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Principles of Neural Science

5.1. Nanoalloys of Group 11 (Cu, Ag, Au) 865 5.1.1. Cu−Ag 866 5.1.2. Cu−Au 867 5.1.3. Ag−Au 870 5.1.4. Cu−Ag−Au 872 5.2. Nanoalloys of Group 10 (Ni, Pd, Pt) 872 5.2.1. Ni−Pd 872 * To whom correspondence should be addressed. Phone: +39010 3536214. Fax:+39010 311066. E-mail: ferrando@fisica.unige.it. † Universita di Genova. ‡ Argonne National Laboratory. § University of Birmingham. | As of October 1, 2007, Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division. Volume 108, Number 3

Nanoalloys: From Theory to Applications of Alloy Clusters and Nanoparticles

Carbon nanotube–polymer composites: Chemistry, processing, mechanical and electrical properties

Thermal conductivity of carbon nanotubes and their polymer nanocomposites: A review

Heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids: a review

Magnetic annealing at 17T, 800°C, for 15 minutes was conducted to evaluate the effect of the field on the recrystallized microstructure of Fe-3.25%Si samples. According to X-ray results, the main texture components were found not to be affected by the field. The volume fraction of eta fiber was slightly increased and the gamma fiber, an unfavorable texture component for materials with magnetic application, was not decreased when compared to samples annealed without magnetic field.

Recrystallization Microstructure after Annealing inside Magnetic Field

A free boundary domain wall pinning model for the magnetization reversal in magnetic thin films was proposed based on the experimental observations. The dependence of the switching field on the defect width, the direction of the external magnetic field, and the magnetic parameters (including magnetization, anisotropy, and exchange stiffness) of the host material and the defect was studied. In particular, the switching field, domain wall angle, and even the whole hysteresis loops of the strongly exchange-coupled NiFe/SmFe/NiFe trilayered film, which were found experimentally to depend on the direction of the external magnetic field, were well reconstructed by the free boundary domain wall pinning model using the experimental average magnetic parameters of the film.

Free Boundary Domain Wall Pinning Model for the Magnetization Reversal in Magnetic Thin Films

Optimization of microstructure in ti-6al-4v using statistical continuum mechanics

A Unified Phenomenological Model for Superplastic Materials

Texture analyses have been conducted on gamma titanium aluminide ({gamma}-TiAl) strips produced using the recently developed plasma melt overflow process. The results indicated that , , and texture components were all observed in the {alpha}{sub 2}-phase. After annealing at 1,065 C/48 hrs., the {gamma}-phase textures did not change while the {alpha}{sub 2}-phase changed from a basal to a texture. It is suggested that the texture development in direct cast {gamma} strips produced using this technique are a direct result of lattice rotations and residual stresses caused by nonuniform cooling.

Hamid Garmestani

Papers

Recrystallization Microstructure after Annealing inside Magnetic Field

Free Boundary Domain Wall Pinning Model for the Magnetization Reversal in Magnetic Thin Films

Optimization of microstructure in ti-6al-4v using statistical continuum mechanics

A Unified Phenomenological Model for Superplastic Materials

Texture studies of gamma titanium aluminide sheets produced by melt overflow rapid solidification