Charge Reconfiguration in Isolated Quantum Dot Arrays

A high level of tunability and control over arrays of quantum dots are key ingredients toward the goal of scalable‐based qubit architectures. Increasing array size simultaneously increases the parameter space and therefore the tuning complexity. The electron reconfiguration behavior of quantum dot arrays isolated from the electron reservoirs is studied experimentally. Isolating a quantum dot array from the reservoirs does not only enable a high degree of control over the tunnel couplings but at the same time drastically simplifies the stability diagrams for small numbers of electrons trapped in the array. Experimental results on double, triple, and quadruple quantum dot arrays are presented and complementary model calculations allow the identification of all transitions observed in the experiment. Highly tunable long‐range transitions are observed in isolated triple quantum dots and evidence of higher‐order cotunneling is found for the quadruple quantum dot array.     

Magnetoresistance and spin-transfer torque in magnetic tunnel junctions

We comment on both recent progress and lingering puzzles related to research on magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs). MTJs are already being used in applications such as magnetic-field sensors in the read heads of disk drives, and they may also be the first device geometry in which spin-torque effects are applied to manipulate magnetic dynamics, in order to make non-volatile magnetic random access memory. However, there remain many unanswered questions about such basic properties as the magnetoresistance of MTJs, how their properties change as a function of tunnel-barrier thickness and applied bias, and what are the magnitude and direction of the spin-transfer-torque vector induced by a tunnel current.     

Assessment of Digital Image Correlation as a method of obtaining deformations of a structure under fluid load

Digital Image Correlation (DIC) is employed for the measurement of full-field deformation during fluid–structure interaction experiments in a wind tunnel. The methodology developed for the wind tunnel environment is quantitatively assessed. The static deformation error of the system is shown to be less than 0.8% when applied to a curved aerofoil specimen moved through known displacements using a micrometre. Enclosed camera fairings were shown to be required to minimise error due to wind induced camera vibration under aerodynamic loading. The methodology was demonstrated using a high performance curved foil, from a NACRA F20 sailing catamaran, tested within the University of Southampton RJ Mitchell, 3.5 mx2.4 m, wind tunnel. The aerodynamic forces induced in the wind tunnel are relatively small, compared with typical hydrodynamic loading, resulting in small deformations. The coupled deflection and blade twist is evaluated over the tip region (80–100% Span, measured from the root) for a range of wind speeds and angles of attack. Steady deformations at low angles of attack were shown to be well captured however unsteady deformations at higher angles of attack were observed as an increase in variability due to hardware limitations in the current DIC system. It is concluded that higher DIC sample rates are required to assess unsteady deformations in the future. The full field deformation data reveals limited blade twist for low angles of attack, below the stall angle. For larger angles, however, there is a tendency to reduce the effective angle of attack at the tip of the structure, combined with an unsteady structural response. This capability highlights the benefits of the presented methodology over fixed-point measurements as the three dimensional foil deflections can be assessed over a large tip region. In addition, the methodology demonstrates that very small deformations and twist angles can be resolved.     

基于流固耦合的锚索涡激振动抑制方法研究

悬浮隧道锚索的涡激振动会加剧锚索的疲劳破坏,进而影响悬浮隧道的使用寿命和安全.文章在海洋立管涡激振动抑制研究的基础上,考虑悬浮隧道锚索倾斜角度和来流方向的影响,采用流固耦合的数值方法,对整流罩方法和三控制杆方法的抑制效果进行了分析.结果表明,在顺来流方向,两种方法均具有良好的抑振效果;锚索有倾斜的情况下,三控制杆方法的效果会有所提升;但在来流方向改变时,整流罩方法具有较强的适应性.     

双目视觉技术在高超声速颤振风洞试验中的应用

以验证高超声速颤振风洞试验技术为目标,为了获取试验模型在风洞流场激励下的位移形貌,运用风洞试验的方法研究了某翼面模型的颤振特性。采用一种基于双目视觉系统的试验方法,系统主要由CCD相机、图像采集卡和控制计算机组成,通过立体视觉标定和数字图像处理技术解算出模型变形的形貌。试验结果表明,该方法应用成功,与CFD/CSD数值计算结果比对良好,验证了该技术在高超声速风洞试验中应用的可行性。     

Electric and thermo spin transfer torques in Fe/Vacuum/Fe tunnel junction

We present first-principle calculations of electric and thermo spin transfer torques (STT) in Fe/Vacuum(Vac)/Fe magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs). Our quantitative studies demonstrate rich bias dependence of STT and tunnel magneto resistance (TMR) behaviors with respect to the interface roughness. Thermoelectric effects in Fe/Vac/Fe MTJs is remarkable. We observe larger ZT of 6.2 in 8 ML clean Vacuum barrier, where the heavily restrained thermal conductance should be responsible for. Thermo-STT in Fe/Vac/Fe MTJs show same order as that in Fe/MgO/Fe MTJs with similar barrier thickness.     

区间可靠性分析方法及在地下隧道结构计算中的应用

基于工程结构不确定性的区间分析方法,本文将区间分析方法与可靠性分析方法相结合,探讨了一种可以获得区问可靠指标的可靠性分析方法.依据结构失效准则确定的功能函数在一定区间内变化,进而得出了可靠指标的变化区间,在得到区间可靠指标的同时也得到了一种反映结构稳健性的稳健可靠指标.结合区间有限元的优化计算方法,对某地下隧道结构进行了区间可靠性分析,所得区间可靠性指标合乎规律.     

风吹雪廓线的风洞实验研究

利用颗粒图像测速仪对新雪形成的风吹雪进行风洞实验研究, 给出了不同高度处雪粒粒径分布函数以及平均粒径廓线、雪粒数通量廓线的分布规律. 发现当摩阻风速大于0.5 m/s 时单宽输雪率与摩阻风速满足指数函数的关系, 小于0.5 m/s 时两者满足幂函数的关系, 总体而言, 单宽输雪率与摩阻风速呈线性关系.     

Structural characterizations of Co2MnSi/MgO/Co2MnSi magnetic tunnel junctions by transmission electron microscopy

We have investigated the structure of Co₂MnSi/MgO/Co₂MnSi magnetic tunneling junctions with different tunnel magnetoresistance values depending on the in situ annealing temperatures just after the deposition of the upper Co₂MnSi electrodes. The nano-beam diffraction patterns indicated that the degree of order of the upper Co₂MnSi electrode annealed at 550 °C was higher than that of an electrode annealed at 400 °C. Moreover, the degree of the L2₁ order of the upper Co₂MnSi electrode annealed at 550 °C was even lower than that of the lower Co₂MnSi electrode annealed at an almost equal temperature of 600 °C. Atomic-scale observation using a high-angle annular dark-field (HAADF) method distinctly showed the existence of the L2₁-ordered regions in the B2-ordered matrix in the upper Co₂MnSi electrode annealed at 400 °C.