柱状固体复合结构对斜入射超声波的散射

较详细阐述了三层柱状固体复合结构对斜入射超声波的散射理论.厚度远小于声波波长和内层半径的中间圆环可模拟为内外层媒质之间的界面薄层.将声波斜入射时中间国环层力学量的传递矩阵作线性近似展开,我们首次建立了描述界面薄层的三维弹簧物理模型,由此进一步分析了固体界面处的声学边界条件.利用弹簧模型,我们最后从数值上研究了玻璃纤维/铝基复合结构中界面薄层力学参量的变化对斜入射超声散射截面积的影响.     

压电晶体-液体-各向同性固体分层结构中的声反射和声透射

本文给出由压电晶体－液体－各向同性固体组成的分层结构中声反射和声透射的一些理论结果，与不考虑介质压电性的情形相比，反射和秀射声场具有大的复杂性，与晶体取向，界面电边界条件等均有关。     

弱界面固体附层媒质中的类Rayleigh波

当半无限大固体媒质上有一层固体附加层时表面波是频散的。由界面的“准弹簧”模型,本文导出了有各向同性固体附加层时半无限大各向同性均匀媒质中弱界面情况下的类Rayleigh波的特征方程。文中给出了典型复合结构具有刚性联接界面、滑移联接界面和弱界面时类 Rayleigh波的色散曲线,分析了界面刚度系数对类 Rayleigh波传播速度的影响。数值计算的结果表明选择合适的参数可以由低频超声类Rayleigh进行涂层结构界面特性的无损评价。     

Triangular antiferromagnets with a layered structure in a uniform field

We study the magnetic states and phase transitions in layered triangular antiferromagnets and show that in compounds of the VBr₂ (or VCl₂) type the quantum effects alter the structure of the ground state and initiate a series of transitions as the magnetic field strength is increased. We establish that planar structures with different spin configurations are realized when the magnetic field strength is far from the saturation value, while a nonplanar structure of the umbrella type is realized in fields close to the saturation value. Finally, we build the phase diagram of the ground state and indicate a finite range of field strengths where a collinear phase is possible, too. Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 111, 627–643 (February 1997)     

Plasmon dispersion in a layered structure

Dispersion of plasmons in a superlattice of finite thickness plasma layers is calculated. Good agreement with dispersion from light scattering experiments is obtained.     

Photothermoacoustic oscillations in a solid-piezoelectric layered structure

Photothermoacoustic oscillations in a thin plane-layered structure consisting of an isotropic solid and a piezoelectric crystal of class 6mm (or piezoelectric ceramics) are studied theoretically and experimentally. Expressions for the potential difference across an arbitrary layer of the piezoelectric transducer are derived. For the case of a two-layer transducer, the amplitude-frequency and phase-frequency dependences of the signal are analyzed. It is shown that, from these experimental dependences, one can determine certain elastic and thermal parameters of a solid. An experiment is performed with samples of Cu, Zn, and TsTS-19 piezoceramics in the frequency range within 9–1000 Hz. The experimental data are used to determine the values of the reduced Young’s modulus and the thermal diffusivity of the materials under study.     

SH-wave propagation and resonance phenomena in a periodically layered composite structure with a crack

This paper presents a dynamic analysis of time-harmonic plane SH-waves propagating in periodically multilayered elastic composites with a strip-like crack. The total wave field in the multilayered elastic structure is described as a sum of incident wave field modeled by the transfer matrix method and the scattered wave field governed by an integral representation containing the crack-opening-displacement. The integral equation derived from the boundary conditions on the crack-faces is solved numerically by a Galerkin method. The paper focuses on resonant and non-resonant regimes of anti-plane wave motion in a stack of elastic layers weakened by a single strip-like crack and wave localization in the vicinity of the crack. The scattered extra displacement induced by the presence of the crack is investigated in detail for both situations of high and low contrast in material properties. Numerical results for the average crack-opening-displacement, the transmission coefficient, the stress intensity factor and the average energy flow are presented and discussed to reveal wave resonance and localization phenomena within the band-gaps and the pass-bands.     

