Damage zone produced by the bombardment of stainless steel using Ti nitride PVD coatings

This paper presents the damage zone and defects produced by TiN thin film deposition on stainless steel using DC magnetron sputtering to produce collisions between the TiN ions and the substrate. The PVD process used a low operative pressure, reducing the bombardment damage on the substrate, in comparison with other methods.Internal friction (IF) and elastic modulus measurements were carried out in TiN-PVD coated AISI 304 stainless steel, using a sub-resonant torsion pendulum (f ≅ 1 Hz) and a vibrant-reed instrument (f ≅ 10³ Hz). Some experiments showed several internal friction peaks, which are attributed to dislocation relaxation and to martensitic transformation from γ to α′. The characterization was carried out with X-ray, AFM and SEM. Analysis of X-ray peaks indicates a residual deformation in the order of 0.0005-0.0009 for γ-phase and 0.0006-0.00204 for α′-phase. Two methods are presented to determine the adhesion energy by IF in coated materials: for the first the enthalpy is determined by means of isochronal IF measurements, while for the second it is determined using isothermal measurements. These produce an image of damage caused by the bombardment on the substrate, especially of the residual defects.     

The Imbert-Fedorov shift of paraxial light beams

We present a solution to the problem of reflection and transmission of a polarized paraxial light beam at an interface between two homogeneous media by using a two-form amplitude and an extension matrix to represent the vectorial angular spectrum of a three-dimensional (3D) light beam. We derive general formulas for the Imbert-Fedorov (IF) shift of the reflected and transmitted beams of a polarized paraxial light beam. The IF shift of two different types of polarized beams is calculated, and the influence of the polarization state and the polarization feature of the vectorial angular spectrum on the IF shift is discussed.     

Scaling analysis of phase transition in Hg-based superconductor

With the vibrating-reed technique, the internal friction (IF) Q⁻¹ is measured for sing-phase (Hg_0.66Pb_0.34)Ba₂Ca₂Cu₃O_8+x superconductor as a function of temperature at low applied magnetic field up to 0.5 T and as a function of frequency at normal state temperatures. An IF peak associated with flux motion can be found below T_C. The IF peak becomes higher and shifts towards lower temperature with increasing magnetic field. In addition an IF peak is found near 200 K. By scaling analysis we have demonstrated that the internal friction around the peak temperature can be collapsed into a single curve, indicating that the IF peak below T_C is originated from a phase transition associated with a vortex glass transition and a structural phase transition occurs at around 200 K in the superconductor.     

NiTi合金相变过程中界面动力学的内耗研究

本文采用同时测量内耗、模量及电阻的方法,对NiTi合金变温过程中所发生的正、反马氏体相变及可逆I/C相变进行了系统的研究。结果表明,变温马氏体相变及I/C相变过程中内耗均为粘弹性型内耗,是相界面在克服粘滞性阻力而运动时引起的。从界面动力学出发,研究了相变过程中界面的运动动力学行为。由实验数据求得了马氏体相变过程中界面动力学关系的具体表达式为:V=V^*exp(—△G^*/△G—△G_R);相变过程内耗表达式为:Q^-1=(n²)/2·(μ△G^*)/((△G—△G_R)²)·(dF)/(dT)·T/ω;相变阻力△G_R约为10cal/mol的数量级。讨论了相变过程中的“软模”效应。马氏体相变过程中的模量“软化”来自声子模的软化和界面运动引起的附加模量亏损两个方面。 关键词：     

Imbert–Fedorov shifts of a Gaussian beam reflected from uniaxially anisotropic chiral media

We study the Imbert–Fedorov (IF) shifts of a reflected Gaussian beam from uniaxially anisotropic chiral media (UACM), where the chirality appears only in one direction and the host medium is a uniaxial crystal or an electric plasma. The numerical results are presented for three kinds of UACM, respectively. It is found that the IF shifts are closely related to the propagation properties of the two eigenwaves in the UACM. In general, when either of the eigenwaves is totally reflected, the IF shifts can change abruptly near the critical angle. The cross-polarized reflection coefficient has a greater effect on the spatial IF (SIF) shift than on the angular IF (AIF) shift, and the sign of the AIF shift depends mainly on that of the difference between the co-polarized reflectivity. By designing artificially the electromagnetic parameters of the UACM, we can control the IF shifts and acquire their more abundant properties.     

