Multipoint contact modeling of nanoparticle manipulation on rough surface

In this paper, the atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based 2-D pushing of nano/microparticles investigated on rough substrate by assuming a multipoint contact model. First, a new contact model was extracted and presented based on the geometrical profiles of Rumpf, Rabinovich and George models and the contact mechanics theories of JKR and Schwartz, to model the adhesion forces and the deformations in the multipoint contact of rough surfaces. The geometry of a rough surface was defined by two main parameters of asperity height (size of roughness) and asperity wavelength (compactness of asperities distribution). Then, the dynamic behaviors of nano/microparticles with radiuses in range of 50–500 nm studied during their pushing on rough substrate with a hexagonal or square arrangement of asperities. Dynamic behavior of particles were simulated and compared by assuming multipoint and single-point contact schemes. The simulation results show that the assumption of multipoint contact has a considerable influence on determining the critical manipulation force. Additionally, the assumption of smooth surfaces or single-point contact leads to large error in the obtained results. According to the results of previous research, it anticipated that a particles with the radius less than about 550 nm start to slide on smooth substrate; but by using multipoint contact model, the predicted behavior changed, and particles with radii of smaller than 400 nm begin to slide on rough substrate for different height of asperities, at first.     

Study of the relationship between particle sizes of polymer powders and their radiative properties

The reflectance of a surface considered as smooth relative to the wavelength mainly consists of a specular component while for a rough surface, the reflectance is composed of both specular and diffuse (or volume) components, their relative importance depending on the nature of the reflecting material. The present samples consist of polypropylene powders and the influence of particle size on total and diffuse reflectance is discussed over two wavelength ranges: 0.25–2.5 and 2.5–15.5 μm. The results of this study indicate firstly, that in the first wavelength range, the areas of the absorbance peaks increase while they decrease for the other wavelength range with particle size and secondly, that the reflectance values calculated for the wavelength range 0.25–2.5 μm, with respect to a blackbody at 5800 K, vary with particle size.     

Crystallization waves on an atomically smooth surface

For the atomically smooth surfaces (faces) of a quantum crystal, the possibility of the presence of traveling waves similar to crystallization waves observed on an atomically rough surface is demonstrated. However, unlike the latter wave type, the waves on atomically smooth surfaces are nonlinear even when their amplitudes are small. The propagation velocity of such waves is determined as a function of their amplitude and wavelength.     

Microscopic TV holography for MEMS deflection and 3-D surface profile characterization

Recent industrial demands for greater product quality in the fields of microelements and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) generate new challenges for metrology. The fast-growing MEMS industry requires a robust non-destructive quantitative measurement system for the characterization of their performance, reliability and integrity. A microscopic TV holographic system using a long working distance microscope with an extended zoom range has been developed for microelements and MEMS deformation and 3-D surface profile analysis. The system is capable of evaluating both rough and smooth surfaces. Noisy wrapped phase map is a usual problem in speckle interferometry. We have compared several phase-shifting algorithms for evaluation of speckle phase for their usefulness in generating less-noisy phase maps. The experimental results on a MEMS pressure sensor for out-of-plane deflection and 3-D surface profile analysis are presented.     

一维粗糙地表面下方埋藏目标SAR成像

提出一种快速实现一维粗糙地表面下方埋藏金属目标的成像算法.用层内波传播算法结合谱加速的前后向迭代算法(PILE+FB-SA)计算一维粗糙面下方埋藏金属目标的后向散射;用得到的后向散射数据结合后向投影算法实现二维SAR(synthetic aperture radar)成像,研究窗函数的选取,讨论目标位置及尺寸大小变化的影响.用具有高斯谱的粗糙面模拟实际地表面,并采用锥形波入射以减小人为截断粗糙面引起的边缘效应.由于散射数据由快速数值算法得到,该算法不受地面和目标参数限制,可以实现任意粗糙地表面和复杂目标成像,对地下目标探测具有重要的应用价值.     

Thermal analysis of high-index-contrast grating (HCG)-based VCSEL

A 3-D thermal analysis of 870 nm high-index-contrast grating (HCG)-based vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) by using finite volume method (FVM) is presented in this paper. The HCG-based VCSEL is modeled by applying a steady-state 3-D heat dissipation model. Temperature distribution profile and thermal resistance (R_th) of the device are investigated by inserting the heat source value into the thermal simulation. Also, this analysis is performed for a conventional VCSEL operating at the same wavelength and under the same injected current as well as the same geometric sizes. The analysis shows that the maximum temperature inside the HCG-based VCSEL is lower than that inside the conventional VCSEL.     

A general strategy of in-situ warpage characterization for solder attached packages with digital image correlation method

Recently, 3-D Digital Image Correlation (DIC) is widely applied to the reliability analysis of electronic packages, which particularly characterizes the in-situ deformation of ball grid array (BGA) packages. During the image correlation procedure, many parameters influence the accuracy and data integrity of measurement result. Facet (subset) size is the principal parameter and has been studied with much effort. However, the solder balls, which are built on the substrate surface, make the scenario different with the conventional 3-D DIC experiment for the planar samples. The undulant surface generates more obstacles for the successful image correlation. In order to summarize an effective solution of 3-D DIC measurement method for solder balls attached packages, camera angle, facet size and facet step are studied with different BGA packages and different stereoscopic camera systems to achieve the best correlation quality. Also, a novel surface treatment method is introduced to guarantee the surface speckles are generated uniformly on the fluctuant surface.     

