Effect of pressure and space between electrodes on the deposition of SiN_xH_y films in a capacitively coupled plasma reactor

The fluid model, also called the macroscopic model, is commonly used to simulate low temperature and low pressure radiofrequency plasma discharges. By varying the parameters of the model, numerical simulation allows us to study several cases, providing us the physico-chemical information that is often difficult to obtain experimentally. In this work, using the fluid model, we employ numerical simulation to show the effect of pressure and space between the reactor electrodes on the fundamental properties of silicon plasma diluted with ammonia and hydrogen. The results show the evolution of the fundamental characteristics of the plasma discharge as a function of the variation of the pressure and the distance between the electrodes. By examining the pressure-distance product in a range between 0.3 Torr 2.7 cm and 0.7 Torr 4 cm, we have determined the optimal pressure-distance product that allows better deposition of hydrogenated silicon nitride(Si N_x H_y)films which is 0.7 Torr 2.7 cm.     

(2+1)-Dimensional Gravity Coupled to a Dust Shell: Quantization in Terms of Global Phase Space Variables

Theoretical and Mathematical Physics - We perform a canonical analysis of a model in which gravity is coupled to a spherically symmetric dust shell in 2+1 space-time dimensions. The result is a...     

Leaching of El-Missikat low-grade fluoritized uranium ore by sulfuric acid: mechanism and kinetic

A well-characterized low-grade fluoritized uranium samples from new occurrence in Gabal El-Missikat prospect, Eastern Desert, Egypt was subjected to sulfuric acid leaching. The effects of leaching parameters on uranium dissolution mechanism were investigated. The shrinking core model was used to model leaching reactions. The kinetics equations indicates that the reactions appear to be controlled by layer diffusion process. The activation energy for uranium dissolution was evaluated. Low activation energy value (2.54 kJ mol⁻¹) confirm the diffusion layer mechanism. The presence of fluoride ions in the solution increases the dissolution of uranium. The optimum process operating parameters were: sulfuric acid concentration: 1.5 M, solid–liquid ratio: 1:3, contact time 8 h; agitation speed rate 200 rpm; and ore particle size − 75 µm at temperature 60 °C, in the absence of an external oxidant. Under these experimental conditions, the extraction efficiency of uranium was about 91%.

     

The influence of ultrasonic irradiation on catalytic performance of ZnO nanoparticles toward the synthesis of chiral 1-substituted-1H-tetrazolederivatives from α-amino acid ethyl esters

In this work, a simple and greener protocol for the synthesis of 1-substituted 1H-tetrazole derived from α-amino acid ethyl esters was demonstrated in the presence of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) under conventional conditions, with heating (at 60 and 80°C and under reflux) compared with ultrasonic. The effect of solvent was investigated to reveal that the solvent system CH₃CN/H₂O was optimum to obtain 1-substituted 1H-tetrazole in high yield. In addition, the effect of irradiation power was studied, which showed that the yield of the reaction was improved at 200 W and the reaction time was shortened to be 30 min. Also, an improvement in the rate of the reaction and the yield of the products was observed when reactions were carried out under sonication conditions in the presence of ZnO NPs compared with conventional methods using various zinc salts as catalysts. The yields of tetrazole compounds 2a–i under sonication were determined (88–96%). Furthermore, the investigated heterogeneous catalytic system was recycled and reused for five runs with significant production of tetrazole 2a as a model target compound in excellent yields at each reaction cycle. In general, the investigated synthetic strategy for the heterocyclization of α-amino acid ethyl ester derivatives to 1-substituted 1H-tetrazoles was in agreement with the green chemistry point of view.     

Long waves between a subsonic gas flow-film interface flowing down an inclined plate

The present work deals with temporal stability properties of a falling liquid film down an inclined plane in the presence of a parallel subsonic gas flow. The waves are described by evolution equation previously derived as a generalization of the model for the Newtonian liquid. We confirm linear stability results of the basic flow using the Orr–Sommerfeld analysis to that obtained by long wave approximation analysis. The non-linear stability criteria of the model are discussed analytically and stability branches are obtained. Finally, the solitary wave solutions at the liquid–gas interface are discussed, using specially envelope transform and direct ansatz approach to Ginzburg–Landau equation. The influence of different parameters governing the flow on the stability behavior of the system is discussed in detail.     

