scholarly journals Weak links between fast mobility and local structure in molecular and atomic liquids

2015 ◽  
Vol 142 (12) ◽  
pp. 124504 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Bernini ◽  
F. Puosi ◽  
D. Leporini
Keyword(s):  
Local Structure ◽  
Weak Links ◽  
Atomic Liquids

A new type of defect structure in 124-superconducting oxide revealed by HREM

1991 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 1092-1093
Author(s):  
R. Sharma ◽  
B.L. Ramakrishna ◽  
N.N. Thadhani ◽  
D. Hianes ◽  
Z. Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Shock Wave ◽  
Defect Structure ◽  
Neutron Radiation ◽  
Weak Links ◽  
Defect Structures ◽  
New Materials ◽  
New Type ◽  
Current Densities ◽  
Processing Techniques ◽  
Microstructural Studies

After materials with superconducting temperatures higher than liquid nitrogen have been prepared, more emphasis has been on increasing the current densities (Jc) of high Tc superconductors than finding new materials with higher transition temperatures. Different processing techniques i.e thin films, shock wave processing, neutron radiation etc. have been applied in order to increase Jc. Microstructural studies of compounds thus prepared have shown either a decrease in gram boundaries that act as weak-links or increase in defect structure that act as flux-pinning centers. We have studied shock wave synthesized Tl-Ba-Cu-O and shock wave processed Y-123 superconductors with somewhat different properties compared to those prepared by solid-state reaction. Here we report the defect structures observed in the shock-processed Y-124 superconductors.

X-ray microprobe for materials science

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 56-57
Author(s):  
G.E. Ice
Keyword(s):  
Crystallographic Orientation ◽  
Local Structure ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Chemical Information ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Ray Optics ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Novel Materials ◽  
New Information ◽  
Elemental Sensitivity

The increasing availability of synchrotron x-ray sources has stimulated the development of advanced hard x-ray (E≥5 keV) microprobes. With new x-ray optics these microprobes can achieve micron and submicron spatial resolutions. The inherent elemental and crystallographic sensitivity of an x-ray microprobe and its inherently nondestructive and penetrating nature will have important applications to materials science. For example, x-ray fluorescent microanalysis of materials can reveal elemental distributions with greater sensitivity than alternative nondestructive probes. In materials, segregation and nonuniform distributions are the rule rather than the exception. Common interfaces to whichsegregation occurs are surfaces, grain and precipitate boundaries, dislocations, and surfaces formed by defects such as vacancy and interstitial configurations. In addition to chemical information, an x-ray diffraction microprobe can reveal the local structure of a material by detecting its phase, crystallographic orientation and strain.Demonstration experiments have already exploited the penetrating nature of an x-ray microprobe and its inherent elemental sensitivity to provide new information about elemental distributions in novel materials.

DETERMINATION OF THE LOCAL STRUCTURE OF METALLIC GLASSES BY EXAFS

1982 ◽  
Vol 43 (C9) ◽  
pp. C9-43-C9-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sadoc ◽  
A. M. Flank ◽  
D. Raoux ◽  
P. Lagarde
Keyword(s):  
Metallic Glasses ◽  
Local Structure

LOCAL STRUCTURE IN InGaAsP QUATERNARY ALLOYS

1986 ◽  
Vol 47 (C8) ◽  
pp. C8-423-C8-426
Author(s):  
H. OYANAGI ◽  
Y. TAKEDA ◽  
T. MATSUSHITA ◽  
T. ISHIGURO ◽  
A. SASAKI
Keyword(s):  
Local Structure ◽  
Quaternary Alloys

LOCAL STRUCTURE AND THERMODYNAMICS OF II-VI AND III-V SEMICONDUCTORS BY EXAFS

1986 ◽  
Vol 47 (C8) ◽  
pp. C8-403-C8-406
Author(s):  
N. MOTTA ◽  
A. BALZAROTTI ◽  
P. LETARDI
Keyword(s):  
Local Structure

Engineering Porosity Through Defects in a Giant Pore Metal–Organic Framework

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Sapnik ◽  
Duncan Johnstone ◽  
Sean M. Collins ◽  
Giorgio Divitini ◽  
Alice Bumstead ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Ball Milling ◽  
Local Structure ◽  
Pair Distribution Function ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Metal Organic Framework ◽  
Metal Organic Frameworks ◽  
Defect Engineering ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Unsaturated Metal Sites

<p>Defect engineering is a powerful tool that can be used to tailor the properties of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). Here, we incorporate defects through ball milling to systematically vary the porosity of the giant pore MOF, MIL-100 (Fe). We show that milling leads to the breaking of metal–linker bonds, generating more coordinatively unsaturated metal sites, and ultimately causes amorphisation. Pair distribution function analysis shows the hierarchical local structure is partially</p><p>retained, even in the amorphised material. We find that the solvent toluene stabilises the MIL-100 (Fe) framework against collapse and leads to a substantial rentention of porosity over the non-stabilised material.</p>

Does Local Structure Bias How a Crystal Nucleus Evolves?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle Hall ◽  
Zhengcai Zhang ◽  
Christian Burnham ◽  
Guang-Jun Guo ◽  
Sheelagh Carpendale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Structure ◽  
Molecular Level ◽  
Hydrate Formation ◽  
Mixed Gas ◽  
Local Structures ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Gas Hydrate Formation ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
Crystal Phases ◽  
Recent Experimental Work

<p>The broad scientific and technological importance of crystallization has led to significant research probing and rationalizing crystallization processes, particularly how nascent</p> <p>crystal phases appear. Previous work has generally neglected the possibility of the molecular-level dynamics of individual nuclei coupling to local structures (e.g., that of the nucleus and its</p> <p>surrounding environment). However, recent experimental work has conjectured that this can occur. Therefore, to address a deficiency in scientific understanding of crystallization, we have</p> <p>probed the nucleation of prototypical single and multi-component crystals (specifically, ice and mixed gas hydrates). Here, we establish that local structures can bias the evolution of nascent</p> <p>crystal phases on a nanosecond timescale by, for example, promoting the appearance or disappearance of specific crystal motifs, and thus reveal a new facet of crystallization behaviour.</p> <p>Analysis of the crystallization literature confirms that structural biases are likely present during crystallization processes beyond ice and gas hydrate formation. Moreover, we demonstrate that</p> <p>structurally-biased dynamics are a lens for understanding existing computational and experimental results while pointing to future opportunities.</p>

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