具有二维fBm特征的分层介质粗糙面电磁散射的特性研究

运用微扰法研究了平面波入射分层介质粗糙面的电磁散射,推出了不同极化状态下的双站散射系数公式.采用二维fBm分形粗糙面来模拟实际的分层介质粗糙面,结合二维fBm分形粗糙面的功率谱导出了平面波入射二维fBm分形分层介质粗糙面的散射系数计算公式.通过数值计算得到了HH极化下双站散射系数随散射角的变化曲线,讨论了分维、底层介质介电常数、中间介质介电常数和厚度及入射波频率对双站散射系数的影响,得到了二维fBm分形分层介质粗糙面散射系数的分维特征、基本特征、分区特征和随频率变化的特征. 关键词： 电磁散射 二维fBm分形粗糙面 分层介质 微扰法     

Effects of evolving surface morphology on yield during focused ion beam milling of carbon

We investigate evolving surface morphology during focused ion beam bombardment of C and determine its effects on sputter yield over a large range of ion dose (10¹⁷-10¹⁹ ions/cm²) and incidence angles (Θ = 0-80°). Carbon bombarded by 20 keV Ga⁺ either retains a smooth sputtered surface or develops one of two rough surface morphologies (sinusoidal ripples or steps/terraces) depending on the angle of ion incidence. For conditions that lead to smooth sputter-eroded surfaces there is no change in yield with ion dose after erosion of the solid commences. However, for all conditions that lead to surface roughening we observe coarsening of morphology with increased ion dose and a concomitant decrease in yield. A decrease in yield occurs as surface ripples increase wavelength and, for large Θ, as step/terrace morphologies evolve. The yield also decreases with dose as rippled surfaces transition to have steps and terraces at Θ = 75°. Similar trends of decreasing yield are found for H₂O-assisted focused ion beam milling. The effects of changing surface morphology on yield are explained by the varying incidence angles exposed to the high-energy beam.     

三维随机粗糙面上导体目标散射的解析-数值混合算法

提出三维导体目标与导体粗糙面复合散射的解析-数值混合迭代算法,推导出三维目标与粗糙面的耦合积分方程,以及粗糙面散射的Kirchhoff近似(KA)计算式.粗糙面的KA解析计算大大降低了粗糙面求解的复杂度,与目标矩量法的混合迭代保证了计算结果的精度,使得三维体-面目标复合散射计算变得可行.由于体-面两者的高阶耦合作用明显减小,保证了该混合迭代算法的收敛性.与镜像Green函数方法的比较表明该混合算法的有效性,并讨论了粗糙面长度选择对计算结果的影响.结合Monte-Carlo方法,数值分析了理想导体Gauss 关键词： 复合散射 Kirchhoff近似 共轭梯度法 互耦迭代     

粗糙海面及其上方导体目标复合电磁散射的混合算法研究

利用基于电流计算的矩量法结合高频算法基尔霍夫近似的混合算法,分析了一维PM谱粗糙海面及其上方二维无限长任意截面导体目标的双站复合电磁散射特性.混合算法将粗糙面和目标分别划分到KA区域和MOM区域,由于无需数值求解粗糙海面区域的表面极化电流,该算法的运算时间和对计算机内存的需求主要取决于粗糙面上方目标的网格划分情况.数值结果以无限长导体圆柱为例计算了其与一维下垫PM谱粗糙海面的复合双站散射截面,并将计算结果与经典MOM结果进行了比对和验证,结果表明混合方法具有较高的计算效率.最后应用混合方法讨论了不同极化状态、海上不同风速以及目标不同尺寸和位置对复合散射截面的影响. 关键词： 粗糙海面 电磁散射 混合算法 矩量法     

三维粗糙面电磁双站散射的直接型区域分解计算

提出三维粗糙面双站电磁散射的直接型有限元-区域分解方法.首先建立含有迭代Robin边界条件(IRBC)的区域分解法耦合模型,再用内视法导出高度稀疏分块的分区耦合矩阵,之后给出缩减耦合矩阵带宽的子区域排序方法和IRBC的FFT加速算法.用有限元-完全匹配层和未分区的有限元-IRBC方法验证数值结果.     

Thermal conductivity of VLS-grown rough Si nanowires with various surface roughnesses and diameters

In this paper, we synthesize VLS-grown rough Si nanowires using Mn as a catalyst with various surface roughnesses and diameters and measured their thermal conductivities. We grew the nanowires by a combination vapor-liquid-solid and vapor-solid mechanism for longitudinal and radial growth, respectively. The surface roughness was controlled from smooth up to about 37 nm by the radial growth. Our measurements showed that the thermal conductivity of rough surface Si nanowires is significantly lower than that of smooth surface nanowires and decreased with increasing surface roughness even though the diameter of the smooth nanowire was lower than that of the rough nanowires. Considering both nanowires were grown via the same growth mechanism, these outcomes clearly demonstrate that the rough surface induces phonon scattering and reduces thermal conductivity with this nanoscale-hole-free nanowires. Control of roughness induced phonon scattering in Si nanowires holds promise for novel thermoelectric devices with high figures of merit.     