Microstructural characterization of ultrafine-grain interstitial-free steel by X-ray diffraction line profile analysis

This paper highlights the microstructural features of commercially available interstitial free (IF) steel specimens deformed by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) up to four passes following the route A. The microstructure of the samples was studied by different techniques of X-ray diffraction peak profile analysis as a function of strain (ε). It was found that the crystallite size is reduced substantially already at ε=2.3 and it does not change significantly during further deformation. At the same time, the dislocation density increases gradually up to ε=4.6. The dislocation densities estimated from X-ray diffraction study are found to correlate very well with the experimentally obtained yield strength of the samples.     

具有快速调制功能NMR发射机的设计与实现

介绍了一种具有快速幅度、相位和频率调制功能的核磁共振射频发射机. 数字中频子系统中采用了两个级联的数控振荡器,前一级数控振荡器在FPGA内实现,用于产生基带调制信号;后一级则采用具有正交调制功能的DDS芯片,由它来完成基带信号的采样率转换、中频产生、调制和输出. 射频脉冲的相位和频率偏置的设置直接由级联NCO实现,而幅度设置则由步进衰减器和中频幅度调制共同实现. 该发射机的基本性能和功能满足常规1D/2D NMR实验需求.     

Order-disorder transformation in the binary MPt3 and ternary CuMPt6 (M=3d metals) alloys

The order-disorder(O-D) transformation in the binary MPt₃ and the ternary CuMPt₆ (M=3d transition metals) alloys were studied. The O-D transformation temperatures (T_c) were calculated by combining the method of pseudopotentials with the static concentration waves. The method originally proposed by Khachaturyan [Progress in Materials Science, vol. 22, Pergamon Press Ltd., Oxford, 1978, pp. 47-49; Phys. Met. Metallography 13 (1962) 493; Sov. Phys. Solid State 5 (1963) 16; Sov. Phys. Solid State 5 (1963) 548] was applied to the case of ternary CuMPt₆ alloys by using the concept of a pseudoatom. It is found that this model predicts results that are consistent with the experimental data.     

Influence of macroscopic graphite particulates on the damping properties of Zn-Al eutectoid alloy

The paper presents in detail the effects of macroscopic graphite (Gr) particulates on the damping behavior of Zn-Al eutectoid alloy (Zn-Al). Macroscopic defects are graphite particulates with sizes of the order of a millimeter (0.5 mm and 1.0 mm). Macroscopic graphite particulate-reinforced Zn-Al eutectoid alloys were prepared by the air pressure infiltration process. The damping characterization was conducted on a multifunction internal friction apparatus (MFIFA). The internal friction (IF), as well as the relative dynamic modulus, was measured at different frequencies over the temperature range of 20 to 400°C. The damping capacity of the Zn-Al/Gr, with two different volume fractions of macroscopic graphite particulates, was compared with that of bulk Zn-Al eutectoid alloy. The damping capacity of the materials is shown to increase with increasing volume fraction of macroscopic graphite particulates. Two IF peaks were found in the IF-temperature curves. The first is a grain boundary peak, which is associated with the diffusive flux on a boundary between like phases, Al/Al. Its activation energy has been calculated to be 1.13±0.03 eV and the pre-exponential factor is 10⁻¹⁴ s in IF measurements. The second is a phase transition peak, which results from the transformation of Zn-Al eutectoid. In light of internal friction measurements and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) experiments, its activation energy has been calculated to be 2.36±0.08 eV. Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province of China (Grant No. 0550050) and the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education of China (Grant No. 13-3-B-04)     

A molecular dynamics study of phase transformations in mono-crystalline Si under nanoindentation

A molecular dynamics (MD) simulation is adopted to examine the deformation behavior and phase transformation of mono-crystalline Si in nanoindentation with a spherical indenter. The techniques of coordination number and radial distribution function are used to monitor and elucidate the detailed mechanism of the phase transformation throughout the whole process in which the evolution of structural phase change and the relevant distributions of bonding length can be traced and exhibited. In this article, the phases of BC8 and R8, which have the same coordinate number as the phase Si-I and were difficult to distinguish from each other in previous studies, are successfully identified and extracted from the deformed region during unloading. Moreover, the effect of the indenter-radius size on the structural phase transformation of mono-crystalline Si for three different crystallographically oriented surfaces is investigated. It is found that the onset of the plastic deformation tends to take place only as the ratio of the indentation depth to the tip radius is larger than 0.7. Under this condition the structural phase transformation can be easily observed in the residual deformed region after unloading.     

