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Enhancing the radiative decay rate of fluorescent organic molecules using micropillar microcavities and optical nanocavities (2007)
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Adawi, A. M., & Lidzey, D. G. (2008). Enhancing the radiative decay rate of fluorescent organic molecules using micropillar microcavities and optical nanocavities. Materials Science and Engineering: B, 149(3), 266-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2007.10.005

We discuss the enhancement of spontaneous emission of fluorescent organic dyes when placed in micropillar microcavities and also in an optical nanocavity. We show experimentally that an enhancement in the spontaneous-emission rate of 1.78 +/- 0.04 ti... Read More about Enhancing the radiative decay rate of fluorescent organic molecules using micropillar microcavities and optical nanocavities.

Are polyelectrolyte dendrimers stimuli responsive? (2007)
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Giupponi, G., Buzza, D. M. A., & Adolf, D. B. (2007). Are polyelectrolyte dendrimers stimuli responsive?. Macromolecules, 40(16), 5959-5965. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma070609l

Using a molecular dynamics and mean field theory approach which explicitly accounts for free ions, we study the conformation of polyelectrolyte dendrimers for different generation numbers, spacer lengths, charge distributions and ionic strengths. We... Read More about Are polyelectrolyte dendrimers stimuli responsive?.

An HI survey of six local group analogs. I. Survey description and the search for high-velocity clouds (2007)
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Pisano, D. J., Barnes, D. G., Gibson, B. K., Staveley-Smith, L., Freeman, K. C., & Kilborn, V. A. (2007). An HI survey of six local group analogs. I. Survey description and the search for high-velocity clouds. The Astrophysical journal, 662(2), 959-968. https://doi.org/10.1086/517986

We have conducted an H I 21 cm emission-line survey using the Parkes 20 cm multibeam instrument and the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) of six loose groups of galaxies chosen to be analogs to the Local Group. The goal of this survey is to ma... Read More about An HI survey of six local group analogs. I. Survey description and the search for high-velocity clouds.

Soft photo structuring of porous silicon in water (2007)
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Juan, M., Bouillard, J. S., Plain, J., Bachelot, R., Adam, P. M., Lerondel, G., & Royer, P. (2007). Soft photo structuring of porous silicon in water. physica status solidi (a), 204(5), 1276-1280. https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.200674307

We report on local photo‐induced patterning of porous silicon in water. Scanning probe microscopy images of the sample surface after illumination show that the emission properties as well as the topography are modified according to the interferometri... Read More about Soft photo structuring of porous silicon in water.

Monte Carlo simulation of random branching in hyperbranched polymers (2007)
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Richards, E. L., Buzza, D. M. A., & Davies, G. R. (2007). Monte Carlo simulation of random branching in hyperbranched polymers. Macromolecules, 40(6), 2210-2218. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma0700126

We study the branching statistics of hyperbranched polymers formed from a one-pot melt polymerization of AB2 monomers via Monte Carlo simulation. To simulate the reaction ensemble, we use a 3D percolation-type model where each lattice site of a cubic... Read More about Monte Carlo simulation of random branching in hyperbranched polymers.

Efficient correlation-corrected vibrational self-consistent field computation of OH-stretch frequencies using a low-scaling algorithm (2006)
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Benoit, D. M. (2006). Efficient correlation-corrected vibrational self-consistent field computation of OH-stretch frequencies using a low-scaling algorithm. The Journal of chemical physics, 125(24), Article 244110. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2423006

The authors present a new computational scheme to perform accurate and fast direct correlation-corrected vibrational self-consistent field (CC-VSCF) computations for a selected number of vibrational modes, which is aimed at predicting a few vibration... Read More about Efficient correlation-corrected vibrational self-consistent field computation of OH-stretch frequencies using a low-scaling algorithm.