Pressure distribution in solid samples compressed by toroidal anvils

We report the measurements of the three-dimensional pressure distribution in a sample of NaCl compressed to 6 GPa by apposed anvils with toroidal geometry. The results were obtained by energy-dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction using a V4-Paris-Edinburgh (PE) press with sintered diamond anvils and the incident beam directed along the thrust axis. This particular scattering geometry may be useful for other types of diffraction experiments using the PE press at synchrotron sources.     

Love wave propagation in piezoelectric layered structure with dissipation

We investigate analytically the effect of the viscous dissipation of piezoelectric material on the dispersive and attenuated characteristics of Love wave propagation in a layered structure, which involves a thin piezoelectric layer bonded perfectly to an unbounded elastic substrate. The effects of the viscous coefficient on the phase velocity of Love waves and attenuation are presented and discussed in detail. The analytical method and the results can be useful for the design of the resonators and sensors.     

Superconducting phase at 7.7 K in the HgxReO3 compound with a hexagonal bronze structure

We have successfully synthesized a new rhenium-based hexagonal bronze material, HgxReO3, which exhibits superconductivity with the transition temperature Tc=7.7 K at ambient pressure and 11.1 K at 4 GPa. This compound is a superconductor with the highest Tc among hexagonal bronzes. Moreover, it presents the novel crystallographic feature that (Hg2)2+ polycations, in contrast to monatomic cations in known hexagonal bronzes, are incorporated into open channels. There is evidence that conducting electrons tightly couple with Hg-related phonons. Our results inspire detailed studies on the role of the rattling phonon in the occurrence of superconductivity in the hexagonal bronzes.     

Superconducting fluctuations and the peierls instability in an organic solid

The discovery of extraordinary conductivity maxima in a class of organic charge transfer salts is reported. The data are interpreted as resulting from superconducting fluctuations at high temperatures. A possible mechanism for achieving high temperature superconductivity is suggested based on the electron-phonon interaction, in the strong-coupling limit, and the Peierls soft-mode instability in pseudo-one-dimensional systems. Procedures are suggested for the possible eventual stabilization of the superconducting state.     

An all-optical switch based on a one-dimensional layered structure with defocusing nonlinearity

The feasibility of an optical switch of femtosecond range controlled by a femtosecond light pulse acting on a nonlinear one-dimensional photonic crystal (a layered one-dimensional periodic structure) is demonstrated by computer simulation. The crystal comprises linear and weakly defocusing layers. It is shown that switching occurs when the peak intensity of the initial pulse exceeds a certain threshold value due to the dependence of the transmission-reflection bands of the photonic crystal on the nonlinearity of the medium.     

Bleustein-Gulyaev waves in a functionally graded piezoelectric material layered structure

This work presents a theoretical study of the propagation behavior of Bleustein-Gulyaev waves in a layered structure consisting of a functionally graded piezoelectric material (FGPM) layer and a transversely isotropic piezoelectric substrate. The influence of the graded variation of FGPM coefficients on the dispersion relations of Bleustein-Gulyaev waves in the layered structure is investigated. It is demonstrated that, for a certain frequency range of Bleustein-Gulyaev waves, the mechanical perturbations of the particles are restricted in the FPGM layer and the phase velocity is independent of the electrical boundary conditions at the free surface. Results presented in this study can not only provide further insight on the electromechanical coupling behavior of surface waves in FGPM layered structures, but also lend a theoretical basis for the design of high-performance surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10632060), the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2006CB601202), the National 111 Project of China (Grant No. B06024), and the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (Grant No. 20070698064)     

Propagation of Bleustein-Gulyaev waves in a prestressed layered piezoelectric structure

Based on the theories of nonlinear continuum mechanics, piezoelectricity and elastic waves in solids, theoretical analysis of Bleustein-Gulyaev surface acoustic wave propagation in a prestressed layered piezoelectric structure are described. Numerical calculations are performed for the case that the layer and the substrate are identical LiNbO(3) except that they are polarized in opposite directions. It is found that an almost linear behavior of the relative change in phase velocity versus the initial stress is obtained for both surface electrically free and shorted cases. Potential applications in the design of acoustic wave devices are suggested.