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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Composite thin films"”.
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Two phase magnetoelectric epitaxial composite thin films
… can be found both in single phase and composite materials. Compared with single phase multiferroic materials, composite multiferroics have higher ME effects. Through a strictive interaction between the piezoelectricity of the ferroelectric phase and the magnetostriction of the …
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Microstructural evolution of sputtered phase segregated metal composite thin films
… development in three different types of metal thin film composites: fully miscible (Au-Ag), slightly immiscible (Cu-Ag) and immiscible (Au-SiO 2). Texture development refers to the distribution of orientations of crystallites in polycrystalline thin films, and is an important part of the …
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Friction and Wear of Polytetrafluoroethylene/Graphene Oxide Composite Thin Films
… low adhesion to substrates limiting its use as a thin film. Thin PTFE films are ideal candidates for solid lubrication in micro-machines and bearing applications. The main goal of this work is to enhance the durability of thin PTFE films through the addition of few layered graphene oxide (GO) as …
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Chemical vapor deposition of organosilicon composite thin films for porous low-k dielectrics
… vapor deposition has produced organosilicon thin films with the potential use as low dielectric constant interconnect materials in microelectronic circuits. Both diethylsilane and octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane precursors were used, with oxygen and hydrogen peroxides oxidants respectively, to …
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Antibacterial activities of silver-nanoparticles-titania composite thin films fabricated by the molecular precursor method (MPM)
… the major limitation of this Ag-NPs/TiO2 composite material is its poor miscibility, which subsequently reduces the antibacterial activities of the material. To overcome this limitation, the Molecular Precursor Method (MPM) was adopted in this study as a synthetic method for the …
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Adsorption and multilayer assembly of charged macromolecules on neutral hydrophobic surfaces and applications to surface patterning
… in the field of layer-by-layer self-assembled composite thin films, with the goal of defining new concepts allowing for technological breakthrough. In the process of completing it, a multicomponent patterning technology that has been a bottleneck in realizing practical devices utilizing the …
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Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer Composites Containing Aligned Conducting Polymers and Carbon Nanotubes
… electronic gadgets creates a dire need for a thin and flexible film technology that would not only provide spot cooling for the crammed transistors, but also tap into the waste heat generated to produce a portable power source. Thin film thermoelectrics offer a viable solution and have several …
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Surface chemistry and material integration of metal oxide nanocrystals
… they are mixed with poly(ethylene oxide) to make composite thin films. Protons are generated from water vapor by the cerium oxide surface, turning the films into a proton conducting electrolyte. Cerium-doped indium oxide nanocrystals are stripped with potassium hydroxide in order to transfer them …
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Structural, Magnetic, Dielectric, and Optical Properties of DyCrO3 and GeNi2O4 Materials
… transition at a higher temperature. Thin films of these compounds are widely researched for their applications in spintronics. The investigation of the structural, magnetic, dielectric, and optical properties of deposited thin films of these two materials can contribute to a better …
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Strengthening of metals using a graphene monolayer
… is to incorporate graphene layers in composite materials. Harnessing the high stiffness, intrinsic strength as well as transport properties of graphene in its composites requires the combination of high-quality graphene having low defect density, and the precise control of the …
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Engineering nanostructured selective layers for reverse osmosis membranes
… and inorganic nanoparticles into thin films. There is a gap in the scientific literature concerning the use of LbL to generate RO selective layers where previous approaches have not taken full advantage of the LbL process to incorporate nanomaterials that can generate ordered …