isolated carbon nanotubes (cnts), cnt films and cnt-polymer nanocomposites are a new generation of materials with outstanding mechanical, thermal, electrical and electromagnetic properties. the main objective of this article is to provide a comprehensive review on the investigations performed in the field of characterizing electrical and electromagnetic properties of isolated cnts and cnt-reinf...

This paper describes two types of PEEC-based methods for the analysis of planar spiral inductors. One approach is a high-level distributed network method (DNM), while the second is based on a relatively simple equivalent SPICE circuit. The inductors are printed on lossless, grounded ceramic substrates and the metallization is assumed to have finite conductivity, but is infinitesimally thin, so ...

Tin dioxide (SnO2) represents an importantmetal-oxide group that can be suitable for a range of applications through the incorporation of dopants. For example, the electrical conductivity of intrinsic SnO2 depends strongly on the surface properties, as molecular adsorption/desorption will affect the band modulation and space-charge layer, which makes SnO2 an important conductance-type gas-sensi...

Current-voltage characteristics and the conductivity temperature dependence of sphingomyelin bilayer membranes have been determined. The resistances were of the order of 10(8) Omega-cm(2) and exhibited ohmic behavior up to approximately 25 mv followed by increasing conductivity with applied voltage. The current is found to be proportional to a hyperbolic sine function of the voltage. The temper...

This study examined the effects of age and sex on mental rotation performance, verbal performance, and brain-wave activity. Thirty-two 8-year-olds (16 boys) and 32 college students (16 men) had EEG recorded at baseline and while performing four computerized tasks: a two-dimensional (2D) gingerbread man mental rotation, a 2D alphanumeric mental rotation, of three-dimensional (3D) basketball play...