Sentences with phrase «point defects»

The experiments showed that binding of the gold nanoparticles to the surface, at point defects, proved sufficiently strong to fix them, even at the top of the temperature range.

The more the composition was enriched with copper, the higher the concentration was of other point defects considered to be detrimental to the performance of solar cells.

The result: kesterites with a slightly copper - poor and zinc - rich composition found in solar cells with the highest efficiencies also have the lowest concentration of point defects as well as the lowest disorder of copper - zinc.

«Point defects strongly influence a material's properties and are discussed in many physics and materials science textbooks.

The scientists deliberately introduced point defects that act as waveguides for light at wavelengths useful for telecommunication applications.

The huge total interfacial area of these 1 - D nanostructures provides a way for radiation - induced point defects to recombine in the metal, alleviating a process that also leads to embrittlement.

Uberuaga has had three outstanding scientific achievements over the past 10 years: accelerated molecular dynamics method development, amorphization resistance of complex oxides, and the discovery of a new mechanism for point defect recovery at interfaces.

Finally, we show that ZnO single - crystalline NWs exhibit a damping merit index of 1.13, suggesting crystalline NWs with point defects as potential candidates for efficient energy damping materials.

Ensured critical control points defects.

Regardless of the nature of the point defect, the researchers» ability to detect its presence is significant, demonstrating for the first time that the coordinates of individual atoms and point defects can be recorded in three dimensions.

These imperfections, known as point defects, can weaken materials, which can be dangerous when the materials are components of machines like jet engines.

The 3 - D coordinates of thousands of individual atoms and a point defect in a material were determined with a precision of 19 trillionths of a meter, where the crystallinity of the material is not assumed.

Our results are the first experimental determination of a point defect inside a material in three dimensions.»

Miao and his team showed that the atoms in the tip of the tungsten sample were arranged in nine layers, the sixth of which contained a point defect.

The team demonstrated a theoretical framework and showed how the stability and structure of a point defect is altered under strong electric fields.

The 3 - D coordinates of thousands of individual atoms and a point defect in a material were determined with a precision...