THE COMPOSITION RANGE, DECOMPOSITION PRESSURE, AND THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY OF Nb3Ge1

1963 ◽  
Vol 67 (10) ◽  
pp. 2141-2144 ◽  
Author(s):  
John H. Carpenter

1989 ◽  
Vol 93 (9) ◽  
pp. 3768-3770 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. H. Lau ◽  
D. L. Hildenbrand


1985 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
J-P. Hirvonen ◽  
M. Nastasi ◽  
J. R. Phillips ◽  
J. W. Mayer

ABSTRACTMultilayered samples of Ti-Pd with linearly varying compositions were irradiated by Xe ions at 600 keV. The induced microstructures were studied by using transmission electron microscopy and Rutherford backscattering. Mixing was found to be complete over the entire composition range, resulting in amorphous or amorphous plus crystalline structures except at the palladium-rich end, where a crystalline Pd-Ti solid solution was obtained. This is consistent with the high equilibrium solubility of Ti in Pd. In addition, significant coarsening of the microstructure caused by irradiation was found in this solid solution region.Friction measurements were carried out in air and water by using a polytetrafluoroethylene pin as a counterpart. In air the friction coefficient was independent of composition and microstructure after about 2000 passes. In water, however, after 600 passes the friction coefficient reached a steady-state value with a pronounced minimum over the amorphous region. This property was unchanged throughout the remaining 10000 passes.



2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-312
Author(s):  
Aleksandr S. Gulyaev ◽  
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Vladimir B. Koltsov ◽  
Elena A. Sevryukova ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihails Arhangelskis ◽  
Athanassis Katsenis ◽  
Novendra Novendra ◽  
Zamirbek Akimbekov ◽  
Dayaker Gandrath ◽  
...  

By combining mechanochemical synthesis and calorimetry with theoretical calculations, we demonstrate that dispersion-corrected periodic density functional theory (DFT) can accurately survey the topological landscape and predict relative energies of polymorphs for a previously inaccessible fluorine-substituted zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF). Experimental screening confirmed two out of three theoretically anticipated polymorphs, and the calorimetric measurements provided an excellent match to theoretically calculated energetic difference between them.<br>



2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Pedersen ◽  
Björn Alling ◽  
Hans Högberg ◽  
Annop Ektarawong

Thin films of boron nitride (BN), particularly the sp<sup>2</sup>-hybridized polytypes hexagonal BN (h-BN) and rhombohedral BN (r-BN) are interesting for several electronic applications given band gaps in the UV. They are typically deposited close to thermal equilibrium by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) at temperatures and pressures in the regions 1400-1800 K and 1000-10000 Pa, respectively. In this letter, we use van der Waals corrected density functional theory and thermodynamic stability calculations to determine the stability of r-BN and compare it to that of h-BN as well as to cubic BN and wurtzitic BN. We find that r-BN is the stable sp<sup>2</sup>-hybridized phase at CVD conditions, while h-BN is metastable. Thus, our calculations suggest that thin films of h-BN must be deposited far from thermal equilibrium.



2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 551-556
Author(s):  
Nidhya N. Joghee ◽  
Gurunathan Jayaraman ◽  
Masilamani Selladurai

Background: Nε-acetyl L-α lysine is an unusual acetylated di-amino acid synthesized and accumulated by certain halophiles under osmotic stress. Osmolytes are generally known to protect proteins and other cellular components under various stress conditions. Objective: The structural and functional stability imparted by Nε-acetyl L-lysine on proteins were unknown and hence was studied and compared to other commonly known bacterial osmolytes - ectoine, proline, glycine betaine, trehalose and sucrose. Methods: Effects of osmolytes on the temperature and pH profiles, pH stability and thermodynamic stability of the model enzyme, α-amylase were analyzed. Results: At physiological pH, all the osmolytes under study increased the optimal temperature for enzyme activity and improved the thermodynamic stability of the enzyme. At acidic conditions (pH 3.0), Nε-acetyl L-α lysine and ectoine improved both the catalytic and thermodynamic stability of the enzyme; it was reflected in the increase in residual enzyme activity after incubation of the enzyme at pH 3.0 for 15 min by 60% and 63.5% and the midpoint temperature of unfolding transition by 11°C and 10°C respectively. Conclusion: Such significant protective effects on both activity and stability of α-amylase imparted by addition of Nε-acetyl L-α lysine and ectoine at acidic conditions make these osmolytes interesting candidates for biotechnological applications.



2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (32) ◽  
pp. 4959-4974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piera Di Martino ◽  
Federico Magnoni ◽  
Dolores Vargas Peregrina ◽  
Maria Rosa Gigliobianco ◽  
Roberta Censi ◽  
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