Browsing Scholarly Works, Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) by Title
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Fabrication and Characterization of Three Dimensional Electrospun Cortical Bone Scaffolds
(De Gruyter Open, 2014)Bone is a composite tissue composed of an organic matrix, inorganic mineral matrix and water. Structurally, bone is organized into two distinct types: trabecular (or cancellous) and cortical (or compact) bone. Cortical ... -
Fatigue mechanism of textured Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-PbTiO3 ceramics
(AIP Publishing, 2013-08-01)Grain orientation, BaTiO3 heterogeneous template content, and electrode materials are expected to play an important role in controlling the polarization fatigue behavior of < 001 > textured Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-PbTiO3 ceramics. ... -
Fe-Ga/Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-PbTiO3 magnetoelectric laminate composites
(AIP Publishing, 2005-11-01)We have found large magnetoelectric (ME) effects in long-type laminate composites of Fe-20% Ga magnetostrictive alloys and piezoelectric Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-PbTiO3 single crystals. At lower frequencies, the ME voltage ... -
Fe-substituted 0.92Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O-3-0.08PbTiO(3) single crystals: A "hard" piezocrystal
(AIP Publishing, 2002-09-01)The dielectric and electrically induced strain characteristics of Fe-substituted Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O-3-PbTiO3 single crystals have been investigated. These investigations have shown that Fe substitution results in: (i) a ... -
Ferroelectric bismuth titanate films by hot wall metalorganic chemical vapor deposition
(American Institute of Physics, 1993-06-01)Ferroelectric bismuth titanate thin films were successfully deposited on Si, sapphire disks, and Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates by hot wall metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. Triphenyl bismuth [Bi(C6H5)3] and titanium ... -
Fiber Bragg Gratings Embedded in 3D Printed Prototypes
(2016)In this study, we incorporated fiber optic sensors in 3D printed prototype parts. Fiber optic Bragg gratings embedded in polylactic acid were configured to measure strain and/or temperature. Residual non-uniform stresses ... -
Fiberoptic Polarization And Phase Modulator Utilizing Transparent Piezofilm with Indium Tin Oxide Electrodes
(Optical Society of America, 1995-06-01)A highly efficient optical polarization and phase modulator formed by the placement of a thin transparent piezofilm with indium tin oxide electrodes directly in the path of the output from an optical fiber is presented. ... -
Field dependence of glassy freezing in a relaxor ferroelectric
(American Physical Society, 2009-04-23)Multifrequency susceptibility measurements on the perovskite relaxor ferroelectric (PbMg(1/3)Nb(2/3)O(3))(0.88)(PbTiO(3))(0.12) were performed at various strengths of dc electric field applied along the [111] direction. ... -
First-principles study of several hypothetical silica framework structures
(American Physical Society, 1995-09-15)Several hypothetical silica structures have been generated using a simulated-annealing strategy with an ab initio based covalent-bonding potential. First-principles total-energy pseudopotential methods have been used to ... -
Flux distraction effect on magnetoelectric laminate sensors and gradiometer
(American Institute of Physics, 2013-10-07)A magnetic flux distraction effect caused by a nearby metallic material was investigated for Metglas/Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-PbTiO3 laminated magnetoelectric ( ME) sensors. Using flux distraction, a ME sensor can perform an ... -
Fractal cluster modeling of the fatigue behavior of lead zirconate titanate
(AIP Publishing, 2002-03-01)The fatigue behavior of lead zirconate titanate ceramics (PZT) has been studied under electrical and mechanical drives. Piezoelectric fatigue was studied using a mechanical method. Under ac mechanical drive, hard and soft ... -
Fragile phase stability in (1-x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3O3)-xPbTiO(3) crystals: A comparison of 001 and 110 field-cooled phase diagrams
(American Physical Society, 2006-05-09)Phase diagrams of [001] and [110] field-cooled (FC) (1-x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3O3)-xPbTiO(3) or PMN-xPT (0.15 <= x <= 0.38) crystals have been constructed, based on high-resolution x-ray diffraction data. Comparisons reveal several ... -
Functionalized Cellulose Nanocrystal Nanocomposite Membranes with Controlled Interfacial Transport for Improved Reverse Osmosis Performance
(MDPI, 2019-01-20)Thin-film nanocomposite membranes (TFNs) are a recent class of materials that use nanoparticles to provide improvements over traditional thin-film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis membranes by addressing various design ... -
Fundamental mechanisms of focused ion beam guided anodization
(American Institute of Physics, 2010-11-01)This paper is focused on understanding the fundamental mechanisms of focused ion beam guided anodization and the unique capabilities of generating new patterns based on such an understanding. By designing proper interpore ... -
Gaining new insights into nanoporous gold by mining and analysis of published images
(Springer Nature, 2018-04-30)One way of expediting materials development is to decrease the need for new experiments by making greater use of published literature. Here, we use data mining and automated image analysis to gather new insights on nanoporous ... -
Geomagnetic sensor based on giant magnetoelectric effect
(AIP Publishing, 2007-09-01)Here, the authors report a new type of geomagnetic field sensor based on the giant magnetoelectric effect in Metglas/piezoelectric-fiber laminates that are wrapped with a coil. These sensors can measure quite precisely the ... -
Geometry-induced magnetoelectric effect enhancement and noise floor reduction in Metglas/piezofiber sensors
(AIP Publishing, 2012-08-01)The geometry-dependent magnetoelectric (ME) effect was theoretically and experimentally investigated for multi-push-pull mode Metglas/Pb(Zr,Ti)O-3 sandwich-like laminates. Such structures hold promise for passive sensor ... -
Giant converse magnetoelectric effect in multi-push-pull mode Metglas/Pb(Zr,Ti)O-3/Metglas laminates
(AIP Publishing, 2012-03-01)The converse magnetoelectric (CME) effect was investigated theoretically and experimentally for multi-push-pull mode Metglas/Pb(Zr,Ti)O-3/Metglas laminates. The experimental and theoretical values of the CME coefficient ... -
Giant electric field controlled magnetic anisotropy in epitaxial BiFeO3-CoFe2O4 thin film heterostructures on single crystal Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)(0.7)Ti0.3O3 substrate
(AIP Publishing, 2011-07-01)We have deposited self-assembled BiFeO3 (BFO)-CoFe2O4 (CFO) thin films on Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)(0.7)Ti0.3O3 (PMN-PT) substrates and studied the change in magnetic anisotropy under different strain conditions induced by an applied ... -
Giant energy density in 001 -textured Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-PbZrO3-PbTiO3 piezoelectric ceramics
(AIP Publishing, 2013-01-01)Pb(Zr,Ti)O-3 (PZT) based compositions have been challenging to texture or grow in a single crystal form due to the incongruent melting point of ZrO2. Here we demonstrate the method for achieving 90% textured PZT-based ...
