Study of deep level defects in doped and semi-insulating n-6H-SiC epilayers grown by sublimation method

Deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) is employed to study deep level defects in n-6H-SiC (silicon carbide) epilayers grown by the sublimation method. To study the deep level defects in n-6H-SiC, we used as-grown, nitrogen doped and nitrogen-boron co-doped samples represented as ELS-1, ELS-11 and ELS-131 having net (N_D–N_A) ∼2.0×10¹² cm⁻³, 2×10¹⁶ cm⁻³ and 9×10¹⁵ cm³, respectively. The DLTS measurements performed on ELS-1 and ELS-11 samples revealed three electron trap defects (A, B and C) having activation energies E_c – 0.39 eV, E_c – 0.67 eV and E_c – 0.91 eV, respectively. While DLTS spectra due to sample ELS-131 displayed only A level. This observation indicates that levels B and C in ELS-131 are compensated by boron and/or nitrogen–boron complex. A comparison with the published data revealed A, B and C to be E₁/E₂, Z₁/Z₂ and R levels, respectively.     

Efficient one-pot synthesis of polyhydroquinoline derivatives using Cs2.5H0.5PW12O40 as a heterogeneous and reusable catalyst in molten salt media

Polyhydroquinoline derivatives have been prepared efficiently in a one-pot synthesis via Hantzsch condensation using Cs_2.5H_0.5PW₁₂O₄₀ as a heterogeneous and reusable catalyst. The present method uses molten salt media instead of hazardous organic solvents. The present methodology offers several advantages such as simple procedure, excellent yields, and a short reaction time.     

Gauss-Bonnet and Lovelock Gravities and the Generalized Second Law of Thermodynamics

It has been shown [Chin. Phys. Lett.25 （2008） 4199] that the generalized second law of thermodynamics holds in Einstein gravity. Here we extend this procedure for Gauss-Bonnet and Lovelock gravities. It is shown that by employing the general expression for temperature Th =｜κ｜/2π= 1/2πτA （1-τA/2HτA） associated with the apparent horizon of a Friedman Robertson-Walker （FRW） universe and assuming Tm = bTh, we are able to construct conditions for which the generalized second law holds in Gauss Bonnet and Lovelock gravities, where Tm and Th are the temperatures of the source and the horizon respectively.     

Influence of alkali metal superoxides on structure,electronic,and optical properties of Be_(12)O_(12) nanocage:Density functional theory study

The effect of alkali metal superoxides M_3O(M = Li,Na,K) on the electronic and optical properties of a Be_(12)O_(12) nanocage was studied by density functional theory(DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory(TD-DFT).The energy gaps(Eg) of all configurations were calculated.Generally,the adsorption of alkali metal superoxides on the Be_(12)O_(12) nanocage causes a decrease of Eg.Electric dipole moment μ,polarizability α,and static first hyperpolarizability β were calculated and it was shown that the adsorption of alkali metal superoxides on Be_(12)O_(12) increases its polarizability.It was found that the absorption of M_3 O on Be_(12)O_(12) nanocluster improves its nonlinear optical properties.The highest first hyperpolarizability(β≈ 214000 a.u.) is obtained in the K_3O–Be_(12)O_(12)nanocluster.The TD-DFT calculations were performed to investigate the origin of the first hyperpolarizabilities and it was shown that a higher first hyperpolarizability belongs to the structure that has a lower transition energy.     

Nanofluid flow and MHD mixed convection inside a vertical annulus with moving walls and transpiration considering the effect of Brownian motion and shape factor

In the present study, the exact solution of a nanofluid flow and mixed convection within a vertical cylindrical annulus with suction/injection, which is adjacent to the radial magnetic field, is presented with regard to the motion of cylinders’ walls. The impact of Brownian motion and shape factor on the thermal state of CuO–water nanofluid is also considered. The influence of such parameters as Hartmann number, mixed convection parameter, suction/injection, volume fraction of nanoparticles and motion of cylinders’ walls on flow and heat transfer is probed. The results show that the shape of the nanoparticles could change the thermal behavior of the nanofluid and when the nanoparticles are used in the shape of a platelet, the highest Nusselt number is obtained (about 2.5% increasement of Nusselt number on internal cylinders’ wall comparison to spherical shape). The results shed light on the fact that if, for example, the external cylinder is stationary and the internal cylinder moves in the direction of z axis, the maximum and minimum heat transfer take place on the walls of internal and external cylinders, respectively (for η?=?300, about 15% increasement of Nusselt number on internal cylinders’ wall). Furthermore, the enhancement of radius ratio between two cylinders increases the rate of heat transfer and decreases the shear stress on the internal cylinder’s wall.

