Different effects of cerium ions doping on properties of anatase and rutile TiO2

Pure and Ce⁴⁺ doped anatase and rutile TiO₂ were prepared by hydrothermal methods and characterized by XRD, TEM, UV-vis diffusion spectroscopy, and XPS measurements. The photocatalytic reactivity of the catalysts was evaluated by the photodegradation of Rhodamine B (RB) under ultraviolet irradiation. The photocatalytic efficiency of the rutile sample doped with an appropriate amount of Ce⁴⁺ was enhanced while all Ce⁴⁺ doped anatase samples showed a much lower activity than pure anatase. The reasons were discussed     

Microstructure of laser melted Al18B4O33w/2024Al composite

The microstructure of a laser treated Al₁₈B₄O₃₃w/2024Al composite has been investigated using transmission electron microscope (TEM), low-angle (glancing angle) X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. Various surface microstructures were observed in the laser treated composite. The Al₁₈B₄O₃₃ whisker on the surface of the composite was decomposed during laser surface melting, various decomposition products were studied in the laser treated composite. Eutectic phases and the precipitation in the matrix of the composite with laser-treated were observed. The main phases detected in the molten zone were aluminum and decomposition products Al₂O₃. The effect of laser treatment on the hardness of the composite was also examined. A surface hardness of 400 Hv was noted.     

Thin strain-relaxed SiGe grown by ultrahigh vacuum chemical vapor deposition

Large-scale preparation of thin strain-relaxed SiGe is achieved by combining ion implantation and ultrahigh vacuum chemical vapor deposition. The resulting materials were analyzed by double crystal X-ray diffraction, micro-Raman spectroscopy, and tapping mode atomic force microscope. Results revealed that 100-nm-thick Si_0.7Ge_0.3 layers with the diameter of 125 mm and full strain relaxation are successfully prepared by pre-modifying the Si substrates using 50 keV Ar⁺ ions. The strain relaxation is also disclosed to change with both ion species and energy. However, post-modification of SiGe by ion implantation will cause serious damage to the crystal structures, and result in the formation of poly-crystal SiGe.     

Circumferential and longitudinal defect detection using T(0,1) mode excited by thickness shear mode piezoelectric elements

Different kinds of defects, such as corrosions, notches and cracks etc, exist in pipes. Mode choice is important since unfortunately not all ultrasonic guided wave modes are suitable for these kinds of defect detection. T(0,1) mode which is non-dispersive is the lowest and fastest torsional mode and most suitable for defect detection in pipes. Two completely different artificial defects including longitudinal and circumferential defects are processed successively in a 4-m-long, 60-mm-OD, 3.5-mm-wall steel pipe. T(0,1) mode at 45 kHz is excited to detect these defects using thickness shear mode piezoelectric elements. Experimental results show that two kinds of defects are detectable using T(0,1) mode. Comparing with longitudinal modes, torsional modes are dominant in pipe inspection for their sensitivities to different kinds of defects.     

Collision-induced dissociation of hydrated adenosine monophosphate nucleotide ions: protection of the ion in water nanoclusters

Fragmentation of singly charged anions of adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP-) induced by collisions with neutral atoms (Ne, Na) has been studied at a collision energy of 50 keV. The experiments were performed with isolated AMP- as well as with AMP- anions nanosolvated in a cluster with a given number m of water molecules. In the first case, the dominant fragmentation channels concern the loss of adenine, PO3- and H2PO4-. In the latter, loss of water molecules becomes the dominating process, and the AMP- ion is fully protected when m is larger than approximately 13. The observed fragment distributions are well described with the model of an evaporative ensemble.     

Control of an ultrasonic transducer to realize low speed driven

This paper deals with the control of a transducer to realize low speed. A new PWM control is proposed to fit the transducer. By this control method, the transducer is directly excited by pulses whose width can be modulated. The noise induced by conventional PWM control is eliminated and the motor works more steadily and more quietly. Instead of the general method of decreasing vibrating amplitude of ultrasonic motor to realize low speed, in this paper, two fast contrary elliptical vibrations of the transducer's two Langevin vibrators are excited to restrain skip-slip influence on ultrasonic motor's low speed performance and the driven is realized by the difference of the two vibrators' vibrating amplitudes. Experiments had been carried out by driving an aerostatic guide and fuzzy control is applied. The controlled speed reached 0.1 mm/s.     

The evolution of the cavitation bubble driven by different sound pressure

In this paper, the relation between the ambient radius R(0) of the acoustic cavitation bubble and its driving pressure was investigated by an improved method. The evolution of the bubble was gained with a long-distance microscope and a bundle of 532 nm laser switched by an acousto-optic modulator. The ambient radius R(0) was determined by fitting the numerical calculation based on Rayleigh-Plesset equation to the experimental data. The results showed that as the sound pressure increased R(0) decreased at beginning and increased after the pressure reached to about 1.2 atm. Although the same rule was gotten from the relation between the maximum radius R(m) and the sound pressure, the ratio R(m)/R(0) varied monotonously with the sound pressure. It indicates that enhancing the sound pressure can increase the compression ratio of the bubble even if the mass inside the bubble is also increased.     

Magnetic,electrical transport and electron spin resonance studies of ferromagnetic insulating manganites Nd0.85Na0.15MnO3

We have investigated the magnetic, electrical transport and electron spin resonance (ESR) properties of polycrystalline Nd_0.85Na_0.15MnO₃ prepared by sol–gel method. A ferromagnetic–paramagnetic (FM–PM) transition is observed around 110 K, which is not accompanied by a metal–insulator transition. The sample displays the complete PM state associated with the ESR spectra fitted by single Lorentzian line shape above 130 K. Below 130 K, ESR spectra become distorted and then linewidth increases rapidly, where short-range magnetic order develops and coexists with PM phase due to the inhomogeneous magnetic state. In addition, the large difference between the activation energies obtained from the resistivity and ESR parameters (peak-to-peak linewidth and line intensity) at the frame of adiabatic small polaron hopping model is pointed out for Nd_0.85Na_0.15MnO₃.     

基于观测器的液压系统健康状态评估方法研究

为了实时评估液压系统的健康状态,提出了基于观测器的健康状态评估原理,利用解析模型、仿真模型和数据模型及其配合等方法进行液压系统标准模型的建立,联合实际液压系统的监测数据,构建液压系统的状态观测器。将实际系统的相关参数作为输入,实际监测点的输出与标准模型的输出进行特征分析与对比,在数据处理的基础上形成残差及其向量,运用数据分析方法计算系统健康度,并解析各元素及其耦合所映射的故障类型与故障程度,实现液压系统的故障定位与评估。最后,利用某型装备的起竖液压系统进行了应用举例,介绍了模型构建、故障模式与参数选择、残差构成及健康度计算的方法。所研究的状态评估方法对实时评估液压系统,及开展液压系统视情维修具有参考价值。