Evolution and expansion of Li concentration gradient during charge–discharge cycling
Nature Communications, 2021 Quantification of Li ions in local area is key to understand the degradation of Li ion batteries. Here the authors report Li compositional gradient evolution in the cathode after charge-discharge cycles using a complementary study via atom probe ...
Byeong-Gyu Chae +4 more
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Single Shot Quantum State Estimation via a Continuous Measurement in the Strong Backaction Regime [PDF]
, 2014 We study quantum tomography based on a stochastic continuous-time measurement record obtained from a probe field collectively interacting with an ensemble of identically prepared systems.
Cook, Robert L. +2 more
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Influence of severe plastic deformation on the precipitation hardening of a FeSiTi steel [PDF]
, 2012 The combined strengthening effects of grain refinement and high precipitated volume fraction (~6at.%) on the mechanical properties of FeSiTi alloy subjected to SPD processing prior to aging treatment were investigated by atom probe tomography and ...
A Cerri +37 more
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Realization of reliable solid-state quantum memory for photonic polarization-qubit
, 2012 Faithfully storing an unknown quantum light state is essential to advanced quantum communication and distributed quantum computation applications. The required quantum memory must have high fidelity to improve the performance of a quantum network.
Guo, Guang-Can +4 more
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Composition profiling InAs quantum dots and wetting layers by atom probe tomography and cross-sectional scanning tunnelling microscopy [PDF]
, 2011 This study compares cross-sectional scanning tunnelling microscopy (XSTM) and atom probe tomography (APT). We use epitaxially grown self-assembled InAs quantum dots (QDs) in GaAs as an exemplary material with which to compare these two nanostructural ...
A. D. Giddings +8 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Grain boundary (GB) oxidation of proton-irradiated 304 nuclear grade stainless steel in primary water of pressurized water reactor was investigated. The investigation was conducted by studying microstructure of the oxide and oxide precursor formed at GB ...
Ping Deng, Qunjia Peng, En-Hou Han
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On the effect of Ti on Oxidation Behaviour of a Polycrystalline Nickel-based Superalloy [PDF]
, 2018 Titanium is commonly added to nickel superalloys but has a well-documented detrimental effect on oxidation resistance. The present work constitutes the first atomistic-scale quantitative measurements of grain boundary and bulk compositions in the oxide ...
Bagot, P. A. J. +8 more
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Quantitative analysis of hydrogen in SiO2/SiN/SiO2 stacks using atom probe tomography
AIP Advances, 2016 We have demonstrated that it is possible to reproducibly quantify hydrogen concentration in the SiN layer of a SiO2/SiN/SiO2 (ONO) stack structure using ultraviolet laser-assisted atom probe tomography (APT).
Yorinobu Kunimune +13 more
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Crystals, 2018 While GaN nanowires (NWs) offer an attractive architecture for a variety of nanoscale optical, electronic, and mechanical devices, defects such as crystal polarity inversion domains (IDs) can limit device performance.
Paul Blanchard +6 more
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Atomic electron tomography in three and four dimensions [PDF]
, 2020 Atomic electron tomography (AET) has become a powerful tool for atomic-scale structural characterization in three and four dimensions. It provides the ability to correlate structures and properties of materials at the single-atom level.
Ercius, P, Miao, J, Yang, Y, Zhou, J
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