Chemistry, materials, & energy publications

We fabricated high-mobility field-effect transistors based on epitaxial graphene synthesized by vacuum graphitization of both the Si- and C-faces of SiC.

Graphene is formed on SiC(000-1) surfaces (the so-called C-face of the crystal) by annealing in vacuum, with the resulting films characterized by atomic force microscopy, Auger electron spectroscopy, scanning Auger…

Thermochemical analyses of gaseous equilibrium data involving the species TiCl, TiCl2, and TiCl3 were revised with the aid of more recent information on the low-lying electronic states, yielding more reliable…

We report the successful application of low-power (~30 mW) laser radiation as an optical heating source for high-speed real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of DNA in nanoliter droplets dispersed…

We report high-speed real-time PCR performed on an unmodified disposable polystyrene Petri dish. The reaction cycle relies solely on an infrared laser for heating; no conventional heater is required.

The ultimate extrapolation of this technology is the electrical heating of thin PdDx wires resulting in destructive high-speed melting - “exploding wires”. Exploding wire technology has been used for over…

The fracture surface topography analysis (FRASTA) technique was applied to the crack arrest threshold region in a wedge-opening-load (WOL) ASME SA 372 Grade J sample tested in hydrogen gas at…

We describe the development and performance evaluation of a system for optical interrogation, subsequent selection, and collection of individual aerosol particles entrained in an inlet air stream.

Process and catalytic considerations for producing propylene glycol from glycerin-derived biomass sources are compared to current conventional sources, while economic factors and potential markets are discussed