Herein we investigate a (001)-oriented GaAs1-xBix/GaAs structure possessing Bi surface droplets capable of catalysing the formation of nanostructures during Bi-rich growth, through the vapour-liquid-solid mechanism. Specifically, self-aligned "nanotracks" are found to exist trailing the Bi droplets on the sample surface. Through cross-sectional high-resolution transmission electron microscopy t...

InPBi was predicted to be the most robust infrared optoelectronic material but also the most difficult to synthesize within In-VBi (V = P, As and Sb) 25 years ago. We report the first successful growth of InPBi single crystals with Bi concentration far beyond the doping level by gas source molecular beam epitaxy. The InPBi thin films reveal excellent surface, structural and optical qualities ma...

We have used density functional theory to study the recently predicted MAX phase borides Hf2AB (A = Pb, Bi) in which mechanical, electronic, thermal, and optical properties been investigated for first time. A good agreement of obtained lattice constants with reported values confirmed well accuracy present calculations. The stiffness (Cij) attest mechanical stability all title compounds. behavio...

instabilities of a thin viscous film flowing down a uniformly heated plane are investigated in this study. the heating generates a surface tension gradient that induces thermocapillary stresses on the free surface. thus, the film is not only influenced by gravity and mean surface tension but also the thermocapillary force is acting on the free surface. moreover, the heat transfer at the free su...

We propose and demonstrate a single-fiber bi-directional WDM self-healing ring network with simple bidirectional OADM. By employing our proposed alternate-path switching scheme, the bi-directional traffic can be restored promptly under single fiber failure. Introduction Bi-directional wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) self-healing ring (SHR) network [1-2] is an attractive and cost-effectiv...

The temporal stability and directional relations among dimensions of temperament (e.g., neuroticism) and selected Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) disorder constructs (depression, generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia) were examined in 606 outpatients with anxiety and mood disorders, assessed on 3 occasions ove...

La3+ and Sm3+ - doped Bi2Mn2O7 nanocatalysts were synthesized in 1 M NaOH aqueous solution, via a stoichiometric 1:1 Bi:Mn molar ratio hydrothermal method at 180 °C for 48 h. Bi(NO3)3, MnO2, La(NO3)3 and Sm2O3 were used as raw materials. The synthesized nanomaterials were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) technique. Both of the La3+ and Sm3+ - doped Bi2Mn2O7 nanomaterials were cr...

the mono-metallic and bi-metallic catalysts have been prepared by impregnating with solutions containing a compound of h2ptcl6,wo3 and 1ml hcl (0.1 mol). it should be noted that the catalysts’ activity and selectivity have been determined under these conditions : 450-5000c ,and 15-25atm by h2. for converting n-heptane , the molar ratio h2/c7h16 is 5 , and lhsv is 1.5ml/h. it has been proved tha...