A novel nonpolar structure of 2 monolayer (ML) thick ZnO(0001) films grown on Ag(111) has been revealed, using surface x-ray diffraction and scanning tunneling microscopy. Zn and O atoms are arranged in planar sheets like in the hexagonal boron-nitride prototype structure. The observed depolarization is accompanied by a significant lateral 1.6% expansion of the lattice parameter and a 3% reduce...

A solid phase extraction method for removing polar tritiated contaminants from tritium-containing waste oils has been developed. The composition of the degradation products present in the waste oil was determined. The results indicated that upon exposure to tritium gas, fragment methyl ketones, carboxylic acids, and lactones were the main polar products of the mineral-based oil oxidation. The n...

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We report on the electronic dephasing times of the nonpolar chromophore diphenylacetylene (DPA) in ethanol and in cyclohexane (polar and nonpolar solvents respectively) by photon echo measurements in the ultraviolet. Contrary to previous reports, we observed sub-100-fs electronic dephasing times for DPA in both solvents. We identify fast dynamics of tau=40+/-10 fs on the photon echo peak shift ...