Anisotropic orientation of the carbon fiber/liquid crystalline epoxy resin composites

Anisotropic orientation of carbon fiber (CF)/liquid crystalline epoxy (LCE) resin composite was readily induced during curing on a CF surface along a long molecular axis of CF. Orientation of LCE was confirmed with polarized optical microscope (POM) and wide angle X-ray diffractometer (WAXD). In addition, anisotropic ordering of LCE was correlated with curing rate, dynamic mechanical properties and thermal expansion behaviors of CF/LCE composite. Curing of LCE was accelerated in the presence of CF and the rubbery modulus of the CF/LCE composites cured at low temperature was enhanced by long-range, long axis orientational ordering of the LCE resin along a CF surface. Fully cured CF/LCE composite showed a negative coefficient of thermal expansion in the fiber direction. These results obtained in this study are interpreted in terms of structural changes occurring during curing.     

Anisotropy and magnetic field effects on the entanglement of a two qubit Heisenberg XY chain

We investigate the entanglement of a two-qubit anisotropic Heisenberg XY chain in thermal equilibrium at temperature T in the presence of an external magnetic field B along the z axis. By means of the combined influences of anisotropic interactions and a magnetic field B, one is able to produce entanglement for any finite T, by adjusting the magnetic field strength. This contrasts with the isotropic interaction or the B = 0 cases, for which there is no entanglement above a critical temperature T(c) that is independent of the external B field.     

X-ray studies on the thermal expansion of copper indium disulphide

The lattice parameters of the compound copper indium disulphide (CuInS₂) have been measured by x-ray diffraction. The data have been used to evaluate the coefficients of thermal expansion, perpendicular and parallel to the principal axis. The thermal expansion studies revealed the anisotropy between the axial expansion coefficients having a larger coefficient of expansion alonga axis than that alongc axis. The anisotropic thermal expansion of this compound is interpreted in terms of the thermal expansion of the Cu-S and In-S bonds.     

Phase transition between hidden and antiferromagnetic order in URu2Si2

We have carried out thermal expansion measurements on the heavy fermion compound URu2Si2. We have discovered a new anomaly that appears only under pressure for both the tetragonal a and c axes. Plotting these temperatures on a temperature-pressure plane, we have constructed a phase diagram, in which there is a first order phase transition boundary separating a hidden and antiferromagnetic order. When the system enters the antiferromagnetic phase from the hidden order, the lattice constant shrinks along the a axis and elongates along the c axis, leading to an increase in the lattice constant ratio of c/a. We conclude that the system lies close to a bicritical point from which the first order phase transition line emanates.     

Quasi-one-dimensional magnons in an intermetallic marcasite

We present inelastic neutron scattering measurements and first principles calculations examining the intermetallic marcasite CrSb(2). The observed spin-wave dispersion implies that the magnetic interactions are strongly one-dimensional with antiferromagnetic chains parallel to the crystalline c axis. Such low-dimensional excitations are unexpected in a semiconducting intermetallic system. Moreover, we observe a clear anisotropic thermal conductivity indicating that the magnetic anisotropy enhances thermoelectric properties along particular crystallographic directions.     

CDW-induced negative thermal expansion in two-dimensional conductor η-Mo4O11

Two-dimensional oxide η-Mo₄O₁₁ exhibits almost isotropic thermal expansion in the normal phase, while anisotropic negative thermal expansion (NTE) in the charge density wave (CDW) phase below T_c1=105 K, where a remarkable anomalous expansion occurs along the a-axis. The incommensurate nesting vector along the b-axis is independent of temperature, q₁=(0.000(1) 0.2335(1) 0.0000(5)). We propose that the CDW-induced NTE occurs as a result of the structural relaxation of the MoO₆ octahedra layers along the stacking direction with the aid of the open spaces around the MoO₄ tetrahedra.     

Towards the identification of a quantum critical line in the (p, B) phase diagram of CeCoIn5 with thermal-expansion measurements

The low-temperature thermal expansion of CeCoIn(5) single crystals measured parallel and perpendicular to magnetic fields B oriented along the c axis yields the volume thermal-expansion coefficient β. Considerable deviations of β(T) from Fermi-liquid behavior occur already within the superconducting region of the (B, T) phase diagram and become maximal at the upper critical field B(c2)(0). However, β(T) and the Grüneisen parameter Γ are incompatible with a quantum critical point at B(c2)(0), but allow for a quantum criticality shielded by superconductivity and extending to negative pressures for B相似文献   

