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Materials, Volume 11, Issue 3

March 2018 - 128 articles

Cover Story: Complex plasmonic nanocomposites have a great potential in a wide range of applications ranging from photonics and photovoltaics, to catalysis for environmental issues such as water remediation. Indeed, the evolution of nanofabrication techniques, which have radically improved in the past decades, allows the synthesis of ever more advanced structures presenting very complex geometries. However, accurately modeling the optical properties of such systems, which are often beyond the capabilities of exact numerical methods, can still be challenging. In this context, we propose an original, semi-analytical approach that combines RCWA (rigorous coupled wave analysis) with advanced effective medium theory to address the problem. To validate our approach, we test it using experimental measurements realized on plasmonic nanoparticles periodically distributed in structured polymer thin films. In particular, we show that it is possible to retrieve the specific features of these original gratings,
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Articles (128)

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,040 Views
18 Pages

20 March 2018

Microstructural evolution and wear performance of Tantalum (Ta) treated by ultrasonic nanocrystalline surface modification (UNSM) at 25 and 1000 °C were reported. The UNSM treatment modified a surface along with subsurface layer with a thickness in t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,153 Views
27 Pages

Wastes as Aggregates, Binders or Additions in Mortars: Selecting Their Role Based on Characterization

  • Catarina Brazão Farinha,
  • Jorge De Brito,
  • Rosário Veiga,
  • J. M. Fernández,
  • J. R. Jiménez and
  • A. R. Esquinas

20 March 2018

The production of waste has increased over the years and, lacking a recycle or recovery solution, it is forwarded to landfill. The incorporation of wastes in cement-based materials is a solution to reduce waste deposition. In this regard, some resear...

  • Article
  • Open Access
297 Citations
22,841 Views
22 Pages

3D Printability of Alginate-Carboxymethyl Cellulose Hydrogel

  • Ahasan Habib,
  • Venkatachalem Sathish,
  • Sanku Mallik and
  • Bashir Khoda

20 March 2018

Three-dimensional (3D) bio-printing is a revolutionary technology to reproduce a 3D functional living tissue scaffold in-vitro through controlled layer-by-layer deposition of biomaterials along with high precision positioning of cells. Due to its bio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,357 Views
15 Pages

20 March 2018

A novel sintered cutting stainless steel fiber felt with internal channels (SCSSFFC) composed of a stainless-steel fiber skeleton, three-dimensional interconnected porous structure and multiple circular microchannels is developed. SCSSFFC has a jagge...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
4,823 Views
10 Pages

20 March 2018

An hypereutectic Al–18Si alloy was modified via an Al–3B master alloy. The effect of the added Al–3B and the modification temperature on the microstructure, tensile fracture morphologies, and mechanical properties of the alloy were investigated using...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,185 Views
9 Pages

20 March 2018

The aim of this study was to clarify the effects of micro surface defects introduced by the focused ion beam (FIB) technique on the fracture strength of ceramics. Three-point bending tests on alumina-silicon carbide (Al2O3/SiC) ceramic composites con...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
185 Citations
21,509 Views
18 Pages

20 March 2018

Electromagnetic wave absorbers have been investigated for many years with the aim of achieving high absorbance and tunability of both the absorption wavelength and the operation mode by geometrical control, small and thin absorber volume, and simple...

  • Article
  • Open Access
159 Citations
11,490 Views
11 Pages

19 March 2018

Laser direct metal deposition is an advanced additive manufacturing technology suitably applicable in maintenance, repair, and overhaul of high-cost products, allowing for minimal distortion of the workpiece, reduced heat affected zones, and superior...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,873 Views
9 Pages

Light Trapping with Silicon Light Funnel Arrays

  • Ashish Prajapati,
  • Yuval Nissan,
  • Tamir Gabay and
  • Gil Shalev

19 March 2018

Silicon light funnels are three-dimensional subwavelength structures in the shape of inverted cones with respect to the incoming illumination. Light funnel (LF) arrays can serve as efficient absorbing layers on account of their light trapping capabil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
86 Citations
6,984 Views
14 Pages

19 March 2018

Thin cupric oxide (Cu2O) nanobelts with width of few tens of nanometers to few hundreds of nanometers were fabricated in anhydrous ethanol on nanoporous copper templates that was prepared via dealloying amorphous Ti40Cu60 ribbons in hydrofluoric acid...

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