Rings all of whose right ideals are U-modules

The notion of a U-module was introduced and thoroughly investigated in [11 Ibrahim, Y., Yousif, M. F. (2017). U-modules. Comm. Algebra, doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/00927872.2017.1339064.[Crossref] , [Google Scholar]] as a strict and simultaneous generalization of quasi-continuous, square-free and automorphism-invariant modules. In this paper a right R-module M is called a U*-module if every submodule of M is a U-module, and a ring R is called a right U*-ring if R_R is a U*-module. We show that M is a U*-module iff whenever A and B are submodules of M with A?B and A∩B = 0, A⊕B is a semisimple summand of M; equivalently M = X⊕Y, where X is semisimple, Y is square-free, and X &; Y are orthogonal. In particular, a ring R is a right U*-ring iff R is a direct product of a square-full semisimple artinian ring and a right square-free ring. Moreover, right U*-rings are shown to be directly-finite, and if the ring is also an exchange ring then it satisfies the substitution property, has stable-range 1, and hence is stably-finite. These results are non-trivial extensions of similar ones on rings all of whose right ideals are either quasi-continuous or auto-invariant.     

Sunlight-induced photocatalytic degradation of acetaminophen over efficient carbon doped TiO2 (CTiO2) nanoparticles

Carbon doped titanium oxide (CTiO₂) photocatalyst was successfully synthesized by the sol–gel method. The crystal structure, surface morphology, and optical properties of CTiO₂ have been characterized by X-ray diffraction, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area (S_BET), scanning electron microscope, UV–Vis, X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier transform infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The photocatalytic degradation of acetaminophen (AMP) in aqueous solution, seawater, and polluted seawater has been investigated by using the synthesized photocatalyst under irradiation of UV and natural sunlight. The effectiveness of CTiO₂ compared to pure TiO₂ toward the photocatalytic removal of AMP was significantly observed. The optimized conditions including catalyst dose, initial concentration of AMP and solution pH were also studied for effective photocatalytic removal. The highest degradation rate was obtained when 2.0 g L^?1 of the catalyst was used at pH 7. The kinetic results revealed that the photocatalytic degradation of AMP using CTiO₂ obeyed a pseudo-first-order reaction kinetics.

     

A New Family of Continuous Probability Distributions

In this paper, a new parametric compound G family of continuous probability distributions called the Poisson generalized exponential G (PGEG) family is derived and studied. Relevant mathematical properties are derived. Some new bivariate G families using the theorems of “Farlie-Gumbel-Morgenstern copula”, “the modified Farlie-Gumbel-Morgenstern copula”, “the Clayton copula”, and “the Renyi’s entropy copula” are presented. Many special members are derived, and a special attention is devoted to the exponential and the one parameter Pareto type II model. The maximum likelihood method is used to estimate the model parameters. A graphical simulation is performed to assess the finite sample behavior of the estimators of the maximum likelihood method. Two real-life data applications are proposed to illustrate the importance of the new family.     

Synthesis,Antimicrobial, and Brine Shrimps Lethality Assays of 3,3‐Diaryl‐4‐(1‐methyl‐1H‐indol‐3‐yl)azetidin‐2‐ones

The paper describes the synthesis, characterization data, and biological activity (antibacterial, antifungal, and brine shrimps lethality) of new azetidin‐2‐ones. The compounds have been synthesized by the reaction of diarylketenes, generated in situ from thermal decomposition of the 2‐diazo‐1,2‐diarylethanones, with N‐(1‐methyl‐1H‐indol‐3‐yl)methyleneamines. The compounds have been characterized by elemental analysis and spectral (IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, and MS) data. The paper also reports the results of antibacterial, antifungal, and brine shrimps lethality assays of these compounds. Some of the compounds exhibited significant biological activity.