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Phase Transitions: Sublimation and Deposition
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2020
Some solids can transition directly into the gaseous state, bypassing the liquid state, via a process known as sublimation. At room temperature and standard pressure, a piece of dry ice (solid CO2) sublimes, appearing to gradually disappear without ever forming any liquid. Snow and ice sublimate at temperatures below the melting point of water, a slow process that may be accelerated by winds and the reduced atmospheric pressures at high altitudes. When solid iodine is warmed, the solid sublimes...
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Formation of Thick Dense Yttrium Iron Garnet Films Using Aerosol Deposition
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2015
This report describes the use of a custom-built system to perform aerosol deposition of thick films of yttrium iron garnet onto sapphire substrates at RT. The deposited films are characterized using scanning electron microscopy, profilometry, and ferromagnetic resonance to give a representative overview of the capabilities of the technique.
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Chemical Vapor Deposition of an Organic Magnet, Vanadium Tetracyanoethylene
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2015
We present the synthesis of the organic-based ferrimagnet vanadium tetracyanoethylene (V[TCNE]x, x~2) via low temperature chemical vapor deposition (CVD). This optimized recipe yields an increase in Curie temperature from 400 K to over 600 K and a dramatic improvement in magnetic resonance properties.
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Layer-by-layer Collagen Deposition in Microfluidic Devices for Microtissue Stabilization
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2015
The creation of functional microtissues within microfluidic devices requires the stabilization of cell phenotypes by adapting traditional cell culture techniques to the limited spatial dimensions in microdevices. Modification of collagen allows the layer-by-layer deposition of ultrathin collagen assemblies that can stabilize primary cells, such as hepatocytes, as microfluidic tissue models.
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Fabrication of Nano-engineered Transparent Conducting Oxides by Pulsed Laser Deposition
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2013
We describe the experimental method to deposit nanostructured oxide thin films by nanosecond Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) in the presence of a background gas. By using this method Al-doped ZnO (AZO) films, from compact to hierarchically structured as nano-tree forests, can be deposited.
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Gravity drives lava away from its vent and influences how far and widely it spreads across the surface. At the same time, the flow loses heat, causing progressive cooling and solidification. This interaction determines whether molten material continues moving, becomes a stable layer, or develops channels and other landforms, helping explain the final shape of a deposited lava surface.
These features record how molten material moved and accumulated during an eruption. Repeated emplacement can build solid layers, while focused movement produces channels. As the material cools, the resulting surfaces preserve the distribution and pathways of the flow. Their arrangement therefore provides environmental evidence of how volcanic activity reshaped a landscape rather than representing an undifferentiated rock cover.
The immediate effects include landscape reshaping and changes to drainage, habitats, and terrestrial or coastal ecosystems. Over longer periods, weathering breaks down the deposits and contributes to soil development, supporting ecological succession. Studying both timescales connects the initial volcanic disturbance with the gradual environmental changes that follow as the affected landscape evolves.
Weathering transforms exposed lava deposits over time and contributes to the development of soils on surfaces that initially consist of new geological material. This change creates conditions associated with ecological succession, in which ecosystems develop after the disturbance. Consequently, post-depositional weathering links geological change with longer-term soil formation and biological recovery across the volcanic landscape.
Deposited lava preserves evidence of how volcanic eruptions produced and arranged new geological materials across a landscape. Researchers can examine the resulting layers, channels, and landforms to interpret the sequence and extent of past emplacement. This reconstruction places individual volcanic events within the longer geological history of an area and clarifies how successive eruptions altered its surface.
The distribution and form of lava deposits reveal where erupted material moved and which parts of a landscape were affected. That information supports assessment of volcanic hazards by connecting past flow behavior with vulnerable environmental features. It also helps identify how future volcanic activity could influence terrain, drainage patterns, habitats, and ecosystems near an active or potentially active volcanic setting.
Scientists can use lava deposits to examine changes in drainage, soils, habitats, and coastal or terrestrial ecosystems. The deposits show the initial physical disturbance, while later weathering and soil development indicate how the environment changes afterward. This makes Lava Deposition useful for evaluating both immediate landscape impacts and longer-term ecological succession.