CHAOS EXPANSION OF LOCAL TIME OF FRACTIONAL BROWNIAN MOTIONS

We find the chaos expansion of local time ? _T ^(H)(x,·) of fractional Brownian motion with Hurst coefficient H∈(0,1) at a point x∈R ^d . As an application we show that when H ₀ d<1 then ? _T ^(H)(x,·)∈L ²(μ). Here μ denotes the probability law of B ^(H) and H ₀=max{H ₁,…,H _d }. In particular, we show that when d=1 then ? _T ^(H)(x,·)∈L ²(μ) for all H∈(0,1).     

Stationary Solution of a Stochastic Nosocomial Epidemic Model in Hospital Intensive Care Units

In this article, the authors consider a stochastic differential equation model of an antibiotic resistant infection epidemic in a hospital intensive care unit. A set of criteria on the existence of the stationary solution and its dynamical behavior are obtained. Numerical simulations are also performed to verify the results.     

Modeling of polycrystals with gradient crystal plasticity: A comparison of strategies

This paper treats the computational modeling of size dependence in microstructure models of metals. Different gradient crystal plasticity strategies are analyzed and compared. For the numerical implementation, a dual-mixed finite element formulation which is suitable for parallelization is suggested. The paper ends with a representative numerical example for polycrystals.     

Magnetic transition and large reversible magnetocaloric effect in EuCu1.75P2 compound

The magnetocaloric effect(MCE) in EuCu1.75P2 compound is studied by the magnetization and heat capacity measurements.Magnetization and modified Arrott plots indicate that the compound undergoes a second-order phase transition at TC ～ 51 K.A large reversible MCE is observed around TC.The values of maximum magnetic entropy change(-△SxMma) reach 5.6 J·kg-1·K-1 and 13.3 J·kg-1·K-1 for the field change of 2 T and 7 T,respectively,with no obvious hysteresis loss in the vicinity of Curie temperature.The corresponding maximum adiabatic temperature changes(△Tadmax) are evaluated to be 2.1 K and 5.0 K.The magnetic transition and the origin of large MCE in EuCu1.75P2 are also discussed.     

Phase behaviors in a binary mixture of diblock copolymers confined between two parallel walls

The phase behaviors in a binary mixture of diblock copolymers confined between two parallel walls are investigated by using a cell dynamics simulation of the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau theory.The morphological dependence of the wall-block interaction and the distance between walls(confinement degree) has been systematically studied,and the effect of repulsive interactions between different monomers is also discussed.It is interesting that multiple novel morphological transitions are observed by changing these factors,and various multilayered sandwich structures are formed in the mixture.Furthermore,the parametric dependence and physical reasons for the microdomain growth and orientational order transitions are discussed.From the simulation,we find that much richer morphologies can form in a binary mixture of diblock copolymers than those in a pure diblock copolymer.Our results provide an insight into the phase behaviors under parallel wall confinement and may provide guidance for experimentalists.This model system can also give a simple way to realize orientational order transition in soft materials through confinement.     

Lead zirconate titanate behaviors in an LDMOS

The behaviors of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) deposited as the dielectric for high-voltage devices are investigated experimentally and theoretically. The devices demonstrate not only high breakdown voltages above 350 V, but also excellent memory behaviors. A drain current-gate voltage (ID-VG) memory window of about 2.2 V is obtained at the sweep voltages of ±10 V for the 350-V laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS). The retention time of about 270 s is recorded for the LDMOS through a controlled ID-VG measurement. The LDMOS with memory behaviors has potential to be applied in future power conversion circuits to boost the performance of the energy conversion system.     

Influence of Ag doping on the critical behavior of the heat capacity of manganites

The critical behavior of the heat capacity of Ag doped manganites is studied. Changing regularities of universal critical parameters near the critical point are determined. All investigated samples up to t _min ≈ 10^?3 correspond to 3D Heisenberg universality class of the critical behavior. The universality class of critical behavior of La_{1 – x} Ag _y MnO₃ (y ≤ x) heat capacity is shown to be Ag-concentration independent.     

Thermal Dehydration and Vibrational Studies of ZnK4(P3O9)2 · 6H2O

The thermal dehydration of ZnK₄(P₃O₉)₂ · 6H₂O was studied in the range 25–500°C by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA and DSC) and X‐ray diffraction. We found, based on the TGA and DSC scans, the dehydration of this salt takes place in three stages with a loss of the six water molecules. The infrared and Raman spectra of ZnK₄(P₃O₉)₂ · 6H₂O have been recorded and interpreted using a factor group analysis. The internal modes are assigned in terms of POP and PO₂ structural units using experimental and theoretical IR and Raman frequencies.     

Influence of Ba-substitution on the structural and ferroelectric properties of Pb1− x Ba x Zr0.40Ti0.60O3 ceramic materials

This work presents a comprehensive study about the influence of Ba-substitution on the structural and ferroelectric properties of Pb_1?x Ba _x Zr_0.40Ti_0.60O₃ (PBZT) ceramic system. Pb_1?x Ba _x Zr_0.40Ti_0.60O₃ ceramic samples were then prepared by solid state reaction method and characterized as a function of composition and temperature by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and impedance spectroscopy techniques. The dielectric measurements show that the substitution of Pb²⁺ for Ba²⁺ ions leads to a diffuse behavior of the dielectric permittivity curves for all samples and that only the x?=?0.50 sample presents a typical relaxor behavior. In good agreement with dielectric measurements, the structural phase transition study showed a phase transition from a tetragonal structure with P4mm space group to a cubic structure with Pm-3m space group for all samples, except for the x?=?0.50 sample were a cubic structure was observed in the complete temperature interval measured.     

Essential Work of Fracture Parameters of Injection-Molded Polypropylene/Polyolefin Elastomer Blends

The influence of polyolefin elastomer (POE) content on the fracture behavior of injection-molded polypropylene (PP)/POE blends was evaluated by means of the essential work of fracture (EWF) method. The results indicated that the EWF approach worked well for the PP/POE blends when POE content was 0～7.5 wt% of the blends. The specific essential work of fracture (w _e) increased with increasing POE content, and the dominant factor that affected w _e was the necking and subsequent fracture process. The specific nonessential work of fracture (βw _p) slightly decreased with increasing POE content, while the specific plastic work (w _p) showed an increasing trend with the decrease of the shape factor (β) of the specimen. Finally, it was shown that w _e could be predicted reasonably well via the COD values.