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Formation of Ferromagnetic FePt Nanoparticles by Ion Implantation
Oriented ferromagnetic FePt nanoparticles with the face-centered tetragonal L10 structure were produced in Al2O3 single crystal hosts by ion implantation and annealing. Both the orientation and particle-size of t...
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Controlling the Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of Ferromagnetic Nanocrystals Produced by Ion Implantation
Ion implantation coupled with annealing is a versatile and flexible approach to creating ferromagnetic near-surface nanocomposites that represent a wide range of particle/host combinations. We have used ion im...
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Microstructure and magnetic properties of electrodeposited cobalt films
Cobalt films were electrodeposited onto both iron and copper substrates from an aqueous solution containing a mixture of cobalt sulfate, boric acid, sodium citrate, and vanadyl sulfate. The structural, interme...
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Magnetic alloys in nanoscale biomaterials
Fe−Co composition gradient and Fe−Pt multilayer alloy films were tested as catalysts for groving vertically aligned carbon nanofibers (VACNFs) by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). The Fe−Co fi...
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When Does a Crystal Conduct Heat Like a Glass?
Semiconducting crystalline materials that are poor conductors of heat are important as thermoelectric materials and for technological applications involving thermal management. In the present article neutron s...
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Heavy-Ion Damage to Magnesium Diboride Films: Electrical Transport-Current Characterization
The use of magnesium diboride in superconducting magnets, transmission lines, or other large-scale applications depends on the transport-current characteristics of this material in magnetic field, and how they...
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Superconducting Properties of High-Jc MgB2 Coatings
We report the fabrication and superconducting properties of ~0.5 μm thick, fine-grained polycrystalline coatings of MgB2 on single-crystal substrate surfaces. The films exhibit large critical current densities, i...
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On The Influence of a Non-Local Electrodynamics in the Irreversible Magnetization of Non-Magnetic Borocarbides
We present an overview of the temperature, field and angular dependence of the irreversible magnetization of non-magnetic borocarbides (Y;Lu)Ni2B2C. We show that nonlocal electrodynamics influences pinning via th...
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Slater Transition in the Pyrochlore Cd2Os2O7
Cd2Os2O7 crystallizes in the pyrochlore structure and undergoes a metal-insulator transition (MIT) near 226 K. Here we present resistivity, heat capacity, and magnetization results on Cd2Os2O7. Both single crysta...
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The Formation of High-Coercivity, Oriented, Nanophase Cobalt Precipitates in Al2O3 Single Crystals by Ion Implantation
Ion-implantation and thermal-processing methods have been used to form nanophase magnetic precipitates of metallic cobalt that are embedded in the near-surface region of single crystals of Al2O3. The Co precipita...
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Epitaxial Film Growth of Tl0.78Bi0.22Sr1.6Ba0.4Ca2Cu3O9 on Rolling Assisted Biaxially Textured Nickel Substrates with YSZ And CeO2 Buffer Layers
Epitaxial film growth of Tl0.78Bi0.22Sr1.6Ba0.4Ca2Cu3O9 ((Tl,Bi)-1223) on rolling assisted biaxially textured substrates with YSZ and CeO2 buffer layers (RABiTS) has been successfully demonstrated by laser ablati...
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Filled Skutterudite Antimonides: Validation of the Electron-Crystal Phonon-Glass Approach to New Thermoelectric Materials
After a brief review of the transport and thermoelectric properties of filled skutterudite antimonides, we present resonant ultrasound, specific heat, and inelastic neutron scattering results that establish th...
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Ferromagnetic Nanocomposite Films from Thermally Labile Nitride Precursors
A series of nanocomposite films containing nickel or cobalt nitride dispersed in a ceramic matrix of aluminum nitride, boron nitride or silicon nitride, were prepared by reactive sputtering of selected alloys ...
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Formation and properties of artificially-layered SrCuO2/BaCuO2 superconducting superlattices
Pulsed-laser deposition is used to synthesize artificially-layered high-temperature superconductors. Using the constraint of epitaxy to stabilize SrCuO2/BaCuO2 superlattices in the infinite layer structure, novel...
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What Can we Learn from Magnetization Experiments on HIGH-TC Superconductors? an Overview
Magnetization studies provide a facile and convenient means for investigating high temperature superconductors. This work provides an overview and some specific examples of the types of information attainable ...
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Magnetization Studies of Irradiation-Modified Single Crystal Y1Ba2Cu3O7 Superconductors: Flux Creep and Annealing Effects
Using ion irradiation techniques to create defects with point-like and line-like geometries, the pinning of vortices in single crystals of Y1Ba2Cu3O7 superconductor was increased greatly, as shown by magnetic stu...
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Excimer Laser Irradiation of Metallic Films on Ceramic Substrates
Copper films sputter deposited on mechanically polished (optical finish) and on annealed substrates were laser-irradiated at various energy densities. The effect of the substrate condition on both the evaporat...
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Static and Time Dependent Magnetization Studies of Y1Ba2Cu3Oz Thin Films
Thin films of Y1Ba2Cu3Oz (YBCO) were deposited by electron-beam coevaporation of Y, Cu, and BaF2 onto single-crystal substrates of SrTiO3 and KTaO3. Various oxygen annealing protocols produced different epitaxial...
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Electrical Transport Dissipation Effects in Epitaxial Y1ba2cu3o7.X Thin Films
The electrical transport properties of a series of Y1Ba2Cu307.x thin films deposited onto single crystal substrates by thermal coevaporation and laser ablation were investigated. For fully epitaxial, c-oriented f...
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Magnetic Penetration Depth and Intragrain Critical Current Density in Grain-Aligned Tl2Ca2Ba2Cu3O10 Superconductor
Magnetic studies were performed on the high temperature superconductor Tl2Ca2Ba2Cu3O10 (Tc = 123 K) in the form of a grain aligned composite. Investigations with the magnetic field applied parallel and perpendicu...