简介:BulkZr55Al10Ni5Cu30metallicglassplateswithadimensionof85mm×35mm×4mmandacomplicatedplatewerefabricatedbyinjectingcastingmethodusingspongyzirconiumandindustrialpurityaluminum,nickelandcopperasrawmaterials.Itwasshownthattheholdingtimeofliquidmetalsatelevatedtemperatureshadagreatinfluenceontheoxygencontentoftheplatesduetothecontaminationresultingfromtheatmosphere.Increasingholdingtimeresultedintheincreaseofoxygencontentintheinjectedalloy.Theglasstransitiontemperaturesofthebulkmetallicglassplatesarehigherthanthatreportedintheliteratureandcrystallizationtemperatureislowerfortheonewithhigheroxygencontentatthesameheatingrate.Theextensionoftheundercooledliquidregion△Txreachingabout87Kis3Khigherthanthatpreviouslyreportedand26Khigherthanthatwithoxygencontentof0.076wtpctfortheonewithoxygencontentashighas0.065wtpct.Thereforetheoxygencontentofthealloyhasasignificantinfluenceontheglassformingabilityandthermalstabilityofbulkmetalglass.Itissuggestedthatdirectcorrelationbetweenhighglassformingabilityandlarge△Txisonlyvalidforawell-definedIowoxygenconcentrationorhastobereconsideredbyincorporatingoxygenasanadditionalalloyingelement.
简介:AUltrafineamorphousNiBalloywaspreparedviachemicalreductionmethod;ItsstructuresduringthecrystallizatioinprecesswascharacterizedbysuchtechniquesasDifferentialthermalanalysis(DTA),X-rayabsorptionfinestructure(XAFS)andX-raydiffraction(XRD),andcorrelatedtothecatalyticpropertiesforbenzenehydrogenation.ItwasfoundthatthecrystallizationofamorphousNiBalloywascarriedoutintwosteps,asindicatedbytwoexothermicpeakscenteredat598and652Krespectively.Duringthefirststep.twometastablecrystallinephases,i.e.,Ni3BandanoaocrstallineNiphase(Ni-richNiBalloy),wereformed.Furtherannealingathighertemperatureof652KmayresultinthedecompositionofcrystallineNi3BandaggregationofnanocrystallineNi,thebenzenehydrogenationisoptimizedaroundtheannealingtemperatureof623K.ItmostprobablyresultsfromthemaximumamountofactivesiteonnanocrystallineNiformedbythermaltreatmentatappropriateannealingtemperature.
简介:Inthispaper,adrivingstressfiniteelementmethodofelastic-plasticlargedeformationbasedonimplicittimeintegratingalgorithmandaneight-chainmolecularnetworkmodelisusedforthenumericalsimulationofthesimplesheartestofpolycarbonate(PC)materials.Thesimulatedresultsarecomparedwithexperimentalones.Thestrainlocalizationpropagationfortheshearbanddeforma-tionforsimplesheardeformationisinvestigatednumerieaUy.TheeffectsofmicrostructureparametersinthemodelonstrainsofteningandorientationhardeningofthePCarediscussedindetail.
简介:Tetrahedralamorphoushydrogenatedcarbon(ta-C:H)filmsonSi(lO0)substrateswerepreparedbyusingamagnetic-field-filterplasmastreamdepositionsystem.Sampleswithdifferentratiosofsp^3-bondtosp^2-bondwereobtainedbychangingthebiasvoltageappliedtothesubstrates.Theellipsometricspectraofvariouscarbonfilmsinthephotonenergyrangeof1.9-5.4eVweremeasured.Therefractiveindexnandtherelativesp^3CratioofthesefilmswereobtainedbysimulatingtheirellipsometricspectrausingtheForouhi-BloomermodelandbyusingtheBruggemaneffectivemediumapproximation,respectively.Thehaemocompatibilityoftheseta-C:Hfilmswasanalysedbyobservationofplateletadhesionandmeasurementofkineticclottingtime.Theresultsshowthatthesp^3Cfractionisdependentonthesubstratebiasvoltage,andthehaemocompatibilityisdependentontheratioofsp^3-bondtosp^2-bond.Agoodhaemocompatibilitymaterialofta-C:Hfilmswithasuitablesp^3Cfractioncanbepreparedbychangingthesubstratebiasvoltage.
