SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANO METALS WITH CORE-SHELL STRUCTURE

Using AUcore-Ptshell as an example, the synthesis and characterization of nano metals with core-shell structure is demonstrated in a systematic study on the amount-dependent morphology change in a series of Au-Pt bimetallic nanoparticles synthesized using chemical reduction. While the amount of Au precursor is kept constant throughout the whole series of compounds to obtain a fixed Au core size (-7.5 nm), the Au/Pt ratio is varied from 1/1 to 1/4 in order to synthesize Pt shell layers of different thickness. We observed a remarkable shift of surface plasmon band to around 410 nm. With the aid of high resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) and energy-dispersive spectrometer (EDS), the composition of the shell layer is found to be a Pt-enriched Au-Pt alloy. As the amount of Pt increases, string-like Pt clusters form on the surface of the nanoparticles. The average diameter of these Pt clusters is about 2 nm. This special structure may possess unique catalytic properties.     

自组装膜纳米压痕的分子动力学模拟

研究了金探针对沉积在金 (111)表面的 CH3 (CH2 ) 1 5S自组装膜的纳米压痕的分子动力学模拟 .结果表明 ,自组装膜在金探针的作用下出现了跳跃接触现象 ,倾角和法向载荷都出现明显的滞后 ,并进一步表明与探针和膜之间的粘着力有关     

金—稀土合金电刷丝的磨损机理研究

采用扫描电子显微镜、微区电子探针及 X射线光电子能谱等分析测试技术考察了金 -稀土合金电刷丝摩擦副的磨损机理 .结果表明 :该摩擦副的摩擦磨损机理为轻微粘着磨损 ;合金中稀土元素发生偏聚 ;在摩擦升温过程中 ,稀土元素向合金表面扩散富集 ,摩擦副接触表面氧化层不断生成和磨损 ,从而降低电刷丝的表面能 ,使摩擦副的接触表面粘着能降低 ,从而改善其摩擦磨损     

Two types of new algorithms for finding explicit analytical solutions of nonlinear differential equations

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Au纳米颗粒织构化表面的黏着和摩擦学行为研究

利用自组装技术在单晶硅(100)面制备了Au纳米颗粒织构化表面(nanoparticle-textured surfaces,NPTS),采用原子力显微镜(AFM)和UMT-2MT摩擦磨损试验机考察了Au纳米颗粒织构化对表面微/纳尺度黏着与摩擦性能的影响机理.结果表明:在颗粒堆积密度较低的表面,接触力学符合连续接触力学模式;在颗粒堆积密度较高的表面,形成多峰接触,有效地减少了接触面积,降低了黏着和摩擦.与光滑硅表面相比,组装时间为3.0 h的Au纳米颗粒织构化表面的黏着力降低了77%,在试验载荷为7 nN时,其摩擦力降低了42%.     

Thermal-energy relaxation in shock-compressed solids

In order to examine the significance of thermal-energy relaxation in shock-compressed solids, a continuum theory is formulated following along lines similar to those for energy relaxation in gases. The model predicts the features that are well known for molecular gases, namely, a two-wave structure and a high temperature, precursor shock. For a given particle velocity, the latter propagates faster than an ordinary shock. This permits the theory to be tested by the examination of the experimental shock velocity versus particle velocity relation for solids. An analysis of six substances (Cu, Al, Pb, Au, NaCl, α-Fe) seems to reveal a need for the re-examination of all the experimental data, and it is suggested that the standard techniques used in order to assess the Hugoniot data may have overlooked the relaxation effect in some substances, such as NaCl, Au and Pb.     