Zero thermal expansion in a nanostructured inorganic-organic hybrid crystal

There are very few materials that exhibit zero thermal expansion (ZTE), and of these even fewer are appropriate for electronic and optoelectronic applications. We find that a multifunctional crystalline hybrid inorganic-organic semiconductor, beta-ZnTe(en)(0.5) (en denotes ethylenediamine), shows uniaxial ZTE in a very broad temperature range of 4-400 K, and concurrently possesses superior electronic and optical properties. The ZTE behavior is a result of compensation of contraction and expansion of different segments along the inorganic-organic stacking axis. This work suggests an alternative route to designing materials in a nanoscopic scale with ZTE or any desired positive or negative thermal expansion (PTE or NTE), which is supported by preliminary data for ZnTe(pda)(0.5) (pda denotes 1,3-propanediamine) with a larger molecule.     

Anomalous magnetic properties near the spin-flop bicritical point in Mn(2)AS(4) (A = Si and Ge)

The magnetic properties of the single crystalline Mn(2)AS(4) (A = Si and Ge) with an olivine structure, which are the uniaxially anisotropic antiferromagnets (the b axis as an easy axis), were investigated. Near the Néel temperature, both compounds exhibit the contrastive magnetic responses along the c axis, namely, the spontaneous weak ferromagnetism in A = Si and the significant enhancement of the differential susceptibility (dM/dH) under the small magnetic field in A = Ge. When A = Ge, we also observed the evolution of dM/dH along the axis at low temperatures. We discuss these phenomena on the basis of the magnetic field-temperature (H-T) phase diagram with the spin-flop bicritical point (H(BP), T(BP). The role of the thermal or quantum fluctuation was stressed.     

Laser heating: an electron-kinetic theory approach and induced thermal stresses

Laser heating offers considerable advantages for laser treatment of mechanical parts. The laser heating initiates the thermal stresses and expansion of the substrate. In the present study, laser heating of steel substrate is considered. Three-dimensional electron-kinetic theory approach is introduced when simulating the heating process. A moving laser source is taken into account provided that the laser scans the surface at a constant speed. Thermal stresses due to laser heating are computed and thermal expansion along the laser beam axis is predicted. It is found that the thermal stress increases considerably as the heating progresses. Moreover, the expansion of the free surface reaches a value of the order of a nanometer.     

β-1,3,5,7-四硝基-1,3,5,7-四氮杂环辛烷热膨胀各向异性的量子化学计算与分子动力学模拟

在303～383 K和NPT系综和COMPASS力场下对β-1,3,5,7-四硝基-1,3,5,7-四氮杂环辛烷(HMX)超晶胞初始结构的分子动力学模拟,得到常压下各温度的晶体平衡构型并发现分子的堆积方式不变;通过线性拟合求算出线膨胀系数与实验值相近,体现出明显的各向异性. 采用密度泛函理论方法对沿各晶轴方向膨胀率变化(100%～105%)的HMX单胞模型进行了总能计算,得到的能量变化率体现各向异性并与热膨胀系数值关联,建立了关联方程. 由此阐 释了HMX晶体热膨胀各向异性的本质即特定的分子堆积模式.     

Cosmic jets

We discuss time-dependent gravitational fields that “accelerate” free test particles to the speed of light resulting in cosmic double-jet configurations. It turns out that complete gravitational collapse along a spatial axis together with corresponding expansion along the other two axes leads to the accelerated motion of free test particles up and down parallel to the collapse axis such that a double-jet pattern is asymptotically formed with respect to the collapsed configuration.     

Semi-analytical study of free vibration characteristics of shear deformable filament wound anisotropic shells of revolution

Free vibration characteristics of filament wound anisotropic shells of revolution are investigated by using multisegment numerical integration technique in combination with a modified frequency trial method. The applicability of multisegment numerical integration technique is extended to the solution of free vibration problem of anisotropic composite shells of revolution through the use of finite exponential Fourier transform of the fundamental shell equations. The governing shell equations comprise the full anisotropic form of the constitutive relations, including first-order transverse shear deformation, and all components of translatory and rotary inertia. The variation of the stiffness coefficients along the axis of the shell is also incorporated into the solution method. Filaments are assumed to be placed along the geodesic fiber path on the shell of revolution resulting in the variation of the stiffness coefficients along the axis of the composite shell of revolution with general meridional curvature. Sample solutions have been performed on the effect of the variation of the stiffness coefficients on the free vibration behavior of filament wound truncated conical and spherical shells of revolution.     

