Epitaxial CrO 2 thin films deposited on HF-cleaned TiO 2 (100) substrates exhibit very strong strain anisotropy, while those grown without the HF treatment step are essentially strain-free and display bulk-like magnetic properties. The HF treatment enhances the surface smoothness of the TiO 2 (100) substrate thus leading to the growth of epitaxially strained CrO 2 films. The magnetic easy axis ...

b = velocity coefficient cp = specific heat f = nondimensional stream function K = nonequilibrium parameter Kn = Knudsen number k = thermal conductivity l = slip length M = Mach number m = flow exponent n = distance in the normal direction P = pressure Pr = Prandtl number Re = Reynolds number T = temperature U = external x velocity u = x velocity v = y velocity x = position in the flow directio...

In this paper, free vibration analysis of a polymer-based nano-composite beam reinforced by boron-nitride nanotubes and subjected on elastic foundation, is studied. Smooth and defect-free nanotubes with uniform and directly- orientated in matrix are intended. Also, nanotubes’ distribution in the thickness direction of beam is regarded as a uniform distribution of the three different targeted on...

Compression in the through-thickness direction (as in fastening) resulted in reversible and irreversible changes in the microstructure of continuous carbon fiber epoxy-matrix composites, as shown by electrical resistance measurement during dynamic compression. The extent of fiber-fiber contact across the interlaminar interface was increased, with partial irreversibility even at a low stress amp...

 ABSTRACTBackground: Although Electronic Portal imaging Devices (EPIDs) have originally developed for positioning verification, they can also be used for dosimetric purposes. In the current work, the dose response of minimum detectable thickness of a Scanning Liquid filled Ion Chamber EPID, SLIC-EPID, and the variation of transmitted dose with the shift of inhomogeneity inside of phantom was al...

Present paper is devoted to stress and deformation analyses of heated variable thickness functionally graded (FG) circular plate with clamped supported, embedded on a gradient elastic foundation and subjected to non-uniform transverse load. The plate is coupled by an elastic medium which is simulated as a Winkler- Pasternak foundation with gradient coefficients in the radial and circumferential...

The buckling behavior of functionally graded carbon nanotube-reinforced composite (FG-CNTRC) plates resting on Winkler-Pasternak elastic foundations under in-plane loads for various temperatures is investigated using element-free Galerkin (EFG) method based on first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT). The modified shear correction factor is used based on energy equivalence principle. Carbon ...

copper thin films with nano-scale structure have numerous applications in modern technology.  in this work, cu thin films with different thicknesses from 50–220 nm have been deposited on glass substrate by dc magnetron sputtering technique at room temperature in pure ar gas. the sputtering time was considered in 4, 8, 12 and 16 min, respectively. the thickness effect on the structural, morpholo...

Previous studies have indicated that vertical root fracture tends to occur in a buccolingual direction, where dentin thickness is greatest. Factors potentially influencing the location and direction of root fracture include root canal shape, external root morphology, and dentin thickness. In this finite-element study, simulated root sections were varied systematically with respect to canal size...