Scattering of conduction electrons by surface roughness in thin metal films

A fluctuation transport theory is applied to describe the extra resistivity of thin metal films due to electron scattering at rough surfaces. This scattering mechanism is described in terms of the surface profile autocorrelation. If the lateral extension of the surface structures exceeds the Fermi wavelength, the scattering can be described by a step density of terrace edges.     

表面粗糙度对固体内部超声背散射的影响

超声背散射法可通过多晶体金属内部的空间方差信号,实现微观结构参数的无损评价,但表面粗糙度对评价模型的精度及实用性存在显著影响.基于高斯声束理论推导垂直入射粗糙界面的纵波声场,以此研究声能的Wigner分布规律;在超声的波长远大于粗糙度的前提下,构造表面粗糙度修正系数,并建立粗糙界面的单次散射响应模型,揭示粗糙度对超声波背向散射的影响规律.用304不锈钢制备轮廓均方根值为0.159μm的光滑试块和25.722μm的粗糙试块开展超声背散射实验,结果表明模型在粗糙度修正前后均可实现光滑试块的晶粒尺寸有效评价,但未经修正的传统模型对粗糙试块的晶粒尺寸评价结果与金相法结果的相对误差高达-21.35%,而本模型的评价结果与金相法结果符合得很好,相对误差仅为1.35%.可见,本模型能有效补偿粗糙度引起的超声背散射信号衰减,从而提高晶粒尺寸无损评价的精度.     

表面粗糙样品的太赫兹光谱参数提取方法研究

很多物质在太赫兹波段内的光谱参数具有指纹特征,这是太赫兹技术在安检等众多领域有所应用的基础.但是,目前常用的太赫兹时域光谱(THz-TDS)技术提取物质光学参数的Duvillaret算法,要求样品上下表面平行且充分光滑.然而在很多有潜力的实际应用场合中,尤其是对于固体样品,表面粗糙度不可避免,并且不能使用模具压片等实验...     

FDTD investigation on the electromagnetic scattering from a target above a randomly rough sea surface

A finite-difference time-domain approach for electromagnetic scattering characteristic from a two-dimensional (2-D) infinitely long target with arbitrary cross-section above the one-dimensional (1-D) randomly rough sea surface is presented. Taking the composite scattering of rough sea surface and infinitely long cylinder as an example, the angular distribution of the scattering cross-section with different incident angles is calculated and it shows good agreement with the numerical result by the conventional Method of Moments (MOM). Finally, the influence of the windspeed on the sea surface, the incident angle, as well as the size and location of the target on the composite radar cross-section (RCS) with different polarisations is investigated in detail.     

A two-step nanosecond laser surface texturing process with smooth surface finish

Surface texturing (for example, producing micro dimples on the surface) of mechanical parts has a great potential to improve the surface tribological properties. Surface texturing through nanosecond laser ablation has many associated advantages and hence has drawn lots of attentions. However, the produced micro dimple bottom (if through laser spot scanning) is often very rough, which may harm the surface tribological properties. In this paper, a two-step laser surface texturing process is proposed and studied, where a relatively high-fluence laser ablation step (which is to create dimples) is followed by a low-fluence laser-induced melting, melted material flow and re-solidification step (which is to smooth the ablated dimple bottom surface). The study shows that the two-step laser surface texturing process can produce dimples with very smooth bottom surfaces. The effects of laser pulse duration and scan speed in Step 2 on the dimple bottom surface morphology and roughness have also been investigated, and some very interesting physical phenomena have been found, which have been rarely reported before in literature. Some hypothesized explanations are given for the observed effects, which require future work to completely understand their underlying mechanisms.     

Influence of surface roughness on the reflection of gold films in the region of surface plasmon excitation

The reflection (R) of light at rough gold films has been measured in the region of surface plasmon (SP) excitation and compared with a smooth gold film. The SP resonance minima are shifted to larger wavevectors and their halfwidth is enlarged with increasing surface roughness. Different positions of the reflection minima were observed measuring R(Θ) at constant wavelength λ, and measuring R(λ) at constant angle of incidence Θ. The calculated values prove this observation.     

二维粗糙海面的光散射及其红外成像

首先根据JONSWAP海面功率谱模型数值模拟出二维粗糙海面，采用几何光学近拟与基尔霍夫（Kirchhoff）标量近似计算了二维海面的光散射，计算中将每一面元看成一具有微粗糙度的粗糙面而不是近似地当作平面，并利用投影法与射线追踪法数值计算了一定入射角和散射角下的遮挡函数，有效地提高了海面光散射计算的精确性。最后利用太阳光的光谱辐照度数值模拟了海面的3μm-5μm红外散射图像，对于红外探测器抑制海面反射太阳光造成的亮带干扰具有一定的参考价值。