石墨和纳米碳中缺陷和电子动量的研究

用正电子湮没技术研究了石墨和纳米碳中的缺陷和电子动量. 结果表明, 纳米碳中缺陷的开空间和缺陷浓度分别大于和高于石墨晶体. 纳米碳中存在开空间小于单空位的自由体积以及开空间相当于约10个空位聚集体的微孔洞. 石墨晶体中的自由电子动量分布表现出显著的各向异性: 沿石墨晶体的\[0 001\]晶向的自由电子(即2Pz电子)的动量最大; 偏离该方向越大, 自由电子的动量越小; 垂直于\[0 001\]晶向的自由电子的动量最小. 而纳米碳中自由电子动量的分布表现出各向同性. The defects and electronic momenta in graphite and nanocrystalline carbon have been studied by positron annihilation techniques. The results show that the concentration and open volume of defects in nanocrystalline carbon are higher/larger than that in graphite. Two kinds of microdefects were found in the nanocrystalline carbon: free volume (with a size of smaller than that of a monovacancy) and microvoids (with a size of about ten monovacancies). The anisotropic distribution of electronic momentum was found in single crystalline graphite, the momentum of free electron shows a maximum value in \[0001\] direction, and decreases with the increase of the angle deviation from \[0001\] direction and then reaches a minimum value in the direction perpendicular to \[0001\]. However, this phenomenon was not found in nanocrystalline carbon since the distribution of electronic momentum is isotropic.     

基于分子动力学的石墨炔纳米带空位缺陷的导热特性

空位缺陷石墨炔比完整石墨炔更贴近实际材料,而空位缺陷的多样性可导致更丰富的导热特性,因此模拟各种空位缺陷对热导率的影响显得尤为重要.采用非平衡分子动力学方法,通过在纳米带长度方向上施加周期性边界条件,基于AIREBO(adaptive intermolecular reactive empirical bond order)势函数描述碳-碳原子间的相互作用,模拟了300 K时单层石墨炔纳米带乙炔链上单空位缺陷和双空位缺陷以及苯环上单空位缺陷对其热导率的影响,利用Fourier定律计算热导率.模拟结果表明,对于几十纳米尺度范围内的石墨炔纳米带热导率,1)由于声子的散射集中和声子倒逆过程增强,与完美无缺陷的石墨炔纳米带相比,空位缺陷会导致石墨炔纳米带热导率的下降;2)由于声子态密度匹配程度高低的不同,相比于乙炔链上的空位缺陷,苯环的空位缺陷对石墨炔纳米带热导率影响更大,乙炔链上空位缺陷数量对石墨炔纳米带热导率的影响明显;3)由于尺寸效应问题,随着长度增加,石墨炔纳米带热导率会相应增大.本文的研究可为在一定尺度下进行石墨炔纳米带热导率的调控问题提供参考.     

NiTi形状记忆合金相变过程的正电子湮没研究

采用正电子湮没技术研究了NiTi合金在降温和升温过程中缺陷和电子密度随温度的变化.在降温过程中,当温度从295K降至225K时,合金的电子密度nb随温度的降低而下降,在225K时降至最小;随后,nb随温度的降低而升高.当温度从295K降至221K时,合金缺陷的开空间随温度的下降而升高,在221K时达到最大值;随后,缺陷的开空间随温度的下降而下降.在升温过程中,当温度从25K升至253K时,合金的电子密度nb随温度的升高而降低,并在253K时达到最小;当温度从253K升至295K时,合金电子密度nb随温度的升高而升高.在相变临界温度点Ms=222K,Mf=197.2K,As=237.5K,Af=255.5K附近,合金的电子密度nb及合金缺陷的开空间均有异常的变化.     