Entanglement transition of randomly branched polymers in the hyperbranched class (2006)
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Kunamaneni, S., Buzza, D. M. A., Read, D. J., Parker, D., Kenwright, A. M., Feast, W. J., & Larsen, A. L. (2006). Entanglement transition of randomly branched polymers in the hyperbranched class. Macromolecules, 39(19), 6720-6736. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma0603276

We study the melt rheology of randomly branched polymers in the hyperbranched polymer (HBP) class which are formed by the co-condensation of AB and AB2 type monomers. Specifically, we study the effect of branch length Mx on the entanglement transitio... Read More about Entanglement transition of randomly branched polymers in the hyperbranched class.

Experimental characteristics and analysis of transverse modes in 1.3 μm strained InGaAs quantum well VCSELs (2006)
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Pougeoise, E., Gilet, P., Grosse, P., Poncet, S., Chelnokov, A., Gérard, J. M., …Royer, P. (2006). Experimental characteristics and analysis of transverse modes in 1.3 μm strained InGaAs quantum well VCSELs. Proceedings of SPIE, 6185, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.662118

In the context of optical interconnection applications, we report on results obtained on strained InGaAs quantum well Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs). Our devices are top p-type DBR oxide-confined VCSEL, grown by metalorganic vapour-... Read More about Experimental characteristics and analysis of transverse modes in 1.3 μm strained InGaAs quantum well VCSELs.

A Monte Carlo study of amphiphilic dendrimers: Spontaneous asymmetry and dendron separation (2005)
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Giupponi, G., & Buzza, D. M. A. (2005). A Monte Carlo study of amphiphilic dendrimers: Spontaneous asymmetry and dendron separation. The Journal of chemical physics, 122(19), Article 194903. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1896347

We study via Monte Carlo simulation the conformation of amphiphilic dendrimers for which terminal monomers (t) and internal monomers (i) interact differently with the solvent (s). Specifically, we have studied g=3,6 dendrimers as a function of χit, χ... Read More about A Monte Carlo study of amphiphilic dendrimers: Spontaneous asymmetry and dendron separation.

The initial-final mass relationship: Spectroscopy of white dwarfs in NGC 2099 (M37) (2004)
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Kalirai, J. S., Richer, H. B., Reitzel, D., Hansen, B. M., Rich, R. M., Fahlman, G. G., …Von Hippel, T. (2004). The initial-final mass relationship: Spectroscopy of white dwarfs in NGC 2099 (M37). Astrophysical journal. Letters, 618(2), L123-L127

We present new observations of very faint white dwarfs (WDs) in the rich open star cluster NGC 2099 (M37). Following deep, wide-field imaging of the cluster using the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, we have now obtained spectroscopic observations of... Read More about The initial-final mass relationship: Spectroscopy of white dwarfs in NGC 2099 (M37).

Monte Carlo simulation of dendrimers in variable solvent quality (2004)
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Giupponi, G., & Buzza, D. M. A. (2004). Monte Carlo simulation of dendrimers in variable solvent quality. The Journal of chemical physics, 120(21), 10290-10298. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1714829

The properties of g=1-6 dendrimers in variable solvent quality were studied using Monte Carlo simulation and Flory theory. It was found that the radius of gyration (Rg collapses significantly while going from athermal to extreme poor solvent conditio... Read More about Monte Carlo simulation of dendrimers in variable solvent quality.

Power law polydispersity and fractal structure of hyperbranched polymers (2004)
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Buzza, D. M. (2004). Power law polydispersity and fractal structure of hyperbranched polymers. European Physical Journal E, 13(1), 79-86. https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/e2004-00042-3

Using the complementary approaches of Flory theory and the overlap function, we study the molecular weight distribution and conformation of hyperbranched polymers formed by the melt polycondensation of A-RN0-Bf - 1monomers in their reaction bath clos... Read More about Power law polydispersity and fractal structure of hyperbranched polymers.