简介:Amorphoussiliconfilmsarepreparedatlowertemperatureof350℃bynewcatalyticchemicalvapordepositionmethod.Inthemethod,materialgases(SiH4andH2)aredecomposedbycatalyticreactionatgiventemperature,soa-Sifilmsaredepositedonsubstrates.Itisfoundthata-Sifilmswithhighqualitycanbeobtain,suchashighphotosensitivityof10^6,lowspindensityof2.5×10^16cm^-3.
简介:MoleculardynamicssimulationwascarriedouttoinvestigatetheliquidandamorphousmicrostructuresofbinaryAgx-Rh(100-x)(x=25,50,75inatomfraction)alloys.SegregationfeatureofhomogeneousinteratomicbindingofAg-Rhliquidwasfoundandprobed,whichcanberetainedintoamorphoussolidsuponrapidcooling.Homogeneousbindingmayoccurwhenthedifferenceintheelementalatomicsizesislessthan10%.Theicosahedrainliquidbeforetheformationofamorphousstateexistinastablestateandthenetworkformedby1551-clustersinmoltenalloyswouldinhibitthecrystallizationanddiffusionofatoms.Ahigherdegreeof1551-clusterswillbefavorabletoformmetallicglasses.
简介:Sinceamorphousalloyshavewiderapplication,theycannotbefabricatedusingtheconventionalcoolingvelocity.ThebarmaterialplasmasprayingisadoptedtofabricateFebaseamorphousalloyinthisinvestigation.Thecrystallizationdegree,microstructure,micro-hardness,composition,crystallizationtemperatureoftheamorphousalloyandtheflyingrulesoftheatomizedparticlesintheprocessoftheplasmasprayaretested.Theresultsshowthatthealloypreparedhasthehighamorphousdegreeandhomogeneousmicrostructure,micro-hardnessandthecrystallizationtemperaturecanreach1187HVand531℃respectively.Theatomizationisverywellduringtheprocessofplasmaspraying;andthereishighthermalgradient,thecoolingvelocityreaches6.07×107K/s.
简介:Nitrogen-dopedamorphouscarbonthinfilmsaredepositedontheceramicsubstratescoatedwithTifilmbyusingdirectcurrentmagnetronsputteringtechniqueatN2andArgasmixtureatmosphereduringdeposition.Thefieldemissionpropertiesofthedepositedfilmshavebeeninvestigated.Thethresholdfieldaslowas5.93V/μmisobtainedandthemaximumcurrentdensityincreasesfrom4μA/cm2to20.67μA/cm2at10.67V/μmcomparingwithundopedamorphousfilm.Theresultsshowthatnitrogendopingplaysanimportantroleinfieldemissionofamorphouscarbonthinfilms.
简介:X-raydiffraction(XRD)anddifferentialscanningcalorimetry(DSC)wereemployedtoinvestigatetheinfluenceofNicontentonthecrystallizationofamorphousZr70Cu30-xNix(atomfrationin%)alloys,ExperimentalresultsshowthatwiththeNicontentincreasingtheactivationenergiesforcrystallizationofamorphousZr70Cu30-xNixalloysincreasecorrespondingly,indicatingthatthethermalstabilityisgreatlyimproved.AlltheDSCtracesofamorphousZr70Cu30-xNixalloysexhibittwoexothermicpeaks,suggestingthatthecrystallizationprocessviaadouble-stageticles,whilethesecondonecorrespondstotheprecipitaionofnano-scaleZr2Niphaseandcrystallizationofresidualamporphousphase,ThemechanismonthecrystallizationofamorphousZr70Cu30-xNixalloyswasdiscussed.
