This article describes a Group (VI) modified Co-Zr-B amorphous nano alloys were prepared in situ ultrasound-assisted reduction by sodium borohydride in an aqueous solution. Co-Cr-Zr-B, Co-Mo-Zr-B and Co-W-Zr-B powders were characterized by XRD, FESEM, BET and ICP techniques. No distinct peak...

Amorphous materials as diverse as foams, emulsions, colloidal suspensions and granular media can jam into a rigid, disordered state where they withstand finite shear stresses before yielding. Here we give a simple introduction to the surprising physics displayed by a very simple model system for...

In the present work we match the biased hierarchical continuous-time random flight (HCTRF) on a regular lattice (based on hierarchical waiting-time distribution) and the extreme event theory (EVT). This approach extends the understanding of the anomalous transport and diffusion (for example,...

A non-linear model for time-dependent occupation of lattice gas sites is studied. A self-consistent approximation for the diffusion operator is proposed and studied in discrete and continual forms. It is shown that self-organization effects in the spinodal region lead to a spontaneous...

An auto-adaptive multicanonical Monte Carlo (MMC) simulation method is suggested and tested on a single-vortex model of magnetic nanoelement. Simulation process consisting of nonequilibrium and equilibrium stages that circumvents ergodicity sampling problems which stem from a potential barrier...

Surface diffusion is the key process responsible for mass transport on surfaces. Experiments can be carried out to measure surface diffusion either under equilibrium or non-equilibrium conditions. Equilibrium experiments can be used to measure the coverage and temperature dependence of the...

In this paper, the morphology, chemical composition and reactivity of MCM-48 powders impregnated with Ni, Mo or both toward hydrodesulphurization (HDS) of thiophene were characterized. The reactivity of the catalyst was quantitatively compared with a standard industrial catalyst (from...

Nanosized titanium dioxide particles were engrafted with butyltitanate coupling agent and methylmethacrylate monomer, and the obtained nanocomposite was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectra and sedimentation test. Ultraviolet-visible light spectroscopy was used to study the...

Up to fourth moment distribution of carbide nanocrystallites produced by duplex treatments of surface nanocrystallization and pulsed plasma electrolytic carbonitriding on AISI 1010 mild steel was investigated by the means of figure analysis with high precision. Skewness and kurtosis study of the...