空位缺陷对金属基外延石墨烯态密度和电导率的影响

考虑到空位缺陷的存在和原子非简谐振动,以铜、镍基外延石墨烯为例, 研究了金属基外延石墨烯空位缺陷浓度和态密度以及电导率随温度的变化规律,探讨了空位缺陷的影响。结果表明：(1) 空位缺陷浓度随温度升高而非线性增大,外延石墨烯的空位缺陷浓度及其随温度的变化率均大于石墨烯; (2) 与石墨烯相同,金属基外延石墨烯的态密度变化曲线对电子能量为0为对称,但空位缺陷的存在使态密度在电子能量为零时的值不为零,空位缺陷对导带态密度的影响大于价带;态密度随空位缺陷浓度的增大而线性减小,但减小幅度不大,而温度对石墨烯态密度几乎无影响;（3）金属基外延石墨烯的电导率近似等于电子声子相互作用贡献的电导率,并随温度升高而非线性减小;空位缺陷的存在使电导率有所减小,但只在较高温度下才明显。原子非简谐振动情况的电导率稍大于简谐近似的电导率,温度愈高,两者电导率的差愈大,即非简谐效应愈显著。     

合金元素Zr韧化不同计量比Ni3Al合金的微观机制

利用正电子湮没技术(PAT)测量了不同化学计量比二元Ni3Al合金及不同Zr含量Ni3Al合金的正电子寿命谱,并估算了合金基体和晶界缺陷处的自由电子密度.结果表明,二元Ni77Al23合金的基体和缺陷态的自由电子密度都比二元Ni74Al26合金的高.Ni3Al合金晶界缺陷处开空间大于Ni空位或Al空位的开空间,晶界缺陷处的自由电子密度很低,金属键合力很弱.过化学计量比Ni74Al26合金的晶界缺陷开空间比亚化学计量比Ni77Al23合金的大,晶界结合力更弱.这是Ni74Al26合金更脆的原因.在Ni3Al合金中加入Zr,增加了合金中的金属键成分,使基体中的自由电子密度增加,增强了基体金属键合力,同时降低了合金的有序度,使合金晶界容易弛豫,晶界缺陷的开空间变小.另外,Zr原子偏聚到晶界,增加了晶界处的自由电子密度,同时引起晶界处Al贫化,减少了强共价性Ni-Al和Al-Al键,使晶界更易于变形,有利于提高合金的塑性.     

扶手椅型石墨纳米带的双空位缺陷效应研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理电子结构和输运性质计算,研究了扶手椅型石墨纳米带（具有锯齿边缘）的双空位缺陷效应.研究发现：双空位缺陷的存在并没有改变石墨纳米带的金属特性,但改变了费米面附近的能带结构.同时,双空位缺陷的取向对石墨纳米带的输运性质有很重要的影响.对于奇数宽度的纳米带,斜向双空位缺陷使得石墨带导电性能减弱,而垂直双空位能基本保留原有的线性伏安特性,导电性能降低较少;对于偶数宽度的纳米带,斜向双空位缺陷会使石墨带导电性能明显增强,而垂直双空位缺陷则具有完整石墨带的输运性质. 关键词： 石墨纳米带 585双空位缺陷 电子结构 输运性质     

单空位缺陷对石墨纳米带电子结构和输运性质的影响

基于第一性原理电子结构和输运性质计算,研究了单空位缺陷对单层石墨纳米带(包括zigzag型和armchair型带)电子性质的影响.研究发现,单空位缺陷使石墨纳米带在费米面上出现一平直的缺陷态能带;单空位缺陷的引入使zigzag型半导体性的石墨纳米带变为金属性,这在能带工程中有重要的应用价值;奇数宽度的armchair型石墨纳米带表现出金属特性,有着很好的导电性能,同时,偶数宽度的armchair型石墨带虽有金属性的能带结构,但却有类似半导体的伏安特性;单空位缺陷使得奇数宽度的armchair石墨纳米带导电 关键词： 石墨纳米带 单空位缺陷 电子结构 输运性质     

纳米结构Cu固体材料的低温热容性能研究

采用真空热压技术在高真空和温度为523K的情况下,通过不同压力将直径平均大约为45nm的Cu纳米粉末压制成纳米结构Cu固体材料,将X射线衍射、扫描电镜与物性测试仪(PPMS)相结合,研究了低温下纳米结构Cu固体材料的比热容随温度和材料密度的变化.研究结果表明:低温比热容随着纳米结构Cu固体材料密度的降低而升高;纳米结构Cu固体材料的低温比热容大于粗晶Cu,其增加率在10K左右达到极大.基于缺陷的热振动效应,探讨了这些现象的物理机理.     

