The structure and optical properties of SiC film on Si (111) substrate with a ZnO buffer layer by RF-magnetron sputtering technique

We have fabricated a multiply layer SiC/ZnO on Si substrates using the RF-magnetron sputtering technique with the targets of a single crystalline SiC and a polycrystalline ZnO. The as-deposited films were annealed in the temperature range of 600–1000 °C under nitrogen ambient. We have observed a strong ultraviolet (UV) emission (370 nm) from the as-deposited SiC/ZnO film and an intense violet emission (412 nm) from the film annealed at high temperature (1000 °C) under nitrogen ambient. The SiC film quality and the PL intensities are considered to be strongly dependent on the crystalline quality of the ZnO buffer layer. With the increase of the annealing temperature, the crystalline quality of the ZnO buffer layer is improved, resulting in the improvement of the SiC film quality and the increase of the PL intensities. The thin films have been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to provide the evidences of photoluminescence (PL). We suggest that the UV emission could be attributed to the nanocrystal silicon particles, that the 395 nm band is related to ZnO buffer layer and has a great relation to the crystalline quality of the ZnO film, and that the violet emission is associated with the emission luminescence from 6H-SiC, which bears on the SiC film quality. The obtained results are expected to have important applications in modern optoelectronic devices.     

Incomplete idempotent Schröder quasigroups and related packing designs

Summary In this paper it is proved that, for any positive integern 2, 3 (mod 4),n 7, there exists an incomplete idempotent Schröder quasigroup with one hole of size two IISQ(n, 2) except forn = 10. It is also proved that for any positive integern 0, 1 (mod 4), there exists an idempotent Schröder quasigroup ISQ(n) except forn = 5 and 9. These results completely determine the spectrum of ISQ(n) and provide an application to the packing of a class of edge-coloured block designs.Research supported by NSERC grant A-5320.Research supported by NSFC grant 19231060-2.     

Syntheses,Structures and Photocatalytic Degradation Properties of Two Copper(Ⅱ)Coordination Polymers with Flexible Bis(imidazole)Ligand

Two copper(Ⅱ)coordination polymers{[Cu(bib)(nip)]·1.5H2O}n(1)and[Cu2(bib)(glu)2]n(2)(bib= 1,4-bis(2-methyl-imidazol-1-yl)butane,H2nip = 5-nitroisophthalic acid,...     

桑蚕种良卵率调查中样本间卵粒数的偏差控制方法

桑蚕种良卵率是蚕种质量检验的重要指标,控制样本间卵粒数的偏差是保证良卵率准确性的关键。通过对桑蚕卵粒重的调查分析,得出其分布服从正态分布。若从一批蚕种中抽取1g卵作为样本,则来自同一总体的2个样本的卵粒数之差不超过16粒,其置信概率为95%;当置信概率取99%时,两个样本的卵粒数之差不超过21粒。文章为蚕业生产提供了一种实用的克卵粒数偏差控制方法。     

Vibrational circular dichroism in hydrogen bond systems: Part II. Vibrational circular dichroism of the OH stretching vibration in 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol

Vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) of the OH stretching band in 2,2-dimethyl-1,3- dioxolane-4-methanol has been studied. The OH stretching vibration for the intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded species in the (R)-enantiomer gives rise to a positive VCD band but no VCD band for the hydrogen-bond free species. It is shown that the G⁻G⁺ conformation in the intramolecular hydrogen bond system

gives a positive VCD band for the OH stretching vibration. The thermodynamic parameters in equilibrium between the free and intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded species have been determined as ΔH =−7.8 kJ mol⁻¹ and ΔS = −18 kJ K⁻¹ mol⁻¹.     

Exact solutions and symmetry analysis for the limiting probability distribution of quantum walks

In the literature, there are numerous studies of one-dimensional discrete-time quantum walks (DTQWs) using a moving shift operator. However, there is no exact solution for the limiting probability distributions of DTQWs on cycles using a general coin or swapping shift operator. In this paper, we derive exact solutions for the limiting probability distribution of quantum walks using a general coin and swapping shift operator on cycles for the first time. Based on the exact solutions, we show how to generate symmetric quantum walks and determine the condition under which a symmetric quantum walk appears. Our results suggest that choosing various coin and initial state parameters can achieve a symmetric quantum walk. By defining a quantity to measure the variation of symmetry, deviation and mixing time of symmetric quantum walks are also investigated.     

偏轴双筒柱电流的磁场

利用双极柱坐标对圆柱电流磁矢量势分布进行变换,给出偏心双筒电流的磁矢量势分布,进而求解了偏心双筒电流在两筒之间的磁感应强度分布.     

Graphitization of activated carbon under high pressures and high temperatures

Activated carbon was treated at 5.0 GPa up to 1600 ^°C and the structural evolution in the graphitization process was investigated. The graphitization temperature is reduced to 1200 ^°C at 5 GPa, as reflected by x-ray diffraction patterns. Honeycomb-like structures come into being in the high-pressure sintering temperature range of 1000–1100 ^°C and slice-like structures appear after graphitization. Raman frequency and half width drop drastically near the graphitization temperature, and the appearance of D and D′ lines indicates there are still some disorder structures in the graphitized activated carbon.     

Orientation dependence of the electrocaloric effect of ferroelectric bilayer thin films

An analytical thermodynamic theory is applied to investigate the electrocaloric effect of ferroelectric BaTiO₃/SrTiO₃ bilayer thin films with different orientations at room temperature. Theoretical analysis indicates that the strong electrostatic coupling between the layers results in the suppression of ferroelectricity at a critical relative thickness which occurs approximately at 50%, 23%, and 12% of SrTiO₃ fraction in the (001), (110), and (111) bilayer thin films, respectively. The ferroelectric bilayer thin films are respected to have the largest electrocaloric effect at this critical relative thickness. Moreover, the electrocaloric effect strongly depends on the orientation and the (110) oriented bilayer thin films have the largest electrocaloric effect. Consequently, control of the orientation and the relative thickness of SrTiO₃ layer can be used to adjust the electrocaloric effect of ferroelectric bilayer thin films, which may provide the potential for practical application in refrigeration devices.