Mechanism for the Pseudoelastic Behavior of FCC Shape Memory Nanowires

Pseudoelasticity and shape memory have been recently discovered in single-crystalline FCC nanowires of Cu, Ni, Au and Ag. The deformation mechanism responsible for this novel behavior is surface-stress-driven reorientations of the FCC lattice structure. A mechanism-based continuum model has been developed for the lattice reorientation process during loading through the propagation of a single twin boundary. Here, this model is extended to the nucleation, propagation and annihilation of multiple twin boundaries associated with the reverse reorientation process during unloading. The extended model captures the major characteristics of the loading and unloading behavior and highlights the dominating effect of the evolution of twin boundary structure on the pseudoelasticity.     

Quantitative measurement of hard X-ray spectra from laser-driven fast ignition plasma

Absolute Kα line spectroscopy is proposed for studying laser–plasma interactions taking place in the Au cone-guided fast ignition targets. X-ray spectra ranging from 20 to 100 keV were quantitatively measured with a Laue spectrometer composed of a cylindrically curved crystal and a filter-absorption method for Bremsstrahlung continuum emission. The absolute sensitivities of the Laue spectrometer systems were calibrated using pre-characterized laser-produced X-ray sources and radioisotopes. The integrated reflectivity for the crystal is in good agreement with predictions by an X-ray diffraction code. The energy transfer efficiency from incident laser beams to hot electrons, as the energy transfer mechanism, is derived from this work. The absolute yield of Au and Ta Kα lines were measured in the fast ignition experimental campaign performed at Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University. Applying the hot electron spectrum information from electron spectrometer and scaling laws, the energy transfer efficiency from the incident LFEX, a kJ-class PW laser, to hot electrons was derived for the first time.     

Hot electron production using the Texas Petawatt Laser irradiating thick gold targets

We present data for relativistic hot electron production by the Texas Petawatt Laser irradiating solid Au targets with thickness between 1 and 4 mm. The experiment was performed at the short focus target chamber TC1 in July 2011, with intensities on the order of several ×10¹⁹ W/cm² and laser energies around 50 J. We discuss the design of an electron-positron magnetic spectrometer to record the lepton energy spectra ejected from the Au targets and present a deconvolution algorithm to extract the lepton energy spectra. We measured hot electron spectra out to ～50 MeV, which show a narrow peak around 10–20 MeV, plus high energy exponential tail. The hot electron spectral shapes appear significantly different from those reported for other PW lasers.     

Sample boundary effect in nanoindentation of nano and microscale surface structures

Nanoindentation is a widely used technique to characterize mechanical properties of materials in small volumes. When the sample size is comparable to the indent size, the indentation-induced plastic zone can be affected by the sample boundary which may cause inaccurate interpretation of the mechanical properties. In this study, the sample boundary effect is investigated by performing experiments and atomistic simulations of nanoindentation into nano- and micro-scale Au pillars and bulk Au (0 0 1) surfaces. In experiments, a more compliant deformation is observed in pillar indentations compared to bulk Au. The elastic modulus decreases with increasing indent size over sample size ratio. Atomistic simulations are performed to gain insights on the mechanisms of pillar deformation and pillar boundary effect. The reduced modulus has a similar trend of decrease with increasing indent size over sample size ratio. Significantly different dislocation activities and dislocation interactions with the pillar boundary contribute to the lower value of the reduced modulus in the pillar indentation. The presence of the free surface would allow the dislocations to annihilate, causing a higher plastic recovery during the pillar unloading process.     

The study of quadruple integral equations involving inverse Mellin transforms and its application to a contact problem for a wedge shaped elastic solid in antiplane shear distribution

Closed form solution of quadruple integral equations involving inverse Mellin transforms has been obtained. The solution of quadruple integral equations is used in solving a two dimensional four-part mixed boundary value contact problem for an elastic wedge-shaped region as an application. Closed form expression for shear stress has been obtained. Finally, numerical results for shear stress are obtained and shown graphically.     

