SINGLE AND DOUBLE EDGE INTERFACE CRACK SOLUTIONS FOR ARBITRARY FORMS OF MATERIAL COMBINATION

In this paper interfacial edge crack problems are considered by the application of the finite element method. The stress intensity factors are accurately determined from the ratio of crack-tip-stress value between the target given unknown and reference problems. The reference problem is chosen to produce the singular stress fields proportional to those of the given unknown problem. Here the original proportional method is improved through utilizing very refined meshes and post-processing technique of linear extrapolation. The results for a double-edge interface crack in a bonded strip are newly obtained and compared with those of a single-edge interface crack for different forms of combination of material. It is found that the stress intensity factors should be compared in the three different zones of relative crack lengths. Different from the case of a cracked homogeneous strip, the results for the double edge interface cracks are found to possibly be bigger than those for a single edge interface crack under the same relative crack length.     

Temperature Dependence of Integrated Intensity Bands in IR-Absoption Spectra of (NH4)2AF6 Complexes

The contribution refers to the temperature dependence of IR-absorption spectra (NH₄)₂AF₆ (A - Si and Ge). It is found that with temperature decreasing, the integrated intensities of the bands corresponding to anion fundamentals, increase, while those of cation, decrease. An explanation is given to the phenomena detected, which is based on variations in the strength of the outer-sphere interaction with the temperature, and subsequent redistribution of electron density.     

Analysis of polished polycrystalline diamond using dual beam focused ion beam microscopy

This paper presents a study on polycrystalline diamond (PCD) polished by dynamic friction polishing (DFP) with the aid of advanced dual beam FIB (focused ion beam) microscopy. After disclosing a variety of wear tracks by DFP using electron imaging in combination with the ion channelling effect, a dual beam FIB was successfully employed at wear track sites to specifically create both the large cross-sectional specimen for microanalysis and thin foil for nanoanalysis. The study concluded that the polished PCD subsurface was free from microscale cracking. However, the attached debris layer on the top surface contained metal oxides and non-diamond carbon phase with inhomogeneous distributions of C, Fe, Cr, Ni, Si and O across the layer. An attached layer directly above a diamond grain was composed of essentially amorphous carbon, suggesting that a direct phase transformation from diamond crystalline to amorphous occurred during DFP.     

Focused ion beam preparation of samples for X‐ray nanotomography

The preparation of hard material samples with the necessary size and shape is critical to successful material analysis. X‐ray nanotomography requires that samples are sufficiently thin for X‐rays to pass through the sample during rotation for tomography. One method for producing samples that fit the criteria for X‐ray nanotomography is focused ion beam/scanning electron microscopy (FIB/SEM) which uses a focused beam of ions to selectively mill around a region of interest and then utilizes a micromanipulator to remove the milled‐out sample from the bulk material and mount it on a sample holder. In this article the process for preparing X‐ray nanotomography samples in multiple shapes and sizes is discussed. Additionally, solid‐oxide fuel cell anode samples prepared through the FIB/SEM technique underwent volume‐independence studies for multiple properties such as volume fraction, average particle size, tortuosity and contiguity to observe the characteristics of FIB/SEM samples in X‐ray nanotomography.     

三维动态裂纹问题的超奇异积分方程法

基于弹性材料的动态基本方程，结合广义Betti-Rayleigh互易等式与时域下的边界积分方程，推导得到时域下的超奇异积分方程组。引入Laplace域下的动态基本解，将经过主部分析的积分核函数分解为静态和动态部分，其中动态积分核不具有奇异性。在裂纹前沿附近单元，采用与理论分析一致的平方根位移模型。结合Lubich时间卷积实现拉氏变换，采用配置点法计算超奇异积分，获得问题的数值解。并针对椭圆裂纹算例编写Fortran程序，得到冲击荷载作用下张开型裂纹的动态应力强度因子变化规律，数值结果稳定且收敛速度快。     

Characteristic material parameters of CIGS solar cell related with device performance

CIGS solar cells with power conversion efficiency (PCE) in the range of 1.82%–12.30% were obtained by using two-step process, and were further analyzed through various measurement techniques. Material parameters showed diverse values and some trends depending on the device performance. The lower performance device showed small integrated PL intensity, short minority life time, larger defect density and lower activation energy, whereas the higher performance device showed opposite values. We investigated relationship between material parameters and PCE of solar cells, and found that some physical parameters such as integrated PL intensity, minority life time, defect density, and difference between band gap and activation energy (E_g-E_a), which all reflect defect states in bulk and at pn interface, are strongly related with PCE and would be used as a good indicator to evaluate device performance quickly.     

Three-dimensional interfacial fracture analysis of a one-dimensional hexagonal quasicrystal coating

In this paper, the three-dimensional (3D) interfacial fracture is analyzed in a one-dimensional (1D) hexagonal quasicrystal (QC) coating structure under mechanical loading. A planar interface crack with arbitrary shape is studied by a displacement discontinuity method. Fundamental solutions of interfacial concentrated displacement discontinuities are obtained by the Hankel transform technique, and the corresponding boundary integral-differential equations are constructed with the superposition principle. Green’s functions of constant interfacial displacement discontinuities within a rectangular element are derived, and a boundary element method is proposed for numerical simulation. The singularity of stresses near the crack front is investigated, and the stress intensity factors (SIFs) as well as energy release rates (ERRs) are determined. Finally, relevant influencing factors on the fracture behavior are discussed.     

浙江省城镇建设用地空间扩展时空特征分析

运用1990~2015年浙江省6期土地利用数据, 使用扩展速率、扩展强度、分形维数等指标分析浙江省城镇建设用地空间格局. 结果表明 (1)1990~2015年, 浙江省城镇建设用地增长在5个时期呈现“W”趋势, 从不同行政等级来看, 扩展速度的发展趋势具有一致性, 2000~2005年是浙江省不同行政等级的城市城镇用地扩展速度的最快阶段. (2)从扩展强度来看, 浙江省在2000~ 2005年对城镇用地扩展最大, 其他时期基本维持稳定. 地势平缓的城市往往开发强度大, 丘陵地区的城市处于缓慢扩展阶段. (3)浙江省城镇用地空间结构的分形维数和稳定性特征存在波动性. 城镇用地的空间结构特征与城镇用地增长过程和发展阶段具有一定的联系. (4)浙江省城镇用地重心受到地形限制明显. 西南地区受到丘陵地形影响, 重心移动方向大多数与斜长的峡谷平行; 北部平原区域的城镇用地的重心变化往往受到经济等社会因素影响较大. (5)浙江省城镇建设用地空间扩展的影响因素上存在一定规律, 可看出1995年、2010年、2015年主要倾向于社会经济的影响, 在2000年、2005年则倾向于自然因素的影响.     

Side-lobeless far-field spectrum of a short pulse from a circular aperture with Gaussian form of transmittance

The spectrum change of a Gaussian pulse in the far field is studied with the Fresnel diffraction integral when it is incident on an aperture with Gaussian form transmittance. It is found that the side-lobes of the diffracted spectral intensity, which exist in a normal circular aperture with unit transmittance, can be eliminated completely under such a condition. Also, the red shift and blue shift of the spectral intensity maximum of the incident pulse are presented.