双空位缺陷石墨纳米带的电子结构和输运性质研究

基于第一原理电子结构和输运性质计算,研究了585双空位拓扑缺陷对锯齿（zigzag）型石墨纳米带（具有椅型（armchair）边）电子结构和输运性质的影响.研究发现,585双空位缺陷的存在使得锯齿型石墨纳米带的能隙增大,并在能隙中出现了一条局域于缺陷处的缺陷态能带,双空位缺陷的取向也影响其能带结构.另外,585双空位缺陷对能隙较小的锯齿型石墨纳米带输运性质的影响较大,而对能隙较大的锯齿型石墨纳米带影响很小,缺陷取向并不显著影响纳米带的输运性质. 关键词： 石墨纳米带 585空位缺陷 电子结构 输运性质     

单空位缺陷对载能氢原子与石墨层间碰撞的能量交换的影响的分子动力学研究

本文采用分子动力学方法研究空位缺陷对石墨层中碳氢粒子碰撞的影响.将氢原子以不同能量分别向单空位缺陷边缘的两个碳原子轰击,分析了入射氢原子的能量损失、发生吸附反应的能量范围和靶原子的能量传递过程.研究发现,单空位缺陷边缘的碳氢粒子更易发生吸附反应;在碳氢粒子正碰过程中,氢原子随入射能量变化出现了双反射区域;碳氢粒子在空位缺陷边缘吸附后,形成了高结合能的sp²结构,并出现悬挂键,其临近的碳碳键能未降低;单空位缺陷边缘的碳原子吸附氢原子能量的能力强而传递能量的能力弱.这些结果对理解聚变反应 关键词： 面向等离子体材料 分子动力学方法 单空位缺陷     

Correlation between electron state density change and the electrical resistivity and magnetic permeability changes in the nanostructured powder of the NiMo alloy

The nanostructured powders of the Ni_95.4Mo_4.6 and Ni₉₉Mo₁ alloys (average crystallite dimensions of 14 and 21 nm) were obtained by the electrochemical deposition from ammonium solutions of nickel and molybdenum salts. The method of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and measurement of temperature dependence of the powder's electrical resistivity, magnetic permeability and the thermoelectromotive force were employed to examine structural changes of the powders. The nanocrystalline alloys Ni_95.4Mo_4.6 and Ni₉₉Mo₁ were stable up to about 460 K. The thermal stabilization of the alloys takes place within the temperature interval of 460–570 K. As a result of this process, a decrease in the electrical resistivity and increases in magnetic permeability as well as electron state density in the proximity of the Fermi level are observed. The crystallization temperature depends upon the current density of powder formation. The nanocrystalline alloy Ni_95.4Mo_4.6 obtained at j=70 mA cm⁻² becomes crystallized in the temperature range between 650 and 840 K, while the Ni₉₉Mo₁ alloy obtained at j=180 mA cm⁻² crystallizes in the 580–950 K temperature interval. The electrical resistivity and magnetic permeability of the nanocrystalline alloy decreased while the alloy's electron state density near the Fermi level increased after the process of crystallization took place. The electrical resistivity decrease recorded during the structural changes was due to an increase in the electron state density in the proximity of the Fermi level, as well as to an increase in the mean free path of the conducting electrons.     

Extended vacancy-type defects in silicon induced at low temperatures by electron irradiation

We have observed the formation of extended defects in silicon at low temperatures (below 25 K) by means of in-situ high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The defects are distorted spheres, occasionally truncated by facets, less than 5 nm in diameter. These defects are stable up to 773 K, and they gradually shrink during annealing in the temperature range from 773 to 973 K. From the analysis of HRTEM images of the defects, we have suggested that the defects are voids formed via athermal migration of vacancies under electron irradiation.     

Vacancy-impurity complexes in highly Sb-doped Si grown by molecular beam epitaxy

Positron annihilation measurements, supported by first-principles electron-structure calculations, identify vacancies and vacancy clusters decorated by 1-2 dopant impurities in highly Sb-doped Si. The concentration of vacancy defects increases with Sb doping and contributes significantly to the electrical compensation. Annealings at low temperatures of 400-500 K convert the defects to larger complexes where the open volume is neighbored by 2-3 Sb atoms. This behavior is attributed to the migration of vacancy-Sb pairs and demonstrates at atomic level the metastability of the material grown by epitaxy at low temperature.     

