To simply reduce HAuCl(4) using 2-thiophenemethanol in an aqueous solution at room temperature, a novel metallic Au nanostructure with a high SERS activity was obtained. Flat sheet-like Au nanoleaves possessing many nanogap hotspots bound with a large percentage of high-index facets were obtained.

This paper presents the thermal vibration analysis of double-layer graphene sheet embedded in polymer elastic medium, using the plate theory and nonlocal continuum mechanics for small scale effects. The graphene is modeled based on continuum plate theory and the axial stress caused by the thermal effects is also considered. Nonlocal governing equations of motion for this double-layer graphene s...

Abstract Ultra-compact transverse magnetic (TM)-pass polarizer based on silicon sapphire (SOS) platform is proposed and analysed. Low power consumption, high linearity speed of transmission are the major advantages SOS in different commercial applications especially mid infrared region.The suggested structure has bimetallic configuration aluminium doped zinc oxide (AZO) zirconium nitride (ZrN) ...

Here, we report on carbon nanotube paper-based electroanalytical devices. A highly aligned-carbon nanotube (HA-CNT) array, grown using chemical vapor deposition (CVD), was processed to form bi-layered paper with an integrated cellulose-based Origami-chip as the electroanalytical device. We used an inverse-ordered fabrication method from a thick carbon nanotube (CNT) sheet to a thin CNT sheet. A...

A novel approach to synthesize graphene nanosheet is explored on the basis of the layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly of polyallylamine (PAA) and poly(styrene-sulfonate) (PSS) multi-layer with a metallic dopant.

Control over the film-substrate interaction is key to the exploitation of graphene's unique electronic properties. Typically, a buffer layer is irreversibly intercalated "from above" to ensure decoupling. For graphene/Ni(111) we instead tune the film interaction "from below". By temperature controlling the formation/dissolution of a carbide layer under rotated graphene domains, we reversibly sw...

We have observed an epilayer-thickness-dependent polarity inversion for the growth of CdTe on Sb(Bi)/CdTe(111)B. For films with Sb(Bi) thicknesses of less than 40 A (15 A), the CdTe layer shows a B (Te-terminated) face, but it switches to an A (Cd-terminated) face for thicker layers. On the other hand, a CdTe layer grown on Bi(Sb)/CdTe(111)A always shows the A face regardless of Sb or Bi layer ...

The throughput of the injection molding process is restricted by cooling time each cycle which accounts for three-fourths time. Manufacturing molds out copper or alloys can reduce because their high thermal conductivity, but mold life reduced has much lower hardness and strength than traditional materials such as steels. By layering steel onto using directed energy deposition, advantages both b...