An effective interaction potential model for the shape memory alloy AuCd

The unusual properties of shape memory alloys (SMAs) result from a lattice level martensitic transformation (MT) corresponding to an instability of the SMAs crystal structure. Currently, there exists a shortage of material models that can capture the details of lattice level MTs occurring in SMAs and that can be used for efficient computational investigations of the interaction between MTs and larger-scale features found in typical materials. These larger-scale features could include precipitates, dislocation networks, voids, and even cracks. In this article, one such model is developed for the SMA AuCd. The model is based on effective interaction potentials (EIPs). These are atomic interaction potentials that are explicit functions of temperature. In particular, the Morse pair potential is used and its adjustable coefficients are taken to be temperature dependent. An extensive exploration of the Morse pair potential is performed to identify an appropriate functional form for the temperature dependence of the potential parameters. A fitting procedure is developed for the EIPs that matches, at suitable temperatures, the stress-free equilibrium lattice parameters, instantaneous bulk moduli, cohesive energies, thermal expansion coefficients, and heat capacities of FCC Au, HCP Cd, and the B2 cubic austenite phase of the Au-47.5at%Cd alloy. The resulting model is explored using branch-following and bifurcation techniques. A hysteretic temperature-induced MT between the B2 cubic and B19 orthorhombic crystal structures is predicted. This is the behavior that is observed in the real material. In addition to reproducing the important properties mentioned above, the model predicts, to reasonable accuracy, the transformation strain tensor and captures the latent heat and thermal hysteresis to within an order of magnitude.     

Chaotic motion in a class of asymmetrical Kelvin type gyrostat satellite

This work is an investigation on the roots of chaotic attitudinal motion in a class of asymmetrical gyrostat satellites. The result shows that for a class of Kelvin type gyrostat satellite, there is an equivalent rigid spinning satellite with the same attitude dynamics. Finding some constants of motion and eliminating the cyclic coordinates, the rotational kinetic energy is changed to a quadratic form and using Jordan canonical form of the associated inertia tensor and transforming the coordinate system, the Hamiltonian has been changed to those of a rigid satellite. The Hamiltonian has been split into integrable and non-integrable parts. Using Deprit canonical transformation and Andoyer variables the integrable part has been reduced to a one-dimensional form. The reduced Hamiltonian shows that the regular dynamics of the satellite can be chaotic, under the influence of gravitational effects. To demonstrate various attitudinal dynamics of the satellite, a second-order Poincaré map is employed. This research shows firstly, that the attitudinal dynamics of Kelvin type gyrostat satellites and rigid satellites follow the same dynamical patterns, secondly, for non-linear analysis of dynamics of gyrostat satellite based on the perturbation methods, there is a preferable form for Hamiltonian of the system in the near-integrable fashion and thirdly the chaotic motion is originated from the gravitational field effects that can be suppressed by increasing the attitudinal energy of the satellite in comparison with the translational energy.     

一个适用于非线性板壳问题的广义变分原理

本文在现时拉格朗日(UL)描述下推导了适用于有限变形及率敏感非弹性材料的广义变分原理。以位移率和应变率为独立变量使它较适于在非弹性材料的板壳问题中应用。并推导了两种率敏感塑性模型(Bodner和Perzyna)的统一的计算增量表达形式。     

Time-domain Green’s functions for unsaturated soils. Part II: Three-dimensional solution

The presented paper has been dedicated to complete the closed form three-dimensional fundamental solutions of the governing differential equations for an unsaturated deformable porous media with linear elastic behavior and a symmetric spherical domain in both Laplace transform and time domains. The governing differential equations consist of equilibrium, air and water transfer equations including the suction effect and dissolved air in water. The obtained Green’s functions have been derived exactly, for the first time, using the linear form of the governing differential equations and considering the effects of non-linearity of the governing equations and have been verified in both frequency and time domains.     