Low-density carbon material modified with pyrolytic carbon

Here we report a physicochemical investigation of low-density carbon materials modified with pyrolytic carbon (PC). Exfoliated graphite (EG) obtained by nitrate expandable graphite thermal destruction was pressed into low-density graphite materials (LDGMs) with densities of 0.045-0.50 g/cm³ and saturated with PC by impact CVI technique. LDGM infiltration with PC leads to sample weight and density growth. The amount of deposited PC strictly depends on synthesis conditions. The maximum surface and volume deposition of PC occurred for samples with density of 0.05 g/cm³. XRD, Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy revealed that the deposited PC is of smooth laminar (SL) type. Composite thermal conductivity is about 2-3.5 Wt/m K.     

Migration behaviour of vacancies and damage structure recovery in a Fe-based Fe-Cr-Mn-Cu-Mo multi-component alloy

ABSTRACT

A Fe-based multi-component alloy, 60Fe-12Cr-10Mn-15Cu-3Mo, which presents higher yield stress than typical stainless steels (such as 304, 316, and 340), was used to investigate the thermal stability of irradiation-induced defects. Neutron irradiation was carried out at approximately 323 and 643?K using up to 1.3 × 10^?3 and 4.5 × 10^?4 dpa (displacements per atom), respectively. While no defects were accumulated at the high temperature of 643?K, single vacancies were formed after irradiation at the low temperature of 323?K to 1.3 × 10^?3 dpa, and the vacancies became mobile at 423?K. As a result, vacancy clusters were formed. However, as the annealing temperature increased the size of vacancy clusters decreased. Coincidence Doppler broadening measurements indicated that Cu precipitates were the sites of vacancy cluster formation, and the recovery of vacancy clusters became prominent while annealing the irradiated sample at temperatures higher than 423?K. Recovery of vacancy clusters at 573?K, which was not a high temperature, was also observed even in the sample that was irradiated using 2.5?MeV Fe ions at room temperature to 0.6 dpa at damage peak.     

Annealing of vacancies in electron-irradiated α-iron

Positron lifetime studies are reported on the behaviour of vacancies in high-purity electron irradiated α-iron. Results show that already at temperatures around 220 K vacancies migrate and form agglomerates, which anneal out only well above room temperature. The decrease of monovacancy concentration at stage I_E around 130 K is also visible.     

Specific resistivity of dislocations and vacancies for super-pure aluminium at 4.2 K determined in-situ and post-recovery deformation and correlated to flow stress

ABSTRACT

The evolution of dislocations during shape-change of metal forms results from microstructural shear mechanism that is essential to enhance ductility. However, at room temperatures for face-centred cubic metals, this evolution results in the generation of vacancies that tend to form nano-voids, the growth of which leads to ductile failure. The correlated occurrence of dislocations and vacancies may be differentiated using the change of resistivity with plastic strain at 4.2?K, because resistivity is very sensitive to single vacancies compared to the formation of stacking faulted defects and dislocations. In order to assess the microstructure, the specific resistivity of these defect species was measured at 4.2?K, whereby thermal recovery processes are non-existent. The resistivity per dislocation line-length per volume was determined to be 1.87?×?10^?25?Ωm³ for super-pure aluminium. The change in resistivity directly correlated to the shear flow stress squared. Vacancy-like defects formed during plastic flow were correlated to the recoverable resistivity after 298?K anneal and the derived volume fraction (C_V) from mechanical data. The magnitude could be expressed as 12.9?×?10^?9?Ωm per C_V in % or as 1.21?×?10^?25?Ωm³ in terms of line-length of vacancies per volume. The choice of representation depends on the presumed vacancy distribution. However, the recoverable flow stress upon 298?K anneal only appear to be proportional to √ C_V at low strains; that is, at high strains the generated vacancies had transformed to defects that give rise to a small decrease in resistivity but a more notable increase in the flow stress. The possible mechanisms for this transformation are discussed.