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An ultrabright and monochromatic electron point source made of a LaB6 nanowire
Electron sources in the form of one-dimensional nanotubes and nanowires are an essential tool for investigations in a variety of fields, such as X-ray computed tomography, flexible displays, chemical sensors a...
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Synthesis and characterization of single crystalline GdB44Si2 nanostructures
GdB44Si2 is an excellent thermoelectric material, and nanostructured GdB44Si2 makes it possible to potentially improve its properties further. GdB44Si2 nanowires and nanobelts have been fabricated by chemical vap...
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Copper, Boron, and Cerium Additions in Type 347 Austenitic Steel to Improve Creep Rupture Strength
Type 347 austenitic stainless steel (18Cr-12Ni-Nb) was alloyed with copper (3 wt pct), boron (0.01 to 0.06 wt pct), and cerium (0.01 wt pct) with an aim to increase the creep rupture strength of the steel thro...
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Nano-Flower MnO2 Coated Graphene Composite Electrodes for Energy Storage Devices
Graphene, two-dimensional layers of sp2-bonded carbon, has many unique properties. In this paper, graphene is decorated with flower-like MnO2 nanostructures for the application in energy storage devices. The as-p...
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3D Photonic Crystals Fabricated by Micromanipulation Technique
Three-dimensional (3D) photonic crystals with one to four layers of woodpile structures have been fabricated by stacking two-dimensional (2D) photonic plates by micromanipulation. First, air-bridge photonic pl...
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A Novel Patterning Method for Metal-Organic Precursors on a SiOx/Si Substrate Using a Local Electric Field
This paper demonstrates a new technique to form a patterned metal-oxide film on a silicon wafer using a local electric field. The idea of the technique involves using an interaction between metal-organic molec...
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Microassembly of semiconductor three-dimensional photonic crystals
Electronic devices and their highly integrated components formed from semiconductor crystals contain complex three-dimensional (3D) arrangements of elements and wiring. Photonic crystals, being analogous to se...
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Assembling 100 nm Scale Particles by an Electrostatic Potential Field
The assembly of particles is one of the many methods for the fabrication of organized structures in the range of micro- to nanometer sizes. These structures have potential applications in the electronic, optic...
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A New Assembling Method for Nano-sized Particles Using an Electrified Pattern Drawn by a Focused Ion Beam
This paper describes a new technique to fabricate two-dimensional microstructures assembled with nano-sized particles. The nano-sized particles attract a lot of attention because of their unique properties com...