"We performed Raman spectroscopy experiments on undoped and boron-doped double walled carbon nanotubes (DWNTs) that exhibit the "coalescence inducing mode" as these DWNTs are heat treated to temperatures between 1200 C and ... -
Wave transmission through periodic, quasiperiodic, and random one-dimensional finite lattices
(2013-02)"The quantum mechanical transmission probability is calculated for one-dimensional finite lattices with three types of potentials: periodic, quasiperiodic, and random. When the number of lattice sites included in the ... -
Hybridization vs. bond stretching isomerism in Ru(II) cyclometalated complexes of 2-phenylpyridine
(MDPI, 2012-01)"The phenomenon of formation of two isomers, yellow and orange, of the cyclometalated Ru(II) complex, [Ru(o-C6H4-py)(MeCN)4]+, was investigated by EELS spectroscopy and theoretical calculations. Both forms show very similar ... -
Pure and doped boron nitride nanotubes
(2007-05)"More than ten years ago, it was suggested theoretically that boron nitride (BN) nanotubes could be produced. Soon after, various reports on their synthesis appeared and a new area of nanotube science was born. This review ... -
Competing magnetic structures and magnetic transitions in Er(2)Ni(2)Pb: powder neutron diffraction measurements
(2008-07)"We have studied the magnetic structures of Er(2)Ni(2)Pb using a powder neutron diffraction technique in zero field. Previous bulk measurements suggested three distinct magnetic phase transitions. Our neutron diffraction ... -
Enhanced tunneling through nonstationary barriers
(2007-11)"Quantum tunneling through a nonstationary barrier is studied analytically and by a direct numerical solution of Schrödinger equation. Both methods are in agreement and say that the main features of the phenomenon can be ... -
Temperature dependence of sensors based on silver-decorated nitrogen-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes
(2016)"Vapor sensors are easily fabricated onto alumina substrates using foils of silver-decorated nitrogen-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNX-MWNTs-Ag) as active sensing material. The vapor sensors are tested using carbon ... -
Loop formation in graphitic nanoribbon edges using furnace heating or Joule heating
(2009-07)"Here the authors report the use of either furnace heating or Joule heating to pacify the exposed graphene edges by loop formation in a novel graphitic nanoribbon material, grown by chemical vapor deposition. The edge ... -
Recrystallization of a Ti-45Ni-5Cu cold-worked shape memory alloy characterized by thermoelectric power and electrical properties
(2014)"The recrystallization of a cold-worked shape memory alloy (SMA) without R-phase transition, i.e. the Ti-45.0Ni-5.0Cu (% at.), has been studied by thermoelectric power (TEP) technique and electrical resistivity change (Dρ) ...