Ternary amorphous W–xCr–yZr alloys containing 9−38 at % tungsten, 15−42 at % chromium and 39−73 at % zirconium were successfully prepared by direct current (DC) magnetron sputtering technique. The corrosion rates of all the examined sputter−deposited W–xCr–yZr alloys were in the range of 1 × 10−3 mm/y or lower which are nearly one order of magnitude lower than those of the sputter−deposited tun...

Controlled modification of appropriate sharpness for nanotips is of paramount importance to develop novel materials and functional devices at a nanometer resolution. Herein, we present a reliable and unique strategy of laser irradiation enhanced physicochemical etching to manufacture super sharp tungsten tips with reproducible shape and dimension as well as high yields (~80%). The corresponding...

The gas-phase laser-induced photofragmentation of tris(methyl vinyl ketone) tungsten(0) is studied, and the photoproducts are identified by time-of-flight mass spectroscopy. The initially populated excited electronic state of the complex is attributed to metal-to-ligand charge transfer by analysis of the electronic and preresonance Raman spectra. The major metal-containing photofragmentation pr...

Tungsten erosion in the outer divertor of the JET ITER like wall was quantified by spectroscopy. Effective sputtering yields of ~10 were measured in L-mode at ~30 eV low recycling divertor conditions and Be was identified as the main species causing the sputtering. The signature of prompt redeposition was observed in the analysis of WI 400.9 nm and WII 364 nm line ratios indicating >50% redepos...

We study a near-field thermophotovoltaic system made of an InGaSb cell and a tungsten grating metamaterial emitter, in which magnetic polariton is excited to spectrally enhance near-field radiative transfer. Fluctuational electrodynamics incorporated with scattering matrix method and rigorous coupled-wave analysis is used to exactly calculate the spectral heat flux. The preliminary results show...

With the advent of new detector technology, digital tomosynthesis imaging of the breast has, in the past few years, become a technique intensely investigated as a replacement for planar mammography. As with all other x-ray-based imaging methods, radiation dose is of utmost concern in the development of this new imaging technology. For virtually all development and optimization studies, knowledg...

this study aimed to evaluate enamel roughness after adhesive removal using different burs and an er:yag laser.the buccal surfaces of forty human premolars were sealed by two layers of nail varnish, except for a circular area of 3 mm in diameter on the middle third. the enamel surfaces were initially subjected to profilometry analysis and four parameters of surface irregularity (ra, rq, rt and r...

Tungsten trioxide nanorods have been generated by the thermal decomposition (450 C) of tetrabutylammonium decatungstate. The synthesized tungsten trioxide (WO3) nanorods have been characterized by XRD, Raman, SEM, TEM, HRTEM and cyclic voltammetry. High resolution transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the synthesized WO3 nanorods are crystalline in nature w...

We study the influence of equation-of-state (EOS) model on the interpretation of electrical conductivity measurements in strongly coupled plasma of tungsten by Korobenko et al. (2002 Plasma Physics Reports 28(12) 1008–1016). Three different semiempirical EOS models for tungsten are used. Discrepancies in obtained thermodynamic parameters and specific resistivity values as compared with calculat...