简介:Thisworkaimedtoresearchthestructuremodelsofamorphousmaterials.Fiveamorphousandparacrystallinesamples(naturalorartificial)wereinvestigatedvia29Si/27Alnuclearmagneticresonance(NMR)andfieldemissionscanningelectronmicroscopy/energydispersivespectroscopy(FE-SEM/EDS).TheresultsofNMRshowedtheresonancesofdifferentspecimens:-93.2ppm,-101.8ppm,-111.8ppmfornaturalpozzolanaopalshale(POS).ThesepeakswereassignedtotheQ2(2OH),Q3(OH)/Q4(1Al)andQ4respectively.Theresultsof27AlMASNMRindicatedthatAlsubstitutedforSisiteintetrahedralexistinginthePOS,whiletheAl/Siatomicratioinopalwaslow(around0.04).Forthealkali-silicate-hydrategel,therewereatleastthreeresolvedsignalsassignedtoQ0andQ1,respectively.Forthefusedsilicaglasspowder,thereweretheprimarysignalscenteredaboutattherangefrom-107to-137ppm,whichwereassignedtoQ4units.Inaddition,thepeaksataround-98and-108ppmwerecorrespondingtoQ3(1OH)andQ4unitsexistinginaerogelsilicastructure.
简介:Wepresentintegrated-opticbuildingblocksandfunctionalphotonicdevicesbasedonamorphoussiliconon-insulatortechnology.Efficientdeep-etchedfiber-to-chipgratingcouplers,low-losssingle-modephotonicwirewaveguides,andcompactpowersplittersarepresented.Basedonthesub-μmphotonicwires,2×2Mach–Zehnderinterferometersandadd/dropmicroringresonators(MRRs)withlowdevicefootprintsandhighfinesseupto200wererealizedandstudied.Compactpolarizationrotatorsandsplitterswith≥10dBpolarizationextinctionratiowerefabricatedforthepolarizationmanagementon-chip.Thetuningandtrimmingcapabilitiesofthematerialplatformaredemonstratedwithefficientmicroheatersandapermanentdevicetrimmingmethod,whichenabledtherealizationofenergy-efficientphotoniccircuits.Wavelengthmultiplexersintheformofcascadedfilterbanksand4×4routersbasedonMRRswitchesarepresented.Fabricationimperfectionswereanalyzedandpermanentlycorrectedbyanaccuratelaser-trimmingmethod,thusenablingeight-channelmultiplexerswithrecordlowmetricsofsub-mWstaticpowerconsumptionand≤1°Ctemperatureoverhead.Thehighqualityofthefunctionaldevices,thehightuningefficiency,andtheexcellenttrimmingcapabilitiesdemonstratethepotentialtorealizelow-cost,denselyintegrated,andultralow-power3D-stackedphotoniccircuitsontopofCMOSmicroelectronics.
简介:Depositionofamorphousparticles,asaprevalentproblemparticularlyinthespraydryingoffruitandvegetablejuices,isduetolow-molecular-weightsugarsandisstronglydependentontheconditionoftheparticlesuponcollisionwiththedryerwall.Thispaperinvestigatestheconditionoftheamorphousparticlesimpactingthewallatdifferentdryingconditionswiththeaimofelucidatingthedepositionmechanismandphysicalphenomenainthedryingchamber.Amodelsucrose-maltodextrinsolutionwasusedtorepresentthelow-molecular-weightsugar.Particledepositswerecollectedonsamplingplatesplacedinsidethedryerforanalysesofmoisturecontent,particlerigidity(usingSEM)andsizedistribution.Moisturecontentwasadoptedasageneralindicatorofstickiness.Productparticlescollectedatthebottomoftheexperimentaldryerwerefoundtohavehighermoisturethanparticledepositsonsamplersinsidethedryer.Moisturecontentprofileinthedryershowsthatapartfromtheatomizerregion,whereparticlesarerelativelywet,particledepositsatotherregionsexhibitsimilarlowermoisturecontent.Atthehighesttemperatureadoptedintheexperiments,particlesbecamerubberysuggestingliquid-bridgeformationasthedominantdepositionmechanism.Furtheranalysisonparticlessizedistributionrevealsaparticlesegregationmechanismwherebysmallerparticlesfollowpreferentiallytothecentralairstreamwhilelargerparticlestendtore-circulateinthechamber,aspredictedinpastCFDsimulation.ThefindingsfromthisworkwillformthebasisandprovidevalidatingdataforfurthermodelingofwalldepositionofamorphousparticlesinspraydryingusingCFD.