     

Fe3O4@L‐arginine magnetic nanoparticles: A novel and magnetically retrievable catalyst for the synthesis of 1′3‐diaryl‐2N‐azaphenalene

The catalytic activity of l ‐arginine‐coated nano‐Fe₃O₄ particles (Fe₃O₄@l ‐arginine) proves they are a novel magnetic catalyst without the use of heat and reflux for the synthesis of 1,3‐diaryl‐2‐N‐azaphenalene derivatives and n‐acyl‐1,3‐diaryl‐2‐N‐azaphenylene derivatives in a one‐pot pseudo‐five‐component condensation reaction of compounds of 2,7‐naphthalene diol, aldehydes, and ammonia derivatives (ammonium acetate or ammonium hydrogen phosphate) and solvent (water and alcohol) with high yield and short reaction times, economical, and simple workup. The structure and magnetic properties of the obtained nanoparticles were characterized via Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (IR) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE‐SEM). The results demonstrated that the average size of the synthesized magnetite nanoparticles is about 21 nm. In addition, the heterogeneous catalyst can be easily recovered magnetically and can be reused for further runs without significant loss of its catalytic activity.     

Chemiluminescence Determination of Cefixime Trihydrate Based on Acidic Diperiodatoargentate(Ⅲ)-Rhodamine 6-G System

A novel chemiluminescence(CL) method is proposed for cefixime trihydrate(CFX) determination based on its eiiliancement effect on diperiodatoargentate(III)(DPA)-rhodamine 6-G(Rh6-G) reaction in conjunction with flow injection analysis(FIA). A linear calibration curve was achieved over the range from 0.01 mg/L to 2.5 mg/L CFX(R^2=0.999,n=8) with relative standard deviation(RSD) of 1.4%-3.8%(n=4)), limit of detection(LOD) of 3.0×10^-3 mg/L(S/N=3),injection tliroughput of 180/h and regression equation of y=1113.2x-14.596[y=CL intensity (mV) and x=concentration of CFX(mg/L)]. The method was successfully applied to CFX determination in pharmaceutical formulations and the recoveries(%) for proposed FI-CL and a reported spectrophotometric method by applying the Student t-test [calculated t-test value: t=1.079215, and tabulated t-distributed(95%)=2.200985] were not significantly diflerent. The CFX was efficiently extracted and no significant effect of commonly found excipients in the pharmaceutical formulations was observed. The mechanism of CL reaction is discussed briefly.     

Dispersive Solitary Wave Solutions of Strain Wave Dynamical Model and Its Stability

In the materials of micro-structured, the propagation of wave modeling should take into account the scale of various microstructures. The different kinds solitary wave solutions of strain wave dynamical model are derived via utilizing exp\((-\phi(\xi))\)-expansion and extended simple equation methods. This dynamical equation plays a key role in engineering and mathematical physics. Solutions obtained in this work include periodic solitary waves, Kink and anti-Kink solitary waves, bell-shaped solutions, solitons, and rational solutions. These exact solutions help researchers for knowing the physical phenomena of this wave equation. The stability of this dynamical model is examined via standard linear stability analysis, which authenticate that the model is stable and their solutions are exact. Graphs are depicted for knowing the movements of some solutions. The results show that the current methods, by the assist of symbolic calculation, give an effectual and direct mathematical tools for resolving the nonlinear problems in applied sciences.     

Slip effects on the peristaltic transport of MHD fluid with variable viscosity

This Letter concerns with the peristaltic analysis of MHD viscous fluid in a two-dimensional channel with variable viscosity under the effect of slip condition. A long wavelength and low Reynolds number assumption is used in the problem formulation. An exact solution is presented for the case of hydrodynamic fluid while for magnetohydrodynamic fluid a series solution is obtained in the small power of viscosity parameter. The salient features of pumping and trapping phenomena are discussed in detail through the numerical integration. It is noted that an increase in the slip parameter decreases the peristaltic pumping region. Moreover, the size of trapped bolus decreases by increasing the slip parameter.