We have measured a long-range supercurrent in Josephson junctions containing Co (a strong ferromagnetic material) when we insert thin layers of either PdNi or CuNi weakly ferromagnetic alloys between the Co and the two superconducting Nb electrodes. The critical current in such junctions hardly decays for Co thicknesses in the range of 12-28 nm, whereas it decays very steeply in similar junctio...

X-ray diffraction measurements were performed on Co?Pt1-?/Pd, Co/Pd, Co/Fe, and Co/W multilayer samples with different structures, such as Co?Pt1-? alloy layer composition ?, bilayer thickness, and number of bilayers. Multilayer samples were made by magnetron sputtering in a chamber with multi-parallel guns and a position controllable substrate. Co?Pt1-? alloy layers were deposited by cosputter...

A maximal product of stiffness and viscoelastic damping (E tan d), a figure of merit for damping layers, is desirable for structural damping applications. Particulate-reinforced metal–matrix composites were prepared by ultrasonic agitation of the melt and composed of the zinc–aluminum (ZnAl) alloy Zn80Al20 (in wt%) as the lossy matrix and SiC or BaTiO3 as the particulate reinforcements. ZnAl–Si...

TiC-Ti-Al mixed powders and TC4 titanium alloy foils were overlapped layer-by-layer in the graphite die. The TC4-based laminated composite sheets reinforced by Ti aluminide and carbide were successfully fabricated via spark plasma sintering (SPS) at 1100 °C with a well-bonded interface. The composite layers were mainly composed of TiAl, Ti₃Al, Ti₂AlC, and Ti₃AlC₂ phases. The carbides particles ...

The control of shape and spatial correlation of InAs-InAlAs-InP 001 nanostructure superlattices has been realized by changing the As overpressure during the molecular-beam epitaxy MBE growth of InAs layers. InAs quantum wires QWRs are obtained under higher As overpressure 1 10−5 Torr , while elongated InAs quantum dots QDs are formed under lower As overpressure 5 10−6 or 2.5 10−6 Torr . Corresp...

for the first time, this research reports the formation of nanoporous layers of metals on the surface of metal substrates by raney method and their conversion to corresponding porous perovskite layers. the noble metals doped perovskites are used as catalytic converter for reducing automotive pollutants. the use of perovskite as a substrate for the noble metals can reduce the need for such metal...

We report chemical vapor deposition growth of strained Sir-,Gex alloy layers on (110) Si substrates. Compared to the same growth conditions on (100) substrates, a slightly lower Ge composition and a much lower growth rate was observed. From photoluminescence measurements, the band gap of these films for 0.16<,&0.43 is evaluated and compared to theory. Finally, a surprisingly large “no-phonon” r...

Authors stressed an importance of low oxygen content of slowly cooled ingots for the homogeneous amorphous half top layers of arc-melted button ingots. The quenching procedure was also not favored to produce amorphous top layers. However authors made a liquid quenching machine to enhance the cooling speed. Photographs Figs.4(b) and 5 are troublesome. Originality as well as scientific significan...

Blown-powder laser surface alloying was performed on the magnesium alloy AZ91D with Al-Si alloy powder to improve corrosion resistance. Characterization by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed that intermetallic compounds (IMCs) of Mg2Si, Al12Mg17 and Al3Mg2 were formed in the matrix of α-Mg and Al solid solutions...

The electrodeposition of Ni–Co alloy from a nickel Watt’s solution in the absence and presence of a permanent parallel magnetic field (PPMF) to the plane of deposition (perpendicular to direction of current) produced a deposited layer with mostly fine grain structure. The deposited layers have been characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX). It was fou...