Pseudomorphy, surface alloys and the role of elementary clusters on the domain orientations in the Cu/Al13Co4(100) system

We have used the pseudo-tenfold surface of the orthorhombic Al(13)Co(4) crystal as a template for the adsorption of Cu thin films of various thicknesses deposited at different temperatures. This study has been carried out by means of low energy electron diffraction (LEED), scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and x-ray photoelectron diffraction (XPD). From 300 to 573 K, Cu adatoms grow pseudomorphically up to one monolayer. At 300 K, the β-Al(Cu, Co) phase appears for coverages greater than one monolayer. For higher temperature deposition, the β-Al(Cu, Co) phase further transforms into the γ-Al(4)Cu(9) phase. Both β and γ phases grow as two (110) domains rotated by 72° ± 1° from each other. Instead of following the substrate symmetry, it is the orientations of the bipentagonal motifs present on the clean Al(13)Co(4)(100) surface that dictate the growth orientation of these domains. The initial bulk composition and structural complexity of the substrate have a minor role in the formation of the γ-Al(4)Cu(9) phase as long as the amount of Al and the Cu film thickness reach a critical stoichiometry.     

Comprehensive comparison of various techniques for the analysis of elemental distributions in thin films

The present work shows results on elemental distribution analyses in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films for solar cells performed by use of wavelength-dispersive and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX) in a scanning electron microscope, EDX in a transmission electron microscope, X-ray photoelectron, angle-dependent soft X-ray emission, secondary ion-mass (SIMS), time-of-flight SIMS, sputtered neutral mass, glow-discharge optical emission and glow-discharge mass, Auger electron, and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry, by use of scanning Auger electron microscopy, Raman depth profiling, and Raman mapping, as well as by use of elastic recoil detection analysis, grazing-incidence X-ray and electron backscatter diffraction, and grazing-incidence X-ray fluorescence analysis. The Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films used for the present comparison were produced during the same identical deposition run and exhibit thicknesses of about 2 μm. The analysis techniques were compared with respect to their spatial and depth resolutions, measuring speeds, availabilities, and detection limits.     

常压敞开式离子化质谱技术研究进展

近年来,无需复杂样品前处理、且在开放环境下实现离子化的常压敞开式离子化质谱技术( Ambientionization mass spectrometry,AI - MS)的研制与应用成为质谱学领域的前沿及备受关注的研究方向.该文综述了AI离子源的基本原理、特征与应用进展,并结合笔者研制的空气动力辅助离子化(Air flow assisted ionization,AFAI)技术,介绍了气流辅助常压敞开式离子化技术的基本特点及其应用.展望了常压敞开式离子化技术的发展趋势.     

Ionization of methane clusters in helium nanodroplets

The electron ionization of helium droplets doped with methane clusters is investigated for the first time using high-resolution mass spectrometry. The dominant ion products ejected into the gas phase are the unprotonated (CH(4))(n)(+) cluster ions along with the protonated ions, CH(5)(+)(CH(4))(n-1). The mass spectra show clear evidence for magic numbers, which are broadly consistent with icosahedral shell closings. However, unusual features were observed, including different magic numbers for CH(5)(+)(CH(4))(n-1) (n=55, 148) when compared to (CH(4))(n)(+) (n=54, 147). Possible interpretations for some of these differences are proposed. Products of the type [C(2)H(x)(CH(4))(n)](+), which result from ion-molecule chemistry, are also observed and these too show clear magic number features. Finally, we report the first observation of (CH(4))(n)(2+) dications from methane clusters. The threshold for dication survival occurs at n≥70 and is in good agreement with a liquid droplet model for fission of multiply charged ions. Furthermore, we present evidence showing that these dications are formed by an unusual two-step mechanism which is initiated by charge transfer to generate a monocation and is then followed by Penning ionization to generate a dication.     

圆柱尾流温度标量场的小波分析*

通过使用一排16根冷线探头排在多个空间点同时测量微加热圆柱的尾流温度场,用小波分析技术对瞬时温度场的时间序列信号进行多尺度分析,目的是研究不同尺度脉动温度对总体温度场的贡献.直径为d=12.7 mm的圆柱产生了被测的尾流,对应的雷诺数为5500,测量区域位于下游距离为2d和20d之间.基于小波多尺度分辨技术,尾流温度场被分解为不同温度脉动特征尺度的小波分量.通过分析这些小波分量的瞬时温度等值线图,能够直接观测到不同特征尺度的涡结构运动特征和湍流间歇过程.特别地,我们在近场区从原始信号分解获得的高频区域中发现了K-H涡的存在.不同尺度的温度方差沿流向的变化表明,在下游距离为x=3d和20d之间,中等尺度的结构比大尺度和小尺度结构对总的温度均方根的贡献更大.不同尺度的自相关函数表明,大尺度和中等尺度的结构显示出较大的相关性,而高频的小波分量则更快地失去了原有的拟序性.     

EXPONENTIAL STABILITY TO A NEUTRAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION OF FIRST ORDER WITH DELAY

In this paper, we study the exponential stability of the zero solution to a neutral diferential equation. By applying the Lyapunov-Krasovskiì functional approach, we prove a result on the stability of the zero solution. The result we obtained extends and generalizes the existing ones in the previous literature. Comparing with the previous results, our result is new and complements some known results.