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Bimetallic PdAg nanoparticle arrays from monolayer films of diblock copolymer micelles
2015
MICROSCOPIE+ATARI+EEH:GMA:TBG:NSP:MAO; International audience; The self-assembly technique provides a highly efficient route to generate well-ordered structures on a nanometer scale. In this paper, well-ordered arrays of PdAg alloy nanoparticles on flat substrates with narrow distributions of particle size (6-7 nm) and interparticle spacing (about 60 nm) were synthesized by the block copolymer micelle approach. A home-made PS-b-P4VP diblock copolymer was prepared to obtain a micellar structure in toluene. Pd and Ag salts were then successfully loaded in the micellar core of the PS-b-P4VP copolymer. A self-assembled monolayer of the loaded micelles was obtained by dipping the flat substrate …
Initial stages of self-assembled InAs/InP(001) quantum wire formation
2007
4 páginas, 2 figuras.-- PACS codes: 78.67.Lt; 68.65.La; 68.37.Ps.-- Comunicación oral presentada a la 14ª International Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy - MBE XIV celebrada en Tokio (Japón) del 3 al 8 de Septiembre de 2006.
Size filtering effect in vertical stacks of In(Ga)As/GaAs self-assembled quantum rings
2006
3 páginas, 3 figuras.
Electron Irradiation Effects in Carbon Nanostructures: Surface Reconstruction, Extreme Compression, Nanotube Growth and Morphology Manipulation
2008
It will be demonstrated, that irradiation exposure at elevated temperatures, can be used as an effective tool to covalently weld SWNTs in order to create molecular junctions of various geometries [1–3]. We have fabricated Y, X and T-like junctions that are stable [2]. Tight binding molecular dynamics calculations demonstrate that vacancies, formed under the electron beam, trigger the formation of molecular junctions involving seven or eight membered carbon rings. We envisage that these results will pave the way towards controlled fabrication of novel nanotube-based molecular circuits, nanotube fabrics and network architectures. In this context, novel super architectures, using carbon nanotu…
Stability of carbon nanotubes under electron irradiation: Role of tube diameter and chirality
2005
As recent experiments demonstrate, the inner shells of multiwalled carbon nanotubes are more sensitive to electron irradiation than the outer shells. To understand the origin of such counterintuitive behavior, we employ a density-functional-theory based tight-binding method and calculate the displacement threshold energies for carbon atoms in single-walled nanotubes with different diameters and chiralities. We show that the displacement energy and the defect production rate strongly depend on the diameter of the nanotube and its chirality, with the displacement energy being lower, but saturating towards the value for graphite when the tube diameter increases. This implies that the threshold…
Carbon nanotubes as high-pressure cylinders and nanoextruders.
2006
Closed-shell carbon nanostructures, such as carbon onions, have been shown to act as self-contracting high-pressure cells under electron irradiation. We report that controlled irradiation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes can cause large pressure buildup within the nanotube cores that can plastically deform, extrude, and break solid materials that are encapsulated inside the core. We further showed by atomistic simulations that the internal pressure inside nanotubes can reach values higher than 40 gigapascals. Nanotubes can thus be used as robust nanoscale jigs for extruding and deforming hard nanomaterials and for modifying their properties, as well as templates for the study of individual n…
A beam element allowing multiple slope discontinuities for RC structures: An application
2018
A beam/column element allowing the formation of multiple plastic hinges in columns or beams of a reinforced concrete (RC) framed structure is used in this work to show, through an application, its advantages with respect to conventional lumped plasticity models. Slope discontinuities can be located at any position of an Euler-Bernoulli beam span and not at the two extremes only. The model is in fact written in the framework of a modified lumped plasticity theory, and respectful of a thermodynamic approach. Flow rules and state equations are derived invoking the Theorem of maximum dissipation and using a Bresler's type activation domain. The beam element has already been implemented in a res…
A study of on-line gas cell processes at IGISOL
2010
Abstract The laser ion source at the IGISOL facility, Jyvaskyla, has been used to study the effects of the passage of a primary beam through an ion guide via the dynamic time profiles of yttrium and related molecular compounds. The accessibility of a neutral fraction for laser ionization is shown to be restricted to the nozzle region in the presence of a weak plasma. The survival of this neutral fraction cannot be explained by recombination of the buffer gas alone and perhaps indicates a suppression of the transport of ions due to a plasma-generated electric field. The concept of a competition between the processes that create and destroy the ion of interest is used to explain the different…
First experiments with the heidelberg test storage ring TSR
1989
Abstract The Heidelberg heavy ion test storage ring TSR started operation in May 1988. The lifetimes of the ion beams observed in the first experiments can be explained by interactions with the residual gas. Multiple Coulomb scattering, single Coulomb scattering, electron capture and electron stripping are the relevant processes. Electron cooling of ions as heavy as O 8+ has been observed for the first time. With increasing particle number, the longitudinal Schottky noise spectrum becomes dominated by collective waves for cooled beams, allowing a determination of velocities of sound. After correcting for these coherent distortions fo the Schottky spectrum, the longitudinal beam temperature …
Development of an MeV ion beam lithography system in Jyväskylä
2007
Abstract A lithographic facility for writing patterns with ion beams from cyclotron beams is under development for the Jyvaskyla cyclotron. Instead of focusing and deflecting the beam with electrostatic and magnetic fields a different approach is used. Here a small rectangular beam spot is defined by the shadow of a computer-controlled variable aperture in close proximity to the sample. This allows parallel exposure of rectangular pattern elements of 5–500 μm side with protons up to 6 MeV and heavy ions (20Ne, 85Kr) up to few 100 MeV. Here we present a short overview of the system under construction and development of the aperture design, which is a critical aspect for all ion beam lithogra…