FREE DEFORMATION RETRACTION IN INJECTIVE METRIC SPACES

In this paper the authors establish the concept of generalized ball-intersection (GBI) and prove that an injective metric space is freely contractible to its each GBI, which generalizes a result of Isbell from a point to a GBI.     

Microelectromagnet for magnetic manipulation in lab-on-a-chip systems

We demonstrate a simple scheme for fabrication of microelectromagnets consisting of planar spiral coils semi-encapsulated in soft magnetic yokes using conventional microfabrication techniques. The microelectromagnets are suitable for applications operating at frequencies below 250 kHz. Conventional fabrication schemes for planar microelectromagnets typically rely on five mask steps. We allow the current to flow in the soft magnetic yoke and thereby two mask steps are eliminated. We have characterized the electromagnets electrically, the results agree well with theory, and the implications arising from current flowing in the magnetic yoke are discussed. We have integrated the microelectromagnets with microfluidic channels, and demonstrated separation of commercially available magnetic beads from a fluid in a microfluidic system, i.e. a lab-on-a-chip system.     

Hydrothermal synthesis and Magnetocaloric effect of La0.5Ca0.3Sr0.2MnO3

The hydrothermal synthesis and magnetic entropy change for the perovskite manganite La_0.5Ca_0.3Sr_0.2MnO₃ have been studied. The La_0.5Ca_0.3Sr_0.2MnO₃ can be produced as phase-pure, crystalline powders in one step from solutions of metal salts in aqueous potassium hydroxide solution at a temperature of 513 K in 72 h. Scanning electron microscopy shows that the materials are made up of cuboid-shaped particles in typical dimension of 4.0×2.5×1.6 μm. Heat treatment can improve the magnetocaloric effect for the hydrothermal sample. The maximum magnetic entropy change ΔS_M for the as-prepared sample is 0.88 J kg⁻¹ K⁻¹ at 315 K for a magnetic field change of 2.0 T. It increases to 1.52 J kg⁻¹ K⁻¹, near its Curie temperature (317 K) by annealing the sample at 1473 K for 6 h. The hydrothermal synthesis method is a feasible route to prepare high-quality perovskite material for magnetic refrigeration application.     

脉冲激光偏振方向对氮分子高次谐波的影响——基于含时密度泛函理论的模拟

采用含时密度泛函方法,结合赝势模型和电子交换相关作用的广义梯度近似,模拟了氮分子在超强飞秒激光脉冲作用下的高次谐波产生现象,并研究了激光脉冲偏振方向对氮分子高次谐波的影响.结果表明氮分子的高次谐波谱具有典型原子谐波谱的特征;谐波谱强度随着θ(激光偏振方向与分子轴向夹角)的增大而减小.这与J.Itatanl在Nature上报道的实验结果基本一致.     

单脉冲和多脉冲飞秒激光对单层光学薄膜的损伤

 利用掺钛的蓝宝石飞秒激光系统输出的单脉冲和多脉冲飞秒激光(中心波长800 nm，脉宽50 fs，靶面聚焦直径Ф 40 μm)，分别对BK7玻璃基底上厚约500 nm的单层HfO₂和单层ZrO₂薄膜进行辐照，得到了这两种薄膜在1-on-1和1 000-on-1测试方法下的激光损伤阈值。实验发现，两种方法下HfO₂单层膜的阈值均比ZrO₂单层膜的阈值高。从简化的Keldysh多光子离化理论出发，认为HfO₂薄膜材料的带比ZrO₂的宽是导致上述结果的主要原因。同时，同一种薄膜的多脉冲下的阈值比单脉冲下的低，原因是多脉冲下，飞秒激光对光学薄膜的损伤存在累积效应。     

排列形状及阵列数目对纳米导线阵列场发射性能的影响

为了进一步研究纳米导线阵列的排列形状以及阵列数目对其场发射行为的影响，利用镜像悬浮球模型对正方形以及六边形排列的纳米导线阵列的场发射行为进行计算与模拟，近似的得到纳米导线阵列的场发射增强因子满足如下的变化趋势：β=h/ρ(1/1+W)+1/2(1/1+W)²+3,其中h为纳米导线的高度，ρ为纳米导线的半径，W是以R为自变量的函数，R为纳米导线阵列的间距.结果显示纳米导线阵列的排列形状对其场发射性能的影响较小，而阵列间距则是影响场发射性能的关键因素：当R<R₀时，场发射增强因子随着阵列间距的减小而急剧减小；当R>R₀时，场发射增强因子基本不变，其中R₀为导线阵列场发射的最佳间距.进一步研究表明改变纳米导线阵列的数目基本不会改变阵列的场发射性能随间距的变化趋势，但是随着阵列数目的增加，R₀会有一定程度的减小，场发射增强因子也会降低. 关键词： 纳米导线 场发射 增强因子 阵列数目     

过量Zn对β-Zn4Sb3热电性能影响的研究

采用真空熔融缓冷方法制备了单相β-Zn4Sb3以及含有过量Zn的β-Zn4Sb3块体热电材料.在300—700K的温度范围内测试了材料的电导率、Seebeck系数和热导率,研究了β-Zn4Sb3化合物中过量Zn的分布状态及其对材料热电性能的影响规律.结果表明：过量的Zn作为第二相较均匀的分布在β-Zn4Sb3的晶界上,随着Zn含量增加,材料电导率和热导率上升,Seebeck系数下降,Zn第二相的引入能有效提高材料的功率因子,Zn过量2at%的材料在700K时其ZT值达到1.10.     

300kVA高温超导变压器电流引线漏热损耗的测量

电流引线是高温超导变压器的主要外部漏热来源,它的漏热量直接影响了超导变压器的经济性能,因此,引线的设计与漏热测量一直备受关注。文中构建了一个实验方案,运用量热法测量低压引线的漏热,并将试验结果与仿真预期值进行了对比和分析,从而验证了仿真设计的正确性。