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      Adaptive VN/Ag nanocomposite coatings with lubricious behavior from 25 to 1000 °c 

      Aouadi, S. M.; Singh, D. P.; Stone, D. S.; Polychronopoulou, K.; Nahif, F.; Rebholz, Claus; Muratore, C.; Voevodin, A. A. (2010)
      A two-phase nanocomposite coating that consists of inclusions of silver in a vanadium nitride matrix (VN/Ag) was investigated as a potential adaptive coating with a reduced friction coefficient from 25 to 1000 °C. This ...
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      Deactivation of Pd/Ce 0.5Zr 0.5O 2 model three-way catalyst by P, Ca and Zn deposition 

      Christou, Stavroula Y.; García-Rodríguez, S.; Fierro, José Luis García; Efstathiou, Angelos M. (2012)
      The negative effects of P, P-Ca and P-Zn deposition on the surface of a model 1wt% Pd/Ce 0.5Zr 0.5O 2 " three-way" catalyst (TWC) on its structural, morphological, textural, oxygen storage and release, and catalytic ...
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      Effect of Cu content on the tribological performance of Cr-N coatings at high temperatures (840°C) 

      Polychronopoulou, K.; Rebholz, Claus; Demas, N. G.; Polycarpou, A. A.; Gibson, P. N. (Affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Eng., University of Cyprus, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: Department of Mechanical Science and Eng., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United StatesAffiliation: Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Joint Res. Centre of the European Commission, Ispra (VA), ItalyCorrespondence Address: Polychronopoulou, K.Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Eng., University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2010)
      Cr-N and Cu-Cr-N coatings with Cu content between 3-65 at.%, Cu/Cr ratios in the 0.04-4.5 range and 21-27 at.% N, synthesized by twin e-beam Physical Vapor Deposition (EBPVD) at 450°C, were investigated. Using X-ray ...
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      High thermoelectric figure of merit of Mg2Si 0.55Sn0.4Ge0.05 materials doped with Bi and Sb 

      Khan, A. U.; Vlachos, N.; Kyratsi, Theodora (2013)
      Thermoelectric properties of new Bi- and Sb-doped Mg2Si 0.55Sn0.4Ge0.05 compounds prepared by powder methods were studied in the temperature range 300-823 K. The materials exhibited compositional inhomogeneites consisting ...
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      Low temperature growth of In 2O 3 and InN nanocrystals on Si(111) via chemical vapour deposition based on the sublimation of NH 4Cl in In 

      Zervos, Matthew; Tsokkou, Demetra; Pervolaraki, Maria; Othonos, Andreas S. (2009)
      Indium oxide (In 2O 3) nanocrystals (NCs) have been obtained via atmospheric pressure, chemical vapour deposition (APCVD) on Si(111) via the direct oxidation of In with Ar:10% O 2 at 1000 °C but also at temperatures as low ...
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      Low temperature growth of In 2O 3 and InN nanocrystals on Si(111) via chemical vapour deposition based on the sublimation of NH 4Cl in In 

      Zervos, Matthew; Tsokkou, D.; Pervolaraki, M.; Othonos, A. (2009)
      Indium oxide (In 2O 3) nanocrystals (NCs) have been obtained via atmospheric pressure, chemical vapour deposition (APCVD) on Si(111) via the direct oxidation of In with Ar:10% O 2 at 1000 °C but also at temperatures as low ...
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      Oxy-chlorination as an effective treatment of aged Pd/CeO 2-Al 2O 3 catalysts for Pd redispersion 

      Lambrou, Panayiota S.; Polychronopoulou, Kyriaki; Petallidou, Klito C.; Efstathiou, Angelos M. (2012)
      The present work reports on the effects of oxy-chlorine gas treatment (use of Cl 2/O 2/He gas mixture) applied on a 5wt% Pd/20wt% CeO 2-Al 2O 3 catalyst towards Pd redispersion. X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron ...
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      Room temperature synthesis and high temperature frictional study of silver vanadate nanorods 

      Singh, D. P.; Polychronopoulou, K.; Rebholz, Claus; Aouadi, S. M. (2010)
      We report the room temperature (RT) synthesis of silver vanadate nanorods (consisting of mainly β-AgVO3) by a simple wet chemical route and their frictional study at high temperatures (HT). The sudden mixing of ammonium ...
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      Sulfur doping of M/In2O3 (M=Al,W) nanowires with room temperature near infra red emission 

      Zervos, Matthew; Mihailescu, C.; Giapintzakis, Ioannis; Othonos, Andreas S.; Travlos, A. (2015)
      We have investigated the growth of Al doped In2O3 nanowires via the vapor-liquid-solid mechanism at 800°C using Au as a catalyst. We find that the Al is not incorporated into the cubic bixbyite crystal structure of In2O3 ...
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      Sulfur doping of M/In2O3 (M=Al,W) nanowires with room temperature near infra red emission 

      Zervos, Matthew; Mihailescu, C.; Giapintzakis, John; Othonos, A.; Travlos, A. (2015)
      We have investigated the growth of Al doped In2O3 nanowires via the vapor-liquid-solid mechanism at 800°C using Au as a catalyst. We find that the Al is not incorporated into the cubic bixbyite crystal structure of In2O3 ...
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      Synthesis, crystal structure and thermoelectric properties of β-K 2Bi 8Se 13 solid solutions 

      Kyratsi, Theodora; Chung, D. Y.; Dyck, J. S.; Uher, C.; Lal, S.; Loo, S.; Hogan, T.; Ireland, J.; Kannewurf, C. R.; Hatzikraniotis, E.; Paraskevopoulos, K. M.; Kanatzidis, M. G. (Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United StatesAffiliation: Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United StatesAffiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United StatesAffiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, United StatesAffiliation: Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54006 Thessaloniki, GreeceCorrespondence Address: Kyratsi, T.Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States, 2003)
      Solid solution series of the type K 2Bi 8-xSb xSe 13, K 2-xRb xBi 8Se 13 as well as K 2B 18Se 13-xS x were prepared and the distribution of the atoms (Bi/Sb, K/Rb and Se/S) on different crystallographic sites, the band ...
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      Textured VN coatings with Ag3VO4 solid lubricant reservoirs 

      Luster, B.; Stone, D.; Singh, D. P.; Baben, M. to; Schneider, J. M.; Polychronopoulou, K.; Rebholz, Claus; Kohli, P.; Aouadi, S. M. (2011)
      Silver oxovanadate powders were produced using a low temperature hydrothermal synthesis method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman microscopy revealed the formation of the α-Ag3VO4 phase, and differential scanning calorimetry ...