An Exact Solution of Torsion Problem for an Incomplete Torus with Application to Helical Springs

An exact analytical solution for the torsion problem of an incomplete torus with a particular form of non-circular cross-section has been found. The solution extends for the close-coiled helical spring the known solution of the torsion problems for straight cylinders with circular and elliptical cross-sections. The pitch of helix is ignored. The hollow cross-sections of the particular form also demonstrate a closed form of analytical solution. The solution can be used for analysis of helical springs with non-circular wire profile.     

变分法在含边裂纹正交各向异性板中的应用

文中给出了含边裂纹正交各向异性板问题的特征函数展开式，然后利用变分法及边值条件确定展开式中的未知系数，从而可求得裂端应力强度因子。该方法即可应用于应力边界值和位移边界值问题，又适应混合边界值问题。数值计算结果证实了该方法的有效性。     

Mixed-mode interfacial adhesive strength of a thin film on an anisotropic substrate

The mixed-mode interfacial adhesion strength between a gold (Au) thin film and an anisotropic passivated silicon (Si) substrate is measured using laser-induced stress wave loading. Test specimens are prepared by bonding a fused silica (FS) prism to the back side of a 〈1 0 0〉 Si substrate with a thin silicon nitride (Si_xN_y) passivation layer deposited on the top surface. A high-amplitude stress wave is developed by pulsed laser ablation of a sacrificial absorbing layer on one of the lateral surfaces of the FS prism. Due to the negative non-linear elastic properties of the FS, the compressive stress wave evolves into a decompression shock with fast fall time. Careful selection of the incident angle between the pulse and the FS/Si interface generates a mode-converted shear wave in refraction, subjecting the Si_xN_y/Au thin film interface to dynamic mixed-mode loading, sufficient to cause interfacial fracture. A detailed analysis of the anisotropic wave propagation combined with interferometric measurements of surface displacements enables calculation of the interfacial stresses developed under mixed-mode loading. The mixed-mode interfacial strength is compared to the interfacial strength measured under purely tensile loading.     

Measurement of Mechanical Properties of Thin Film by Membrane Deflection Test

Micro-tensile properties of Au thin films were measured using a membrane deflection testing system. During the membrane deflection test, the deflection of the film was measured by an out-of-plane electronic speckle pattern interferometric (ESPI) system. From the measurement, the tensile loads and strains exerted on the membrane film during the deflection of the film could be determined. Quantitative analysis of the phase maps of the ESPI speckle patterns corresponding to the respective different deflection levels provided the deflection distribution along the testing section of the film. Test pieces were fabricated by electromachining process using 0.5 and 1. 0 μm thick Au films which were deposited on the silicon wafer by sputtering technique. Tensile properties, including elastic modulus, yield and tensile strength, were evaluated in the tensile stress-strain curve determined from the load-deflection relation. These properties were compared to those obtained from the micro-tensile tests. It was found that the yield and tensile strengths obtained from the deflection tests were lesser than those from the micro-tensile tests. Furthermore, the thickness effect, showing the increasing tendency of yield strength with decreasing thickness, was experimentally examined.     

Electrical explosion of conductors under pressure and the metal-nonmetal transition

By analysis of the thermodynamic and electrical properties of the liquid-metal phase during continuous change, it is shown that the metal-nonmetal transition line must coincide with, or be in the immediate neighborhood of, the spinodal-quasispinodal line. The law of corresponding states is adequately satisfied for this line. The dependence of the relative electrical resistance R/R₀ on the enthalpy H = H_T-H₀ (R₀ and H₀ are the values at T₀ = 298 ° K) was measured for Cu, Ag, Au, and Al during heating of a wire sample by a current pulse having a duration less than 10^–4 sec at pressures p up to 15 kbar. The effect of pressure on the relative resistance R/R₀ and the enthalpy H of these metals in the solid and liquid states was studied. It is shown that for p > (1–3) kbar the line for the pressure dependence of the initiation of an electrical explosion of a conductor corresponds to the line for the transition of metal into nonmetal. The critical temperature and critical pressure for Cu, Ag, Au, and Al were evaluated by using this relation.