The effect of aging temperature on discharge characteristics of the MgO film of alternating currentplasma display panels (AC-PDPs) has been investigated from the point of view of surface contamination on the MgO protective layer. AC-PDP front panel samples were tested with Ne-Xe (4%) gas discharge after aging at elevated substrate temperatures. Real time analysis of the plasma composition near ...

We prepared highly aligned, biaxially textured BaxPb1−xTiO3 (PBT) on amorphous Si3N4 by using an ion-beam-assisted deposited MgO as a template layer. PBT was deposited on a biaxially textured MgO using sol-gel synthesis, metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition, and molecular beam epitaxy. The biaxial texture of the PBT was inherited from the MgO template. The reflection high-energy electron dif...

The structure of metal nanoparticles embedded inside dielectric nanowires/nanotubes, namely nanopeapods, has been of increasing interest due to their unusual photoresponse and optical adsorption properties. This paper presents a type of new inorganic nanopeapod: faceted Au nanoparticles inside MgO nanowires. The Au self-assembles into a nanoparticle chain during the vapor-liquid-solid growth of...

Adsorption of DzO on the MgO(100)/Mo(100) surface has been studied using temperature programmed desorption (TPD), reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS) and low energy electron diffraction (LEED). The epitaxially grown MgO(100) films show virtually identical water TPD spectra as the single crystal MgO(100) surface. The first, chemisorbed layer is adsorbed with the plane of the mole...

Pyruvate is an endogenous antioxidant substance. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects of ethyl pyruvate (EP) on retinal vascular injury in diabetic retinopathy. To investigate the protective effect of EP on vascular cell apoptosis and blood-retinal barrier (BRB) breakage, we have used intravitreally methylglyoxal-(MGO-) injected rat eyes. Apoptosis of the retinal vasc...

The surface topography and local surface work function of ultrathin MgO(001) films on Ag(001) have been studied by noncontact atomic force microscopy (nc-AFM) and Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM). First principles calculations have been used to explain the contrast formation of nc-AFM images. In agreement with literature, thin MgO films grow in islands with a quasi rectangular shape. Contra...

present success was attained by making various technical developments, such as a liquid-solid hybrid system and indium bond between sample and buffer-rod. Analytical procedures were also developed both in required corrections for apparent travel times, and in formulation of pressure effect on elasticity. A distinct shear softening was found in MgAl2O4, and was predicted to occur in MgO beyond 3...

Stilbenediamine is used as derivatizing reagent for methylglyoxal (MGo) and dimethylglyoxal for the gas chromatographic (GC) determination of MGo from the serum of diabetic patients and healthy volunteers. The derivatization is obtained at pH 3. GC elution and separation are carried out on an HP5 column (30 m x 0.32 mm i.d.) at column temperature 150 degrees C with a programmed heating rate of ...

The coadsorption of methanol (CH3OH) and water (D2O) on the MgO~100!/Mo~100! surface at 100 K has been studied by metastable impact electron spectroscopy ~MIES!, ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy @UPS ~HeI!#, and by thermal programmed desorption ~TPD!. Methanol wets the MgO surface and adsorbs nondissociatively within the first monolayer with the hydroxyl group oriented toward the substrat...