The subambient heat capacities of three (SrO),(CuO), inter-oxide samples with Y = y = I: I = 7. y=l; and u=l. y=2, were measured as a part of an investigation into the chemical thermodynamics of the high-T, superconducting system (lanthanum + strontium + copper + oxygen). No anomalous contribution to the heat capacity was observed over the experimental region. The heat capacity of the Sr,,Cu,,O...

Electronic confinement at nanoscale dimensions remains a central means of science and technology. We demonstrate nanoscale lateral confinement of a quasi-two-dimensional electron gas at a lanthanum aluminate-strontium titanate interface. Control of this confinement using an atomic force microscope lithography technique enabled us to create tunnel junctions and field-effect transistors with char...

The structure of LaSr2CuTiO6.5, a novel (ABO3)nAO n ) 2 Ruddlesden-Popper phase, has been solved by powder X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy. The diffraction patterns are consistent with I4/mmm symmetry, with tetragonal lattice parameters a ) 3.8816(1) Å and c ) 20.296(2) Å. The structure of LaSr2CuTiO6.5 is similar to Sr3Ti2O7, with copper and titanium disordered over the single B-cati...

Strontium (Sr) can promote the process of bone formation. To improve bioactivity, porous allograft bone scaffolds (ABS) were doped with Sr and the mechanical strength and bioactivity of the scaffolds were evaluated. Sr-doped ABS were prepared using the ion exchange method. The density and distribution of Sr in bone scaffolds were investigated by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spect...

The present study concerns oxygen-ion transfer between yttriastabilized zirconia single crystals (YSZ/YSZ) under mechanical contact stress. Two YSZ single crystal plates were piled up between platinum meshes, and contact stress was mechanically applied. The interfacial conductivity as well as the bulk conductivity was successfully measured with this setup. The interfacial conductivity is greatl...