Size exclusion chromatography and rheology of AB/AB2 hyperbranched polymers (2003)
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Kunamaneni, S., Buzza, D. M. A., Parker, D., & Feast, W. J. (2003). Size exclusion chromatography and rheology of AB/AB2 hyperbranched polymers. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 13(11), 2749-2755. https://doi.org/10.1039/b303473a

We report size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and linear shear rheology results for a series of AB/AB2 hyperbranched polyesters. For these samples, the weight average molecular weight Mw was systematically varied from 3000 to 250000 but the spacer le... Read More about Size exclusion chromatography and rheology of AB/AB2 hyperbranched polymers.

Towards the intelligent CMM (2002)
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Zhang, G. X., Liu, S. G., Ma, X. H., Wang, J. L., Wu, Y. Q., & Li, Z. (2002). Towards the intelligent CMM. CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 51(1), 437-442. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0007-8506%2807%2961555-8

'Intelligent' CMMs are likely to become the next generation of CMMs. In this paper the main features of an intelligent CMM are proposed. In operation, the geometric and measuring information of the part would be extracted from its CAD file. A measuri... Read More about Towards the intelligent CMM.

Rheology and molecular weight distribution of hyperbranched polymers (2002)
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Buzza, D. M., Groves, D. J., McLeish, T. C., Parker, D., Keeney, A. J., Feast, W. J., & Suneel. (2002). Rheology and molecular weight distribution of hyperbranched polymers. Macromolecules, 35(25), 9605-9612. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma020820r

We study the melt rheology and molecular weight distribution of four short chain branched hyperbranched polyesters with different molecular weights and containing branched monomers of various alkyl chain lengths n (2 → 4; n is the number of CH2 group... Read More about Rheology and molecular weight distribution of hyperbranched polymers.

General Theory for Capillary Waves and Surface Light Scattering (2002)
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Buzza, D. M. (2002). General Theory for Capillary Waves and Surface Light Scattering. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 18(22), 8418-8435. https://doi.org/10.1021/la011713d

We present a general theory for capillary waves and surface quasi-elastic light scattering for an isotropic liquid interface with adsorbed surfactant. We first examine the validity of three constitutive models for isotropic interfaces in the Newtonia... Read More about General Theory for Capillary Waves and Surface Light Scattering.

A Monte Carlo simulation scheme for nonideal dendrimers satisfying detailed balance (2002)
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Giupponi, G., & Buzza, D. M. A. (2002). A Monte Carlo simulation scheme for nonideal dendrimers satisfying detailed balance. Macromolecules, 35(26), 9799-9812. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma0203851

We present a configurational-biased lattice Monte Carlo scheme for simulating nonideal dendrimers that satisfies detailed balance. This corrects an important shortcoming in a previous lattice Monte Carlo scheme by Mansfield and Klushin: in a previous... Read More about A Monte Carlo simulation scheme for nonideal dendrimers satisfying detailed balance.

Monte Carlo simulation scheme for dendrimers satisfying detailed balance (2001)
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Wallace, E. J., Buzza, D. M., & Read, D. J. (2001). Monte Carlo simulation scheme for dendrimers satisfying detailed balance. Macromolecules, 34(20), 7140-7146. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma0104130

A lattice Monte Carlo scheme for simulating dendrimers that is widely referenced in the literature is that of Mansfield and Klushin (Macromolecules 1993, 26, 4262). However, we show that this scheme does not obey a detailed balance and propose a modi... Read More about Monte Carlo simulation scheme for dendrimers satisfying detailed balance.

The intelligent technology of CMM (2001)
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Zhao, Y., Li, Z., Zhang, G., Liu, S., Wang, J., & Ma, X. (2001). The intelligent technology of CMM. Ji liang xue bao = Acta metrologica Sinica, 22(3), 164-167. https://doi.org/10.3321/j.issn%3A1000-1158.2001.03.002

The key technologies of intelligent CMM, including extracting the measuring information of a part from its CAD files, deciding measuring strategies, making algorithms of object-oriented error compensation, accuracy optimization, and collision-free me... Read More about The intelligent technology of CMM.