N2（A）及N（2D）对IF（X）的传能研究

在微波放电系统中,对NH_3-F-F_2-CF_3I体系进行研究,结果表明,向IF(X)传能的诸多媒介中,N_2(A)及N(~2D)起着主要作用,并且这一结论在经微波激发后的N_2与CF_3I的直接反应中得到了进一步证实。     

The investigation of solid–solid phase transformation at CuAlNi alloy using molecular dynamics simulation

In this study the thermodynamic and structural properties of a CuAlNi model alloy (3A) system were investigated using a molecular dynamics (MD) simulation method. The interactions between atoms were modelled by the Sutton-Chen embedded atom method (SCEAM) based on many-body interactions. It was observed that at the end of thermal process the thermo-elastic phase transformation occurred in the model alloy system. In order to analyse the structures obtained from MD simulation, techniques such as thermodynamic parameters and radial distribution function (RDF) were used. The local atomic order in the model alloy was analysed using Honeycutt–Andersen (HA) method.     

Inorganic fullerenes and nanotubes: Wealth of materials and morphologies

It is already well established today that numerous materials form closed-cage structures, of which carbon fullerenes and nanotubes are a special case [1]. Inorganic fullerene-like nanoparticles (designated IF) and inorganic nanotubes (INT) have been produced by different routes and experimental techniques, achieving persistent growth of a variety of materials and structural wealth within them. The research in this area has focused on synthesizing new IF and INT materials and understanding their different properties as well as scaling up the synthetic process in order to make it suitable for industrial applications. In this review, the main synthetic procedures to obtain inorganic fullerene-like nanoparticles and nanotubes will be discussed alongside with the different mechanisms that affect the morphology of the final product. The main differences between the morphologies will be presented. Some general considerations relating the properties of the parent compound with the morphology of the product will be mentioned.     

New phase transition peak in NiTi alloy

A new internal friction (IF) peak, accompanied by changes in frequency, electrical resistance and by macroscopical shape change, was observed below the martensitic transformation temperature M_s in quenched near equi-atomic NiTi alloys after an annealing treatment between 673 and 923 K. In differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements a peak was found in the corresponding temperature range.     

Study of the order–disorder transition and martensitic transformation in a Cu–Al–Be alloy by EELS

Changes in 3d states occupancy associated with order–disorder transition and martensitic transformation in a Cu–Al–Be alloy was investigated by electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) in both high energy and low energy loss regions. From the high energy loss region, the Cu L_2,3 white-line intensities, which reflect the unoccupied density of states in 3d bands, was measured for three states of the alloy: disordered austenite, ordered austenite and martensite. It was found that the white-line intensity remains the same during order–disorder transition but appears slightly smaller in martensite, indicating that some electrons left Cu 3d bands or some hybridization took place during phase transformation. From the low energy loss region, the optical joint density of states (OJDS) was obtained by Kramers–Kronig analysis. As maxima observed in the OJDS spectra are assigned to interband transitions, these spectra can be used to probe changes in the electronic band structure. The analysis shows that during the martensitic transformation, the peaks positions and relative intensities in the OJDS spectra undergoes noticeable changes, which are associated with interband transitions.     

Negative Differential Resistance and Other Features of Spin-Dependent Electron Transport in Double-Barrier Hybrid Superconductor–Ferromagnetic Metal–Normal Metal Structures

Spin-dependent electronic transport is theoretically investigated for double-barrier hybrid structures S–IF–F–IF–N and S–IF–N–IF–N, where S is a superconductor; F and N are ferromagnetic and normal metals, respectively; and IF is the spin-active barrier. It is shown that in the case of strong superconducting proximity effect and sufficiently thin F layers, the differential resistance of such structures can become negative at some voltages, and the voltage dependence of the current can have an N-shaped form. Characteristic feature of the differential resistance is its asymmetric dependence on voltage, which is most clearly manifested at strong polarization of at least one of the barriers. The influence of impurity spin–orbit scattering processes in the N-layer located between the barriers is investigated. The study was carried out for the case of diffusion electron transport.     