Isobaric expansion coefficient and isothermal compressibility for a finite-size ideal Fermi gas system

Due to quantum size effects (QSEs), the isobaric thermal expansion coefficient and isothermal compressibility well defined for macroscopic systems are invalid for finite-size systems. The two parameters are redefined and calculated for a finite-size ideal Fermi gas confined in a rectangular container. It is found that the isobaric thermal expansion coefficient and isothermal compressibility are generally anisotropic, i.e., they are generally different in different directions. Moreover, it is found the thermal expansion coefficient may be negative in some directions under the condition that the pressures in all directions are kept constant.     

Direct observation of irrotational flow and evidence of superfluidity in a rotating Bose-Einstein condensate

We have observed the expansion of vortex-free, rotating Bose condensates after their sudden release from a slowly rotating anisotropic trap. Conservation of angular momentum, combined with the constraint of irrotational flow, cause the rotating condensate to expand in a distinctively different way to one released from a static (nonrotating) trap. This difference provides clear experimental evidence of the purely irrotational velocity field associated with a superfluid. We observed this behavior in absorption images taken along the rotation axis.     

The nature of negative linear expansion in layer crystals C,Bn, GaS,GaSe and InSe

Experimental investigations of thermal expansion parallel and perpendicular to the layers plane of layer crystals GaS, GaSe and InSe are described. The obtained results are analized together with known thermal expansion data on graphite, C, and boron nitride, BN. Theoretical calculations of linear expansion coefficients are carried out on the basis of the model of highly anisotropic crystal. It is shown, that the negative thermal expansion in the layer plane, typical of layer crystals, is due to “bending” waves, acoustic waves propagating in the layer plane and polarized perpendicular to this plane (TA_⊥ mode)     

X-ray diffraction investigations of the crystallographic parameters and thermal expansion of β-BaB2O4 crystals

The lattice parameters a and c of β-BaB₂O₄ crystals have been measured in the temperature range 80–300 K by the x-ray diffraction method. The thermal expansion coefficients α are calculated from the measured values of the parameters. A substantial anisotropy of the thermal expansion is found. It is shown that the thermal expansion coefficient α _c along the c axis is an order of magnitude greater than the thermal expansion coefficient α _a in a plane perpendicular to this axis. It is established that α _a becomes negative in the temperature range 80–190 K. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 39, 1038–1040 (June 1997)     

Yb∶KGW激光晶体无热方向的计算与分析

针对各向异性Yb∶KGW激光晶体有可能存在热透镜效应为零的传播方向（即无热方向）,利用Biswal等人2篇文献和Pujol等人对Yb∶KGW晶体热膨胀系数的测量结果,分别采用最小二乘法和二阶张量旋转计算出对应晶体的热膨胀张量,据此计算出2篇文献中所述晶体的无热方向。通过对比分析发现：尽管晶体热膨胀张量存在一定的个体差异,但是该晶体普遍只存在2个无热方向,即当光为m偏振时,在p-g平面内与p轴成正负二十多度的2个方向,而不是Biswal等人给出的4个无热方向。另外,利用得到的热膨胀张量计算出某特定方向的热光特性与瑞典的Hellstrom等人报道的激光器热透镜实验结果相一致。     

热膨胀系数异性轴夹角优化分析

高超声速飞行器需要先进的材料进行热防护,比如增强碳/碳材料.有两种将碳纤维制作成碳/碳球锥外形的工艺,研究表明在每种工艺中,碳/碳块体或碳纤维热膨胀系数异性轴角度对结构热应力影响很大,为此本文发展了一套优化设计方法,对给定的对流加热温度场可以实现球锥热应力的最小化.分析结果表明对于热膨胀系数异性轴角度,存在某些取值点,那时结构热应力分别达到最大和最小值.在异性轴模晕小于同性平面模量的条件下,对于工艺1,如果将球锥对称轴设置成垂直于碳/碳块体的同性平面,可以将热应力减至最小;对于工艺2,如果能将编制面内的碳纤维束异性轴角度取成负值(即指向来流方向),则球锥热应力也可以得到相当程度的减小.     

Thermal expansion and spontaneous strain of KMnF3 near the 186 K-structural phase transition

Abstract

By means of high-angle double-crystal X-ray diffractometry (HADOX), the thermal expansivity of KMnF₃ has been determined. The linear thermal expansion coefficient along each crystallographic axis exhibits a divergent anomaly at the structural phase transition at 186 K. The critical exponents of these coefficients are determined: in the cubic phase α = 0.21 ± 3, and in the tetragonal phase α′ = 0.19 ± 3 for the a axis and α″ = 0.35 ± 3 for the c axis.

In addition, the critical exponent of the spontaneous strain, c/a ? 1, is determined to be 0.4248 ± 8, which is smaller than that of the order parameter 2β = 0.5714 ± 12. These values are reasonable if the transition occurs in the vicinity of a tricritical point.