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The thermophysical properties of supported and free-standing nanomaterials would be different due to the substrate effect. To determine the thermophysical properties of supported 2D nanomaterials, this paper developed a two-step…
Graphite is a unique material for high temperature applications and will likely become increasingly important as we attempt to electrify industrial applications. However, high-quality graphite can be expensive, limiting the…
Recently reported results on the long lifetime of the tungsten samples under high temperature and high stress conditions expected in the Neutrino Factory target have strengthened the case for a solid target option for the Neutrino Factory.…
Many modern applications, including quantum computing and quantum sensing, use substrate-film interfaces. Particularly, thin films of chromium or titanium and their oxides are commonly used to bind various structures, such as resonators,…
Diamond quantum thermometry exploits the optical and electrical spin properties of colour defect centres in diamonds and, acts as a quantum sensing method exhibiting ultrahigh precision and robustness. Compared to the existing luminescent…
Nonvolatile spintronics-based devices that utilize electron spin both to store and transport information face a great challenge when scaled to nano dimensions due to loss of thermal stability and stray field induced disturbance in closely…
This paper describes the automation of a laser heating arrangement for synthesizing and studying materials at high pressures (up to ~ 1 Mbar) and high temperatures (up to ~ 5000 K). In this arrangement, a diamond anvil high-pressure cell…
A densely packed granular system is an example of an out-of-equilibrium system in the jammed state. It has been a longstanding problem to determine whether this class of systems can be described by concepts arising from equilibrium…
A smartphone fluorimeter capable of time-based fluorescence intensity measurements at various temperatures is reported. Excitation is provided by an integrated UV LED (370 nm) and detection obtained using the in-built CMOS camera. A Peltier…
MgB2 monofilamentary nickel-sheated tapes and wires were fabricated by means of the ex-situ powder-in-tube method using either high-energy ball milled and low temperature synthesized powders. All sample were sintered at 920 C in Ar flow.…
We report a new approach to controllable thermal stimulation of a single living cell and its compartments. The technique is based on the use of a single polycrystalline diamond particle containing silicon-vacancy (SiV) color centers. Due to…
We consider a nanomachining process of hard, abrasive particles grinding on the rough surface of a polycrystalline ferritic work piece. Using extensive large-scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we show that the mode of…
The high-pressure melting curves of metals provide simple and useful tests for theories of melting, as well as important constraints for the modeling of planetary interiors. Here, we present an experimental technique that reveals the latent…
We present experiments on a monolayer of air-fluidized beads in which a jamming transition is approached by increasing pressure, increasing packing fraction, and decreasing kinetic energy. This is accomplished, along with a noninvasive…
Stress and strain are important factors in determining the mechanical, electronic, and optical properties of materials, relating to each other by the material's elasticity or stiffness. Both are represented by second rank field tensors…
Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond is an ideal candidate for quantum sensors because of its excellent optical and coherence property. However, previous studies are usually conducted at low or room temperature. The lack of full…
Ramp compression experiments characterize high-pressure states of matter at temperatures well below those present in shock compression. However, because temperature is typically not directly measured during ramp compression, it is uncertain…
Piezoelectric quartz tuning forks have been employed as the force sensor in a dynamic mode scanning force microscope operating at temperatures down to 1.7 K at He-gas pressures of typically 5 mbar. An electrochemically etched tungsten tip…
Thanks to their highly coherent emission and compact form factor, single axial mode diamond Raman lasers have been identified as a valuable asset for applications including integrated quantum technology, high resolution spectroscopy or…
We studied the temperature dependence of resistivity in a single crystalline Nd2Fe14B using a newly developed high temperature probe. This novel probe uses mechanical pin connectors instead of conducting glue/paste. From warming and cooling…