Quantal Noether Identities and Their Applications

Based on the phase-space generating functional of the Green function for a system with a regular/singular Lagrangian, the quantal canonical Noether identities (NI) under the local and non-local transformation in extended phase have been derived, respectively. The result holds true whether the Jacobian of the transformation is equal to unity or not. Based on the configuration-space generating functional of the gauge-invariant system obtained by using Faddeev-Popov (FP) trick, the quantal NI under the local and non-local transformation in configuration space have been also deduced. It is showed that for a system with a singular Lagriangian one must use the effective action in the quantal NI instead of the classical action in corresponding classical NI. It is pointed out that in certain cases, the quantal NI may be converted into the quantal (weak) conservation laws by using the quantal equations of motion. This algorithm to derive the quantal conservation laws differs from the quantal first Noether theorem. The preliminary applications of this formulation to Yang-Mills (YM) fields and non-Abelian Chern-Simons (CS) theories are given. The quantal conserved quantities for non-local transformation in YM fields are obtained. The conserved BRS and PBRS quantities at the quantum level in non-Abelian CS theories are also found. The property of fractional spin in CS theories is discussed. PACS no11.10. Ef; 11.30.−j 11.15. −q.     

Broadband IF matching for quasioptical mixers

Everyone recognizes the need to drive symmetric quasioptical antennas in a symmetric way to maintain clean antenna patterns; in this note we report on the advantages of bringing out the IF in a symmetric (balanced) way as well. The main difference in IF circuits between waveguide and open structure mixers is that the quasioptical mixers are usually also open at IF wavelengths, so IF currents can flow on the outside of the mixer mounting structures. We measured these surface currents and their associated resonances on a scale model of our mixer block for a 690 GHz SIS mixer. Bringing the IF off the mixer with a balanced circuit solves the surface current problems, yielding a broad bandwidth with predictable impedances. We successfully tested an octave bandwidth IF matching circuit for open structure mixers that incorporates a commercial 180° hybrid at cryogenic temperatures. We also found that surface currents are not significant for corner cube mixers because they generate their own balancing currents.     

Transformation from δ-FeOOH to hematite in the presence of trace Fe(II)

δ-FeOOH, a poorly crystalline iron oxyhydroxide, can transform to the more stable iron oxyhydroxide or oxide. In the present work, the transformation from δ-FeOOH to goethite and hematite in the presence of trace Fe(II) has been investigated. The results show that Fe(II) can catalyze this transformation of δ-FeOOH. Based on experimental results and literature data, it is confirmed that two transformation mechanisms exist in the current system. One is the catalytic dissolution of δ-FeOOH, which leads to the formation of both hematite and goethite. The other is the catalytic solid-state transformation from δ-FeOOH to hematite. Which mechanism predominates depends on the temperature, pH, heating rate, etc. The results reveal that high temperatures (in the range from room temperature (RT) to 100 °C) favor the solid-state transformation as well as the formation of hematite. Given the structural relationships observed between δ-FeOOH and hematite, it is possible that the solid-state transformation from δ-FeOOH to hematite can exist.     

Bi0.8Pb0.2SrCaCuOy超导体中磁通运动引起的内耗峰

在线性增加磁场的条件下,用变频倒扭摆测量了配比成份为(Bi_0.8Pb_0.2)SrCaCu₂O_y的试样在超导态时磁化过程中的低频内耗。测量温度为95K,试样处于零电阻状态,所用频率为0.5-5Hz.在内耗-场强H曲线上观测到内耗峰,它有如下特点:1)峰高随加场速率H的增大而增大,但随测量频率的增大而降低;2)峰值处的场强为4-6mT;3)当H由非零值突然改变至零时,磁化过程特征内耗消失;4)试样处于正常态时,上述特征内耗消失。认为超导体在磁化过程中的上述特征内耗是量子磁通的运动所引起来的。 关键词：